The azooxanthellate scleractinian coral Lophelia pertusa has a near‐cosmopolitan distribution, with a main depth distribution between 200 and 1000 m. In the northeast Atlantic it is the main framework‐building species, forming deep‐sea reefs in the bathyal zone on the continental margin, offshore banks and in Scandinavian fjords. Recent studies have shown that deep‐sea reefs are associated with a highly diverse fauna. Such dee...