Doug Perrine / Two Big longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger longirostris) hunting for prey hidden within the branches of an Antler coral (Pocillopora grandis), North Kona, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
Doug Perrine / Hawaiian dascyllus / Hawaiian threespot damsel (Dascyllus albisella) sheltering in and around the bleached branches of Antler coral (Pocillopora grandis), South Kona, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Doug Perrine / Antler coral (Pocillopora grandis), bleached due to symbiotic zooxanthellae algae being expelled because of environmental stress. Kohanaiki, North Kona Coast, Hawaii, USA. May 2020.
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Doug Perrine / Antler coral (Pocillopora grandis), tips of branches. Bleached due to symbiotic zooxanthellae algae being expelled because of environmental stress. Kohanaiki, North Kona Coast, Hawaii, USA. April 2020...
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Doug Perrine / Whitemouth moray eel (Gymnothorax meleagris) sheltering in bleached Antler coral (Pocillopora grandis) due to marine heatwave. Kohanaiki, Kona, Hawaii, USA. December 2015.
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Doug Perrine / Antler coral (Pocillopora grandis), partially bleached. Healthy coral is brown due to presence of symbiotic zooxanthellae. Damaged coral is bleached white due to loss of the symbiotic algae, fluoresci...
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Doug Perrine / Antler coral (Pocillopora grandis) showing bleaching with pastel green fluorescence. This is believed to result from pigments produced by coral acting as sunscreen in an attempt to survive bleaching....
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Doug Perrine / Antler coral (Pocillopora grandis) showing bleaching with pastel green fluorescence. This is believed to result from pigments produced by coral acting as sunscreen in an attempt to survive bleaching....
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Doug Perrine / Bleached coral reef with dead Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora grandis) in middle of large Plate and pillar coral (Porites rus). Bleached by high ocean temperatures during El Nino event. Honaunau Bay, K...
