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Related species for the Staghorn corals (Acropora spp.)
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Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
Considered one of the five most dangerous sharks in the world, the oceanic whitetip shark has a stocky build, a short, bluntly-rounded snout…
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Longfin mako (Isurus paucus)
A little known, elusive shark, the longfin mako is a large, powerful, oceanic predator. With a long, pointed snout, a large dorsal fin and…
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Blue shark (Prionace glauca)
The blue shark (Prionace glauca) is easily identified by its beautifully coloured slender body, which is a deep indigo-blue across the back…
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Lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
With their distinctive angular, pointed wings and long, scissor-shaped tails, the frigatebirds are perhaps the most recognisable of all…
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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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Black noddy (Anous minutus)
A medium-sized tropical tern with a dark, slender, pointed bill, the black noddy (Anous minutus) has sooty black plumage with a starkly… -
Gray’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon grayi)
One of the more easily distinguished members of its genus, Gray’s beaked whale has a particularly long, slender snout, or ‘beak’, which is…
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Blue-streak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
Information on the blue-streak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Red coral (Corallium rubrum)
The beauty of Corallium corals may be their downfall, as they are harvested at unsustainable levels to be made into expensive jewellery or…
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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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Honeycomb coral (Gardineroseris planulata)
Information on Gardineroseris planulata is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Acropora (Acropora digitifera)
A branching coral with small, finger-like colonies that are cream with pink tips, Acropora digitifera is a member of a group of fast-growing…
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Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
Information on the silvertip shark is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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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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Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
One of the largest sharks in the world, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is named for the characteristic, vertical striped markings that…
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Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)
Information on the dwarf sperm whale is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the world's largest turtle; the largest recorded individual weighed a massive 916 kilograms…
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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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Montastrea coral (Montastrea annuligera)
Information on Montastrea annuligera is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Bronze whaler (Carcharhinus brachyurus)
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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Lace corals (Stylaster spp.)
Lace corals form ornate tree-like structures, with all the fine, tapered branches growing in one plane. These delicate fan-like corals are…
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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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Salvin’s albatross (Thalassarche salvini)
This medium-sized, black-and-white albatross has only recently been considered a distinct species and separate from the shy albatross (…
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Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Fin whales are the fastest of all cetaceans, reaching speeds of 37 kilometres per hour and known to completely clear the water. This whale…
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Southern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis peronii)
Information on the southern right whale dolphin is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna)
The spinner shark is a long, slender-bodied shark, so named for its habit of leaping from the water, when hooked or pursuing prey, and…
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Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
The sei whale is smaller in size than the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), and can be distinguished from this similar species because it…
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Bluntnose six-gill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
As its common name alludes, the bluntnose six-gill shark (Hexanchus griseus) has a characteristically blunt rounded snout and six long gill…
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Sea gooseberry (Pleurobrachia pileus)
Members of the phylum Ctenophora are known as sea-gooseberries or comb-jellies, and are startlingly beautiful marine invertebrates. They are…
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Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
The red-billed tropicbird is the largest of the three tropicbird species, a group of graceful seabirds best known for the two extremely…
