http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/http://gallery.pictopia.com/providerasset/1/pictopia_logo.pnghttp://gallery.pictopia.com/providerasset/1/pictopia_logo.pngKingman Reef Photos in Gallery from National Geographic Print Store en-usFri, 11 Feb 2011 05:45:17 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779630/Gray reef sharks and red snappers hover above a patch of table coral, waiting for prey fish to emerge. "They go after everything that moves," observed Enric Sala, a marine ecologist on Spain's National Council for Scientific Research and a National Geographic fellow.Brian Skerry/National Geographic Image CollectionFri, 11 Feb 2011 05:45:17 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779630/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779630&size=128&m=1297431917.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779630&size=128&m=1297431917.01166392http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779630/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779615/Spectacle of color and shape, hard coral carpets a shallow seafloor on Kingman Reef. Scientists visiting the remote Pacific Ocean atoll reef describe it as a "time machine," an ecosystem that has survived in an almost pure state of nature.Brian Skerry/National Geographic Image CollectionThu, 17 Dec 2009 07:03:53 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779615/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779615&size=128&m=1261062233.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779615&size=128&m=1261062233.01166390http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779615/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779599/Needle-sharp teeth matched with voracious hunger make the red snapper the reef's most aggressive predator. Reaching lengths of 30 inches, snappers sometimes attacked the divers, biting at ears and hair.Brian Skerry/National Geographic Image CollectionSun, 31 May 2009 05:33:49 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779599/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779599&size=128&m=1243773229.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779599&size=128&m=1243773229.01166385http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779599/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779595/.Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:29:14 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779595/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779595&size=128&m=1222007354.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779595&size=128&m=1222007354.01166383http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779595/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779605/A thicket of tentacles belonging to Heteractis magnifica, the magnificent sea anemone, provides cover for a transparent shrimp the size of a rice grain. Brian Skerry/National Geographic Image CollectionWed, 16 Jul 2008 11:17:23 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779605/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779605&size=128&m=1216232243.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779605&size=128&m=1216232243.01166387http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779605/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779637/Parading colors of sun and sky, a lemonpeel angelfish shows itself in the lagoon at Kingman Reef.Brian Skerry/National Geographic Image CollectionFri, 20 Jun 2008 12:05:45 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779637/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779637&size=128&m=1213988745.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779637&size=128&m=1213988745.01166395http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779637/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779639/On a gorgeous reef perfect for idle sightseeing, researchers dutifully focus on work. Ecologist Jennifer Smith (foreground), of the University of California at Santa Barbara, deploys a photoquadrat frame above lobe coral to document meter-square segments along a transect line.Brian Skerry/National Geographic Image CollectionFri, 20 Jun 2008 12:05:45 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779639/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779639&size=128&m=1213988745.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779639&size=128&m=1213988745.01166396http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779639/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779632/Clearing everything in their path, crown-of-thorns sea stars hungrily advance across a lobe coral, stripping it to a bony white skeleton. Brian Skerry/National Geographic Image CollectionFri, 20 Jun 2008 12:05:44 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779632/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779632&size=128&m=1213988744.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779632&size=128&m=1213988744.01166394http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779632/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779631/A blue damselfish doesn't swim far from a sheltering coral colony.Brian Skerry/National Geographic Image CollectionFri, 20 Jun 2008 12:05:44 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779631/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779631&size=128&m=1213988744.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779631&size=128&m=1213988744.01166393http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779631/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779597/The divers who found it said that from a distance it looked like a flying saucer. On closer examination, ecologist Enric Sala sees a stupendous lobe coral that may be 500 years old. Brian Skerry/National Geographic Image CollectionFri, 20 Jun 2008 12:05:44 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779597/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779597&size=128&m=1213988744.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779597&size=128&m=1213988744.01166384http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779597/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779625/Wary of being eaten, a fang blenny, just a few inches long, feels safe in its coral hideout. Fang blennies do take risks, venturing out to feed on scales, fins, and even mucus coating the skin of larger fish.Brian Skerry/National Geographic Image CollectionFri, 20 Jun 2008 12:05:44 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779625/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779625&size=128&m=1213988744.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779625&size=128&m=1213988744.01166391http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779625/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779611/A combtooth blenny, only a few inches long, hides from predators.Brian Skerry/National Geographic Image CollectionFri, 20 Jun 2008 12:05:44 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779611/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779611&size=128&m=1213988744.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779611&size=128&m=1213988744.01166389http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779611/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779609/Ambush specialist, a blackside hawkfish lurks amid coral to surprise smaller fish and crustaceans.Brian Skerry/National Geographic Image CollectionFri, 20 Jun 2008 12:05:44 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779609/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779609&size=128&m=1213988744.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779609&size=128&m=1213988744.01166388http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779609/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reefhttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779601/Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:09:08 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779601/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779601&size=128&m=1213049348.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:4779601&size=128&m=1213049348.01166386http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/46675/photo/4779601/In the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman ReefIn the Magazine/Past Issues/July 2008/Kingman Reef