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ELKHORN CORAL – REEF LIFE . ABACO . BAHAMAS
ELKHORN CORAL (Acropora palmata) is a widespread reef coral, an unmistakeable species with large branches that resemble elk antlers. The dense growths create an ideal shady habitat for many reef...
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BRAIN WAVES: UNDERSEA CORAL MAZES & LABYRINTHS
BRAIN WAVES: UNDERSEA CORAL MAZES & LABYRINTHS The most apposite description of brain coral Diploria labyrinthiformisis is essentially a no-brainer. How could you not call the creatures on this...
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BLUE CHROMIS: A FLASH OF COLOUR ON THE REEF
BLUE CHROMIS: A FLASH OF COLOUR ON THE REEF Larger reef fish tend to get more attention than the tiddlers, for obvious reasons. Yet a reef would not properly exist without the small fish that drift...
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ABACO PARROT FOR A CHEERFUL YULETIDE & OPTIMISM FOR 2023
Thanks to all followers, likers, commenters, regular visitors, one-offs, local wildlife organisations, and friends of Rolling Harbour in general. This year we passed 1 million hits over the ten years...
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FLAMINGO TONGUE SNAILS: DECORATIVE CORAL-DWELLERS
FLAMINGO TONGUE SNAILS: DECORATIVE CORAL-DWELLERS FLAMINGO TONGUE SNAILS Cyphoma gibbous are small marine gastropod molluscs related to cowries. The living animal is brightly coloured and strikingly...
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BLUEHEAD WRASSE: PRIVATE LIFE LAID BARE
BLUEHEAD WRASSE: PRIVATE LIFE LAID BARE The bluehead wrasse (or blue-headed wrasse) Thalassoma bifasciatum is a denizen of the coral reefs in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. This...
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BRAIN WAVES: UNDERSEA CORAL MAZES & LABYRINTHS
BRAIN WAVES: UNDERSEA CORAL MAZES & LABYRINTHS The most apposite description of brain coral Diploria labyrinthiformisis is essentially a no-brainer. How could you not call the creatures on this...
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LETTUCE SEA SLUGS: SOLAR POWERED ‘CRISPY BLISSFUL HEAVEN’
LETTUCE SEA SLUGS: SOLAR POWERED ‘CRISPY BLISSFUL HEAVEN’ The Lettuce Sea Slug Elysia crispata (transl. ‘Crispy Blissful Heaven’) was No.3 in the ‘WTF’ ‘What’s That Fish’ series (despite not actually...
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CHRISTMAS TREE WORMS: SEASONAL SPIROBRANCHES
CHRISTMAS TREE WORMS: SEASONAL SPIROBRANCHES “Deck the Reefs with Worms Like Christmas Trees… Fal-La-La-etc-etc ” is a traditional Carol familiar to all. Well, most. Ok, some, then. Oh right – maybe...
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OCTOPUS’S GARDEN (TAKE 9) IN THE BAHAMAS
OCTOPUS’S GARDEN (TAKE 9) IN THE BAHAMAS We are back again under the sea, warm below the storm, with an eight-limbed companion in its little hideaway beneath the waves. It’s impossible to imagine...
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