Website Map   (Underwater Animals by Scientific Name)

Listed by Country	Listed by Common Name	Listed by Scientific Name
Australia   (2003 and 1996)	Fish	Fish
Belize   (1999)	Invertebrates	Invertebrates
Egypt   (2004)	Reptiles	Cephalopods (Octopuses, Squid and Cuttlefish)
Fiji   (2003)		Corals
Indonesia  (2008 and 2007)	Underwater Animals Listed by Family	Crabs
Japan   (2000)	Fish	Molluscs
Malaysia   (2008)	Invertebrates	Nudibranchs
Mexico   (2009)	Reptiles	Sea Cucumbers
New Zealand		Sea Urchins
Philippines   (2006)		Shrimps
Solomon Islands   (1997)		Sea Stars   (Starfishes)
Thailand   (2007)		Worms
Trinidad and Tobago   (2000)		Reptiles
United States of America

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Acanthurus leucosternon	see powder blue surgeonfish
Acanthurus sohal	see Arabian surgeonfish
Aetobatus narinari	see spotted eagle ray
Amphiprion bicinctus	see twoband anemonefish
Amphiprion clarkii	see Clark's anemonefish
Amphiprion ocellaris	see clown anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion	see pink anemonefish
Anampses meleagrides	see spotted wrasse
Antennarius maculatus	see warty frogfish
Antennarius striatus	see striped frogfish
Arothron nigropunctatus	see black-spotted puffer
Arothron stellatus	see starry pufferfish
Aulostomus maculatus	see Atlantic trumpetfish
Balistes brasiliensi  (obsolete name)	see Balistoides viridescens
Balistes nigromarginatus  (obsolete name)	see Balistoides viridescens
Balistes vetula	see queen triggerfish
Balistes viridescen  (obsolete name)	see Balistoides viridescens
Balistoides viridescens	see titan triggerfish
Caranx melampygus	see bluefin trevally
Cephalopholis argus	see peacock grouper
Cephalopholis miniata	see coral hind
Cephalopholis cyanostigma   (obsolete name)	see coral hind
Chaetodon aureofasciatus	see sunburst butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga	see threadfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon austriacus	see Red Sea melon butterflyfish
Chaetodon baronessa	see eastern triangular butterflyfish
Chaetodon capistratus	see foureye butterflyfish
Chaetodon citrinellus	see citron butterflyfish
Chaetodon collare	see white-collar butterflyfish
Chaetodon ephippium	see saddleback butterflyfish
Chaetodon fasciatus	see Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish
Chaetodon lineolatus	see lined butterflyfish
Chaetodon melannotus	see black-backed butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellatus	see spotfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon ornatissimus	see ornate butterflyfish
Chaetodon paucifasciatus	see red-backed butterflyfish
Chaetodon pelewensis	see sunset butterflyfish
Chaetodon plebeius	see blue-blotch butterflyfish
Chaetodon rafflesii	see latticed butterflyfish
Chaetodon rainfordi	see Rainford's butterflyfish
Chaetodon semilarvatus	see masked butterflyfish
Chaetodon striatus	see banded butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifascialis	see chevron butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifasciatus	see melon butterflyfish
Chaetodon ulietensis	see Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish
Chaetodon unimaculatus	see teardrop butterflyfish
Chaetodon vagabundus	see vagabond butterflyfish
Cheilinus lunulatus	see broomtail wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus	see Napoleon wrasse
Chelmon rostratus	see long-beaked coralfish
Chromis csaerulea	see green chromis
Cirrhitichthys falco	see coral hawkfish
Coris gaimard	see yellowtail coris
Dactyloptena orientalis	see oriental flying gurnard
Dasyatis americana	see southern stingray
Dendrochirus zebra	see zebra lionfish
Diodon bleekeri  (obsolete name)	see Diodon liturosus
Diodon hystrix	see spot-fin porcupinefish
Diodon liturosus	see black-blotched porcupinefish
Diodon maculatus  (obsolete name)	see Diodon liturosus
Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus	see ringed pipefish
Echeneis naucrates	see sharksucker
Echidna nebulosa	see snowflake moray eel
Emydocephalus ijimae	see Ijima turtle-headed sea snake
Eurypegasus draconis	see dragon sea moth
Fistularia commersonii	see blue-spotted cornetfish
Forcipiger flavissimus	see longnose butterflyfish
Ginglymostoma cirratum	see nurse shark
Gorgasia sillneri	see Red Sea garden eels
Gymnothorax funebris	see green moray eel
Gymnothorax fimbriatus	see fimbriated moray eel
Gymnothorax javanicus	see giant moray eel
Gymnothorax meleagris	see white-mouthed moray eel
Halichoeres hortulanus	see checkerboard wrasse
Hemigymnus fasciatus	see barred thicklip
Heniochus chrysostomus	see pennant bannerfish
Heniochus intermedius	see Red Sea bannerfish
Heniochus singularius	see singular bannerfish
Hippocampus histrix	see thorny seahorse
Holacanthus ciliaris	see queen angelfish
Holacanthus tricolor	see rock beauty
Inimicus didactylus	see bearded ghoul
Lactoria fornasini	see thornback cowfish
Megalops atlanticus	see tarpon
Melichthys niger	see black durgon
Myrichthys maculosus	see spotted snake eel
Naso unicornis	see bluespine unicornfish
Ophichthus altipennis	see black-finned snake eel
Ostracion cubicus	see yellow boxfish
Oxycheilinus digramma	see cheeklined wrasse
Pachynathus nigromarginatus  (obsolete name)	see Balistoides viridescens
Paracirrhites forsteri	see blackside hawkfish
Paracirrhites typee  (obsolete name)	see blackside hawkfish
Parapercis hexophtalma	see speckled sandperch
Platax batavianus	see humpback batfish
Platax orbicularis	see circular batfish
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides	see many-spotted sweetlips
Platycephalus chiltonae  (invalid name)	see Thysanophrys chiltonae
Plectorhinchus multivittatum	see many-lined sweetlips
Plotosus lineatus	see striped eel catfish
Pomacanthus annularis	see blue-ring angelfish
Pomacanthus arcuatus	see gray angelfish
Pomacanthus imperator	see emperor angelfish
Pomacanthus paru	see French angelfish
Pomacanthus xanthometopon	see yellow-mask angelfish
Premnas biaculeatus	see spine-cheeked anemonefish
Priacanthus blochii	see Bloch's bigeye
Pseudobalistes viridescen  (obsolete name)	see Balistoides viridescens
Pterapogon kauderni	see Banggai cardinalfish
Pterois antennata	see spotfin lionfish
Pterois volitans	see common lionfish
Pygoplites diacanthus	see royal angelfish
Rhincodon typus	see whale shark
Rhinecanthus assasi	see picasso triggerfish
Rhinomuraena quaesita	see ribbon moray eel
Rhinopias aphanes	see lacey scorpionfish
Rhinopias eschmeyeri	see paddle-flap scorpionfish
Sanopus splendidus	see splendid toadfish
Scarus flavipectoralis	see yellowfin parrotfish
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala	see tassled scorpionfish
Solenostomus paradoxus	see ornate ghost pipefish
Taeniura lymma	see blue-spotted stingray
Thalassoma lunare	see moon wrasse
Thysanophrys chiltonae	see long-snout flathead
Trachinotus falcatus	see permit
Triaenodon obesus	see whitetip reef shark
Uranoscopus sulphureus	see white-margin stargazer
Variola louti	see lyretail grouper

Underwater Invertebrates Listed by Scientific Name

Cephalopods Listed by Scientific Name

Octopus briareus	see Caribbean reef octopus
Octopus marginatus	see coconut octopus
Sepia latimanus	see broadclub cuttlefish
Sepioteuthis lessoniana	see bigfin reef squid
Sepioteuthis sepioidea	see Caribbean reef squid
Wunderpus photogenicus	see wonderpus

Corals Listed by Scientific Name  (wallpaper)

Diploastrea heliopora

see double star coral

Crabs Listed by Scientific Name

Calappa philargius	see red-spotted box crab
Dardanus megistos	see white-spotted hermit crab
Lissocarcinus laevis	wallpaper Philippines
Neopetrolisthes maculosus	see spotted porcelain crab

Molluscs Listed by Scientific Name  (listed by common name and family)

Blasicrura teres  (obsolete name)	see Cypraea teres
Conus eburneus	see ivory cone snail
Cyphoma gibbosum	see flamingo tongue
Cypraea teres	see tapering cowrie
Hippopus hippopus	wallpaper
Lima ales	see electric clam
Tridacna crocea	Clams of the Great Barrier Reef
Tridacna derasa	wallpaper Clams of the Great Barrier Reef
Tridacna gigas	wallpaper Clams of the Great Barrier Reef
Tridacna maxima	Clams of the Great Barrier Reef Wildlife of Malaysia

Nudibranchs (Sea Slugs) Listed by Scientific Name  (listed by common name and family)

Ceratosoma cornigerum  (obsolete name)	see Ceratosoma trilobatum
Ceratosoma trilobatum	see purple-edged ceratosoma
Chromodoris annae	see Anna's chromodoris
Chromodoris coi	wallpaper Nudibranchs of the Philippines
Chromodoris lochi	wallpaper Nudibranchs of the Philippines
Chromodoris magnifica	see magnificent chromodoris
Chromodoris willani	wallpaper Nudibranchs of the Philippines
Dolabella auricularia	see ear-lobe dolabella
Elysia crispata	Belize
Glossodoris atromarginata	see black-margined glossodoris
Glossodoris averni	Philippines
Glossodoris cincta	see girdled glossodoris
Glossodoris rufomarginata	see red-margined glossodoris
Gymnodoris rubropapillosa	wallpaper
Halgerda batangas	wallpaper
Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa	see purple-spotted hypselodoris
Mexichromis multituberculata	wallpaper Highlights of Lembeh Strait
Nembrotha chamberlaini	wallpaper Nudibranchs of the Philippines
Nembrotha cristata	Nudibranchs of the Philippines
Philinopsis pilsbryi	Nudibranchs of the Philippines
Phyllidia ocellata	Nudibranchs of the Philippines
Phyllidia varicosa	see scrambled egg nudibranch
Phyllidiella cf. annulata	Nudibranchs of the Philippines
Phyllidiella pustulosa	Nudibranchs of the Philippines
Risbecia pulchella	see beautiful risbecia
Thecacera picta	wallpaper Nudibranchs of the Philippines
Tridachia crispata (obsolete name)	see Elysia crispata

Prawns Listed by Scientific Name

Metapenaeopsis lamellata	wallpaper
Procambarus clarkii	see red swamp crayfish

Sea Cucumbers Listed by Scientific Name

Bohadschia argus	see leopard sea cucumber
Bohadschia graeffei	see Graeffe's sea cucumber
Euapta godeffroyi	see lion's paw sea cucumber
Halodeima edulis (obsolete name)	see Holothuria edulis
Holothuria edulis	see pink sea cucumber
Synaptula lamperti	see pygmy snake sea cucumber
Oloturia ananas	see prickly red sea cucumber
Pearsonathuria graeffei	see Graeffe's sea cucumber
Stichopus chloronotus	see greenfish sea cucumber
Stichopus horrens	see dragonfish sea cucumber
Thelenota ananas	see prickly red sea cucumber

Sea Stars (Starfishes) Listed by Scientific Name  (wallpaper, listed by common name and family)

Acanthaster planci	see crown of thorns starfish
Choriaster granulatus	see granulated sea star
Culcita novaeguineae	see pincushion sea star
Fromia indica	see Indian sea star
Linckia multifora	wallpaper Underwater Highlights of Thailand
Oreaster reticulatus	see reticulated starfish
Pentagonaster duebeni	see vermilion biscuit star
Protoreaster nodosus	see chocolate chip starfish

Sea Urchins Listed by Scientific Name

Astropyga radiata	see blue-spotted urchin
Toxopneustes pileolus	see flower urchin

Shrimps Listed by Scientific Name  (see also prawns, listed by common name and family)

Periclimenes brevicarpalis	wallpaper Underwater Highlights of the Philippines
Periclimenes imperator	see emperor shrimp
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis	see Durban hinge-beak shrimp
Stenopus hispidus	see banded boxer shrimp
Thor amboinensis	wallpaper with Lissocarcinus laevis in the Philippines
Urocaridella antonbruunii	see clear cleaner shrimp

Worms Listed by Scientific Name   (wallpaper, listed by common name or family)

fireworms  (bristleworms)
Chloeia fusca	Philippines Nudibranchs and Their Friends
Chloeia sp.	wallpaper
flatworms
undescribed Pseudoceros sp.	Philippines Nudibranchs and Their Friends
tube worms
Protula magnifica	see magnificent feather duster worm

Miscellaneous Invertebrates Listed by Scientific Name

Comanthina nobilis feather star	Underwater Highlights of Thailand
Heteractis aurora sea anemone	see beaded anemone

Underwater Reptiles Listed by Scientific Name

Caretta caretta	see loggerhead turtle
Chelonia mydas	see green turtle
Emydocephalus ijimae	see Ijima turtle-headed sea snake
Eretmochelys imbricata	see hawksbill turtle
Laticauda colubrina	see yellow-lipped sea krait