Tag: Acropora

A vivid yellow citron goby (Gobiodon citrinus) sits among the branches of an Acropora coral. The small white stripes on the head and the transparent fins are clearly visible in the macro shot.
A species-rich coral reef in the shallow water of the Red Sea. Various hard and soft corals in vivid colours cover the reef slope, including Acropora table corals and Porites corals.
A large table coral dominates the reef scene, surrounded by colourful soft corals in red, pink and yellow. The coral is photographed from below looking towards the water surface, where sunbeams shine through the blue water.
A beautiful Acropora hard coral with violet-pink spherical polyp tips presenting itself against turquoise-blue water. The coral displays its characteristic cylindrical branches with clearly visible extended polyps in their full splendour.