Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems

Figure 2. Eilat MCEs at 60 m depth. (a) A diver at work, aided by an underwater scooter and closed-circuit rebreather, exploring MCEs from the shoreline, (b) Mycedium sp., (c) Frogfish, Antennatus nummifer , “hiding” in Oxypora egyptensis , (d) Alveopora spp., (e) Euphyllia paradivisa , and (f) Leptoseris sp. and Blastomussa merleti (photos Gal Eyal).

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