During Dive 01 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, while moving towards the summit of an unnamed seamount, we passed over slopes with many black corals, observing at least five different species, with the tightly coiled Stichopathes gravieri, shown here, being particularly abundant.
Tightly Coiled Stichopathes gravieri
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During Dive 01 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, while moving towards the summit of an unnamed seamount, we passed over slopes with many black corals, observing at least five different species, with the tightly coiled Stichopathes gravieri, shown here, being particularly abundant.