Marine Life - Red Sea Fish
Ever been on a dive and seen something you didn’t recognise? The Marine Life pages might help you to recognise the wonderful organisms you have explored in the underwater realm. Read on to find information on such aspects as the feeding, breeding and physiology of some of your favourite marine flora and fauna.
Amphiprion Bicinctus - Angelfish - Anthias Squamipinnis - Blacktip Grouper - Bluespotted Grouper - Blue Spotted Stringray - Bristly Puffer - Goatfish - Coral Grouper - Great Turtle or Chelonia Myades - Crocodile Fish - Hawkfish - Hurghada Star - Imperial Shrimp - LionFish - Masked ButterflyFish - Metridiidae or Tropical Jelly Coelenterata - Moray Eel - Parrotfish - Pygoplites Diacanthus - Sabre Squirrelfish - Scorpionfish - Sea amemone - Smalltooth Grouper - Spanish Dancer Nudibranch - Spine Porcupine Fish - Millepora Alcicornis (Stinging Coelenterata) - Surgeonfish - Thorny Seahorse - Tower Bar Anemone Fish - Triggerfish - Urchin
Amphiprion Bicinctus
Angelfish
Anthias Squamipinnis
Blacktip Grouper
Groupers are territorial fish that hunt alone. There are over 30 species of grouper in the Red Sea.
Bluespotted Grouper
Blue Spotted Stringray
Stingrays have a sharp barbed stinger on the top of their tail where it meets their body. The stinger is venomous and the barbs can cause more tissue damage when pulled out than when stuck in. They don't call them stingrays for nothing.
Bristly Puffer
Pufferfish are very popular with divers. These fish inflate when captured - and some divers do this for fun. This is strongly discouraged. There are different varieties of pufferfish from the small masked globefish to the yellow-spotted burrfish and the larger black-spotted puffer.
Goatfish
Coral Grouper
Great Turtle - or Chelonia Myades
Crocodile Fish
Hawkfish
Hurghada Star
Imperial Shrimp
Lion Fish
Lionfish can move with incredible speed and can deliver a painful sting. Most of the injuries result from a diver stepping or inadvertently bumping into them. Their dorsal fins are highly venomous and can be a serious injury.
Masked
Butterfly Fish
Metridiidae or Tropical Jelly Coelenterata
Moray Eel
The Moray Eel is a nocturnal predator that is often found with his head protruding out of its hiding place during the day. There are several species of morays - from the little yellowmouth moray which is found at Eilat to the common giant brown-spotted moray.
Parrotfish
Parrotfish are usually seen wandering around the coral. There are humphead parrotfish that are seen in shoals in the southern Red Sea.
Pygoplites Diacanthus
Sabre Squirrelfish
Scorpionfish
Scorpionfish and Stone are very good at camouflage. Once you do see them - they are easy to photograph because they usually don't try to get away from you. They are highly poisonous and it is best to stay away from them.
Sea Amemone
The Anemone. is an immobile animal that is a relative of the jellyfish. It stings its prey with venomous cells in order to take them captive.
Smalltooth Grouper
Spanish Dancer Nudibranch
Nudibranch is a sea-slug that carries its gills on its back. The gills are feathery and colorful and warn predators that it is poisonous. Some grow to be about 12 inches long and are known as Spanish Dancers. Nudibranch translates to mean "naked gill". Page Top
Spine Porcupine Fish
Millepora Alcicornis (Stinging Coelenterata)
Surgeonfish
Thorny Seahorse
Tower Bar Anemone Fish
Triggerfish
Urchin
Urchins are usually seen only at night. There are several different types of urchins - some of which are the pencil and spiny urchins. There is also the pincushion urchin which is very colorful but also is very poisonous. Page Top
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Ballan Wrasse - Common Cuttlefish - Common Lobster - Conger Eel - Cuckoo Wrasse - Dogfish - Jewel Anemone
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