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Marine invertebrates and other species of John Brewer Reef

The purpose for this field guide is to increase the knowledge of invertebrates and other species at commonly visited tourist site offshore from Townsville, John Brewer Reef and to document changes over time. This field guide brings together multiple citizen science programs and several hundred ...more ↓

Leopard Sea Cucumber 1
Bohadschia argus
Lollyfish Sea Cucumber 2
Holothuria atra
Amberfish Sea Cucumber 3
Thelenota anax
Pacific White-spotted Sea Cucumber 2
Actinopyga varians
Graeffe's Sea Cucumber 4
Pearsonothuria graeffei
Pinkfish Sea Cucumber 3
Holothuria edulis
Snake Sea Cucumber 5
Synapta maculata
Panning's Black Sea Cucumber 3
Actinopyga palauensis
Greenfish Sea Cucumber 6
Stichopus chloronotus
Brown Curryfish Sea Cucumber 7
Stichopus vastus
White-bottomed Sea Cucumber 8
Actinopyga lecanora
Snakefish Sea Cucumber 9
Holothuria coluber
Herrmann's Sea Cucumber 10
Stichopus herrmanni
Pineapple Sea Cucumber 11
Thelenota ananas
Teated Sea Cucumber 3
Holothuria whitmaei
Brown sandfish 2
Bohadschia vitiensis
Elephant Trunkfish 12
Holothuria fuscopunctata
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin 13
Echinometra mathaei
Banded Sea Urchin 13
Echinothrix calamaris
Long-spined Crown-of-Thorns 14
Acanthaster planci
Granulated Sea Star 15
Choriaster granulatus
Blue Linckia 16
Linckia laevigata
Spotted Linckia 17
Linckia multifora
Pillow Cushion Star 18
Culcita novaeguineae
Indian Sea Star 10
Fromia indica
Yellow Mesh Sea Star 19
Nardoa novaecaledoniae
Luzon Sea Star 7
Echinaster luzonicus
Tiled Sea Star 20
Fromia monilis
Ophiomastix pictum 21
Beautiful Feather Star 22
Cenometra bella
Beautiful Feather Star 23
Himerometra robustipinna
Spinose Feather Star 24
Colobometra perspinosa
Tropiometra afra 25
Bennett's Bushy Feather Star 26
Anneissia bennetti
bushy sea rod 27
Rumphella aggregata
Junceella fragilis 24
Green Barrel Sea Squirt 28
Didemnum molle
Golden Sea Squirt 29
Polycarpa aurata
Phyllospongia foliascens 30
Giant Barrel Sponge 31
Xestospongia testudinaria
Racing Stripe Flatworm 3
Pseudoceros liparus
Bubble-tip Anemone 32
Entacmaea quadricolor
Magnificent Sea Anemone 3
Radianthus magnifica
Broadclub Cuttlefish 33
Ascarosepion latimanus
Bigfin Reef Squid 34
Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Day Octopus 35
Octopus cyanea
Giant Triton Snail 22
Charonia tritonis
Grand Coral Worm Snail 36
Thylacodes grandis
Black-lip Pearl Shell 37
Pinctada margaritifera
Commercial Top Shell 38
Rochia nilotica
Princely Cone 39
Conus aulicus
Common Spider Conch 40
Lambis lambis
Common Egg Cowry 39
Ovula ovum
Cockscomb Oyster 41
Lopha cristagalli
Giant thorny oyster 3
Spondylus varius
Noah's Giant Clam 42
Tridacna noae
Smooth Giant Clam 43
Tridacna derasa
Tryon's Hypselodoris 44
Hypselodoris tryoni
Coi's Goniobranchus 45
Goniobranchus coi
Elysia marginata 46
Bullock's Hypselodoris 47
Hypselodoris bullockii
Gymnodoris ceylonica 48
Swallowtail Headshield Slug 49
Chelidonura hirundinina
Gardiner's Banana Nudibranch 3
Notodoris gardineri
Blue Velvet Headshield Slug 50
Chelidonura varians
Ringed Sap-sucking Slug 3
Plakobranchus ocellatus
Lined Seahare 51
Stylocheilus striatus
Gardiner's Headshield Slug 52
Tubulophilinopsis gardineri
Blue Dragon 7
Pteraeolidia semperi
Faithful Sea Slug 53
Goniobranchus fidelis
Phyllodesmium longicirrum 54
Ocellate Phyllidia 55
Phyllidia ocellata
Notodoris citrina 56
Bicolor nudibranch 57
Samla bicolor
Chelidonura electra 58
Trapania reticulata 59
Lined Nembrotha 60
Nembrotha lineolata
Jolly Green Giant 61
Miamira sinuata
Giant Spanish Dancer 62
Hexabranchus giganteus
Clumpy Nudibranch 22
Asteronotus cespitosus
Banana Nudibranch 59
Notodoris minor
Loch's Chromodoris 22
Chromodoris lochi
Leopard Nudibranch 22
Goniobranchus leopardus
Varicose Wart Slug 46
Phyllidia varicosa
Dusky Nembrotha 45
Nembrotha kubaryana
Indian Caloria 7
Caloria indica
Phyllidia alyta 63
White Mantle Glossodoris 44
Glossodoris buko
Elegant Phyllidia 64
Phyllidia elegans
Anna's Chromodoris 65
Chromodoris annae

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