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Sabre Squirrelfish - Squirrelfishes & Soldierfishes

Also known as Giant Squirrelfish, Long Jaw Squirrelfish and Spinecheek Squirrelfish. Found singly or in pairs in deep lagoons to outer reefs often living in caves and crevices. They.. more

Saddle Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Saddled Grouper, Saddled Rockcod, Saddled Cod, Six-spot Rock Cod, Six-spot Cod, Six-spot Grouper, Six-spot Hind, Six-spotted Rockcod,.. more

Saddleback Anemonefish - Anemonefishes

Also known as Panda Clownfish, Panda Clown, Panda Skunkfish, Panda Anemonefish, Black Saddleback Clownfish, Black Saddleback Clown, Black Saddleback Anemonefish, Black Saddleback Skunkfish, Brown Saddleback Clownfish,.. more

Saddleback Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfishes, Saddleback Butterfly, Falcula Butterfly, Falcula Butterflyfish, Indian Double-saddle Butterflyfish, Double Saddle Butterfly, Saddled Butterflyfish, Blackwedged Butterflyfish, Sickle Butterflyfish and Pigface Coralfish. Found in pairs.. more

Saddled Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfishes, Saddleback Butterflyfish, Saddle Butterflyfish, Blackblotch Butterflyfish and Blackclothed Butterflyfish. Found singly or in pairs in clear water lagoons and seaward reefs with rich.. more

Saddled Snake Eel - Eels

Also known as Snake Eels and Half-banded Snake Eel. Found singly usually buried completely in the sand, occasionally emerges to feed both day and night. They feed on fish.. more

Sailfin grouper - Groupers

Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds and Trouts, Mangrove Grouper, Yellow Grouper and Colorado Grouper. Found singly resting on reef walls and larva ridges of rocky.. more

Sailfin Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Blue-lined Sea Bream, Blue-gold Striped Snapper, Majestic Snapper, Majestic Threadfin, Threadfin Majestic Snapperfish, Majestic Snapperfish and Hi-fin Snapper. Found singly or in schools over sand.. more

Sailfin Waspfish - Waspfishes

Also known as Sailfin Roguefish. Found singly or in pairs on coral reefs, sheltered estuaries and bays usually on silt and sandy bottoms. They feed nocturnally on smaller fish.. more

Sailor's Eyeball Algae - Algae

Also known as Green Algae, Sailor's-eye Balls, Single Cell Amoeba, Bubble Algae, Sea Pearl Algae and Sea Pearl. Found on hard bottoms attached by hair-like threads,.. more

Sailor's Grunt - Sweetlips

Also known as Grunts, Dogfish, Sailor's Choice, Sand Grunt and Bastard Margaret. Found in schools on protected shallow inshore reefs near drop-off's. Juveniles found in seagrass beds. They feed on.. more

Salema - Porgies

Also known as Seabreams, Salema Porgy, Cow Bream, Sharp-snout Sea Bream and Goldline. Found singly or in small shoals over sandy and rocky areas with rich algae growth. Juveniles.. more

Sally Lightfoot Crab - Crabs

Also known as Crustaceans, Brachyura Crabs, True Crabs, Shore Crabs, Mottled Sally Lightfoot Crab, Mottled Lightfoot Crab, Sally Longlegs, Pale-lined Tropical Rock Crab, Rocky Shore Crab, Rock.. more

Salp Tunicate - Tunicates

Also known as Salps, Thaliacea, Sea Jellies and Pelagic Tunicate. Found singly or in chains, these maybe as long as 5 meters! They feed on phytoplankton. Length - 30cm Depth -.. more

Salps - Tunicates

Also known as Salps, Thaliacea, Sea Jellies and Pelagic Tunicate. Found singly or in chains, these maybe as long as 5 meters! They feed on phytoplankton. Length - 30cm Depth -.. more

Samoan Pipefish - Pipefishes

Also known as Brown Pipefish. Found singly inside crevices and under rocks and debris in coastal lagoons and harbours. They feed on tiny swimming invertebrates which they suck whole.. more

Sand Diver - Lizardfishes

Also known as Intermediate Lizardfish, Sanddiver Lizardfish and Filamented Sand Dragon. Found singly in shallow coral and rocky reefs resting on sandy sea beds or buried in the.. more

Sand Goby - Gobies

Also known as Sand Gobies, Decorated Sand-goby and Decorated Lagoon-goby. Found singly or in pairs on clean sand and rubble areas of lagoons and seaward reefs. They eat small.. more

Sand Shrimpgoby - Gobies

Also known as Shrimp Gobies, Sandy Shrimpgoby, Pale Shrimpgoby, Fierce Shrimpgoby, Sandy Prawngoby and Sandy Partner Goby. Found with Alpheus djiboutensis Snapping Shrimp usually in pairs in.. more

Sand Sifting Sea Star - Sea Stars

Also known as Starfish, Sand Sifting Starfish, Comb Star, Brown Spotted Combstar, White Sea Star and White Starfish. Found singly or in groups in shallow waters on coral.. more

Sand Tilefish - Tilefishes

Also known as Caribbean Sand Tilefish, Sand Blanquillo and Muttonfish. Found singly or in pairs in self-made burrows and caves at the bases of reefs or piles of.. more

Sarasvati Anemone Shrimp - Shrimps

Also known as Crustaceans, Carid Shrimps, Commensal Shrimps, Anemone Shrimp and Cleaner Shrimp. Found on various corals and anemones on coral and rocky reefs. They feed on parasites, algae.. more

Sargassumfish - Frogfishes

Also known as Sargassum Anglerfish,Sargassum Frogfish, Wartskin Frogfish and Marbled Anglerfish. Found singly or in groups sheltering in Sargassum seaweed or mats of weed floating in the ocean,.. more

Scalefin Anthias - Anthias

Also known as Basslets, Sea Bass, Orange Basslet, Orange Sea Perch, Red Coral Perch, Jewel Fairy Basslet, Scalefin Basslet, Scalefin Fairy Basslet, Lyretail Coralfish, Lyretail Fairy Basslet,.. more

Scaly Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Scaly Damselfish and Blue Damsel. Found singly or in small groups on shorelines of lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed on zooplankton and algae. Colour varies from.. more

Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp - Shrimps

Also known as Crustaceans, Carid Shrimps, Cleaner Shrimps, Blood Red Shrimp, Blood Shrimp, Blood Red Fire Shrimp, Deep Red Shrimp, Fire Cleaner Shrimp and Fire Shrimp. Found in.. more

Scarlet Soldierfish - Squirrelfishes & Soldierfishes

Also known as Scarlet Soldier, Big-eyed Soldierfish, Big-eyed Soldier, Big-eye Soldierfish, Big-eye Soldier, Port Praslin Squirrelfish, Reef Soldierfish and Smooth-cheeked Soldierfish. Found in groups on shallow protected inner.. more

Scatty - Scats

Also known as Banded Scat, Tiger Scat, Striped Scat, African Scat, African Banded Scat and Ruby Scat. Found singly or in small groups in murky waters of coastal.. more

Schlegel's Feather Star - Feather Stars

Also known as Crinoids, Sea Lilies, Storked Sea Lilies, Feather Star Criniod, Feather Starfish and Variable Bushy Feather Star. Found singly or in groups on high coral outcrops.. more

Schmedelian Pincushion Sea Star - Sea Stars

Also known as Starfish, Pincushion Sea Star, Pincushion Starfish, Patchwork Sea Star, Patchwork Starfish, Pillow Sea Star and Pillow Starfish. Found on coral and rocky reefs amongst.. more

Schooling Bannerfish - Butterflyfishes

Also known as Bannerfish, Coralfishes, Schooling Pennantfish, Schooling Pennant Butterflyfish, Heniochus Butterfly, Schooling Butterflyfish, Schooling Coachman and False Moorish Idol. Found in schools in shallow lagoons to outer.. more

Schoolmaster - Snappers

Also known as Schoolmaster Snapper. Found in small to large schools hovering above reefs often in the shade of large corals especially elkhorn corals. Juveniles found in shallow bays.. more

Schoolmaster (Juvenile) - Snappers

Also known as Schoolmaster Snapper. Found in small to large schools hovering above reefs often in the shade of large corals especially elkhorn corals. Juveniles found in shallow bays.. more

Schultz's Pipefish - Pipefishes

Also known as Schultz Pipefish, Gilded Pipefish and Guilded Pipefish. Found often in pairs in shallow water, on rubble and sand patches also along reef edges. They feed on.. more

Scissortail Sergeant - Damselfishes

Also known as Sergeants, Scissortail Sergeant Major, Striptail Damselfish and Strip-tailed Damselfish. Found in groups on coastal and off shore reefs with rich coral growth usually in mid.. more

Scorpio Spider Shell - Sea Snails

Also known as Scorpion Conches, Spider Sea Shells, Spider Conch, Lambis Scorpio Conch and Scorpion Conch. Found singly on sand, rubble and mud areas of coral and rocky.. more

Scott's wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Small-mouthed Wrasses, Scott's Fairy Wrasse, Scott's Velvet Wrasse, Multicolor Fairy Wrasse, Scott's Multicolor Wrasse and Scott's Greenback Fairy Wrasse. Found singly or in small.. more

Scrawled Filefish - Filefishes

Also known as Scrawled Leatherjacket, Scribbled Filefish, Scribbled Fish, Scribbled Leather Jacket, Scribbled Leather Jacket Filefish and Broom-tail File. This is the largest of Filefish in the species. Found.. more

Scribbled Angelfish - Angelfishes

Also known as Scribbled Angel. Found singly, pairs or in groups in coastal reefs and lagoons close to fresh water run-off's. They feed on sponges, algae and benthic invertebrates. Length.. more

Scribbled Rabbitfish - Rabbitfishes

Also known as Spinefoots, Scribbled Spinefoot, Bluntnosed Rabbitfish, Blunt-nosed Spinefoot; Spiny Rabbitfish, Spiny Spinefoot, Marbled Rabbitfish, Marbled Spinefoot, Little Rabbitfish and Little Spinefoot. Found in pairs or small.. more

Sculptured Mitten Lobster - Lobsters

Also known as Crustaceans, Slipper Lobster, Rock Lobsters, Antarctic Slipper Lobster, Sculptured Slipper Lobster, Brown Slipper Lobster and Bulldozer Lobster. Found singly or in small groups nocturnally on.. more

Scythe Triggerfish - Triggerfishes

Also known as Bursa Triggerfish, Bursa Trigger, Sickle Triggerfish, Scimitar Triggerfish, Boomerang Triggerfish, Lei Triggerfish, Lei Trigger, Pallid Triggerfish and White Line Trigger. Found singly in clear inner.. more

Sea Orange - Sponges

Also known as Demosponges, Marine Sponges, Golden Ball Sponges, Orange Puffball Sponge and Golf Ball Sponge. Found singly or in colonies on coral and rocky reefs on slopes,.. more

Sea Squirts - Ascidians

Also known as Tunicates, Sea Squirts, Robust Sea Squirt, Colonial Ascidians, Compound Ascidians and Stalked Ascidian. Found on coral and rocky reefs on walls and drop off's, often.. more

Sea Whip Coral - Black Corals

Also known as ?Junceella fragilis?, Octocorals, Whip Coral, Wire Coral, Black Coral Sea Whip, Black Wire-coral and Whip Gorgonian. Found on walls and reef flats. They feed on plankton. Varies.. more

Sebae anemonefish - Anemonefishes

Also known as Sebae Clownfish, Sebae Clown, Seba's Anemonefish, Seba's Clownfish, Yellowtail Anemonefish, Yellowtail Clownfish, Yellow-tailed Anemonefish and Yellow-tailed Clownfish. Found in pairs or family groups in silty.. more

Secret Coral - Stony Corals

Also known as Brain Corals, Honeycomb Coral and Pineapple Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs over most reef environments. Colonies are rounded or hillocky and can reach over.. more

Semicircle Angelfish - Angelfishes

Also known as Half-circled Angelfish, Half-circle Angelfish, Koran Angel, Koran Angelfish, Koran Semicircle Angelfish, Blue Koran Angel, Blue Angelfish and Zebra Angelfish. Found singly on inner and outer.. more

Semicircle Angelfish (juvenile) - Angelfishes

Also known as Half-circled Angelfish, Half-circle Angelfish, Koran Angel, Koran Angelfish, Koran Semicircle Angelfish, Blue Koran Angel, Blue Angelfish and Zebra Angelfish. Found singly on inner and outer.. more

Sergeant Major - Damselfishes

Also known as Sergeants, Sergeant Major Damselfish, Five-banded Sergeant Major and Five-Banded Damselfish. Found in groups on inshore to outer reef slopes. Juveniles in harbours, under jetties, and under.. more

Shadowfin Soldierfish - Squirrelfishes & Soldierfishes

Also known as Shadowfish Soldierfish and Bronze Soldierfish. Found singly or in pairs on drop-off's and steep channels with rich coral growth. Secretive during the day hiding under.. more

Shaggy Seahare - Sea Slugs

Also known as Bursatella leachii leachii, Nudibranchs, Sea Hares, Ragged Sea Hare, Hairy Sea Hare, Hirsute Sea Hare, Furry Sea Hare, Blue-dot Sea Hare, Feathery Sea.. more

Shallow Water Hydriod - Hydroids

Also known as Sea Ferns, Fire Hydroid, Stinging Hydroid, Stinging Bush Hydroid, Philippine Hydroid, White stinger, Feather Hydroid and Fireweed. Found in clumps on coral and rocky reefs.. more

Shallow Water Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers

Also known as Tripang. Found singly or in groups in shallow waters of coral reefs over rubble and sandy areas, often covered by sand. They feed on plankton. Called an.. more

Shanny - Blennies

Also known as Reef Blennies, Rock Blennies, Common Shanny, Common Blenny and European Shanny. Found singly in or out of shallow waters of rocky reefs often in rock.. more

Sharksucker - Remoras

Also known as Suckerfish, Slender Suckerfish, Slender Sharksucker, Live Sharksucker, Whitefin Sharksucker, Striped Suckerfish, Shark Remora and Striped Remora. Found from estuaries to the ocean. They feed on scraps.. more

Sharpnose Puffer - Pufferfishes

Also known as Sharpnose Pufferfish and Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer. Found singly or in pairs swimming close to reef and seagrass beds in clear lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed.. more

Sharptail Eel - Eels

Also known as Snake Eels and Sharptail Snake Eel. Found singly over seagrass areas and rocky rubble reefs, usually hiding during the day but occasionally emerges to feed.. more

Shaw's Cowfish - Boxfishes

Also known as Temperate Boxfishes, Deepwater Boxfishes, Shaw's Boxfish, Striped Cowfish, Shaw's Trunkfish and Striped Trunkfish. Found singly on on coastal reefs and deep estuaries but usually.. more

Sheepshead Porgy - Porgies

Also known as Speckled Porgy. Found swimming or hovering above sandy areas of clear water coral reefs. Often display body bars when close to the bottom feeding. Juveniles found.. more

Shingle Urchin - Sea Urchins

Also known as Helmet Urchin and Rock Urchin. Found singly or in groups on strong wave-swept intertidal shores, their unique shape helps decreases the chances of being pulled.. more

Shirin's Phyllidiopsis - Sea Slugs

Also known as Phyllidiopsis shirinae, Nudibranchs, Warty Sea Slugs, Phyllidiopsis shirinae, Shirinae Nudibranch and Shirin Sea Slug. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst.. more

Short-spined Sea Scorpion - Scorpionfishes

Also known as Bull Rout, Bullhead, Short-spined Bullhead, Father Lasher, Shortfin Scorpius and Shorthorn Sculpin. Found singly on sand and mud or amongst seaweeds of rock bottoms, often.. more

Short-tailed Pipefish - Pipefishes

Also known as Bent Pipefish, Stick Pipefish, Bent stick Pipefish, Double-ended Pipefish and Longsnout Stick Pipefish. Found singly or in pairs either in seagrass or rubble and.. more

Shortfin Lionfish - Lionfishes

Also known as Scorpionfishes, Shortfin Firefish, Shortfin Turkeyfish, Short Finned Lionfish, Dwarf Lionfish, Dwarf Lion, Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish, Dwarf Fuzzy Lionfish and Shortspined Butterfly Cod. Found singly or.. more

Shortfin Lionfish (juvenile) - Lionfishes

Also known as Scorpionfishes, Shortfin Firefish, Shortfin Turkeyfish, Short Finned Lionfish, Dwarf Lionfish, Dwarf Lion, Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish, Dwarf Fuzzy Lionfish and Shortspined Butterfly Cod. Found singly or.. more

Shortfin Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes

Also known as Short-finned Scorpionfish, Shortspined Scorpionfish, Lowfin Scorpionfish, Stingfish, Shortfin Goblinfish, Shortfin Rockfish and Firefish. Found singly or in pairs well camouflaged around inshore rock walls and.. more

Shorthead Fangblenny - Blennies

Also known as Sabretooth Blennies, Fang Blennies, Sabre-toothed Petroscirtes breviceps Blenny, Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny, Striped Poisonfang Blenny Mimic and Dandy Blenny. Found singly or in pairs nesting in.. more

Shortnose Batfish - Batfishes

Also known as Cubifrons, Ogcocephalus cubifrons, Anglerfishes, Walking Batfish, Shortnosed Batfish and Slantbrow Batfish. Found singly on mud and sandy bottoms sometimes near to reefs but usually found.. more

Shortnose Boxfish - Boxfishes

Also known as Ostracion nasus, Small-nosed Boxfish and Lognosed Boxfish. Found singly on rocky reefs and estuaries on sandy slopes with mixed sponge and weeds. They feed on invertebrates.. more

Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse - Pipefishes

Also known as Pygmy Pipehorse, Dwarf Pipehorse and Pipe Seahorse. Found in pairs in shallow sheltered waters in or near seagrass beds. They feed on tiny swimming invertebrates which.. more

Shy Glass Cerianthid - Sea Anemones

Also known as Hexacorals, Tube Anemones, Tube-dwelling Anemone, Glass Anemones, Shy Glass Anemone and Shy Glass Peacock Anemone. Found on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble.. more

Sidespot Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Round-spot Goatfish and White-spot Goatfish. Found singly on coral and rocky reefs over sand and rubble strewn bottoms in lagoons and seaward reefs with rich.. more

Sieve Sponge - Sponges

Also known as Siliceous Sponges, Pacific Sponge, Marine Sponge and Tropical Marine Sponge. Found on walls and drop-off's, is sticky and spongy to the touch. They feed on plankton. Length.. more

Signal Goby - Gobies

Also known as Sand Gobies, Crabeye, Crab-eye Goby, Crab-eyed Goby, Two Crab-eye Goby, Twin-spot Goby, Two Spot Goby and 4-Wheel Drive Goby. Found singly or in pairs in.. more

Silky Shark - Sharks

Also known as Requiem Sharks, Grey Whaler Shark, Sickle Shaped Shark and Blackfin Shark. Found singly or in schools usually in open water but sometimes inshore. They feed on.. more

Silver Bream - Porgies

Also known as Snappers, Breams, Yellow-finned Bream, Yellowfin Bream, Surf bream, Eastern Black Bream and Sea Bream. Found singly or in schools feeding along coastal shores of lagoons.. more

Silver Sweep - Sweeps

Also known as False Pompano. Found in large schools in high energy areas of outside reefs. They feed on zooplankton and algae. Length - 30cm Depth - 1-30m Widespread Southwest Pacific Highly compressed.. more

Silver Sweeper - Sweepers

Also known as Bullseyes, Hatchet Fishes, Schwenk's Sweeper. Silver Bullseye, Black-stripe Sweeper and Glassy Sweeper. This is the largest Sweeper. Found in schools on sheltered rocky and coral reefs,.. more

Silver Sweetlips - Sweetlips

Also known as Grunts, Painted Sweetlips, Painted Thicklip, Slatey Sweetlip and Slatey Bream. Found singly or in small groups on sandy bottoms of lagoons and coastal reefs. Juvenile's solitary,.. more

Silver Sweetlips (Juvenile) - Sweetlips

Also known as Grunts, Painted Sweetlips, Painted Thicklip, Slatey Sweetlip and Slatey Bream. Found singly or in small groups on sandy bottoms of lagoons and coastal reefs. Juvenile's solitary,.. more

Similar Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Similar Damselfish. Found singly or in groups on rubble areas with good coral growth of lagoons and coastal reefs. They feed on zooplankton and algae. Length -.. more

Singing Sea Squirt - Ascidians

Also known as Tunicates, Sea Squirts, Robust Sea Squirt, Colonial Ascidians, Compound Ascidians and Stalked Ascidian. Found on coral and rocky reefs on walls and drop off's, often.. more

Sinuose Coral - Stony Corals

Also known as Bubble Corals, Pearl Bubble Coral, Pearl Coral, Bubblegum Coral, Rounded Bubblegum Coral, Octo-bubble Coral, Grape Coral, Bladder Coral, Cat Eye Bubble Coral and Large.. more

Sinuous Coral - Stony Corals

Also known as Brain Corals, Scleractinian Coral and Lesser Valley Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs, lumpy looking with a delicate design. They feed on plankton. Length - 17cm.. more

Six-banded Angelfish - Angelfishes

Also known as Six Bar Angelfish, Six Barred Angelfish and Six Striped Angelfish. Found singly or in pairs in coastal lagoons and outer reef slopes with rich coral.. more

Six-lined Soapfish - Soapfishes

Also known as Sea Basses, Six-lined Soapfish, Skunk Six Stripe Soapfish, Golden Stripe Soapfish, Golden Stripe Grouper, Golden-striped Soapfish, Golden-striped Grouper, Black and White Striped Soapfish, Skunk.. more

Six-spine Leatherjacket - Filefishes

Also known as Leatherjackets and Variable Leatherjacket. Found singly or in pairs in rocky estuaries and bays as well deeper of shore reefs. They feed on invertebrates and.. more

Sixbar Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Lunate-tailed Wrasses, Thalassoma hardwickii, Hardwicki Wrasse, Hardwick Wrasse, Hardwick's Wrasse, Six-Banded Wrasse and Six-barred Wrasse. Found along the top of reefs in small.. more

Sixbar Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Lunate-Tailed Wrasses, Thalassoma hardwickii, Hardwicki Wrasse, Hardwick Wrasse, Hardwick's Wrasse, Six-Banded Wrasse and Six-barred Wrasse. Found along the top of reefs in small loose groups.. more

Sixfinger Threadfin - Threadfins

Also known as Tasselfish, Six-fingered Threadfin, Pacific Threadfin, Six-feeler Threadfin and Golden Six-thread Tasselfish. Found singly or in small groups in shallow waters over sandy bottoms, mudflats and.. more

Sixplate Sawtail (juvenile) - Surgeonfishes

Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Australian Sawtail, Australian Sawtail Surgeonfish and Sawtail Surgeonfish. Found in schools on rocky coastal reefs and estuaries often in surge zones. They feed on.. more

Sixspot Goby - Gobies

Also known as Sleeper Gobies, Six-spot Sleeper-goby, Blacktip Goby, Chalk Goby, Ladder Goby, Ladder Glider, Ladder Glider Goby, Blue Dot Goby, Blue Dot Sleeper Goby, White Sleeper,.. more

Sixstripe Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Small-mouthed Wrasses, Flasher Wrasses, Six-line Wrasse, Six-lined Wrasse, Watermelon Wrasse, Twelve Line Wrasse and Pyjama Wrasse. Found singly or in small groups in clear water,.. more

Slantbar Shrimpgoby - Gobies

Also known as Shrimp Gobies, Diagonal Shrimpgoby, Diagonal Bar Prawn Goby and Diamond Diagonal Bar Prawn Goby. Found singly or usually in pairs sharing their house with.. more

Slate Sweetlips - Sweetlips

Also known as Grunts, Slatey Bream and Grey Sweetlips. Found singly or in small groups on sandy bottoms of shallow lagoons and coastal reefs, large adults can be.. more

Slate-pencil Urchin - Sea Urchins

Also known as Burrowing Urchin, Red Slate Pencil Urchin, Red Pencil Urchin and Pencil Urchin. Found in shallow waters burrowed into coral or limestone areas of the reef. They.. more

Sleek Unicornfish - Surgeonfishes

Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Blue-tail Unicornfish, Blacktongue Unicorn, Blacktongue Unicornfish, No Horn Unicorn and Thorpe's Unicornfish Found in schools in clear lagoons, seaward reef slopes and drop-off's. They.. more

Sleek Unicornfish (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes

Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Thorntails, Thorntail Fish, Blue-tail Unicornfish, Blacktongue Unicorn, Blacktongue Unicornfish, No Horn Unicorn and Thorpe's Unicornfish Found in schools in clear lagoons, seaward reef.. more

Slender Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Luminous Cardinalfish, Graceful Cardinalfish, Arrow Cardinalfish and Glassfish. Found in small groups in sheltered coastal lagoons and outer reefs. Length - 6cm Depth - 2-15cm Widespread Indo-West Pacific Males.. more

Slender Emperor - Emperors

Also known as Variegated Emperor. Found in small groups in seagrass beds and over sand and rubble areas of lagoons and coastal reefs. They feed on small invertebrates and.. more

Slender Emperor (Juvenile) - Emperors

Also known as Variegated Emperor. Found in small groups in seagrass beds and over sand and rubble areas of lagoons and coastal reefs. They feed on small invertebrates and.. more

Slender Filefish - Filefishes

Also known as Leatherjackets and Tuckers Filefish. Found singly or in pairs drifting vertically among branches of gorgonians. Colour varies to blend in with surroundings. They feed on invertebrates and.. more

Slender Fusilier - Fusiliers

Also known as Gymnoptera Fusilier. Found singly or in groups in deep lagoons and along reef slopes, sometimes mixed with other fusiliers. Varies in colour from blue to red.. more

Slender Lizardfish - Lizardfishes

Also known as Gracile Saury, Graceful Saury, Slender Saury, Reef Saury, Gracile Lizardfish, Graceful Lizardfish, Blotchy Lizardfish and Slender Grinner. Found singly in shallow coral and rocky.. more

Slender Mudskipper - Gobies

Also known as Mudskipper and Indonesian Mudskipper. Found singly or in groups zipping about in mud, sand and rubble areas of rock pools on the intertidal shoreline. They feed.. more

Slender Pipefish - Pipefishes

Also known as Longnose Pipefish, Longnosed Pipefish, Longsnout Pipefish, Longsnouted Pipefish and Straight Stick Pipefish. Found singly in sand and muddy estuaries. They feed on tiny swimming invertebrates.. more

Slender Rockfish - Scorpionfishes

Also known as Slender Scorpionfish, Slender Stingfish and Elongated Rockfish. Found singly and well camouflaged on rocky areas but at night on sandy bottoms. They feed nocturnally on.. more

Slender Sapsucking Slug - Sea Slugs

Also known as Sacoglossans, Sapsucking Slugs, Grace Thuridilla, Glazed Thuridilla and Slender Sapsucking Slug. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble.. more

Slender sea pen - Sea Pens

Also known as Octocorals, Sea Feathers, Sea Quills, Sea Pens and Slim Sea Pen. Found in shallow waters on soft sandy bottoms, often withdrawing into the substrate during.. more

Slender Yellowtail Kingfish - Jacks

Also known as Yellowtail Scad, Shrimp Scad and Banded Scad. Found in schools near inshore reefs. They feed on small fish. Length - 40cm Depth - Widespread Indo-Pacific Jacks are fast swimming.. more

Slimy Leather Coral - Soft Corals

Also known as Octocorals, Leather Corals, Flexible Leather Coral, Spaghetti Leather Coral, Gold Leather Coral, Finger Leather Coral, Soft Finger Coral, Thin Finger Coral, Formosan Soft Coral,.. more

Slingjaw Wrasses - Wrasses

Also known as Maori and Thicklip Wrasses, Slingjaw, Long-jawed Wrasse and Telescopefish. Found singly in coral rich lagoons and protected reefs often along steep drop-off's. The mouth of.. more

Slingjaw Wrasses (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also know as Maori and Thicklip Wrasses, Slingjaw, Long-jawed Wrasse and Telescopefish. Found singly in coral rich lagoons and protected reefs often along steep drop-off's. The mouth of this.. more

Slippery Dick - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses and Slippery Dick Wrasse. Found singly or in pairs or in groups constantly circling around reefs, sea grass beds and sandy areas. Colours highly.. more

Slippery Dick (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses and Slippery Dick Wrasse. Found singly or in pairs or in groups constantly circling around reefs, sea grass beds and sandy areas. Colours highly.. more

Slug-like Mushroom Coral - Stony Corals

Also known as Mushroom Corals, Fungiid Coral, Striate Boomerang Coral, Slipper Mushroom Coral, Slipper Coral, Tongue Coral, Creeping Stone Slug and Limax Mole Coral. Found on coral.. more

Small-Spotted Dart - Jacks

Also known as Trevallies, Baillon's Dart, Smallspot Dart, Spotted Dart, Black-spotted Pompano, Black-Spotted Dart, Silver Pompano, Small Spotted Pompano and Spotted Pompano. Found in schools in shallow lagoons.. more

Smallmouth Grunt - Sweetlips

Also known as Grunts, Dogfish, Small-mouthed Grunt and Banana Grunt. Found in small schools on protected shallow reefs drifting in the current close to the bottom often in.. more

Smallmouth Threadfin - Threadfins

Also known as Tasselfish, Small-mouthed Threadfin and Slender Five-finger Threadfin. Found singly or in small groups in murky churned waters of coastal estuaries, mangrove creeks and rivers. These fish.. more

Smalltooth emperor - Emperors

Also known as Small-toothed Emperor and Small-toothed Pigface Bream. Found singly or in groups on sandy slopes near coral reefs. They feed on small fish and crustaceans. Length - 70cm Depth.. more

Smalltooth Jobfish - Snappers

Also known as Small-toothed Jobfish, Blue Small-tooth Jobfish, Smallmouth Jobfish, Small Jobfish, Jobfish, Snapper Jobbyfish and Fork-tailed Snapperfish. Found singly or in small groups in lagoons, inner and.. more

Smalltooth Sawfish - Sawfishes

Also known as Wide Sawfish, Common Sawfish, Comb Shark and Atlantic Prickly Skate. Found singly or in groups on sandy bottoms of bays, lagoons and estuaries. They also.. more

Smith's Fangblenny - Blennies

Also known as Sabretooth Blennies, Fang Blennies, Meiacanthus Smithii, Smith's Venomous Blenny, Smith's Blenny, Smith's Fanged Blenny, Smith's Poison-fang Blenny, Smith's Disco Blenny, Disco Blenny, Disco Fang.. more

Smoke Angelfish - Angelfishes

Also known as Indian Smoke Angelfish, Yellowtail Angelfish, Indian Yellowtail Angelfish and Cream Angelfish. Found singly or in pairs in the open on reefs, and over low ledges.. more

Smooth Sea Fan - Sea Fans

Also known as Gorgonian Sea Fans, Octocorals, Subergorgia mollis, Giant Sea Fan, Giant Sea Fan Coral, Giant Gorgonian Fan, Giant Fan Gorgonian and Gorgonian Fan Coral. Found on.. more

Smooth Tree Coral - Soft Corals

Also known as Soft Tree Corals, Tree Coral, Broccoli Coral, Flower Tree Coral and Branching Leather Soft Coral. Found on flats and slopes of fringing and patch reefs,.. more

Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfishes

Also known as Rhinesomus triqueter. Found singly or occasionally in small groups above corals and sometimes over sandy areas. They feed mainly on algae, but will also feed on.. more

Smooth Trunkfish (Juvenile) - Boxfishes

Also known as Rhinesomus triqueter. Found singly or occasionally in small groups above corals and sometimes over sandy areas. They feed mainly on algae, but will also feed on.. more

Snake Blennie - Blennies

Also known as Combtooth Blennies, Eel Blenny,Snake Eel Blenny, Hairtail Snake Blenny, Hairtail Blenny and Hair-tailed Blenny. Found singly on sand and mud bottoms of coral reefs.. more

Snaked-neck Turtle - Turtles

Also known as Chelodina rugosa, Narrow-breasted Snake-necked Turtle, Long Neck Turtle, Southwestern Long-necked Turtle, Western Long-necked Turtle and Long-necked Freshwater Turtle. Found in freshwater rivers, streams, lakes,.. more

Snakefish - Lizardfishes

Also known as Snake Lizardfish, Painted Lizardfish, Painted Grinner, Painted Saury, Bluestripe Lizardfish, Bluntnose Lizardfish, Bluntnosed Lizardfish, Striped Lizardfish, Short-headed Lizardfish, Short-head Lizardfish, Printed Lizardfish and Forster's.. more

Snakefish Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers

Also known as Tripang, Snakefish, White-spotted Sea Cucumber and Pacific Islands Sea Cucumber. Found singly or in groups in shallow waters of coral reefs and lagoons over rubble.. more

Snakelocks Anemone - Sea Anemones

Also known as Hexacorals, Mediterranean Sea Anemone, Opelet Anemone and Wax Rose. Found singly or in groups often in rock pools in shallow waters of coral and rocky.. more

Snooty Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Maori Wrasses, Thicklip Wrasses, Snooty Maori Wrasse, Point-head Maori Wrasse, Red Hog Wrasse, Plain-faced Maori Wrasse and Long Jaw Maori Wrasse. Found singly or in.. more

Snooty Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Maori and Thicklip Wrasses, Snooty Maori Wrasse, Point-head Maori Wrasse, Red Hog Wrasse, Plain-faced Maori Wrasse and Long Jaw Maori Wrasse. Found singly or in.. more

Snowflake Moray - Eels

Also known as Moray Eels, Nebulous Moray Eel, Clouded Moray, Snowflake Eel, Flowery Eel, Starry Moray Eel and Diamond-backed Moray. Found singly on inshore protected reef flats and.. more

Snubnose Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Snubnose Rockcod and Big-spot Rockcod. Found singly, in surge zones of coastal lagoons and outer reefs, rather shy and.. more

Snubnose Pompano - Jacks

Also known as Trevallies, Trachinotus blochi, Snubnosed Pompano, Asian Pompano, Silver Pompano, Golden Pompano, Round Pompano, Buck-nosed Trevally, Snub-nosed Dart, Snub-nose Dart, Ladyfish and Moonfish. Found singly.. more

Sohal Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes

Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Thorntails, Thorntail Fish, Arabian Surgeonfish, Clown Surgeonfish, Zebra Surgeonfish, Arabian Tang, Red Sea Clown, Red Sea Clown Surgeon, Sohal Tang, Clown Tang.. more

Solar Nudibranch - Sea Slugs

Also known as Nudibranchs, Aeolus, Phyllodesmium longicirra, Cirrate phyllodesmium, Longicirrum Sea Slug, Solar Powered Sea Slug, Solar Powered Nudibranch and Solar Energy Nudibranch. Found singly or in pairs.. more

Soldier Crab - Crabs

Also known as Crustaceans, Brachyura Crabs, True Crabs, Military Crab, Ghost Crab, Fiddler Crab and Beach Runner Crab. Found on sandy beaches, mud and mangrove areas often in.. more

Solid Coral - Stony Corals

Also known as Pore coral, Hump Coral and Massive Pore Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs, colonies can be large to massive, smooth to undulating with.. more

Solitary Fan Green Seaweed - Algae

Also known as Solitary Fan, Solitary Fan Seaweed, Elephants Ear, Elephants Ear Seaweed and Green Fan. Found singly in shallow lagoons embedded in the sediment by a stalk.. more

Solor Boxfish - Boxfishes

Also known as Solorensis Boxfish, Reticulate Boxfish, Reticulated Boxfish, Scribbled Boxfish, Striped Boxfish and Jigsaw Boxfish. Found singly or in pairs on seaward reefs with rich coral growth. They.. more

Solor Boxfish (Juvenile) - Boxfishes

Also known as Solorensis Boxfish, Reticulate Boxfish, Reticulated Boxfish, Scribbled Boxfish, Striped Boxfish and Jigsaw Boxfish. Found singly or in pairs on seaward reefs with rich coral growth. They.. more

Solor Jawfish - Jawfishes

Also known as Variegated Jawfish. Found singly with just the head showing in rock lined burrows on sand and rubble areas. They feed mainly on benthic invertebrates and.. more

Solor Wrasse - Wrasses

Also know as Small-mouthed Wrasses, Solor Fairy Wrasse, Fairy Wrasse, Red-eyed Fairy Wrasse, Red-eye Wrasse, Redheaded Fairy Wrasse, Redhead Solor Fairy Wrasse, Clown Wrasse, Clown Fairy Wrasse,.. more

Somber Sweetlips - Sweetlips

Also known as Grunts, Somber Rubberlips, Somber Blubberlips and Blubber-lipped Bream. Found singly or in groups in sheltered areas of lagoons,round jetties and seaward reefs. They feed on fish.. more

South Australian Catfish

A long eel-like catfish with barbels and a dorsal spine. Photographed specimen was approx 1 metre in length, on a sandy bottom in approx 5 meters of.. more

South Seas Devil - Damselfishes

Also known as South Seas Devil Damselfish, Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish, Fiji Devil Damsel, Blue Star Damsel, Blue Star Damselfish, Tasmanian Devil Damsel, Australian Tasmanian Devil Damsel.. more

Southern Blue Devil - Devilfishes

Also known as Longfins, Roundheads, Spiny Basslets, Southern Blue Devilfish, Blue Devil, Western Blue Devil and Blue Devilfish. Found singly or in small groups in caves and crevices.. more

Southern stargazer - Stargazers

Also known as Pop-eye Fish, Pop-eyed Fish and Tube-nosed Stargazer. Found singly in silty, sandy lagoons and coastal waters. They feed on fish, octopus and squid. Length - 44cm Depth -.. more

Spaghetti Garden Eel - Eels

Also known as Garden Eels, Spaghetti Eel, Indian Spaghetti Eel and Whitespotted Garden Eel. Found in large colonies on sand flats or gentle slopes. They feed on plankton. Length.. more

Spangled Emperor - Emperors

Also known as Lesser Spangled Emperor, Blue Emperor, Emperor Fish and Sand Emperor. Found singly or in large groups on sandy bottoms of lagoons, seagrass beds and mangroves.. more

Spanish Flag - Snappers

Also known as Seaperch, Spanish Flag Snapper, Stripy Snapper, Golden-banded Snapper, Stripey Seaperch, Dusky-striped Seaperch and Gold-striped Seaperch. Found singly or in loose schools, inshore sandy and muddy.. more

Spanish Hogfish - Wrasses

Also known as Hogfishes and Rufus Hogfish. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs. Curious of divers. Juveniles hide in corals. They feed on hard shell invertebrates. Length -.. more

Speckled Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes

Also called Coralfishes, Speckled Coralfish, Citron Butterflyfish, Citron Butterfly and Citron Coralfish. Found singly, pairs or small groups, in lagoons, harbours, shallow reef flats and surge zones. They feed.. more

Speckled Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Speckled Damselfish, Red Speckled Damsel, Flame Damselfish, Fire Damsel, Red Damsel and Ocellate Damselfish. Found singly or in small groups in shallow waters of lagoons,.. more

Speckled Moray - Eels

Also known as Moray Eels, Spotted Moray Eel and Fine-spotted Moray. Found singly or with other eels in amongst rocks, rubble and grass beds. They feed nocturnally on fish,.. more

Speckled Sandperch - Sandperches

Also known as Grubfish, Sandsmelts, Weevers, Black-tail Sandperch, Black-tail Grubfish, Spot-tail Sandperch, Speckled Grubfish, Speckled Sandmelt, Ocellated Grubfish and Speckled Weever. Found singly or in small groups close.. more

Spectacled Box Crab - Crabs

Also known as Crustaceans, Box Crabs, Spotted Box Crab, Red-spotted Box Crab, Red Spot Box Crab, Four-spotted Box Crab, Four Spot Box Crab, Shame Face Crab and.. more

Spectacled Filefish - Filefishes

Also known as Spectacled Leatherjacket. Found singly on clear water inner and outer reefs. Very shy and secretive, remaining close to cover. They feed on invertebrates and algae. Length -.. more

Spider Crab - Crabs

Also known as Crustaceans, Brachyura Crabs, True Crabs, Spider Crabs, Mediterranean Spiny Spider Crab, European Spider Crab, Spinous Spider Crab and Spiny Spider Crab. Found on coral and.. more

Spider squat Lobster - Crabs

Also known as Crustaceans, Anomura Crabs, Squat Lobsters, Deep Sea Squat Lobster, Spider Crab, Sea Spider, Underwater Daddy-long-legs and Daddy-long-legs. Found in deep water coral and rocky reefs. They.. more

Spider Web Sea Fan - Sea Fans

Also known as Gorgonian Sea Fans and Fan Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs, growing like a bramble bush, delicately branched in one of several planes. Often in.. more

Spinecheek Anemonefish - Anemonefishes

Also known as Spinecheek Clownfish, Spined-cheeked Anemonefish, Two Spine Cheek Anemonefish, Maroon Anemonefish and Maroon Clownfish. Found in pairs or family groups in the Bulb Tentacle Anemone -.. more

Spinecheek goby - Gobies

Also known as Sand Gobies and Pretty Lagoon-goby. Found singly or in pairs near large holes for hiding, in silty lagoons, bays and harbours. They feed on small invertebrates.. more

Spinose Feather Star - Feather Stars

Also known as Crinoids, Sea Lilies, Storked Sea Lilies, Feather Star Criniod, Feather Starfish and Spinose Crinoid. Found singly or in groups on high coral outcrops and ledges.. more

Spiny Acropora - Stony Corals

Also known as Branching Corals and Digitate Acropora. Found on coral and rocky reefs, on exposed upper reef slopes and flats. Colour varies. They feed on plankton. Length - ? Depth -.. more

Spiny Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Pullers, Spiny Damselfish, Spiny Chromis Damselfish, Spiny-tail Chromis, Spiny-tail Puller and Spiny Puller. Found singly or in pairs coastal and outer reefs as well as.. more

Spiny Devilfish - Stonefishes

Also known as Demon Stinger, Demon Stinger Scorpionfish, Devilfish, Devil Stinger, Spiny Devilfish, Devil Scorpionfish, Devil Stinger Scorpionfish, Demon Rockfish, Goblinfish, Demon Goblinfish, Popeyed Sea Goblin, Bearded.. more

Spiny Flathead - Flatheads

Also known as Devil Flathead, Midget Flathead and Large-scaled Spiny Flathead. Found singly on sandy areas of fringing coral reefs. Mainly nocturnal. They feed on fish, swimming invertebrates and.. more

Spiny Flounder - Flounders

Also known as Flatfish, Lefteye Flounders, Left-eyed Flounders, Platefish, Solefish and American Spiny Flounder. Found singly on sand and rock bottoms of coastal reefs. They feed on fish, invertebrates.. more

Spiny Sea Urchin - Sea Urchins

Also known as Setosum Spined Urchin, Diadem Urchin, Diadem Sea Urchin, Long-spined Sea Urchin, Black Longspine Urchin, Long-spined Black Sea Urchin, Pacific Long-spined Black Sea Urchin, Hatpin.. more

Spiny Stargazer - Stargazers

Also known as Marbled Stargazer, Pop-eye Fish, Pop-eyed Fish and Tube-nosed Stargazer. Found singly in silty, sandy lagoons and coastal waters, buried in the sand with just the.. more

Spiny Tiger Shrimp - Shrimps

Also known as Harlequin Shrimps, Tiger Shrimp, Bumblebee Shrimp, Horned Bumblebee Shrimp, Bongo Bumblebee Shrimp, Bongo Shrimp and Dragon Shrimp. Found on sponges and algae of coral and.. more

Spiny Waspfish - Waspfishes

Also known as Spiny Leaf-Fish, Spiny Cockatoo Waspfish and Spiny Cockatoo. Laterally compressed body, high sail like dorsal fin. Often rocks from side to side as a leaf.. more

Spirograph Worm - Marine Worms

Also known as Sabellid Worms, Segmented Sea Worms, Segmented Worms, Tubeworms, Rock Worms, Feather Tube Worms, Fan Worms, Feather Duster Worms, Duster Worms, Giant Fan Worm, European.. more

Splendid Leopard Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Blue Star Leopard Wrasse, Blue Leopard Wrasse, Divided Leopard Wrasse, Divided Wrasse, Peacock Splendid Wrasse, Peacock Wrasse and Vermiculate Wrasse. Found singly or.. more

Splendid Leopard Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Blue Star Leopard Wrasse, Blue Leopard Wrasse, Divided Leopard Wrasse, Divided Wrasse, Peacock Splendid Wrasse, Peacock Wrasse and Vermiculate Wrasse. Found singly or.. more

Splendid Soldierfish - Squirrelfishes & Soldierfishes

Also known as Blacktip Soldierfish, Fin-spot Soldierfish and Splendid Squirrelfish. Found in small schools on protected reefs in both silty and clear water areas. Colour varies with light. They feed.. more

Split-banded Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Ochre-striped Cardinalfish, Blue-eye Cardinalfish and Blue Eyed Cardinalfish. Found in groups sheltering in branching corals in protected lagoons and seaward reefs sheltering during the day.. more

Spot-tail Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfishes, Spot-tailed Butterflyfish and Tail-spot Butterflyfish. Found singly or in pairs on coral rich areas of lagoons, reef flats, seaward reefs and reef crest channels. They.. more

Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfishes, Reef Butterflyfish, Caribbean Reef Butterflyfish and Spotfin Butterfly. Found in pairs or in groups in clear water lagoons and seaward reefs over reef tops.. more

Spotfin Frogfish - Frogfishes

Also known as Coin-bearing Frogfish, Dark-spotted Frogfish, Ocellated Fringed Fishing Frog, White Finger Frogfish, Spotfin Anglerfish, Spotfin Angler and White Finger Anglerfish. Found singly on sheltered reefs with.. more

Spotfin Hogfish - Wrasses

Also known as Hogfishes and Cuban Hogfish. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs just swimming around. Curious of divers. Juveniles hide in corals. They feed on hard.. more

Spotfin Lionfish - Lionfishes

Also known as Scorpionfishes, Pterois Lionfish, Pterois Turkeyfish, Pterois Zebrafish, Spotfish Lionfish, Spotted Lionfish, Antennata Lionfish, Antennata Lion, Antenna Lionfish, Antenna Turkeyfish, Ragged-Finned Lionfish, Ragged-Finned Firefish, Rough-Scaled.. more

Spotfin Lionfish (Juvenile) - Lionfishes

Also known as Scorpionfishes, Pterois Lionfish, Pterois Turkeyfish, Pterois Zebrafish, Spotfish Lionfish, Spotted Lionfish, Antennata Lionfish, Antennata Lion, Antenna Lionfish, Antenna Turkeyfish, Ragged-Finned Lionfish, Ragged-Finned Firefish,.. more

Spotfin Squirrelfish - Squirrelfishes & Soldierfishes

Also known as Sammara Squirrelfish, Spotfin Silver Squirrelfish, Blood-drop Squirrelfish, Blood-spot Squirrelfish, Slender Squirrelfish, Sammara Soldierfish, Sam Soldierfish and Lonchin Soldierfish. Found in small groups on shallow.. more

Spottail Coris - Wrasses

Also known as Sand Wrasses, Spottail Wrasse, Tailspot Wrasse and Spotfin Coris. Found singly on sandy areas of coastal lagoons and outer reefs amongst weed and rubble areas... more

Spotted Boxfish - Boxfishes

Also known as Black Boxfish, Blue-Spotted Boxfish, Multi-spotted Trunkfish, Blue Boxfish, White spotted Boxfish and Spotted Trunkfish. Found singly or in pairs on clear water reefs, slopes and.. more

Spotted Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfishes, Spotted Coralfish, Peppered Butterflyfish and Gorgeous Gussy. Found singly or in pairs on steep slopes and walls with rich coral growth. They feed on coral.. more

Spotted Coral Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Coral Trout and Bar-cheek Coral Trout. Found singly in silty lagoons and coastal reefs. They feed on fish, crustaceans and.. more

Spotted Drum - Drums

Also known as Croakers, Hardheads, Highhats, Jackknifes, Spotted Equetus, Spotted Drumfish, High Hat Drum and Spotted Ribbonfish. Found singly close to reefs in established areas under ledges or.. more

Spotted Eagle Ray - Eagle Rays

Also known as Eagle Ray,White-spotted Eagle Ray, White-spot Eagle Ray, Bonnet Ray, Spotted Bonnet Ray, Bonnet Skate, Duckbill Ray, Spotted Duckbill Ray and Ray Fish. Found singly, pairs.. more

Spotted Flatworm - Flatworms

Also known as Marine Worms, Polyclad Flatworm, Spotted Black Flatworm and Yellow Spotted Polyclad Flatworm. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reef over rubble areas. They.. more

Spotted Garden Eel - Eels

Also known as Garden Eels, Taenioconger hassi, Hass's Garden Eel and Black-spotted Garden Eel. Found in large colonies on sand flats or gentle slopes. They feed on plankton. Length.. more

Spotted Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Red Goatfish, Queen Mullet and Copper Pilot. Found singly or in small groups on sand flats, slopes and rubble bottoms. Varies in colour, when resting change.. more

Spotted Moray - Eels

Also known as Moray Eels, Spotted Moray Eel, Common Spotted Moray, Speckled Moray and Common Conger. Found singly in amongst rocks, rubble and grass beds at shallow depths. They.. more

Spotted Porcelain Crab - Crabs

Also known as Crustaceans, Anomura Crabs, False Crabs, Porcelain Crabs, Spotted Porcellanid Crab, Porcelain Anemone Crab, Red-spotted Porcelain Crab, White Anemone Crab, Small-dot Anemone Crab and Spotted.. more

Spotted sand-diver - Sand Divers

Also known as Blue-spotted Sand Diver, Filamented Sand Eel, Sand Diver, Sand Lance and Hairfin. Found in loose groups over sandy areas with a slow tidal current, burrowing.. more

Spotted Sandperch - Sandperches

Also known as Parapercis millepunctata, Grubfish, Sandsmelts, Weevers, Thousand-Spot Sandperch, Thousand-spot Grubfish, Black Dotted Sandperch and Manyspotted Sandperch. Found singly or in small groups in shallow lagoons,.. more

Spotted Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes

Also known as Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish, Stone Scorpionfish and Spotted Stone Scorpionfish. Found singly or in pairs well camouflaged around inshore rock walls and sandy bottoms. They feed nocturnally.. more

Spotted Sea Hare - Sea Slugs

Also known as Nudibranchs and Sea Hares. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble areas. They feed on Green Algae. When predators come.. more

Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfishes

Also known as Honeycomb Cowfish. Found singly on protected coral and rocky reefs hovering near openings of small holes and recesses They feed mainly on algae, but will also.. more

Spotted Unicornfish - Surgeonfishes

Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Thorntails, Thorntail Fish, Paletail Unicornfish, Brown Unicornfish, Long Nose Unicornfish, Longnosed Unicornfish, Long-snouted Unicornfish, Spotted Unicorn Tang, Unicorn Naso Tang, Unicorn Surgeonfish.. more

Spotted Unicornfish (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes

Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Thorntails, Thorntail Fish, Paletail Unicornfish, Brown Unicornfish, Long Nose Unicornfish, Longnosed Unicornfish, Long-snouted Unicornfish, Spotted Unicorn Tang, Unicorn Naso Tang, Unicorn Surgeonfish.. more

Spotted Wobbegong - Wobbegongs

Also known as Carpet Sharks, Spotted Wobbegong Shark, Common Carpet Shark and Common Catshark. Found singly or in groups over shallow inshore reefs on sand bottoms, under rocks,.. more

Spotted-tail Sole (Juvenile) - Soles

Also known as Flatfish, Zebra Sole, Banded Sole and Many-banded Sole. Found singly in protected lagoons and seaward reefs on sand and silt bottoms. They feed on small fish,.. more

Spurcheek Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Spiny-eye Cardinalfish, Spiny-eyed Cardinalfish, Bridled Cardinalfish and Tapered-line Cardinalfish. Found in small groups on sheltered coral and rocky reefs, sheltering during the day coming out.. more

Squarespot Anthias - Anthias

Also known as Basslets, Sea Bass, Squareback Anthias, Pink Square Anthias,Square-spot Fairy Basslet, Square Box Anthias and Mirror Basslet. Found in loose groups with more females to males.. more

squat lobster - Crabs

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

Squat Shrimp - Shrimps

Also known as Crustaceans, Carid Shrimps, Squat Shrimps, Squat Anemone Shrimp, Anemone Shrimp, Amboin Shrimp, Ambonian Shrimp, Bold-spotted Anemone Shrimp, White-saddled Shrimp, Commensal Shrimp, Commensal Anemone Shrimp,.. more

Staghorn Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Sergeants, Staghorn Damselfish, Clouded Damselfish, Staghorn Sergeant and Black-snouted Sergeant-Major. Found on coral reefs and in lagoons, often form feeding aggregations around Acropora staghorn corals... more

Stained Urchin - Sea Urchins

Also known as Pincushion Urchin, Spotted Urchin, Tinged Sea Urchin,Stained Collector Urchin and Collector Urchin. Found singly or in groups on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand, rubble.. more

Stalked Sea Squirt - Ascidians

Also known as Nephtheis fascicularis, Tunicates, Sea Squirts, Robust Sea Squirt, Colonial Ascidians, Compound Ascidians, Stalked Ascidian, Grape Tunicates, Stalked Green Ascidian, Stalked Purple Ascidian and.. more

Star Ascidian - Ascidians

Also known as Tunicates, Sea Squirts, Colonial Ascidians, Colonial Ascidian Tunicate Compound Ascidians, Golden Star Ascidian, Golden Star Tunicate, Calloused Tunicate. Found spreading in an invasive manner over.. more

Star Puffer - Pufferfishes

Also known as Starry Pufferfish, Starry Puffer, Star Puffer, Starry Toby, Starry Toadfish and Starry Blowfish. Found singly in lagoons, inner and outer reefs, sometimes swimming high above.. more

Star Puffer (Juvenile) - Pufferfishes

Also known as Starry Pufferfish, Starry Puffer, Star Puffer, Starry Toby, Starry Toadfish and Starry Blowfish. Found singly in lagoons, inner and outer reefs, sometimes swimming high above.. more

Starck's demoiselle - Damselfishes

Also known as Starck's Damsel, Starck's Damselfish and Starcki Damsel. Found singly or in small groups around outcrops of rocks with crevasses and along sand channels of outer.. more

Stareye Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Star-eye Parrotfish, Carolinus Parrotfish, Carolines Parrotfish and Bucktooth Parrotfish. Found singly or in small groups over coral, rubble, weed and seagrass bottoms of lagoons and.. more

Stareyed Stonefish - Stonefishes

Also known as Mangrove Stonefish. Found singly or in small groups on coral reefs, rubble and sandy bottoms. Often found under rocks. They sometimes bury in the sand.. more

Stargazer Snake Eel - Eels

Also known as Snake Eels. Found singly buried in the sand or rubble with just the head showing ready to ambush prey. Observed with Periclimenes magnificus Cleaner Shrimp. They.. more

Starry Blenny - Blennies

Also know as Reef Blennies, Rock Blennies, Starry Lawnmower Blenny and Snowflake Blenny. Found singly on rocky outcrops in sheltered areas of shallow coastal reefs amongst sand and.. more

Steephead Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Pacific Steephead Parrotfish, Blunt-head Parrotfish and Heavybeak Parrotfish. Found singly on sheltered, protected reefs. They feed on filamentous algae. Length - 80cm Depth - 5-50m Widespread Pacific Replaced by Chlorurus.. more

Steephead Parrotfish (Juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Pacific Steephead Parrotfish, Blunt-head Parrotfish and Heavybeak Parrotfish. Found singly on sheltered, protected reefs. They feed on filamentous algae. Length - 80cm Depth - 5-50m Widespread Pacific Replaced by Chlorurus.. more

Steinitz' Shrimpgoby - Gobies

Also known as Shrimp gobies, Cryptocentrus steinitzi, Steinitz Goby, Steinitz's Prawn Goby, Steinitz Partner Goby, Orange Banded Prawn Goby and Orange Banded Shrimp Goby. Found in pairs sharing.. more

Stinging Hydroid - Hydroids

Also known as Sea Ferns, Fire Hydroid, Fireweed, Feather Hydroid and Stinging Seaweed. Found in clumps on coral and rocky reefs in areas of current and in surge.. more

Stomatella Snails - Sea Snails

Also known as Top Snails, Dove Snail, Slug Snail, Shell-less Snail, Paper Shell Snail, Finger Nail Snail and Mini-Abolone. Found in shallow water of lagoons, rock pools and.. more

Stonycoral Ghostgoby - Gobies

Also known as Reef Gobies, Soft Coral Goby, Ghost Goby, Michel's Ghostgoby and Cling Goby. Found singly on various corals and sponges of coral rich reefs. They feed on.. more

Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Dark Green Parrotfish. Found singly or in small groups on clear water reef slopes. They feed on filamentous algae. Sometimes found grazing on live corals such.. more

Stoplight Parrotfish (juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Dark Green Parrotfish. Found singly or in small groups often with juvenile Princess Parrotfish on clear water reef slopes. They feed on filamentous algae. Sometimes found.. more

Stout Green Brittle Star - Sea Stars

Also known as Brittle Sea Stars, Brittle Star, Starfish, Serpent Stars, Green Brittle Star, Green Brittle Starfish, Green Brittle Stars, Spiny Green Brittle Starfish, Green Serpent Star.. more

Stout Tube Sponge - Sponges

Also known as Siliceous Sponges, Pacific Sponge, Marine Sponge, Tropical Marine Sponge, Thai Sponge, Pipe Sponge and Organ-pipe Sponge. Found on slopes and ledges of coral and rocky.. more

Stove-pipe Sponge - Sponges

Also known as Demospongiae, Siliceous Sponges, Marine Sponge, Tubular Sponges, Tube Sponge, Lavender Stovepipe Sponge, Pink Tube Sponge and Blue Sponge. Found on coral and rocky reefs on.. more

Strapweed Filefish - Filefishes

Also known as Strapweed Leatherjacket, Small-spotted Filefish and Small-spotted Leatherjacket. Found singly in weed or seagrass beds on reef flats and in lagoons. They feed on invertebrates and.. more

Strapweed Filefish (Juvenile) - Filefishes

Also known as Strapweed Leatherjacket, Small-spotted Filefish and Small-spotted Leatherjacket. Found singly in weed or seagrass beds on reef flats and in lagoons. They feed on invertebrates and.. more

Strawberry conch - Sea Snails

Also known as Scorpion Conches, Spider Sea Shells, Strawberry Lipped Conch, Red Lipped Conch, Red Mouth Conch, Red-mouthed Conch, Blood-mouthed Conch, Orange-lip Conch and Sand Conch Snail... more

Strawberry Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Strawberry Cod, Strawberry Coral Cod, Strawberry Hind and Strawberry Rock Cod, Orange Rock Cod, Orange Grouper and Orange-Red.. more

Strawberry Hermit Crab - Hermit Crabs

Also known as Land Hermit Crab, Terrestrial Hermit Crab, Strawberry Land Hermit Crab, Strawberry Crab and Strawberry Hermies. Found on land on sand, grassy areas in sand and.. more

Streaked gurnard - Sea Robins

Also known as Trigloporus lastoviza, Gurnard, Flying Gurnards, Grunt Fish, South African Gurnard and Rock Gurnard. Found singly in deep waters or on shallow sandy bottoms.. more

Streaked Rabbitfish - Rabbitfishes

Also know as Spinefoots, Streaked Spinefoot, Java Rabbitfish, Java Spinefoot, Rabbitfish and Bluespotted Spinefish. Found in small schools in shallow murky waters on sheltered inner reef slopes.. more

Striate Cone - Sea Snails

Also known as Conidae, Cones, Cone Shells and Striated Cone. Found in sand and under dead corals during the day coming out to hunt at night. They feed.. more

Striated Frogfish - Frogfishes

Also known as Striated Anglerfish, Striped Anglerfish, Striped Frogfish, Striped Hairy Anglerfish, Striped Hairy Frogfish, Hairy Anglerfish, Hairy Frogfish, Zebra Anglerfish and Zebra Frogfish. Found singly on sheltered.. more

Striated fusilier - Fusiliers

Also known as Striped Fusilier. Found in large schools along inner reef walls of deep lagoons and seaward reefs. Varies in colour from blue to red with night and.. more

Striated Star - Sea Stars

Also known as Starfish, Striated Sea Star and Striated Starfish. Found singly or in groups in shallow waters on coral and rocky reef shores. Colour and pattern vary. They feed.. more

Strigate Chromodoris - Sea Slugs

Also known as Nudibranchs, Chromodoris Strigate, Strigate Nudibranch and Strigate Sea Slug. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble areas. They feed.. more

String-of-beads Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers

Also known as Tripang, Synaptid Sea Cucumber, Wormfish, Spotted Worm Sea Cucumber, Spotted Sea Cucumber, Banded Sea Cucumber, Conspicuous Sea Cucumber and Tropical Sea Cucumber. Found singly or.. more

Stripe-legged Spiny Lobster - Lobsters

Also known as Crustaceans, Spiny Lobsters, Stripe-leg Spiny Lobster, Panulirus longipe femoristriga and Panulirus longipes femoristriga. Found singly or in small groups nocturnally on coral and rocky reefs.. more

Striped Burrfish - Porcupinefishes

Also called Burrfish, Spiny Boxfish, Blowfish, Balloonfish, Globefish, Swelltoads, Hedgehog Fishes, Spiny Box Puffer and Albino Striped Burrfish. Found singly in seagrass beds, sandy areas of coastal lagoons.. more

Striped Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Broadstriped Cardinalfish, Broadstriped Cardinal, Black-striped Cardinalfish and Narrow-striped Cardinalfish. Found singly or in small groups in shallow waters on reef crests usually sheltering during the.. more

Striped Catfish - Eel-tailed Catfishes

Also known as Indo-Pacific Striped Eel Catfish, Striped Catfish-eel, Striped Sea Catfish and Coral Catfish. Found in large groups in silty coastal areas amongst debris. These were found under.. more

Striped Catfish (Juvenile) - Eel-tailed Catfishes

Also known as Indo-Pacific Striped Eel Catfish, Striped Catfish-eel, Striped Sea Catfish and Coral Catfish. Found in large groups in silty coastal areas amongst debris. These were found under.. more

Striped Fangblenny - Blennies

Also known as Sabretooth Blennies, Fang Blennies, Gammistes Blenny, Stripe Blenny, Striped Blenny, Striped Poison Fang Blenny, Linespot Fang Blenny, Line-spot Harptail Blenny and Creamy Striped Blenny... more

Striped Large-eye Bream - Emperors

Also known as Gold-spot Emperor, Yellow-spot Emperor, Yellowspot Emperor Fish, Gold Striped Bream, Gold-lined Sea Bream, Goldlined Emperor, Gold-lined large-eyed Bream and Golden-Lined Sea Perch. .. more

Striped Monocle Bream - Coral Breams

Also known as Spinecheeks, Whiptails, Striped Spinecheek, Black-and-white Monocle Bream and Black-and-white spinecheek. Found singly or in small groups on sandy bottoms of lagoons and coastal reefs. They feed.. more

Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Scarus iserti, Caribbean Striped Parrotfish, Mottlefin Parrotfish, Grey Chub and Sammy Johnson. Found singly or in small groups on clear water reef slopes, often feeding.. more

Striped Parrotfish (Juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Caribbean Striped Parrotfish and Mottlefin Parrotfish. Found singly or in small groups on clear water reef slopes, often feeding with other similar Parrotfishes. They feed on.. more

Striped Puffer - Pufferfishes

Also known as Striped Pufferfish, Manila Pufferfish, Narrow-lined Puffer, Narrow-lined Pufferfish, Narrow-lined Toadfish, Narrow-lined Burrfish and Narrow-striped Pufferfish. Found singly or in pairs on coastal mud and sand.. more

Striped Pygmygoby - Gobies

Also known as Reef Gobies, Sebree's Pygmy-goby and Redstripe Dwarf Goby. Found in small groups in coral rich areas, usually perched on rounded coral heads in clear water.. more

Striped Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes

Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Thorntails, Thorntail Fish, Striped Surgeon, Lined Surgeon, Lined Surgeonfish, Blue Lined Surgeonfish, Blue Banded Surgeonfish, Bluebanded Surgeon, Clown Surgeon, Clown Surgeonfish, Pyjama.. more

Striped Sweetlips (juvenile) - Sweetlips

Also known as Grunts, Lesson's sweetlips and Lesson's Thicklip. Found singly in coastal reefs, lagoons and seaward reefs. Adults recognised by the striped pattern, white belly and spotted fins. Juveniles.. more

Striped Triplefin - Triplefins

Also known as Blennies, Threefins, Threefin Blennies, Helcogramma striatum, Tropical Striped Triplefin and Neon Triplefin. Found singly or in groups in clear water lagoons and coastal reefs often.. more

Sunburst Sea Anemone - Sea Anemones

Also known as Hexacorals, Beaded Sea Anemone and Adhesive Sea Anemone. Found on coral and rocky reefs attached to substrate. They feed on plankton. Width - ? Depth - 3-30m Widespread Central.. more

Sunflower Mushroom Hard Coral - Stony Corals

Also known as Torch Coral, Mushroom coral, Long Tentacled Plate Coral, Long Tentacle Plate Coral, Plate Coral, Disk Coral and Plate Anemone. Found singly, free living and flat.. more

Sunset Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Lunate-tailed Wrasses, Yellow Wrasse, Yellow Moon Wrasse, Yellow-brown Wrasse, Banana Wrasse, Green Moon Wrasse and Lime Green Wrasse. Found in small groups over sand,.. more

Sunset Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Lunate-tailed Wrasses, Yellow Wrasse, Yellow Moon Wrasse, Yellow-brown Wrasse, Banana Wrasse, Green Moon Wrasse and Lime Green Wrasse. Found in small groups over sand, rubble.. more

Surf Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Rivulated Parrotfish, Scribble-faced Parrotfish and Tattooed Parrotfish. Found in groups in shallow waters of lagoons, reef flats and slopes of coastal reefs. Males colourful and females.. more

Surge Demoiselle - Damselfishes

Also known as Surge Damsel, Surge Damselfish, Indian Surge Damsel, Blue-ribbon Surge Damsel, Blue-line Surge Damsel and Pacific Surge Damsel. Found singly or in small groups on.. more

Surge Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Lunate-tailed Wrasses, Rainbow Wrasse, Green-blocked Wrasse and Red-and-green Wrasse. Found in groups of females with a few males in attendance, males much larger than females... more

Suzanne's Flatworm - Flatworms

Also known as Marine Worms and Pseudoceros suzannae. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble. They feed on ascidians and shelled.. more

Swarthy Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Dusky Parrotfish and Black Parrotfish. Found singly or in pairs on clear lagoons, channels and outer reef drop off's. Usually solitary, but males can sometimes.. more

Sweetlip Emperor - Emperors

Also known as Trumpet Emperor, Red-throat Emperor, Red-lip Emperor, Redspot Emperor, Longnose Emperor, Long-nosed Emperor. Found singly or in groups on sand and rubble areas of reefs. They.. more

Swimming Anemone - Sea Anemones

Also known as Hexacorals and Swimming Sea Anemone. Found singly or in large groups (can be seasonal) on coral and rocky reefs often in sea grass beds or.. more

Swollen Finger Sponge - Sponges

Also known as Calcareous Sponges, Marine Sponge and Finger Sponge. Found on coral and rocky reefs on slopes and drop off's. They feed on plankton. Colour varies. Length - 20cm Depth -.. more

Sydney Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Limenus Cardinalfish. Found in small groups shallow protected waters in bays and reef crests usually sheltering during the day coming out at night to feed. They.. more

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