bleached coral and crocodilefish pacific reef |
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A crocodilefish lays on bleached corals on a reef in Indonesia. Bleaching occurs when corals' endosymbiont algae (zooxanthellae) are lost due to high sea temperatures. Bleaching can kill entire reefs. |
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