Fusiliers feed in sunlit water May 27 2008
When the Earth-Touch crew visited Aliwal Shoal, a popular dive spot off the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, they found plenty of activity just beneath the surface of the water, with small fish swimming around frenetically.
Species like fusiliers (Caesionidae), which feed on plankton, like these murky water conditions. Swimming in shoals, they provided a vivid display of colour, predominantly iridescent blues and golds, in the sunlight at this depth.
You can see them in the Earth-Touch clip Colourful fusiliers feed near ocean surface.
They also put in an appearance in the clip A rainbow of reef dwellers.
Image © Earth-Touch 2008
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