Like other pipefish, the long-nosed pipefish does not have scales, but is encased in a series of bony rings.
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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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Pagoda coral (Turbinaria mesenterina)
Turbinaria mesenterina is a reef-building coral, its colonies forming thin, overlapping, grey-green or grey-brown plates. The plates…
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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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Head coral (Favia favus)
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Wrinkle coral (Coscinaraea columna)
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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…
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Favia coral (Favia pallida)
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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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Montipora coral (Montipora verrucosa)
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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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Spine coral (Hydnophora microconos)
Information on the spine coral 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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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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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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Stony coral (Porites solida)
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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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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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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Staghorn coral (Acropora nasuta)
Acropora nasuta forms cream, pale brown or greenish colonies, with irregular, tapering branches that usually arise from a short, thick stalk…
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Favia coral (Favia rotumana)
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Pavona coral (Pavona duerdeni)
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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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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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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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Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora verrucosa)
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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Splendid rainbow wrasse (Halichoeres marginatus)
Information on the splendid rainbow wrasse (Halichoeres marginatus) is currently 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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Starflower coral (Astreopora myriophthalma)
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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…
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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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Lesser star coral (Cyphastrea microphthalma)
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