At the edge of the dropoff we find a diversity of sponges and hard and soft corals.

At the edge of the dropoff we find a diversity of sponges and hard and soft corals. Two big barrel sponges (Xestospongia muta) are perched on the slope. Images Courtesy of the Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE

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