The species list got too big for its rockpool. It is now split into three pages:
Fish(es) are here
Corals are here
Everything else (Rays, Nudibranchs, Reptiles, Crustacea, etc) are on this page:
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Common name(s): Common Cuttlefish
Latin name: Sepia latimanus
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Common name(s): Mimic Octopus
Latin name: Thaumoctopus mimicus
Comment: impersonates sea snakes, lion fish, flounders, and crabs; video
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Common name(s): Common Octopus
Latin name: Octopus vulgaris
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Common name(s): Squid
Latin name: Family Loliginidae
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Common name(s): Chiton
Latin name: Family-Acanthopleura-sp_
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Common name(s): Crab
Latin name: Etisus dentatus
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Common name(s): Crab
Latin name: Carpillius maculatus
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Common name(s): Hermit Crab
Latin name: Dadanus megistos
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Common name(s): Rock Lobster
Latin name: Panulirus versicolor
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Common name(s): Shrimp
Latin name: UNKNOWN
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Common name(s): Banded Snake Eel
Latin name: Myrichthys colubrinus
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Common name(s): Finespeckled Moray Eel
Latin name: Echidna delicatula
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Common name(s): Giant Moray Eel
Latin name: Gymnothorax javanicus
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Common name(s): Honeycomb Moray Eel
Latin name: Gymnothorax favagineus
Comment: Juveniles have a greater proportion of white coloration, this one is an adult.
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Common name(s): Spotted Moray
Latin name: Gymnothorax isingteena
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Common name(s): White Eyed Moray
Latin name: Sidera thyrsoidea
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Picture from: Malbul
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Common name(s): Yellow Edged Moray; Yellow Margin Moray; Leopard Moray
Latin name: Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
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Common name(s): Zebra Moray Eel
Latin name: Gymnomuraena zebra
Comment: Couldn’t persuade him out of his hole!
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Common name(s): Ribbon Eel
Latin name: Rhinomuraena quaesita
Comment: Juveniles are predominantly black; adult females yellow; adult males blue.
Pictures from: Malbul, Tanjung Karang
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Common name(s): Snake eel
Latin name: Family Ophichthidae
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Common name(s): Snake Eel
Latin name: Myrichthys colubrinus
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Common name(s): Moon Jellyfish
Latin name: Aurelia aurita
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Common name(s): Sea Wasp
Latin name: Chironex-fleckerii
Comment: Very common. Stings and leaves marks for several days
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Common name(s): Black Striped Cerberilla Nudibranch
Latin name: Cerberilla annulata
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Common name(s): Heron Ardeadoris Nudibranch
Latin name: Ardeadoris egretta
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Common name(s): Annas Chromodoris Nudibranch
Latin name: Chromodoris annae
Comment: Looks similar to C. strigata; C.magnifica
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Common name(s): Geometric Chromodoris Nudibranch
Latin name: Chromodoris geometrica
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Common name(s): Leopard Chromodoris Nudibranch
Latin name: Chromodoris leopardus
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Common name(s): Ringed Chromodoris Nudibranch
Latin name: Chromodoris annulata
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Common name(s): Willans Chromodoris Nudibranch
Latin name: Chromodoris Willani
Comment: Seen while Diving, not snorkelling
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Common name(s): Carbuncle Nudibranch, Bumpy Dendrodoris, Carbunclulosa Sea Slug
Latin name: Dendrodoris carbunculosa
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Common name(s): Black Margined Glossodoris Nudibranch
Latin name: Glossodoris atromarginata
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Common name(s): Beautiful Risbecia Nudibranch
Latin name: Risbecia pulchella
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Common name(s): Tryons Risbecia Nudibranch
Latin name: Risbecia tryoni
Comment: First picture shows characteristic “trailing” behaviour
Picture from: Ang Thong, Raja Ampat
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Common name(s): Magnificent Chromodoris Nudibranch
Latin name: Chromodoris magnifica
Comment: More commonly has a blue base colour
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Common name(s): Dotted Nudibranch
Latin name: Jorunna funebris
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Common name(s): Nudibranch Egg ribbon – probably Jorunna funebris
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Common name(s): Nudibranch Egg ribbon – probably Spanish Dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus)
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Common name(s): Indian Phidiana Nudibranch
Latin name: Phidiana indica
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Common name(s): Serpent Pteraeolidia, Blue Dragon Nudibranch
Latin name: Pteraeolidia ianthina AKA Pteraeolidia semperi
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Common name(s): Striated Analogium Nudibranch
Latin name: Gymnodoris striata
Comment: Risbec (1928) considered the arrangement of the gills to be sufficient for a new genus Analogium for this species, but this is not followed by most authors. Ref
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Common name(s): Elegant Phyllidia Nudibranch
Latin name: Phyllidia elegans
Comment: Many variations exist
Picture from: Bandas, Kapas, Ngai
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Common name(s): Varicose Phyllidia Nudibranch
Latin name: Phyllidia varicosa
Comment: Many variations exist
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Common name(s): Pustulose Phyllidiella, Pimpled Phyllidiella Nudibranch
Latin name: Phyllidiella pustulosa
Comment: Tubercules (“pustules”) often have pink colouration.
Picture from: Rawas, Bunaken
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Common name(s): Black Rayed Fryeria, Painted Phyllidia; Warty Nudibranch
Latin name: Fryeria picta
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Common name(s): Dusky Nembrotha Nudibranch, Variable Neon Slug
Latin name: Nembrotha kubaryana
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Common name(s): Lined Nembrotha Nudibranch
Latin name: Nembrotha lineolata
Comment: Several variations exist
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Common name(s): Nudibranch, (NoCommonname)
Latin name: Nembrotha purpureolineata AKA Nembrotha rutilans
Comment: Nembrotha rutilans, classified as a separate species until 2008, has now been reclassified as Nembrotha purpureolineata. Easily confused with N. aurea & N. chamberlaini.
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Common name(s): Blue spotted ribbon tail ray
Latin name: Taeniura lymma
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Common name(s): Blue Spotted Stingray
Latin name: Dasyatis kuhlii
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Common name(s): White spotted eagleray
Latin name: Aetobatus narinari
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Picture from: Banda Islands
Also seen at: Kapas; Malbul, Adang, Raja Ampat
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Common name(s): Feathertail Stingray
Latin name: Pastinachus sephen
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Common name(s): Whitetail Stingray
Latin name: Himantura granulata
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Common name(s): Ocellate Plakobranchus, Ringed sap-sucking slug
Latin name: Plakobranchus ocellatus
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Common name(s): Seasnake Banded; Colubrine sea krait; Banded Sea Krait; Yellow Lipped Sea Krait
Latin name: Laticauda colubrina
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Common name(s): Cushionstar
Latin name: Culcita novaeguineae
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Common name(s): Horned Sea Star
Latin name: Protoreaster nodosus
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Common name(s): Green Turtle
Latin name: Chelonia mydas
Comment: Identified by wide head, two ‘scales’ (scutes) between eyes; non-overlapping scutes on shell
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Common name(s): Hawksbill Turtle
Latin name: Eretmochelys imbricata
Comment: Narrow head, single scale between eyes, hooked beak, juvies have jagged edges to shell. Pictures – Juvenile, Adult
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Common name(s): Featherduster Worm
Latin name: Sabellastarte indica
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Common name(s): Flatworm
Latin name: Acanthoson sp
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Common name(s): Christmas Tree Worm
Latin name: Spirobranchus giganteus
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Common name(s): Flatworm (NoCommonName)
Latin name: Pseudoceros bimarginatus
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Common name(s): Persian Carpet Flatworm
Latin name: Pseudobiceros bedfordi
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Common name(s): Purple Spotted Yellow Flatworm
Latin name: Pseudoceros laingensis
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Common name(s): Yellowspot Flatworm
Latin name: Thysanozoon nigropapillosum
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