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Close-up view of a Hawksbill sea turtle next to a red sea fan on a reef in Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) on gorgonian sea fans (Subergorgia mollis) a hard coral species found in high current areas, Matangi Island, Vanua Levu, Fiji, Pacific

Giant sea fan (Gorgonian fan coral) (Annella mollis), Ras Mohammed National Park, Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Close-up of giant sea fan coral (Gorgonian fan coral) (Annella mollis), Ras Mohammed National Park, off Sharm el Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Colorful soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) adorn the stunning reefs of southern Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus), usually found in the branches of gorgonian sea fans and black coral, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Giant sea fan coral (Gorgonian fan coral) (Annella mollis), Ras Mohammed National Park, off Sharm el-Sheikh, Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ornate ghost pipefish (harlequin ghost pipefish) (Solenostomus paradoxus), usually found in pairs at sea fans, or crinoids, Celebes Sea, Sabah, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Splendid knotted fan coral (Acabaria splendens), Ras Mohammed National Park, Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Silhouette of three scuba divers above giant sea fan (Annella mollis), Ras Mohammed National Park, Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

A colorful set of gorgonians, reef-building corals, and other invertebrates grow on a diverse reef in the Caribbean Sea.

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.

A vibrant soft coral, Dendronephthya sp., grows amid the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A huge Echinogorgia species sea fan, more than two metres across, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

A Blackside Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) swims over the red tentacles of a sea fan in the warm clear waters off the coast of Likuri Island, Fiji.

An underwater photographer swims past a large yellow gorgonian fan with a bed of red soft corals beneath it, Fiji.

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on a ledge with a red gorgonian sea fan, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

A gorgonian sea fan (possibly Echinogorgia species) octocoral on a tropical coral reef, in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, The Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

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.

A brightly colored soft coral adorns prop roots in a blue water mangrove forest in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A colorful soft coral adorns a giant clam, Tridacna sp., growing on a healthy reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A colorful set of gorgonians, reef-building corals, and other invertebrates grow on a diverse reef in the Caribbean Sea.

A colorful set of gorgonians, reef-building corals, and other invertebrates grow on a diverse reef in the Caribbean Sea.

A colorful and healthy coral reef thrives in shallow water in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote region is known as the heart of the Coral Triangle due to its extraordinary marine biodiversity.

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

A Ctenocella species octocoral sea fan, surrounded by an assortment of hard corals, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Colorful gorgonians and reef-building corals grow in shallow water near the famous Blue Hole in Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

Sea stars, tunicates, and sea fans, on Freewin Wall, near Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A sea fan from the genus Acanthogorgia, on Freewin Wall, near Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Beautiful feather star (Cenometra bella), on sea fan in the shallow reefs off Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Commensal shrimp (Periclimenes psamathe) on seafan, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gorogonian (Phyllogorgia dilatata), endemic to Brazil, Ilha Escalvada, Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil, South America

Gorgonian sea fan, possibly Astrogorgia sp., Ulong channel, Palau, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

Cryptic teardrop crab (Pelia mutica), Nice red crab sitting on cream sea fan with black background, Honduras, Caribbean.

Underwater scenes from the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico. Shown here is a purple gorgonian sea fan.

Underwater scenes from the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico. Shown here is a purple gorgonian sea fan.

Underwater scenes from the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico. Shown here is a purple gorgonian sea fan.