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Stonefish It is considered the most ugly exhibit there. The spines contain very powerful venom, which can be fatal.
They lay camouflaged waiting for there next small fish to come by. There prey is sucked in with one movement of its mouth. Stonefish have been recorded snatching its prey in 1/100 of a second.

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Sea Urchins These long needle like spines can break off easily making them very difficult to remove and can become infected.
Triggerfish and Octopus bite the spines off to get the body of the urchin.

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Painted Crayfish
Lobsters This group of crustaceans has a confusing number of names, including crayfish, cray, lobster, rock lobster and spiny lobster.
Generally speaking, the name crayfish is used to describe those large marine crustaceans without claws. Lobsters, on the other hand, have extremely large and well-developed claws, which can inflict a painful, wound to careless humans - but are extremely good to eat.
The most commonly encountered species on the Great Barrier Reef are the Painted Crayfish (Panulirus versilcolor) and the Ornate Crayfish (Panulirus ornatus), both of which are brightly coloured. Painted crayfish can be identified easily by a stripe running down their legs, whereas the legs of the ornate crayfish are patterned by a series of bands.
A pair of long slender antennae extending from under a coral ledge is generally the first indicator of the presence of crayfish.
http://www.reefed.edu.au/

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Very nice, I like all three

The stonefish...wow Beautiful colors on the cray though.

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Keith,

Triggerfish and octopuses know what they're doing as the flesh of the sea urchin is very tasty, much better than any kangaroo steak you might find in Cairns.

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I have never tasted them myself but I believe they are a delicacy in certain countries. I would love to know how to prepare them as I can get them very easly.

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