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Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), preening. Also known as Seagull. Found throughout Australia, but mainly coastal. Photo taken Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae). Also known as Seagull. Found throughout Australia, but mainly coastal. Photo taken Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae). Also known as Seagull. Found throughout Australia, but mainly coastal. Photo taken Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), egg in nest. Also known as Seagull. Found throughout Australia, but mainly coastal. Photo taken Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), newborn chicks. Also known as Seagull. Found throughout Australia, but mainly coastal. Photo taken Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), newborn chick. Also known as Seagull. Found throughout Australia, but mainly coastal. Photo taken Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), chick. Also known as Seagull. Found throughout Australia, but mainly coastal. Photo taken Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), chick. Also known as Seagull. Found throughout Australia, but mainly coastal. Photo taken Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis). Also known as Golden Sea Snake. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis). Also known as Golden Sea Snake. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis) searching for prey. Also known as Golden Sea Snake. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis) searching for prey. Also known as Golden Sea Snake. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Linckia Sea Star (Linckia multifora). Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Blue Linckia Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) amongst fire Coral. Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Fromia Sea Star (Fromia indica) amongst Acropora Coral. Also known as Fromia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Linckia Sea Star (Linckia multifora) -regenerating from a single arm. Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Biscuit Star (Tosia queenslandensis). Also known as Biscuit Starfish. Eastern Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) - detail of Sea Star venomous spines. Wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Corals. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Pin Cushion Sea Star (Culcita novaguineae) - detail of underside showing mouth. Also known as Pin Cushion Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Scuba Diver observing Giant Sea Star (Thromidia catalai). Also known as Giant Starfish. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Linckia Sea Star (Linckia multifora) -regenerating from a single arm. Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Orange Marble Sea Star (Fromia monilis). Also known as orange Marble Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Linckia Sea Star (Linckia multifora). Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) - juvenile. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci). This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Blue Linckia Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) amongst fire Coral. Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Diver observing a Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), feeding on Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Detail of a Flower Sea Urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus). Also known as Toxic or Venomous Sea Urchin. This Urchin has sharp toxic spines and has caused fatalities. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Detail of Flower Sea Urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus). Also known as Toxic or Venomous Sea Urchin.This Urchin has sharp toxic spines and has caused fatalities. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium). This urchin has venom-tipped spines and can inflict a painful sting if handled. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Purple Sea Urchin (Heliocidaris erythrogramma). Found on sheltered and moderately exposed reefs throughout southern Australia, from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Queensland, including Tas, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sea Urchin (Heliocidaris erythrogramma). Found on sheltered and moderately exposed reefs throughout southern Australia, from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Queensland, including Tas, Australia
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Allied Cowry (Cypraea sp.) on Dendronephthya Soft Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Extremely venomous Textile Cone (Conus textile). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Toe-nail Cowry (Calpurnus verrucosus) on Soft coral (Sarcophyton sp.). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Tiger Cowrie (Cypraea tigris). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Ovulid Cowry (Crenavolva rosewateri) feeding upon Gorgonian Fan Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Eye detail of Scorpion Shell (Lambis scorpius). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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