Marine life
Fish and animals: friendly, venomous and aggressive.
Clownfish (anemonefish) Harmless
Lives among the tentacles of sea anemones.
Parrotfish Harmless
Bites coral algae and makes the white sand.
Butterflyfish & angelfish Harmless
Colourful, flat reef fish, often in pairs.
Sea turtles (green & hawksbill) Harmless
Gentle, long-lived reptiles that must surface to breathe.
Manta & eagle rays Harmless
Graceful filter-feeders and cruisers.
Whale shark Harmless
The biggest fish in the sea; it eats plankton.
Dolphins Harmless
Intelligent and playful; spinner dolphins live in the Red Sea.
Dugong Harmless
A shy sea cow that grazes on seagrass.
Napoleon wrasse Harmless
A large, friendly wrasse with a hump on the forehead.
Crocodilefish Harmless
A flat ambush hunter that blends into the sand.
Seahorses & pipefish Harmless
Tiny, delicate and easily stressed.
Hard and soft corals Harmless
Tiny animals that build the reef.
Nudibranchs & Spanish dancer Harmless
Soft-bodied sea slugs in dazzling colours.
Anthias schools Harmless
Orange clouds above the coral walls.