Biodiversity of Northern shores

Below are a compilation of fauna found during recent trips to the northern shores. Of course, these are only what I've seen and it's definitely not exhaustive.

(Map from Google Earth)

Fauna found in recent Chek Jawa trips
(18/05/07, 20/05/07, 21/05/07, 22/05/07, 20/06/07)

1. Acorn worm, Class Enteropneusta
2. Allied cowrie or ovulid snail
3. An Unidentified sea cucumber
4. Ball sea cucumber (Phyllophorus sp.) Family Phyllophoridae
5. Biscuit sea star (Goniodiscaster scaber)
6. Brittle star, Class Ophiuroidea
7. Button shells (Umbonium vestiarum) Family Trochidae
8. Cake sand dollars (Arachnoides placenta) Family Arachnoididae
9. Carpet anemone (Stichodactyla sp.) Order Actiniaria
10. Coastal horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) Class Merostomata
11. Copper-banded butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus) Family Chaetodontidae
12. Cyanobacteria
13. Fiddler crab (Uca sp. Family Ocypodidae
14. Great-billed Heron (Ardea sumatrana)
15. Green mussels (Perna viridis)
16. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
17. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
18. Noble volute (Cymbiola nobilis) Family Volutidae
19. Ornate goby (Istigobius ornatus) Family Gobiidae
20. Peacock anemone (Cerianthus sp.) Order Ceriantharia
21. Red sea fan (Menella sp.) Order Gorgonacea
22. Sand collar of the Moon snail, Family Naticidae
23. Sand star (Astropecten sp.) Family Astropectinidae
24. Silver Sand Whiting (Sillago silhama).
25. Sponge, Phylum Porifera
26. Stranded Jellyfish
27. Striped hermit crab (Clibanarius sp.) Suborder Anomura
28. Swimming crab (Thalamita sp.) Family Portunidae
29. Thunder Crab (Myomenippe hardwickii) Family Eriphiidae
30. Toadfish, Family Batrachoididae
31. Tubeworms
32. Venus clams, Family Veneridae

Fauna found in recent Changi trips
(07/05/07, 18/05/07, 14/06/07, 18/06/07)

1. Anemone shrimp (Periclimenes brevicarpalis)
2. Ball sea cucumber (Phyllophorus sp.) Family Phyllophoridae
3. Biscuit sea star (Goniodiscaster scaber)
4. Brittle star, Class Ophiuroidea
5. Button shells (Umbonium vestiarum) Family Trochidae
6. Cake sand dollars (Arachnoides placenta) Family Arachnoididae
7. Carpet anemone (Stichodactyla sp.) Order Actiniaria
8. Common sea pen (Pteroeides sp.) Order Pennatulacea
9. Drills, Family Muricidae
10. Eel-tailed catfish (Plotosus lineatus)
11. Fan shell, Family Pinnidae
12. Flatfish, Family Soleidae
13. Flower crab (Portunus pelagicus) Family Portunidae
14. Flowery sea pen (Cavernularia sp.) Order Pennatulacea
15. Geographic sea hare (Syphonota geographica) Order Anaspidea
16. Gong-gong (Strombus canarium) Family Strombidae
17. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
18. Hairy sea hare (Bursatella leachii) Order Anaspidea or Aplysiacea
19. Moon crab (Matuta lunaris) Family Callapidae
20. Moon snail, Family Naticidae
21. Noble volute (Cymbiola nobilis) Family Volutidae
22. Octopus Class Cephalopoda
23. Ornate goby (Istigobius ornatus) Family Gobiidae
24. Peacock anemone (Cerianthus sp.) Order Ceriantharia
25. Pipefish (Hippichthys sp.) Family Syngnathidae
26. Rabbitfish, Family Siganidae
27. Red sea fan (Menella sp.) Order Gorgonacea
28. Salmacis sea urchin (Salmacis sp.)
29. Sand collar of the Moon snail, Family Naticidae
30. Sand star (Astropecten sp.) Family Astropectinidae
31. Scorpionfish, Family Scorpaenidae
32. Sea slug (Armina babai)
33. Seahorse (Hippocampus sp.) Family Syngnathidae
34. Snapping Shrimp, Family Alpheidae
35. Spiral melongena (Pugilina cochlidium) Family Melongenidae
36. Sponge, Phylum Porifera
37. Stranded Jellyfish
38. Striped hermit crab (Clibanarius sp.) Suborder Anomura
39. Swimming anemone (Family Boloceroididae)
40. Swimming crab (Thalamita sp.) Family Portunidae
41. Thunder Crab (Myomenippe hardwickii) Family Eriphiidae
42. Tidal hermit crab (Diogenes sp.) Suborder Anomura
43. Toadfish, Family Batrachoididae
44. Venus clams, Family Veneridae
45. Whelk (Nassarius sp.) Family Nassariidae

Fauna found in recent Pulau Sekudu trips on 16/06/07

1. Ball sea cucumber (Phyllophorus sp.) Family Phyllophoridae
2. Black sea cucumber (Holothuria leucospilota)
3. Brittle star, Class Ophiuroidea
4. Button shells (Umbonium vestiarum) Family Trochidae
5. Cake sea star (Anthenea aspera) Family Oreasteridae
6. Carpet anemone (Stichodactyla sp.) Order Actiniaria
7. Common sea pen (Pteroeides sp.) Order Pennatulacea
8. Drills, Family Muricidae
9. Fan shell, Family Pinnidae
10. Filefish or Leatherjacket, Family Monacanthidae
11. Flower crab (Portunus pelagicus) Family Portunidae
12. Geographic sea hare (Syphonota geographica) Order Anaspidea
13. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
14. Ornate goby (Istigobius ornatus) Family Gobiidae
15. Peacock anemone (Cerianthus sp.) Order Ceriantharia
16. Salmacis sea urchin (Salmacis sp.)
17. Sand collar of the Moon snail, Family Naticidae
18. Sand star (Astropecten sp.) Family Astropectinidae
19. Shrimps, Order Decapoda
20. Spiral melongena (Pugilina cochlidium) Family Melongenidae
21. Sponge, Phylum Porifera
22. Stranded Jellyfish
23. Striped hermit crab (Clibanarius sp.) Suborder Anomura
24. Swimming anemone (Family Boloceroididae)
25. Swimming crab (Thalamita sp.) Family Portunidae
26. Thunder Crab (Myomenippe hardwickii) Family Eriphiidae
27. Tidal hermit crab (Diogenes sp.) Suborder Anomura

Reference:
Ria Tan (2003). Online Guide to Chek Jawa, Animals A-Z. Accessed on 25 Jun. 2007.
<http://www.wildsingapore.com/chekjawa/text/i802.htm>