Invertebrates

November 15, 2018 0 4 min read4

he 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

Marine Life

October 25, 2018 0 5 min read0

arivagia stellata is an interesting jellyfish , they originate from the Indian Ocean but were discovered off Israel after they...

Christmas Worm ( Spirobranchus giganteus)

Christmas Worms-Facts and Photographs

October 20, 2018 0 3 min read0

hristmas Worms ( Spirobranchus giganteus) are common inhabitants of the reefs in Tanzania. Because of their small size they are...

Phyllidia ocellata-Nudibranch Facts and Photographs

August 1, 2018 0 2 min read0

he Phyllidia ocellata is a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk. Their colours and patterns are highly variable. Phyllidia ocellata have...

Chromodoris willani – Nudibranch Facts and Photographs

July 22, 2018 0 2 min read6

hromodoris willani is a species of colourful sea slug. They are dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs found across the Western Pacific Ocean...

Compressed Spindle Cowrie (Hiatavolva coarctata)

Compressed Spindle Cowrie -Facts and Photographs

July 3, 2018 0 2 min read0

he Compressed Spindle Cowrie (Hiatavolva coarctata) is also known as the Pink Allied Cowrie. They are not a true cowries...

Bouchet's Chromodoris Chromodoris boucheti

Bouchet’s Chromodoris – Nudibranch Facts and Photographs

July 2, 2018 0 2 min read0

ouchet’s Chromodoris Chromodoris boucheti is a species of colourful sea slug. They are dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs found in the western...

Smiths Swimming Crab (Charybdis smithii)

Smith’s Swimming Crab- Facts and Photographs

July 1, 2018 0 4 min read0

mith’s Swimming Crab (Charybdis smithii) is a very interesting swimming crab that exhibits swarming behavior. They were first found in...

Rusty Guard Crab (Trapezia-bidentata) is also known as the Two Tooth Guard Crab

Rusty Guard Crab- Facts and Photographs

July 1, 2018 0 3 min read0

he Rusty Guard Crab (Trapezia bidentata) is also known as the Two Tooth Guard Crab. They spend their entire adult...

Unidentified Eel Species

June 8, 2018 0 1 min read0

Can anyone identify this Unidentified Eel Species. Only seen so far on the Tanzanian coast around Dar es Salaam. In...

Pacific Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) is also known as the Ambon Cleaner Shrimp, the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp and as the Cleaner Shrimp.

Pacific Cleaner Shrimp-Facts Photographs and Video

June 8, 2018 0 5 min read0

he Pacific Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) is also known as the Ambon Cleaner Shrimp, the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp, Scarlet Skunk...

Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab (Aniculus maximus) also known as the Large Hairy Hermit Crab

Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab- Facts and Photographs

May 16, 2018 0 4 min read0

he Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab (Aniculus maximus) is also known as the Large Hairy Hermit Crab. They are one of...

Beaded Anemone, Heteractis aurora is also known as the Aurora anemone or Beaded sand Anemone

Beaded Anemone – Facts and Photographs

May 14, 2018 4 5 min read0

he Beaded Anemone, Heteractis aurora is also known as the Aurora anemone or Beaded Sand Anemone . They obtain their...

Maldives damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon indicus)

Unidentified Fish species

April 14, 2018 2 1 min read0

This unidentified Fish Species has been identified as Amblyglyphidodon indicus thanks for the help Can anyone identify this Damselfish ? Only...

Goniobranchus geminus previously known as Chromodoris geminus also known as the Gem Nudibranch

Goniobranchus geminus-Facts and Photographs

April 1, 2018 0 2 min read1

oniobranchus geminus was previously known as Chromodoris geminus until a DNA study proved otherwise. They are commonly known as the...

Unidentified species

March 25, 2018 0 1 min read0

Can anyone identify this undefined species (organism)? It was approximately 6 cm in length, photographed at 6 to 8 meters...

Decorator Crab- Facts and Photographs

March 19, 2018 0 3 min read5

ecorator crabs belong to the superfamily Majoidea and are also commonly known as Spider Crabs. They obtain their name from their...

Marine Flatworms in the Turbellaria sub division of Platyhelminthes

Marine Flatworms-Facts-Photographs and Video

March 9, 2018 0 8 min read9

arine Platyhelminthes or Marine Flatworms as they are commonly known are often extremely colorful creatures. The brightly colored species are...

Sea Urchin Spines- How to deal with them

March 5, 2018 0 7 min read5

rchins can be quite attractive looking as can be seen in the images but they are prickly and many have...

Nembrotha milleri- Nudibranch Facts and Photographs

March 4, 2018 0 3 min read0

he Nembrotha milleri is fairly common in the waters around Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They also seem common on Pemba...

The Map Cowrie-Facts and Photographs

March 2, 2018 0 3 min read0

he Map cowrie (Leporicypraea mappa) is one of the larger species of cowrie found in Tanzania. They are marine snails in...

Red Spotted Guard Crab, (Trapezia rufopunctata) is also known as the Rust Spotted Guard Crab

Rust Spotted Guard Crab- Facts and Photographs

March 1, 2018 0 3 min read0

he Rust Spotted Guard Crab, (Trapezia rufopunctata) is also known as the Red Spotted Guard Crab in some areas. They ...

Unidentified species

December 13, 2017 0 1 min read0

After photographing an Anemone Hermit crab species (Dardanus pedunculatus) I noticed a large number of Amphipods ( I think they...

Gorgonian Wrapper – Facts and Photographs

December 11, 2017 0 3 min read0

he Gorgonian wrapper (Nemanthus species) is also known as the Tiger Anemone. They are a species of communal anemones that...

Tube Anemone – Facts and Photographs

December 10, 2017 0 5 min read2

ube Anemone’s are not anemones per se and are somewhere in-between anemones and corals. They are in the sub class Ceriantharia...

Jorunna rubescens-Nudibranch Facts and Photographs