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Cuttlefish using its arms as lures Alan Sutton CephalopodsFactsMarine LifePopularPopular Marine Life Posts July 15, 2020 143
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Bubble-tip Anemone – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 1, 2020 0 2340he 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 215he Swimming Anemone, Boloceroides mcmurrichi is fairly common in the shallows in Tanzanian waters. As can be seen in the...
Taringa caudata – Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 13, 2019 0 64aringa caudata is a species of colorful sea slug that is fairly rare in Tanzania but is common in certain locations....
The Squat Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 1, 2019 0 693he Squat Shrimp (Thor amboinensis) is also known as the Sexy Shrimp. They are small colorful shrimp that form a...
Janolus savinkini – Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 28, 2019 0 208he Janolus savinkini is a species of colorful sea slug that is also known by its common name of the Purple-tipped...
Unicorn Shrimp- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 10, 2019 0 835he Unicorn Shrimp (Genus Plesionika) are also known as the Narwhal Shrimp. They obtain their name from the proportionally very...
Anker’s Whip Coral Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts October 18, 2019 0 634he Ankers Whip Coral Shrimp (Pontonides ankeri) is also known as the Barred Wire Coral Shrimp and sometimes simply as...
Yellow Porcelain Anemone Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts October 11, 2019 0 65he Yellow Porcelain Anemone Crab, Neopetrolisthes alobatus is not common in Tanzanian waters. In several years of searching we have...
Sand Mason Worms-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts September 20, 2019 0 412and Mason Worms ( In the Genus Lanice) are not common inhabitants on the reefs in Tanzania, but if one...
Flathead Slipper Lobster- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts August 5, 2019 0 375he Flathead Slipper Lobster (Thenus Orientalis) is a very unusual looking clawless lobster even by slipper lobster standards. In Australia...
Reticulated Hinge Beak Shrimp- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts August 1, 2019 0 112he Reticulated Hinge-beak Shrimp (Cinetorhynchus reticulatus) is also known as the Green-eye Dancing Shrimp. They are fairly rare in Tanzanian...
Partridge Tun Shell-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts June 20, 2019 0 837he Partridge Tun shell (Tonna perdix) is a large fairly reclusive mollusk rarely encountered on shallow night dives in Tanzanian waters....
Coral Scallop-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts June 5, 2019 0 518he Coral Scallop (Pedum spondyloideum) is also known as the Iridescent Clam and the Blue Lipped coral Oyster. They are...
Senatorial Scallop-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts May 28, 2019 0 151he Senatorial Scallop (Mimachlamys sanguinea) seems to have been named scientifically several times in the past and was previously known...
Glossodoris pallida – Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts May 25, 2019 0 67he Glossodoris pallida is a species of colorful sea slug that is also known by its common name of the Pallid...
Tambja olivaria – Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts May 16, 2019 0 43ambja olivaria also known as the Olive Tambja, is a dorid nudibranch and was described in 1994 by Nathalie Yonow...
Halloween Hermit Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts April 10, 2019 0 866he Halloween Hermit Crab (Ciliopagurus strigatus) is also known as the Cone Shell Hermit Crab, the Striped Hermit Crab and...
Seahorse on a Frogfish Alan Sutton Marine Life February 17, 2019 0 498At the very end of an amazing night dive on Mafia Island in Tanzania arranged by David of Mafia Island...
Goniobranchus gleniei – Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts February 14, 2019 0 211oniobranchus gleniei is not very common in the waters around Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They were initially described in Sri...
Pelagia noctiluca Jellyfish- Facts and Photo’s Alan Sutton Marine Life February 1, 2019 0 1818elagia noctiluca is sometimes encountered off the Tanzania coast in summer. Previously there were several jellies in the Pelagia Genus...
Nembrotha lineolata – Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 1, 2019 0 213he Nembrotha lineolata is also known as the Lined Nembrotha. They are not common on the Tanzanian mainland coast where...
Nembrotha kubaryana – Nudibranch Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 2, 2018 0 1634he Nembrotha kubaryana, also known as the Variable Neon Nudibranch or the Dusky Nembrotha, is not that common in the...
Spiny Spooner Reef Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 24, 2018 0 1435he Spiny Spooner Reef Crab (Etisus dentatus) is also known as the Red Reef Crab. They obtain their name from...
Blunt Slipper Lobster- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 15, 2018 0 1574he Blunt Slipper Lobster (Scyllarides squammosus) is an unusual looking clawless lobster. They are usually only active at night and...
Smooth Box Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 15, 2018 0 2192he Smooth Box Crab (Calappa calappa) is also known as the Giant Box Crab or the Shamefaced Crab. Because of...
Marivagia stellata Jellyfish- Facts and Photo’s Alan Sutton Marine Life October 25, 2018 0 881arivagia stellata is an interesting jellyfish , they originate from the Indian Ocean but were discovered off Israel after they...
Christmas Worms-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts October 20, 2018 0 105hristmas Worms ( Spirobranchus giganteus) are common inhabitants of the reefs in Tanzania. Because of their small size they are...
