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A Pontoh pygmy seahorse
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10 Things You Never Knew About Seahorses

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A white fleck of plastic is engulfed by a coral polyp.
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Coral Eating Piece of Plastic

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A soft, yellow coral
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Soft Coral

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Tiny sponge spicules.
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Sparkling Sponge Spicules

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Corallimorpharian
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Soft Coral Close-Up

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In the X-ray image of this Viper Moray Eel (Enchelynassa canina), note the second set of jaws in the “throat”; these are the gill arches, which are present in all fish.
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X-Ray Image of a Viper Moray Eel

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The staghorn coral is listed as Threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. It is one of 22 coral species listed.
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Staghorn Coral

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A couple inches wide and up to ten feet long, the bobbit worm stays hidden under tropical sands with just its five antennae poking out—waiting for prey to swim by.
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The Bobbit Worm

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Syllid fireworms can be found mainly on the seafloor, but they switch to a planktonic form to reproduce, where the females use bioluminescent signals.
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Syllid Fireworms

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A pearly razorfish
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Pearly Razorfish

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Raccoon butterfly fish and angelfish on a reef in the Red Sea, near Sharm el Sheik, Egypt.
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Coral Reef Scene

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Blue-spotted stingrays use the help of cleaner fish to stay clean and healthy.
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Blue-spotted Stingray

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