As light becomes limiting in the deep reef fewer hard corals are able to survive, but many species of soft corals and black corals serve the same functional role as habitat and/or food.

Image ID: reef3873, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection
Location: Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands
Photo Date: 2007
Credit: Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE

Category: Coral Reefs/

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