Alex Mustard

Klunzinger's wrasse (Thalassoma klunzingeri) swimming over the edge of fringing

Klunzinger's wrasse (Thalassoma klunzingeri) swimming over the edge of fringing reef where the water depth drops instantly from few feet to hundreds of meters. Ras Mohammed Marine Park, Sinai, Egypt. Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.

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Acanthopteri, Actinopterygii, Africa, Animal, Animalia, Bony Fish, Coral Reef, Coral Reefs, Egypt, Fish, Habitat, Julis Rueppellii, Klunzigers Wrasse, Labridae, Landscape, Marine, North Africa, Northern Africa, Osteichthyes, Perciformes, Percomorphi, Ray Finned Fish, Red Sea, Reef, Reefs, Saltwater, Sea, Thalassoma, Thalassoma Klunzingeri, Thalassoma Rueppellii, Tropical, Underwater, Vertebrate, Vertical, Wildlife, Wrasses

RF - Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming over a coral reef

RF - Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming over a coral reef. Whilst a Predatory bandcheek wrasse (Oxycheilinus digrammus) is hiding underneath the turtle to enable it to sneak closer to small reef fish, its prey. Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea.

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Portrait of a Grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii) yawns as it moves through soft corals

Portrait of a Grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii) yawns as it moves through soft corals and sponges. This unusual looking fish is evolved to resemble the giant acorn barnacle. The fish lives in disused barnacle shells. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. North East Pacific Ocean.

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