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Commonly known as the black-blotched porcupine fish. Found in the Indo-Pacific mainly on the reef or muddy bottom. Carnivorous and are poor swimmers.

Black-potched porcupine fish in stress displaying specialised defence system.

Known as the 'saddled butterflyfish'. Widespread in the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Hawaii to the Polynesian groups in the east and New Guinea. Diet is composed of coral polyps, algae, shrimp and polychaetes.

Giant fluted clam. Occur from low tide mark to 20m. Ranges from Red Sea to South Africa, Tropical Indian Ocean to the Western Pacific. Large size with leaf-like flutes.

Also known as the 'three spot crab'. Oval and broad body shape. Often found in crevices on the reef .

Found in rock pools or in crevices. Unique head with pair of eyes and 8 arms covered with suckers. Colour ranges from light brown to pink. Nocturnal and carnivorous feeding on other molluscs.

Known as the 'Red Crab' due to its violet red or deep purplish red with a lighter shade or with white. Can be found in burrows or under coral boulders on the reef flats, well camouflaged. An omnivore.

Fan-like brown algae (Phaeophyta). Common in tide pools and amongst rubble on the reef.

Mushroom coral. Found abundantly on the reef flat. Range from Eastern Africa and Red Sea to the Pacific region.

Clown Anemonefish. Bright orange colour with 3 white stripes running dorsal-ventrally. Occurs from the Tropical Indian ocean to the Western Pacific.