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A Coral Sea Celebration SL276082

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From an artistic perspective, hard and soft corals present form, colour, shape, and texture so diverse that one would be hard-pressed to find another animal group to match. This extreme close-up from the Coral Sea is one example of soft coral of the thousands of spectacular species inhabiting our oceans. Also featured in this celebration of colour and form are members of the subfamily Anthiinae of the larger Serranidae, or grouper family. These unique and colourful fish are sequential hermaphrodites, starting life as females and transitioning to males due to social factors. The most dominant female replaces a male when one dies.
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NEW WORK, OCEAN OF LIFE
From an artistic perspective, hard and soft corals present form, colour, shape, and texture so diverse that one would be hard-pressed to find another animal group to match. This extreme close-up from the Coral Sea is one example of soft coral of the thousands of spectacular species inhabiting our oceans. Also featured in this celebration of colour and form are members of the subfamily Anthiinae of the larger Serranidae, or grouper family. These unique and colourful fish are sequential hermaphrodites, starting life as females and transitioning to males due to social factors. The most dominant female replaces a male when one dies.