Fig. 4

Bathymetric distribution ranges of the octocoral taxa identified in our SA Red Sea dataset. Vertical double-headed arrows indicate the depth range encompassed for each taxon considering the minimum and maximum depth at which specimens were collected in this study. Red dots indicate new records for the Red Sea. Depth limits for the mesophotic zone are based on38. The figure was created with the package ggplot259 in RStudio v4.3.058.