The Red Sea Freckled Hawkfish
by Johanna Hurmerinta
Title
The Red Sea Freckled Hawkfish
Artist
Johanna Hurmerinta
Medium
Photograph - Underwater Macro Photography
Description
The black-sided hawkfish, also called freckled hawkfish or Forster's hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), is a species of hawkfish from the Indo-Pacific. It grows to a total length of 22 cm / 8,5 inches.
This fish is fantastic. Not shy at all. It rests on the corals and lets the photographer get quite close.
It seems to be taking a nap, but it is actually waiting for pray to come close.
Every detail in the cellular and chemical makeup of the corals we know today is designed to keep not just their own species thriving, but their entire habitat in balance. This is because nature is a problem-solver. For the last 3.8 billion years, life has survived through several mass extinctions, leaving us the blueprints for enduring global calamities. And at the heart of all life, from its very origins to today’s biggest challenges, is the ocean. There isn’t a living system on Earth that doesn’t depend on either the ocean’s abundance or its ability to regulate our climate. Yet marine research and its application to our climate crisis is consistently underfunded, undermining even our best efforts to restore our planet.
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March 7th, 2021
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