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Oyster Pteria hirundo

Pteria hirundo is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Pteriidae. The species is found in Europe, Africa and the Americas. The two valves are unequal and the lower one, to which the animal is anchored, is larger and hollow than the upper one. The mollusk has a rounded body, with the margins of the two edges of the mantle fringed. ...

Fanino Cirivasi

January 4, 2022

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Sciaena umbra - Brown meagre - Corb

In the video we see a sequence of several freediving encounters made with the Brown meagre or Corb, Sciaena umbra. We have filmed this splendid fish many times and we will never tire of posting other encounters given the beauty of this species of Scianidae endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. ...

netartstudio

January 5, 2022

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Yellowback Fusilier

Yellowback Fusilier beloning to Caesionidae family, is a small to medium-sized fish which grows to about 40 cm. The mouth is small and terminal and is protusible, being able to be extended forward to swallow food. The body is fusiform or spindle-shaped. The dorsal fin has 10 spines and 14-15 soft rays. ...

Carlo Terreni

January 11, 2022

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Gold coral Savalia savaglia

Savalia savaglia, commonly known as gold coral, is a species colonial in the family Parazoanthidae.  This organism is commonly called "false black coral". It owes its name to its ability to produce a dark-colored horny skeleton, usually blackish. The colonies are generally settled on pre-existing gorgonians skeletons and can grow with ramifications ...

Fanino Cirivasi

January 16, 2022

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Bearded fireworm - Hermodice carunculata

Bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata, is a type of marine bristleworm belonging to the Amphinomidae family, native to the tropical Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Bearded fireworms are usually 15 centimetres in average length, but can reach up to 30 centimetres ...

Stefano

January 23, 2022

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01:34

Emperor Angelfish

Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) is a species of marine angelfish. It is a reef-associated fish, native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from Red Sea to Hawai and the Austral Islands. This species is generally associated with stable populations and faces no major threats of extinction ...

Carlo Terreni

January 29, 2022

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