Heron Island Species *common names*

Staghorn Coral

Plate Coral

Brain Coral

Mushroom Coral

Cauliflower Coral

Massive Coral

Leathery Sea Anemone

Carpet Anemone

Elephant Ear Coral

Fire Coral

Giant Clam

Cone Shells

Nudibranchs (naked gill slugs)

Sea Hares

Spaghetti Worm

Blue-Ringed Octopus

Chitons

Banded Coral/ Cleaner Shrimp

Swift-footed Crab

Hairy Red Hermit Crab

Blue Sea Star

Yellow Mesh Sea Star

Crown of Thorns Starfish

Giant Sea Cucumber

Black Sea Cucumber

Black tip reef shark

White tip reef shark

Lemon Shark

Epaulette Shark

Tiger Shark

Manta Ray

Cowtail Stingray

Spotted Eagle Ray

Shovelnose Ray

Porcupine Ray

Green Sea Turtle

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Black Noddy Terns

Buff Banded Rail

Wedge Tailed Shearwaters (Mutton birds)

Ruddy Turnstone

Pacific reef heron

Bridled tern

Brown and blue footed boobies

White Bellied sea Eagle

Sacred Kingfisher

Pied Oystercatcher

Silvereye or Wax-eye

Greater Crested tern

Silver Gull