Tag: reef wildlife

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Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena - Emerging from a Rocky Crevice
Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena - Emerging from a Rocky Crevice
A Mediterranean Moray emerges from a rocky crevice, its open jaws and striking pale marbling clearly visible.
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Gliding Low over Cirkewwa Reef
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Gliding Low over Cirkewwa Reef
Two Yellowmouth Barracuda glide just above the reef at Cirkewwa, Malta, their striped bodies passing close to the rocky seabed and marine vegetation.
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Lined Up in the Blue
Yellowmouth Barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis - Lined Up in the Blue
Yellowmouth Barracuda form an unusually orderly line above Cirkewwa Reef in Malta, their streamlined bodies suspended against the open blue water.
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata - Raising its Head above the Reef
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata - Raising its Head above the Reef
A Hawksbill Sea Turtle raises its head above a shallow reef, revealing its distinctive hooked beak and beautifully patterned face.
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata - Resting above the Reef
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata - Resting above the Reef
A Hawksbill Sea Turtle rests above a shallow reef, its distinctive pointed beak and beautifully patterned shell clearly visible.
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata - Moving across a Shallow Reef
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata - Moving across a Shallow Reef
A Hawksbill Sea Turtle moves across a shallow reef, its pointed beak, patterned head and broad paddle-like flippers clearly visible.
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata - Reef Fish Resting on its Shell
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata - Reef Fish Resting on its Shell
A Hawksbill Sea Turtle rests on the reef while two small fish settle on its patterned carapace.
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata - Resting with a Remora
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata - Resting with a Remora
A Hawksbill Sea Turtle rests on the reef with a remora lying across its patterned carapace.