Sponge
Hard coral
Hard coral
Zoanthid anemones
Leathery soft coral
Butterflyfish
Red egg crab
Sea snake
Dove snails
Hairy crab
Shrimp
Marine spider
Octopus
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Sentosa
Seagrass Transect 2006
15
July 06 |
Animals
on Sentosa shore
(as at Jul 06)
Phylum Porifera
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Various
species awaiting identification |
Phylum Cnidaria
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Order
Actiniaria (sea anemones) |
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Phymanthus
sp.
Stichodactyla mertensii
Epiactis sp. |
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Order
Alcyonacea (soft corals) |
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Sacrophyton
sp.
Sinularia sp.
Lobophytum sp.
Heliopora coerulea (Blue coral) |
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Order
Corallimorphoria (corallimorphs) |
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Order
Zoanthidea (colonial anemones) |
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Protopalythoa
sp.
Palythoa sp.
Zoantharia sp. |
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Order
Sclerectinia (hard corals) |
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Family
Acroporidae
Montipora sp.
Family Faviidae
Cyphastrea sp.
and various species awaiting identification
Family Fungiidae
Herpolitha limax
Polyphyllia talpina
Family Oculinidae
Galaxea sp.
Family Dendrophylliidae
Turbinaria sp.
Family Pocilloporidae
Pocillopora sp.
Family Poritiidae
Goniopora sp.
Porites sp.
Family Siderastreidae
Psammocora sp. |
Phylum Arthropoda
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Desis
sp. (marine spider)
Tachypleus gigas (Coastal horseshoe crab) |
Class Crustacea
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Subclass
Cirripedia (barnacles) |
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Chthalamus
sp. (star barnacle) |
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Shrimps
Alpheus lobidens (snapping shrimp)
Glypturus sp. (Ghost shrimp)
Penaeus sp. (prawns)
Periclimenes brevicarpalis (Five-spot anemone shrimp)
Various small shrimps awaiting identification |
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Infraorder
Anomura (hermit crabs) |
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Various
species awaiting identification |
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Family
Eriphiidae
Eriphia smithii (Red-eyed reef crab)
Ozius guttatus (Spotted-belly can-opener crab)
Family Grapsidae
Metopograpsus sp. (Purple climber crab)
Family Ocypodidae
Ocypode cerathophthlama (Horn-eyed ghost crab)
Family Pilumnidae
Pilumnus sp. (Hairy crab)
Family Portunidae (swimming crabs)
Portunus pelagicus (Flower crab)
Various swimming crab species awaiting identification
Family Xanthidae
Atergatis integerrimus (Red egg crab)
Lophozozymus pictor (Mosaic crab)
Leptodius sp. (Spoon-pincer crab) |
Phylum Mollusca
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Family
Cerithiidae (creeper snails)
Family Columbellidae
Pyrene ocellata (lightning dove snail)
Various dove snail species awaiting identification
Family Cypraeidae
Cypraea ovum (Ovum cowrie)
Family Littorinidae (periwinkles)
Various periwinkles awaiting identification
Family Trochidae
Trochus maculatus (Spotted top shell snail)
Family Turbinidae
Turbo bruneus (Dwarft turban snail) |
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Family
Onchididae (Onch slugs)
Elysia ornata
Elysia sp.
Aplysia sp.
Jorunna funebris
Discodoris boholensis |
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Octopus
sp.
Ideosepius sp. (Pygmy squid) |
Phylum Nemertea (ribbon worms)
Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)
Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)
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Eunice
aphroditois (Giant reef worm)
Eunice sp.
Family Sabellidae (fanworms) |
Phylum Echinodermata
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Holothuria
leucospilota (Long black sea cucumber) |
Phylum Chordata
Fishes
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Family
Atherinidae
Atherinomorus duodecimalis (Tropical silverside)
Family Batrachoididae (toadfishes)
Family Chaetodontidae
Chelmon rostratus (Copper-banded butterflyfish)
Family Gobiidae
Drombus triangularis (Brown shore goby)
Istigobius ornatus (Ornate lagoon-goby)
Periophthalmus chrysospilos (Gold-spotted mudskipper)
Family Haemulida
Plectorhinchus gibbosus (Brown sweetlips)
Family Hemiramphidae (half-beaks)
Family Labridae
Choerodon schoenleinii (Black-spot tuskfish)
Family Monocanthidae (filefishes)
Family Ophichthidae (worm eels)
Family Plotosidae
Plotosus lineatus (Lined eeltail catfish)
Family Scorpaenidae
Paracentropogon longispinis (Longspined scorpionfish)
Parascorpaena picta (Painted scorpionfish)
Family Siganidae
Siganus canaliculatus (White-spotted rabbitfish)
Family Terapontidae
Terapon jarbua (Crescent perch)
Family Tetraodontidae
Chelnodon patoca (Milk-spotted pufferfish) |
Other
vertebrates
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Laticauda
colubrina (Yellow-lipped sea snake)
Varanus salvator (Malayan water monitor) |
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