Acropora Table Coral on Pristine Tropical Reef, Fiji, Pseudanthias, Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island

Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight.

Species: Anthias, Pseudanthias
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31653
Lat/Long: -17.28012, 178.45913 (Coordinates: 17° 16' 48.43" S, 178° 27' 32.85" E)
Format: Digital 2:3

Keywords: actinopterygii, animalia, anthias, anthiinae, bligh waters, chordata, coral, coral reef, fiji, fiji islands, fijian islands, fish, island, lyretail anthias, marine, nature, oceania, pacific ocean, perciformes, pseudanthias squamipinnis, reef, school, serranidae, south pacific, tropical, underwater, vatu i ra, vatu i ra passage, viti levu

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Categories:

Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Coral > Hard / Stony Coral
Location > Oceans > Pacific > Fiji Islands
Subject > Technique > Underwater

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