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Title: Wrasse AAnd Turtle. Egypt
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A predatory bandcheek wrasse (Oxycheilinus digrammus) hides underneath a hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) to enable it to sneak closer to small reef fish, its prey. This is quite a common behaviour and I have even had these wrasse hiding underneath me in a similar way. Gubal Island, Egypt. Strait of Gubal, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea.
- Abu Nuhas
- bandcheek wrasse: Oxycheilinus digrammus
- Cheloniidae
- coral reef
- Egypt
- gubal barge
- Gubal Island
- hawksbill sea turtle: hawksbill turtle: hawksbill: Eretmochelys
- macro
- Marine Life
- Reptiles
- Reptilia
- Sea Turtles: Testudines
- sub-tropical
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