Staghorn Corals

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 10 seconds

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 10 seconds

Coral Sea, Duration 20 seconds

Acropora microclados is not the primary subject of the video clip; the primary subject is Paracirrhites arcatus (Ringeye hawkfish). North Pacific Ocean, Duration 31 seconds

Approximate distribution (in red) of Acropora speciesSource: NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources

Madrepora formosa.

Isopora mricata forma Palmata Lam, Breadth 14.8 cm..

Gizo, Western Province, Solomon Islands

Singapore, South West, Singapore

JHT reef tank stony coral

With the decline of coral throughout the keys, any healthy specimens are a welcome sight.This cluster of Elkhorn coral is particularly encouraging to see.Elkhorn CoralAcropora palmataLooe Key Sanctuary Preservation AreaFlorida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS)Monore County, Florida, USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II R LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom GearI try to identify species using Reef Coral Identification/ Reef Creature Identification - Humann/Deloach (Second Edition 2002) but I'm by no means an expert. View on iNaturalist

Ruutia, les sous le Vent, Polynsie Franaise

Gizo, Western Province, Solomon Islands

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 10 seconds

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 10 seconds

Coral Sea, Duration 17 seconds

North Pacific Ocean, Duration 233 seconds, Shot includes Chaetodon trifascialis (Chevroned butterflyfish), Chromis margaritifer (Bicolor chromis), Labroides dimidiatus (Cleaner wrasse), Paracirrhites arcatus (Ringeye hawkfish), Pseudocheilinus evanidus (Disappearing wrasse)