Surrounded by patches of Rice Coral (Montipora capitata), a Red Slate Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus) and a Needle-spined (Urchin Echinostrephus aciculatus) rest on Molokini Backwall which is located offshore of Maui, Hawaii, USA; Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

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