divehqwellington's Identifications

Photos / Sounds

What

Bigbelly Seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis)

Observer

albeer23

Date

May 21, 2023 11:17 AM NZST

Place

Mahanga Bay (Google, OSM)
Bigbelly Seahorse - Photo (c) Sascha Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sascha Schulz
divehqwellington's ID: Bigbelly Seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis)
Added on June 1, 2023
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Photos / Sounds

6 photos

What

Eurygonias hylacanthus

Observer

luca_dt

Date

May 31, 2023 07:19 PM NZST

Place

Mermaids kitchen (Google, OSM)

Description

Exciting to see one of these. And massive too! They are a lot softer than I expected.

~16cm diameter
~13m subtidal

Eurygonias hylacanthus - Photo (c) Anna Barnett, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
divehqwellington's ID: Eurygonias hylacanthus, a member of Valvatidan Sea Stars (Order Valvatida)
Added on June 1, 2023
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Photos / Sounds

What

Ophiopsammus maculata

Observer

albeer23

Date

July 20, 2019 02:28 PM NZST

Place

Wellington, NZ-WG, NZ (Google, OSM)

Description

This one just happens to have a Seahorse hanging on for a ride

Ophiopsammus maculata - Photo (c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier
divehqwellington's ID: Ophiopsammus maculata, a member of Brittle Stars (Class Ophiuroidea)
Added on July 22, 2019
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