Bluebottle Jellyfish

Bluebottle Jellyfish, Manly Beach

The Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) is native to the coastal waters of southern Australia.The Bluebottle Jellyfish (Portuguese man o’ war) has a distinctive blue or purple float that resembles a bottle, with long, venomous tentacles.

Common Stingree

Common Stingree, Cabbage Tree Bay, Australia

Common Stingree (Trygonoptera testacea) also known as Banded pipefish is a species of pipefish found in tropical and sub-tropical oceans around the world. The Pipefish is carnivorous and feeds on small crustaceans, molluscs, and zooplankton. They use their snout to feed on prey in crevices in rocks and coral.

Striped Eel Catfish

Striped Eel Catfish swimming at Long Pink Beach, Sanur Island, Indonesia

Striped Eel Catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) are small catfish living in shallow waters and estuaries in the Indo-Pacific region. These fish have a distinct appearance with a black line running down the side of its body.

Eastern Blue Groper

Eastern Blue Groper, Cabbage Tree Bay

Eastern Blue Groper (Achoerdus Viridis) are large Wrasse fish, native to the Southern East of Australia, specifically the state of New South Wales. The fish has either a blue or grey appearance depending on gender, and have a large body, and are found in rocky, kelp and sea grass coastal waters.

Scribbled Pipefish

Scribbled Pipefish, Sunset Beach

Scribbled Pipefish (Corythoichthys intestinalis) also known as Banded pipefish is a species of pipefish found in tropical and sub-tropical oceans around the world.

Striped Surgeonfish

Striped Surgeonfish, Kata Noi Beach

Striped Surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) also known at Lined, is a species of surgeonfish named after it’s horizontal yellow, blue, and black lines that run along its body.

Cauliflower Coral

Cauliflower coral, Kata Noi Beach, Phuket

Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora Damicornis) is a species of stoney coral and known for its branching heads representing the shape of cauliflower. This coral is usually found in shallow coral reef ecosystems, in sub-tropical and tropical waters in the Indo-Pacific region.

Blue Coral

Blue Coral, Honeymoon Bay, Similan Islands

Blue coral (Hellopora coerulea), found in shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific region, and popular in coral reef ecosystems. The coral has a distinctive branch structure, with a brown colouration, jagged shape, with a white, blue, green colouration at the ridge.

Redtail Butterflyfish

Collared Butterflyfishes, Christmas Point, Similan Islands

The Redtail Butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare), also known as the Collared Butterflyfish is found in coral reef ecosystems, in the Indo-Pacific region. It is named after its vibrant red tail. This species of Butterflyfish has recognisable black and grey horizontal checked pattern that runs along the centre of its body.

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