Pulau Hantu - A celebration of marine life

Secret lives and secret worlds hidden in Singapore's most popular coral reef.

Thursday, August 12, 2004

Frogfish at Raffles Marina!


Here is a testament as to how rich Singapore waters can be. Just beneath the pontoons of the Raffles Marina, there is a truly unbelievable variety of life. Walking along the pontoons and the berthed vessels, butterflyfish, archerfish, emperor fish, filefish and an outstanding variety of worms can be observed. A wonderful diversity of sponges proliferate inches beneath the waters surface and everything can be observed topside! I could've spent hours on my belly watching the worms crawling over the sponges, hydroids and algae, retracting at my slightest vibrations.

When biologists from the NUS RMBR were poking their noses about Raffles Marina 2 weeks ago, they ran into what initially looked like a green sponge but turned out to be a green frogfish upon closer inspection! OUTSTANDING! Thanks to Jani for these pix.