Heron Island Species *common names*

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

Plate Coral

Acropora hyacinthus

Brain Coral

Mussidae

Mushroom Coral

Fungia fungites

Cauliflower Coral

Pocillopora spp.

Massive Coral

Porites spp.

Leathery Sea Anemone

Radianthus crispa

Carpet Anemone

Stichodactyla gigantea

Elephant Ear Coral

Sarcophyton spp.

Fire Coral

Millepora spp.

Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Cone Shells

Conus spp.

Nudibranchs (naked gill slugs)

Sea Hares

Spaghetti Worm

Reteterebella spp.

Blue-Ringed Octopus

Hapalochlaena spp.

Chitons

Acanthopleura spp.

Banded Coral/ Cleaner Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus

Swift-footed Crab

Leptograpsus variegatus

Hairy Red Hermit Crab

Dardanus lagopodes

Blue Sea Star

Linckia laevigata

Yellow Mesh Sea Star

Nardoa spp.

Crown of Thorns Starfish

Acanthaster planci

Giant Sea Cucumber

Thelenota spp.

Black Sea Cucumber

Holothuria atra

Black tip reef shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

White tip reef shark

Triaenodon obesus

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

Epaulette Shark

Hemiscyllium ocellatum

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

Manta Ray

Manta birostris

Cowtail Stingray

Pastinachus sephen

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

Shovelnose Ray

Aptychotrema rostrata

Porcupine Ray

Urogymnus asperrimus

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretomchelys imbricata

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta

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