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Coral Reef Habitat Slide 2 Reef Zones of the Coral Reef Habitat Reef Lagoon Beach Beaches are found along the shores of all Hawaiian islands. Most of Hawaiis lagoons are located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This is a picture of Midway Atoll. LAGOON BEACH (Hanauma Bay, Oahu) Slide 3 REEF CREST Slide 4 FORE REEF Slide 5 Back Reef Zone Area between the seaward edge of a lagoon floor and the landward edge of a reef crest. Typical Habitats: sand seagrass algae reef rubble patch reef Slide 6 LOBE CORAL Slide 7 CAULIFLOWER CORAL Slide 8 FINGER CORAL Slide 9 RICE CORAL BLUE RICE CORAL Slide 10 The End