Ingo Arndt / Compilation of various corals including many Fan corals (Gorgonacea sp) from collection at Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, Germany.

Jordi Chias / Spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) just hatched from egg case that is on Seafan (Paramuricea clavata), Ullastres seamount, Costa Brava, Llafranch, Catalunya, Spain

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Pink sea fan / Warty coral (Eunicella verrucosa) with attached eggs of a Common squid (Loligo vulgaris), eggcase of a Lesser-spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula), and Spiny starfish (Marthasterias...

Alex Mustard / A diver exploring a coral reef with formation of brown tube sponges (Agelas conifera) red rope sponges (Amphimedon compressa) and deepwater sea fans (Iciligorgia nodulifera) East End, Grand Cayman, Ca...

Roberto Rinaldi / Yellow fan coral / Seafan (Paramuricea clavata) amongst mass of invasive algae (Caulerpa taxifolia) with Rainbow wrasse fish (Coris julis), Strait of Messina, Southern Italy

Juergen Freund / Schooling Silverside fish (Antherinidae) split level with karst limestone walls, fan coral and featherstar, North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2002.

Juergen Freund / Gorgonian fan coral with Featherstar / crinoid attached, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Gorgonian fan coral with crinoids / featherstars, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Convict blennies / False catfish, juvenile, (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) amidst a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia,

Juergen Freund / Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) camouflaged in a fancoral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) camouflaged in a fancoral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Fan coral (Gorgonacea) with open polyps. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia..