Egypt and the Red Sea
Photographs from Norbert Wu Productions
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Plate 61
RED0061. eye of a sleeping parrotfish; family Scaridae; near Sharm el Sheikh; Egypt; Red Sea
Plate 62
RED0062. CAMOUFLAGE: crocodile fish; Platycephalus chiltonae; four feet long blends into sand; Red Sea
Plate 63
RED0063. CAMOUFLAGE: crocodile fish eyes; Platycephalus chiltonae; blends into sand; Red Sea
Plate 64
RED0064. emperor angelfish; Pomacanthus imperator; uncommon and haremic; Red Sea
Plate 65
RED0065. coral trout Cephalopholis miniata; can change color to match mood or surroundings; Red Sea
Plate 66
RED0066. moray eel swimming about a reef; six feet long; Gymnothorax spp.; Red Sea
Plate 67
RED0067. blue-spot stingray; Dasyatis kuhlii; uses mouth on underside to dig in sand for food; Red Sea
Plate 68
RED0068. closeup of tail fin of a sleeping parrotfish; Red Sea
Plate 69
RED0069. closeup detail of the pattern on a map angelfish; Pomacanthus spp; Red Sea
Plate 70
RED0070. male jewel fairy basslet; Pseudanthias squamipinnis; Red Sea
Plate 71
RED0071. BEHAVIOR: closeup of stinging spines of fire urchin; Asthenosoma varium; each bulbed tip contains venom; Red Sea
Plate 72
RED0072. mantle of a cowry; Cypraea talpa; covers its smooth shell; valued by shell collectors; Red Sea