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This article and this video are dedicated to the Marine goldfisg (Chromis chromis), companion and guardian of our dives over 40 meters deep. This fish belonging to the Serranidae family (the same as the Mediterranean Brown Grouper) lives on coralligenous seabeds and begins to be present from 30 meters deep onwards. However, it can be found up to 200 meters and in our scuba dives it is practically omnipresent. Marine goldfish Anthias anthias Castagnola rossa intotheblue.it
Marine goldfish, Anthias anthias, Castagnola rossa, intotheblue.it, Mar Mediterraneo, Serranidae, Serranide
It is a beautiful fish with bright colors ranging from red, to pink, to the yellow of its fins; together with the yellow sponges of the Verongia genus and the red gorgonian, it is the one that makes our underwater videos and photographs colorful.
In this dive we are exploring a rocky wall that varies from 41 to 49 meters deep, and then on the bottom reaches 50-52 meters deep. Visibility, as you can see, varies continuously due to the current and it is not always easy to orient yourself and have beautiful images. The light even at midday is variable depending on the conditions of the seabed and it is easy to get to a sudden darkness and a visibility of a few meters or a little more.
Marine goldfish, Anthias anthias, Castagnola rossa, intotheblue.it, Mar Mediterraneo, Serranidae, Serranide
Anthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758), commonly known as red damselfish is a marine bony fish belonging to the Serranidae family.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Portugal to Angola, there are also reports from northern Namibia. It is very common in the Mediterranean but rare in the Adriatic.
Marine goldfish, Anthias anthias, Castagnola rossa, intotheblue.it, Serranidae.
Its habitat is in the circalittoral plane on coralligenous seabeds in the shade and rich in cavities. It is found up to 200 meters deep, it begins to be common around 30 meters. It is a common inhabitant of underwater caves. In the summer period it can be found at relatively shallower depths, always in caves or dark ravines.
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthias_anthias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthias_anthias Gallery
