High Angle View Gallery

Nest of the White-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus)

Nest of the White-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus), a species discovered in 2014. The male creates the sand nest, about 2 m in diameter, on the ocean floor to attract a mate. The pair use it only once. It is the only pufferfish known to create such circular nests. Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Jisho-ji, a Zen Temple officially named Ginkaku-ji.

Jisho-ji, a Zen Temple officially named Ginkaku-ji. The temple was built as a retirement villa for Ashikaga Yoshimasa, completed in 1490 CE. It is a World Heritage Site. Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

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Harlequin ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)

Harlequin ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus), a member of the order in which seahorses are found (Syngnathiformes); found in tropical and warm-temperate waters of the Indo-west Pacific. This one (about 4.5 cm long) at a depth of approximately 17 metres at North Solitary Island among the branches of a black coral tree. Solitary Islands, New South Wales, Australia

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