Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Venus Sea Fan
Gorgonia flabellum
Venus Sea Fan
Also known as: Bahamian Sea Fan
Category: Gorgonians
Scientific Name: Gorgonia flabellum
Size: 2 to 3.5 ft. (60 to 100 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Octocorallia (Class)
  └Malacalcyonacea (Order)
   └Gorgoniidae (Family)
    └Gorgonia (Genus)

Corals
Gorgonians

Venus Sea Fan

Wide-Mesh Sea Fan

Common Sea Fan

Angular Sea Whip

Grooved-Blade Sea Whip

Deepwater Sea Fan

Swollen-Knob Candelabrum

Knobby Sea Rods

Bent Sea Rod

Black Sea Rod

Slit-Pore Sea Rods

Porous Sea Rods

Corky Sea Finger

Devil's Sea Whip

Long Sea Whip

Bushy Sea Whip

Encrusting Gorgonian

Colorful Sea Rod

White Telesto

Slimy Sea Plumes

Bipinnate Sea Plumes

Sea Plumes



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