Purple coral-eating snails (Drupella rugosa) in large numbers on a single coral head, Rainbow Reef, Taveuni, Fiji

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Purple coral-eating snails (Drupella rugosa) in large numbers on a single coral head. Healthy coral tissue on the left, Drupella feeding in the centre, and dead (already eaten) coral on the right. Rainbow Reef, Fiji

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Size: 3648px × 2736px
Location: Rainbow Reef, Taveuni, Vanua Levu, Fiji
Photo credit: © Suzanne Long / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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