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Spider Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) with flip flops

February 11, 2024 0 1 min read2

he Spider Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) is also known as the Blunt Decorator Crab, the Velcro Crab and the Tarantula...

ea Star Shrimp (Zenopontonia soror) are also known as Starfish Shrimp

Sea Star Shrimp-Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

December 1, 2023 0 3 min read3

ea Star Shrimp (Zenopontonia soror) are also known as Starfish Shrimp. They live exclusively on Sea Stars or Starfish. During...

Pom Pom Crab (Lybia tessellata) is also known as the Boxer crab.

Pom Pom Crab- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

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November 27, 2023 0 3 min read4

he Pom Pom Crab (Lybia tessellata) also known as the Boxer crab and Mosaic Boxer Crab is a species of...

Crinoid Squat Lobster (Allogalathea elegans) is also known as the Feather Star Squat lobster or the Elegant Squat Lobster

Crinoid Squat Lobster-Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

November 25, 2023 0 4 min read0

he Crinoid Squat Lobster (Allogalathea elegans) is also known as the Feather Star Squat lobster or the Elegant Squat Lobster....

Slingjaw Wrasse- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

November 25, 2023 0 3 min read0

he Slingjaw Wrasse (Epibulus insidiator) is becoming more common again in the Tanzanian coastal areas. Until 2017 dynamiting was common...

Painted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus pica) is also known as the Magpie sweetlips, Black And White Sweetlips and Dotted Sweetlips

Painted Sweetlips – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

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November 17, 2023 0 2 min read0

he Painted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus pica) is also known as the Magpie sweetlips, Black And White Sweetlips and Dotted Sweetlips. They...

Floating blenny (Aspidontus dussumieri) also known as the Lance blenny and as Dussumier's blenny

Floating Blenny-Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

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November 17, 2023 0 3 min read0

he Floating blenny (Aspidontus dussumieri) is also known as the Lance blenny and as Dussumier’s blenny. They were first described...

Goldtail Angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus ) also known as the Chrysurus Angelfish and the Earspot Angelfish.

Goldtail Angelfish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

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July 13, 2023 0 3 min read0

he Goldtail Angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus ) is also known as the Chrysurus Angelfish and the Earspot Angelfish. As with other...

Floral blenny (Petroscirtes mitratus) is also known as the Floral Fangblenny,the Crested Sabretooth blenny and the Helmeted blenny

Floral Blenny-Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

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July 4, 2023 0 2 min read0

he Floral blenny (Petroscirtes mitratus) is also known as the Floral Fangblenny,the Crested Sabretooth blenny and the Helmeted blenny. They...

Shortfin Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes parvipinnis also known as the Lowfin Scorpionfish

Blotchfin Scorpionfish- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

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January 25, 2023 0 3 min read0

he Blotchfin Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes varipinnis is another of the smaller scorpionfish. Because many of the blotch on the dorsal fin,...

Spotted Croucher Caracanthus madagascariensis

Spotted Croucher- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

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January 25, 2023 0 3 min read0

he Spotted Croucher , Caracanthus madagascariens is also known as the Madagascar Croucher. They were first decribed in 1869 as...

Shortfin Scorpionfish- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

January 24, 2023 0 2 min read0

he Shortfin Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes parvipinnis also known as the Lowfin Scorpionfish is another of the smaller scorpionfish. Because many of...

Broad-banded Pipefish (Dunckerocampus boylei)

Broad-banded Pipefish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

January 14, 2023 0 3 min read0

he Broad-banded Pipefish (Dunckerocampus boylei) has not been seen in Tanzanian waters to our knowledge before the sighting of this...

Bloody Hermit Crab (Dardanus sanguinocarpus)

Bloody Hermit Crab- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

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September 25, 2022 0 2 min read2

he Bloody Hermit Crab (Dardanus sanguinocarpus) is one of the more colorful smaller hermit crabs in Tanzania. They were first...

Flagtail Blanquillo, Malacanthus brevirostris

Stripetail Tilefish-Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

September 25, 2022 0 2 min read1

he Stripetail Tilefish, Malacanthus brevirostris , is also known as the Banded Blanquillo, the Flagtail Blanquillo and the Quakerfish. They...

Red Reef Lobster (Enoplometopus occidentalis)

Red Reef Lobster- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

September 11, 2022 0 2 min read1

he Red Reef Lobster (Enoplometopus occidentalis) is also known as the hairy reef lobster. They are only active at night...

Interesting fish behavior – A new mimic ?

Alan Sutton

Marine Life

September 10, 2022 0 5 min read1

ne day back in September 2020, I was doing a dive on Big T Wall , off Dar es Salaam...

Banded Reef Goby

Alan Sutton

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May 17, 2022 0 3 min read0

he Banded Reef Goby (Priolepis cincta) is also known as the Banded Goby, Girdled Goby and the Convict Goby ....

Peacock Razor Wrasse (Iniistius pavo) is also known as the Peacock Wrasse, Blue razorfish, Peacock razorfish and the Razor wrasse.

Peacock Razor Wrasse- Facts Video and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

May 13, 2021 0 3 min read1

he Peacock Razor Wrasse (Iniistius pavo) is also known as the Peacock Wrasse, Blue razorfish, Peacock razorfish and the Razor...

Sea Grass Wrasse (Novaculoides macrolepidotus) is also known as the Emerald Wrasse

Sea Grass Wrasse- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

March 31, 2021 0 3 min read0

he Sea Grass Wrasse (Novaculoides macrolepidotus) is also known as the Emerald Wrasse. They are fairly rare in Tanzanian waters...

Ring-cheek slender wrasse Pseudojuloides argyreogaster

Ring-cheek slender wrasse- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

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March 25, 2021 0 3 min read0

he Ring-cheek slender wrasse, Pseudojuloides argyreogaster is generally a very rare fish in Tanzanian waters and is notoriously difficult to...

Eight lined wrasse (Pseudocheilinus octotaenia) is also known as the Eightstripe Wrasse or Eightline Wrasse.

Eight Lined Wrasse- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

February 25, 2021 0 3 min read0

he Eight lined wrasse (Pseudocheilinus octotaenia) is also known as the Eightstripe Wrasse or Eightline Wrasse. They are similar looking...

Clear Cleaner Shrimp (Urocaridella antonbruunii)

Clear Cleaner Shrimp-Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

January 28, 2021 0 4 min read2

he Clear Cleaner Shrimp (Urocaridella antonbruunii) is also known as the Anton Bruni Cleaner Shrimp, the Red and White Cleaner...

Male Triplespot wrasse (Halichoeres trispilus) is also known as the White wrasse.

Triplespot wrasse- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

January 26, 2021 0 2 min read0

he Triplespot wrasse (Halichoeres trispilus) is also known as the White wrasse. They are rarely seen in Tanzania and we...

Top 10 Saltwater Aquarium Fishes

Seaunseen

Fish

January 13, 2021 0 7 min read0

The Most Recommended Fish for Saltwater Aquariums and Tips for Choosing Your Fish Marine fish are among the top 10...

Saber squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum)is also known as the Giant squirrelfish and Spiny squirrelfish

Saber Squirrelfish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

January 1, 2021 0 3 min read0

he Saber squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) is also known as the Giant squirrelfish and Spiny squirrelfish. They are named after the...

Tricolour parrotfish (Scarus tricolor) is also known as the Three color parrotfish

Tricolor Parrotfish-Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton

Facts

December 11, 2020 0 6 min read2

he Tricolour parrotfish (Scarus tricolor) is also known as the Three color parrotfish. Tricolor Parrotfish are relatively common in Tanzanian...

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