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Coral Reefs of the Tropics: pictures of coral reefs fish, plants and animals

Picture Gallery: Coral Reef Fish, Animals and Plants

View stunning pictures of coral reefs from The Nature Conservancy's gorgeous photography collection. Just click on any of the photo thumbnails that are displayed below to see a larger version with greater detail.

Coral reef picture: Clownfish. © Daniel and Robbie Wisdom

Clownfish
Photo © Daniel and Robbie Wisdom

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Coral reef picture: Green sea turtle in Hawaii. © Jeffrey Y. Kuwabara

Green sea turtle in Hawaii
Photo © Jeffrey Y. Kuwabara

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Coral reef picture: Coral reef. © Daniel and Robbie Wisdom

Coral reef
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Coral reef picture: Leslie Richter

Grouper
Photo © Leslie Richter

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Coral reef picture: Chromodoris. © Leslie Richter

Chromodoris
Photo © Leslie Richter

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Coral reef picture: Acropora coral fragments in the Florida Keys. © Ken Nedimyer

Acropora coral restoration in the Florida Keys
Photo © Ken Nedimyer

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Coral reef picture: Acropora coral in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. © Louise Goggin

Acropora coral in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Photo © Louise Goggin

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Coral reef picture: And Atoll, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. © Jez O'Hare

And Atoll, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Photo © Jez O'Hare

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Coral reef picture: Dog snapper fish. © Doug Seifert

Dog snapper fish
Photo © Doug Seifert

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Coral reef picture: Pufferfish. © Daniel and Robbie Wisdom

Pufferfish
Photo © Daniel and Robbie Wisdom

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Coral reef picture: Pygmy seahorse in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guina. © Tammy Peluso

Pygmy seahorse in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guina
Photo © Tammy Peluso

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Coral reef picture: Brain coral in the Florida Keys. © Ken Nedimyer

Brain coral in the Florida Keys
Photo © Ken Nedimyer

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Coral reef picture: Cauliflower corals in Hawaii. © Jeffrey Y. Kuwabara

Cauliflower corals in Hawaii
Photo © Jeffrey Y. Kuwabara

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Coral reef picture: Frogfish. © Jeffrey Y. Kuwabara

Frogfish
Photo © Jeffrey Y. Kuwabara

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Coral reef picture: Goby. © Jeffrey Y. Kuwabara

Goby
Photo © Jeffrey Y. Kuwabara

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Coral reef picture: Komodo National Park, Indonesia. © Burt Jones, Maurine Shimlock/Secret Sea Visions

Komodo National Park, Indonesia
Photo © Burt Jones, Maurine Shimlock/Secret Sea Visions

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Coral reef picture: Hawaiian coral reef. © Keoki Stender, Fishpics Hawaii

Hawaiian coral reef
Photo © Keoki Stender, Fishpics Hawaii

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Coral reef picture: Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Ingrid Visser

Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
Photo © Ingrid Visser

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Coral reef picture: Nudibranch. © Daniel and Robbie Wisdom

Nudibranch
Photo © Daniel and Robbie Wisdom

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Coral reef picture: Coral reef of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. © Leslie Richter

Coral reef of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
Photo © Leslie Richter

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Coral reef picture: Coral reef of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. © Leslie Richter

Coral reef of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
Photo © Leslie Richter

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Coral reef picture: Coral reef of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. © Elizabeth McLeod

Coral reef of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
Photo © Elizabeth McLeod

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Coral reef picture: Coral reef in American Samoa. © Keoki Stender, Fishpics Hawaii

Coral reef in American Samoa
Photo © Keoki Stender, Fishpics Hawaii

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Coral reef picture: Schooling jack fish. © Daniel and Robbie Wisdom

Schooling jack fish
Photo © Daniel and Robbie Wisdom

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Coral reef picture: Soft coral in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. © Emre Turak

Soft coral in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Photo © Emre Turak

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Coral reef picture: Blenny in the Solomon Islands. © Leslie Richter

Blenny in the Solomon Islands
Photo © Leslie Richter

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Coral reef picture: Pygmy seahorse in the Solomon Islands. © Leslie Richter

Pygmy seahorse in the Solomon Islands
Photo © Leslie Richter

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Coral reef picture: Coral reef. © Daniel and Robbie Wisdom

Coral reef
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Coral reef picture: Spotted sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster punctatissima). © Luis Vinueza/NAZCA

Spotted sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster punctatissima)
Photo © Luis Vinueza/NAZCA

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Coral reef picture: Hawkfish. © Jeffrey Y. Kuwabara

Hawkfish
Photo © Jeffrey Y. Kuwabara

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Coral reef picture: Porites coral at Midway Atoll (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands). © Keoki Stender, Fishpics Hawaii

Porites coral at Midway Atoll (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands)
Photo © Keoki Stender, Fishpics Hawaii

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Coral reef picture: Coral reef in the Wakatobi Marine National Park, Indonesia. © Keoki Stender, Fishpics Hawaii

Coral reef in the Wakatobi Marine National Park, Indonesia
Photo © Keoki Stender, Fishpics Hawaii

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Coral reef picture: Seastar. © Leslie Richter

Seastar
Photo © Leslie Richter

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Coral reef picture: Shumann Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Ingrid Visser

Shumann Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
Photo © Ingrid Visser

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