A blue seastar, Linkia laevigata, crawls across a shallow reef dominated by staghorn and foliose reef-building corals.
A blue seastar, Linkia laevigata, lies on a shallow reef of staghorn and foliose corals. Kalig, Misool, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Location: Misool, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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