Butterflyfish Wrasse And Damselfish Among Corals

by Johanna Hurmerinta

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Butterflyfish Wrasse And Damselfish Among Corals

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Johanna Hurmerinta

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Photograph - Underwater Photography

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Butterflyfish Wrasse And Damselfish Among Corals. I have captured only twice the wonderful yellow colored Slingjaw Wrasse. It is the big fish behind the smaller butterflyfish. This one is female. The male is brown colored. Found singly over drop-offs and along deep slopes in lagoons and seaward reefs rich in coral growth.
They feed on coral dwelling crustaceans and fish.
The mouth of this wrasse extends like a telescope to half the length of it's own body when catching prey.
Epibulus insidiator, in latin, is a species of wrasse native to the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and the African coast to the Tuamotus and Hawaii, and from the southern waters of Japan to New Caledonia.

The Threadfin Butterflyfish, in latin Chaetodon Auriga, has a wonderful coloring and pattern. White, black and yellow. The auriga sub species is found only in the Red Sea.

On the left you can see a small damselfish, with pale blue green grey coloring. It is the Pale Damselfish, in latin Amblyglyphidodon indicus.

It was great to see that so many corals are still doing well in the Red Sea. They are important to the sealife.

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December 6th, 2019

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