Video client: Patricia Martin Cabrera Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) The video was filmed in Damaniyat Island (Al Batinah region), Sultanate of Oman. The honeycomb moray eel, Gymnothorax favagineus shown in the video is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae and is one of the largest of Indo-Pacific morays and …
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Jun 04 2017
Northern brown shrimp from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea
Photo credit: Sherif Sadek (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture of a brown shrimp specimen was taken in a fish farm in Egypt. Introduction: Brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus) is a species of marine penaeid shrimps which has an important commercial species in the USA. The species has several common …
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Apr 27 2017
Florida manatee (Description – habitats – Feeding habits)- Video
Video courtesy: the State Archives of Florida, USA The title of this video: “Florida Silent Sirens: Manatees in Peril” and was filmed during 1980s The caption of the video states: “This is an excellent film about the plight of the endangered manatee. It is narrated by Leonard Nimoy and is full of beautiful underwater …
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Feb 01 2017
Fly River turtle (Description- biology- threats)- Video
This video was filmed at the Sea World (San Diego, California) during January 2015 Ownership of the video and review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) General: Fly River Turtles (Carettochelys insculpta), are also known, as pitted-shelled turtle and also as “pig-nosed turtle” because of their bulbous fleshy shout with prominently …
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May 16 2016
Red Sea fishes: Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) – Video
Video credit: Patricia Martin Cabrera (United Arab Emirates) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Introduction: The Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator), is a reef-associated marine angelfish and is also called the Imperator Angelfish or Imperial Angelfish. The species is one of the most stunning underwater fish. Their color and graceful shape make them one …
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Mar 08 2016
Mud crab (Distribution – introduction – description – feeding – reproduction)
Credit: Ajith Kumara (SriLanka) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Mud Crab (Scylla serrata) which is also called mangrove crab belongs to the family of swimming crabs (Portunidae). This is an economically important species of crabs and considered highly esteemed as food whereas the flesh from its claws and walking legs …
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Mar 07 2016
Striking camouflage (Crocodilefish) on a sunken shipwreck (Video)
Video credit: Patricia Martin Cabrera (United Arab Emirates) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Source: www.fishconsult.org This video was filmed at Ras Muhammad, Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt). Introduction: The video was filmed is the premise of the British navy ship “Thistlegorm” which was built in 1940 and got sunk …
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Feb 12 2016
Blue-spotted ribbon tail ray, (Biology – utilization – threats)
Photo credit:: Patricia Martin Cabrera (United Arab Emirates) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture was taken in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) Introduction: Blue spotted ribbon tail ray (Taeniura lymma) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is also known as aka blue-spotted fantail rays, blue spotted stingrays, blue spotted rays, and ribbontail …
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Sep 29 2015
Giant grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus – Video
This video was filmed in the Sea World, San Diego, USA Source: www.fishconsult.org Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) The giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), which belongs to the family Serranidae is also known as brindle bass, brown spotted cod, or bumblebee grouper and as the Queensland giant grouper in Australia. The species is the largest reef-dwelling bony …
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