Monday Morgue: 28th February 2011

Tripodfish (Triacanthidae)
Changi, 21st February 2010

This dead tripodfish was found on the ground along with several other dead fishes at the base of a tree, well away from the shoreline. Clearly, these had been discarded after a fishing session.

Wild Fact Sheets
Coastal Fishes of Indonesia: Field Guide to Lombok Island

Monday Morgue: 21st February 2011

Mass of button zoanthids (Zoanthus sp.)
Pulau Ubin, 18th October 2008

Wild Fact Sheets
Advanced Aquarist
WetWebMedia.com
Sea Mat: An Ocean Of Color For The Aquarium

Monday Morgue: 14th February 2011

Red swimming crab (Thalamita spinimana)
Pulau Senang, 13th June 2010

Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to Seashore Life
Project Semakau
SeaLifeBase

Monday Morgue: 7th February 2011

Mangrove whipray (Himantura walga)
Pulau Ubin, 3rd December 2009

Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore
FishBase
IUCN Red List
Fishes of Andaman Sea

Monday Morgue: 31st January 2011

Giant top shell (Trochus niloticus)
Pulau Tekukor, 28th May 2010

Wild Fact Sheets
SeaLifeBase

Monday Morgue: 24th January 2011

Changeable lizard (Calotes vesicolor) being scavenged by ants
Tanah Merah, 23rd January 2011

Wild Fact Sheets
Mangrove and wetland wildlife at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve
Wildlife Singapore
Ecology Asia

Monday Morgue: 17th January 2011

Exuvia of dragonfly nymph (Anisoptera)
Lake at SAFTI Military Institute, 22nd November 2010

The dragonflies (Odonata) of Singapore: current status records and collections of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research
Dragonflies and damselflies of Singapore
Nature Photography - Singapore Odonata
Dazzling Dragonflies of Singapore!
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Sungei Buloh
Odonata of Peninsular Malaysia

Monday Morgue: 10th January 2011

Laganum sand dollar (Jacksonaster depressum)
Kias-Seringat, 28th June 2009

As seen here and here, this species appears to belong to the genus Jacksonaster instead of Laganum

Monday Morgue: 3rd January 2011

Leaf oysters (Isognomon ephippium)
Tanah Merah, 23rd August 2009

Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore
A Guide to Seashore Life in Singapore
SeaLifeBase

Stepping on Stonefish: A Year On (Part 2)

In my previous post, I recounted my incident with a hollow-cheeked stonefish (Synanceia horrida) on Beting Bemban Besar on 1st of January 2010, shared some basic information about stonefish biology and venom, and my agony as we rushed to the hospital. To find out what happened after that, my recovery, and some of my current thoughts a full year after it all happened, read on.

Stepping on Stonefish: A Year On (Part 1)

2010 was a very memorable year for me in many ways. Perhaps one of the most important events of my year occurred on 1st of January 2010. That was the day I was unfortunate (and careless) enough to join a small group that nobody really wants to be a part of. On the 1st of January 2010, at approximately 6 p.m., I had the dubious honour of stepping on a stonefish. Clearly, I lived to tell the tale.

Yes, I've finally found the time to sit down and write a recount of my experience.

Monday Morgue: 27th December 2010

Waigeu sea perch (Psammoperca waigiensis)
Cyrene Reef, 26th June 2010

A Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore
FishBase
Fishes of Bitung

Monday Morgue: 20th December 2010

Spider conch (Lambis lambis)
Berlayar Creek, 14th August 2010

Wild Fact Sheets
SeaLifeBase

Monday Morgue: 13th December 2010

Common Asian toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
Jurong, 22nd November 2010

Ecology Asia
Wildlife Singapore
AmphibiaWeb
Amphibians and Reptiles of Malaysia

The Saga of Singapore's Titan Arum

For a brief period, visitors to the Singapore Botanic Gardens will bear witness to what is probably a once in a lifetime event: the blooming of the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum).

Monday Morgue: 6th December 2010

Sentinel crab (Macrophthalmus sp.)
Pulau Hantu, 27th June 2010

Wild Fact Sheets
Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore

Monday Morgue: 29th November 2010

Giant African snail (Achatina fulica)
Sengkang Riverside Park, 27th November 2010

The Giant African Snail: A Problem in Economic Malacology
PetSnails.co.uk
ARKive
Global Invasive Species Database
National Invasive Species Information Centre
Caribbean Pest Information Network
The Spread of the Snail Achatina fulica to South China
Invasive Snails and an Emerging Infectious Disease: Results from the First National Survey on Angiostrongylus cantonensis in China

Monday Morgue: 22nd November 2010

Tree-climbing crab (Episesarma sp.)
Pasir Ris, 21st November 2010

Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore
A Guide to Seashore Life in Singapore
WETlands: Tree-climbing crabs in Singapore Mangroves

Monday Morgue: 15th November 2010

Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Mainland Tropical Fish Farm, 12th December 2009

This was an empty shell I found in an enclosure that had been set up for red-eared sliders at Mainland Tropical Fish Farm.

Ecology Asia
Wildlife Singapore
Global Invasive Species Database
NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
Turtles of the World
Animal Diversity Web

Monday Morgue: 8th November 2010

Coastal horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas)
Changi, 1st November 2008

That's my thumb for scale.

Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to Seashore Life