Narwal shrimp (Plesionika narval) Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea Class Malacostraca Order Decapoda Family Pandalidae Genus Plesionika Species P. narval Narwal shrimps with their blue eggs © Elisa ManganelliGeneral structure of a shrimp (decapod crustacean) Previous…
Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Perciformes Family Carangidae Genus Seriola Species dumerili A big amberjack with its characteristic oblique dark stripe around the eye © Elisa Manganelli For those scuba divers…
Gold coral (Savalia savaglia) Phylum Cnidaria Class Anthozoa Sub-class Hexacorallia Order Zoantharia Family Parazoanthidae Genus Savalia Species S. savaglia Detail of the polyps © Bruno PitruzzellaA colony among violescent sea-whips © Bruno Pitruzzella Precedente Successivo…
Which grouper are we talking about? When we say grouper… which species are we referring to, actually?A few things irritate us more than a pre-dive briefing where the divemaster says “we will spot some groupers”.…
Yellowmouth barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis) Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Perciformes Family Sphyraenidae Genus Sphyraena Species S. viridensis Sphyraena viridensis - Yellowmouth barracuda © Bruno PitruzzellaSphyraena viridensis - Yellowmouth barracuda © Bruno Pitruzzella Previous Next The…
Bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata) Phylum Annelida Class Polychaeta Order Amphinomida Family Scyllaridae Genus Hermodice Species H. carunculata Detail of the metamerePredation of a chiton © Bruno PitruzzellaPredation of Eunicella singularis © Bruno Pitruzzella Previous Next…
Greater slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus) Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Order Decapoda Family Scyllaridae Genus Scyllarides Species S. latus Detail of the carapace © Adeline Kipp The greater slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus) is a crustacean with…
Violescent sea-whip (Paramuricea clavata) Phylum Cnidaria Class Anthozoa Sub-class Octocorallia Order Alcyonacea Family Plexauridae Genus Paramuricea Species P. clavata Violescent sea-whip polyps © Bruno Pitruzzella The violescent sea-whip (Paramuricea clavata) is certainly among the most…
Blue runner (Caranx crysos) Phylum Chordata Classe Actinopterygii Order Perciformes Family Carangidae Genus Caranx Species C. crysos Cotylorhiza tubercolata and Caranx crysos © Carmelo IsgròBlue runners - Caranx crysos © Bruno Pitruzzella Previous Next The…
Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Scorpaeniformes Family Dactylopteridae Genus Dactylopterus Species D. volitans The flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) is a demersal fish, that is, it lives mostly near the bottom. It…