Spanish Lobster

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Spanish Lobster (Scyllarides aequinoctialis), also known as the Spanish Slipper Lobster or Shovel-nosed Lobster, is a heavy, armored marine decapod found across the subtropical and tropical reefs of the western Atlantic Ocean. Lacking the massive pinching claws of...

Maxima Clam

Invertebrates > Mollusks

The Maxima Clam (Tridacna maxima), also known as the Small Giant Clam, is one of the most vividly colorful and widely distributed giant clams inhabiting tropical coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific. Anchoring securely into coral heads on sun-drenched reef flats, its...

Picasso Triggerfish

Fish > Ray-finned Fish

The Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus), also widely known in Hawaii by the traditional Polynesian name Humuhumunukunukuapua’a, is an iconic tropical marine fish celebrated for its surreal, abstract-art-like facial markings. Inhabiting shallow coral...

Titan Triggerfish

Fish > Tetraodontiformes

The Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens), famously known to scuba divers worldwide as the ‘Titan of the Reef’, is the largest, most formidable, and notoriously fearless triggerfish in the Indo-Pacific. Stretching over two and a half feet in length...

Queen Triggerfish

Fish > Tetraodontiformes

The Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula), celebrated throughout the Caribbean as the ‘Old Wife’, is one of the most vividly painted, intelligent, and charismatic reef fish in the Atlantic Ocean. Resplendent in radiant shades of neon blue, lime-green, and...