A beautiful starfish (Linckia laevigata) lays on a thriving reef in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Sunlight shines on beautiful corals thriving among the scenic islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Mushroon Leather Coral (Sarcophyton species), a soft coral, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A giant clam along with a myriad of hard and soft corals compete for space on the substrate of Darwin's Wall, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific

A myriad of hard and soft corals compete for space on the substrate of Darwin's Wall, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific

A myriad of hard and soft corals compete for space on the substrate of the snorkel site known as the Milky Way, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

A well-camouflaged scorpionfish blends into a beautiful coral reef thriving in Alor, Indonesia.