Marine & Estuary

Big Blue Octopus (Octopus cyanea) - Reef Reality Episode 46

The big blue octopus is a master of camouflage, able to change its body colour and skin texture through light-reflecting and pigment-containing cells known as chromatophores found Read More

Marine & Estuary

Angelfish (Pomacanthus semicirculatus) - Reef Reality Episode 55

The semicircle angelfish is also known as the blue angelfish. It can be identified by the bright yellow tips on the posterior parts of the dorsal and anal fins, which are prolonged Read More

Marine & Estuary

Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) - Reef Reality Episode 12

The blue sea star, sometimes called the blue Linckia, is a species of sea star found on shallow reef areas exposed to sunlight and on rocks in tropical Indo-Pacific waters. This s Read More

Marine & Estuary

Moses Perch (Lutjanus russelli) - Reef Reality Episode 27

The moses perch, also known as Russel’s snapper, is a sought after food fish which commonly grows to 35 centimetres. It can be recognized by the distinctive black mark on its sil Read More

Marine & Estuary

Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis) - Reef Reality Episode 28

The venomous olive sea snake usually grows to 1.2 metres in length. They are common in coral reefs, lagoons and rocky shores. This sea snake gives birth to between 2 and 5 live you Read More

Marine & Estuary

Tasseled Wobbegong Shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) - Reef Reality Episode 30

The tasseled wobbegong shark is a bottom dwelling carpet shark named after its distinctive lattice-like “beard” of branching skin flaps around the jaw area. Read More

Marine & Estuary

Trumpetfish (Aulostomidae) - Reef Reality Episode 15

Trumpetfishes are long bodied marine fish with long tubular snouts. Their scientific name, Aulostomidae is from two Greek words: "aulos", meaning flute and "stoma", meaning mouth. Read More

Marine & Estuary

Painted Sweeplips (diagramma pictum) - Reef Reality Episode 45

The painted sweetlips is a non-aggressive reef-dwelling fish that happily co-exists with other marine species. Its colour changes dramatically between its larval stage and adultho Read More

Marine & Estuary

Black-spotted Stingray (Taeniura meyeni) - Reef Reality Episode 57

The black-spotted stingray is one of the larger species of bull rays. They live close to shore in tropical regions in the Indo-Pacific along sandy bottoms of coves, reefs and lago Read More