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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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Warrior Coral - Stony Corals
Also known as Flower Corals, Flower Pot Coral, Daisy Coral and Anemone Coral. Found on coral and rocky reefs. A very aggressive coral that will attack any coral... more
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Warty Frogfish - Frogfishes
Also known as Wartskin Anglerfish, Wartskin Frogfish, Wartskin Anglerfish, Wartface Anglerfish, Wartface Frogfish, Clown Frogfish, Galloping Clown Frogfish and Clown Clown Anglerfish. Found singly on sheltered reefs with... more
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Wassinki Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes
Also know as Kupang Cardinalfish. Found singly, pairs or small groups on sheltered coastal reefs in silty conditions, sheltering during the day coming out at night to feed... more
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Weber's Chromis - Damselfishes
Also known as Pullers and Weber's Puller. Found singly in coastal and outer reefs as well as inner reef crests and slopes. Varies in colour from juvenile to adult.... more
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Weedy Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes
Also known as Fo Cardinalfish, Samoan Cardinalfish and Samoan Fo. Found singly or in small groups in sheltered areas of reefs amongst seagrass beds, weedy areas, sand and... more
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Weedy Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes
Also known as Weedy Scorpion, Popeyed Scorpionfish, Goose Rhinopias, Goose Scorpionfish, Weedy Stingfish, Weedy Firefish, Weedy Goblinfish and Weedy Rockfish. Found in sheltered areas on coral reefs or... more
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Weedy Surge Wrasse - Wrasses
Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Pink Belly Wrasse, Pearly Wrasse, Pearl Spotted Wrasse and Reef-flat Wrasse. Found in groups, in shallow surge zones of patchy reef tops and... more
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West Indian Murex - Sea Snails
Also known as Murex Shells, Leafy Murex and Short-frond Murex. Found on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand, silt and rubble areas. Beautiful shape and colour of the shell... more
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Whale Shark - Whale Sharks
Also known as Typus Shark and Tofu Shark. This beautiful shy shark is the largest living fish species, with very distinctive markings. Living in the open sea although often... more
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Whip Coral Shrimp - Shrimps
Also known as Crustaceans, Carid Shrimps, Commensal Shrimps, Sea Whip Coral Shrimp, Whip Shrimp and Wire Coral Shrimp. Found only on Black Coral - Cirripathes. Transparent body with purple... more
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White Acabaria - Sea Fans
Also known as Gorgonian Sea Fans, White Gorgonian Sea Fan and Fan Coral. Found on coral and rocky reef, growing like a bramble bush with unique branches of... more
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White Collar Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes
Also known as Coralfishes, Collare Butterflyfish, White Collared Butterflyfish, Collared Butterflyfish, Head-band Butterflyfish, Redtail Butterflyfish, Red Tailed Butterflyfish, Red Tailed Butterfly, Pakistani Butterflyfish and Pakistani Butterfly. Found in... more
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White Damsel - Damselfishes
Also known as White Damsel, White Demoiselle, Four-spot Demoiselle and Two-barred Puller. Found singly or in loose groups on seagrass beds and silty bottoms of lagoons and inshore... more
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White Grunt (Juvenile) - Sweetlips
Also known as Grunts, Dogfish, Pugheaded Grunt and Grey Grunt. Found in small to very large schools on rocky and coral reefs often close to Elkhorn Corals. More wary... more
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White Margate - Sweetlips
Also known as Grunts, Dogfish, Margate Fish, White Grunt and Grey Grunt. Found singly or in small groups drifting over clear water rocky reefs, sand flats, reef patches... more
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White Ribbon Eel - Eels
Also known as Moray Eels, White Ribbon Moray, White Ribbon Moral Eel and Brummer's Moray. Found singly in reef crevices or buried in the sand with just the... more
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White Speckled Hermit - Hermit Crabs
Also known as Crustaceans, Left-handed Hermit Crabs and White Speckled Hermit Crab. Found both day and night on coral and rocky reefs, sand and rubble areas. They feed on... more
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White Tangled Bryozoan - Moss Animals
Also known as Sea Mats. Found on coral and rocky reefs attached to overhangs, walls and sometimes clinging to other invertebrates. They feed on plankton. Length - 15cm Depth - 15-45m Worldwide Bryozoa... more
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White-belly Damsel - Damselfishes
Also known as Sergeants, White-belly Damselfish, Whitebelly Devil, White-breasted Sergeant, White-breasted Sergeant-major, Yellowbelly Damselfish, Yellowbelly Devil and Goldenscaled Damselfish. Found singly on inner to outer reef... more
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White-belly Damsel (juvenile) - Damselfishes
Also known as Sergeants, White-belly Damselfish, Whitebelly Devil, White-breasted Sergeant, White-breasted Sergeant-major, Yellowbelly Damselfish, Yellowbelly Devil and Goldenscaled Damselfish. Found singly on inner to outer reef habitats with... more
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White-edged Lyretail - Groupers
Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Lyre-tail Grouper, Lyre-tail Trout, Lyre-tail Cod, White-edged Lyretail Cod, White-edge Coronation Trout, Lunar-tailed Grouper, Moon-tail Sea Bass,... more
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White-eyed Moray - Eels
Also known as Moray Eels, Gymnothorax thyrsoideus, White-eyed Moray Eel, White-eye Moray, White-eye Moray Eel, Greyface Moray Eel and Grey Face Moray. Found singly in coastal silty harbours,... more
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White-lined Grouper - Groupers
Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Slender Rockcod, White-lined Rockcod, White-lined Cod, White-lined Grouper, Whiteline Grouper and Whiteline Rockcod. Found in loose groups in coral... more
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White-lipped Castor Bean - Sea Snails
Also known as Murex Shells, White Lipped Drupe, Prickly Pacific Drupe and Spotted Drupe. Found on coral and rocky reefs, on and under rocks in intertidal zones. They feed... more
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White-rumped Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers
Also known as Tripang, White Patch Sea Cucumber, Stonefish Sea Cucumber and Blotchy Sea Cucumber. Found singly on rubble areas amongst hard and soft corals in shallow waters. Dark... more
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White-saddled cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes
Also known as White-saddle Cardinalfish. Found in pairs or schools sheltering close to corals during the day coming out at night to feed on zooplankton and bottom dwelling... more
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White-shouldered Whiptail - Coral Breams
Also known as Spinecheeks, White-shoulder Whiptail and White-ear Whiptail. Found singly or in groups in silty lagoons, harbours, and coastal reefs over sand and rubble areas. They feed on... more
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White-spotted Puffer - Pufferfishes
Also know as White-spotted Pufferfish, White-spotted Blowfish, Stars-and-stripes Puffer and Stars-and-Stripes Toadfish. Found singly in shallow lagoons and seaward reefs over mixed coral, sand, rubble and weedy... more
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White-spotted Rabbitfish - Rabbitfishes
Also known as Spinefoots, Seagrass Rabbitfish, Spinefoot, Whitespotted Spinefoot, Pearly Spinefoot, Pearl-spotted Spinefoot, Net-pattern Spinefoot, Slimy Spinefoot and Smudgepot Spinefoot. Found in algae covered estuaries, large rocky lagoons... more
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White-stinging Sea Fern - Hydroids
Also known as Lytocarpus philippinus, Sea Ferns, Fire Hydroid, Stinging Hydroid, Stinging Bush Hydroid, Philippine Hydroid, White stinger, Feather Hydroid, Christmas Tree Hydroid and Fireweed. Found in clumps... more
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White's Hypselodoris - Sea Slugs
Also known as Nudibranchs and Dorid Nudibranchs. 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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Whiteband Damsel - Damselfishes
Also known as Farmer Damsels, White-Banded Damsel, Whitebar Damselfish, Belly-band Damselfish, Sash Damsel and Singlebar Devil. Found singly or in small groups in shallow rocky reef and sand... more
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Whiteband Damsel (Juvenile) - Damselfishes
Also known as Farmer Damsels, White-Banded Damsel, Whitebar Damselfish, Belly-band Damselfish, Sash Damsel and Singlebar Devil. Found singly or in small groups in shallow rocky reef and... more
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Whitebar Filefish - Filefishes
Also known as Whitebar Leatherjacket, Hair-finned Leatherjacket, Pig Faced Leatherjacket and White-blotched Filefish. Found singly or in small groups on shallow coral reefs, sand flats and slopes with... more
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Whitebar Gregory - Damselfishes
Also known as Farmer Damsels and White-banded Gregory. Found singly or in groups around rubble and coral patches over reef flats and lagoons with mild surge. They feed on... more
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Whitebelly Toby - Pufferfishes
Also known as Bennett's Puffer, Bennett's Pufferfish, Bennett's Sharpnose Puffer, Bennett's Sharpnose Pufferfish, Bennett's Toby, Roseband Puffer, Roseband Pufferfish, Roseband Sharpnose Puffer, Roseband Toby, Pink Spot... more
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Whitemargin Unicornfish - Surgeonfishes
Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Whitemargin Unicornfish, Whitemargin Unicorn Tang, Bluefin Unicornfish, Bluefin Unicorn Tang and Long-horn Unicornfish. Found in small groups on steep outer reef slopes. Can quickly... more
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Whitemouth Moray - Eels
Also known as Moray Eels, Turkey Moray, Guinea Moray Eel, Guineafowl Moray and Guineafowl Moray Eel. Found singly in lagoons, harbours and seaweed reefs, mainly shallow water... more
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Whitepatch Razorfish - Wrasses
Also known as Sand Wrasses, Xyrichtys aneitensis, White-blotch Razorfish, Pale Razorfish and Yellowblotch Razorfish. Found singly or in loose groups over inshore reefs on sand flats, slopes and... more
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Whitespotted Filefish - Filefishes
Also known as Leatherjackets, Whitespotted Leatherjacket, American Whitespotted Filefish and Orange Filefish. Found usually in pairs on clear reef tops with rich coral growth. They feed on invertebrates and... more
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Whitespotted Grouper - Groupers
Also known as Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus, Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Whitespotted Rockcod, Whitespotted Cod, Whitespotted Black Grouper, Whitespotted Black Rockcod, Whitespotted Black Cod, Whitespotted Reef... more
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Whitestreak Monocle Bream - Coral Breams
Also known as Spinecheeks, Whitestreak Spinecheek, Saw-jawed Monocle Bream, Saw-jawed Monocle Spinecheek, Saw-jaw Monocle Bream, Saw-jaw Spinecheek, Ciliate Spinecheek and Silver-line Spinecheek. Found singly or in small groups... more
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Whitetail Stingray - Stingrays
Also known as Whitetail Whipray, Mangrove Ray, Mangrove Whipray and Macleay's Coachwhip Ray. Found singly on sandy bottoms of lagoons, bays and protected areas of shallow reefs. They feed... more
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Whitetail Damsel - Damselfishes
Also known as Whitetail Damselfish White-tailed Damsel and White-tailed Damselfish. Found singly or in small groups in shallow lagoons, reef crests and slopes usually in surge zones around... more
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Whitetail Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes
Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Thompson's Surgeonfish, White-tailed Surgeonfish Night Surgeonfish and Thompson's Tang. Can change colour when disturbed. Found singly or in small schools along steep outer reef... more
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Whitetip Reef Shark - Sharks
Also known as Requiem Sharks, White-tipped Reef Shark, Whitetip Shark, Light-tip Shark and Blunt-head Shark. Found singly or in small groups in lagoons and outer reef slopes,... more
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Whitetip Reef Shark (Juvenile) - Sharks
Also known as Requiem Sharks, White-tipped Reef Shark, Whitetip Shark, Light-tip Shark and Blunt-head Shark. Found singly or in small groups in lagoons and outer reef slopes, resting... more
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Whitetip Soldierfish - Squirrelfishes & Soldierfishes
Also known as Whitetip Soldier, Whitetip Squirrelfish, White-tipped Soldierfish, White-tipped Soldier, Immaculate Soldierfish, Immaculate Soldier, Immaculate Squirrelfish, Big-eye Soldierfish and Big-eye Soldier. Found in large schools along steep... more
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Whorl-spined Urchin - Sea Urchins
Also known as Knobby Sputnik Sea Urchin, Mine Urchin, Land Mine Sea Urchin, Crown Sea Urchin, Crown Urchin Thorn-spined Sea Urchin, Thorn-spined Urchin, Large-spined Urchin, Spiny Urchin... more
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Wide-band Fusilier - Fusiliers
Also known as Widestripe Fusilier, Broad-stripe Fusilier and Yellowstreak Fusilier. Found in small schools on coastal reefs and slopes. Varies in colour from blue to red with night and... more
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Wide-barred Shrimpgoby - Gobies
Also known as Shrimp Gobies, Metallic Partner Goby, Metallic Shrimp Goby and Metallic Prawn Goby. Found in pairs on sandy bottoms of lagoons and seaward reefs. They share their... more
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Willan's Chromodoris - Sea Slugs
Also known as Nudibranchs and Toothpaste 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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Winged Pipefish - Pipefishes
Also known as Ornate Pipefish and Whiskered Pipefish. Found singly or in pairs on reef flats and sea grass areas, among coral rubble and algae covered rocks. This Pipefish... more
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Winged Seahorse - Seahorses
Also known as Flying Seahorse. Found singly on sandy bottoms with corals and sponges, sometimes in algae covered rubble reef zones. They attach to anything they can get... more
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Wire Coral Goby - Gobies
Also known as Reef Gobies, Yonge's Wire Coral Goby, Seawhip Goby, Whip Goby and Whip Coral Goby. Found singly or as a male/female pair on the seawhip Cirripathes... more
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Wirenet Filefish - Filefishes
Also known as Wirenet Leatherjacket, Wire-netting Filefish, Wire-netting Leatherjacket, Honeycomb Filefish and Honeycomb Leatherjacket. Found singly on inner and outer reefs rich in algae and sargassum weed. They feed... more
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Wolf Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes
Also known as Artus Cardinal, Artus Cardinalfish, Wolf Cardinal and Lined Cardinalfish. Found singly or in loose groups hovering inside caves or above coral branches in sheltered lagoons... more
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Wonderpus Octopus - Octopuses
Also known as Wunderpus and Octopus sp.7. Found singly in shallow waters, often buried in the sand with just the eyes showing. They feed on small fish and crabs. Length... more
