Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Encrusting Gorgonian
Encrusting Gorgonian
Scientific Name: Erythropodium caribaeorum
Order: Gorgonacea
Category: Gorgonians
Size: 3 in. to 3 ft. (8 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

Corals
Gorgonians

Encrusting Gorgonian

Black Sea Rod

Bent Sea Rod

Porous Sea Rods

Knobby Sea Rods

Swollen-Knob Candelabrum

Sea Plumes

Bipinnate Sea Plumes

Slimy Sea Plumes

Slit-Pore Sea Rods

Colorful Sea Rod

Common Sea Fan

Venus Sea Fan

Wide-Mesh Sea Fan

Deepwater Sea Fan

Grooved-Blade Sea Whip

Angular Sea Whip

Long Sea Whip

Devil's Sea Whip

Bushy Sea Whip

White Telesto

Corky Sea Finger

Fire Corals
Stony Corals
Black Corals
Lace Corals


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