Gorgonians

Gorgonians are also called "soft corals".  They lack the rigid skeleton of hard corals.  Although they look superficially like plants, they are colonial animals.  They gracefully flow back and forth with currents and tides. Sometimes, we find small fish camouflaged to blend in with the gorgonians.

These photos were taken at about 20 feet deep.

In the photo below, you can see a small slender filefish hiding in a gorgonian.