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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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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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Favia coral (Favia pallida)
Information on Favia pallida is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)
Information on the threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga) is being researched and wriiten and will appear here shortly.…
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Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
With its huge, sail-like dorsal fin, long, pointed bill, and graceful, elongated body, the Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) …
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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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Montipora coral (Montipora verrucosa)
Information on Montipora verrucosa is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Head coral (Favia favus)
Information on Favia favus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Wrinkle coral (Coscinaraea columna)
Information on Coscinaraea columna is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)
Information on the emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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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…
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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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Transverse coral (Leptastrea transversa)
A relatively common coral species, Leptastrea transversa forms small, low-growing colonies that usually take the appearance of colourful…
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Favia coral (Favia rotumana)
Information on Favia rotumana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Lesser star coral (Cyphastrea microphthalma)
Information on the lesser star coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Pavona coral (Pavona cactus)
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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Starry cup coral (Acanthastrea echinata)
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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Honeycomb coral (Favites abdita)
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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Stony coral (Porites lutea)
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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Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is one of the most well-known species of dolphin. There appear to be two main varieties; a…
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Porcelain coral (Leptoseris mycetoseroides)
Information on Leptoseris mycetoseroides is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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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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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…
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Encrusting pore coral (Montipora aequituberculata)
Information on the encrusting pore coral (Montipora aequituberculata) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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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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Cactus coral (Pavona decussata)
Information on the cactus coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
The ruddy turnstone is a small, stocky, brightly-patterned shorebird, named for its habit of turning over objects such as stones, shells and…
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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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Closed brain coral (Leptoria phrygia)
Forming large, irregular-shaped mounds covered by a dense, maze-like network of sinuous ridges and valleys, Leptoria phrygia is a striking…
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Stony coral (Porites lobata)
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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