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Clear Cleaner Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 28, 2021 0 214he Clear Cleaner Shrimp (Urocaridella antonbruunii) is also known as the Anton Bruni Cleaner Shrimp, the Red and White Cleaner...
Feather Star Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 9, 2020 0 147he Feather Star Crab (Tiaramedon spinosum) is not commonly seen in Tanzanian waters and this is likely a function of...
Milky Ovulid -Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 6, 2020 0 35he Milky Ovulid (Procalpurnus lacteus) is also known as the Netted Milky Ovulid. Although they resemble cowries, they are not...
Rosy Spindle Cowrie -Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 28, 2020 0 56he Rosy Spindle Cowrie (Phenacovolva rosea) is also known by other local names as the Many Host Phenacovolva, the Double-snouted...
Giant Reef Corallimorph – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 26, 2020 0 52he Giant Reef Corallimorph (Paracorynactis hoplites) is neither an anemone or a coral but falls somewhere in-between. Essentially they are...
Spider Decorator Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 15, 2020 0 135he Spider Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) is also known as the Blunt Decorator Crab, the Velcro Crab and the Tarantula...
Burrowing Fine Spine Sea Urchin – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 13, 2020 0 115he Burrowing Fine Spine Sea Urchin (Echinostrephus molaris) is also known as the Boring Urchin. As can be seen in...
Pygmy Squid- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Crustaceans & Shellfish November 12, 2020 0 148ygmy squid are technically not squid although they closely resemble them. Instead they fall in the genus Idiosepius. Very little...
Crinoid Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 11, 2020 0 246inoid Shrimp are also known as Feather Star Shrimp. They live exclusively on Crinoids or Feather Stars. Crinoids or Feather...
Spotted Reef Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 9, 2020 0 304he Spotted Reef Crab (Carpilius maculatus) is also known as the Seven-eleven crab, the Dark-finger coral crab, and the Large...
Ridged Swimming Crab – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts August 7, 2020 0 114he Ridged swimming crab (Charybdis natator) is also known as the wrinkled swimming crab or rock crab. Because of the...
Convex Reef Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts August 4, 2020 0 213he Convex reef crab (Carpilius convexus) is also known as the Round-back Coral Crab. They are fairly common at night...
Cuttlefish using its arms as lures Alan Sutton CephalopodsFactsMarine LifePopularPopular Marine Life Posts July 15, 2020 0 114he Cuttlefish using its arms as lures while on a shore dive across a sandy area on Mafia Island diving...
Notodoris minor-Banana Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts June 9, 2020 0 183otodoris minor is a brightly colored dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk that is also known by its common name...
Doris ananas-Pineapple Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts May 1, 2020 0 88oris ananas is a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk that is also known by its common name of the...
Emperor Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts April 25, 2020 0 300he Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) is one of the more vividly colored shrimp around. They form what are termed commensal...
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis -Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts April 19, 2020 0 30he Phyllidiopsis cardinalis also known as the Cardinal Phyllidiopsis is a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk. They were first...
Hairy Coral Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts April 12, 2020 0 325he Hairy Coral Crab (Cymo andreossyi) is also known as the Furry Coral Crab . Being small and well camouflaged...
Harlequin Swimming Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts April 6, 2020 0 332he Harlequin Swimming Crab, Lissocarcinus laevis is not easy to see because of its size and one has to look...
Chromodoris geometrica-Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts March 20, 2020 0 32hromodoris geometrica is a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk that is also known by its common name of the...
Bobtail Squid- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Marine Life February 15, 2020 0 364obtail squid are also known as Dumpling Squid. They are exceptionally cute looking little cephalopods and are fascinating to watch. ...
Goniobranchus albopunctatus – Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts February 14, 2020 0 87oniobranchus albopunctatus is a colourful looking species of sea slug . They are dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks. They were...
Olive Purse Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts February 7, 2020 0 130he Olive Purse Crab, Leucosia pubescens does not seem to be common in Tanzanian waters and indeed does not seem...
Sundial Shell-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts February 5, 2020 0 1673he Sundial shell (Architectonica perspectiva) is also known as the Perspective Sundial shell and the Clear Sundial shell. They are...
Trapania naeva – Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts February 1, 2020 0 70rapania naeva is an attractive looking species of sea slug . They are dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks. They were first...
Bubble-tip Anemone – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 1, 2020 0 1356he Bubble-tip anemone (entacmaea quadricolor) is also known as the BTA in the aquarium trade. They are one of the...
Swimming Anemone – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 18, 2019 0 132he Swimming Anemone, Boloceroides mcmurrichi is fairly common in the shallows in Tanzanian waters. As can be seen in the...
