The ocean is a mysterious place with stunning scenery. These pictures of small aquatic beings, such as cyerce, melibe and pipefish, were captured by photographers about 9 meters underwater around the islands of Indonesia. 

Purple tipped eubranchus

Ghost melibe

Cyerce

Eubranchus

Harlequin shrimp

Dendrodoris denisoni

(All images via CFP)

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