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Scuba Diver inspecting Bleached Coral (Montipora sp.) - Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Scuba Diver inspecting Bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Scuba Diver inspecting Bleached Coral (Montipora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Schooling Jacks or Trevally (Caranx sp.) above Bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino. Heron Island Great Barrier Reef Queensland Australia
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Bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Bleached Coral (Montipora sp.) - Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Bleached Coral (uncertain sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Bleached Coral (Montipora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Lemon Damselfish (Pomacentrus sp.) amongst Bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Lemon Damselfish (Pomacentrus sp.) amongst Bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Lemon Damselfish (Pomacentrus sp.) amongst Bleached Coral (Acropora sp.) . Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Close detail of Bleached Coral (uncertain sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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BEFORE CORAL BLEACHING: Acropora Coral (Acropora sp.). Photographed in 1997 prior to the 1998 El Nino Coral Bleaching period. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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CORAL BLEACHING: Acropora Coral (Acropora sp.), coral bleaching that occurred during the high water temperature 1998 El Nino. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during March, 2014. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during March, 2014. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Partially bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during March, 2014. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
© Bob Halstead / OceanwideImages.com |
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Partially bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during March, 2014. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
© Bob Halstead / OceanwideImages.com |
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Leopard Blenny (Exallias brevis). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Chevroned Butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifascialis) amongst Acropora Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Chevroned Butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifascialis). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Rainford's Butterflyfish (Chaetodon rainfordi) amongst acropora coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Juvenile Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) amongst giant Dendronephthya Soft Coral. Indo-Pacific
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Schooling Slender Cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis), amongst Black Corals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken on the SS Yongala shipwreck, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Schooling Slender Cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis), amongst Black Corals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken on the SS Yongala shipwreck, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Schooling Slender Cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis), amongst Black Corals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken on the SS Yongala shipwreck, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Blue-lined Cardinalfish (Apogon cyanosoma), sheltering amongst acropora coral. Also known as Orange-lined Cardinalfish. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Juvenile Golden Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon aureus) amongst Gorgonian Fan Coral. Also known as Lemon Damsel, Yellow Damsel and Golden Sergeant. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Golden Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon aureus) aerating eggs attached to Whip Coral. Also known as Lemon Damsel, Yellow Damselfish and Golden Sergeant. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Juvenile Golden Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon aureus) amongst Gorgonian Fan Coral. Also known as Lemon Damsel, Yellow Damsel and Golden Sergeant. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Orange Basslet (Pseudanthias cf cheirospilos), female sheltering next to a Gorgonian Sea Fan Coral. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Fairy Basslets, (Pseudanthias tuka) - juvenile amongst Gorgonian Fan Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Orange Fairy Basslets (Pseudanthias cf cheirospilos) amongst Soft Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Purple-eyed Goby (Bryaninops natans) on Acropora Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Seawhip Goby (Bryaninops yongei) on Whip Coral (Junceella sp.). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Many-host Goby (Pleurosicya mossambica). Found on a variety of host, in this instance Dendronytha soft coral, throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Soft-coral Goby (Pleurosicya boldinghi). Found in association with Dendronephya soft corals throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including north-western Australia
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Soft-coral Goby (Pleurosicya boldinghi). Found in association with Dendronephya soft corals throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including north-western Australia
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Sea-whip Goby (Bryaninops yongei). Found in association with sea-whip coral (Cirrhipathesanguinea) throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Ghost Goby (Pleurosicya micheli), resting on Favid Coral. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Ghost Goby (Pleurosicya micheli), resting on Favid Coral. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula). Also known as Potato Grouper and Potato Groper. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus), also known as Leopard Cod, amongst Black Corals and schooling Cardinalfish. Found throughout Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken on the SS Yongala shipwreck, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Footballer Trout (Plectropomus laevis), also known as Chinese Footballer and Footballer Cod. Found on in-shore and off-shore coral reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Cod (Epinephelus daemelii). Also known as Saddletail Grouper & Black Rock-cod. Found in Sth-east Australia, Sth Qld to Mallacoota, Vic. Norfolk Island, Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, Lord Howe Island, to Nth NZ. Solitary Islands, NSW, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Cod (Epinephelus daemelii). Also known as Saddletail Grouper & Black Rock-cod. Found in Sth-east Australia, Sth Qld to Mallacoota, Vic. Norfolk Island, Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, Lord Howe Island, to Nth NZ. Solitary Islands, NSW, Australia.
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