Meet Our Marine Life
Discover the incredible diversity of species that call AquaPhuket home
Clownfish
AmphiprioninaeThese colorful fish live in symbiosis with sea anemones, protected by a special mucus layer that prevents them from being stung.
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Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydasThese ancient mariners can live up to 80 years and migrate thousands of miles between feeding and nesting grounds.
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Manta Ray
Mobula birostrisWith wingspans up to 7 meters, these gentle giants are highly intelligent and can recognize themselves in mirrors.
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Haemulidae
AmphiprioninaeThe thick-lipped gobies, or Rajabau (Family Haemulidae) are a family of fish in the order Perciformes. This fish family consists of 19 genera in two subfamilies. These fish are found in fresh, brackish, and salty tropical waters worldwide. They are bottom-feeding predators. They are also involved in a mutualistic symbiosis with cleaner gobies of the genus Elacatinus.
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Rat Shark
Alopias vulpinus BonnaterreThresher sharks or monkey sharks (family Alopiidae) are mackerel sharks (order Lamniformes) found throughout temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. All species of these sharks are placed in the single genus Alopias. All three species of thresher sharks have been listed as vulnerable by the IUCN since 2007. All three are popular marine fishing species,[citation needed] and are also commercially hunted for their meat, livers (for shark liver oil), skins (for shagreen), and fins (for shark fin soup). Although actively predatory, thresher sharks do not appear to pose a threat to humans.[citation needed]
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Mandarin Fish
Synchiropus splendidusTopping the list of the world's most beautiful fish is the Mandarin Fish, scientifically known as Synchiropus splendidus. This most beautiful fish species in the world has a slightly flattened shape and a bright, colorful body. Native to Indo-Pacific waters, particularly in the islands of the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean, this most beautiful fish species lives in shallow coral reefs and feeds on zooplankton and microscopic organisms. Their colorful bodies, meandering among the beautiful coral reefs, are a beautiful sight often sought by divers.
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