A beautiful coral reef, dominated by colorful gorgonians, grows along the edge of the Blue Hole in Lighthouse Reef in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

above acropora alcyonacea anthozoa aquatic atlantic ocean barrier reef beauty in nature belize belize barrier reef below biodiversity blue hole caribbean caribbean sea caye central america cnidaria color image colorful coral coral reef day ecology ecosystem environment gorgonian growth half moon caye hard coral horizontal invertebrate lighthouse reef living organism marine biology mesoamerican reef multi colored nature no people ocean outdoors over under photography reef reefscape scleractinia sea sea fans sea life seascape shallow soft coral split stony coral surface surface level turneffe atoll undersea underwater water water surface wilderness