A Guide to the Coral Reef Life of Singapore

Acropora ahermatypic corals Amphiprion bivalves boulder-shaped colonies branching form calcareous carnivorous clownfishes colour common commonly seen Cone shell Conus coral colonies coral growth coral reef coral rocks crab Cypraea Dendrophyllia diameter Diploastrea diver diving Echinopora elongated encrusting Enhalus Euphyllia Favia Favites fish flat of Pulau Fungia gastropods Goniastrea Goniopora grow hard corals Heliofungia Heliopora Herpolitha Hydnophora hydroids large colonies large numbers Laticauda colubrina live coral Lobophyllia Merulina metres Montipora mouth mushroom coral nigrescens nudibranchs Oulastrea Pachyseris speciosa patch reefs Pavona Pectinia Physogyra lichtensteini Platygyra Plerogyra sinuosa Podabacia Porites lutea Pulau Hantu Pulau Sudong red coralline algae reef crest Reef dwellers reef edge reef flat reef slope Sargassum scuba sea anemones sea fans sea floor sea urchin Sea whips sediment Semakau Singapore A Guide Singapore Science Centre snorkel soft coral species sponge starfish stings substrate Symphyllia tentacles Trochus Tubastraea aurea Turbinaria underwater usually waters wrasse zoanthid zooxanthellae