Neoniphon sammara, the sammara squirrelfish, also known as the blood-spot squirrelfish, spotfin squirrelfish, armed squirrel-fish or javelin squirrelfish, is a species squirrelfish found in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean from East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands.
This fish has a venomous spine at the corner of its preopercle.
Next to the squirrelfish is the yellow damselfish and the black and white colored half-and-half chromis.
Neoniphon sammara, the sammara squirrelfish, also known as the blood-spot squirrelfish, spotfin squirrelfish, armed squirrel-fish or javelin squirrelfish, is a species squirrelfish found in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean from East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands. This fish has a venomous spine at the corner of its preopercle.
Next to the squirrelfish is the yellow damselfish and the black and white colored half-and-half chromis.
The Exquisite Butterflyfish is one of my favorite fish. I have seen them many times in the Red Sea.
Usually two fish swim together.
This fish is also calledblacktail butterflyfish(in latin Chaetodon austriacus). It is native to the western Indian Ocean but has reached the Mediterranean Sea as a migrant through the Suez Canal.
Here is one of the lovely closeup photos I managed to capture in Sahl Hasheesh, in the Red Sea.
The Exquisite Butterflyfish Are So Charming. Underwater photography from Sahl Hasheesh. The Red Sea underwater world is beautiful and exotic.
The Threadfin Butterflyfish is a reef-associated fish and its does not migrate. Its depth range is 1-35 meters / 3-115 feet. It can be found in several different types of habitats, including corals reefs, inshore waters and rubble covered bottoms with prolific plant and algae growth.
I have seen and photographed this fish many times in the Red Sea.
Threadfin Butterflyfish And Colorful Corals. Sahl Hasheesh is a wonderful place in Egypt and is on the coast of the Red Sea.
The yellowstripe goatfish is a species of goatfish native to the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. The name of the fish in latin is Mulloidichthys flavolineatus.
The goatfish belong to the Mullidae family and rank among the common fish in the Red Sea.
Their peculiar barbels are though not so common. These barbels can be spotted beneath the chin on either side of the mouth. These barbells function as sensitive filaments to trace molluscs, crustaceans and worms. The goatfish are nocturnal, which means they swim around mostly at night.
Yellowstripe Goatfish. Mulloidichthys flavolineatus. Macro photography from the Red Sea.
Wonderful to suddenly meet these small fish in the Red Sea!
Red Sea Toby, Canthigaster margaritata. Inhabits reef flats, lagoons and protected seaward reefs. Lives in solitary or in pairs.
What a unique and fantastic small fish. Happy to see it and photograph it underwater in the Red Sea.
Canthigaster margaritata. The Red Sea Toby.
A small and cute fish, which is hard to find and capture with the camera.
The size: 12 cm / 4,7 inches.
The color: Dark brown to olive, except for a white belly, covered in blue spots, blue line markings between the eyes and on the back.
Most common in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, but also in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific tot Japan.