CLADOGRAM

Animals I saw in and around Exmouth and Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, in May 2026

Animalia
Porifera

Sponge spp.
Ctenophora

Comb jelly sp.
Cnidaria
Hexacorallia
Scleractinia

Coral spp.
Scyphozoa
Rhizostomeae
Catostylidae

Red bell jellyfish (Crambione mastigophora)
Protostomia
Mollusca
Polyplacophora

Chiton sp.
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Conidae

Cone snail (Conus spp.)
Bivalvia
Cardiida
Cardiidae

Giant clam (Tridacna sp.)
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Euphausiacea
Euphausiidae

Krill spp.
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Crinoidea
Comatulida
Comatulidae

Feather star (Comatula sp.)
Echinoidea

Sea urchin spp.
Holothuroidea

Sea cucumber spp.
Asteroidea
Valvatida
Ophidiasteridae

Blue star (Linckia laevigata)
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Myliobatiformes
Dasyatidae

Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma)
Orectolobiformes
Rhincodontidae

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
Lamniformes
Carchariidae

Grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus)
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Siluriformes
Plotosidae

Sailfin catfish (Paraplotosus butleri)
Aulopiformes
Synodontidae

Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus)
Syngnathiformes
Aulostomidae

Pacific trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis)
Labriformes
Labridae

Parrotfish spp.
Carangiformes
Carangidae

Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)
Echeneidae

Sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
Beloniformes
Exocoetidae

Flying fish sp.
Blenniiformes
Pomacentridae

Neon damselfish (Pomacentrus coelestis)
Perciformes
Epinephelidae

Rock cod spp.
Pomacanthidae

Angelfish spp.
Chaetodontidae

Butterflyfish spp.

Bannerfish spp.
Tetraodontiformes
Balistidae

Triggerfish spp.
Ostraciidae

Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicum)
Sarcopterygii
Mammalia
Primates
Hominidae

Human (Homo sapiens)
Chiroptera
Pteropodidae

Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto)
Diprotodontia
Macropodidae

Common wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)

Black-flanked rock wallaby (Petrogale lateralis)
Reptilia
Squamata
Diplodactylidae

Gecko (Strophurus sp.)
Elapidae

Olive sea snake (Aipysurus laevis)
Testudines
Cheloniidae

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Aves
Casuariiformes
Casuariidae

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Columbiformes
Columbidae

Crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae

Striated heron (Butorides striata)

White-faced heron (Egretta novaeholladiae)

Eastern reef egret (Egretta sacra)
Charadriiformes
Laridae

Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaeholladiae)

Tern sp.
Acciptriformes
Pandionidae

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Psittaciformes
Cacatuidae

Little corella (Cacatua sanguinea)

Galah (Eolophys roseicapilla)
Passeriformes
Ptilonorhynchidae

Western bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata)
Meliphagidae

Yellow-throated miner (Manorina flavigula)
Hirundinidae

Welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
Artamidae

Pied butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)
Monarchidae

Peewee (Grallina cyanoleuca)
Corvidae

Torresian crow (Corvus orru)