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Yellow Prawn
Yellow Prawn

Metapenaeus brevicornis

Metapenaeus Shrimps

Often seen cruising along sandy or muddy bottoms, the Yellow Prawn uses its ante...

Common Goose Barnacle
Common Goose Barnacle

Lepas (Lepas) anatifera

Goose Barnacles

Divers may spot this goose barnacle as a small, stalked shell attached to floati...

Goose Barnacle
Goose Barnacle

Lepas (Lepas) anserifera

Goose Barnacles

This species often appears on the underside of floating debris, buoys, or other...

Ornate Cassiopea Jellyfish
Ornate Cassiopea Jellyfish

Cassiopea ornata

Upside-down Jellyfish

The Ornate Cassiopea Jellyfish is known for its distinctive upside-down posture....

Arabian Bamboo Shark
Arabian Bamboo Shark

Chiloscyllium arabicum

Bamboo Sharks

This species is native to the western Indian Ocean, and is known for its slender...

Hasselt's Bamboo Shark
Hasselt's Bamboo Shark

Chiloscyllium hasseltii

Bamboo Sharks

This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific. It is a benthic species that pre...

Slender Bamboo Shark
Slender Bamboo Shark

Chiloscyllium indicum

Bamboo Sharks

This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific and is identifiable by its slende...

Epaulette Shark
Epaulette Shark

Hemiscyllium ocellatum

Epaulette Sharks

The Epaulette Shark is a species of longtailed carpet shark, family Hemiscylliid...

Speckled Epaulette Shark
Speckled Epaulette Shark

Hemiscyllium trispeculare

Epaulette Sharks

The Speckled Epaulette Shark is a species of longtailed carpet shark, family Hem...

Hooded Carpet Shark
Hooded Carpet Shark

Hemiscyllium strahani

Epaulette Sharks

The Hooded Carpet Shark is a species of longtailed carpet shark, family Hemiscyl...

Shortfin Mako Shark
Shortfin Mako Shark

Isurus oxyrinchus

Mackerel Sharks

The Shortfin Mako Shark is a large mackerel shark known for its speed and agilit...

Salmon Shark
Salmon Shark

Lamna ditropis

Mackerel Sharks

The Salmon Shark is a species of mackerel shark found in the northern Pacific oc...

Long-finned Pilot Whale
Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

Pilot Whales

The long-finned pilot whale is a large species of dolphin. It is distinguished b...

Black Sea Rod
Black Sea Rod

Rumphella antipathes

Bamboo Corals

This species is typically seen as dark, rod-like or branching growths that can r...

Silvertip Shark
Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Carcharhinus

Silvertip sharks are recognizable by the pale, silvery tips on their fins and th...

San Juan Jellyfish
San Juan Jellyfish

Haliclystus salpinx

Trumpet Stalked Jellyfish

The San Juan Jellyfish can be easily recognized by its distinctive tubular bell....

Beroe's Comb Jelly
Beroe's Comb Jelly

Pleurobrachia bachei

Cat's Eyes

Beroe's comb jelly is a species of sea gooseberry found in the Pacific Ocean. Th...

West Indian Manatee
West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

Manatee

The West Indian Manatee is a large, slow-moving aquatic mammal that inhabits the...

Chiton with pitted shell
Chiton with pitted shell

Belknapchiton alveolus

Lepidopleurina

This species often appears as a low, flattened chiton wedged against rock, with...

Giant Manta Ray
Giant Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

Mobula

Divers often experience the sheer scale of this species as it sweeps past in gra...

Blue Jellyfish
Blue Jellyfish

Cyanea lamarckii

The Blue Jellyfish is a species of jellyfish that can be found in the northern A...

Blue Lesser Jellyfish
Blue Lesser Jellyfish

Aurelia coerulea

Moon Jellyfishes

Aurelia coerulea, commonly known as the Blue Lesser Jellyfish, is a species of j...

Spotted Slime Star
Spotted Slime Star

Pteraster capensis

Slime Stars

The Spotted Slime Star is a species of starfish found in the southeast Atlantic...

Barrel Jellyfish
Barrel Jellyfish

Rhizostoma octopus

Rhizostome Jellyfish

Divers often spot this barrel-shaped jellyfish drifting slowly through the water...