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Walter Adey and the NMNH coral reef tank
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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium

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Two coral trout swim on a reef in Fiji.
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Having Your Fish and Eating Them Too

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A coral catshark
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Coral Catshark

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A close-up photo of dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum), living in the Baltic Sea.
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Dead Man’s Fingers

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This photograph of Gerardia sp. was taken at the Cross Seamount in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 400 m (1,312 feet).
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Gold Coral Close-up

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This bubblegum coral has a fanlike shape. It is growing 1,310 m (4,298 ft) deep on the Davidson Seamount.
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Bubblegum Coral

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: Black corals often resemble bushes or trees. Their living tissue can be one of several colors. It’s the skeleton that is black.
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Black Corals

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Red coral necklaces in a display window. Harvesting deep-sea coral to produce jewelry like this threatens these ecosystems.
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Coral for Sale

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This black coral is more than 4,200 years old. Named for the color of their skeletons, black corals come in many colors.
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How old is black coral?

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Scientists recently discovered the Christmas tree coral (Antipathes dendrochristos) off the southern California coast.
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New Christmas Tree Coral

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This map shows where some of the most significant species of deep-sea corals are located.
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Deep-Sea Corals Worldwide

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A stingray swims in an Australian marine reserve.
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Australia's 1.2 Million Mile Marine Reserve

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