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Golden anemone - Condylactis aurantiaca

This anemone, Golden anemone or in a bad translation the sand actinia or sand anemone, is a species of anemone rather widespread in the Mediterranean Sea but difficult to meet since it populates almost exclusively sandy and gnarly or muddy bottoms ...

Andrea Cirivasi

June 30, 2020

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Black scorpionfish - Scorpaena porcus

Black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus), also known as brown scorpionfish, is a marine fish belonging to the Scorpaenidae family. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

June 29, 2020

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Cotylorhiza tuberculata as  “incubator” for Caranx crysos

The Cotylorhiza tuberculata beautiful and elegant lends itself well to underwater photography and video footage, making itself admired by all those who love the sea. This video is particularly interesting because I have never encountered a Mediterranean Cassiopea stormed and completely surrounded by so many fry of Caranx crysos.

Fanino Cirivasi

June 23, 2020

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Octopus

In times of covid 19, quarantines, various stages and pandemics, we too have resumed filming and photographing the various marine species that populate the Mediterranean Sea and beyond. And to start again in beauty we publish the meeting with a beautiful and big octopus met during a storm in this gloomy June in a few meters of depth ...

Andrea Cirivasi

June 20, 2020

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Flamenco dancer in Mediterranea sea

It is the largest nudibranch mollusk in the Mediterranean Sea, reaching 30 centimeters in length. The only nudibranch able to move in the water by swimming with its side fins making an elegant, sinuous and sensual movement as if she were a Spanish flamenco dancer.

Fanino Cirivasi

June 17, 2020

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04:27

Oblada melanura - Saddled seabream

Saddled seabream (Oblada melanura Linnaeus, 1758) is a saltwater fish belonging to the Sparidae family. It is the only species of the genus Oblada. Oblada melanura Occhiata Saddled seabream sparidae intotheblue.it. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

June 14, 2020

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One-spot snapper

Lutjanus monostigma can reach a maximum length of 60 centimetres in males, with a common length of 50 centimetres. The dorsal profile of head is gently to moderately sloped and adults are silvery white with yellow fins.

Stefano

June 11, 2020

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Mediterranean Moray

The Mediterranean Moray (Muraena helena). It is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic where there are reef or corals devoid of sedimentation and rich in ravines at depths between 5 and 50 meters. Juvenile individuals are often found in very low water.

Fanino Cirivasi

June 10, 2020

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Red Blenny - Lipophrys nigriceps

Red Blenny (Lipophrys nigriceps) is a small fish belonging to the Blenniidae family. It is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and it is a species much sought after by underwater photographers for its very bright colors ...

Andrea Cirivasi

June 3, 2020

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Barnacles

Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in erosive settings. They are sessile (nonmobile) suspension feeders, and have four nektonic (active swimming) larval stages. Around 1,000 barnacle species are currently known.

Fanino Cirivasi

June 1, 2020

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