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Pocillopora meandrina

Dana, 1846


Joakim Hjelm A camouflaged Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) hiding next to a small colony of Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora Meandrina) with a school of Pennant Butterflyfish (Heniochus diphreutes) cruising in the background. So much activity down on the Corsair wreck at night! LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE if you love night dives! Shot with Canon 5dmk3, ISO 3200, f9.0, 1/125

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Taxonomy
Animalia (Kingdom)
  Cnidaria (Phylum)
    Anthozoa (Class)
      Hexacorallia (Subclass)
        Scleractinia (Order)
          Pocilloporidae (Family)
            Pocillopora (Genus)
              Pocillopora meandrina (Species)
Associated Species