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  • Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

    Xiphias gladius (Swordfish)

    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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  • Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)

    Pomacanthus imperator (Emperor angelfish)

    Information on the emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    2 videos

  • Brain coral (Platygyra daedalea)

    Platygyra daedalea (Brain coral)

    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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    1 photo

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  • Porcelain coral (Leptoseris mycetoseroides)

    Leptoseris mycetoseroides (Porcelain coral)

    Information on Leptoseris mycetoseroides is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    4 photos

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  • Head coral (Favia favus)

    Favia favus (Head coral)

    Information on Favia favus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    3 photos

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  • Elliptical star coral (Favia speciosa)

    Favia speciosa (Elliptical star coral)

    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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    6 photo

    1 video

  • Favia coral (Favia pallida)

    Favia pallida (Favia coral)

    Information on Favia pallida is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    1 photos

    0 videos

  • Lesser star coral (Cyphastrea microphthalma)

    Cyphastrea microphthalma (Lesser star coral)

    Information on the lesser star coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Favia coral (Favia rotumana)

    Favia rotumana (Favia coral)

    Information on Favia rotumana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Small knob coral (Plesiastrea versipora)

    Plesiastrea versipora (Small knob coral)

    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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    5 photos

    0 videos

  • Honeycomb coral (Favites abdita)

    Favites abdita (Honeycomb coral)

    Favites abdita is part of the Faviidae family, a common group of reef-building, ‘stony’ corals, characterised by a hard, calcareous skeleton…

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    4 photos

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  • Starry cup coral (Acanthastrea echinata)

    Acanthastrea echinata (Starry cup coral)

    The most common species of Acanthastrea, this coral forms large encrusting colonies over the surface of rocks, or takes the form of a…

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    5 photos

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  • Stylocoeniella coral (Stylocoeniella guentheri)

    Stylocoeniella guentheri (Stylocoeniella coral)

    Information on Stylocoeniella guentheri is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    5 photos

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  • Transverse coral (Leptastrea transversa)

    Leptastrea transversa (Transverse coral)

    A relatively common coral species, Leptastrea transversa forms small, low-growing colonies that usually take the appearance of colourful…

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Pagoda coral (Turbinaria mesenterina)

    Turbinaria mesenterina (Pagoda coral)

    Turbinaria mesenterina is a reef-building coral, its colonies forming thin, overlapping, grey-green or grey-brown plates. The plates…

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    4 photos

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  • Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)

    Chaetodon auriga (Threadfin butterflyfish)

    Information on the threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga) is being researched and wriiten and will appear here shortly.…

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    7 photo

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  • Branched sandpaper coral (Psammocora contigua)

    Psammocora contigua (Branched sandpaper coral)

    The colonies of the branched sandpaper coral (Psammocora contigua) grow in a variety of shapes depending on water movements, variously…

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    1 photos

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  • Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

    Istiophorus platypterus (Indo-Pacific sailfish)

    With its huge, sail-like dorsal fin, long, pointed bill, and graceful, elongated body, the Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) …

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    6 photos

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  • Stony coral (Porites lobata)

    Porites lobata (Stony coral)

    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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    4 photos

    0 videos

  • Splendid rainbow wrasse (Halichoeres marginatus)

    Halichoeres marginatus (Splendid rainbow wrasse)

    Information on the splendid rainbow wrasse (Halichoeres marginatus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    1 photo

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  • Pavona coral (Pavona cactus)

    Pavona cactus (Pavona coral)

    Pavona cactus is a scleractinian coral, meaning that it is a ‘hard’ coral with a limestone skeleton. It is pale brown or greenish-brown in…

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    3 photo

    1 video

  • Montipora coral (Montipora verrucosa)

    Montipora verrucosa (Montipora coral)

    Information on Montipora verrucosa is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Stony coral (Porites lutea)

    Porites lutea (Stony coral)

    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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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Montipora coral (Montipora foliosa)

    Montipora foliosa (Montipora coral)

    Montipora foliosa is an encrusting coral typical of reefs in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. This rather inconspicuous coral often…

    More about the montipora coral »

    1 photos

    0 videos

  • Wrinkle coral (Coscinaraea columna)

    Coscinaraea columna (Wrinkle coral)

    Information on Coscinaraea columna is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Fire coral (Millepora platyphylla)

    Millepora platyphylla (Fire coral)

    Fire corals get their common name from the painful stings they inflict on divers. Approximately 50 species of fire coral have been…

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    3 photos

    0 videos

  • Encrusting pore coral (Montipora aequituberculata)

    Montipora aequituberculata (Encrusting pore coral)

    Information on the encrusting pore coral (Montipora aequituberculata) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

    More about the encrusting pore coral »

    5 photos

    0 videos

  • Table coral (Acropora clathrata)

    Acropora clathrata (Table coral)

    Information on Acropora clathrata is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    1 photos

    0 videos

  • Spine coral (Hydnophora microconos)

    Hydnophora microconos (Spine coral)

    Information on the spine coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Corrugated coral (Pavona varians)

    Pavona varians (Corrugated coral)

    Information on Pavona varians is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    6 photos

    0 videos

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