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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.

Eared Blenny - Blennies

Also known as Reef Blennies, Rock Blennies, Earspot Blenny, Black-eared Eyelash Blenny and Blackflap Blenny. Found singly on clear water inner reef crests and slopes with rich coral.. more

East Atlantic peacock wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Peacock Wrasse, Rainbow Wrasse and Painted Wrasse. Found singly or in groups, on rocky reefs and lagoons often near seagrass beds. They feed on.. more

Eastern Hulafish - Devilfishes

Also known as Longfins. Found in large schools of coastal reefs and clear estuaries with good flowing currents, often high above the reefs. They feed on zooplankton. Length.. more

Eastern Triangular Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfishes, Eastern Triangle Butterflyfish, Triangular Butterflyfish, Baroness Butterflyfish andTriangular Coralfish. Found usually in pairs in shallow lagoons and seaward reefs usually near Acropora plate coral. Juveniles.. more

Eclipse Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfishes, Bennett's Butterflyfish, Bennett's Butterfly, Bluelashed Butterflyfish, Archer Butterflyfish and Bennett's Coralfish. Found in pairs in lagoons and seaward reefs with rich coral growth. They.. more

Eclipse Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Scarus russeli and Russell's Parrotfish. Found singly on outer reef slopes near deep water, grazing over coral rubble and sand. Males much brighter colours than females. They.. more

Edible Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers

Also known as Tripang, Red and Black Sea Cucumber, Pink and Black Sea Cucumber, Pinkfish and Pinkfish Sea Cucumber. Found singly or in groups on coral reefs over.. more

Edward's Purse Crab - Coral Crabs

Also known as Crustaceans, Brachyura Crabs, True Crabs and Purse Crabs. Found on coral and rocky reefs mimicking the soft coral it sits on. They feed on plankton. Length.. more

Egg Cowrie - Sea Snails

Also known as Allied Cowries, False Cowrie, False Egg Cowrie, Velvet Cowrie, Velvet Egg Cowrie, Common Egg Ovula, Common Cowrie and Common Egg Cowrie. Often found in shallow.. more

Egg Ribbons - Sea Slugs

Egg ribbons of the nudibranchs or sea slugs. Opisthobranchia - Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs meaning "naked gills" are molluscs without a hard shell. All opisthobranchs are hermaphrodites. These beautiful slugs.. more

Eight-banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfishes, Eightband Butterflyfish and Eight-striped Butterflyfish. Found singly or in pairs in silty, turbid waters of lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed exclusively on coral polyps. Length.. more

Eightstripe Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Small-mouthed Wrasses, Flasher Wrasses, Eight-striped Wrasse, Eightline Wrasse and Eight-lined Wrasse. Found singly on seaward reefs, along drop-off's, bottoms of large caves, coral and.. more

Electric Eye Flashing Fire Shell - Bivalves

Also known as a Molluscs, Oysters, Flame Scallop, File Clam, Fire Clam, Electric Eye Flashing Scallop, Flashing File Shell, Flashing Scallop, Lightening Fire Shell and Lightening Scallop. Found.. more

Elegance Coral - Stony Corals

Also known as Elegant Coral and Wonder Coral. Found on sand and rubble bottoms, with their skeletons buried and just their tentacles showing. Often mistake for Sea Anemones Colour.. more

Elegant Brittle Sea Star - Sea Stars

Also known as Brittle Sea Stars, Starfish, Snake Brittle Star, Elegant Brittle Starfish, Brittle Starfish, Brittle Sea Star, Brittle Star, Black Brittle Star and Variable Brittle Star. Found.. more

Elegant Phyllidia - Sea Slugs

Also known as Nudibranchs, Warty Sea Slugs, Elegant Sea Slug, Phyllidiidae Nudibranch, Fried Egg Nudibranch, Fried Egg Sea Slug and Warty Sea Slug. Found singly or in pairs.. more

Elegant Squat Lobster - Crabs

Also known as Crustaceans, Anomura Crabs, Squat Lobsters, Elegant Crinoid Squat Lobster, Crinoid Squat Lobster and Feather Star Squat Lobster. Found in the arms of Feather Stars on.. more

Elegant Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-Reef Wrasses. Found in small groups on coral and rocky reefs. They feed on hard shell invertebrates. Length - 30cm Depth - 2-40m Widespread Southwest Pacific Most reef fish seen.. more

Elephant Ear Coral - Soft Corals

Also known as Leather Corals, Mushroom Coral, Mushroom Leather Coral, Leather Toadstool, Toadstool Leather Coral, Toadstool Mushroom Leather Coral, Green Toadstool Coral, Ruffled Leather Coral, Trough Coral,.. more

Elephant Trunkfish - Sea Cucumbers

Also known as Tripang, Curry Fish, Sand Fish, Elephant's Trunk Fish, Elephant Fish, Elephant Sea Cucumber, Black-banded Sea Cucumber and Creased Cucumber. Found in shallow lagoons and reefs.. more

Elongate Heart Cockle - Bivalves

Also known as Molluscs, Burrowing Molluscs, Arcs, Mussels and Heart Cockles. Found in sandy areas of intertidal zone of estuaries, lagoons and bays often partially buried in the.. more

Elongate Heart Urchin - Sea Urchins

Also know as Heart Urchin, Biscuit Urchin, Sand Dollars and Sea Biscuit. Found singly or in vast numbers on sand areas and occasionally on rocky reefs. They feed on.. more

Emperor Angelfish - Angelfishes

Also known as Emperor Angel,Empress Angelfish, Imperator Angelfish, Imperator Angel and Imperial Angelfish. Found in pairs in deep lagoons with bommies, reef walls and caves Juveniles singly in caves.. more

Emperor Angelfish (Juvenile ) - Angelfishes

Also known as Emperor Angel, Imperator Angelfish, Imperator Angel and Imperial Angelfish. Found in pairs in deep lagoons with bommies, reef walls and caves. Juveniles singly in caves or.. more

Emperor Nautilus - Sea Snails

Also known as Chambered Nautilus and Pearly Nautilus. Found in depths of several hundred metres along the continental shelf during the day. Rising to shallow waters at night.. more

Encrusting Gorgonian - Soft Corals

Also known as Octocorals, Caribbean Octocoral, Scleraxonia, Gorgonians and Brown Encrusting Soft Coral. Found on shallow fringing reef flats and back reef areas, these colonies form encrusting mats,.. more

Encrusting Zoanthid - Zoanthids

Also known as Zoo's, Rubber Coral and Pillow Zoanthid. Found on coral and rocky reefs over intertidal areas. They feed on plankton. Length - 1m Depth - 0-5m Widespread Indo-Pacific Most often.. more

Enigmatic Moray - Eels

Also known as Moray Eels, Enigmatic Moray Eel, Banded Moray, Tiger Moray and Tiger Eel. Found singly on protected inshore lagoons and reefs, harbours and small caves hiding.. more

Epaulette Shark - Sharks

Also known as Carpet Sharks, Cat Sharks, Longtail Carpet Sharks, Long-tailed Carpet Sharks, Ocellated Epaulette Shark, Blind Shark and Walking Shark. Found singly in shallow waters of coral.. more

Epaulette Soldierfish - Squirrelfishes & Soldierfishes

Also known as Epaulette Squirrelfish, Shoulderbar Soldierfish, Shoulderbar Squirrelfish, Pearly Squirrelfish and Pearly Soldierfish. Found in small groups on reef flats, lagoons and seaward reef walls. They feed on.. more

Estuary Catfish - Eel-tailed Catfishes

Also known as Estuarine Catfish, Cobbler, Estuary Cobbler, South Australian Catfish and Toothless Catfish. Found singly in silty coastal areas amongst debris, under ledges and down holes, rarely.. more

Estuary Seahorse - Seahorses

Also known as Kuda Seahorse, Smooth Seahorse, Common Seahorse, Indian Seahorse, Oceanic Seahorse, Spotted Seahorse, Orange Seahorse and Yellow Seahorse. Found singly or in pairs within estuary's and.. more

Esturine Stonefish - Stonefishes

Also known as Fish Stone, Reef Stone, Horrid Stonefish, Estuary Stonefish, Poison Scorpionfish, Hollow-cheek Stonefish, Hollow-cheeked Stonefish, Spiny Devil Walking Fish, Warty Ghoul and Dornorn. Found singly on.. more

European lobster - Lobsters

Also known as Crustaceans, Common Lobster and Clawed Lobster. Found singly or in small groups on sheltered coral and rocky reefs, lagoons, caves and crevasses. Juveniles often found wedged.. more

European Squat Lobster - Crabs

Also known as Squat Lobsters, Hairy British Squat Lobster and Hairy-clawed Squat Lobster. Found in coral and rocky reefs sometimes shallow but can be found deeper, preferring rock.. more

Exquisite Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfishes, Polyp Butterflyfish, Blacktail Butterflyfish, Black-tailed Butterflyfish and Red Sea Melon Butterflyfish. Found usually in pairs in coral rich areas of lagoons and seaward reefs. They.. more

Exquisite Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Small-mouthed Wrasses, Flasher Wrasses, Exquisite Fairy Wrasse and Emerald Fairy Wrasse. Found singly on shallow reef flats to deep bommies, seaward reefs in areas of.. more

Exquisite Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Small-mouthed Wrasses, Flasher Wrasses, Exquisite Fairy Wrasse and Emerald Fairy Wrasse. Found singly on shallow reef flats to deep bommies, seaward reefs in areas of.. more

Eye-spotted Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers

Also known as Echinoderms, Lollyfish, Pricklyfish, Curryfish, Ocellated Sea Cucumber and Eyeball Sea Cucumber. Found in shallow waters on sand and rubble areas. They feed on plankton. Length -.. more

Eyebar Goby - Gobies

Also known as Sand Gobies. Found singly or in small groups resting on sandy areas of lagoons and seaward reefs. They usually blend in with the sand and so.. more

Eyed Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers

Also known as Tripang, Detail Eye Sea Cucumber, Leopard Sea Cucumber, Leopard Stickyfish, Leopardfish Sea Cucumber, Leopard Sea Cuke, Marbled Sea Cucumber, Tigerfish Sea Cucumber, Tigerfish Holothurian,.. more

Eyestripe Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes

Also known as Doctorfishes and Lancetfishes, Thorntails, Thorntail Fish, Dussumieri Surgeonfish, Dussumieri Tang, Eyestriped Surgeonfish, Pencilled Surgeonfish, Pencil Tang and Ornate Sturgeonfish. Found singly or in small groups.. more

Eyestripe Surgeonfish (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes

Also known as Doctorfishes and Lancetfishes, Thorntails, Thorntail Fish, Dussumieri Surgeonfish, Dussumieri Tang, Eyestriped Surgeonfish, Pencilled Surgeonfish, Pencil Tang and Ornate Sturgeonfish. Found singly or in small groups.. more

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