All Heron Island Species

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.

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

Silver Gull

Red throat emperor

Lethrinus miniatus

Spangled Emperor

Lethrinus nebulosus

Yellow-banded snapper

Lutjanus amabilis

Spanish flag snapper

Lutjanus carponotatus

Blacksaddle Filefish

Paraluteres prionurus

Valentinni’s sharpnose filefish

Canthigaster valentini

White margin unicornfish

Naso annulatus

Bluespine unicornfish

Naso unicornis

Barramundi Cod

Chromileptes altivelis

Black tipped silver biddy

Gerres oyena

Blackeye thicklip

Hemigymnus melapterus

Bluestriped Lizardfish

Synodus saurus

Cinnamon clownfish

Amphiprion melanopus

Crocodile needlefish

Tylosurus crocodilus

Many Spotted Sweetlip

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Orbicular batfish

Platax orbicularis

Parrotfish

Scarus spp.

Red Bass

Lutjanus bohar

Sailfin tang

Zebrasoma veliferum

Sharpnose sandperch

Parapercis cylindrica

Trumpetfish

Aulostomus chinensis

Two-lined monocle bream

Scolopsis bilineatus

Yellow boxfish

Ostracion cubicum

Yellow-tailed Fusilier

Caesio cuning

Golden Butterflyfish

Chaetodon aureofasciatus

Black Butterflyfish

Chaetodon flavirostris

Blueblotch butterflyfish

Chaetodon plebeius

Rainsford butterflyfish

Chaetodon rainfordi

Copperband butterflyfish

Chelmon rostratus

Threadfin butterflyfish

Chaetodon auriga

Scaly Damsel

Pomacentrus lepidogenys

Lemon damselfish

Pomacentrus moluccensis

Chromis damselfish

Acanthochromis polyacanthus

Bird Wrasse

Gomphosus varius

Blue-streak cleaner wrasse

Labroides dimidiatus

Moon wrasse

Thalassoma lunare

White-spotted rabbitfish

Siganus canaliculatus

Barred rabbitfish

Siganus doliatus

Finespotted rabbitfish

Siganus punctatissimus

Bengal sergeant

Abudefduf bengalensis

Scissortail sergeant

Abudefduf sexfasciatus

White-barred goby

Amblygobius bynoensis

Long-finned goby

Valenciennea longipinnis

Coral Grouper

Cephalopholis miniata

Longfin grouper

Epinephelus quoyanus

Orange-spot surgeonfish

Acanthurus auranticavus

Convict surgeonfish

Acanthurus triostegus

Black-axil Chromis

Chromis atripectoralis

Barrier Reef Chromis

Chromis nitida