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Acanthastrea coral (Acanthastrea lordhowensis)
Information on Acanthastrea lordhowensis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos -
Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)
The large, oceanic albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) is built for speed, with a torpedo-shaped body, smooth skin and streamlined fins... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Alveopora coral (Alveopora allingi)
Information on Alveopora allingi is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos -
Astreopora coral (Astreopora moretonensis)
Information Astreopora moretonensis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos -
Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)
This large, fast-swimming tuna is an important target for numerous commercial fisheries around the world. The streamlined body of the bigeye... More 2 Images 0 videos -
Black cod (Epinephelus daemelii)
Information on the black cod is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 1 Video -
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... More 10 Images 1 Video -
Bowl coral (Turbinaria peltata)
The reef-building coral Turbinaria peltata forms colonies of flat, overlapping plates and occasionally vertical columns. A single colony... More 2 Images 2 Videos -
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... More 1 Image 1 Video -
Branched sandpaper coral (Psammocora contigua)
The colonies of the branched sandpaper coral (Psammocora contigua) grow in a variety of shapes depending on water movements, variously... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora damicornis)
This hardy, widespread and common coral can easily be identified by the presence of wart-like growths, called verrucae, which cover the... More 6 Images 1 Video -
Chinese lettuce coral (Mycedium elephantotus)
Growing vertically in fragile, fan-like plates, colonies of Mycedium elephantotus generally form tiers or whorl-like structures, although... More 12 Images 0 videos -
Christinus (Christinus guentheri)
Information on Christinus guentheri is currently being researched a written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos -
Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)
In 1823, after mistaking a fragment of skull for a fossil, the French naturalist Georges Cuvier described a seemingly extinct species of... More 8 Images 0 videos -
Disc coral (Turbinaria radicalis)
Information on Turbinaria radicalis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Elliptical star coral (Favia speciosa)
Information on Favia speciosa is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos -
Encrusting pore coral (Montipora aequituberculata)
Information on the encrusting pore coral (Montipora aequituberculata) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos -
False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
Despite its name, the false killer whale is not a close relative of the killer whale (Orcinus orca), and, in fact, any resemblance between... More 16 Images 0 videos -
Favia coral (Favia rotumana)
Information on Favia rotumana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos -
Favia coral (Favia pallida)
Information on Favia pallida is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Fire coral (Millepora tenera)
Fire corals get their common name from the painful stings they inflict on divers. Approximately 50 species of fire coral have been... More 3 Images 0 videos -
Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)
Named after the famous islands where it was first identified, the Galapagos shark is a large, rather slender species, with a brownish-grey... More 16 Images 1 Video -
Goniopora coral (Goniopora tenuidens)
Information on Goniopora tenuidens is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos -
Hard coral (Favites complanata)
A widespread but relatively uncommon reef-building species, Favites complanata forms what are known as ‘massive’ colonies, growing in... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra)
The honeycomb grouper is one of the most widely-distributed and common groupers in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. A robust-bodied predatory... More 9 Images 2 Videos -
Large meandroid brain coral (Oulophyllia crispa)
Information on the large meandroid brain coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos -
Lesser star coral (Cyphastrea microphthalma)
Information on the lesser star coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos -
Lord Howe Island skink (Cyclodina lichenigera)
Information on the Lord Howe Island skink is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos -
Montipora coral (Montipora turtlensis)
Information on Montipora turtlensis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos -
Montipora coral (Montipora venosa)
Montipora venosa is a reef-building coral typical of reefs in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. Like other colony-forming corals... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Montipora coral (Montipora cocosensis)
Information on Montipora cocosensis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos -
Montipora coral (Montipora foliosa)
Montipora foliosa is an encrusting coral typical of reefs in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. This rather inconspicuous coral often... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Net coral (Alveopora spongiosa)
Information on Alveopora spongiosa is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos -
Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla)
Information on the Norfolk Island pine is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 12 Images 0 videos -
Orca (Orcinus orca)
Also known as the killer whale, the orca (Orcinus orca) is the largest member of the dolphin family, and one of the most distinctive of all... More 50 Images 1 Video -
Porcupine ray (Urogymnus asperrimus)
The porcupine ray is a highly distinctive, but little known species, which is named for the unusual thorny projections that are found on the... More 14 Images 2 Videos -
Ribbontailed stingray (Taeniura lymma)
The colourful ribbontailed stingray (Taeniura lymma) is immediately recognisable by the large, bright, iridescent blue spots that adorn its... More 27 Images 4 Videos -
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... More 5 Images 0 videos -
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... More 6 Images 0 videos -
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whales, with males growing up to 20 metres in length. The sperm whale... More 45 Images 14 Videos -
Spine coral (Hydnophora exesa)
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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... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Staghorn coral (Acropora lovelli)
Information on Acropora lovelli is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos -
Starry cup coral (Acanthastrea bowerbanki)
Acanthastrea bowerbanki is a relatively rare coral that forms small, encrusting colonies. Its colonies are usually pale grey or brown, and... More 3 Images 0 videos -
Stylocoeniella coral (Stylocoeniella guentheri)
Information on Stylocoeniella guentheri is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos -
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... More 1 Image 1 Video -
Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
One of the largest sharks in the world, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is named for the characteristic, vertical striped markings that... More 38 Images 4 Videos -
Transverse coral (Leptastrea transversa)
A relatively common coral species, Leptastrea transversa forms small, low-growing colonies that usually take the appearance of colourful... More 2 Images 0 videos -
Turbinaria coral (Turbinaria bifrons)
Like other colony-forming corals, Turbinaria bifrons colonies are composed of numerous small polyps, which are soft-bodied animals, related... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Turbinaria coral (Turbinaria patula)
Information on Turbinaria patula is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
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