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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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Gardiners Headsheild Slug, - Sea Slugs
Often referred to as 'Nudibranchs' (but they are not), Headsheild Slug, Tailed Slugs, Velvet Nudibranch, Blue Velvet Nudibranch, Velvet Blue Nudi, Blue Velvet Sea Slug, Blue Velvet... more
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Geometric Chromodoris - Sea Slugs (Chromodorididae
Also known as Nudibranchs, Geometrica Chromodoris and Geometrica Nudibranch. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst shallow patches of sand and rubble areas. Their large... more
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Giant Anemone - Sea Anemones
Also known as Hexacorals, Condylactis Anemone, Giant Caribbean Sea Anemone, Caribbean Anemone, Atlantic Anemone, Pink-tipped Anemone, Giant Condy Anemone and Condy Anemone. Found in recesses in the reef,... more
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Giant Basket Star - Sea Stars
Also known as Basket Stars, Brittle Sea Stars, Starfish, Caribbean Basket Starfish and Basket Fish. Found on reefs, coiled during the day often attached to gorgonians, sponges or... more
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Giant Basket Star (Juvenile) - Sea Stars
Also known as Basket Stars, Brittle Sea Stars, Starfish, Caribbean Basket Starfish and Basket Fish. Found on reefs, coiled during the day often attached to gorgonians, sponges or... more
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Giant Black Coral Whip - Black Corals
Also known as Cirripathes sp., Whip Coral, Wire Coral, Spiral Coral, Spiral Wire Coral, Black Coral Sea Whip, Spiral Sea Whip, Spiral Whip Coral, Black Wire-coral, Deep-water... more
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Giant Carpet Anemone - Sea Anemones
Also known as Hexacorals, Carpet Anemones, Gigantic Carpet Anemone, Gigantic Sea Anemone, Giant Carpet Sea Anemone and Giant Carpet. Found on coral and rocky reefs. They feed on plankton. Width... more
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Giant Frogfish - Frogfishes
Also known as Antennarius commerson, Commerson's Frogfish, Giant Anglerfish, Big Anglerfish, Black Anglerfish, Black Frogfish and Fishing Frogfish. These are the largest in the species. Found singly on... more
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Giant Frogfish (Juvenile) - Frogfishes
Also known as Antennarius commerson, Commerson's Frogfish, Giant Anglerfish, Big Anglerfish, Black Anglerfish, Black Frogfish and Fishing Frogfish. These are the largest in the species. Found singly on sheltered... more
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Giant Giant Clam - Bivalves
Also known as Molluscs, Clams, Gigas Clam, Giant Clam and Gigantic Clam. Found on flat coral sand or broken coral in isolated off shore reefs due to over... more
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Giant Grouper - Groupers
Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Bumblebee Grouper, Queensland Grouper, Dragon Grouper and Brindle Bass. Found singly, in lagoons, coastal reefs and outer slopes. Juveniles... more
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Giant Helmet Shell - Sea Snails
Also known as Helmet Shells, Giant Cassis Cornuta, Giant Helmet, Helmet Seashell, Helmet Shell, Giant Horned Helmet Conch, Horned Helmet Shell, Horned Helmet, Hawaiian Helmet Shell and... more
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Giant Mantis Shrimp - Mantis Shrimps
Also known as Spearing Mantis Shrimps and Spearer Mantis Shrimp. This large mantis shrimp is found in a very large hole in the sand and rubble near to... more
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Giant Moray - Eels
Also known as Moray Eels, Blackpearl Moray, Blackpearl Moray Eel, Java Moray Eel and Tropical Moray Eel. The largest of all the Morays. Found singly in lagoons and... more
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Giant Murex - Sea Snails
Also known as Murex Shells, Branched Murex Shell, Branch Murex, Ramose Murex, Ram's Murex and Ram's Murex Shell. Found on coral and rocky reefs on sand and rubble... more
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Giant Sweetlips - Sweetlips
Also known as Grunts, Giant Thicklip, Stripe Sweetlips, Two-striped Sweetlips, Striped Yellow Sweetlips and Yellow-lined Sweetlips. Found singly in lagoons and seaward reefs. Juveniles are black/white/yellow stripes and found... more
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Giant Triton - Sea Snails
Also known as Triton Shells, Triton's Trumpet, Trumpet Triton, Triton Trumpet Snail, Triton Trumpet Seashell, Atlantic Trumpet Triton and Horn of Triton. Found singly on coral and rocky... more
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Gibbose Latirus - Sea Snails
Also known as Horse Conchs, Tulip Shells, Spindle Shells and Trapeze Conch Shell. Found on coral and rocky reefs, amongst sand and rubble areas. Often found encrusted in... more
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Girdled Glossodoris - Sea Slugs
Also known as Nudibranchs and Girdled Nudibranch. 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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Glacialis Sea Star - Sea Stars
Also known as Starfish, Spiny Sea Star and Spiny Starfish. Found singly or in groups near waters edge on rocky bottoms of intertidal zones. Colours varies from place to... more
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Glenie's Chromodoris - Sea Slugs
Also known as Nudibranchs and Glenie Sea Slug. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble areas. They feed on hydroids, coral, sponges... more
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Globular Sea Urchin - Sea Urchins
Also known as Rock Sea Urchin, Edible Sea urchin, Purple Sea Urchin, Black Sea Urchin, Mediterranean Sea Urchin and Sea Hedgehog. Found singly or in groups burrowed into... more
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Gloomy Tambja - Sea Slugs
Also known as Nudibranchs and Gloomy Nudibranch. Found singly or in pairs, on coral reefs near bases of reef slopes. They feed on hydroids, coral, sponges and anemones. Length -... more
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Glorious Flatworm - Flatworms
Also known as Marine Worms, Polyclad Worm, Polyclad Flatworm and Wavy Flatworm. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs, amongst sand and rubble. They feed on... more
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Gold-ring Bristletooth - Surgeonfishes
Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Bristletoothed Surgeonfish, Goldring Surgeonfish, Slender-toothed Surgeonfish, Yellow-eyed Surgeonfish, Yellow-eye Surgeonfish, Spotted Surgeonfish, Spotted Bristletooth, Yellow-eyed Tang, Yellow-eye Tang, Yellow-eye Kole Tang, Kole... more
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Goldband Fusilier - Fusiliers
Also known as Yellow-stripe Fusilier, Yellow-band Fusilier and Golden-band Fusilier. Found in schools on coral and rocky reefs. Colour varies with light from blue/yellow to pinky/yellow. They feed on... more
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Goldbelly Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes
Also known as Plain Cardinalfish, Golden Cardinalfish, Short-tooth Cardinalfish, Short-tooth Cardinal and Blue Bridle Cardinalfish. Found in schools away from the reef on deep coral outcrops on sand... more
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Goldbelly Damsel - Damselfishes
Also know as Goldbelly Damselfish, Yellowbelly Damsel and Yellowbelly Damsel. Found singly or in groups often mixed with Neon Damsels on rubble slopes of lagoons and inner reefs. They... more
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Golden Damsel - Damselfishes
Also known as Golden Damselfish, Golden Sergeant, Yellow Damselfish, Lemon Damsel and Lemonpeel Damsel. Found singly or in pairs on steep outer reef slopes. They feed on crustaceans and... more
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Golden Sea Squirt - Ascidians
Also known as Tunicates, Sea Squirts, Colonial Ascidians, Compound Ascidians, Bulbous Tunicates, Ink-spot Ascidian, Ink-spot Sea Squirt, Gold-mouth Sea Squirt and Giant Tunicate. Found singly or in groups... more
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Golden Sweeper - Sweepers
Also known as Bulls-eyes, Pigmy sweeper, Yellow Sweeper, Slender Sweeper and Glassfish. Found in dense schools in deep clear water lagoons, reef walls and caves, often sharing with... more
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Golden-lined Snapper - Snappers
Also known as Golden-lined Seaperch and Yellow-lined Snapper. Found singly or in largel groups on steep coastal slopes and outer reefs or hovering above reefs. They feed on small... more
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Goldentail Moray - Eels
Also known as Moray Eels, Bastard Eel, Yellow Canary Moray Eel, Golden Moray Eel, Gold Spotted Moray and Yellow Banana Eel. Found singly in lagoons and on reef... more
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Goldsaddle Goatfish - Goatfishes
Also known as Yellow-saddle Goatfish, Yellow-saddled Goatfish and Bright-saddled Goatfish. Found in pairs or small schools on inner and outer reefs hovering along the sand feeding. Juveniles often bright... more
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Goldstripe Wrasse - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses and Sri Lanken Wrasse. Found singly or a male with females close to reefs on sand and rubble bottoms. Juveniles in small fast swimming... more
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Goldstripe Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses and Sri Lanken Wrasse. Found singly or a male with females close to reefs on sand and rubble bottoms. Juveniles in small fast swimming... more
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Goldtail Demoiselle - Damselfishes
Also known as Goldtail Damselfish, Yellowtail Demoiselle, Yellowtail Damselfish, Yellowtail Blue Damselfish, Yellowtail Blue Damsel and Yellow-tailed Damsel. Found singly or in small groups in lagoons and outer... more
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Gorgeous Shrimpgoby - Gobies
Also known as Shrimp Gobies, Gorgeous Prawn-goby, Wheeleri Goby, Wheeler's Watchman Goby, Wheeler's Shrimp Goby, Wheeler's Prawn-goby, Burgundy Shrimp-goby and Bumblebee Goby. Found in pairs on sandy bottoms... more
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Gorgonian Shrimp - Shrimps
Also known as Hamodactylus cf. boschmai, Crustaceans, Carid Shrimps and Commensal Shrimps. Found on gorgonians matching the colours to blend in. They feed on parasites, algae and plankton. Length... more
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Graceful Anemone Shrimp - Shrimps
Also known as Formerly Periclimenes venustus, Crustaceans, Carid Shrimps, Commensal Shrimps, Cleaner Shrimp, Beautiful Shrimp, Anemone Shrimp, Venus Shrimp, Venus Anemone Shrimp, Venustus Cleaner Shrimp and Venustus... more
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Graceful Coral - Stony Corals
Also known as Flower Corals, Cup Corals, Graceful Cup Coral, Gracile Cup Coral, Cup and Flower Coral and Dainty Cup Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs beneath... more
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Graeffe's Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers
Also known as Tripang, Pearsonothuria graeffei, Bohadschia graeffei, Leopard Sea Cucumber, Striped Sea Cucumber, Striated Sea Cucumber, Blackmouth Sea Cucumber, Blackspotted Sea Cucumber and Long Stickyfish. Found singly... more
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Granulated Sea Star - Sea Stars
Also known as Starfish, Granulated Starfish, Granular Sea Star, Granular Starfish, Big-plated Sea Star, Big-plated Starfish, Doughboy Sea Star, Doughboy Starfish, Pillsbury Doughboy and Pillsbury Doughboy Sea... more
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Granulose Sponge - Sponges
Also known as Marine Sponges, Siliceous Sponges and Demosponge. Found on coral and rocky reefs in every habitat, spreading across the substrate in finger like projections. Varies in colour. They... more
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Grass Emperor - Emperors
Also known as Grass Sweetlips, Grey Sweetlips, Blue-lined Emperor, Blue-spot Emperor, Sea Bream and Coral Bream. Found singly or in groups on sandy areas close to reefs. They... more
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Gray Demoiselle - Damselfishes
Also known as Gray Damsel, Pale-blue Damsel, Blue Damsel and Sombre Damselfish. Found in medium size groups over silty rocky reef flats and sandy beaches. They feed on... more
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Graysby - Groupers
Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Coney and Kitty Mitchell. Found singly in shallow waters of lagoons and seaward reefs, on ledges or in caves. Colour... more
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Graysby (Juvenile) - Groupers
Also known as Cephalopholis cruentata, Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Coney and Kitty Mitchell. Found singly in shallow waters of lagoons and seaward reefs, on ledges or... more
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Greasy Grouper - Groupers
Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Greasy Rock-cod, Arabian Grouper, Estuary Rock-cod and Brown Spotted Grouper. Found singly in coral rich lagoons and outer reefs... more
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Great Barracuda - Barracudas
Also known as European Barracuda, Mediterranean Barracuda and Commerson's Sea Pike. Found singly or in schools along deep slopes or open seas. Juveniles found in sheltered areas inshore. They... more
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Greater Soapfish - Soapfishes
Also known as Sea Basses, Latherjacket, Three Spined Soapfish, Black Soapfish, Atlantic Soapfish and Soapy Jack. Found singly on coral and rocky reefs, near caves and crevices, resting... more
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Green Razorfish - Wrasses
Also known as Sand Wrasses. Found singly or in loose groups hovering over inshore reefs on sand flats, slopes and ridges. When disturbed they will dive into the sand,... more
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Green Turtle - Turtles
Also known as Green Sea Turtle, Sea Turtle, Pacific Green Turtle, Edible Turtle, Barrier Reef Green Sea Turtle, Black Sea Turtles, Giant Sea Turtle and Atlantic Green... more
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Greenback Wrasse - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Diamond Wrasse, Bubblefin Wrasse, White-button Wrasse and Dusky Rainbowfish. Found singly or in small groups in shallow weedy areas of lagoons and rubble... more
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Greenhead Parrotfish - Parrotfishes
Also known as Troschel's Parrotfish. Found singly in clear water seaward reefs. They feed on filamentous algae. Length - 35cm Depth - 5-25m Widespread Indo-Pacific Parrotfish are hermaphrodites and live in harems with... more
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Greenish Blue Sponge - Sponges
Also known as Siliceous Sponges, Marine Sponge and Blue Sponge. Found on coral and rocky reefs on ledges and walls, spreading with short projections. They feed on plankton. Length -... more
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Greenlip Parrotfish - Parrotfishes
Also known as Green-snout Parrotfish and Roundhead Parrotfish. Found singly in clear lagoons and inshore reefs with rubble areas rich in coral growth. They feed on filamentous algae. Length -... more
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Greensnout Parrotfish - Parrotfishes
Also known as Spiny Parrotfish, Pygmy Parrotfish, Green-cap Parrotfish and Yellowhead Parrotfish. Found singly on outer reef areas with rich coral growth. They feed on filamentous algae. Length - 30cm Depth... more
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Greenthroat Parrotfish - Parrotfishes
Also known as (formerly) Scarus singaporensis, Singapore Parrotfish, Green-face Parrotfish, Greencheek Parrotfish, Blue-Faced Parrotfish and Ocean Parrotfish. Found in large groups of males and females on outer reef... more
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Grey Bonnet - Sea Snails
Also known as Helmet Shells, Helmet Seashell, Helmet Shell, Grey Bonnet Snail and Bonnet Snails. Found on sandy bottoms in lagoons buried in the sand during the day... more
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Grey Moray - Eels
Also known as Moray Eels, Siderea grisea, Geometric Moray Eel and Geometric Moray. Found singly in the open amongst seagrass beds and rubble areas, sometimes with goatfishes, scorpionfishes... more
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Grey Reef Shark - Sharks
Also known as Requiem Sharks, Grey Whaler Shark and Shortnose Blacktail Shark. Found singly or in groups cruising around the reefs during the day. They feed on small... more
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Grey Reef Shark (juvenile) - Sharks
Also known as Requiem Sharks, Grey Whaler Shark and Shortnose Blacktail Shark. Found singly or in groups cruising around the reefs during the day. They feed on small fish... more
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Guilding's Sea Star - Sea Stars
Also known as Starfish, Linckia guildingii, Guilding's Starfish, Comet Star, Yellow Sea Star and Yellow Star. Found singly or in groups on coral and rocky reefs, sand and... more
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Guineafowl Puffer - Pufferfishes
Also known as Guineafowl Pufferfish, Golden Pufferfish, White-Spotted Balloon Fish, White-Spotted Puffer, White-Spotted Pufferfish and Spotted Pufferfish. Found singly on protected inner reefs, along reef slopes and... more
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Gut-like Sea cucumber - Sea Cucumbers
Also known as Tripang, Synaptid Sea Cucumber and Wormfish. Found singly or in groups on coral and rocky reefs often on sponges. They feed on plankton. Length - 15cm Depth -... more
