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Garlic Bread Sea Cucumber

I play an important role in the health
of seagrasses—by eating sediments
and burrowing, I help seagrasses gain
nutrients and grow!

I gather and feed on gravel, sand, silt

and other organic matter.

Please protect me! I am highly

threatened by habitat loss due to
coastal development in Singapore.

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 Bobtail Squid
I am found mostly on the sea bottom,
generally in sandy or muddy habitat.

I use tiny fins to flick sand over myself

to bury myself and camouflage during
the day.

At night, I come out to hunt for small

prey such as shrimp. 

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 Biscuit Sea Star
I shed my arm as a means of defence
and I am able to regenerate lost arms.

You can find me on rubble or along

seagrasses, usually alone or widely
spaced apart.

How many arms do I have in the

photo? Count with me!

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 Slender Seagrass Octopus
I am commonly in different shades of
purple and maroon with white spots.

I live among seagrasses on Northern

shores of Singapore.

Seagrasses provide shelter and food

to an incredibly diverse community of
animals, from tiny invertebrates to
large fish, crabs, turtles, marine
mammals and birds (and me, of
course!).

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 Carpet Anemone
I shelter algae (plants) that make
food for me.

I also have tentacles that shoot

stinging cells into little critters
nearby, paralysing them before
swallowing them.

You may touch me gently, but please

do not poke me!

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Eight-armed Luidia Sea Star
I am an active and predatory sea star. 

I usually bury myself in the sand using

‘combs’ (sharp edges) along my
arms. 

I am a predator. I use my tube feet to

look for clams.

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 Mactra Clam
What do you do when you are afraid?

I have a long foot that can elongate

outside my body and "pole vault" me
away from predators.

Foraging for clams (like me!) is a way

of life for islanders and members of
the Indigenous community who
depend on the sea for their daily
sustenance.
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 Common Hairy Crab
My body and limbs are covered with
long, silky hairs!

In the water, my hair 'fluff up',

breaking up my body outline to evade
attention of predators.

I am commonly seen on rocky and

coral rubble areas on many of our
shores.
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Magnificent Carpet Anemone
My column range from electric blue to
green, red, pink, purple, or brown!

I live alongside corals and host

clownfish and algae under my
tentacles.

What do I remind you of?

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 Reef Octopus
Can you spot me?

I am able to change the colours and

texture of my skin to blend in my
surroundings — almost instantly.

This makes me difficult to spot by

predators and prey.
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 Jigsaw Maze Coral

I provide shelter for small animals. 

My corallites have parallel walls that

form long meandering valleys,
creating a pattern.

Do I remind you of a jigsaw puzzle? Or

a maze?

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 Clown Anemonefish
I secrete mucus that enables me to
withstand the poisonous stings of
anemone, where I live.

I nibbles away parasite that bug the

anemone.

Which popular Disney movie

character do I remind you of?
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 Giant Carpet Anemone
I hunt creatures left "stranded" on the
sand bank, as the tide recedes.

Like other anemones, I have stingers

in my tentacles.

If you see me, please do not remove

any fishes or shrimps that live in me!