5 Things You Might not Know About Rays

Rays are fascinating creatures that inhabit our oceans and have some surprising characteristics. Round Ribbontail Ray 1. Rays Are Not Actually Fish: Contrary to popular belief, rays are not classified…

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Strange Ocean Animals part 1 – Fringed Worms

The small city of Dahab in southern Sinai is famous for its variety of underwater habitats. Some of them are difficult to find anywhere else. The rounded rocks near the…

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Red Sea macro discoveries: marine worms

Have you seen a sponge peppered with small dark dots, as it seems from a distance of 1-2 m? Getting closer we see them moving, then we understand it is…

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Giant Moray and its Brave dentist

Giant Moray and Common Cleanerfish The job of a dentist cleaning teeth only seems dangerous in this case. A moray eel will never offend its Cleaner Wrasse. Cleaner Wrasse eats…

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The Weird and Wonderful World of Marine Worms

A new book by Andrey Ryanskiy has just been published! Marine worms are recognized world champions in biodiversity. This book is the first photo guide to these secretive and often…

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Amazing crustaceans – Shrimp living with Worm

The beauty and the Beast? World of crustaceans is extremely diverse! Did you know that some Snapping Shrimps can share burrows with Spoon Worms? Alpheus barbatus is one of the…

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Red Sea Marine Life Book has just been published

Reef ID Books is delighted to announce the launching of a new marine life guide Red Sea Marine Life. The book continues Reef ID Books' commitment to publishing first-class marine…

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