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6-image mosaic of ATRIS images

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
octocorals, sponges, and the zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum
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A 6-image mosaic of an area dominated by various octocorals, sponges, and the zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum. A midnight parrotfish (Scarus coelestinus) is visible in the central portion of the mosaic. The areal coverage is approximately 5 meters by 13 meters. Water depth at the base of the ledge was 10.4 m and Deep ATRIS was 9.7 m above the bottom. 

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Public Domain.