Corals Lophelia pertusa (white, center) and Paramuricea sp. (yellow, center-right) with associated fish Benthocometes sp. (center) and Eumunida picta (top) at 430 meters depth on Long Mound of the West Florida shelf.
Corals on Long Mound
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Corals Lophelia pertusa (white, center) and Paramuricea sp. (yellow, center-right) with associated fish Benthocometes sp. (center) and Eumunida picta (top) at 430 meters depth on Long Mound of the West Florida shelf.

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