Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world. It comprises of thousands of reefs and islands. The coral structures found in some of these reefs rise from sandy bottoms and form a metropolis of habitat for animals.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Acropora coral
Large coral structure
Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) making a home in a very flamboyant Magnificent Sea Anemone (Stichodactyla gigante)
Giant clams and their remnants
Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus)
Giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus)
Common Reef Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus)
Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Field of bleached Staghorn coral
Borneo and Sulawesi
Borneo and Sulawesi lie in the heart of South-East Asia's Coral Triangle. The area has a mix of shallow reefs, sandy bottoms and oceanic islands (e.g. Bunaken and Sipadan) that attract a wide variety of wildlife.
Spotfin lionfish (Pterois antennata) in Mabul, Borneo
Coral landscape in Mabul, Borneo
Crocodilefish (Cymbacephalus beauforti) in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in Sipadan, Borneo
Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) in Sipadan, Borneo
School of jackfish in Sipadan, Borneo
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Sipadan, Borneo
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Cuttlefish in a shipwreck near Mabul, Borneo
Clownfish in anemone
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Underwater cave in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Moray eel in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Victoria
Seagrass beds and sandy shores make Victoria's coastline a unique habitat for marine life.
Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) male
Smooth stingray (Bathytoshia brevicaudata) under Flinders Pier
Lion's mane jellyfish
Underwater reflections
Haeckel's Jellyfish
Smooth stingray (Bathytoshia brevicaudata) chasing several giant spider crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii)
Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) under a pier
Smooth stingray (Bathytoshia brevicaudata)
mooth stingray (Bathytoshia brevicaudata)
Giant spider crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) aggregation
Smooth stingray (Bathytoshia brevicaudata)
Cryptic weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) appearing past a pylon
Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) male
Australian fur seal
Australian fur seal
