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Underwater Neighbours

Posted on Feb 16, 2016

One aspect of the dazzling tropical biodiversity that is rarely highlighted is the amazing flora and fauna of rainforest streams and rivers. On a recent trip to Cocobolo Nature Reserve in eastern Panama, I decided to photograph a random sampling of these underwater beauties. Here’s a quick composite of just a few of those species – all found in in an area not much larger than an average living room…

Cocobolo fish

Photographed by RTPI President Twan Leenders for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project.