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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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    6 photos

    0 videos

  • 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

    0 videos

  • Cactus coral (Pavona decussata)

    Pavona decussata (Cactus coral)

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

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • 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

  • Blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus)

    Epinephelus fasciatus (Blacktip grouper)

    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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    10 photo

    1 video

  • 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

    0 videos

  • Smooth cauliflower coral (Stylophora pistillata)

    Stylophora pistillata (Smooth cauliflower coral)

    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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    6 photos

    0 videos

  • Fluorescence grass coral (Galaxea fascicularis)

    Galaxea fascicularis (Fluorescence grass coral)

    Although usually growing as small cushion-shaped or domed colonies, Galaxea fascicularis is also capable of producing massive or columnar…

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    7 photos

    0 videos

  • Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)

    Stenella longirostris (Spinner dolphin)

    The acrobatic spinner dolphin is the most common small cetacean in many tropical open seas, where it can be seen spinning high in the air…

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    24 photos

    6 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

  • 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

  • Slender grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus)

    Anyperodon leucogrammicus (Slender grouper)

    Information on the slender grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    13 photos

    0 videos

  • Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

    Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm whale)

    The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whales, with males growing up to 20 metres in length. The sperm whale…

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    44 photos

    14 videos

  • 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

    0 videos

  • 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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    16 photos

    2 videos

  • Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora damicornis)

    Pocillopora damicornis (Cauliflower coral)

    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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    6 photo

    1 video

  • Staghorn coral (Acropora valida)

    Acropora valida (Staghorn coral)

    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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    1 photos

    0 videos

  • Spine coral (Hydnophora exesa)

    Hydnophora exesa (Spine coral)

    As with other species in the genus Hydnophora, the creamy-brown and green spine coral Hydnophora exesa has characteristic cone-shaped humps…

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    1 photos

    0 videos

  • Starflower coral (Astreopora myriophthalma)

    Astreopora myriophthalma (Starflower coral)

    Information on Astreopora myriophthalma is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    5 photos

    0 videos

  • Closed brain coral (Leptoria phrygia)

    Leptoria phrygia (Closed brain coral)

    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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    1 photos

    0 videos

  • Thin birdsnest coral (Seriatopora hystrix)

    Seriatopora hystrix (Thin birdsnest coral)

    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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    1 photo

    1 video

  • Staghorn coral (Acropora aspera)

    Acropora aspera (Staghorn coral)

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

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    8 photos

    0 videos

  • Acropora (Acropora loripes)

    Acropora loripes (Acropora)

    Acropora loripes belongs to the ‘staghorn’ group of corals, which have characteristic branching growth forms and are among the fastest…

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    4 photos

    0 videos

  • Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)

    Thunnus obesus (Bigeye tuna)

    This large, fast-swimming tuna is an important target for numerous commercial fisheries around the world. The streamlined body of the bigeye…

    More about the bigeye tuna »

    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Star column coral (Pavona clavus)

    Pavona clavus (Star column coral)

    Pavona clavus is a widespread, common coral that forms large colonies, typically of several metres diameter. It is one of several coral…

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    5 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…

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    1 photos

    0 videos

  • Crescent-tail wrasse (Thalassoma lunare)

    Thalassoma lunare (Crescent-tail wrasse)

    Information on the crescent-tail wrasse (Thalassoma lunare) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…

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    8 photo

    1 video

  • Mushroom coral (Fungia concinna)

    Fungia concinna (Mushroom coral)

    Rather than forming colonies like most other corals, Fungia corals are usually solitary and generally free-living; that is, they are not…

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    1 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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