Soft coral in the Caribbean !!!!!!!!

I was quite surprised to find a big colony of soft corals at 135' on the north coast of Dominican Republic . I never have seen this kind of coral in the Caribbean , i thought they were only in the Pacific.

They were about 9 inches tall only , i would like to know if someone have seen this kind of coral in the Caribbean and if so , the name of the specie.

Regards

Jose Alejandro

Neospongodes portoricensis

Ive seen soft corals really deep in the USVI as well. 130+ also.

Eric and some of the others went to 180+ ft. in the Bahamas to shoot some. It was on a JASA trip. I took a pass on the dive plan.

Thank you guys .

JA