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Sea Fan
The sea fan, Hypnogorgia pendula, one of our focal species, is found throughout the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Pictured at Bouma Bank, 79 meters (259 feet).
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NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary/University of North Carolina Wilmington-Undersea Vehicles Program