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Who painted the shores of the Red Sea pink?

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Amphipods covered the shores of Eilat in the northern Gulf of Aqaba , Red Sea , during March and April in the past two years .

They are planktonic crustaceans from the order Amphipoda .

The pink coloration in some amphipods is due to the presence of carotenoid pigments, which they acquire through their diet.