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Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
A fast-swimming predator, the swordfish (Xiphias gladius) gets its name from its extremely long, flat, sword-like bill, which is…
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Staghorn coral (Acropora horrida)
With its delicately coloured branches twisting gently upwards, Acropora horrida is a beautiful feature of coral reefs. Acropora horrida…
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Blue-streak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
Information on the blue-streak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Small knob coral (Plesiastrea versipora)
One of just two species in its genus, Plesiastrea versipora forms large colonies, which can measure several metres in diameter at high…
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Chinese lettuce coral (Mycedium elephantotus)
Growing vertically in fragile, fan-like plates, colonies of Mycedium elephantotus generally form tiers or whorl-like structures, although…
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Spine coral (Hydnophora microconos)
Information on the spine coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Staghorn coral (Acropora nasuta)
Acropora nasuta forms cream, pale brown or greenish colonies, with irregular, tapering branches that usually arise from a short, thick stalk…
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Stony coral (Porites solida)
Porites corals form some of the largest of all coral colonies, with some reaching an incredible eight metres in height. The growth rate of…
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Splendid rainbow wrasse (Halichoeres marginatus)
Information on the splendid rainbow wrasse (Halichoeres marginatus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Organ pipe coral (Tubipora musica)
Unlike most corals, it is not colourful polyps that make organ pipe corals attractive, but instead, their dark red coloured skeleton. The…
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Stylocoeniella coral (Stylocoeniella guentheri)
Information on Stylocoeniella guentheri is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Alveopora coral (Alveopora verrilliana)
Information on Alveopora verrilliana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Pavona coral (Pavona duerdeni)
Information on Pavona duerdeni is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Crescent-tail wrasse (Thalassoma lunare)
Information on the crescent-tail wrasse (Thalassoma lunare) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Acropora (Acropora loripes)
Acropora loripes belongs to the ‘staghorn’ group of corals, which have characteristic branching growth forms and are among the fastest…
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Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora verrucosa)
This hardy, widespread and common coral can easily be identified by the presence of wart-like growths, called verrucae, which cover the…
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Rockmover wrasse (Novaculichthys taeniourus)
Information on the rockmover wrasse is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Twospot maori wrasse (Oxycheilinus bimaculatus)
Information on the twospot maori wrasse (Oxycheilinus bimaculatus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Large meandroid brain coral (Oulophyllia crispa)
Information on the large meandroid brain coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora eydouxi)
This hardy, widespread and common coral can easily be identified by the presence of wart-like growths, called verrucae, which cover the…
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Blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus)
One of the most abundant and widespread groupers, the blacktip grouper is a robust predatory fish found in the Indian and western Pacific…
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Fluorescence grass coral (Galaxea fascicularis)
Although usually growing as small cushion-shaped or domed colonies, Galaxea fascicularis is also capable of producing massive or columnar…
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Thin birdsnest coral (Seriatopora hystrix)
It was one of these pretty coral species that was first observed undertaking a unique method of reproduction. Colonies of Seriatopora…
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Brain coral (Platygyra daedalea)
This coral gains its common name from the colony’s meandering, brain-like pattern of brown walls, separated by grey or green depressions…
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Staghorn coral (Acropora valida)
Staghorn corals are among the fastest growing corals on reefs, and are excellent reef-builders. The name Acropora literally means a porous…
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Staghorn coral (Acropora humilis)
Staghorn corals are among the fastest growing corals on reefs, and are excellent reef-builders. The name Acropora literally means a porous…
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Smooth cauliflower coral (Stylophora pistillata)
These corals were once named as the ‘tramp’ species of the coral world, due to their tendency to attach themselves to floating objects on…
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Elliptical star coral (Favia speciosa)
One of the most common species in the Faviidae family, particularly at high latitudes, Favia speciosa typically forms domed colonies that…
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Pagoda coral (Turbinaria mesenterina)
Turbinaria mesenterina is a reef-building coral, its colonies forming thin, overlapping, grey-green or grey-brown plates. The plates…
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Net coral (Alveopora spongiosa)
Information on Alveopora spongiosa is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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