Anemone
partner shrimp:
This shrimp is transparent
with white and
violet markings, growing to only 2.5 cm. They can
be seen among the tentacles of sea anemones where
they perform a cleaning service.
Christmas
tree worm:
The worm with two colourful
tentacle spirals is tube embedded in living coral
located in depths between 1 – 26 metres.
Grows up to 1.5 cm.
Three-spot
damsel:
Often
seen in large numbers associated with anemones,
sometimes sharing them with anemonefishes.
Found from shallow reef tops and remote coral heads.
Grows up to 8cm.
Peppered
moray:
This
eel is common in the Red Sea, seen in the coral
reef of depths between 1 – 40 metres. It is
a synchronous hermaphrodite which means it is male
and female at the same time.
Grows up to 38 cm..
Squirrel
Fish: Not
the worlds most interesting sub-sea dweller, but
the photo does show the importance of a good flash/strobe
to the underwater photographer.
Flathead
scorpionfish:
This
close up shows the many skin filaments in the mouth
region. It is a common species of the Red Sea and
one of the camouflaged fish with poisonous spines.
During the day it lies motionless on coral reefs,
at night it moves to more exposed places to ambush
its prey.
Grows to 35 cm, found in depths of 2 – 60
metres.
Common
lionfish:
The
most common lionfish encountered in the Red Sea.
It is found alone or in groups in fringing coral
reefs.
To catch its prey it quickly darts forward and
sucks the prey into its gaping mouth.
Grows up to 40 cm.
Jewel
fairy basslet:
The most common of all fairy basslets in the Red
Sea,
they can be seen in enormous schools in front
of drop-offs. They feed on plankton and grow to
15 cm in length..
Photo
Contest:
The
H2O gallery is organizing a quarterly Photo contest for
Red Sea area. If you want to enter, with above or underwater
shots, deliver the slide to the Red Sea Association office/
Hurghada or mail a low resolution copy to this mail: info@h2o-mag.com
and your photos will be categorized and judged by photography
experts. The most beautiful 8 photos will be printed in
the magazine and a pleasant prize will be given to the
winner of every issue.