Giant sea fan (Annella mollis). Shark Observatory, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Diver observing coral wall. Shark observatory, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Diver heading out to the Blue with coral block in foreground. Jackson Reef, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Bearded scorpion fish (Scorpaenopsis barbata). Jackson Reef, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt

Blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus) Jackson Reef, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus). Na'ama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting in the sand. Jackson Reef, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Diver observing soft corals growing on the remains of a cargo container. Shark and Yolanda, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus). Species endangered. Na'ama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Long-arm cleaner shrimp (Periclimenes longicarpus) on a Bubble anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). Shark Observatory, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt. (rr)

Formation of Soft coral (Dendronephthya klunzingeri) on Yellow wire coral (Cirripathes anguina). Ras Za'atar, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Crocodilefish (Papilloculiceps longiceps) resting on reef. Woodhouse Reef, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Reef octopus (Octopus cyaneus). Sha'ab CanoÎ, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus). Tower, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Giant sea fan (Annella mollis) and Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Shark and Yolanda, Ras Mohamed National Park, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) and Ghardaqa sea star (Fromia ghardaqana). Na'ama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus jayakari or Hippocampus histrix) hiding in seagrass. Na'ama Bay; Sharm El Sheikh; South Sinai; Red Sea; Egypt.

Flathead scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus) perfectly camouflaged within its surroundings. Shark and Yolanda, Ras Mohamed National Park, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) with malformation of back flippers. Species Endangered. Lighthouse, Ras Mohamed National Park, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Dave, the famous Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from Sharm El Sheikh, rescued after a boat propellor accident, enjoying a meal with his partially fiber cast fixed shell. Critically endangered species. Shark and Yolanda, Ras Mohamed National Par

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) with malformation of back flippers. Species Endangered. Lighthouse, Ras Mohamed National Park, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Brain coral (Platygyra daedalea). Ras Ghozlani, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.