Alcyonaria coral with schooling anthias dominate this Fijian reef scene, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Whitleys Slender Basslet between Mushroom Leather Corals, Luzonichthys whitleyi, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Species-rich Coral Reef, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, Australia

Corals growing near Mangroves, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Whitleys Slender Basslet between Mushroom Leather Corals, Luzonichthys whitleyi, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Mushroom Soft Coral in Reef, Sarcophyton sp., Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Corals growing near Mangroves, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Mushroom Soft Coral in Reef, Sarcophyton sp., Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Reef of Hard Corals and Leather Corals, Acropora, Tanimbar Islands, Moluccas, Indonesia

Mushroom Soft Coral in Reef, Sarcophyton sp., Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Leather Coral on Reef Top, Sinularia sp., Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands

Porcelain Crab on Sea Pen, Porcellanella triloba, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Mushroom Soft Coral in Reef, Sarcophyton sp., Tanimbar Islands, Moluccas, Indonesia

Coral Reef of Leather Corals, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Coral Reef of Leather Corals, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Mosaic Fusiliers over Coral Reef, Pterocaesio tesselata, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Leather Coral on Reef Top, Sinularia sp., Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands

Coral Reef of Leather Corals, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Octocorallia (Alcyonaria). Borneo, Malaysia (RR)

Shoal of Silversides over Coral Reef, Atherinidae, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Finger Soft Coral between Encrusting Sponge, Alcyonium palmatum, Spirastrella cunctatrix, La Vaca, Medes Islands, Costa Brava, Mediterranean Sea, Spain

Coral Reef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Soft coral;Dendronephthya sp). Coral reef. Ras Muhammad National Park;Sharm Al Sheikh - Raas Mohammed) and Tiran Strait. Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

Soft coral;Dendronephthya sp) and whip coral;Junceella sp). Coral reef. Ras Muhammad National Park;Sharm Al Sheikh - Raas Mohammed) and Tiran Strait. Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

Soft coral;Dendronephthya sp) and lyretail anthias;Pseudanthias squamipinnis) and tropical grouper;Cephalopholis miniata). Coral reef, corals. Ras Muhammad National Park;Sharm Al Sheikh - Raas Mohammed) and Tiran Strait. Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

Catshark egg, (Scyliorhinus sp.), on Yellow gorgonia, (Eunicella cavolini), Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Soft-coral Goby (Pleurosicya boldinghi) on a beautiful pink, orange and yellow alcyonium, Mayotte