Spiny Rock Lobster
Spiny Rock Lobsters or crayfish as they are known in Australia, are a family of crustaceans consisting of about 60 species.
Rainbow Lorikeet
Rainbow lorikeets are classed as true parrots and belong to a small group of parrots called Loriini. The birds in this group are small to medium sized and have the characteristic sharp curved beak of all parrots.
Giant Trevally
The giant trevally, as its name suggests is a large fish in the jack family which includes fish like the amber jack and rainbow runners. Most species in this family are large, strong, fast swimming predatory fish.
Cowtail Stingray
Here in the Whitsundays stingrays are a common character on our coral reefs and beaches.
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
The sulphur crested cockatoo is a large member of the cockatoo family which falls under the parrot group.
Maori Wrasse
The Great Barrier Reef marine park is home to 1625 different species of fish that come in all manner of shapes, colours and sizes.
Sea Turtles
One of the best known and most loved groups of marine animals are the sea turtles. They are marine reptiles that have existed on the planet for more than 100 million years and can be found worldwide excluding the freezing waters of the polar regions.
Barracuda
Barracuda is the name given to any of the 28 species of fish in the family Sphyraenidae. They have a reputation for being bold, fearsome, and even vicious fish which are dangerous to humans.
Kookaburra
The kookaburras are a group of birds in the kingfisher family. They are the largest of all the kingfishers and there are currently four species of kookaburra, and all are native to either Australia and/or New Guinea.
Lace Monitor
Goanna is the umbrella name given to the group of large Australian lizards in the monitor family. Monitors are large lizards native to Australia, Africa and throughout Asia.
White Bellied Sea Eagle
The white-bellied sea eagle, also known as the white-breasted sea eagle is a large bird of prey in the Accipitridae family, which includes other eagles, hawks, and kites.
Scorpion Fish
The name scorpion fish is perhaps the biggest indicator of what these fish are best known for, their sting. Scorpion fish are in the genus Scorpaena which is part of a family of fishes called Scorpaenidae which includes other highly venomous fish such as
Queensland Grouper
The Queensland grouper or giant grouper is one of the largest ray finned bony fish in the ocean and takes the crown for the largest on coral reefs. They are part of the family Serranidae which includes cod, coral trout and the much smaller anthias.
Crested Tern
Terns are seabirds which can be found worldwide. They belong to the family Laridae which includes other seabirds such as gulls, noddies and skimmers. Due to human impacts most species are now exhibiting population declines.
Epaulette Shark
Cute is not normally a word people associate with sharks but cute is exactly what these little guys are. Epaulette sharks belong to the bamboo or long tail carpet shark family.
Red Emperor
Even though this regal fish is called an emperor it is not actually part of the emperor family, Lethrinidae, it is actually a member of the Lutjanidae family also known as the snappers. The snapper family includes fish like the mangrove jack and red bass.
Dugongs
Dugongs are a mammal who call the ocean home and are part of a group of marine mammals called sirenia which includes manatees and the now extinct Steller's sea cow.
Nudibranchs
Nudibranchs are a family of soft bodied shell-less marine gastropods which are often referred to as sea slugs. However the image that is conjured by the word slug is definitely not an accurate representation of what most nudibranchs look like.
