Ray Gallery

Turtles Of The Great Barrier Reef

These are the many faces of the turtle species residing on Heron Island
Heron Island is a stunning coral cay situated in the Southern Great Barrier Reef of Australia, just 80 kilometres (50 miles) north-east of Gladstone and 460 km (290 mi) north-north-west of the state capital Brisbane, Australia. The island is surrounded by picture perfect reefs including Heron Reef, a fringing platform reef of significant biodiversity, and is also home to over 200,00 species of birds including Mutton Birds & Noddy Turns.
Only a small island at about 800 metres long and 300 metres at its widest, with it's highest point, near the western tip, is 3.6 metres above sea level.
Dive in to the tropical blue waters of Heron to experience amazing marine life right off the beach including turtles, reef sharks, a large amount of different specials of rays and more colourful fish than you can count

© Meaghan Skinner

Zeus ciliaris (Alectis ciliaris)

Plate 191 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

© Mary Evans / Natural History Museum

19th Century, Actinopterygii, Alectis, Alectis Ciliaris, Animal, Bloch, Bony Fish, Carangidae, Elieser, Fish, Fishes, Historical, History, Illustration, Marcus Elieser, Nineteenth Century, Osteichthyes, Perciform, Perciformes, Ray Finned Fish, Zeus Ciliaris

Pogonophryne scotti

Fish specimen collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological and zoological specimens. The fish Pogonophryne scotti was discovered by the Terra Nova expedition and named in honour of Scott. Pogonophryne scotti is relatively common in Antarctic waters and occurs at depths down to 1, 000 metres. Date: 1910

© Mary Evans / Natural History Museum