Pacific Cleaner Shrimp

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Pacific Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), also widely known as the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp or Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, is one of the most famous, beneficial, and beloved mutualistic crustaceans on the world’s coral reefs. Belonging to the cleaner shrimp...

Longfin Batfish

Fish > Bony Fishes

The Longfin Batfish (Platax teira), also known as the Tiera Batfish or Round-faced Batfish, is a majestic, disk-shaped marine teleost in the spadefish family Ephippidae. Widespread across the tropical reefs and shipwrecks of the Indo-West Pacific, this gentle,...

Strawberry Hermit Crab

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Strawberry Hermit Crab (Coenobita perlatus) is undeniably the most brightly colored, celebrated, and recognizable terrestrial hermit crab in the tropical oceans of the world. Belonging to the land hermit crab family Coenobitidae, this striking crustacean is...

Barred Flagtail

Fish > Bony Fishes

The Barred Flagtail (Kuhlia mugil), also commonly known as the Five-band Flagtail, is an agile, beautifully patterned marine teleost in the flagtail family Kuhliidae. Widely distributed across the warm tropical reefs and surf zones of the Indo-Pacific, from the shores...

Turtle-headed Sea Snake

Reptiles > Snakes

The Turtle-headed Sea Snake (Emydocephalus annulatus) is one of the most uniquely specialized and harmless marine elapids in the world’s oceans. Inhabiting the vibrant coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific, this gentle marine serpent has completely abandoned...