Hawksbill sea turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Récifs Saint-John's Date: 05/09/2018 Eretmochelys imbricata
Mer rouge 2018
Also called hawksbill turtle because of the juxtaposition of the scales of its shell, it is easily recognizable by the shape of its pointed beak, its glazed eye without eyelid and its size smaller than that of the green turtle (90 cm). This carnivorous turtle feeds mainly on sponges and corals that it breaks with its powerful beak. Circumtropical distribution.
Récifs Saint-John's Date: 05/09/2018 Eretmochelys imbricata
Mer rouge 2018
Also called hawksbill turtle because of the juxtaposition of the scales of its shell, it is easily recognizable by the shape of its pointed beak, its glazed eye without eyelid and its size smaller than that of the green turtle (90 cm). This carnivorous turtle feeds mainly on sponges and corals that it breaks with its powerful beak. Circumtropical distribution.
Wall in the Red Sea
South cruise - Saint-John Reefs - Zabargad
Date: 05/21/2011
South cruise - Saint-John Reefs - Zabargad
Hawksbill marine turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Date: 10/26/2009
Eretmochelys imbricata
South cruise - Saint-John Reefs - Zabargad
Also called hawksbill turtle because of the juxtaposition of the scales of its shell, it is easily recognizable by the shape of its pointed beak, its glazed eye without eyelid and its size smaller than that of the green turtle (90 cm). This carnivorous turtle feeds mainly on sponges and corals that it breaks with its powerful beak. Circumtropical distribution.
South cruise - Saint-John Reefs - Zabargad
Also called hawksbill turtle because of the juxtaposition of the scales of its shell, it is easily recognizable by the shape of its pointed beak, its glazed eye without eyelid and its size smaller than that of the green turtle (90 cm). This carnivorous turtle feeds mainly on sponges and corals that it breaks with its powerful beak. Circumtropical distribution.
Parrot fish
South cruise - Saint-John Reefs - Zabargad
Date: 10/26/2009
South cruise - Saint-John Reefs - Zabargad
Poisson clown
Amphiprion sp.
Récifs Saint-John's Date: 05/10/2018 Amphiprion sp.
Récifs Saint-John's
Mer rouge 2018
Récifs Saint-John's Date: 05/10/2018 Amphiprion sp.
Récifs Saint-John's
Mer rouge 2018
Nudibranche Chromodoris
Chromodoris quadricolor
Récifs Saint-John's Date: 05/10/2018 Chromodoris quadricolor
Mer rouge 2018
Récifs Saint-John's Date: 05/10/2018 Chromodoris quadricolor
Mer rouge 2018
Spanish Dancer
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Date: 06/17/2010
Hexabranchus sanguineus
This species of very large, strong-swimming nudibranch is one of the largest of all nudibranchs: specimens of well over 40 cm in length have been reported.
The species name, sanguineus, refers to its bright red coloration, but a yellow variant also exists.
This nudibranch has two very different modes of locomotion: crawling and swimming. When it crawls, the wide edges of the mantle (the parapodia) are rolled up close to the body. When the animal swims however, the red parapodia unfurl, and are whirled through the water in a spectacular undulating motion, propelling the animal forwards.
The animal was given the common name "Spanish dancer" because the whirling swimming movement, and the red color of the mantle, are reminiscent of the skirt movements of a flamenco dancer.
The Emperor shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, is a commensal that is commonly found living on Hexabranchus sanguineus.
This species of very large, strong-swimming nudibranch is one of the largest of all nudibranchs: specimens of well over 40 cm in length have been reported.
The species name, sanguineus, refers to its bright red coloration, but a yellow variant also exists.
This nudibranch has two very different modes of locomotion: crawling and swimming. When it crawls, the wide edges of the mantle (the parapodia) are rolled up close to the body. When the animal swims however, the red parapodia unfurl, and are whirled through the water in a spectacular undulating motion, propelling the animal forwards.
The animal was given the common name "Spanish dancer" because the whirling swimming movement, and the red color of the mantle, are reminiscent of the skirt movements of a flamenco dancer.
The Emperor shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, is a commensal that is commonly found living on Hexabranchus sanguineus.