Архивы: Marine Life

A strong, fast ocean fish with a streamlined body. It is built for speed and hunting in open water. Tuna are powerful swimmers that can cover long distances. They are usually seen in blue water rather than close to the reef. Their speed and muscular build make them look very different from slower reef fish.

A silver fish with an oval-shaped body. It is common near rocky reefs and often swims in small groups. Sea breams are not the most exotic-looking fish, but they are very typical of many coastal dive sites. Their reflective bodies catch the light beautifully underwater. When they move together, they create a calm, natural reef […]

The roughtail Stingray (Dasyatis centroura) has a diamond-shaped body and a long tail sticking out from its rear. Its whip-like tail has many rows of poisonous spikes and can grow up to 2.5 times the length of its body. Its body color varies from dark brown to an olive hue. The underside is white, while […]

The bull ray (Pteromylaeus bovinus) is similar to the eagle ray, but bigger. The most striking feature for identifying it is its tiger-striped coloring on the back. Its long, pointed pectoral fins separated into two lobes that helps to create their domed heads. It is more active than other rays, and also timider in the […]

The common stingray (Dasyatis Pastinaca) prefers shallow but sandy and muddy coastal habitat. The pectoral fin is diamond-shaped but wider than long and plain colored body. This ray is the whip-like tail that folds into the upper and lower flippers in addition to its smooth skin, painful but not life-threatening sting and slightly bulging snout.

The green sea turtle is the largest hard-shelled sea turtle. They are unique among sea turtles in that they are primarily herbivores , eating mostly seagrasses and algae, although they may also eat sponges and other invertebrates and discarded fish when available. The name “green turtle” comes from the color of their fat (not their […]

The loggerhead turtle is named for its large head, which supports powerful jaw muscles that enable them to feed on hard-shelled prey, such as whelks and conch.

The Eagle Ray (Myliobatis Aquila) is characterized by its long, slender tail with a large spine, a single dorsal fin, and a triangular pectoral fin that makes the fish reflect a rhomboid. It also has a more striking head that can be clearly distinguished from its body. This ray does not always remain on the […]

A soft-bodied animal with a wide body and short arms. It can change color and pattern in an instant. Cuttlefish are masters of camouflage and communication through their skin. Their movements are smooth and controlled, almost like they are hovering. Many divers find them especially interesting because they seem both strange and beautiful at the […]