Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji.
Species: Anthias, Dendronephthya soft coral, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31652
Lat/Long: -17.28012, 178.45913 (Coordinates: 17° 16' 48.43" S, 178° 27' 32.85" E)
Format: Digital 2:3
Species: Anthias, Dendronephthya soft coral, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31652
Lat/Long: -17.28012, 178.45913 (Coordinates: 17° 16' 48.43" S, 178° 27' 32.85" E)
Format: Digital 2:3
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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