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Sea Star Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 1, 2023 0 2ea Star Shrimp (Zenopontonia soror) are also known as Starfish Shrimp. They live exclusively on Sea Stars or Starfish. During...
Pom Pom Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 27, 2023 0 3he Pom Pom Crab (Lybia tessellata) also known as the Boxer crab and Mosaic Boxer Crab is a species of...
Crinoid Squat Lobster-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 25, 2023 0 8he Crinoid Squat Lobster (Allogalathea elegans) is also known as the Feather Star Squat lobster or the Elegant Squat Lobster....
Painted Sweetlips – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 17, 2023 0 6he Painted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus pica) is also known as the Magpie sweetlips, Black And White Sweetlips and Dotted Sweetlips. They...
Goldtail Angelfish – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts July 13, 2023 0 73he Goldtail Angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus ) is also known as the Chrysurus Angelfish and the Earspot Angelfish. As with other...
Blotchfin Scorpionfish- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 25, 2023 0 83he Blotchfin Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes varipinnis is another of the smaller scorpionfish. Because many of the blotch on the dorsal fin,...
Spotted Croucher- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 25, 2023 0 107he 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 30he Shortfin Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes parvipinnis also known as the Lowfin Scorpionfish is another of the smaller scorpionfish. Because many of...
Broad-banded Pipefish – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 14, 2023 0 96he Broad-banded Pipefish (Dunckerocampus boylei) has not been seen in Tanzanian waters to our knowledge before the sighting of this...
Bloody Hermit Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts September 25, 2022 0 135he Bloody Hermit Crab (Dardanus sanguinocarpus) is one of the more colorful smaller hermit crabs in Tanzania. They were first...
Stripetail Tilefish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts September 25, 2022 0 53he Stripetail Tilefish, Malacanthus brevirostris , is also known as the Banded Blanquillo, the Flagtail Blanquillo and the Quakerfish. They...
Red Reef Lobster- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts September 11, 2022 0 283he Red Reef Lobster (Enoplometopus occidentalis) is also known as the hairy reef lobster. They are only active at night...
Clear Cleaner Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 28, 2021 0 508he Clear Cleaner Shrimp (Urocaridella antonbruunii) is also known as the Anton Bruni Cleaner Shrimp, the Red and White Cleaner...
Saber Squirrelfish – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 1, 2021 0 232he Saber squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) is also known as the Giant squirrelfish and Spiny squirrelfish. They are named after the...
Feather Star Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 9, 2020 0 343he 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 53he Milky Ovulid (Procalpurnus lacteus) is also known as the Netted Milky Ovulid. Although they resemble cowries, they are not...
Tomato Grouper – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 30, 2020 0 324he The Tomato Grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati) is also known as the Tomato Rockcod, the Tomato Hind, the Red Coral Grouper...
Rosy Spindle Cowrie -Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 28, 2020 0 111he Rosy Spindle Cowrie (Phenacovolva rosea) is also known by other local names as the Many Host Phenacovolva, the Double-snouted...
Forktail Rabbitfish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 23, 2020 0 167he Forktail Rabbitfish (Siganus argenteus) is also known as the Streamlined Spinefoot and Schooling Rabbit-fish. They were originally described by...
Threadfin Anthias – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 16, 2020 0 337he Threadfin Anthias (Nemanthias carberryi) is also known as the Threadfin Goldie and Carberryi Anthias. They are not at all...
Spider Decorator Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 15, 2020 0 300he 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 267he 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 271ygmy 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 566inoid 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 768he Spotted Reef Crab (Carpilius maculatus) is also known as the Seven-eleven crab, the Dark-finger coral crab, and the Large...
Filefish Teeth Anchoring at night Alan Sutton Marine Life November 8, 2020 0 59ome species of Filefish teeth anchorage are known to wedge themselves into corals at night and it is theorized that...
Birdbeak Burrfish – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 7, 2020 0 403he Birdbeak Burrfish Cyclichthys orbicularis is also known as the Orbicular Burrfish. Burrfish differ from the Porcupine fish in that...
