Giant Sea Spider – Colossendeis colossea
For the next stop on our macro voyage, I sure hope there are no arachnophobes reading this as we look at another bizarre critter, the Giant Sea Spider! Giant Sea Spiders, also known as pycnogonids or pantopoda, are part of a huge family of 1300 known species, with it being widely believed that there are […]
Christmas Special. Critter Roundup
Welcome back to the FINdex! As it’s Christmas I thought it would be a good idea to make this report a bit more festive. Not only that, as you’ve had to wait a while since the last edition of the FINdex, let’s have a look at a few different critters this time! Rather than our […]
Dragon Seamoth – Eurypegasus draconis
For the next leg of our macro adventure, we are going to look at something really bizarre, the Dragon Seamoth! Dragon Seamoths, also known as the Short Dragonfish, Dwarf Seamoth or the Common Seamoth, are part of the small Pegasidae family. Seamoths are known for their flattened bodies, large pectoral fins, long snouts and fantastic […]
Whip Coral Goby – Bryaninops yongei
Continuing our macro tour, this time we are going to look at one of the most difficult critters to snap, the Whip Coral Goby! Whip Coral Gobies, also known as Wire Coral Gobies and Sea Whip Gobies, are members of the enormous Gobiidae family, home to over 2000 different species of gobies found in almost […]
Pyjama Slug – Chromodoris africana
As we have spent a while looking at big stuff around the world, it’s about time we took a closer look at the reef and studied some of the tiny stuff. Often overlooked because they are a bit smaller and hidden amongst the reef, these critters are often brightly coloured and covered in cool patterns […]
Pelagic Thresher Shark – Alopias pelagicus
It is about time we talked about my personal passion again, sharks! This time, we are going to talk about one of my favourite sharks, a species I studied for a long time, the Pelagic Thresher Shark! The Pelagic Thresher shark, also known as the Smalltooth Thresher, is the smallest of the 3 thresher shark […]
Atlantic Sailfish – Istiophorus albicans
Rounding up our list of showstoppers is one of the fastest fish in the sea, the Atlantic Sailfish! The Atlantic sailfish is one of 10 members of the Isiophoridae family, better known as either the Sailfish or the Billfish. Closely related to Marlin and Swordfish, there is some speculation that the Atlantic sailfish and the […]
Mola Mola – Ocean Sunfish
Next on the list of showstoppers is one of the most bizarrely shaped fish in the sea, Mola Mola, the Ocean sunfish! The Ocean sunfish, also known as the Common sunfish or by its scientific name of Mola mola, is the second-largest and best-known member of the Molidea family. Closely related to pufferfish, porcupinefish, triggerfish […]
Pygmy Seahorse – Hippocampus bargibanti
Today’s fish is one of the hardest to find but most beautiful critters you can see on the reef, the Pygmy Seahorse! The Pygmy seahorse, also known as the Common Pygmy Seahorse or Bargibant’s pygmy seahorse, is one of the smallest members of the Sygnathidae family. The Sygnathidae family, which contains the seahorses, seadragons and […]
Ocellaris Clownfish – Amphiprion ocellaris
This edition’s fish is one of the best known and most sought after photography subject on the reef, the Ocellaris Clownfish! The Ocellaris clownfish, also known as the Common clownfish, Clown anemonefish or the False Percula clownfish, is one of the best known members of the Pomacentridae family. The Pomacentridae family has around 385 species […]