The marvellous creature you see in the picture above is not a slug. It is known as a cowrie! Cowrie snails are aquatic animals in the class Gastropoda, which also includes land snails. They are found in countries bordering the Indian ocean, including the intertidal regions of India, Africa and Southeast Asia. Cowries begin their... Continue Reading →
On the mention of sea cucumbers, perhaps the first thing that comes to mind would be the slippery and gelatinous seafood, often braised in a broth of shiitake mushrooms to make a highly coveted Chinese delicacy. Given its common name, one may also be inclined to think that sea cucumbers are plants. However, did you... Continue Reading →
On the intertidal walk, we’d gotten to see some really interesting little guys called carpet anemones, which kind of look like shaggy carpets (see above image). The anemones in the pictures above were not identified, but from pictorial comparisons are most likely a giant carpet anemone (Stichodactyla gigantea) which can be found on Pulau Semakau. (The ones... Continue Reading →
If you look carefully, you can see a pair of gobies in the centre of the photo. On our trip to Pulau Semakau, we spotted some gobies! The spotted (no pun intended) gobies found on Pulau Semakau somewhat resemble pictures of saddled shrimp-gobies (Cryptocentrus maudae) or a slender-lined shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus), and belong to Phylum... Continue Reading →
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