British Virgin Islands 2017 Marine Life of the Virgin Islands. Definitives

• Issue date: 5th July 2017
• twelve values
• Designed by: Bee Design, after photographs supplied by BVI Conservation and Fisheries Department
• Printed by: Cartor, France
• Print process : lithography
• Perforations: 13.3 x 13.5
• Stamp format: height 28mm, width 42mm
• Imprint date: 2017, at lower right

Marine Life of the Virgin Islands. Definitive issue

10c ~ grooved brain coral, Diploria labyrinthiformisis
15c ~ spiny flower coral, Mussa angulosa also known as large flower coral
18c ~ elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata
40c ~ flamingo tongue, Cyphoma gibbosum (a gastropod, a type of snail)
50c ~ cushion sea star, Oreaster reticulates
60c ~ queen conch, Strombus gigas
80c ~ Caribbean reef squid, Sepioteuthis sepioidea
$1 ~ Pederson cleaner shrimp. Periclimenes perdersoni, seen here hiding inside a giant anemone
$1.50 ~ branching vase sponge, Callyspongia vaginalis
$5 ~ spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari
$10 ~ bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus

Sheet stamps

10c	15c	18c	40c
50c	60c	80c	$1
$1.50	$2.50	$5	$10