Endangered Indonesian coral reefs

Indonesian coral: Reticulated Dascyllus and Staghorn Coral

Reticulated dascyllus and staghorn coral, in the Komodo Islands of Indonesia Photograph: Stephen Frink/Corbis

Indonesian coral: Longnose Hawkfish on Giant Gorgonian sea fan,Bali

Longnose hawkfish on a giant gorgonian sea fan in Bali Photograph: Stuart Westmorland/Getty

Indonesian coral: Featherstar on gorgonian coral

Featherstar on gorgonian coral on Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia Photograph: Georgette Douwma/Getty Images

Indonesian coral: Fluorescing Hard Coral

Fluorescing hard coral in Alor, Indonesia. Naturally occurring fluorescence emitted and captured using powerful underwater strobes and special barrier filters that only allow specific wavelengths of light. The function of such fluorescent proteins in corals and other invertebrates is unknown Photograph: Stuart Westmorland/Corbis

Indonesian coral: Sea Pen Polyps, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Sulawesi, Indonesia: Sea pen polyps are soft corals or octocorals and they are made up of polyps each with eight tentacles Photograph: Travel Ink/Getty Images

Indonesian coral: Pristine Coral Reef and Coral Formations

Pristine coral reef and coral formations in Wakatobi, near Sulawesi, Indonesia Photograph: Norbert Wu/Corbis

Indonesian coral: Acoel Flatworm on bubble coral

Acoel flatworm on bubble coral on Raja Ampat, Indonesia Photograph: Norbert Wu/Science Faction

Indonesian coral: Cleaning Shrimp Among Bubble Coral Tentacles

Bubble coral shrimp, a type of cleaning shrimp, gain protection among stinging tentacles of bubble coral Photograph: Norbert Wu/Corbis

Indonesian coral: Orange Soft Coral and Green Soft Coral, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Close-up of orange soft coral and green soft coral underwater, north Sulawesi, Indonesia Photograph: Glowimages/Getty Images

Indonesian coral: A Necklace Seastar (Fromia monilis) on a Gorgonian Coral, Indonesia

A necklace seastar on a gorgonian coral, Indonesia Photograph: David Fleetham/Getty Images

Indonesian coral: A porcelain crab blends with a soft corals striations

A porcelain crab blends with a soft coral striations on the Raja Ampat Islands Indonesia Photograph: David Doubilet/NG/Getty Images

Indonesian coral: Polyps of Organ-Pipe Coral

A closeup of the polyps of organ-pipe coral; the living animals feed with stinging polyps. This colony lives at the centre of the world's richest marine biodiversity, the Raja Ampat islands of Indonesia Photograph: Norbert Wu/Corbis

Indonesian coral: Two Pygmy Seahorses attached to Gorgonian coral

Two pygmy seahorses attached to gorgonian coral Photograph: Stephen Frink/Getty Images

Indonesian coral: Pink squat lobster on coral

Pink squat lobster on coral Photograph: Gary Bell/Corbis

Indonesian coral: Blue Sea Squirt Tunicates and Yellow Cave Coral

Blue sea squirt tunicates and yellow cave coral on a coral reef in Sulawesi, Indonesia Photograph: Reinhard Dirscherl/Getty Images

A golden damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon aureus) in soft coral inhabits the edge of steep coral walls in Raja Ampat islands, Indonesia, the center of world's richest marine biodiversity. Photograph: Norbert Wu/Corbis