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| Sunrise Reef, 12 x 16 oil |
Over the years of diving and snorkeling, I've learned the common names of many reef fish, and even which families they belong to. Coral is another story. You can't identify corals very well by gross appearance. The same species can vary quite a bit in color. Even the growth patterns can change. Just for fun, I did a search on coral identification, and found this page: http://www.chucksaddiction.com/CoralGenus.html
Somehow, while I'm looking around underwater, I don't think this will be much help. First of all, so many parts! And how am I going to remember all the details of what I was looking at to look it up later? I think people who identify corals must either take photos or specimens. I might as well keep on doing what I've been doing.... just appreciating them in their great variety.
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