Common name : Fish stone, Reef stone, Poisonscorpionfish, Dornorn Scientific name : Synanceia verrucosa Family : Synanceiidae Native to : Indo-Pacific Ocean and Northern Australia Interesting fact : The reef stonefish is highly venomous, with spines in its dorsal fin that inject venom into its prey and even humans. Conservation status : Critically Endangered The […]
The Agapornis personatus (scientific name) or black-masked lovebird is a monotypic species of lovebirds that are native to Tanzania, Africa. However, after the 1920’s, these birds have been imported worldwide as pets. The black-masked lovebird, as the name suggests, is black-coloured on its face, with a white eye-ring, while its body is usually green (mutations
Common name : Red beadlet anemone,Cherry anemone, Kotore anemone Scientific name : Actinia tenebrosa Family : Actiniidae Native to : Eastern Australia and New Zealand Interesting fact : The anemone is viviparous, brooding its young ones inside the column, releasing them through the mouth whenthey are fully developed. Conservation status : Not Evaluated This small,
The Accipiter badius (scientific name) or shikra/hawk is found commonly across India, Sri Lanka and sub-Saharan Africa. 14 inches in length, this bird has rounded wings and a slightly narrow tail. The underside plumage is white with rufous bars. The crown, head, neck, wings and tail range from grey to brownish. The female is larger
Scientific name : Strongylocentrotus franciscanus Family : Strongylocentrotidae Native to : Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : The red sea urchin has no visible legs, eyes, heart or brain. Conservation status : Near Threatened The red sea urchin is a spine-covered creature with aspherical body enclosed in a hard shell. Found living inrocky shores, they crawl
Common name : Galapagos batfish, Rosy-lipped batfish Scientific name : Ogcocephalus darwini Family : Ogcocephalidae Native to : South-East Pacific Oceans Interesting fact : The lure on its head secretes achemical that attracts the prey. Conservation status : Least Concern The red-lipped batfish really looks like it’s wearinglipstick and rests partially covered in sand. It
Common name : Australian prowfish, Red foreheadfish Scientific name : Pataecus fronto Family : Pataecidae Native to : Australia Interesting fact : The red Indianfish sheds its skin periodically to get rid of parasites. Conservation status : Not Evaluated True to its name, the red Indianfish is brown to reddish-orange in colour with dark blotches.
Common name : White-spotted hermit crab, Spotted hermit crab Scientific name : Dardanus megistos Family : Diogenidae Native to : Oceans worldwide Interesting fact : As the crab grows in size, it looks for a larger shell and abandons the old one. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The red face hermit crab is not a
The Aratinga solstitialis (scientific name) or sun conure is native to the North-Eastern parts of South America, from Brazil to Venezuela. A full-grown sun parakeet is a riot of rainbow colours from bright yellow, orange, red to blue and green. This parrot is medium in size, not extending more than 12 inches. Both its beak
Scientific name : Ptilichthys goodie Family : Ptilichthyidae Native to : North Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : They can be found on the surface at nightattracted by the light of fishing boats. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The quillfish is a slender, elongated, eel-like fish growing up to 34 cm long. It has over 230
Common name : Brindlebass, Brown spotted cod Scientific name : Epinephelus lanceolatus Family : Serranidae Native to : Indo-Pacific region except thePersian Gulf Interesting fact : Living up to 50 years, thecolour of the fish dulls with age. Conservation status : Vulnerable One of the world’s largest bonyfish, the queensland giant grouper lives in coral
Scientific name : Ecsenius mandibularis Family : Blenniidae Native to : Western Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : The body of the queensland blenny is protected by a layer of slime. Conservation status : Not Evaluated Found living in coral reefs is the queensland blenny, a fish that is 7.5 cm long and has an elongated,
Common name : Giant conch, Pink conch Scientific name : Lobatus gigas Family : Strombidae Native to : North-Western Atlantic Interesting fact : The queen conch lays its eggs in longgelatinous strings on sand or seagrass. Conservation status : Critically Endangered The queen conch is a sea snail living in seagrass beds. It has
Common name : Hard clam, Round clam Scientific name : Mercenaria mercenaria Family : Veneridae Native to : North America, Central America, New England and Canada Interesting fact : Quahogs begin their life as males and changetheir sex in successive years. Conservation status : Not Evaluated Quahogs are marine bivalve burrowing molluscs. They grow 1-4inches
Common name : Guineafowl puffer, White-spotted puffer Scientific name : Arothron meleagris Family : Tetraodontidae Native to : Indian and Pacific Oceans Interesting fact : Sharks are the only species that can eat pufferfish without any side-effects to their toxin. Conservation status : Least Concern Pufferfish can quickly ingest water and enlarge into a balloon