Page 19 - Coral Reefs

Banggai Cardinalfish
Coral Reefs Rainforests of the Oceans Pterapogon kauderni

Reptiles
Not the most common residents of coral reefs, but definitely among the most beautiful.

Photo : Tobias Bernhard/gettyimages

Black Banded Sea Krait
One of the most venomous snakes on earth. Since Hawksbill Turtle
they are slow swimmers they survive by ambushing Photo : Deepak Apte
their prey rather than actively chasing them. Marine turtles, unlike their terrestrial siblings,
cannot withdraw their head into their shells.

Photo : Copyright Michael Gerber/gettyimages

Crustaceans

These are some of the most familiar and
commercially valuable species in coral reefs, and
include shrimps, lobsters and crabs.

Photo : Jeff Rotman/gettyimages

Hermit Crab
They often compete with Mantis Shrimp
each other for shells which Their limbs move so quickly that water around
they shed when they become them boils in a process knows as supercavitation. This
too large. produces an under sea shockwave that kills their prey.

Spiny Lobster
Also known as rock lobsters, they produce resping
Photo : Gerard Soury/gettyimages sounds with their antennae to repel predators.
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