coral reef

This specimen was found in deeper waters than some coral reefs, which may have protected it from higher temperatures at the sea surface.

California moray eels live in coral reefs from Point Conception in Santa Barbara County to southern Baja California in Mexico, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Within his first days reporting for Olympics duty, Jost had injured his left foot on the island’s coral reefs.

Researchers in Australia say temperatures in and around the vast coral reef over the past decade are the highest recorded in 400 years.

The animals also rely on habitats like coral reefs and mangroves that humans are destroying, all of which makes "it harder for sharks to find suitable breeding, nursery and feeding grounds," Rummer said.