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Great Barrier Reef

Knowing the Animals | Coral Reef Facts  

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KNOW THE ANIMALS & The Dangers


Box Jellyfish
Species - chironex fleckeri

Given the name Sea Wasp by an American author.
There are many different types but none are more venomous as the Indo-Pacific Box Jellyfish. It is said to be the most venomous marine animal.
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Box Jellyfish

 

Stone Fish
Species -
synanceja trachynis, synaneichthyes verrucosus

Other Names for the Stone fish are boblinfish, rockfish.

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Stonefish

 

Cone Shells
Species - 80 Species in Australia 

Cone Shells or Cone Snails as they are sometimes called, are predatory gastropods. It's venom can be fatal.

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Cone Shells

 

Stingrays
Species - Over 35 species

Stingrays are not usually aggressive and will normally scurry away with the onset of shuffling feet.

 

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Stingrays

 

Blue Ringed Octopus
Species - hapalochaena maculosa

The venom from this little creature can be fatal but only 11 cases had been reported up to 1983, including 2 fatalities

 

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Blue Ringed Octopus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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