Source:www.fishconsult.org Video credit: Hani Elmalky (USA) – Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video was taken in the Monterey Bay Aquarium during June 2012 showing the hammerhead shark cruising amongst a large population of Pacific sardines and other fish species. The review focuses on the leading species in this exhibition which is the hammerhead shark. …
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Sep 25 2013
Sea pens (habitat, description, feeding, reproduction) – Video
This video was taken in Monterey Bay Aquarium (USA) Introduction: Sea pens are colonial invertebrate marine cnidarians which belong to the order “Pennatulacea”. They are named because of their upright feathered appearance that resemblance the old fashioned quill pens. It is believed they occur in shallow and deep waters in tropical and temperate waters worldwide. …
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Sep 17 2013
Southern Guitarfish, Rhinobatos percellens (distribution, description and biology) – Video
Credit of the video: Glenda Vélez Calabria (Colombia) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video has been taken in mundo marino and te mostramos lo que pasa en el fondo, Colombia Introduction: Southern Guitarfish, Rhinobatos percellens is also known as “Chola guitarfish”, or “Guitarra chola” and other names. It seems there is commercial fishery for this species which is …
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Sep 15 2013
Atlantic tarpon – Megalops atlanticus (Distribution – biology – conservation) – Video
This video was taken in June 2012 at the World of the Sea aquarium, Sea World, San Diego, California, USA Introduction: Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus that belongs to the family Megalopidae is also known as the silver king and Sábalo in Spanish. Although this species has no commercial value as a food fish due to its …
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Jul 08 2013
Chilean sea urchin, Loxechinus albus (Introduction – distribution- feeding habits)
Photo credit: Rodrigo Rivera González (Chile) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Introduction: The Chilean Sea urchins Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782) is an edible echinoderm animal of …
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Jul 04 2013
Gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata (Distribution – Biology – Aquaculture)
Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Introduction: Gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata is called “dorade” in France, “Orata” in Italy, and “tsipoúra” in Greece. The species is generally appreciated by consumers. While the maximum recorded total length of the species was 70 cm and maximum weight about was 17 kg, the common standard length is about 35 …
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May 27 2013
Mealworms, Tenebrio molitor (biology – current uses – potential use in aquaculture)
Photo credit: Gerardo Ontiveros Lopez (Mexico) Description and review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Introduction: Mealworms are the worm-like larval form of a very dark brown beetle, Tenebrio molitor, a species which belongs to the genus Tenebrio and the family …
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May 14 2013
Red abalone, Haliotis rufescens (Distribution, biology, utilization and conservation)
Photo credit: Oscar Del Valle Ayala (Peru) Via: Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Introduction: The red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, is a snail-like, univalve species of a very large edible sea snail; it is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae. Historically, red abalone has been the …
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May 11 2013
Southern Guitarfish, Rhinobatos percellens (distribution, description and biology)
Credit of the photos: Glenda Vélez Calabria (Colombia) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal These photos have been taken in mundo marino and te mostramos lo que pasa en el fondo, Colombia Introduction: Southern Guitarfish, Rhinobatos percellens is also known as “Chola guitarfish”, or “Guitarra chola” and other names. It seems there is commercial fishery for this …
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May 09 2013
Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus (Biological information) – Video
Video credit: Glenda Vélez Calabria (Colombia) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video was taken in mundo marino and te mostramos lo que pasa en el fondo, Colombia Source: www.fishconsult.org Introduction: Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus is a species of spiny lobster that inhabits tropical and subtropical waters and has a broad geographic …
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