Sea fan in shallow water, Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia

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Gorgonian sea fan (Melithaea sp.) about 5m below the surface at Karang Kaledupa Reef, Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia. This area must not have experienced any major storms for a long time, for a sea fan to grow to this size (well over 2m across) this close to the water surface.

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Size: 4005px × 2715px
Location: Karang Kaledupa Reef, Wakatobi National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Erik Schlogl / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, aquatic, coral, fan, gorgonian, indonesia, kaledupa, karang, marine, melithaea, national, ocean, park, reef, sea, sulawesi, underwater, wakatobi, wildlife