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Fether black coral
Antipathes pennacea
21.8199, -84.4941
Field Notes
Description:
Photo take at -70 ft in a Caribbean reef
Is one of the most beautiful feather coral in the reef unfortunately is and Endangered Species
Habitat:
Mostly in coral reef formations, this coral like to live between 18 m - 50 m
60 ft-160 ft depth.
Notes:
Black coral is listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). For decades black coral fisherman´s has take this coral to made jewelry.
Today is a protect species.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2012
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