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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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Fire coral (Millepora platyphylla)
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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Olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
The olive ridley turtle is the smallest of the marine turtles. The carapace of this turtle is olive coloured and relatively heart-shaped…
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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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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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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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Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
The most remarkable feature of the tawny nurse shark is probably its curious ability to change colour between grey and sandy brown depending…
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Montastrea coral (Montastrea annuligera)
Information on Montastrea annuligera is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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African pompano (Alectis ciliaris)
Information on African pompano (Alectis ciliaris) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Fungia (Fungia cyclolites)
Information on Fungia cyclolites is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Staghorn coral (Acropora austera)
A reef-building coral with tree-like branches, Acropora austera is amongst the fastest growing corals on reefs in the Indian and Pacific…
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Orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides)
A rather large, robust marine fish, the orange-spotted grouper has an elongated body which is tan above, shading to whitish below. The head…
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Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
The only species in its genus, the cattle egret gains its common name from its habit of commonly wandering alongside herds of cattle. It is…
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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…
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Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata)
Contrary to its name, the little-known pygmy killer whale is actually a member of the dolphin family. Until 1952 the pygmy killer whale was…
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Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)
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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Redmouth grouper (Aethaloperca rogaa)
The redmouth grouper is a robust, reef fish with a deep, compressed body. It is generally dark brown to black in colour, occasionally with…
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Alveopora coral (Alveopora allingi)
Information on Alveopora allingi is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Peacock grouper (Cephalopholis argus)
One of the most widely distributed grouper species, the peacock grouper (Cephalopholis argus) is an attractively marked reef fish, with a…
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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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Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
The most distinctive feature of the pantropical spotted dolphin is, as its name suggests, the spots that speckle the body of adults. Newborn…
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Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)
Information on the Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin 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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Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus)
The Malabar grouper is a robust marine fish, with a brownish head and long body. The body is covered with small blackish-brown spots, which…
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White-button wrasse (Halichoeres nigrescens)
Information on the white-button wrasse (Halichoeres nigrescens) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Star column coral (Pavona clavus)
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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Branch coral (Acropora florida)
Acropora florida is a member of a group of corals known as staghorns, which are among the fastest growing corals and are important…
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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…
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Acropora (Acropora divaricata)
A reef-building coral that is flat or sponge-like in appearance, Acropora divaricata is often the dominant coral species in reefs throughout…
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Round ribbontail ray (Taeniurops meyeni)
As with most rays, the body of this large stingray is flattened and disc-shaped, with the pectoral fins broadly expanded and joined to the…
