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Although they could be mistaken for a molluscs, gooseneck barnacles, (also known as goose barnacles) are actually crustaceans and are related to lobsters and crabs!
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 01.04.2026
Now referred to as sea stars, these star like creatures were once known as starfish.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 08.10.2025
Sometimes referred to as jellyfish, the sea jelly is not a fish at all as it lacks vertebrae.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 08.10.2025
There are many beautiful shells you can find along our WA coastline. From the large shells of the giant clam to the common pipi shell, to the iconic cowrie which is often used in jewellery, there are a diverse range of beautiful shells to be found at the beach.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 08.10.2025
This sausage or cucumber-shaped animal is known as a sea cucumber, and there are around 1,200 species of sea cucumber worldwide!
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 08.10.2025
These beautiful creatures are not your average sea slug!
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 08.10.2025
Octopuses are among of the most fascinating and intelligent marine invertebrates. These molluscs belong to the class Cephalopoda which also includes squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 08.10.2025
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: 02.05.2025
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
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
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