Underwater images of Mayotte reefs, Surprise, colony 03 Isopora palifera, Future Maore Reefs (FMR)

This dataset is the result of a fieldwork conducted at Mayotte island, over-sea French territory. Mayotte is part of the Comoros archipelago located northward in the Mozambique Channel, western Indian Ocean (WIO). Five well-developed coral reef ecosystems (Aéroport International, Île Blanche, Jolly Roger, N'Gouja, Surprise) representing fringing (F) and inner patch reefs (IPR) within 2-8m depth were sampled during ten field trips between october 2021 and september 2025.本数据集源自针对法国海外领地马约特岛开展的野外调查工作。马约特岛位于西印度洋（Western Indian Ocean, WIO）莫桑比克海峡北部，隶属于科摩罗群岛。2021年10月至2025年9月期间，研究团队通过10次野外调查，对5处发育完好的珊瑚礁生态系统完成采样：这5处礁体分别为国际机场礁（Aéroport International）、布兰岛礁（Île Blanche）、快乐罗杰礁（Jolly Roger）、恩古贾礁（N'Gouja）与惊喜礁（Surprise），涵盖水深2至8米范围内的岸礁（fringing reef，F）与内部斑礁（inner patch reefs，IPR）两种生境类型。