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Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Cruising alongside the Um El Faroud
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Cruising alongside the Um El Faroud
Yellowmouth Barracuda cruise alongside the wreck of the Um El Faroud in Malta, their striped bodies standing out against the blue water and wreck structure.
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Two Hunters in Open Blue Water
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Two Hunters in Open Blue Water
Two Yellowmouth Barracuda travel side by side through the open blue water at Cirkewwa Reef, Malta, their striped flanks clearly visible.
Greater Amberjack - Seriola dumerili - Cruising above Cirkewwa Reef
Greater Amberjack - Seriola dumerili - Cruising above Cirkewwa Reef
A solitary Greater Amberjack cruises above the rocky Cirkewwa Reef in Malta, surrounded by small fish in the open blue water.
Greater Amberjack - Seriola dumerili - Rising through the Blue
Greater Amberjack - Seriola dumerili - Rising through the Blue
A solitary Greater Amberjack swims upward through open blue water as streams of diver bubbles rise around it.
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Streamlined Profile in Open Water
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Streamlined Profile in Open Water
A Yellowmouth Barracuda swims through the open blue water at Cirkewwa Reef, Malta, showing its slender body, pointed snout and distinctive dark vertical bars.
Greater Amberjack - Seriola dumerili - Cruising above a Rocky Reef
Greater Amberjack - Seriola dumerili - Cruising above a Rocky Reef
A small group of Greater Amberjacks cruises above a rocky reef, their streamlined bodies and deeply forked tails clearly visible.
European Barracuda - Sphyraena sphyraena - Cruising among Reef Fish
European Barracuda - Sphyraena sphyraena - Cruising among Reef Fish
A European Barracuda cruises through the blue water at Cirkewwa Reef, Malta, surrounded by numerous smaller reef fish.
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Eye to Eye with the School
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Eye to Eye with the School
Yellowmouth Barracuda pass at eye level through the blue water at Cirkewwa Reef, Malta, revealing their pointed heads and striking vertical flank bars.
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Streaming above Cirkewwa Reef
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Streaming above Cirkewwa Reef
A large school of Yellowmouth Barracuda streams above Cirkewwa Reef in Malta, with close individuals revealing their distinctive striped flanks.