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"Fire-Coral" / "Stinging-Coral". Gives burning sensation when touched. Abundant on upper reef slopes and in lagoons. Colonial and hermatypic. One species exists.

Fire fish/Turkey fish. Found on lagoon reefs and around deepwater coral heads. Ranges from Western Australia and Malaysia to Southeastern Polynesia and north to Japan. Colour ranges from pink to black. Poisonous and painful sting usually lasts 6 to 12 hours.

Cluster of coral growing separately from each other. Resembles the shape of a tree trunk.

Sea bed with coral. Coral appears to have been dynamited?

Featuring sea bed with tall coral formations which appeared covered with brown sediment. Sea colour green.

Brown sandy sea bed with clusters of plate-like corals growing separately.

Single cluster of coral growing vertically towards the surface of the water.

Sea bed with clusters of coral in blocks.

Sea bed covered with brown sediment

See Slide 13