Red Sea
Male and Female anthias
Anthias are very common in the Red Sea. The males and females are really different despite the fact that the male is a dominant female that changed sex. In this occasion, I managed to snap both a male and a female together, to show the sexual dimorphism between the two. It took a few attempts but I was in a very slow dive with a fellow instructor/photographer and we covered very little ground over the 60 minutes we spent under water.
Nikon D700, Nikon 28-105 mm macro at 105mm, F8, 1/60th, ISO 200, Ikelite Housing and Ikelite DS160 strobe set on TTL +0.3 EV.
Date: 07/04/2015
Location: Marsa Shagra South House Reef, about 15 metres down, Marsa Alam, Egypt.
Photographer: Arnaud Germain
