Ember Parrotfish-Facts and Photographs
The Ember Parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) is also known as the Redlip Parrotfish and Bicolor Parrotfish. Parrotfish obtain their name from their teeth which are fused into a beak.
Within the various ...
Blue-barred Parrotfish-Facts and Photographs
The Blue-barred Parrotfish (Scarus ghobban) is also known as the Blue trim Parrotfish, Globe-headed Parrotfish, Green blotched Parrotfish and Bluechin parrotfish. Parrotfish obtain their name from their tee...
Dusky Rabbitfish-Facts and Photographs
The Dusky Rabbitfish (Siganus luridus)is also known as the Squaretail Rabbitfish and the Dusky Spinefoot . They were originally described by Rüppell in 1829. The Siganus genus has had somewhat of a history...
Honeycomb Rabbitfish-Facts and Photographs
The Honeycomb Rabbitfish (Siganus stellatus) is also known as the Brown-spotted spinefoot. They were originally described by Peter Forsskål in 1775. The genus has had somewhat of a history but the classifi...
Midas Blenny – Facts and Photographs
The Midas blenny (Ecsenius midas) is also known as the Golden Blenny, the Lyretail blenny and the Persian blenny. They are combtooth blennies that feed on plankton and are often seen swimming above the reef...
Transparent Cave Goby – Facts and Photographs
The Transparent Cave Goby (Fusigobius pallidus) is also known as the Pale Sand Goby. They were initially described as Coryphopterus pallidus but were reclassified by Randall in 2001 as Fusigobius pallidus. ...
Sleeper Blue Dot Goby – Facts and Photographs
The Sleeper Blue Dot Goby (Valenciennea sexguttata) is also known as the Chalk Goby and the Sixspot Goby.
They lack swim bladders which given that they spend most of their time on the substrate are not n...
Bluespotted Wrasse- Facts and Photographs
The Bluespotted wrasse (Anampses caeruleopunctatus) is also known as the Bluespotted Tamarin, the Diamond Wrasse and the Bluefreckled Wrasse. The juveniles are known as leaf wrasse in many areas from their ...
Orange-spotted sleeper-goby – Facts and Photographs
The Orange-spotted sleeper-goby (Valenciennea puellaris) is also known as the Orange-dashed goby, Maiden goby and Diamond Watchman goby.
They lack swim bladders which given that they spend most of their ...
Notodoris minor-Banana Nudibranch Facts and Photographs
Notodoris minor is a brightly colored dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk that is also known by its common name of the Bannana Nudibranch. They were first described by Elliot in Zanzibar in 1904.
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Banded Snake Eel – Facts and Photographs
The Banded snake eel (Myrichthys colubrinus) is also known as the Ringed snake eel or Harlequin snake eel . They are not common in Tanzania and we have only seen one specimen in several years of diving.
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Tyler’s toby – Facts and Photographs
The Tyler's toby (Canthigaster tyleri) is rarely seen in Tanzanian waters perhaps because it is found deeper than the other toby's.
Fish in the Tetraodontidae family have the smallest genome of any verte...
Doubletooth Soldierfish – Facts and Photographs
The Doubletooth Soldierfish (Myripristis hexagona) is also known as the Blacktip Soldierfish, the Large-scale Soldierfish , the Pale Soldierfish and the Red-fin Squirrelfish.
Soldierfish are in the famil...
Doris ananas-Pineapple Nudibranch Facts and Photographs
Doris ananas is a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk that is also known by its common name of the Pineapple Nudibranch . They were only described in 2016 by Vas de Lima, Tibirica and Simone and t...
Emperor Shrimp-Facts and Photographs
The Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) is one of the more vividly colored shrimp around. They form what are termed commensal relationships with various species of nudibranch and sea cucumbers (holothu...
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis -Nudibranch Facts and Photographs
The Phyllidiopsis cardinalis also known as the Cardinal Phyllidiopsis is a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk. They were first described in Sri Lanka by Bergh in 1875. They are probably the most c...
Hairy Coral Crab- Facts and Photographs
The Hairy Coral Crab (Cymo andreossyi) is also known as the Furry Coral Crab . Being small and well camouflaged they are difficult to spot and are probably best found at night when their eyes reflect light ...
Harlequin Swimming Crab- Facts and Photographs
The Harlequin Swimming Crab, Lissocarcinus laevis is not easy to see because of its size and one has to look carefully to spot them.
They are decapod crustaceans in the Infraorder Brachyura, in the Portu...
Comet ( Fish) – Facts and Photographs
The Comet (Calloplesiops altivelis) is also known as the Marine Betta because of their similarity to the Siamese Fighter. They are stunning looking fishes that are rarely seen in the open during the day in ...
Red Snapper- Facts and Photographs
The Red Snapper (Lutjanus bohar) is also known as the Twinspot Snapper, the Two-spot Red snapper, the Red Bass and the Bohar Snapper. They are common inhabitants of rubble areas and reef tops in Tanzania b...
Chromodoris geometrica-Nudibranch Facts and Photographs
Chromodoris geometrica is a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk that is also known by its common name of the Geometric Chromodoris. They were initially described in New Caledonia in 1928 by Risbec...
Snubnose Grouper – Facts and Photographs
The Snubnose Grouper (Epinephelus macrospilos) is also known as the Large-spotted Rockcod, Bigspot Rockcod and Longfin Grouper.. They are one of the eight species of reticulated groupers that live on coral ...
Honeycomb Grouper – Facts and Photographs
The Honeycomb grouper Epinephelus merra is also known as the Dwarf-spotted Grouper, the Honeycomb Rock Cod and the Wire-netted Rock Cod. They are one of the eight species of reticulated groupers that live o...
Regal Blue Tang-Facts and Photographs
The Regal Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) is also known as the Blue Tang, the Palette Surgeonfish, the Hepatus Tang and of course more famously as Dory from the Pixar movies "Finding Nemo" and "Finding ...
Bobtail Squid- Facts and Photographs
Bobtail squid are also known as Dumpling Squid. They are exceptionally cute looking little cephalopods and are fascinating to watch. They are in the order Sepiolida and are closely related to cuttlefish al...
Goniobranchus albopunctatus – Nudibranch Facts and Photographs
Goniobranchus albopunctatus is a colourful looking species of sea slug . They are dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks. They were first described by Andrew Garret in 1879 from a specimen found in th...
Olive Purse Crab- Facts and Photographs
The Olive Purse Crab, Leucosia pubescens does not seem to be common in Tanzanian waters and indeed does not seem to be recorded here. Hopefully the identification is correct.
They are decapod crustaceans...