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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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Vagabond Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes
Also known as Coralfishes, Vagabond Butterfly and Vagabond Coralfish. Found singly or in groups on outer slopes of coastal reefs. They feed on coral polyps, tentacles of featherdusters and... more
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Vagabond Sponge - Sponges
Also known as Marine Sponges, Siliceous Sponges, Chocolate Sponge, Chocolate Volcano Sponge, Calcifying Sponge and Boring Sponge. Found on coral and rocky reef tops burrowing into the limestone... more
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Vanikoro Sweeper - Sweepers
Also known as Bullseyes, Hatchet Fishes, Green-back Bullseye, Black-tipped Bullseyes and Red Sea Immigrant Sweeper. This is the largest Sweeper. Found in schools on sheltered... more
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Variable Bushy Feather Star - Feather Stars
Also known as Crinoids, Sea Lilies, Storked Sea Lilies, Feather Star Criniod, Feather Starfish, Comasteroid Crinoid and Crinoid Feather Star. Found singly or in groups on high coral... more
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Variable Thorny Oyster - Bivalves
Also known as Spondylus varius, Molluscs, Thorny Oyster and Orange-mouth Thorny Oyster. Found on coral and rocky reefs,usually attached to back walls of caves and overhangs. Patterns and colours... more
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Variable Volute - Sea Snails
Also known as Volute Shells,Volutes, Brown Volutidae, Bat Volute, Bat Volute Shell, Bat Volute Sea Shell and Cone Shell. Found on mud and seagrass in silty habitat. Beautiful... more
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Varicose Phyllidia - Sea Slugs
Also known as Nudibranchs, Warty Sea Slugs, Varicose Sea Slug, Varicose Nudibranch, Varicose Wart Slug, Warty Sea Slug, Fried Egg Nudibranch, Fried Egg Sea Slug, Scrambled Egg... more
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Variegated Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers
Also known as Tripang, Curry Fish and Sand Fish. Found in shallow lagoons and reefs on sand and rubble areas. They feed on plankton. Length - 30cm Depth - 2-20m Widespread Western... more
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Varium Sea Urchin - Sea Urchins
Also known as Fire Urchins, Toxic Fire Sea Urchin and Toxic Sea Urchin. Found singly or in groups on sand and rubble areas in open waters shallow or... more
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Veined Octopus - Octopuses
Also known as Amphioctopus margina, Octopus sp.4, Coconut Octopus and Walktopus. Found on sandy bottoms in bays and lagoons. Colour varies to blend in with surroundings. They feed... more
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Velvet Headsheild Snails - Sea Slugs
Often referred to as 'Nudibranchs' (but they are not), Headshild Slugs, Velvet Sea Slug, Tailed Slugs, Velvet Nudibranch, Blue Velvet Nudibranch, Velvet Blue Nudi, Blue Velvet Sea... more
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Vermiculated Angelfish - Angelfishes
Also known as Vermiculate Angelfish and Singapore Angelfish. Found singly or in pairs in coral rich areas of coastal reefs and lagoons. They feed on sponges, algae and... more
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Verrucose Pocillopora Coral - Stony Corals
Also known as Branching Corals, Pocilliopora verrucosa, Rasp Coral, Cauliflower Coral and Cotton Candy Pocillopora Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs. Compact and low growing, prefers reef... more
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Very-long-nose Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes
Also known as Coralfishes, Long-nose Butterflyfish, Long Nose Butterfly, Long-nosed Butterflyfish, Big Long-nose Butterflyfish, Big Long-nosed Butterflyfish, Yellow Long Nose, Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish, Yellow Longnose Butterfly, Extra... more
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Violet Demoiselle - Damselfishes
Also known as Violet Damsel and Violet Damselfish. Found in pairs or groups on inshore reefs, around harbours and coral or rocky outcrops in silty conditions. They feed on... more
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Violet Pteraeolidia - Sea Slugs
Also known as Nudibranchs, Aeolus, Violet Sea Slug, Blue Serpent Pteraeolidia, Blue Dragon, Blue Dragon Nudibranch, Blue Dragon Sea Slug, Dragon Nudibranch and Solar-powered Sea Slug. Found singly... more
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Violet Sea Apple (Juvenile) - Sea Cucumbers
Also known as Echinoderms, Sea Apples, Lollyfish, Pricklyfish, Curryfish, Sea Apple Sea Cucumber, Australian Sea Apple, Philippine Sea Apple, Philippine Sea Apple Cucumber. Found in shallow waters on... more
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Violet Soldierfish - Squirrelfishes & Soldierfishes
Also known as Violet Squirrelfish, Purple Soldierfish, Lattice Soldierfish, Lattice Squirrelfish and Latticework Soldierfish. Found often in small groups in clear water, deep lagoons to outer reefs.... more
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Virgate Rabbitfish - Rabbitfishes
Also known as Spinefoots, Virgate Spinefoot, Barhead Rabbitfish, Barhead Spinefoot, Two Barred Rabbitfish, Two Barred Spinefoot,Double-barred Rabbitfish and Double-barred Spinefoot. Found in pairs or small to large groups... more
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Voigtmann's Reef Lobster - Lobsters
Also known as Crustaceans, Reef Lobsters and Tropical Reef Lobsters. Found singly in caves and crevasses in rocky reefs. They feed nocturnally on hard shell mollusc's crustaceans and algae. Length... more
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Volcano Sponge - Sponges
Also known as Marine Sponges and Siliceous Sponges. Found on coral and rocky reefs with good current flow. Thick and lobe encrusted. Varies in colour from shades of yellow to... more
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Vomer Conch - Sea Snails
Also known as Conches, Strombus vomer and Strombus Conch. Found singly on sand and rubble areas of coral and rocky reefs, lagoons and estuaries. They feed nocturnally on fish,... more
