Tag: marine biodiversity malta

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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.
Warty Crab - Eriphia verrucosa - Resting on Sunlit Rocks at Slugs Bay
Warty Crab - Eriphia verrucosa - Resting on Sunlit Rocks at Slugs Bay
A Warty Crab (Eriphia verrucosa) resting on an algae-covered limestone surface in the shallow waters of Slugs Bay, Malta, displaying its powerful claws, reddish eyes and distinctive textured body.
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.
Flying Gurnard - Dactylopterus volitans - Spotted Pectoral Fin Above the Sandy Seabed
Flying Gurnard - Dactylopterus volitans - Spotted Pectoral Fin Above the Sandy Seabed
A Flying Gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) photographed from the side at Ċirkewwa Marine Park, Malta, displaying its large eye, raised dorsal spines and beautifully spotted, partially extended pectoral fin.
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.
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