Tube Anemone Tube-dwelling anemones or ceriantharians look very similar to sea anemones but belong to an entirely different class of anthozoans. They are solitary, living buried in soft sediments. Tube anemones live inside and can withdraw into tubes, which are…
Hawksbill Turtle The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle. Adult hawksbill sea turtles typically grow to 1 m in length, weighing around 80 kg on average. The hawksbill sea turtle has been shown to be…
Phidiana militaris nudibranch Phidiana militaris is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. Approximately 2cm in length. Characterised by the bright orange median line on the head which forks anteriorly, with…
Goniobranchus geminus nudibranch Goniobranchus geminus, also known as the gem sea slug, is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc. It can reach a maximum size of 5cm. G. geminus has large purple…
Light in the Cave from a hole in the top This is a Cave where there is a hole in the top where the sunlight shines through. The Dive Site is on our Local Islands but this is only to…
Unidentia aliciae Nudibranch Unidentia aliciae is a relatively large aeolid nudibranch growing to 42 mm in length. The stretched out body has a sharp end at the tail, the dorsal side is covered with a certain amount of extensions called cerata,…
Hymenocera picta, commonly known as the harlequin shrimp Harlequin shrimp’s only source of nutrition comes from starfish. They are very skilled at flipping over the slow starfish on its back, and eating the tube feet and soft tissues until it…
Cloudy Grouper with a Rabbit fish Dinner (Epinephelus erythrurus) Groupers are solitary carnivores that hunt near the bottom usually at dusk. Food is drawn into their mouths by a powerful suction when they open their overly large mouths and then…
Tubastraea micrantha often referred to as the black sun coral The black sun coral is non-photosynthetic, meaning that they do not derive the majority of their energy from light, instead relying on capturing prey as their energy source. In the…
Harlequin Ghost Pipefish Solenostomus paradoxus Harlequin Ghost Pipefish They reach a maximum length of 12 cm. They vary in color from red or yellow to black and are almost transparent. Although relatively common, ornate ghost pipefish are very well-camouflaged and difficult…