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Khas Mahal Palace with pietra dura jewel inlay in marble built 17th Century by Mughal Shah Jehan for his daughters at Agra Fort, India

The Taj Mahal mausoleum detail of Pietra Dura jewels inlaid in marble and latticed screens, Uttar Pradesh, India

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

The Taj Mahal mausoleum interior by tombs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal , Uttar Pradesh, India

The Taj Mahal mausoleum eastern view detail, Uttar Pradesh, India

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Khas Mahal Palace with pietra dura jewel inlay in marble built 17th Century by Mughal Shah Jehan for his daughters at Agra Fort, India

The Great Gate, Darwaza-i rauza, of The Taj Mahal Complex, southern gateway entrance, Uttar Pradesh, India

The Taj Mahal mausoleum marble tombs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal , Uttar Pradesh, India

The Taj Mahal mausoleum interior by tombs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal , Uttar Pradesh, India

Coral grouper hangs motionless as it awaits small fish prey, Cephalopholis miniata, Simian Islands, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

View of Thala Beach and the Coral Sea from the Thala Beach Lodge, Port Douglas, Australia

Thala Beach and the Coral Sea, Port Douglas, Australia

A snorkeler explores the fresh water grotto formations at Makatea, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Thala Beach and the Coral Sea, Port Douglas, Australia

A snorkeler explores the fresh water grotto formations at Makatea, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Glass bottom boats near Hikkaduwa taking tourists to the Coral Sanctuary, Sri Lanka, Asia

View of Thala Beach and the Coral Sea from the Thala Beach Lodge, Port Douglas, Australia

View of Thala Beach and the Coral Sea from Thala Beach Lodge, Port Douglas, Australia

A snorkeler explores the fresh water grotto formations at Makatea, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Sunlit reef top with hard corals and anthias, Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Lagoon with coral sand beach protected by outer coral reef, Mana Island in Mamanuca Group, Fiji

Lighthouse Reef, Belize, Central America

Soft Coral Sarcophyton sp. close up of polyps. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia

Mushroom Coral Fungi sp.. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia

Hard Coral Galaxea sp.. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia

Saddled Toby Canthigaster coronathus

Diver and Banded Sea Snake Laticauda colubrina

Mushroom Coral Fungia sp

Soft Coral Dendronephthya sp. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia

Flower Coral Clavularia sp. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia

Yellow Staghorn Sponge Axinella dissimilis

Peacock Tube Worm sabella pavonina

Ramaria stricta Upright Coral fungi. La Seigneurie, Sark, British Cha

Fan coral Gorgonian

Hard branching coral Acropora sp

Diver and coral

Deadmans Fingers Soft Coral Alcyonium digitatum

Wire Coral Cirrhipathes spiralis

Mushroom Coral Fungi sp.. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia

Cup coral colony (Tubastrea micrantha) A diver looks down on a large cup coral colony. Komodo, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Yellow Giant frogfish, Antennarius commerson, eye and mouth. This is the largest of all frogfish and is widespread on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Soft coral colonies (Dendronephthya sp.) and diver. Komodo, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

White-eyed moray eel, Siderea thyrsoidea. Often pokes its head out of holes and crevices on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Soft coral colony (Sinularia sp.) Coral colony growing on a diverse and healthy tropical reef. Komodo, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Bleached soft coral, Sinularia sp. This colony has lost its symbiotic zooxanthellae and turned white due to high water temperatures. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Soft coral colony (Dendronephthya sp.) and Golden sweeper fish (Parapriacanthus ransonneti) Komodo, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) Juvenile animal swimming about coral reef. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. More info: This species incorporates tetrodotoxin within its tissues.

Coral reef and limestone islands. Misool, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Coral reef of soft leather corals (Sarcophyton sp.) and limestone islands. Misool, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean. More info: This region has the highest marine biological diversity in the world.

Soft leather coral, Sarcophyton sp., bleaching. This soft coral has lost its symbiotic algae, zooxanthellae, and turned white due to high water temperatures. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Unidentified octocoral species polyps. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Giant frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) and diver. Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Rinca Island, near Komodo, Indonesia.

Wunderpus octopus, Wunderpus photogenicus. This rare species of octopus is sometimes found in sandy burrows on shallow slopes in the Coral Triangle. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacfic Ocean.

Coral polyps bleaching, Favia sp. Bleaching occurs when corals stress under high water temperatures and expel their symbiotic zooxanthellae. The coral will starve to death if it does not reacquire zooxanthellae. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Crocodilefish (Cymbacephalus beauforti) Adult fish camouflaged on a coral reef. Komodo, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) growing on mangrove prop roots (Rhizophora sp.) Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Diver looks down on blue seastar (Linkia laevigata) on a barrel sponge (Xestospongia sp.) Komodo, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Diver looks at diverse coral reef including a green cup coral colony (Tubastrea micrantha) Komodo, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.) growing on shallow coral reef. Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Crown-of-Thorns seastar (Acanthaster planci) Adult animal working its way across sand towards a coral reef. Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific Ocean. More info: This species feeds on coral as an adult and, in the right circumstances, be devestating to large reef areas.

Coral reef and limestone islands. Misool, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia. More info: This region is called the heart of marine biodiversity.

Coral polyps, Favites sp. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Soft coral colonies (Dendronephthya sp.) growing on coral reef. Komodo, Indonesia.

Giant frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) Adult fish blends into a diverse coral reef. Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Rinca Island, near Komodo, Indonesia.

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Adult animal swimming above a coral reef plateau. Palau, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean. More info: This species is listed as endangered by the IUCN.

Thorny seahorse, Hippocampus hystrix. Variable in color, this species is often found in sandy, rubble bottoms clinging to sponges or bits of coral. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Blue seastar, Linckia laevigata, hanging on a boulder coral, Porites sp. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Gorgonian Fan Coral field & Diver. Bali, Indonesia.

Leather Bass, Artificial Reef & diver. Mabul Island, Malaysia

Soft Coral, Sea Fan & diver. Similans, Thailand

Sorpionfish, Glassy Sweepers & diver. Myanmar (Burma)

Soft Coral & diver. Sipadan has some of the best dropoffs in the world. Subsequently, here grows some of the prettiest corals (hard & soft) in the Pacific. Sipadan, Malaysia

Dwarf Minke Whales & snorkeler. Coral Sea, Australia

Soft Coral & diver. Sipadan, Malaysia

Scorpionfish, Glassy Sweepers & diver. Myanmar (Burma)

Jourdan's turban (turbo jourdani) large gastropod shell, reddish-brown, Rottnest Island reef, wild, day, marine protected area, free-diving off, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: Marine plant common kelp, a dominant feature of the underwater landscape. Protected areas are covered in lush growth of diverse algae, also red algea are here.

Hard Coral polyps, Microneisa

tallfin batfish (platax teira), juvenile, wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Coral Bay, Ningaloo reef, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: with 3 dark bars, very long dorsal, anal and pelvic fins, feed on plankton from water column.

diver in coral reef. Egypt, Red Sea

anemone fish, Coral Sea, Australia

anthias in coral reef, Rash Mohammed, Red Sea

Seastar and diver, Indonesia

bengal sergeant (abudefduf bengalensis) wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Coral Bay, Ningaloo reef, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: has rounded, white-edged tail lobes.