SPONGES
Sponges in general
Living in a sponge
CNIDARIANS
Cnidarians in general
Anthozoans in general
Sea anemones in general
Sea anemones
Banded bead anemone (Epiactis sp.)
Carpet anemones: an introduction
What do carpet anemones eat?
Why are carpet anemones so colourful?
Why are there no anemonefish on Chek
Jawa?
Unidentified sea anemones of the coral rubble
area
unidentified sea anemones of the seagrass lagoon
Corals
Hard corals (Order Scleractinia)
Sea fans (Order Gorgonacea)
Soft corals (Order Alcyonacea)
Other cnidarians
Hydroids (Class Hydrozoa)
Peacock anemones (Order Ceriantharia)
Sea pens (Order Pennatulacea)
Zoanthids or Colonial anemones (Order Zoanthidea)
WORMS
Worms of Chek Jawa
Acorn worm (Class Enteropneusta)
Bristleworms (Phylum Annelida)
Fan worms (Family Sabellidae)
Keelworms (Family Serpulidae)
Marine flatworms (Phylum Platyhelminthes)
Peanut worm (Phylum Sipuncula)
Tubeworms
MOLLUSCS
Molluscs in general
Gastropods in general
Bivalves in general
Cephalopods in general
Gastropods
Snails
Button shells (Umbonium vestiarum)
Cowries in general
Dotted dove shell (Euplica scripta)
Drills (Family Muricidae)
Gong-gong (Strombus canarium)
Lightning dove shell (Pyrene fulgurans)
Miliaris cowrie (Cypraea miliaris)
Moon snail (Family Naticidae)
Mussels (Family Mytilidae)
Noble volute (Cymbiola nobilis)
Onyx cowrie (Cypraea onyx)
Ovum cowrie (Cypraea ovum)
Oyster (Family Ostreidae)
Limpets in general
Limpets of Chek Jawa
Shield-limpets (Scutus sp.)
Spiral melongena (Pugilina cochlidium)
Nerites (Nerita sp.)
Periwinkle (Family Lottorinidae)
Rodong or Telescopium shell (Telescopium
telescopium)
Whelk (Nassarius sp.)
Slugs
Sap-sucking slugs (Order Sacoglossa)
Sea hare (Order Anaspidea or Aplysiacea)
Sea slug (Onchidium sp.)
Nudibranchs (Order Nudibranchia)
Bivalves
Fan shell (Family Pinnidae)
Razor shell (Family Pharidae)
Venus clams (Family Veneridae)
Window-pane shells (Family Placunidae)
Cephalopods
Squid and cuttlefish
Octopuses
CRUSTACEANS
True Crabs
About crab moulting
Elbow crab (Family Parthenopidae)
Common hairy crab (Pilumnus vespertilio)
Fiddler crabs (Uca sp.)
Flower crabs (Portunus pelagicus)
Moon crab (Matuta lunaris)
Purple climber crab (Metopograpsus sp.)
Sand bubbler crab (Scopimera sp.)
Soldier crab (Dotilla sp.)
Spider crab (Family Majidae)
Sponge crab (Cryptodromia sp.)
Stone or Thunder crab (Myomenippe hardwickii)
Swimming crab (Family Portunidae)
Velcro crab (Camposcia retusa)
Other crabs
Hermit crabs in general (Suborder Anomura)
Hermit crabs of Chek Jawa
Mud lobster (Thalassina anomala)
Porcelain crab (Family Porcellanidae)
Other crustaceans
Barnacles in general (Class Cirripedia)
Barnacles of Chek Jawa and barnacle zonation
Prawns and shrimps
Sea slaters (Ligia sp.)
Snapping Shrimp or Pistol Prawn (Alpheus
sp.)
Mantis shrimp (Order Stomatopoda)
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ECHINODERMS
Echinoderms in general and their shapes
and spines
Sea stars in general
Sea cucumbers in general
Sea urchins in general
Sand dollars in general
Sea stars
Biscuit sea stars (Goniodiscaster scaber)
Common sea star (Archaster typicus)
Crown sea star (Asterina coronata)
Knobbly sea star (Protoreaster nodosus)
Orange-tipped sea star (Gymnanthenea laevis)
Sand star (Astropecten sp.)
Scaly sea star (Nepanthia sp.)
Unidentified sea stars of the seagrass lagoon
Sand dollars
Cake sand dollar (Arachnoides placenta)
Keyhole sand dollar (Echinodiscus sp.)
Sea cucumbers
Ball sea cucumber (Phyllophorus sp.)
Sandfish (Holothuria scabra)
Sea apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus)
Synaptid sea cucumbers (Family Synaptidae)
Thorny sea cucumber (Colochirus quadrangularis)
Unidentified sea cucumbers of the seagrass
lagoon
Unidentified sea cucumbers of the coral rubble
area
Warty sea cucumbers (Cercodemas anceps)
Sea urchin
Pencil sea urchin (Prionocidaris bispinosa)
Brittle stars
Brittle stars (Class Ophiuroidea)
OTHER INVERTEBRATES
Ascidians and Tunicates (Class Ascidiacea)
Bryozoans (Phylum Bryozoa)
Horseshoe crabs
Horseshoe crabs in general
Horseshoe crabs of Chek Jawa
Coastal horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas)
Mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda)
Spiders and Insects
Heavy jumping spider (Hyllus diardii)
Cotton-stainer bugs (Dysdercus decussatus)
VERTEBRATES
Birds
Migratory shorebirds, seabirds and birds of prey
Shorebirds of Chek Jawa and their feeding adaptations
Collared kingfisher (Todirhamphus chloris)
Great crested-tern (Sterna bergii)
Hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
Lesser crested-tern (Sterna bengalensis)
Oriental pied-hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
Straw-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus)
Striated heron (Butorides striatus)
White-bellied fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Fishes
Butterflyfishes (Family Chaetodontidae)
Cardinalfish (Family Apogonidae)
Carpet eel-blenny (Congrogadus subducens)
Dusky-gilled mudskipper (Periophthalmus
novemradiatus)
Filefish or Leatherjacket (Family Monacanthidae)
Flatfish and Sole (Family Soleidae)
Giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri)
Gobies (Family Gobiidae)
Gold-spotted mudskipper (Periophthalmus
chrysospilos)
Grouper (Family Serranidae)
Marine catfish (Order Siluriformes)
Mudskippers in general
Pipefish (Family Syngnathidae)
Rabbitfish (Family Siganidae)
Scorpionfish (Family Scorpaenidae)
Seahorse (Family Syngnathidae)
Seamoth (Family Pegasiidae)
Stingray (Order Rajiformes)
Toadfish (Family Batrachoididae)
Tripodfish (Family Triacanthidae)
Wrasse (Family Labridae)
OTHER VERTEBRATES
Dog-faced watersnake (Cerberus rynchops)
Dugong (Dugong Dugon)
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) |
