Tag: Marsa Alam

Remora on a dugong in the Red Sea (Egypt)

This video shows how a large specimen of remora (suckerfish) clings and slides on the dugong. The relationship between remora and dugong is addressed.

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Changing sex phenomenon in clownfish – Video

Video credit: Mohamed Hassan (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel)             This video was filmed in Marsa Alam (Red Sea), Egypt Information on the phenomenon of changing sex in clownfish is found on the video addressing situations where a male may change sex in a …

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Sucker fish (remoras) and turtles in a commensal relationship

Photo credit: Mohamed Hassan (ORCA, Marsa Alam) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)     The Remoras are a group of fish that belong to the family “Echeneidae” and may be called suckerfish. They lack swim bladder; instead they use a sucking disc on the top of their heads to attach themselves …

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