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
