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01:31

Orange starfish - Hacelia attenuata

Hacelia attenuata, commonly known as an Orange starfish, is a starfish in the Ophidiasteridae family. In this collage of three videos we see it in a yellow rather than orange color. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 30, 2020

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03:35

Meeting with Pilot fish Naucrates ductor

During the decompression phase it often happens to be visited by some species of fish that intrigued approach the diver and the support boat. Today we received the visit of the Pilot Fish Naucrates ductor. It is a rather rare encounter because ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 26, 2020

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00:55

The speed of European Fanworm - Sabella spallanzanii

In this video we see the extraordinary speed with which the European Fanworm or Pencil worm manages to disappear. This Fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii) was found in a hole of a submerged cliff at about 40 meters deep, the environment is typical of the Mediterranean ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 24, 2020

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01:59

Cladocora caespitosa - Cushion coral

Cladocora caespitosa or Cushion Coral is an endemic madrepora of the Mediterranean, it is a coral also called stony madrepora for the typical shape of its colonies. Cladocora caespitosa Madrepora a Cuscino cushion coral intotheblue.it ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 21, 2020

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02:00

Epinephelus marginatus - Brown Grouper - Dusky Grouper

The video was shot on a shoal offshore in a stretch of the Mar Ligure coast, where the groupers had long since practically disappeared and where already in several dives we have seen small specimens of Epinephelus marginatus, ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 19, 2020

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01:04

Blue Chromis Chromis

Like all summers, we can see the birth of the fry of black Damselfish Chromis chromis. In the video they are well recognized for the characteristic of being of an intense electric blue color. It is almost impossible not to see them and they are a show that each of us can witness in a few meters of depth as long as equipped with a mask, snorkel ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 18, 2020

409

10

01:20

Marbled rock Crab

Pachygrapsus marmoratus is a species of crab, sometimes called the marbled rock crab or marbled crab, which lives in the Black Sea, the Meditarranean Sea and parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It is dark violet brown, with yellow marbling, and with a body up to 40 millimetres long.

Fanino Cirivasi

July 17, 2020

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05:01

Dive with Violescent sea-whip Paramuricea clavata

Diving in conditions of poor visibility is not exactly the best, but reaching the bottom and being in the presence of the red Gorgonia, Paramuricea clavata, Violescent sea-whip repays for every effort and discomfort. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 13, 2020

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01:42

Yellow Soft coral - Dendronephthya hemprichi

Dendronephthya hemprichi is a common soft coral found from Red Sea to WesternPacific. It is usually pink or orange with transparent trunk and it grows up to 70 cm.

Stefano

July 12, 2020

378

36

02:30

Red coral is repopulating our seas

Red coral is repopulating our seas, Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) is an octocorallo of the Coralliidae family, once widespread in the Mediterranean sea and in the eastern Atlantic. Il Corallo rosso sta ripopolando i nostri mari intotheblue.it ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 9, 2020

360

31

02:44

Anthias anthias - Swallowtail sea perch or Marine goldfish

We are on a rocky wall around 36/39 meters deep with steps that go up to 42 meters, this is one of the ideal habitats of Anthias anthias, the Swallowtail sea perch or Marine goldfish. This small fish belonging to the Serranidae grouper family, ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 6, 2020

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02:07

Blue spiny starfish

Coscinasterias tenuispina is a starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is sometimes called the Blue spiny starfish or the white starfish. It occurs in shallow waters in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Coscinasterias tenuispina has from 6 to 12 arms (usually 7), often of varying lengths, and grows to 20 cm. in diameter.

Fanino Cirivasi

July 4, 2020

665

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00:50

Serranus cabrilla - Comber fish

Comber fish (Serranus cabrilla Linnaeus, 1758) is a seawater bony fish belonging to the Serranidae family. In this video we met him on a rock wall, on a backdrop of about 39/40 meters. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 2, 2020

685

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02:00

Fat anemone - Cribrinopsis crassa

Fat anemone, Cribrinopsis crassa (Andrès, 1881) is a sea anemone of the Actiniidae family, Cnidaria phylum, endemic to the Mediterranean sea. Anemone grosso attinia Fat anemone Cribrinopsis crassa Intotheblue.it ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 1, 2020

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