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Our A-Z contains a list of all fish/sea creatures that are stored on the site. All listings are by common names and not scientific names.
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Cactus algae - Algae
Also known as Green Algae, Marine Algae, Green Siphonous Algae, Watercress Algae and Brittle-disc Seaweed. Found in clumps on coral and rocky reef tops, slopes and terraces in... more
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Cake Urchin - Sea Urchins
Also known as Cake Sea Urchin, Pin-cushion Urchin, Pincushion Tuxedo Urchin, Tuxedo Urchin, Pincushion Hairy Urchin, Hairy Sea Urchin, Short Spine Sea Urchin, Collector Urchin, Sector Sea... more
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Calico Crab - Crabs
Also known as Crustaceans, True Crabs, Box Crabs, Calico Box Crab, Gulf Calico Crab, Shamefaced Crab, Dolly Varden Crab and Leopard crab, Crazy Crab, Gulf Calico Crab,... more
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Callous Sea Star - Sea Stars
Also known as Starfish, Warty Sea Star, Warty Starfish, Nodular Sea Star, Nodular Starfish, Thick-skinned Sea Star, Thick-skinned Starfish, Beaded Sea Star, Beaded Starfish, Banded Bubble Sea... more
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Camouflage Grouper - Groupers
Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Camouflage Cod, Camouflage Rockcod, Snout-spots Grouper, Snout-spots Rockcod, Small-toothed Cod and Small-toothed Grouper. Found singly in coral rich lagoons... more
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Canary Wrasse - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Yellow Wrasse, Golden Wrasse and Golden Rainbowfish. Found in small groups over sand and rubble areas of reef edges. They feed on hard shell... more
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Canarytop Wrasse - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Lemon Meringue Wrasse, Whitebelly Wrasse and White-bellied Wrasse. Found in small groups along reef edges and slopes over sand and rubble areas, often... more
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Candy Crab - Crabs
Also known as Crustaceans, Brachyura Crabs, True Crabs, Spider Crabs, Oate's Soft Coral Crab, Soft Coral Crab, Soft Coral Spider Crab, Commensal Soft Coral Crab and Dendronephthya... more
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Candycane Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers
Also known as Echinoderms, Red-lined Sea Cucumber, Red-striped Sea Cucumber and Peppermint Sea Cucumber. Found on medium to deep reef slopes often near open water. They feed on plankton. Length... more
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Cap-like Mushroom Coral - Stony Corals
Also known as Mushroom Corals, Neptune's Cap, Neptune's Cap Coral and Bowl Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs, middle to lower reef slopes protected from surge zones,... more
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Carnation Tree Coral - Soft Corals
Also known as Soft Tree Corals, Strawberry Soft Coral, Cauliflower Soft Coral, Thistle Coral and Prickly Alcyonarian Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs in shaded areas and... more
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Carpet Brain Coral - Stony Corals
Also known as Brain Corals, Lobophyllia Brain Coral, Lobed Brain Coral, Open Brain Coral and Lobed Cactus Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs on upper reef slopes. Colonies... more
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Carpet Corallimorph - Corallimorphs
Also known as Zoantharia and Carpet Discosoma. Found on coral and rocky reefs over rubble areas. This is a very aggressive zoantharid that covers large areas. They feed... more
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Carpet Eel Blenny Dottyback - Dottybacks
Also known as Carpet Eel Blenny, Carpet Conger Blenny, Green Wolf Eel, Green Wolf Eel Blenny, Wolf Eel and Eared Eel Blenny. Found singly in caves and rocky... more
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Carpet Sole - Soles
Also known as Flatfish, Blackspotted Sole, Mottled Sole, Dotted Sole and Dappled Sole. Found singly in protected lagoons and around reefs on sandy bottoms. They feed on small fish,... more
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Cauliflower Soft Coral - Soft Corals
Also known as Soft Tree Corals, Tree Coral, Dendronephthya sp., Nephtheid Soft Coral, Broccoli Coral, Flower Tree Coral and Strawberry Coral. Found on the side of caves, ceilings... more
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Cave Fan Coral - Sea Fans
Also known as Gorgonian Sea Fans, Octocorals, Gorgonian Fan Coral and Fan Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs in areas of slow currents, also very turbid areas... more
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Chagos calcite sponge - Sponges
Also known as Calcareous Sponges, Lemon Sponge Coral, Yellow Sponge Coral, Coral Reef Sponge, Red Sea Sponge, Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Sponge and Marine Sponge. Found on coral and... more
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Charcoal Damsel - Damselfishes
Also known as Charcoal Damselfish. Found in groups close to reefs usually above in mid-water, in passages and around outer reef slopes. They feed on zooplankton. Length - 10cm Depth -... more
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Checkerboard Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Hortulanus Wrasse, Four-Spot Wrasse, Marble Wrasse, Wall Wrasse and Rock Wrasse. Found singly or in small loose groups, in shallow lagoons, seaward reefs... more
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Checkerboard Wrasse - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Hortulanus Wrasse, Four-Spot Wrasse, Marble Wrasse and Wall Wrasse. Found singly or in small loose groups, in shallow lagoons, seaward reefs and reef... more
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Checkered Snapper - Snappers
Also known as Checkered Seaperch, Crossbanded Snapper, Crossbanded Seaperch, Lattice Snapper and Lattice Seaperch. Found singly or in schools, on coastal to outer reef crests. Small juveniles found on... more
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Cherry Blossom Coral - Soft Corals
Also known as Octocorals, Soft Tree Corals, Tree Corals and Godeffroy's Soft Coral. Found on rocky and coral reefs along ledges, reef slopes and overhangs. They feed on plankton. Length... more
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Chesnut Blenny - Blennies
Also known as Reef Blennies, Rock Blennies and Chesnut Eyelash Blenny. Found singly, pairs or loose groups on shallow inner harbours and reef crests, amongst rocks and rubble. They... more
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Chevroned Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes
Also known as Coralfishes, Chevron Butterflyfish, Acropora Butterfly, Acropora Butterflyfish, Right-angle Butterflyfish, Right-angled Butterflyfish, Triangulate Butterflyfish, V-Lined Butterflyfish and V-Line Butterflyfish. Found singly or in pairs in shallow... more
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Chinese Trumpetfish - Trumpetfishes
Also known as Trumpet, Pacific Trumpetfish, Painted Flutemouth and Tahiti Cornet Fish. Found singly on the bottom of reefs sometimes in rocky areas. Quite often they can... more
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Chiseltooth Wrasse - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses and Chiseltooth Hogfish. Found singly in clear channels and seaward reefs, sometimes in caves or along deep drop-off's. They feed on hard shell invertebrates. Length... more
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Chlamydatus Moray - Eels
Also known as Moray Eels and Banded Mud Moray. Found singly in sandy areas of lagoons, harbours and seaward reefs entering the sand tail first so just the... more
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Christmas Tree Worm - Marine Worms
Also known as Spirobranchus Giganteus Corniculatus, Segmented Sea Worms, Segmented Worms, Tubeworms, Rock Worms, Burrowing Christmas Tree Fan Worms, Burrowing Tree Fan Worms, Indian Tube Worm and... more
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Cigar Wrasse - Wrasses
Also known as Sand Wrasses, Cigar Rainbowfish, Sharp-Nosed Wrasse and Sharp-Nosed Rainbowfish. Found singly or with a group of females in lagoons, reef flats and coastal reefs hiding... more
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Cinnabar Goatfish - Goatfishes
Also known as Small-spot Goatfish, Redspot Goatfish, Bighead Goatfish and Spotted Golden Goatfish. Found singly or in pairs on the bottom in silty sand and weedy areas. They feed... more
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Clark's Anemonefish - Anemonefishes
Also known as Clark's Clown, Clarki Clown, Clarki's Clown, Fish Clown, Chocolate Clownfish and Chocolate Anemonefish. Found in pairs or family groups in most reef habitats from lagoons... more
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Cleaning Goby - Gobies
Also known as Cleaner Gobies and Genie's Cleaning Goby. Found in groups perched at cleaning stations on rocks waiting for fish to service. They feed on zooplankton. Length - 3cm Depth... more
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Clearfin Lionfish - Lionfishes
Also known as Scorpionfishes, Radiata Lionfish, Radiata Lion, Radial Firefish, Clearfin Turkeyfish, Scorpion Radiata, White-lined Lionfish, Whitefin Lionfish, Two-bar Lionfish and Tailbar Lionfish. Found singly on shallow flats... more
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Clearfin Lizardfish - Lizardfishes
Also known as Sand Lizardfish, Banded Lizardfish, Bluestripe Lizardfish and Clearfin Lizardfish. Found singly, pairs or small groups resting on sand and rubble bottoms of reefs. They feed on... more
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Cleartail Lionfish - Lionfishes
Also known as Scorpionfishes, Turkeyfish, Firefish, Miles Lionfish, Indo-Pacific Common Lionfish, Common Lionfish, Red Miles Lionfish, Devil Firefish, Indian Turkeyfish and Indian Winged-fish. Found singly almost anywhere on... more
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Clouded Lizardfish - Lizardfishes
Also known as Nebulous Lizardfish, Clouded Saury, Clouded Grinner, Blotched Lizardfish, Blotched Saury and Blotched Grinner. Found singly partly buried in sand in silty and shallow coastal reefs. They... more
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Clown Coris - Wrasses
Also known as Sand Wrasses, Clown Sand Wrasse, Clown Wrasse, Clown Coris Wrasse, Twin-spot Wrasse, Eye-spot Wrasse and Red-blotched Wrasse. Found singly in sand and rubble areas close... more
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Clown Coris (Juvenile) - Wrasses
Also known as Sand Wrasses, Clown Sand Wrasse, Clown Wrasse, Clown Coris Wrasse, Twin-spot Wrasse, Eye-spot Wrasse and Red-blotched Wrasse. Found singly in sand and rubble areas close... more
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Clown Triggerfish - Triggerfishes
Also known as Clown Trigger, Big-spotted Triggerfish and Crossbow Clownfish. Found singly on coral reefs in clear coastal to outer reef habitats and seaward reefs near steep drop-off's. Juveniles... more
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Clown Triggerfish (Juvenile) - Triggerfishes
Also known as Clown Trigger, Big-spotted Triggerfish and Crossbow Clownfish. Found singly on coral reefs in clear coastal to outer reef habitats and seaward reefs near steep drop-off's. Juveniles... more
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Clown Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses and Slippery Okra. Found singly or in pairs or in groups constantly circling around reefs and sandy areas. Colours highly variable especially between juvenile... more
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Club Anemone - Sea Anemones
Also known as Hexacorals, Club-tipped Anemone and Sand Anemone. Found on coral and rocky reefs on sand and rubble areas. Colour varies from place to place. They feed on plankton. Width... more
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Co's Chromodris - Sea Slugs
Also known as Nudibranchs and Elegant Chromodoris. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble areas. They feed on hydroids, coral, sponges and... more
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Cockatoo Waspfish - Waspfishes
Also known as Cockatoo Leaf Fish, Leaf Fish, Australian Red Cockatoo Waspfish and Cockatoo Rouge Fish. Found singly or in pairs on coral reefs and in sheltered estuaries... more
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Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfishes
Also known as Chromis, Pullers and Cocoa Damsel. Found at the front of reefs rich in coral growth. Sometimes aggressive when guarding their eggs. Colour varies usually with a dark... more
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Coleman Shrimp - Shrimps
Also known as Crustaceans, Carid Shrimps, Commensal Shrimp, Fire Urchin Shrimp, Sea Urchin Shrimp and Toxic Urchin Shrimp. Found usually in pairs exclusively on the fire urchin -Asthenosoma... more
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Comb Jellies
Found living on this sea star. Platyctenida is an order of comb jellies. Platyctenida is the only benthic group of organism in the phylum Ctenophora. Ranging in size 15cm... more
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Comb Penshell - Bivalves
Also known as Molluscs, Oysters, Pen Shell, Pacific Pen Shell, Scaly Pen Shell and Fan shell. Found on coral and rocky reefs attached to rocks and walls. They... more
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Comet - Devilfishes
Also known as Longfins, Marine Betta, Marine Betta Grouper and Marine Betta Comet. Found singly on coral and rocky reefs in the back of holes and caves. They feed... more
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Commensal Sponge Shrimp - Shrimps
Also known as Crustaceans, Carid Shrimps, Commensal Shrimp and Streptopus Shrimp. Found with sponges often inside barrel sponges. They feed on parasites, algae and plankton. These shrimps sometimes display pastel... more
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Common Cuttlefish - Cuttlefishes
Also known as European Cuttlefish and European Common Cuttlefish. This is the largest of cuttlefish. Found on sand and mud areas on shallow water reefs. They feed on fish... more
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Common Ghost Goby - Gobies
Also known as Reef Gobies, Many-host Goby, Many-host Cling-Goby and Toothy Goby. Found singly on sheltered inner reefs, bays and slopes among soft corals, sponges, plants and... more
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Common Lionfish - Lionfishes
Also known as Scorpion Volitans, Scorpionfishes, Black Volitans Lionfish, Black Lionfish, Butterfly Cod, Ornate Butterfly Cod, Peacock Lionfish, Firefish, Red Firefish, Red Lionfish, Turkeyfish and Zebrafish. Found singly... more
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Common Lionfish (Juvenile) - Lionfishes
Also known as Scorpion Volitans, Scorpionfishes, Black Volitans Lionfish, Black Lionfish, Butterfly Cod, Ornate Butterfly Cod, Peacock Lionfish, Firefish, Red Firefish, Red Lionfish, Turkeyfish and Zebrafish. Found singly... more
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Common Mushroom Coral - Stony Corals
Also known as Mushroom Corals and Fungiid Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs amongst rubble areas. Colour varies from brown, grey, yellow, white and mottled colours. They feed on... more
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Common Octopus - Octopuses
Also know as Reef Octopus, Common Reef Octopus and Small Common Octopus. Found singly on coral and rocky reefs, seagrass beds, sand and rubble areas.. Can changes colour to... more
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Common Seahorse - Seahorses
Also known as Oceanic Seahorse and Spotted Seahorse. Found singly or in pairs within estuary's and harbours in silty water as well as seagrass beds and mangroves. They attach... more
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Compact Leather Coral - Soft Corals
Also known as Leather Corals and Compact Finger Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs. They feed on plankton. Length - 20cm Depth - 10-20m Widespread Indo-Pacific Most soft corals have no true... more
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Cone Sponge - Sponges
Also known as Siliceous Sponges, Pacific Sponge, Marine Sponge, Tropical Marine Sponge, Brush Sponge, Tapered Chimney Sponge, White Pencil Sponge and White Finger Sponge. Found singly or in... more
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Coney - Groupers
Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts and Coney Grouper. Found singly in shallow waters of protected reefs often just drifting above the bottom. Colour varies greatly. They... more
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Convict Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes
Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Convict Surgeon, Surgeon Convict, Convict Tang, Convictfish, Prison Surgeonfish, Prison Tang and Fiveband Surgeonfish. Found in large schools In shallow protected lagoons and... more
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Coral Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes
Also know as Apogon properuptus and Southern Orange-lined Cardinalfish. Found in pairs or small groups on sheltered reef slopes, near coral and rocky areas, sheltering during the day... more
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Coral Demoiselle - Damselfishes
Also known as Coral Damsel, Coral Damselfish and Yellow-tipped Damselfish. Found singly or in groups on silty inshore lagoons, harbours and reefs. They feed on zooplankton. Length - 8cm Depth -... more
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Coral Gardens - Coral Gardens
A Coral polyp is an animal, it consumes food, does not require light and so does not have to live near the surface. However they are able... more
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Coral Grouper - Groupers
Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Miniata Grouper, Coral Rock Cod, Coral Cod, Coral Hind, Coral Trout, Vermilion Grouper, Vermilion Rock Cod, Vermilion Sea... more
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Coral Grouper (Juvenile) - Groupers
Also called Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Miniata Grouper, Coral Rock Cod, Coral Cod, Coral Hind, Coral Trout, Vermilion Grouper, Vermilion Rock Cod, Vermilion Sea Bass,... more
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Coral Rabbitfish - Rabbitfishes
Also known as Spinefoots, Coral Spinefoot, Yellow Rabbitfish, Yellow Foxface Rabbitfish, Spotted Rabbitfish, Spotted Spinefoot, Blue-Spotted Fox-Face Rabbitfish, Blue-Spotted Spinefoot and Ocellated Orange Spinefoot. Found in pairs on... more
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Coral Scallop - Bivalves
Also known as Molluscs, Scallops, Pedum Spondyloideum, Pectinid Bivalve, Boring Pectinid Bivalve, Boring Bivalve, Pectinid Scallop, Bioeroding Scallop, Coral-boring Scallop, Coral Clam, Iridescent Scallop and Iridescent Clam. These... more
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Coral-eating Sponge - Sponges
Also known as Siliceous Sponges and Marine Sponge. Found on coral and rocky reefs where it spreads over living corals dissolving the tissue of the coral and... more
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Corallimorph Decorator Crab - Crabs
Also known as Crustaceans, Brachyura Crabs, True Crabs, Spider Crabs, Corallimorph Crab, Decorator Crab, Decorator Spider Crab and Tubercle Crab. Found on coral and rocky reefs covered in... more
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Corkscrew Anemone - Sea Anemones
Also known as Hexacorals, Corkscrew Tentacle Sea Anemone, Long-tentacled Anemone, Long Tentacle Anemone, Sand Anemone, Red Base Anemone, Long Tentacle Red Base Anemone, Snaky Sea Anemone, Noodle... more
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Cornetfish - Cornetfishes
Also known as Commerson's Cornetfish, Cornetfish Smooth Flutemouth, Smooth Flutemouth, Flutemouth, Flutefish, Smooth Cornetfish, Reef Cornetfish, Bluespotted Cornetfish, Coronet and Arrowshaft. Found singly or in small groups in... more
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Cosmetic Wrasse - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-Reef Wrasses, Adorned Wrasse and Orange Striped Wrasse. Found swimming in small loose groups, amongst rubble reef patches on flats and slopes. They feed on... more
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Cosmetic Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Adorned Wrasse and Orange Striped Wrasse. Found swimming in small loose groups, amongst rubble reef patches on flats and slopes. They feed on hard... more
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Crass Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers
Also known as Actinopyga caerulea, Tripang, White-anus Sea Cucumber and Rough Sea Cucumber. Found singly in deep water on sand and rubble slopes. They feed on plankton. Length - 40cm Depth... more
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Creole Wrasse - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses and Creole Reef Wrasse. Found singly or in large schools, in deep outer reef slopes and drop off's Colour varies. They feed on hard shell... more
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Creole Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses and Creole Reef Wrasse. Found singly or in large schools, in deep outer reef slopes and drop off's Colour varies. They feed on hard shell... more
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Creolefish - Groupers
Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Creole Bass, Atlantic Creolefish and Ruby Anthias. Found singly or in small to large schools over deep water reefs. They... more
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Crescent Wrasse - Wrasses
Also known as Lunate-tailed Wrasses, Moon Wrasse, Lunare Wrasse, Lyretail Lunare Wrasse, Lyretail Wrasse, Green Parrot Wrasse and Green-and-Blue Labride. Found singly or in small groups in shallow... more
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Crescent Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses
Also known as Lunate-tailed Wrasses, Lunare Wrasse, Lyretail Lunare Wrasse, Lyretail Wrasse, Green Parrot Wrasse and Green and Blue Labride. Found singly or in small groups in shallow... more
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Crescent-banded Grunter - Grunters
Also known as Crescent-banded Perch, Crescent-Banded Tigerfish, Crescent Perch, Crescent Bass, Tiger Grunt, Tiger Perch, Tiger Bass, Three-stripe Grunter, Three-stripe Perch, Three-stripe Tigerfish, Three-striped Grunter, Three-striped... more
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Crescent-tail Bigeye - Bigeyes
Also known as Bigeye, Red Bigeye, Common Bigeye, Moontail Bigeye, Moontail Bullseye, Lunar-tail Bigeye, Lunar Tailed Bigeye, Duskyfin Bullseye, Red Bullseye and Goggle Eye. Found singly on sheltered... more
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Crocodile Flathead - Flatheads
Also known as Crocodilefish, De Beaufort's Flathead and Beaufort's Crocodilefish. Found singly on coarse sand and rubble areas of fringing coral reefs, in seagrass beds and near... more
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Crocodile Needlefish - Needlefishes
Also known as Hound Needlefish, Houndfish, Longtoms, Crocodile Longtom, Giant Longtom, Seagars, Gar, Alligator Gar, Garfish and Ocean Piper. Found singly or in small groups close to shore... more
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Crocodile Snake Eel - Eels
Also known as Snake Eels. Found singly buried in the sand or rubble near coral reefs, with just the head showing. Rarely in open during the day. They feed... more
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Crocus Giant Clam - Bivalves
Also known as Molluscs, Clams, Crocea Clam, Crocus Clam, Boring Clam, Boring Giant Clam, Burrowing Clam, Dwarf giant clam and Salt Water Clam. Found in small cracks and... more
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Crosshatch Goby - Gobies
Also known as Sleeper Gobies, Orangemarked Goby and Orange-Striped Goby. Found in sheltered lagoons and bays amongst silt and mud or fine sand bottoms. They feed on tiny invertebrates. Length... more
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Crown Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes
Also known as Coralfishes, Crown Butterfly, Crown Bannerfish, Red Tailed Butterflyfish, Red Tailed Bannerfish, Eritrean Butterflyfish, Eritrean Bannerfish, Red Sea Chevron Butterflyfish, Redback Butterflyfish, Redback butterfly, Red-backed... more
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Crown jellyfish - Jellyfishes
Also known as Sea Jellies, True Jellyfish, Transparent Crown Jellyfish and Crown Sea Jelly. Found in deep water during the day where the water is cold, then at... more
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Crown Squirrelfish - Squirrelfishes & Soldierfishes
Also known as Crowned Squirrelfish, Barred Squirrelfish, Red Squirrelfish and Crowned Soldierfish. Found in schools over shallow reef crests to deep along walls, in large caves, swimming close... more
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Crown Toby - Pufferfishes
Also known as Crowned Pufferfish, Crowned Puffer, Crowned Sharpnose Puffer, Crowned Toby, Three-barred Puffer, Four-bar Pufferfish. Found singly, in lagoons and seaward reefs with rubble areas. They feed on... more
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Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star - Sea Stars
Also known as Starfish, Crown-of-Thorn Sea Star, Crown-of-Thorn Starfish, Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Crown-of-Thorns, Coral-feeding Starfish and Coral-eating Starfish. Found singly or in groups on coral and rocky reefs amongst... more
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Cubera Snapper - Snappers
Also known as Cuban Snapper. Found singly or occasionally in large schools in secluded areas on rocky ledges and overhangs, often in deeper waters. They feed on fish and... more
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Cuneata Acropora - Stony Corals
Also known as Branching Corals and Spreading Corals. Found on most reef habitats often upper reef slopes and flats. Colonies are solid plates or short flattened branches. Close... more
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Cushion Sea Star - Sea Stars
Also known as Starfish, Stella Marina Cuscino, Tropical Sea Star, Tropical Starfish, Cushion Star, Cushion Starfish, Pin-Cushion Star, Pin-Cushion Sea Star and Pin-Cushion Starfish. Found singly or in... more
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Cylinder Coral - Stony Corals
Also known as Branching Corals and Finger Corals. Found on coral and rocky reefs, common and in abundance on reef tops and in lagoons. These pictures have... more
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Cylindrical Sandperch - Sandperches
Also known as Parapercis sp., Grubfish, Sandsmelts, Weevers, Cylindrical Grubfish, Cylindrical Weever, Yellowtail Grubfish, Yellowtail Sandperch, Yellowtail Weever, Sharpnose Grubfish, Sharpnose Sandperch, Sharpnose Weever, Sharp-nosed Grubfish, Sharp-nosed... more
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Cymathoid Isopod - Isopods
Also known as Parasitic Copepods. Found as in pairs permanently attached to fish heads. They feed on plankton. Length - 1.2cm Depth ---- Circumtropical Cymathoids are scavengers rather than parasites. They will settle... more
