Turtles, sharks, corals, fish of all shape and sizes, the waters around Australia teem with a fascinating variety of sea life. The stamps feature a juvenile flatback turtle (Natator depressus), found only in the waters of northern Australia; a flame angelfish (Centropyge loriculus), one of the myriad small colourful fish living in coral reef environments; a vivid nudibranch (Chromodoris bullocki); the potato cod (Epinephelus tukula), a partially protected species ; the giant or humphead Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), a star attraction for divers on the Great Barrier Reef; a giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis); a black marlin (Makaira indica), perhaps weighing half a tonne; a fearsome scavenging tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) and a shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), tought to be the fastest shark of them all.

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Australia 1995: The World Down Under FDC
