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  • Spotted seal (Phoca largha)

    Phoca largha (Spotted seal)

    The spotted seal (Phoca largha) varies in colouration from very light to very dark, but is generally pale on the underside, with darker…

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  • Brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)

    Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Brown-marbled grouper)

    The brown-marbled grouper is a robust marine fish, with a pale yellowish-brown, scaled body, covered with large, irregular, dark brown…

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    3 photo

    1 video

  • Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)

    Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Common minke whale)

    The smallest of the rorqual whales, the common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is also the most abundant. The common minke whale is…

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    19 photo

    1 video

  • Sharptooth lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens)

    Negaprion acutidens (Sharptooth lemon shark)

    The big, stocky sharptooth lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) looks almost identical to the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris), but…

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    5 photos

    0 videos

  • Knifetooth sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata)

    Anoxypristis cuspidata (Knifetooth sawfish)

    The knifetooth sawfish is an unusual type of ray, with a shark-like body and a distinctive, elongated snout, or rostrum, known as a saw. In…

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    3 photos

    0 videos

  • Angel shark (Squatina squatina)

    Squatina squatina (Angel shark)

    With its exceptionally flat body and large pectoral fins, the angel shark (Squatina squatina) resembles a large ray more than a shark. Its…

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    13 photo

    1 video

  • Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)

    Sphyrna lewini (Scalloped hammerhead)

    This large hammerhead shark can be distinguished from other hammerhead species by the ‘scalloped’ front edge of its hammer-shaped head…

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    33 photos

    8 videos

  • Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus)

    Epinephelus malabaricus (Malabar grouper)

    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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    1 photo

    1 video

  • Black-fronted tern (Sterna albostriata)

    Sterna albostriata (Black-fronted tern)

    This small, threatened bird is one of many tern species that live around the New Zealand coast, but is unique by being the only one that…

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    7 photo

    1 video

  • Tucuxi dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis)

    Sotalia fluviatilis (Tucuxi dolphin)

    The tucuxi dolphin (pronounced ‘too-koo-shee’) quite closely resembles the bottlenose dolphin, but smaller. It is blue to light grey on the…

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    9 photos

    5 videos

  • Smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata)

    Pristis pectinata (Smalltooth sawfish)

    The smalltooth sawfish gets its name from the Greek word ‘pristis’, meaning saw and the small teeth that line the edges of its saw, which…

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    1 photos

    2 videos

  • Cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus)

    Rhinoptera bonasus (Cownose ray)

    With a conspicuous indent at the front of the head, and a specialised fin beneath the head divided into two, short rounded lobes, the…

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    7 photo

    1 video

  • Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

    Carcharhinus leucas (Bull shark)

    The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), named for its stocky body and ferocious reputation, is most famous for its remarkable ability to…

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    13 photos

    4 videos

  • Ross’s gull (Rhodostethia rosea)

    Rhodostethia rosea (Ross’s gull)

    Information on Ross’s gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    17 photos

    5 videos

  • Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

    Arenaria interpres (Ruddy turnstone)

    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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    26 photo

    1 video

  • Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

    Crocodylus porosus (Saltwater crocodile)

    The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest of all crocodilians, and the largest reptile in the world, with unconfirmed…

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    36 photos

    11 videos

  • Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana)

    Dasyatis americana (Southern stingray)

    The southern stingray is adapted for life on the sea bed. The flattened, diamond-shaped body has sharp corners, making it more angular than…

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    16 photos

    2 videos

  • Thicklip mullet (Chelon labrosus)

    Chelon labrosus (Thicklip mullet)

    The thicklip mullet (Chelon labrosus), named for its extraordinarily thick, swollen-looking upper lip, is a fairly common fish in seas…

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    8 photos

    0 videos

  • Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)

    Sphyrna zygaena (Smooth hammerhead)

    A member of a large and easily recognisable group of sharks, the smooth hammerhead can be distinguished from the other hammerhead species by…

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    7 photos

    0 videos

  • Orca (Orcinus orca)

    Orcinus orca (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…

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    51 photos

    5 videos

  • Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

    Phocoena phocoena (Harbour porpoise)

    The harbour porpoise is the most commonly seen porpoise, and is the most widely distributed of all cetaceans (whales and dolphins) in…

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    6 photos

    2 videos

  • Bronze whaler (Carcharhinus brachyurus)

    Carcharhinus brachyurus (Bronze whaler)

    Named for its bronze, or sometimes greyish-bronze upperside, this is a large, fairly slender shark with a moderately long and slightly…

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    12 photo

    1 video

  • Spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus)

    Orectolobus maculatus (Spotted wobbegong)

    With its broad and flattened body, and cryptic colouration, the spotted wobbegong is perfectly adapted to a life on the seabed. It has…

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    8 photo

    1 video

  • Little gull (Larus minutus)

    Larus minutus (Little gull)

    Aptly named for being the smallest gull in the world, the little gull (Larus minutus) is also distinguished by its broad, rounded wings…

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    20 photos

    3 videos

  • Common seahorse (Hippocampus kuda)

    Hippocampus kuda (Common seahorse)

    A relatively large species, the common seahorse (Hippocampus kuda) is unfortunately not as common as its name suggests, and is considered…

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    19 photo

    1 video

  • Black tern (Chlidonias niger)

    Chlidonias niger (Black tern)

    A small, graceful tern species, the black tern is unmistakable during the breeding season, when it displays the distinctive dark plumage for…

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    19 photos

    4 videos

  • Pyjama shark (Poroderma africanum)

    Poroderma africanum (Pyjama shark)

    The aptly named pyjama shark (Poroderma africanum) has a greyish body with seven dark longitudinal stripes running the length of its…

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    11 photos

    0 videos

  • Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

    Tursiops truncatus (Bottlenose dolphin)

    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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    49 photos

    2 videos

  • Dog-faced water snake (Cerberus rynchops)

    Cerberus rynchops (Dog-faced water snake)

    Information on the dog-faced water snake (Cerberus rynchops) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    9 photos

    0 videos

  • Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

    Phoenicopterus ruber (Caribbean flamingo)

    With its brilliant pinkish-red plumage, long slender legs, and remarkably thin, flexible neck, the Caribbean flamingo is one of the most…

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    27 photos

    2 videos

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