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The body is translucent white, coloured by a characteristic dark brown pattern which essentially covers the entire dorsum, except the area around the eyes, head, pericardial...
Giant clams have multiple vertical folds in their thick, heavy shells that give them their characteristic wavy opening. Unlike other species of clams, this one can...
Known from tropical Western Pacific, and Western Australia. Records on the Forum show a widespread Indo-West Pacific distribution. This is one of the larger species of...
Euselenops luniceps is a most unique member of the family Pleurobranchidae, the side-gilled sea slugs. Unlike other members of this family, Euselenops has a very flattened,...
Hermit crabs are crustaceans, i.e., they are related to crabs, lobsters and prawns. However, unlike other crab species, hermit crabs do not have their own carapace...
The barracuda is a ray-finned fish known for its large size and fearsome appearance. Its body is long, fairly compressed, and covered with small, smooth scales....
Berthella martensi is a “side-gilled” pleurobranch species of variable presentation; however putting the colour differences and the sometimes large pustules aside the general arrangement, as described...
Moray eels are basically elongated fish that come in many sizes and colours. Approximately 200 species of moray eels have been identified. They do not have...
The grey reef shark has a streamlined, moderately stout body with a long, blunt snout and large, round eyes. The upper and lower jaws each have...
Pufferfish are slow and clumsy swimmers because they need to combine all their fins (i.e., caudal, anal, pectoral and dorsal) to move. Although this means they...