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Crochet butterflyfish (Chaetodon guentheri)

Crochet butterflyfish (Chaetodon guentheri), among branches of a black coral tree, Antipathes sp. where there are also red and white brittle stars (Astrobrachion adhaerens). The species has an anti-equatorial distribution; common in subtropical waters of Lord Howe Island and NSW. Northwest Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia

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Black coral (Antipathes sp.))

Black coral (Antipathes sp.),), light-coloured living tissues covering black skeleton, with Serpent brittle stars (Astrobrachion adhaerens) entwined among its branches. North Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia

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Brittle Star - Blending into it's home on the soft coral this starfish is almost invisible

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Brittle Star - Blending into it's home on the soft coral this starfish is almost invisible
Papua New Guinea
Ophiothrix foveolata
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