Biodiversity #4 – Anemonefish: 1 genus and about 30 species and only found in Pacific and Indian Oceans; ie, not the Atlantic. Lives in symbiotic mutualism with sea anemones: not only do they provide and give mutual protection, they in feeding feed each other
Biodiversity #3 – The Nudibranch – which literally translates as ‘naked gill’ as they breathe through the branchial plume which projects from around their anus. There are 2-3,000 known species, all have sensory rhinophores which they can retract.
Biodiversity #2 – eels are fish but their dorsal fin and anal fins are joined to their caudal (tail) fin; and also, they don’t have scales like fish – but instead a mucous coating over their skin
Biodiversity #1 – The turtle: lives in water but breathes air. Doesn’t lay its eggs in water – it comes back to the beach where it was born to lay its eggs
To celebrate biodiversity in the marine life of Australia we’ll be bringing you a pretty diverse selection of aquatic critters from around the region – a new one each day.
Breaking news: WA EPA recommends the shark cull NOT go ahead, and WA Premier accepts the decision.
What do you think about when you’re diving? Certainly not next week’s shopping, not tomorrow night’s dinner, not even the next dive. You’re immersed in the here and now: the little screenplay that’s going on right in front of you…
Want to dive the Great Barrier Reef, but do something more useful & interesting than the ordinary dive? Passions of Paradise based in Cairns have the answer
One of nature’s wildest sexs shows hit the Great Barrier Reef last night and unabashed voyeurs turned out in droves to watch this incredibly rare event…
