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Status of the Red Sea sygnathids
Red Sea is home to 2,148 fish species including the endemic bluecheek butterflyfish and the sohal surgeonfish. While these fish can be easily seen by divers in healthy reefs, there are several camouflage masters which can trick your eyes while they are sitting stealthily on different reef substrates. Underwater camouflage can be used for both […]
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Meet the sand-dwelling hunter – Tentacled flathead
#crocodilefish #Scorpaeniformes #Red Sea 2 April 2022 – I was diving with my friend at the La Plage Resort, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The original plan was to look for the syngnathids, but we came across with this amazing crocodile fish towards the end of our dive of the day. We came to know about this […]
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Hello World!
My name is Ken Lim, a DNA geek who seeks to promote marine conservation using molecular tools. Fields of interest include coral reef conservation, population genetics and statistical modelling. The Strangest Fish in the Ocean Seahorses (family Syngnathidae) are masters of camouflage in sheltered habitats. They are the world-slowest swimming fish (Guinness Book of World […]
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