Spotted on 24jun22 then again on 25jun22. Size about 5cm
Male and female (bottom) hanging in the tulips together
Juvenile found on the edge of the sand line, took a while for it to get used to me but got some decent video (will supply a link when I get the video up) 4 to 5cm long
Eocallionymus papilio
These two males were putting up quite a fight, mainly jaw biting. Fight for territorial rights!?!
Love the orange colouration, was hanging on a pilon near orange ascidian
first time seen in the harbour?
Short G, Trevor-Jones A (2020) Stigmatopora harastii, a new species of pipefish in facultative associations with finger sponges and red algae from New South Wales, Australia (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 994: 105-123. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.994.57160