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An unbelievable large school of sardines, moving as one unit, opens while each individual tries to escape at the maw of grouper and dentex. The tiny
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
An unbelievable large school of sardines, moving as one unit, opens while each individual tries to escape at the maw of grouper and dentex. The tiny sardines found themselves in a situation which limited their chances of survival, since they were locked up between the surface and the shallow bottom, with very few possibilities to escape the predators’ mouths. The large school was so big to darken the natural light coming through the surface in the shallow water and frantically moved apart under the attacks of the groupers and dentex, to reassemble shortly after. The school of fishes continually changed shapes, similarly to the flocks of starlings in the sky. I remained hours in the shallow water, doing my best to take a representative picture, while avoiding to be part of the feast. Species : Sardines, Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Dentex Conservation status : Least concerned Location: Los Islotes rockeries, Espiritu Santo archipelago, Sea of Cortez, Mexico The area was declared part of a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1995
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Common dentex (Dentex dentex) Banco di Santa Croce rock, Marine Protected area, Castellamare di Stabia, gulf of Naples, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Common dentex (Dentex dentex) Banco di Santa Croce rock, Marine Protected area, Castellamare di Stabia, gulf of Naples, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
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Common dentex (Dentex dentex) Banco di Santa Croce rock, Marine Protected area, Castellamare di Stabia, gulf of Naples, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Common dentex (Dentex dentex) Banco di Santa Croce rock, Marine Protected area, Castellamare di Stabia, gulf of Naples, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
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White trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex). Fish of the Canary Islands, Fuerteventura.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
White trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex). Fish of the Canary Islands, Fuerteventura.
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Large-eye dentex (Dentex macrophthalmus). On ship wreck with diver. Composite image. Portugal. Composite image
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
Large-eye dentex (Dentex macrophthalmus). On ship wreck with diver. Composite image. Portugal. Composite image
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Angolan dentex (Dentex angolensis). On ship wreck with diver. Portugal
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
Angolan dentex (Dentex angolensis). On ship wreck with diver. Portugal
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Large-eye dentex, Dentex macrophthalmus. Composite image. Portugal. Composite image
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
Large-eye dentex, Dentex macrophthalmus. Composite image. Portugal. Composite image
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Angolan dentex; Sparidae; Morocco; Atlantic ocean; Food fish; Salt water fish; Ocean; Fauna; Horizontal; Dentex angolensis;
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
Angolan dentex; Sparidae; Morocco; Atlantic ocean; Food fish; Salt water fish; Ocean; Fauna; Horizontal; Dentex angolensis; Porgies; Angola; Africa; underwater; Sea Life; Salt water fishes; Oceans; Aquatic; blue water; Europe; Fish; Marine; Sea; Animal; Nature; Portugal; red fish; European; Fishes; Sea animal; Seas; Animals; Wildlife
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Common dentex, Dentex dentex. Composite image. Madeira, Portugal. Composite image
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
Common dentex, Dentex dentex. Composite image. Madeira, Portugal. Composite image
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African moonfish, Selene dorsalis. And two Pseudocaranx dentex, White travally. Azores. Composite image. Portugal. Composite image
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
African moonfish, Selene dorsalis. And two Pseudocaranx dentex, White travally. Azores. Composite image. Portugal. Composite image