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This photo was taken at the remote "Oil Rigs" site in Kuwaiti waters, east of Qaruh Island. The inactive oil rigs have come to represent an important artificial reef in Kuwait, attracting marine life like these longfin bannerfish which were nibbling at the jellyfish, possibly for tiny crustaceans that live there.

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Date Taken: 05.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Kuwait
Copyright: © Suliman Alatiqi