1350-6272 - A couple of butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris) peeps out from inside a fan mussel (Pinna nobilis), that they chose as the nest for hatching their eggs.
1350-6261 - A common mediterranean jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) feasting on another mediterranean jellyfish (Neoturris pileata), rarely seen in shallow waters. This picture was taken during special event occurred on April 2019 in the Strait of Messina, when special conditions of weather, sea currents and moon phases brought close to surface a lot of pelagic subjects, including a few usually living very deep.
1350-6285 - The graphic and essential shape of a Parapandal shrimp (Plesionika narval) in an unusual shot from above which also highlights the eggs, with their characteristic blue color.
1350-6260 - A diver watches in awe a dense soup of tunicates aggregated by very special sea conditions. This picture was taken during a special event occurred on April 2019 in the Strait of Messina, when special conditions of weather, sea currents and moon phases brought close to surface a lot of pelagic subjects, including a few usually living very deep.