In Florida and other regions of the world, living organisms create the framework of a coral reef. The resulting community is comparable to tropical forests on land. The shallowest portion of the reef is a high-energy zone with abundant overhead wave action and powerful surge amongst the corals.
Fish find shelter in the thicket of coral branches rising from the reef.
Waves deposit rubble, creating hiding places for small fishes, crabs and mollusks, along with new growing opportunities for branching corals. While visiting the coral reef at the Florida Aquarium, you can see the Giant Anemone , Green Moray Eel , Queen Angelfish , Rainbow Parrotfish and Scrawled Filefish . Under featuring exotic leafy and weedy sea dragons from Australia. Online, you can view a 360-degree photo of the coral reef. First, you must first install the free IPIX Viewer Plug-in .