Author: Ian Shaw
| Image | Title | Summary | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Acropora glauca (Brook, 1893) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the central Indo-Pacific region, north to … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Acropora solitaryensis (Veron and Wallace, 1984) | Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Acropora sp. (Oken, 1815) | Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indian and Pacific Ocean, from … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Agnewia tritoniformis (Blainville, 1832) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Australia and northern New Zealand. Recorded … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Amoria zebra (Leach, 1814) | Distribution: Common at inshore areas of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia. recorded from … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Anadara trapezia (Deshayes, 1840) | Common Name: Sydney Cockle Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from south eastern and … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Anhinga novaehollandiae (Gould 1847) | Common Name: Australasian Darter Distribution: Found across Australia, though not in the Great Sandy or Great Victoria … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Annulobalcis sp. (Habe, 1965) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park where it is found at outer islands and … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Common Noddy Distribution: Found in tropical and sub-tropical waters off the west, north and east … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Antennarius pictus (Shaw and Nodder, 1794) | Common Name: Painted Anglerfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Anthus novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Australasian Pipit Distribution: Australia generally. Ecological Notes: Occupies a range of habitat types from saltmarshes to … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Antigona persimilis (Iredale, 1930) | Common Name: Venus Clam Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Family represented worldwide. Distributed … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Aplysia extraordinaria (Allan, 1932) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the east coast of Australia and … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aplysia juliana (Quay and Gaimard, 1832) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. All Australian waters including Tasmania. Circumtropical distribution in … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aplysia parvula (March, 1863) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. World-wide distribution in tropical and warm temperate waters. … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Ardea alba (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Great Egret Distribution: Great Egrets occur throughout most of the world. They are common … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Ardea intermedia (Wagler, 1827) | Common Name: Intermediate Egret Distribution: The Intermediate Egret can be found at wetlands throughout the northern third … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Ardea pacifica (Latham, 1801) | Common Name: White-necked Heron Distribution: Ranges across mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Commonly observed in shallow fresh … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Ardeadoris rubroannulata (Rudman, 1986) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from northern New South Wales and southern … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Ardenna carneipes (Gould, 1844) | Common Name: Flesh-footed Shearwater Distribution: The species is a trans-equatorial migrant. It is widely distributed across the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Ardenna pacificus (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Wedge-tailed Shearwater Distribution: Ranges throughout the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans generally between latitudes 35°N … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Ruddy Turnstone Distribution: Worldwide. Coastal areas of mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Observed along the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Astralium tentoriiforme (Jonas, 1845) | Distribution: Abundantly common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to the east coast of Australia, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Atagema albata (Burn, 1962) | Distribution: Status unknown in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from New South Wales, Victoria, South … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Atagema intecta (Kelaart, 1858) | Distribution: Locally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific. In … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Austraeolis ornata (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Possibly common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the southern half of Australia, … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Austrocochlea porcata (A. Adams, 1853) | Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Island Marine Park. Found around the southern coastlines of Australia from … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Austrolittorina unifasciata (Gray, 1826) | Common Name: Banded Periwinkle Distribution: Abundant on hard surfaces of intertidal and littoral areas on rocky headlands … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Baeolidia australis (Rudman, 1982) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Western Australia, south through to … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Baeolidia moebii (Bergh, 1888) | Distribution: Not common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Seychelles and Tanzania, Japan, … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Batillaria australis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833) | Distribution: Abundant in coastal estuary and mangrove regions of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Bembicium nanum (Lamarck, 1822) | Distribution: Common throughout hard surfaces of rocky shores in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Berthella stellata (Risso, 1826) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Worldwide distribution in tropical and temperate waters. In … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Berthellina citrina (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Biuve fulvipunctata (Baba, 1938) | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-Pacific region generally. In … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bornella anguilla (S. Johnson, 1984) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region generally, including … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bornella hermanni (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distribution through the Indo-West Pacific region generally. … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Cattle Egret Distribution: South-eastern, south-western and northern mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Inhabits grasslands, woodlands … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Bulbaeolidia alba (Risbec, 1928) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circum-global distribution throughout warm waters. In Australia recorded … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bullina lineata (Gray, 1825) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Japan, Indonesia, and New Zealand. In … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bursa rhodostoma (G.B. Sowerby II, 1835 ) | Common Name: Frog Shell Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Range throughout the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Bursatella leachii (Blainville, 1817) | Common Name: Ragged Sea Hare Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Striated Heron Distribution: The Striated Heron is found along the coast of mainland Australia, from … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811) | Common Name: Spengler’s Triton Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the South-West Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Calcinus sirius (Morgan, 1991) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Eastern Australia, New Zealand, Norfolk … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calpurnus verrucosus (Linnaeus,1758) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park where most records are from the inshore islands. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-West Pacific region, the Red … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Carminodoris nodulosa (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the temperate waters of southern … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cellana tramoserica (Holten, 1802) | Distribution: Abundantly common throughout intertidal areas of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia from … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Ceratosoma amoenum (Cheeseman, 1886) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Reported from Australia and New Zealand. Ecological Notes: Prefers … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Ceratosoma brevicaudatum (Abraham, 1876) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to temperate east and western coasts of … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
| Ceratosoma tenue (Abraham, 1876) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout tropical western Pacific and Indian … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 | |
 | Ceyx azureus (Rafinesque, 1815) | Common Name: Azure Kingfisher Distribution: Northern and eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Typically found close to … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Charadrius ruficapillus (Temmnck, 1822) | Common Name: Red-capped Plover, Red-capped Dotterel Distribution: The most common and widespread of Australia’s beach-nesting shorebirds. It … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Knobbed Triton Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed around southern Australia from … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Chelidonura electra (Rudman, 1970) | Distribution: Not commonly found in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Solomon Islands, Indonesia, New … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chelidonura hirundinina (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-West Pacific and the tropical … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801) | Common Name: Australian Wood Duck Distribution: Eastern and south-western mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Occupies freshwater wetlands, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) | Common Name: Silver Gull Distribution: Mainland Australia and Tasmania. Also found in New Caledonia and New Zealand. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Chromodoris aspersa (Gould, 1852) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-Pacific region generally, including South … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromodoris elisabethina (Bergh, 1877) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in the tropical Indo-Pacific and South Pacific, … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromodoris kuiteri (Rudman, 1982) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Queensland and northern New South … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromodoris quagga (Bonomo and Gosliner, 2020) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands. Recorded from Bali in Indonesia and Luzon in the Philippines. … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromodoris strigata (Rudman, 1982) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-Pacific region, from the Red … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Ciliopagurus strigatus (Herbst, 1804) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from East Africa, Red Sea to Australia, … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Colpodaspis sp. | Distribution: Status unknown in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. The genus is known from temperate southeastern … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Colpodaspis thompsoni (Brown, 1979) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Island Marine Park. Widespread distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific region including … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Conomurex luhuanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Red Mouthed Stromb Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-West Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus capitaneus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed generally through the Indo-West Pacific region. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus coronatus (Gmelin, 1791) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus ebraeus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-West Pacific region. In … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus miliaris (Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792) | Common Name: Thousand Spot Cone Shell Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus musicus (Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the central Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus omaria (Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792) | Common Name: Omaria Cone Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western and … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus textile (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Textile Cone Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Coralliophila radula (A. Adams, 1855) | Distribution: Reasonably common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from around Geraldton in … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Coralliophila squamosissima (Smith, 1876) | Distribution: Uncommon or rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
| Coryphellina rubrolineata (O’Donoghue, 1929) | Distribution: Seasonally common on food source in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Generally Tropical Indo-Pacific distribution. … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 | |
 | Cratena lineata (Eliot, 1904) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cribrarula cribraria (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Specimens have been recorded from the offshore islands in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cronia aurantiaca (Hombron and Jaquinot, 1853) | Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the central and western Pacific region. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cuspivolva draperi (Cate and Azuma in Cate, 1973) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In New South Wales has been recorded from … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cyerce cf. pavonina | Distribution: Probably uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indian Ocean at Tanzania … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cyerce nigricans (Pease, 1866) | Distribution: Not commonly recorded from the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region. … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) | Common Name: Black Swan Distribution: Eastern and western mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Occupies deep permanent water, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802) | Common Name: Magnificent Volute Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia and distributed … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Dacosta australis (Sowerby, 1829) | Common Name: Watering Pot Shell Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Dardanus longior (Asakura, 2006) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Line and Phoenix Islands and … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Dendrodoris fumata (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1830) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-West Pacific Region, including … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Dendrodoris guttata (Odhner, 1917) | Distribution: Possibly seasonally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-Pacific region generally, … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare within the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout South Africa and Indo-West … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from tropical and warm temperate … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Dermatobranchus primus (Baba, 1976) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distribution unknown but specimens recorded from … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Dermatobranchus sp. (van Hasselt, 1824.) | Distribution: Unknown status in the Solitary Island Marine Park. The Family may be found throughout coastal … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791) | Common Name: Cartrut Shell Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia where it … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Diminovula margarita (G.B. Sowerby II, 1828 ) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In Australia, recorded … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific and North-West … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dolabrifera brazieri (Sowerby, 1870) | Distribution: Probably common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park but rarely seen due to small size … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical distribution in warm tropical and subtropical waters. … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Doriopsilla miniata (Alder and Hancock, 1864) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, South Africa, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Doriopsis pecten (Collingwood, 1881) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Doriprismatica atromarginata (Cuvier, 1804) | Distribution: Very common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Doris cameroni (Allan, 1947) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from northern New South Wales south … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Doris chrysoderma (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in temperate waters around the southern … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Doris immonda (Risbec, 1928) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific, north to … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) | Common Name: Emu Distribution: Found throughout Australia. Locally found in coastal areas, including beaches, from Red Rock … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Drupa ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Echinometra sp. (Gray, 1825) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout tropical Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) | Common Name: White-faced Heron Distribution: Found throughout the Australian mainland and Tasmania, and most coastal islands. It … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Pacific Reef Heron Distribution: Widely distributed across southern Asia and Oceania. In Australia, the species … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Elanus axillaris (Latham, 1801) | Common Name: Black-shouldered Kite Distribution: Mainland Australia. Ecological Notes: Black-shouldered Kites are usually observed perched on power lines … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Elysia ornata (Swainson, 1840) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical distribution, recorded from the Indo-Pacific region, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Elysia pusilla (Bergh, 1871) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, from India … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Elysia sp. | Distribution: Seasonably common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Probably restricted to the South Pacific region, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Entomyzon cyanotis (Latham, 1801) | Common name: Blue-faced Honeyeater Distribution: Northern and eastern Australia, absent from Tasmania. Ecological notes: Rainforest fringes, … | Ian Shaw | 30/08/2023 |
 | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790) | Common Name: Black-necked Stork Distribution: Northern and eastern Australia, widespread throughout monsoonal areas but less common in … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Epitonium pyramidale (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Western Central Pacific region and … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In Australia recorded … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Esacus magnirostris (Vieillot, 1818) | Common Name: Beach Stone-curlew Distribution: Northern and eastern Australia coastlines. The species has largely disappeared from the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Facelina newcombi (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Pak. Known from Angourie in northern New South … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Falco cenchroides (Vigors & Horsefield, 1827) | Common Name: Nankeen Kestrel Distribution: Nankeen Kestrels range across most areas of Australia and are also found … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Fregata ariel (Gray, 1845) | Common Name: Lesser Frigatebird Distribution: Occurs over tropical and subtropical waters across the Indian and Pacific Oceans, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Great Frigatebird Distribution: Major nesting populations are located in the tropical Pacific, including the Coral … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Glaucilla bennettae (Churchill, Valdes and Foighil, 2014) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Frequents open ocean throughout the Tropical Indo-Western Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Glaucus atlanticus (Forster, 1777) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical in temperate and tropical waters. Recorded from … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Glossodoris aeruginosa (Rudman, 1995) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Western Pacific region; New Caledonia … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Glossodoris angasi (Rudman, 1986) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from New South Wales … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus collingwoodi (Rudman, 1987) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Indonesia, Hong Kong and the South … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus geometricus (Risbec, 1928) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in tropical Indo-West Pacific, including Sth Africa, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus kuniei (Pruvot-Fol, 1930) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical West Pacific region, from … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus leopardus (Rudman, 1987) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Previously recorded no further south than Hastings Point … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus loringi (Angas, 1864.) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, where it is found on … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus sp. (Pease, 1866) | Distribution: Sometimes locally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, generally … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus splendidus (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to New South Wales and southern Queensland. … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus tinctorius (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1830) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Sth Africa, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus verrieri (Crosse, 1875) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from, but not common in, Indonesia, Vietnam, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus woodwardae (Rudman, 1983) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to New South Wales, recorded from Coffs … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniopora sp. (de Blainville, 1830) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, from South … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Gymnodoris alba (Bergh, 1877) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the western Pacific, there are records … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gymnodoris okinawae (Baba, 1936) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Japan, in Australia from … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Haematopus fuliginosus (Gould, 1845) | Common Name: Sooty Oystercatcher Distribution: The Sooty Oystercatcher ranges along the coastlines of mainland Australian and Tasmania. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Haematopus longirostris (Vieillot, 1817) | Common Name: Pied Oystercatcher Distribution: Found in coastal areas around the Australian continent, except for areas of … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Halgerda tessellata (Bergh, 1880) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-Pacific region, from Tanzania in … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Halgerda willeyi (Eliot, 1903) | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific, in … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788) | Common Name: White-bellied Sea Eagle Distribution: Range throughout coastal and near coastal areas of Australia. The species … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) | Common Name: Brahminy Kite Distribution: Coastal northern and eastern Australia. Widespread along the coastline of tropical Asia. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) | Common Name: Whistling Kite Distribution: Widespread over mainland Australia, but uncommon in Tasmania. It is also found … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Haminoea sp.2 (Richard Willan) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. This family is well represented across the Indo-Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hexabranchus sanguineus (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1830) | Common Name: Spanish Dancer Distribution: Widespread throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park, although uncommon. World distribution is … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Black-winged Stilt, Pied Stilt. Distribution: Mainland Australia. Ecological Notes: Occupy freshwater and saltwater marshes, mudflats, and … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Hirundo neoxena (Gould, 1842) | Common Name: Welcome Swallow Distribution: Welcome Swallows are widespread across Australia. The species is less common in … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893) | Common Name: Dendronephthya Crab, Candy Crab Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Hydnophora sp. (Fischer de Waldheim, 1807) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. The genus is found throughout the Indian and … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris bennetti (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Occasionally extremely common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Only known from the east coast … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris jacksoni (Wilson and Willan, 2007) | Distribution: Seasonally common and widespread in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded only from the South … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris maculosa (Pease, 1871) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Considered uncommon throughout its range in the Indo-West … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949) | Distribution: Relatively uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from New Caledonia and South East … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris obscura (Stimpson, 1855) | Distribution: Seasonally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park, depending on available food source. Common throughout … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris tryoni (Garret, 1873) | Distribution: Probably at the southernmost limit of distribution in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread but … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris whitei (Adams and Reeve, 1850) | Distribution: Not common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the tropical Western Pacific region, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris zephyra (Gosliner and Johnson, 1999) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Island Marine Park. Recorded from the western and central Pacific, also … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
| Janolus sp.1 | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Members of the Family have been recorded throughout … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 | |
 | Janolus sp.4 | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Members of the Family have been recorded throughout the … | Ian Shaw | 26/04/2023 |
 | Jorunna funebris (Kelaart, 1858) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Island Marine Park. Widespread from South Africa, Tanzania and … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Jorunna sp. | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Undescribed species presently known from central New … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Kaloplocamus acutus (Baba, 1955) | Distribution: Rarely sighted in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Japan, Hong Kong, New Caledonia … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Limacia ornata (Baba, 1937) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Japan and Australia. In Western Australia … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Bar-tailed Godwit Distribution: Eastern and north-western mainland Australia and Tasmania. A migratory species, Bar-tailed Godwits arrive … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Limosa limosa (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Black-tailed Godwit Distribution: Black-tailed Godwits arrive in Australia each year in late August from breeding … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Littoraria luteola (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Restricted to eastern Australia, from the Torres Strait … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Lobiger viridis (Pease, 1863) | Distribution: Status in the Solitary Islands Marine Park unknown. Recorded from the tropical Indo-Pacific region. In … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Mangrove Jack Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific: … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Madrella sanguinea (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Possibly seasonally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Indo-West Pacific with recordings … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) | Common Name: Superb Fairy-wren Distribution: Superb Fairy-wrens range south of the Tropic of Capricorn through eastern Australia … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Malurus lamberti (Vigors & Horsefield, 1827) | Common Name: Variegated Fairywren Distribution: Found throughout Australia, being absent only from Cape York Peninsula, Tasmania and … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Malurus melanocephalus (Latham, 1801) | Common Name: Red-backed Fairy-wren Distribution: Distributed across the north of Australia including the far north of … | Ian Shaw | 22/08/2023 |
 | Mariaglaja inornata (Baba, 1949) | Distribution: Sometimes very common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the western Pacific region, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Marionia sp. (Vayssiere, 1877) | Distribution: Not commonly encountered in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Red Sea. Known … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Ranges throughout the tropical Indo- Western Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 17/08/2023 |
 | Melibe australis (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Not commonly found in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in temperate southern states of … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) | Common Name: Lewin’s Honeyeater Distribution: Locally common on the east coastal regions of Australia, from around Cooktown … | Ian Shaw | 20/08/2023 |
 | Merops ornatus (Latham, 1801) | Common Name: Rainbow Bee-eater Distribution: Found throughout mainland Australia, except desert areas. Also ranges across eastern Indonesia, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Mexichromis festiva (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Sometimes common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Thought to be endemic to eastern Australia … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Miamira flavicostata (Baba, 1940) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, from the Red … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Miamira sinuata | Distribution: Rarely found in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distribution throughout the Indo-West Pacific with records … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817) | Common Name: Little Pied Cormorant Distribution: Ranges across New Zealand, mainland Australia, with the exception of the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Montipora sp. (Blainville, 1830) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. The genus is spread widely throughout the Indian … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Morus serrator (Gray, 1843) | Common Name: Australasian Gannet Distribution: Australasian Gannets are found throughout southern and south-eastern Australia, to New Zealand. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Nembrotha livingstonei (Allan, 1933) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare within the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Western Australia, the Great … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Nembrotha purpureolineata (O’Donoghue, 1924) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Nembrotha rosannulata (Pola, Cervera and Gosliner, 2008) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known only from a limited range on the … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Neopetrolisthes spinatus (Osawa and Fujita, 2001) | Common Name: Spiny Porcelain Crab Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Notodoris gardineri (Eliot, 1906) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Maldives, Indonesia and the … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Noumea simplex (Pease, 1871) | Distribution: Probably uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | Common Name: Far Eastern Curlew Distribution: Coastal mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Occupies intertidal mudflats and sandflats, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common name: Whimbrel Distribution: Coastal mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological notes: Frequents intertidal mudflats and … | Ian Shaw | 06/04/2024 |
 | Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Nankeen Night Heron Distribution: Ranges throughout much of Australia, except the arid interior. It is … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Octopus tetricus (Gould, 1852) | Common Name: Common Sydney Octopus Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Okenia atkinsonorum (Rudman, 2007) | Distribution: Sometimes common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park, depending upon available food source. Members of … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Onchidium daemelli (Semper, 1885) | Common Name: Common Mangrove Slug Distribution: Probably common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Onychoprion fuscata (Linnaeus, 1766) | Common Name: Sooty Tern Distribution: The Sooty Tern ranges over tropical and sub-tropical seas and on associated … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Oulactis muscosa (Drayton in Dana, 1846) | Common Name: Sand Anemone Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from Spencer … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Oxynoe viridis (Pease, 1861) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the tropical and warm temperate Indo-Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Pagurixus jerviensis (McLaughlin and Haig, 1984) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed around the south-east coast of Australia, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Pandion cristatus (Vieillot, 1816) | Common Name: Eastern Osprey Distribution: Ospreys are cosmopolitan, being found in many coastal and lake areas of … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Paragoniastrea australensis (Milne Edwards, 1857) | Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed around Australia and the western Pacific, north … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Pelecanus conspicillatus (Temminck, 1824) | Common Name: Australian Pelican Distribution: Mainland Australia, except western deserts, and Tasmania. It is a highly nomadic … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Pentaceraster sp. (Doderlein, 1916) | Distribution: Not commonly observed in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Members of the Genus are distributed … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Great (Black) Cormorant Distribution: The most widespread member of the cormorant family with a range … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Phalacrocorax sulcirirostris (Brandt, 1837) | Common Name: Little Black Cormorant Distribution: Ranges from New Zealand’s North Island, throughout Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Pied Cormorant Distribution: Ranges throughout QLD, NSW, VIC, eastern SA and coastal areas of the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Phidiana bourailli (Risbec, 1928) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Indo-west Pacific distribution with records from Tanzania … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phylidonyris niger (Bechstein, 1811) | Common Name: White-cheeked Honeyeater Distribution: Mainly coastal Eastern Australia, from around Cairns in north Queensland south … | Ian Shaw | 20/08/2023 |
 | Phyllidia ocellata (Cuvier, 1804) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific generally including the … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phyllidia varicosa (Lamarck, 1801) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, from Sth Africa … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phyllidiella pustulosa (Cuvier, 1804) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific generally. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phyllodesmium crypticum (Rudman, 1981) | Distribution: Possibly seasonally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from tropical eastern Australia, also … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phyllodesmium macphersonae (Burn, 1962) | Distribution: Possibly common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the tropical Indo-West Pacific region. … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phyllodesmium magnum (Rudman, 1991) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the tropical West Pacific, possible distribution … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Physalia physalis (Gmelin, 1788) | Common Name: Blue Bottle, Indo-Pacific Portuguese man-of-war. Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Placida cremoniana (Trinchese, 1893) | Distribution: Possibly seasonally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Disjunct distribution in the Mediterranean, Japan … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Platalea regia (Gould, 1838) | Common Name: Royal Spoonbill Distribution: Mainland Australia except western deserts. Intermittently observed in Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Typically observed … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Plectroglyphidodon apicalis (De Vis, 1885) | Common Name: Yellowtip Gregory Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Western … | Ian Shaw | 27/08/2023 |
 | Pleurobranchus peroni (Cuvier, 1804) | Distribution: Found throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park but not commonly seen. Recorded from the Indo-West … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Pleurolidia juliae (Burn, 1966) | Distribution: Probably common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park but easily overlooked. South Pacific generally, north … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Plocamopherus imperialis (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from temperate south eastern Australian … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Pacific Golden Plover Distribution: This species breeding range is the Arctic tundra from northernmost Asia … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Pocillopora sp. (Lamarck, 1816) | Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans from … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Pontonides ankeri cf. | Distribution: Not previously recorded in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 03/07/2024 |
 | Pteraeolidia ianthina (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Found throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park sometimes in large numbers. Found in the tropical … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Ptereleotris evides (Jordan and Hubbs, 1925) | Common Name: Arrow Dartgoby Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766) | Common name: Cobia Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in tropical and … | Ian Shaw | 26/07/2023 |
 | Radianthus crispa (Hemprich and Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834) | Common Name: Leathery Sea Anemone Distribution: Relatively common throughout the northern region of the Solitary Islands Marine … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1810) | Common Name: Willie Wagtail Distribution: Found throughout mainland Australia, absent from Tasmania. It is sedentary … | Ian Shaw | 17/08/2023 |
 | Roboastra gracilis (Bergh, 1877) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region, from Mozambique … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Roboastra luteolineata (Baba, 1936) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the southern regions of the South … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Rostanga arbutus (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to New South Wales waters. Ecological Notes: Frequents … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Rostanga calumus (Rudman and Avern, 1989) | Distribution: Probably uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Sacoproteus smaragdinus (Baba, 1949) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from southern states of Australia, New … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Sagaminopteron ornatum (Tokioka and Baba, 1964) | Distribution: Not common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the South Pacific, from Japan … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Sagaminopteron psychedelicum (Carlson and Hoff, 1974) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the tropical Indo-Pacific region, from South … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Sargocentron diadema (Lacepede, 1802) | Common Name: Crown Squirrelfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: Red … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775) | Common Name: Giant Mud Crab Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found around the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) | Common name: Jewel Damsel Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the … | Ian Shaw | 06/04/2024 |
 | Sterna hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Common Tern Distribution: Common Terns are marine, pelagic and coastal migratory birds that breed in … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Sternula albifrons (Pallas, 1764) | Common Name: Little Tern Distribution: A migratory species from eastern Asia, the Little Tern is found on … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Stiliger aureomarginatus (Jensen, 1993) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-West Pacific region, Japan … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Sula dactylatra (Lesson, 1831) | Common Name: Masked Booby Distribution: The Masked Booby ranges across tropical oceans between the 30oN and 30oS. Off … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) | Common Name: Brown Booby Distribution: Occurs in, but is not restricted to, tropical waters of all major … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Red-footed Booby Distribution: Found widely in the tropics of the world’s oceans. In Australia the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Tambja morosa (Bergh, 1877) | Distribution: Rare within the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed from East Africa, tropical Indo-Pacific to Hawaii, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Thalasseus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823) | Common Name: Crested Tern Distribution: Coastal mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Occupies islands, coastal bays and inlets, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Thorunna purpuropedis (Rudman and Johnson, 1985) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Port Stephens in central New South … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Threskiornis moluccus (Cuvier, 1829) | Common Name: White Ibis Distribution: Ranges across eastern, northern and south-western mainland Australia. Ecological Notes: Inhabits freshwater wetlands, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Thuridilla carlsoni (Gosliner, 1995) | Distribution: Possibly common depending on food source in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Worldwide distribution unknown. Ecological … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Todiramphus macleayii (Jardine and Selby, 1830) | Common Name: Forest Kingfisher Distribution: East coast of Australia from northern Queensland to mid New … | Ian Shaw | 24/07/2023 |
 | Todiramphus sanctus (Vigors & Horsefield, 1827) | Common Name: Sacred Kingfisher Distribution: Ranges across mainland Australia and Tasmania. The Sacred Kingfisher is also found … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Tritoniopsis elegans (Audouin, 1826) | Distribution: Seasonally common particularly around the northern areas of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread and … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Turbinaria mesenterina (Lamarck, 1816) | Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, from East … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Tylodina corticalis (Tate, 1889) | Common Name: Umbrella Shell Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the southern mainland … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Umbraculum umbraculum (Lightfoot, 1786) | Common Name: Umbrella Shell Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Worldwide distribution in tropical and … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Uraspis helvola | Common name: Whitetongue Jack Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the … | Ian Shaw | 28/05/2024 |
 | Vanellus miles novaehollandiae (Boddaert, 1783) | Common Name: Black-shouldered Lapwing, Masked Plover Distribution: Common throughout northern, central and eastern Australia. The species is … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Verconia haliclona (Burn, 1957) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from south eastern Australia, from southern Queensland … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Zanda funereus (Shaw, 1794) | Common Name: Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Distribution: Found in south-eastern Australia, from Eyre Peninsula, SA to south and … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
