Beautiful tropical reef in Fiji. The reef is covered with dendronephthya soft corals and sea fan gorgonians, with schooling Anthias fishes swimming against a strong current.
Species: Anthias, Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Pseudanthias
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31469
Lat/Long: -17.28012, 178.45913 (Coordinates: 17° 16' 48.43" S, 178° 27' 32.85" E)
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Anthias, Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Pseudanthias
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31469
Lat/Long: -17.28012, 178.45913 (Coordinates: 17° 16' 48.43" S, 178° 27' 32.85" E)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: actinopterygii, alcyonacea, animal, animalia, anthias, anthiinae, anthozoa, bligh waters, carnation coral, chordata, cnidaria, coral, coral reef, dendronephthya, fiji, fiji islands, fijian islands, fish, island, lyretail anthias, marine, marine invertebrate, nature, nephtheidae, oceania, pacific ocean, perciformes, pseudanthias squamipinnis, reef, school, serranidae, soft coral, south pacific, tree coral, tropical, underwater, vatu i ra, vatu i ra passage, viti levu
Categories:
- Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Coral > Soft Coral
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > Fiji Islands
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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