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The Australian sea lion is only found in Western Australia and South Australia and in the rarest sea lion species in the world.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
This red crab is a terrestrial (land) species of crab found almost exclusively on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
The Asian paddle crab, also know as the Lady Crab, is an introduced crab that usually lives in the waters off South East Asia.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Have you ever seen holes on the beach that look as though they have been made by someone poking an umbrella in the sand? You may actually have been looking at the burrow of a golden ghost crab.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Although snake-like in appearance, eels are not actually related to snakes or the reptile family at all.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
The loggerhead turtle is one of six marine turtles found in Australia, including the green, leatherback, olive ridley, hawksbill and flatback turtles.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
There are around 1,000 different species of chitons worldwide. In Australia, South Australia has the greatest concentration of species.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
There are 1,200 species of barnacles around the world that come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
I am brightly coloured and have a pattern of zebra-like stripes over my body. These stripes are usually white and either red, maroon or brown.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Swaying in the current, anchored by their grasping tails, seahorses are actually a type of small fish - with bony plates protecting their bodies instead of scales.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Hammerhead sharks are easily identifiable by their distinctive hammer-like heads.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 12.04.2022
White sharks are warm blooded. They have a heat-exchanging circulatory system that allows them to maintain their body temperature above that of the surrounding seawater. This allows them to swim at high speeds through cooler water.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 12.04.2022
There are many symbiotic relationships between organisms in the marine environment, which can have either beneficial or detrimental effects.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 15.04.2021
Typically found in estuaries and coastal waters off Western Australia, flounder have an interesting life history.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 21.09.2020
Owing to similarities in shape, adult herring can easily be confused with juvenile Australian salmon.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 06.05.2020
Dhufish are endemic to Western Australia, meaning they are found no where else in the world.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 30.04.2020
I am a predator species that lives on coral reefs.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 30.04.2020
Humpback whales are found in all the world’s major oceans.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 30.04.2020
Manta rays are the largest species of rays in the world.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 29.04.2020
With eight arms, three hearts and blue blood, cuttlefish could easily be mistaken for something from outer space.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 29.04.2020
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