Photographer Ryo Minemizu dives into the deep sea, illuminates the ocean with colored LEDs, and shows us the beautiful and mysterious world of plankton with the lens. The picture shows a juvenile-shaped diamond-finned squid. "This diamond-finned squid sticks out its tentacles along the mantle membrane in a unique pose," Minemizu said. Photo by Ryo Minemizu
A starworm larvae float in the water. This creature inhabits sand or rocks. "Adult starworms are elongated and look weird. However, some of the larvae are very beautiful, just like the one shown in the picture," Minemizu said. Photo by Ryo Minemizu
The picture shows the juvenile form of a half-mouthed magnificent jellyfish. Photo by Ryo Minemizu
The picture shows a crystal nine-horn jellyfish in the sexual reproduction stage, and the crystal nine-horn jellyfish is a swimming clock. Photo by Ryo Minemizu
The picture shows a long-armed octopus in its larval stage. Photo by Ryo Minemizu
Pictured is a larvae of anemone. Photo by Ryo Minemizu
Pictured here is a juvenile stingray. "In an ocean where there is nowhere to hide, full body transparency can provide a kind of protection," Minemizu said. Once the stingrays reach the bottom of the sea, their skin begins to take on color, allowing them to camouflage themselves with the help of the coral reefs around them, he said. Photo by Ryo Minemizu
The picture shows a gastropod in the juvenile stage. This gastropod moves in the water through a stretch membrane with cilia inside. Photo by Ryo Minemizu
The picture shows a fox clam in juvenile form. Photo by Ryo Minemizu
Pictured here is a young perch, a rock reef fish. During the floating phase in the figure, the tail of the perch is longer than the body, which is an effective buoyancy adaptation, Minemizu said. This also allows young perch to move with ocean currents. Photo by Ryo Minemizu
Qiao Rong is a deep-sea monopod that can be seen at night in shallow waters. The photo shows a female Qiao Rong preparing to lay her eggs, Minemizu said. Photo by Ryo Minemizu
The picture shows a flying fish in juvenile form. Photo by Ryo Minemizu