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Genus RosaceaObserver
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At the snorkel trail in #TaputerangaMarineReserve
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Cyclosalpa bakeriObserver
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Observed 06Dec19. We spotted many of those at the Snorkel Trail in #TaputerangaMarineReserve, video: https://vimeo.com/378846831
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Southern Baeolidia (Baeolidia australis)Observer
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Not a great photo, but I was surprised to spot one this time of the year (11°C water temperature today)
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Observer
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Observed on multiple occasions in the Taputeranga Marine Reserve in December and January 2019 in Caulerpa seaweed
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Oxynoe viridisObserver
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Observed frequently over summer in Caulerpa Seaweed
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Yellow Crested Weedfish (Cristiceps aurantiacus)Observer
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Spotted on a shallow intertidal reef. This juvenile did a jump out of a small rock pool into a deeper channel! Very cool fish!
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Barracouta (Thyrsites atun)Observer
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Also known as: manga, maka, couta, snoek, Cook Strait Sailfish. Read more in the Fishing Magazin.... https://fishingmag.co.nz/fish-new-zealand-sea-fish-species/barracouta-thyrsites-atun-manga
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Giant Clingfish (Haplocylix littoreus)Observer
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Blunt, spade-like snout, light and dark stripe from snout through and beyond eye.
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Yellow Crested Weedfish (Cristiceps aurantiacus)Observer
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Crested Weedfish, adult
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Sivickis' Box Jellyfish (Copula sivickisi)Observer
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Description of carybdea sivickisi in NZ Coastal Invertebrates (volume 1, ed. Steve de C. Cook): Transparent bell with white nematocyst spots, stomach with 4 pouches, 4 interradial tentacles. Simple tentacles with rings of nematocysts and a small terminal bulb. Four pairs of gonads (pale yellow to orange). Able to attach themselves to objects with 4 adhesive pads on the aboral surface of the bell. Known to adhere to undersides of rocks during the day. Divers at GB reef reported being stung while observing them capturing prey at night. Stings cause swelling and blisters that persist for several hours.
I have seen a few free swimming along the south coast and in the #TaputerangaMarineReserve.
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Bastard Trumpeter (Latridopsis forsteri)Observer
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Copper Moki
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Orange Clinid (Ericentrus rubrus)Observer
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Banded weedfish, bright green color variation
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Southern Baeolidia (Baeolidia australis)Observer
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Two individuals spotted, one had a lucky escape from an anemone.
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Purple Wrasse (Notolabrus fucicola)Observer
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Night Snorkel
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Wandering Sea Anemone (Phlyctenactis tuberculosa)Observer
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Night Snorkel, Biodiversity Day 2018
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Typical Octopuses (Family Octopodidae)Observer
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Night Snorkel, Biodiversity Day 2018
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Yelloweye Mullet (Aldrichetta forsteri)Observer
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Night Snorkel, Biodiversity Day 2018
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Cook's Turban (Cookia sulcata)Observer
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Night Snorkel, Biodiversity Day 2018
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Red Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii)Observer
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Night Snorkel, Biodiversity Day 2018
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Glass Shrimp (Palaemon affinis)Observer
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Night Snorkel, Biodiversity Day 2018
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Yellowtail Scad (Trachurus novaezelandiae)Observer
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Night Snorkel, Biodiversity Day 2018
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New Zealand Piper (Hyporhamphus ihi)Observer
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Night Snorkel, Biodiversity Day 2018
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Southern Conger (Conger verreauxi)Observer
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Night Snorkel, Biodiversity Day 2018
