Hard and soft corals compete with gorgonians for space to grow and food on a shallow reef near a set of limestone islands.
A plethora of corals, both reef-building and non reef-building, compete for space to grow, sunlight, and planktonic food on a shallow reef. Wyil, Misool, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Location: Wyil, Misool, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
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