Shane Gross / Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) holding on to a branch of a sea fan coral. Malapascua, Philippines.
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David Fleetham / Bargibant's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) wrapped around Eye fan coral (Cnidaria sp). Philippines.
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David Fleetham / Necklace sea star (Fromia monilis) on gorgonian coral, Indonesia.
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David Fleetham / Pair of squat lobsters (Galathea sp) on Gorgonian coral, Komodo, Indonesia.
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Juergen Freund / Gorgonian fan coral (Gorgonaceae) in the shallow mangroves, split level. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Second Place in the Portfolio Award of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards Competit...
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Alex Mustard / Close up of tiny (10mm) Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) living disguised in Muricella sp. sea fan. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Jeff Rotman / Gorgonian Seafan Coral (Gorgonacea) polyps open to feed at night. South China Sea, Sipadan Island, Borneo.
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Georgette Douwma / Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) on coral reef with soft corals (Scleronephthya sp), gorgonian and Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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Juergen Freund / Brittlestar on gorgonian fan coral, Papua New Guinea.
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Juergen Freund / Featherstars / crinoids attached to Gorgonian coral, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
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Juergen Freund / Gorgonian fan coral with Featherstar / crinoid attached, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
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Juergen Freund / Gorgonian fan coral with crinoids / featherstars, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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Juergen Freund / Whip coral (Gorgonaceae) Komodo NP, Indonesia
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David Shale / Deepsea Gorgonian coral (Metallogorgia sp.) from mid atlantic ridge
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Georgette Douwma / Coral reef scenery with Gorgonian and shoal of Pygmy / Glassy sweepers (Parapriacanthus guentheri) Egypt, Red Sea
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Fred Bavendam / Crescent-tail Bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur) in front of a sea fan, Uepi Island, Solomon Islands
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Pitkin / Gorgonian coral (Paramuricea clavata) on rock face covered with Yellow encrusting anemones (Parazoanthus axinellae) sponges and corals, 'Horsehead', Lavezzi Islands, Corsica, France, September 2008
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Georgette Douwma / Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) resting in Gorgonian coral. Red Sea, Egypt.
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Georgette Douwma / Longose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) resting on Gorgonian coral. Red Sea, Egypt.
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Chris Newbert / Underwater reef scene with Sea Whips, Gorgonian Whip Coral, blossoming Soft Corals, Guard Plate Coral, and schools of Pseudanthias, Red Sea, Egypt
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Chris Newbert / Fan Coral (Melithaea sp) group and Feather Star (Oxycomanthus bennetti), Solomon Islands
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Chris Newbert / Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp) outcroppings, Sea Fan (Subergorgia sp) and Glassfish (Parapriacanthus ransonneti)
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Chris Newbert / Feather Star (Colobometra perspinosa) on Sea Fan (Melithaea sp) and Leather Coral (Sarcophyton sp) 70 Feet Deep, Solomon Islands
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Norbert Wu / Flamingo Tongue Snail (Cyphoma gibbosum) feeding on Common Sea Fan (Gorgonia ventalina) showing deep purple tone where the Sea Fan has released protective compounds, Saba, Caribbean
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Fred Bavendam / Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) clinging to a Gorgonian Coral Fan, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Fred Bavendam / Cowry living on Sea Fan (Solenocaulon sp), Bali, Indonesia
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Fred Bavendam / Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) clinging to a Gorgonian Coral Fan, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Fred Bavendam / Butterfly Perch (Caesioperca lepidoptera) swimming amidst Gorgonian Sea Whips, fans and various kinds of sponges at 40 meters depth, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia
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Fred Bavendam / Butterfly Perch (Caesioperca lepidoptera) and diver swimming amidst Gorgonian Sea Whips, Fans and various kinds of Sponges at 40 meters depth, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia
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Fred Bavendam / Basslet (Pseudanthias sp) school, swimming near a Sea Fan (Melithaea sp) and a Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata)
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Fred Bavendam / Basslet (Pseudanthias sp) school, swimming around a deep bommie with Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp) sponge and a gorgonian sea fan, Andaman Sea, Thailand
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Georgette Douwma / Featherstar {Crinoidea} on Gorgonian coral. Indonesia
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Peter Scoones / Golden samselfish (Amblyglyphidodon aureus) with Gorgonian fan. Indo-Pacific Ocean
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Pascal Kobeh / Three Pygmy seahorses (Hippocampus bargibanti) on a Seafan / Gorgonian (Muricella sp) including one or several pregnant males. New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean
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Pascal Kobeh / Four Pygmy seahorses (Hippocampus bargibanti) on a Seafan / Gorgonian (Muricella sp. ) including one or several pregnant males. New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean.
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Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of gorgonian (Gorgoneaceae) coral. Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of polyps on gorgonian coral. West Papua, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of polyps on gorgonian coral. West Papua, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of polyps on gorgonian coral. West Papua, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of crinoid or feather star on gorgonian. Indonesia.
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David Hall / Gorgonian wrapper (Nemanthus annamensis) anemones on stalk of coral. Komodo, Indonesia.
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Pascal Kobeh / Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) pregnant male living commensally on Seafan / Gorgonian (Muricella sp). Flores Sea, Indonesia.
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Pascal Kobeh / Longfin bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus), three in front of Giant seafan / gorgonian (Annella mollis). Indian Ocean, Madagascar.
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Pascal Kobeh / Longfin bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus) shoal in front of Giant seafan / gorgonian (Annella mollis). Indian Ocean, Madagascar.
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Polyps feeding, Gorgonian sea fan (Gorgoniidae) Xiaoliuqiu Island, Taiwan
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Temperate deep water reef with sponges, sea whips, and feather stars, Governor Island Marine Reserve, Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Temperate deep water reef with sponges, sea whips, and feather stars, Governor Island Marine Reserve, Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia
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Pascal Kobeh / Gorgonian pandalid shrimp / Dragon shrimp (Miropandalus hardingi) on a gorgonian coral (Antipathes lentipinna), Sulu sea, Philippines
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Pascal Kobeh / Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) on a Muricella sp. Seafan / gorgonian. It is obviously a pregnant male, Sulu sea, Philippines
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Pascal Kobeh / Several pygmy seahorses (Hippocampus bargibanti) on a Muricella sp. Seafan / gorgonian. There is obviously among them one pregnant male, Sulu sea, Philippines
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Alex Mustard / Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti,) hiding in a seafan (Muricella sp.). Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.Cropped.
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Shane Gross / Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) holding on to a branch of a sea fan coral. Malapascua, Philippines.
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Georgette Douwma / Gorgonian coral. West Papua, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.
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Georgette Douwma / Brittlestars on Gorgonian branches (Ophiopholis species). West Papua, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.
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Georgette Douwma / Tunicate (Atriolum robustum) on a gorgonian coral. West Papua, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.
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Georgette Douwma / Denise's Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus denise) in gorgonian. West Papua, indo-West Pacific.
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Longfin Bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus) and sea fan, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Alex Mustard / Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) camouflaged in a seafan (Muricella sp.). Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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David Fleetham / Bargibant's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) camouflaged in coral, Philippines.
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Georgette Douwma / Gorgonian sea fan (Melithaea sp.) with Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias sqamipinnis). Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand
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Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Coral reef scenery with gorgonian, soft corals and Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Gorgonian sea fan (Melithaea sp.) Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
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Georgette Douwma / Barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) and gorgonian coral. West Papua, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Polyps on gorgonian fan coral. West Papua, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Polyps on gorgonian fan coral. West Papua, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / RF - Polyps on gorgonian fan coral. West Papua, Indonesia. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Linda Pitkin / Feather star (crinoid) on Sea fan (Gorgonian coral), Triton Bay, near Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia
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Linda Pitkin / Sea fan (Gorgonian coral), Triton Bay, near Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia
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Linda Pitkin / Sea fan (Gorgonian coral), Triton Bay, near Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia
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David Fleetham / Split level view of Fijian reef with Alconarian and Gorgonian coral and Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), Fiji.
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David Fleetham / Alconarian coral (Alcyonacea) and Gorgonian coral (Gorgonaceae), Fiji.
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David Fleetham / Gorgonian, alconarian coral and schooling Pygmy sweepers (Parapriacanthus ransonneti) Indonesia.
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David Fleetham / Alconarian and Gorgonian coral with schooling Anthias (Anthias) Fiji.
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David Fleetham / Gorgonian coral (Gorganacea) with polyps extended for feeding, Savusavu, Fiji.
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David Fleetham / Diver at entrance to cave filled with Gorgonian (Gorganacea) and Alcyonarian coral (Chironephthya genus), Bequ Lagoon, Fiji. Model released.
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David Fleetham / Schooling Bigeye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus) passing Gorgonian coral (Gorgonia), Tubbataha Reef National Park, Philippines.
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David Fleetham / Orange cup coral (Tubastraea coccinea) and Gorgonian coral (Gorgonia) feeding at night, Tubbataha Reef, Philippines.
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David Fleetham / Black spotted pufferfish (Arothron nigropunctatus) resting on Gorgonian coral fan (Gorgonia), Philippines.
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David Fleetham / Longnose hawkfish, Oxycirrhites typus, on gorgonian coral. Indonesia.
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David Fleetham / Female sheephead fish (Semicossyphus pulcher) and gorgonian fan amongst giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) off Catalina Island, California, USA.
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Richard Robinson / Crinoidea (Feather Star) in a Gorgonian Fan (Gorgonacea) at Ogea Levu, Lau Island Group, Fiji.
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Linda Pitkin / Scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus) amongst branches of gorgonian coral (Eunicea) Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Caribbean.
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Alex Mustard / Whitebelly damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster) male and female laying egg on old gorgonian branch. The Alternatives, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea.
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Franco Banfi / Crinoids or feather star and gorgonian fan (Subergorgia mollis) Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines
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Franco Banfi / Gorgonian fan (Subergorgia mollis) in crinoids or feather star and soft coral, Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines
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Franco Banfi / Scuba diver and Gorgonian fan (Acabaria sp.) Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines
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Sue Daly / Gorgonian coral (Paramuricea placomus) Trondheimsfjord, Norway, July.
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Sue Daly / Gorgonian coral (Paramuricea placomus) Trondheimsfjord, Norway, July.
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Nature Production / Bargibant's seahorse or pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) Chichijima, Ogasawara Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan
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Constantinos Petrinos / Gorgonian seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) camouflaged in Gorgonian, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Saw-blade shrimp (Tozeuma armatum) on gorgonian, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Franco Banfi / Gorgonian fan (Subergorgia mollis) with jewel basslet (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), Aldabra Atoll, Natural World Heritage Site, Seychelles, Indian Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Gorgonian fan (Subergorgia mollis) with scuba diver in background, Aldabra Atoll, Natural World Heritage Site, Seychelles, Indian Ocean.
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Georgette Douwma / Gorgonian / Sea whip coral (Ellisella ceratophyta), West Papua, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Painted sweetlips (Diagramma pictum) over gorgonian. West Papua, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Gorgonian / Sea whip coral (Ellisella ceratophyta), coral reef, West Papua, Indonesia.