• A Mesophotic coral reef (meso meaning middle and photic meaning light) is characterized by the presence of both light dependent coral and algae, and organisms that can be found in water with low light penetration.
• They normally grow between 30 and 40 metres and up to 150 metres in tropical and subtropical water.
• The most common species at the mesophotic level are corals, sponges and algae.
• The corals ranges can overlap with Deep-water coral but are distinguished by the presence of zooxanthellae and their requirement for light.
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