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Title: Triplefin On Bleached Coral, Indonesia
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A striped triplefin (Helcogramma striatum) on the underside of a bleached leather coral (Sarcophyton sp.) on a coral reef. The bleaching occurred as a result of elevated water temperatures, in late 2022, due to warming water caused by a La Nina event. Raja Ampat. This area is usually considered as a refuge from mass bleaching events. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea. Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
- Anthozoans: Anthozoa
- Bird's Head Seascape
- Blennies: Blenniidae
- Bony Fishes: Osteichthyes
- Ceram Sea
- Cnidarians: Cnidaria
- coral reef
- Fishes
- Indonesia
- Invertebrates
- leather coral: Sarcophyton sp.
- Marine Life
- Misool
- Misool Marine Protected Area
- Pacific Ocean
- Raja Ampat
- Soft Corals: Stoloniferans: Gorgonians: Alyconacea
- South East Asia
- striped triplefin: Helcogramma striatum
- tropical
- Wayil Batan
- West Papua
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