Outcroppings serve as homes for many species, including corals, fishes and sponges.

Looking up to the shallows from below through a window on the reef provides a glimpse of the reef.  Built by thousands of years of coral deposition, these outcroppings serve as homes for many species, including corals, fishes and sponges. Images Courtesy of the Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE

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