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Extraordinary creatures from the reef

Updated 5:42 AM EDT, Wed March 27, 2013
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Vibrant sealife surrounds a coral outcrop in Pixie's Garden, part of the Great Barrier's Ribbon Reef
Spectacular shots of reef life —
Vibrant sealife surrounds a coral outcrop in Pixie's Garden, part of the Great Barrier's Ribbon Reef
Jayne Jenkins/Catlin Seaview Survey
Blue christmas tree worm
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
Blue christmas tree worm
Courtesy Richard Vevers/Catlin Seaview Survey
Tropical fish with protruding teeth off the coast of Heron Island.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
Tropical fish with protruding teeth off the coast of Heron Island.
Courtesy Catlin Seaview Survey
Sharks swarm above the Osprey Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
Sharks swarm above the Osprey Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef.
Courtesy Jayne Jenkins/Catlin Seaview Survey
A parrotfish exhales while hiding in the coral off the coast of Heron Island.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
A parrotfish exhales while hiding in the coral off the coast of Heron Island.
Courtesy Richard Vevers/Catlin Seaview Survey
A pipefish noses around the Great Detached Reef.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
A pipefish noses around the Great Detached Reef.
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An orange starfish clings to the coral of the Osprey Reef.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
An orange starfish clings to the coral of the Osprey Reef.
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A pink anemonefish hides away in the Ribbon Reef.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
A pink anemonefish hides away in the Ribbon Reef.
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Anemone coral in the Great Barrier Reef's Tijou Reef.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
Anemone coral in the Great Barrier Reef's Tijou Reef.
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Sweetlips fish in the Norman Reef.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
Sweetlips fish in the Norman Reef.
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Large cuttlefish in the Ribbon Reef.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
Large cuttlefish in the Ribbon Reef.
Courtesy Jayne Jenkins/Catlin Seaview Survey
A pink-eyed invisible goby rests on coral in the Flinders Reef.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
A pink-eyed invisible goby rests on coral in the Flinders Reef.
Courtesy Catlin Seaview Survey
A clown fish swims through a vibrant anemone.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
A clown fish swims through a vibrant anemone.
Courtesy Catlin Seaview Survey
A nudibranch, a type of marine mollusk, on the Tijou Reef.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
A nudibranch, a type of marine mollusk, on the Tijou Reef.
Courtesy Jayne Jenkins/Catlin Seaview Survey
A camouflaged pink fish off the coast of Lady Elliot Island, the southernmost coral cay in the Great Barrier Reef.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
A camouflaged pink fish off the coast of Lady Elliot Island, the southernmost coral cay in the Great Barrier Reef.
Richard Vevers/Catlin Seaview Survey
A turtle swims through a reef off the coast of Heron Island, a coral cay that is home to one of the world's most important coral reef research stations.
Extraordinary creatures of the Great Barrier Reef —
A turtle swims through a reef off the coast of Heron Island, a coral cay that is home to one of the world's most important coral reef research stations.
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