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A large roughtail stingray, Dasyatis centroura, lays on the seagrass-covered seafloor of Turneffe Atoll off the coast of Belize. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System in the Caribbean Sea, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

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 pink anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion, swims above its beautiful host anemone in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia.

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 large roughtail stingray, Dasyatis centroura, lays on the seagrass-covered seafloor of Turneffe Atoll off the coast of Belize. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System in the Caribbean Sea, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

Soft coral colonies, Sinularia sp., thrive on a reef found among the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A vibrant nudibranch, Chromodoris sp., crawls across a coral reef in the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A pair of vibrant nudibranchs, Nembrotha kubaryana, mate on a coral reef in the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A blue starfish on a beautiful coral reef in the shallows of Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

Vibrant sea cucumbers, tunicates, hydroids, and other invertebrates cling to a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A banded sea krait, Laticauda colubrina, searches for prey on a coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This tropical area is known for its extraordinary marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers and snorkelers.

Healthy corals thrive along the edge of a mangrove forest in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A school of lined sweetlips, Plectorhinchus lineatus, swim above a healthy coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, swims over a beautiful reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

A magnificent sea anemone, Heteractis magnifica, grows on a reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

A bird's eye view of an idyllic island and healthy fringing reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for its marine biodiversity as well as its infamous Komodo dragons.

A huge giant clam, Tridacna gigas, grows on a shallow coral reef amid the tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A juvenile painted spiny lobster, Panulirus versicolor, crawls out of a reef crevice amid the islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A colorful ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, hovers over a coral reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

A cute red-spotted blenny, Blenniella chrysospilos, looks out from its protective home on a coral reef in Indonesia. This combtooth blenny feeds on algae.

A barred-fin moray eel, Gymnothorax zonipectus, is found on a coral reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Detail of a reef-building coral colony, Favia sp., growing on a healthy reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

A starry night octopus, Callistoctopus luteus, searches for prey on a reef flat at night in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Detail of a reef-building coral colony, Favia sp., growing on a healthy reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Detail of a reef-building coral colony growing on a healthy reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

A black-banded sea krait, Laticauda semifasciata, swims over beautiful corals off the remote island of Manuk in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. This volcanic island is known as the island of the snakes.

A greater blue-ring octopus, Hapalochlaena lunulata, crawls across a coral reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. There are several blue-ring octopus species and all of them are extremely venomous.

A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish on the healthy reef near Volivoli Resort on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish on the healthy reef near Volivoli Resort on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish on the healthy reef near Volivoli Resort on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish on the healthy reef near Volivoli Resort on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish at Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish at Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish at Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A bed of Sea Anemones and occasional hard corals, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Clownfish (Amphiprion species) guarding their sea anemone home; on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

A Crown-of-Thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on a badly damaged section of a coral reef in Gaaful Dhaalu atoll, in the faer south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

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.

Staghorn scleractinic hard corals (Acropora species), on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

A growth of Acropora species, and one Goniastrea species (centre) scleractinic hard corals, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Mushroon Leather Coral (Sarcophyton species), a soft coral, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

A mixture of scleractinic hard corals on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

A mixture of scleractinic hard corals on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

A mixture of scleractinic hard corals on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

A mixture of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Acropora species 'plate' corals, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

A mixture of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Acropora species scleractinic hard corals, showing some bleaching, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

A mix of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

A mix of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, in the far south of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Driftwood on white sand beach at beautiful Mahoro Island with Masare and Pahepa Islands beyond, Mahoro, Siau, Sangihe Archipelago, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Whiskey Flat seen from Panorama Point, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, Western United States, United States of America, North America

A toadfish patiently waits inside a pipe cavity ready to prey on any fish passing by. A Toadfish is an ambush predator at 95 feet deep in Gulf waters at the Dupont Span One artificial reef about 12 miles off the coast of Panama City Beach, Florida.

A Sheepshead looks on as a pair of Blue Angelfish appear to be confused on which direction to go but each are feeding on different parts of coral and algae covered jetty rocks at St. Andrew Bay channel wall in Panama City Beach, Florida.

Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) guard their anemone on a coral reef in the South Pacific ocean near Tavarua Island off the coast of Veti Levu, Fiji.

Golden Damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon aureus) and other schooling fish swim around the coral head topped with Elkhorn Coral in the South Pacific ocean near Tavarua Island offshore from Liti Levu, Fiji.

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.

A Spotfin Lionfish flares it's dorsel spines and fins to display threat while laying on a colorful reef at night in the warm clear waters of Papua New Guinea. Lionfish float fearlessly around the reef as they are also one of the most venomous residents there.

A Blue Spotted Lagoon Fantail Ray (Taeniura lymma) peeking out from under a coral reef ledge, Papua New Guinea.

Close-up of a bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus) as it swims up from the coral reef off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.

A large Southern Stingray (Dasyatis americana), lays motionless covered in sand but ready to fly away with wing tips slightly elevated above the sand, alongside a coral reef in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.

A Spotfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellatus) feeding off the coral reef in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.