Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Venus Sea Fan
Venus Sea Fan
Scientific Name: Gorgonia flabellum
Also known as: Bahamian Sea Fan
Category: Gorgonians
Size: 2 to 3.5 ft. (60 to 100 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas

Corals
Gorgonians

Venus Sea Fan

Wide-Mesh Sea Fan

Deepwater Sea Fan

Corky Sea Finger

Encrusting Gorgonian

Black Sea Rod

Bent Sea Rod

Porous Sea Rods

Knobby Sea Rods

Swollen-Knob Candelabrum

Slit-Pore Sea Rods

Colorful Sea Rod

Sea Plumes

Bipinnate Sea Plumes

Slimy Sea Plumes

Grooved-Blade Sea Whip

Angular Sea Whip

Long Sea Whip

Devil's Sea Whip

Bushy Sea Whip

White Telesto

Subergorgia mollis

Giant Sea Fan

Common Sea Fan

Soft Corals
Hydrocorals
Stony Corals
Black Corals


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