David Shale / Deepsea Gorgonian coral (Metallogorgia sp.) from mid atlantic ridge

Linda Pitkin / Slender grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus) sheltering by gorgonian sea fan and other corals on coral reef Cape Kri, Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016

Franco Banfi / Mediterranean feather star (Antedon mediterranea) on a White gorgonian coral (Eunicella singularis), Punta Campanella Marine Reserve, Massa Lubrense, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.

David Shale / Deepsea Gorgonian coral (Metallogorgia sp.) from mid atlantic ridge

Fred Bavendam / White-lined Rock Cod (Anyperodon leucogrammicus) in front of sea fan, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / White-belly damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster) pair spawning on Gorgonian coral / Sea fan. Egypt, Red Sea

David Fleetham / Crinoid / feather star (Liparometra regalis) on red Gorgonian coral, on wreck of the Fujikawa Maru, Truk Lagoon, Micronesia. The white "fuzzy" look to the coral is the coral polyps feeding.

Roberto Rinaldi / Longsnout seahorse / slender seahorse(Hippocampus reidi) with its tail around a white gorgonian seafan (Gorgonacea), Toon Town dive site, Cayos Cochinos, Honduras

Roberto Rinaldi / Small scorpion fish (Scorpaena notata) under white gorgonian sea fan (Eunicella singularis) with a mediterranean feather star (Antedon mediterranea) attached to it. Vervece, Massa Lubrense, Italy.

Roberto Rinaldi / Yellowline arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis), on white gorgonian sea fan / lace sea fan (Eunicella singularis), Cayos Cochinos, Honduras.

Alex Mustard / Three Common ghostgobies (Pleurosicya mossambica) camouflaged on a Gorgonian sea fan, Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea, North Sulawesi. Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2023 - Highly Commended...

Franco Banfi / Long-snouted seahorse / Spiny seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) camouflaged on a White seafan (Eunicella singularis), Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea.