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A huge Echinogorgia species sea fan, more than two metres across, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

Staghorn scleractinic hard corals (Acropora species), on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

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

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

A 'forest' of Staghorn (Acropora species) hard corals, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A 'forest' of Staghorn (Acropora species) hard corals, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A mixture of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A mixture of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A mixture of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

Acropora species scleractinic hard corals, showing some bleaching, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A mix of hard corals, with a Pocillopora species coral in the centre, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A mix of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

Heteractis species sea anemone guarded by Clownfish (Amphiprion species) on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A shoal of small fish swimming over Acropora species hard corals, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A mix of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

Adult green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas agassizii) underwater off the west side of Isabela, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) feeds on sponge and an angelfish follows for scraps in Cozumel, Mexico.

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.

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 Spotted Trunkfish (Lactophrys bilcaudalis) swims over an algae covered coral reef in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.

A Spotted Moray Eel (Gymnothorax moringa) displays an open mouth as it protrudes it's head just outside a hole in 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.

A Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus) swims by sea plumes out from under a coral reef ledge in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.

A French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) swims up close to a Blue Striped Grunt (Haemulon sciurus) under a coral reef ledge in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.

A Rainbow Parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia) pokes it's head out from a hole in the coral reef in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.

A Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) swims by diamond and fire corals in the shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.

A Blue Parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus) swimming up after munching on the coral reef below in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.

A Blue Chromis (Chromis cyanea) swims into the current to maintain station over a colorful reef in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.

A school of orange basslets (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) on a healthy Fijian reef full of hard and soft corals, Fiji.

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

A common spiny lobster backs his way into the protection of the reef, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands.

1 cm yellow tube polyp captured at 4.5x life size with what appears to be a small macroscopic Isopod feeding on it, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands.

A large group of purple tube sponge sits high on the reef, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands.The Hilma Hooker Shipwreck is visible in the background.

Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), a critically endangered species, feeding on soft coral, side view, South Ari Atoll, Maldives.

Diver looks on at sponges, pink soft corals and crinoids in a colorful Komodo seascape, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Pair of Chromodoris annae nudibranch with brilliant blue and yellow skirt, crawling over green and pink coral, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.

Kyphosus sectatrix seen during the Palancar Gardens, El Cielito and Colombia Deep Reef Snorkelling Tour, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Kyphosus sectatrix seen during the Palancar Gardens, El Cielito and Colombia Deep Reef Snorkelling Tour, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Underwater photo taken during the Palancar Gardens, El Cielito and Colombia Deep Reef Snorkelling Tour, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Underwater photo taken during the Palancar Gardens, El Cielito and Colombia Deep Reef Snorkelling Tour, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

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