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Thailand, Myanmar Reef Scenics

15 images Created 2 Nov 2008

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  • A Longfin Bannerfish, Heniochus acuminatus, swims among schooling Yellowback Fusiliers, Caesio xanthonota, on a sloping reef covered with hard and soft corals. Silvertip Bank, Burma Banks, Myanmar/Burma, Andaman Sea
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  • Colorful soft corals, Dendronepthya sp., grow amidst large colonies of hard coral, Diploastrea heliopora, accented by Golden Damselfish, Amblyglyphidodon aureus and a Crown-Of-Thorns Sea Star, Acanthaster planci; all typical underwater scenery in the Andaman Sea. Hin Muang/Purple Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A pair of divers make their way along a sloping reef covered with hard and soft corals and encrusting sponges. Silvertip Bank, Burma Banks, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • A diver observes a golden damselfish, Amblyglyphidodon aureus, while hovering above  lush colonies of soft coral and crinoids.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Andaman Sea, Thailand, Indian Ocean
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  • Fields of nearly pristine hard coral like this are an increasingly rare sight in most parts of the world. This particular reef is among the healthiest in all of Thailand, but is seldom visited due to its remote location. Koh Losin, Thailand, Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea
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  • Hovering over a forest of soft corals, Dendonepthya sp., this Indian Lionfish, Pterois muricata, is surrounded by a cloud of baitfish, providing it with an abundant food source. Hin Muang/Purple Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A squadron of Indian Lionfish, Pterois muricata, team up to herd a school of baitfish into a compact mass, making them easier prey. Like all members of the scorpionfish family, lionfish are equipped with venomous fin rays, used for self-defense. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A trio of Indian Lionfish, Pterois muricata, work together to herd baitfish. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A Blue-Spotted Coral Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, stakes out its territory amidst colorful Dendronepthya soft corals and a brilliant orange Gorgonian fan coral. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea.
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  • A Blue-Spotted Coral Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, patrols among colorful soft corals and gorgonians.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • Thriving hard and soft corals, abundant reef fish, all signs of a healthy reef system. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand,  Andaman Sea
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  • An emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, glides among thriving soft corals, Dendonepthya sp., and schooling anthias, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A diver explores a huge double cavern in one of Southern Thailand's many limestone karst formations.  Ko Ha Yai, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A school of damselfish hover near soft and fan corals on a vertical wall.  Western Rocky Island, Mergui Archipelago, Burma, Andaman Sea
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  • Diver gliding above a Gorgonian skeleton that is covered with colonies of colorful soft coral, Dendronepthya sp., and orange cup coral, Tubastraea sp.  Western Rocky, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
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