Reef - Korallenriff - récif corallien - barriera corallina

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Description of Panulirus ornatus
Like crabs and shrimp, ornate spiny lobsters are crustaceans. That means...
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Description of Panulirus ornatus
The ornate spiny lobster eats snails, clams, crabs, and sea urchins....
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Description of Opistognathus rosenblatti
Reefs are in danger, and that means so is the home...
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Description of Opistognathus rosenblatti
The life of the bluespotted jawfish revolves around its precious burrow....
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Description of Opistognathus rosenblatti
The bluespotted jawfish is well-named, because its mouth is an all-purpose...
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Description of Opistognathus rosenblatti
Finding food is easy for the bluespotted jawfish: it just opens...
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Description of Octopus cyanea
Many people think the reef octopus is delicious! While they are...
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Description of Octopus cyanea
Like squids and cuttlefish, the reef octopus is a cephalopod. That...
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Description of Octopus cyanea
What the reef octopus can do is incredible! Like a magician,...
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Description of Octopus cyanea
The reef octopus crunches on crabs, shrimps and clams, as well...
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Description of Millepora
Corals are in a lot of trouble and reefs are in...
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Description of Millepora
Many people think fire coral are plants, but they are animals!...
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Description of Millepora
Fire coral may look harmless, but they can sting! Fire coral...
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Description of Millepora
Like all animals, corals need to eat food. They use their...
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Description of Lutjanus kasmira
Since so many humans think bluestripe snappers are delicious, they have...
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Description of Lutjanus kasmira
During the day, bluestripe snappers can be spotted swimming near the...
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Description of Lutjanus kasmira
Bluestripe snappers are one of the most common medium-sized fish on...
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Description of Lutjanus kasmira
Bluestripe snappers eat crabs, shrimps, squids, and small fish. They also...
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Description of Leucetta chagosensis
Reefs are in danger, and that means so the home of...
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Description of Leucetta chagosensis
Many people think lemon sponges are plants, but they’re actually simple...
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Description of Leucetta chagosensis
Lemon sponges are some of the oldest animal life forms on...
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Description of Leucetta chagosensis
Lemon sponges eat tiny food particles in the water. Because they...
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Description of Hymenocera picta
Reefs are in danger, and that means so is the home...
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Description of Hymenocera picta
Harlequin shrimp are crustaceans, like crabs and lobsters. Like other crustaceans,...
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Description of Hymenocera picta
The harlequin shrimp is a small shrimp, popular in aquariums because...
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Description of Hymenocera picta
Harlequin shrimp eat sea stars, even the Crown-of-thorns Sea Star! They...
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Description of Heteractis magnifica
The magnificent sea anemone’s stinging cells wouldn’t kill humans, but they...
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Description of Heteractis magnifica
Like jellyfish and coral, the magnificent sea anemone is a cnidarian....
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Description of Heteractis magnifica
Many people think the magnificent sea anemone is a plant, but...
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Description of Heteractis magnifica
The magnificent sea anemone will snap up almost anything that floats...
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Description of Halimeda tuna
Calcareous green seaweed is not threatened yet, but the ocean is...
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Description of Halimeda tuna
The calcium carbonate in its cells gives its body some support,...
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Description of Halimeda tuna
Calcareous green seaweed is an important reef-builder: when it dies, the...
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Description of Halimeda tuna
Since it makes its own food, calcareous green seaweed doesn’t have...
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Description of Halichoeres hortulanus
Many people find the checkerboard wrasse perfect as a meal or...
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Description of Halichoeres hortulanus
The checkerboard wrasse hangs out in the sandy patches of a...
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Description of Halichoeres hortulanus
When young, the checkerboard wrasse is only black and white. As...
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Description of Halichoeres hortulanus
The checkerboard munchs on shrimps, crabs, snails, and urchins. It only...
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Description of Gymnothorax javanicus
The giant moray is at the top of the reef’s food...
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Description of Gymnothorax javanicus
The giant moray is not your usual type of fish. It...
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Description of Charonia tritonis
Some people will catch the giant triton to sell its shell...
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Description of Charonia tritonis
Like snails and sea slugs, the giant triton is a gastropod....
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Description of Charonia tritonis
The giant triton is one of the biggest snails in the...
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Description of Charonia tritonis
The giant triton eat sea urchins and sea stars, and will...
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Description of Chaetodon lunulatus
People hunt oval butterflyfish to sell to aquariums, but they don’t...
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Description of Chaetodon lunulatus
You can almost always find oval butterflyfish hanging out with others...
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Description of Chaetodon lunulatus
Known for its beauty and graceful swimming ability, the oval butterflyfish...
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Description of Chaetodon lunulatus
Oval butterflyfish only eat coral. But they would never eat an...
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Description of Bolbometopon muricatum
Overfishing is a big problem for the humphead parrotfish! Overfishing means...
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Description of Bolbometopon muricatum
You will almost always find green humphead parrotfish in a small...

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