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Pulau Hantu (1 degree  13.6'N, 103 degree  45'E), located 8 
km south of Singapore mainland was transformed by a massive 
land reclamation programme into a recreational island. The 
major part of the reef flat was buried but the reef slope 
remained untouched. Line transect surveys at depths of 0, 3, 
6, 10 m along the reef slope at 3 stations around the island 
in 1986-88 showed that the upper part of the slope supported 
better coral growth in terms of cover and generic richness. A 
total of 41 scleractinium genera was recorded with 
Pachyseris, Fungia, Porites  and Pectinia  widely 
distributed. Average dead coral colony size was larger than 
for live coral. Laminate, foliose and submassive growth forms 
of hard corals were favoured.