Sentences with phrase «below shallow coral»

«New deep reef ocean zone, the rariphotic, teeming with new fish species: New zone comprises reef fishes — including numerous new species — That live well below shallow coral reefs.»

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Two thirds of its water sank into a blue - black no different from the deep water offshore; the other third, on the south side of the city, shone a wonderful turquoise blue, lit from below by a shallow bed of rock and coral that caught the sun like the inside of an oyster shell.

The shallows are covered in sea anenomes and not far below an abundance of soft coral fields adorn the edges, surrounded by thousands of shimmering glassfish.

Vivid soft corals and gorgonian fans are a highlight here combined with colorful shallow coral gardens to explore during your safety stop Koh Phi Phi is as fabulous below the ocean's surface as it is above it.

Once descended, simply take your landmark (often the mooring buoy) make your dive, and on the way back, slowly head toward shore while enjoying the shallows where you're likely to find pods of squid and long nose needle fish hovering just below the surface, or the yellow headed jaw fish hiding in the coral rubble.

Close to shore, every island is surrounded by shallow coral reefs that are just a few feet below the ocean's surface.