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Title: The bustle of life on a coral reef. Egypt
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A school of anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) swam of the reef in the current as they feed on plankton, with soft corals (Dendronephthya spp.) and fire coral (Millepora dichotoma). Jackson Reef, Strait of Tiran, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Egypt.
- Alexander Mustard
- Anthias: Serranidae: Anthiinae
- Anthozoans: Anthozoa
- Bony Fishes: Osteichthyes
- Cnidarians: Cnidaria
- coral reef
- Egypt
- Fishes
- Invertebrates
- Marine Life
- Red Sea
- scalefin anthias: Pseudanthias squamipinnis
- Soft Corals: Stoloniferans: Gorgonians: Alyconacea
- sub-tropical
- umbellate tree coral: Dendronephthya sp.
- wide angle
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