Type: Fish
Scientific Name:Amphiprion frenatus
Common Name: Tomato Clownfish
Date Taken: 24th Apr 2005
Place: Pulau Salu
tks to cat64fish for the ID.
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Type: Fish
Scientific Name:Amphiprion frenatus
Common Name: Tomato Clownfish
Date Taken: 24th Apr 2005
Place: Pulau Salu
tks to cat64fish for the ID.
Type:
Scientific Name:
Common Name: Tube Anemone
Date Taken: 24th Apr 2005
Place: Pulau Salu
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Type:
Scientific Name:
Common Name: Brittle Star on Cushion Star
Date Taken: 24th Apr 2005
Place: Pulau Salu
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Type: hard coral
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Date Taken: 24th Apr 2005
Place: Pulau Salu
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Type: hard coral
Scientific Name:Galaxea fasicularis
Common Name:Galaxy coral
Date Taken: 24th Apr 2005
Place: Pulau Salu
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Type: Nudibranch
Scientific Name: Glossodoris atromarginata
Common Name: Black margin glossodoris
Date Taken: 17th April 05
Place: Pulau Hantu North
Type: Nudibranch
Scientific Name:unknown, suspected crimora xxx
Common Name:
Date Taken: 17th Apr 2005
Place: Pulau Hantu
beivied said:
Family Ovulidae (Allied Cowries ... true cowries are in the family Cypraeidae). Genus is Hiata; looks very similar to H. brunneiterma, except that the H. brunneiterma has brownish tips. However, colouration can be a bit tricky to use as positive identification.
Cheers, Jeff
Type: ... ... ?
Scientific Name: ....?
Common Name: Cuttlefish
Date Taken: 2 July 2005
Place: Pulau Hantu
Type: Sea Slug (Order: ANASPIDEA, Superfamily: APLYSIOIDEA)
Scientific Name: ....?
Common Name: Sea Hare
Date Taken: 24 July 2005
Place: Pulau Salu
Looks like a seahare from the genus Aplysia.beivied said:Type: Sea Slug (Order: ANASPIDEA, Superfamily: APLYSIOIDEA)
Scientific Name: ....?
Common Name: Sea Hare
Date Taken: 24 July 2005
Place: Pulau Salu
Checked the sea slug forum and it could be Aplysia dactylomela
http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=aplydact
Sticking my neck out, coz I don;t know how cuttlefish are identified when alive, given that they colour and appearence can change so drastically.beivied said:Type: ... ... ?
Scientific Name: ....?
Common Name: Cuttlefish
Date Taken: 2 July 2005
Place: Pulau Hantu
Genus: Sepia
Species: likely to be latimanus, as it is the most common, day-active species
Common name: (assuming I got the species right) Broadclub Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish are much more closely related to garden slugs and snails than they are to fish! They belong to the same group of animals as the octopuses, squid and nautilus and like a snail they are all molluscs.
Cuttlefish are unique within this group in that they have a gas filled bone within their bodies which allows them to be buoyant you may have seen cuttlebones before, sticking out from the bars on a budgie's cage? The bone is within the body part of the animal called the mantle and attached to the mantle is a head with eight arms and two feeding tentacles.
The cuttlefish is an ambush predator and a master of disguise. Its skin is covered with special cells called chromatophores, iridophores and leucophores that reflect light in many different colours enabling the cuttlefish to blend into its background almost perfectly. Some say it's like a chameleon but it is far superior in its ability to change colour and even the texture of its skin!
Type:cephalopodes (8 legged)
Sci name: Sepia
hope these helps
Cuttlefish are unique within this group in that they have a gas filled bone within their bodies which allows them to be buoyant you may have seen cuttlebones before, sticking out from the bars on a budgie's cage? The bone is within the body part of the animal called the mantle and attached to the mantle is a head with eight arms and two feeding tentacles.
The cuttlefish is an ambush predator and a master of disguise. Its skin is covered with special cells called chromatophores, iridophores and leucophores that reflect light in many different colours enabling the cuttlefish to blend into its background almost perfectly. Some say it's like a chameleon but it is far superior in its ability to change colour and even the texture of its skin!
Type:cephalopodes (8 legged)
Sci name: Sepia
hope these helps
Type: Crustacean
Scientific Name: (don't know)
Common Name: Spotted cleaner shrimp
Date Taken: 26th Dec 05
Place: Pulau Salu
Type: Starfish
Scientific Name: Iconocaster longimanus
Common Name: Icon Star
Date Taken: 26th Dec 2005
Place: Pulau Salu
Guys, would it be possible to add in an approximation of the size of the specimen? This would be a lot more helpful to those stuck on land for a loooooong time. :sweatsm:
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