Story: Fiords

Life on a fiord wall

Life on a fiord wall

A butterfly perch swims past colonies of sponges and zooanthids (similar to sea anemones) covering an underwater rock wall.

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Paddy Ryan, 'Fiords - Underwater rock walls and basins', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/6340/life-on-a-fiord-wall (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Paddy Ryan, published 12 Jun 2006