Animals

Hippocampus (pygmy complex)

Pygmy seahorses are miniaturised Hippocampus noted for extreme crypsis and m···

Lophius litulon

Lophius litulon—the yellow goosefish (Japanese anglerfish)—is a large deme···

Diodon nicthemerus

Diodon nicthemerus—the spot‑fin porcupinefish (also called slender‑spined···

Aulostomus maculatus

Aulostomus maculatus—the Atlantic trumpetfish—belongs to the family Aulost···

Gobiidae (symbiotic shrimp‑goby clade: Amblyeleotris, Cryptocentrus, Stonogobiops)

Prawn goby is a vernacular for gobies that live in mutualistic symbiosis wit···

Phycodurus eques

The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is a member of the Syngnathidae (seah···

Lutjanus quinquelineatus

Lutjanus quinquelineatus—the five‑lined snapper—is a common Indo‑Pacific···

Chaetodontidae

Chaetodontidae—the butterflyfishes—are among the most conspicuous reef ind···

Antennarius

Antennarius—the frogfishes—belongs to the family Antennariidae and epitomi···

Rajiformes

Rajiformes—in modern usage typically referring to the skates within the bat···

Bolbometopon muricatum

Bolbometopon muricatum—the bumphead parrotfish—is the world’s largest par···

Hemitrygon akajei (syn. Dasyatis akajei)

The Japanese red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei; historically Dasyatis akajei) ···

Pleuronectiformes

Pleuronectiformes—the flatfishes (flounders, soles, turbots, halibuts)—are···

Exocoetus volitans

Exocoetus volitans—a widespread flyingfish of the family Exocoetidae—is am···

Sphyraena

Sphyraena—the barracudas—belongs to the family Sphyraenidae.They are iconi···

Echidna nebulosa (syn. Muraena pardalis)

Echidna nebulosa—the snowflake moray—is a crushing‑toothed muraenid speci···

Hydrophiinae / Laticaudinae (Elapidae)

Sea snakes are marine elapids comprising two main groups: the true sea snake···

Epinephelus sp.

Epinephelus is a genus of serranid groupers—iconic benthic ambush predators···

Eretmochelys imbricata

Eretmochelys imbricata—the hawksbill sea turtle—is recognised by its sharp···

Linckia laevigata

Linckia laevigata—the blue sea star—is an ophidiasterid asteroid conspicuo···

Acanthaster planci

Acanthaster planci—the crown‑of‑thorns starfish (COTS)—is a major coral ···

Echinoidea

Echinoidea—the class of sea urchins, sand dollars and heart urchins—belong···

Tridacna gigas

Tridacna gigas—the giant clam—is a flagship bivalve of family Tridacnidae.···

Nautiloidea

Nautiloidea is an ancient subclass of cephalopods. Today only a handful of l···

Pollicipes pollicipes (commonly meant)

Percebes commonly refers to the goose barnacle, and in European gastronomy m···

Vir philippinensis

Vir philippinensis—often called the Philippine anemone shrimp—is a commens···

Choriaster granulatus

Choriaster granulatus—the doughboy / granulated sea star—belongs to family···

Jorunna funebris

Jorunna funebris, often called the dotted (Dalmatian) nudibranch, is a dorid···

Scyphozoa

Scyphozoa—the true jellyfish—are cnidarians whose life cycles are dominate···

Sepia apama

Sepia apama, the Giant Australian Cuttlefish, is among the largest cuttlefis···