Interesting Information on Coral Reef with Pictures

Coral reefs are large underwater structures made from thousands of tiny coral creatures called polyps.

Here are some pictures of coral reefs with some quick information.

The coral species that make up to reefs are known as hermatypic.

The coral reef grows slowly as the years pass.

Corals are found in all the oceans of the world.

The biggest coral reef called as "Great Barrier Reef" is found in clear water of the tropics and subtropics.

There are hundreds of different species of corals with a variety of shapes and sizes.

Some coral species eat small marine life, like fish while some species depend on algae.

Coral reefs can reproduce sexually and asexually both.

Around 25% of all known marine species thrive on coral reefs for food, shelter and breeding.

There are four categories of coral reefs namely fringing reefs, barrier reefs, patch reefs and atolls.

Overfishing, ocean acidification and pollution are the reasons of the non-existence of coral reefs.

Healthy reefs represent healthy oceans and healthy oceans give healthy earth.