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Hawaiian Table Coral

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Hawaiian Table Coral

Picture by: Ocean Media Center Picture taken on: March 30th, 2011

The flat plates of table coral are ideally shaped to expose as much of their surface as possible to sunlight. The dull brown or green color of table coral is a canvas for the numerous reef fish that shelter under and around its plates.

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