Acanthopteri Gallery

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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Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) cleans among the sharp teeth of a

Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) cleans among the sharp teeth of a predatory roving coral grouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus) beneath an overhang on a coral reef. Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

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Klunzingers 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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