Monterey Bay Aquarium Coral Reef Poster
© Monterey Bay Aquarium | Poster art by Larry Duke
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Coral Reef “I Spy” Activity
Below is a list of some of the animals and plants that appear on our Coral Reef poster
designed by Larry Duke. Dive in and see how many creatures of the reef you can spot or
identify.
The poster key on page 3 shows all the creatures in the poster. Bring it with you on your
next trip and see how many you can find in our Splash Zone exhibit.
Splash Exhibit information and Online Field Guide: http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/efc_se/se_sz.asp
Anemonefish (clownfish)
Flame angelfish
Squarespot
Bluebarred parrotfish
Giant clam
Snowflake moray
Blue sea star
Giant grouper
Staghorn coral
Brain coral
Lionfish
Trumpetfish
Branching tube sponge
Longnose butterflyfish
Tiger cowrie
Cleaner shrimp
Long-spined urchin
Yellow tang
Clown triggerfish
Many-armed feather star
Yellow goatfish
Dead man’s fingers
Red reef crab
Zebra moray
Elkhorn coral
Tough Detective Work: There are many more creatures hiding in the coral
reef. How many more can you find?
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Lobophyllia sp.
Pterois volitans
14. Lionfish
Aulostomus chinensis
13. Trumpetfish
Ianthella flabelliformis
42. Yellow fan sponge
Comaster
multibrachiatus
41. Many-armed
feather star
Euphyllia spp.
40. Hammer coral
Etisus splendidus
39. Red reef crab
Ophiarachnella
gorgonia
38. Gorgonian
brittle star
Turbinaria reniformis
37. Yellow scroll coral
Conus textile
36. Textile cone
Choriaster granulatus
35. Granular sea star
Subergorgia mollis
34. Gorgonian fan
Lysmata amboinensis
33. Cleaner shrimp
Fungia spp.
32. Disk coral
Cypraea tigris
31. Tiger cowrie
Zebrasoma flavescens
30. Yellow tang
Sarcophyton spp.
29. Toadstool
leather coral
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Xenia sp.
28. Pulsing Xenia
Pterapogon kauderni
27. Banggai
cardinalfish
12. Zebra moray
Gymnomuraena zebra
26. Brain coral
Aeoliscus strigatus
25. Razorfish
Culcita novaeguineae
24. Cushion star
Platygyra lamellina
23. Maze brain coral
Epinephelus
lanceolatus
22. Giant grouper
Pseudanthias
pleurotaenia
21. Squarespot
Diadema antillarum
20. Long-spined
urchin
Tridacna derasa
19. Giant clam
Stichodactyla sp. or
Heteractis sp.
18. Anemone
Antennarius sp.
17. Frogfish
Amphiprion sp.
16. Anemonefish
Codium fragile
15. Dead man’s
fingers
Scarus ghobban
11. Bluebarred
parrotfish
Balistoides
conspicillum
10. Clown triggerfish
Echidna nebulosa
9. Snowflake moray
Sargocentron
cornutum
8. Threespot
squirrelfish
Dendronephthya sp.
7. Soft coral
Chromis sp.
6. Blue-green
damselfish
Montipora sp.
5. Velvet coral
Acropora sp.
4. Elkhorn coral
Acropora sp.
3. Staghorn coral
Oxycomanthus
bennetti
2. Feather star
Chromis sp.
1. Blue chromis
Forcipiger flavissimus
49. Longnose
butterflyfish
Gomphosus varius
48. Bird wrasse
Linckia laevigata
47. Blue sea star
Pomacentrus
caeruleus
46. Caerulean
damsel
Mulloidichthys
vanicolensis
45. Yellow
goatfish
Cribrochalina olemda
44. Branching tube
sponge
Centropyge loriculus
43. Flame angelfish
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