A small school of silversides flash through the prop roots of a remote mangrove forest at high tide.


A small school of silversides flash through the prop roots of a remote mangrove forest. The prop roots of mangrove trees provide shadowed, protected areas for small fishes. Wayag, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.


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Location: Wayag, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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