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  • Sponges, tuncates, and other invertebrate life growing on the roots of Red Mangrove trees in the Belize Cays.
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  • Sponges, tuncates, and other invertebrate life growing on the roots of Red Mangrove trees in the Belize Cays.
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  • Sponges, tuncates, and other invertebrate life growing on the roots of Red Mangrove trees in the Belize Cays.
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  • Soft corals, sea fans and sponges flourish on this healthy reef.  .Misool Island vicinity.  Near smaller island of Fiabacet.
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  • Soft corals, sea fans and sponges flourish on this healthy reef.  A jack cruises the reef hunting...Misool Island vicinity.  Near smaller island of Fiabacet.
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  • Rich invertebrate life including purple and green tunicates and orange sponges cover the underwater portions of red mangrove roots on this offshore mangrove island in Belize.  .
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  • Sponges, tuncates, and other invertebrate life growing on the roots of Red Mangrove trees in the Belize Cays.
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  • Marine flatworm (Pseudoceros sp.) crawls over a sponge.
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  • A marine flatworm (Pseudobiceros bedfordi) on a sponge.
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  • A giant frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) resting in a sponge.
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  • Deep rocky seamount at 30 m depth, covered in rich, colorful invertebrate life including anemones, sponges and corals.  <br />
Flag Cabrilla Grouper (Epinephelus labriformis) on wall.<br />
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Coiba Island<br />
Coiba National Park<br />
Panama<br />
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Bajo Veinte dive site
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  • Deep rocky seamount at 30 m depth, covered in rich, colorful invertebrate life including anemones, sponges and corals.  <br />
Schools of damselfish in foreground, with jacks in the distance.<br />
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Coiba Island<br />
Coiba National Park<br />
Panama<br />
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Bajo Veinte dive site
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  • Seamount covered in diverse sea fans, soft corals, sponges and other invertebrate life.  School of Pacific Spadefish in background.<br />
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Contreras Islands<br />
Coiba National Park<br />
Panama<br />
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Roller Coaster dive site
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  • Seamount covered in diverse sea fans, soft corals, sponges and other invertebrate life.  With schools of snappers above.<br />
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Contreras Islands<br />
Coiba National Park<br />
Panama<br />
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Roller Coaster dive site
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  • Blue Coral (Distichopora robusta) growing on submarine rock outcrops at approx 15-20 M depth off the SW corner of Jicarita Island.<br />
This unique coral species was first discovered here at this location, and is only known from small areas of Coiba National Park and some nearby sites in the Gulf of Chiriqui.  First scientifically described in 2004.  Diver Kevan Mantell, who was the person who first brought the unique corals to scientific attention, swims through the landscape of underwater pinnacles.<br />
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Sponges and sea fans grow among the Distichopora corals.<br />
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Jicarita Island, <br />
Coiba National Park, Panama<br />
Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean<br />
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"Coral Wall" dive site<br />
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original description of the coral:<br />
 Lindner, A., Cairns S.D., Guzman .M., 2004. Distichopora robusta sp. nov., the first shallow-water stylasterid (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Stylasteridae) from the tropical eastern Pacific. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 84 5: 943-947.<br />
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Jicarita Island, <br />
Coiba National Park, Panama<br />
Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean<br />
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"Coral Wall" dive site<br />
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original description of the coral:<br />
 Lindner, A., Cairns S.D., Guzman .M., 2004. Distichopora robusta sp. nov., the first shallow-water stylasterid (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Stylasteridae) from the tropical eastern Pacific. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 84 5: 943-947.
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  • Roughjaw Frogfish (Antennarius avalonis) poised in some sponges with diver Kevan Mantell hovering in the water above, where he is spotting for whale sharks which frequent these plankton rich waters.<br />
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Canales de Afuera Island<br />
Coiba National Park, Panama<br />
Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean<br />
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"Wahoo" dive site
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  • Deep rocky seamount at 30 m depth, covered in rich, colorful invertebrate life including anemones, sponges and corals.  <br />
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) and jacks.<br />
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Coiba Island<br />
Coiba National Park<br />
Panama<br />
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Bajo Veinte dive site
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  • Deep rocky seamount at 30 m depth, covered in rich, colorful invertebrate life including anemones, sponges and corals.  <br />
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Coiba Island<br />
Coiba National Park<br />
Panama<br />
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Bajo Veinte dive site
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  • Deep rocky seamount at 30 m depth, covered in rich, colorful invertebrate life including anemones, sponges and corals.  <br />
Schools of damselfish in foreground, with jacks in the distance.<br />
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Coiba Island<br />
Coiba National Park<br />
Panama<br />
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Bajo Veinte dive site
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  • Rocky seamount covered in sponges and other invertebrate life<br />
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Coiba Island<br />
Coiba National Park<br />
Panama<br />
Siren's Point dive site
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  • Deep rocky seamount at 30 m depth, covered in rich, colorful invertebrate life including anemones, sponges and corals.  <br />
Schools of damselfish in foreground, with jacks in the distance.<br />
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Coiba Island<br />
Coiba National Park<br />
Panama<br />
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Bajo Veinte dive site
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  • Snappers, silversides, and a sea star share space in the underwater world of the mangrove forest...Rich invertebrate life including in some places corals, tunicates, and sponges, cover the underwater portions of red mangrove roots on this offshore mangrove island in Belize.  ..This habitat is an important nursery area and provides shelter for many fish species.
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  • The view from below - under the mangroves...Rich invertebrate life including corals, tunicates, and sponges, cover the underwater portions of red mangrove roots on this offshore mangrove island in Belize.  ..This habitat is an important nursery area and provides shelter for many fish species..Tunicate Cove, Belize.
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  • Rich invertebrate life including in some places corals, tunicates, and sponges, cover the underwater portions of red mangrove roots on this offshore mangrove island in Belize.  ..This habitat is an important nursery area and provides shelter for many fish species..Tunicate Cove, Belize.
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  • Brain coral refraction and roots..A brain coral growing around red mangrove roots in Belize is seen refracted from above water and seen directly below  water in this split level view...Unusually clear water for a mangrove habitat has allowed this coral to grow.  Rich invertebrate life including in some places corals, tunicates, and sponges, cover the underwater portions of red mangrove roots on this offshore mangrove island in Belize.  ..This habitat is an important nursery area and provides shelter for many fish species.
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  • Reef detail with soft corals, sponges, and a zigzag oyster.
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  • A rocky seamount rising toward the surface with circling fish and rich coral and sponge growth.  Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) in silouette.<br />
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Coiba Island<br />
Coiba National Park, Panama<br />
Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean<br />
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"Siren's Point" dive site
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  • Roughjaw Frogfish (Antennarius avalonis) poised among sponge branches on a rocky reef.<br />
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Canales de Afuera Islands <br />
Coiba National Park, Panama<br />
Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean<br />
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"Wahoo" dive site
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  • A rocky seamount rising toward the surface with circling fish and rich coral and sponge growth.<br />
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Coiba Island, <br />
Coiba National Park, Panama<br />
Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean<br />
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"Siren's Point" dive site
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  • A yellow trumpetfish is using a Yellow-masked Angelfish as a "stalking horse" to approach small fish unnoticed.  The Angelfish is a sponge eater that is ignored by small fish.
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  • A rocky seamount rising toward the surface with circling fish and rich coral and sponge growth.<br />
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Coiba Island, <br />
Coiba National Park, Panama<br />
Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean<br />
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"Siren's Point" dive site
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  • A rocky seamount rising toward the surface with circling fish and rich coral and sponge growth.  Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) in silouette.<br />
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Coiba Island<br />
Coiba National Park, Panama<br />
Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean<br />
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"Siren's Point" dive site
    150313_02905.jpg
  • Roughjaw Frogfish (Antennarius avalonis) poised among sponge branches on a rocky reef.<br />
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Canales de Afuera Islands <br />
Coiba National Park, Panama<br />
Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean<br />
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"Wahoo" dive site
    150312_02769.jpg