Blue Button
Though a pelagic species, the blue button or blue dollar Porpita porpita has enchanted many onlookers in Mumbai. Year after year, usually with the monsoon winds Read More
Cup Corals
Multiple species of cup corals (Rhizangiidae, a family of stony coral) have been recorded on every single rocky seashore on Mumbai’s western seaboard! These cor Read More
Elysia Hirasei
At just half a centimetre in length, Elysia hirasei, a tiny sacoglossan (sap-sucking sea slug) is found in shallow tidepools, feeding exclusively on algae. It i Read More
Maroon Stone Crab
A resident of the rocky shore near Haji Ali, this maroon stone crab Menippe rumphii is a member of the family Menippidae. It is a stocky crab, usually found und Read More
Pearly Sea Anemone
It’s not just Mumbai’s rocky shores that house so much wildlife, but the sandy shores too – we’ve all taken strolls here and missed seeing much of it. In this p Read More
Brittle Star
Like Mumbai’s nightlife, the watery doorstep of the city also comes alive after hours. Strange, fantastic creatures crawl out of their hiding places as dusk fal Read More
Sea Whip
Like a tiny forest on a snowy night, the polyps on a sea whip (a kind of soft coral) receive a blizzard of food in the form of drifting bits of organic debris. Read More
Squid Eggs
For certain species, Mumbai’s shores serve as a link or a sort of launchpad to oceanic life. Squids, for example, aren’t seen very often in the shallows, but th Read More
Mudskippers
Mudskippers are muddy shore specialists most commonly seen in mangroves in Mumbai. They belong to Gobiidae, one of the largest fish families. Even though they a Read More
Cratena Sea Slug
The Cratena sea slugs, tentatively thought to be a complex of multiple species, are undeniably charismatic creatures found in tide pools all across the city’s w Read More
