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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

 This close-up photograph of gold coral (Gerardia sp.) was taken at the Cross...
Discovered in 2004 and named in 2009, Gersemia juliepackardae coral lives on seamounts in the northeast Pacific Ocean at depths of 500-2,000 m (1,640-6,562 ft).
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New Soft Coral

 Discovered in 2004 and named in 2009, this Gersemia juliepackardae coral has been...
This 200-year-old bamboo coral colony is growing on the Davidson Seamount. The skeleton has bamboo-like segments.
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Bamboo Coral

 This 200-year-old bamboo coral colony is growing on the Davidson Seamount off the...
A fan-shaped colony of red coral (Corallium sp.) provides a perch for three basket stars as they feed.
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Red Coral

 A fan-shaped colony of red coral (Corallium sp.) on the Davidson Seamount provides...
Tree corals like this Calyptrophora bayer can grow several meters high and resemble brightly colored trees.
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Red Tree Coral

 Tree corals like this Calyptrophora bayer can grow several meters high and resemble...
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

 This bubblegum coral (Paragorgia arborea) has a fanlike shape. It is growing 1,310...
A variety of corals cling to Manning Seamount, just off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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Seamounts, A Deep-Sea Habitat

 Thousands of seamounts—most of them undersea volcanoes—tower above the muddy...
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 14:41
Scientists believe orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) live 150 years or more.
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Orange Roughy

 Scientists believe orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) live longer than 150...