Cerianthid.
A more commonly seen variety. It is rare to see them nicely open in clear water.
Some unassuming zoanthids that turn up pretty in pink in the photos.
A peachia anemone.
Stichodactyla haddoni, with some snails lining an edge.
The customary fan worm.
And pink moon snail.
Kok Sheng found this beautiful Batik tailed slug (Philinopsis sp).
Starry flatworm (Pseudobiceros stellae) perhaps? Found by Ria.
A tiny hermit crab making its way through some seaweed.
a tiny crab with a rather intense look.
A couple of Holothuria scabra.
A synaptid sea cucumber. There were quite a few.
A Common Sea Star (Archaster typicus). It is actually listed as vulnerable despite its name. The population at Tanah Merah seems to have exploded however, they were covering a very extensive stretch of the beach.
The squids! They were totally captivated by the light from our torches.
An elusive marine spider. One hasty badly focused photo and it was gone.
A pretty fish, looks like a Threespot damselfish (Pomacentrus tripunctatus).
No shortage of filefish at Tanah Merah.
A well camouflaged flathead.
A halfbeak that looked very much like a twig.
Baby catfish.
Strange behavior by a strange fish. It was twirling around like a dead fish before it twirled itself under a rock and disappeared.
Hippocampus kuda. Stranded as usual, poor things.
Frogfish. Largest one I've seen yet, around 20cm long.
Hugging a clump of seaweed for comfort.
Strange fish lurk among the tape seagrass.
Variable fang-blenny (Petroscirtes variabilis) spotted by Kok Sheng.
Sweetlips.
Yet another interesting find by Kok Sheng, a tripod fish.
Tanah Merah is really full of fish.
Chay Hoon showed us this crab with barnacles growing on the shell.
A big thank you to Ria for discovering such a wonderful torch, really awesome stuff! Having a torch like this makes all the difference in getting a good look at our shore life.
Kok Sheng has more photos including some shots of our shore explorers at his blog entry Fish haven at Tanah Merah.
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