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Invertebrate marine life, 60 feet down in the Caribbean Sea. An older photo reworked with PSPX6 - Negril, Jamaica
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Multitudes of fish and a complex assemblage of invertebrate life make the seaward edge of the coral reef a fascinating and very busy place. The greenish whip-like thing, anchored on one end, is called a Wire Coral - @ 60 feet, Montego Bay, Jamaica
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A pair of Moorish Idols on a rocky reef off the southern tip of Baja. Yellowtail Surgeonfish can be seen behind them. - Sea of Cortez, San José del Cabo, B.C.S., Mexico
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This Sand Diver didn't seem to mind being approached by the giant, bubble-spewing monster with the bright light. Sand Divers are fish-eating, ambush predators that are found on the bottom in the sandy corridors between patch reefs. They often bury themselves with just their head sticking out. This one was about 1 foot (0.3m) in length.
- Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Coral cover in the sanctuary in Apo Island, Philippines. This reef was destroyed by 2 typhoons in 2011/12. Recovery is significant.
This Sand Diver didn't seem to mind being approached by the giant, bubble-spewing monster with the bright light. Sand Divers are fish-eating, ambush predators that are found on the bottom in the sandy corridors between patch reefs. They often bury themselves with just their head sticking out. This one was about 1 foot (0.3m) in length.
- Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Coral cover in the sanctuary in Apo Island, Philippines. This reef was destroyed by 2 typhoons in 2011/12. Recovery is significant.
Creole Wrasse inhabit seaward reef slopes such as seen here along the upper edge of a steep underwater cliff. They form large schools, feeding on plankton, small jellyfishes, pteropods, pelagic tunicates and various invertebrate larvae. Their average adult length is about 1 ft - @ 60 feet, Montego Bay, Jamaica
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