Tag: mediterranean reef fish

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Rainbow Wrasse - Coris julis - Female Colouration Above the Rocky Seabed
Rainbow Wrasse - Coris julis - Female Colouration Above the Rocky Seabed
A Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis) displaying its characteristic female or initial-phase colouration while swimming above an algae-covered rocky seabed at Slugs Bay, Malta.
Brown Meagre - Sciaena umbra - Three Fish Swimming Above the Rocky Seabed
Brown Meagre - Sciaena umbra - Three Fish Swimming Above the Rocky Seabed
Three Brown Meagre (Sciaena umbra) swimming together above a rocky seabed at Ċirkewwa Marine Park, Malta, displaying their distinctive spotted bodies, yellowish fins and dark pelvic fins.
White Trevally - Pseudocaranx dentex - Large School in the Blue Waters of Ċirkewwa
White Trevally - Pseudocaranx dentex - Large School in the Blue Waters of Ċirkewwa
A large school of White Trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex) swimming through the clear blue Mediterranean waters of Ċirkewwa Marine Park, Malta, their silvery bodies reflecting turquoise underwater light.
Red Scorpionfish - Scorpaena scrofa - Spiny Head and Camouflage on the P29 Wreck
Red Scorpionfish - Scorpaena scrofa - Spiny Head and Camouflage on the P29 Wreck
A close-up of a probable Red Scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa) resting on the P29 wreck at Ċirkewwa, Malta, displaying its large eye, spiny head and intricate camouflage among marine growth.