jordi_nz's Identifications

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5 photos

What

Crimson Jelly (Turritopsis rubra)

Observer

luca_dt

Date

April 9, 2024 04:16 PM NZST

Place

Balaena Bay (Google, OSM)

Description

Starting to gets lots washing in with the southerly. Hasn't been any for quite a while until the last couple weeks.

Crimson Jelly - Photo (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tangatawhenua
jordi_nz's ID: Crimson Jelly (Turritopsis rubra)
Added on April 9, 2024
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What

Australasian Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)

Observer

tindale

Date

April 1, 2024 12:35 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

One of 85 snapper tagged and released this day ranging in length from 29cm to 55cm fork length. water temperature 19.5°c

Australasian Snapper - Photo (c) ellalis, all rights reserved, uploaded by ellalis
jordi_nz's ID: Australasian Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)
Added on April 7, 2024
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What

Olive Rockfish (Acanthoclinus fuscus)

Observer

jennypfhc

Date

March 24, 2024 02:21 PM NZDT

Place

Whangaparāoa Bay, Albany Ward, Auckland, NZ (Google, OSM)
Olive Rockfish - Photo (c) Sebastian Doak, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sebastian Doak
jordi_nz's ID: Olive Rockfish (Acanthoclinus fuscus)
Added on April 5, 2024
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What

Family Spionidae

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

April 3, 2024 01:28 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

Dense mat between edge of rocky reef and start of small dog cockle shell drift

Spionidae - Photo (c) Geoff Read, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Geoff Read
jordi_nz's ID: Family Spionidae, a member of Sedentary and Tube-dwelling Bristleworms (Subclass Sedentaria)
Added on April 4, 2024
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What

Grey-faced Petrel (Pterodroma gouldi)

Observer

szymon_bzoma

Date

December 8, 2023 12:18 PM NZDT

Place

Northland, Nowa Zelandia (Google, OSM)
Grey-faced Petrel - Photo (c) GrahamC57, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by GrahamC57
jordi_nz's ID: Grey-faced Petrel (Pterodroma gouldi)
Added on April 2, 2024
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2 photos

What

Polymastia crocea

Observer

luca_dt

Date

March 18, 2024 03:40 PM NZDT

Place

Rocky Bay (Google, OSM)

Description

Fluorescent yellow in natural light.

~8 m subtidal

Polymastia crocea - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Jaco Grundling
jordi_nz's ID: Polymastia crocea, a member of Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)
Added on March 18, 2024
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What

Orca (Orcinus orca)

Observer

graciemc

Date

March 15, 2024 12:14 PM PDT

Place

Missing Location
Orca - Photo Robert Pittman, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
jordi_nz's ID: Orca (Orcinus orca)
Added on March 17, 2024
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What

Mainland Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus ssp. punctatus)

Observer

lloyd_esler

Date

March 11, 2024 10:38 PM NZDT

Place

Invercargill Airport, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

Our new urban colony keeps getting bigger. No sign of breeding

Mainland Spotted Shag - Photo (c) Steve Attwood, all rights reserved
jordi_nz's ID: Mainland Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus ssp. punctatus)
Added on March 13, 2024
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2 photos

What

Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)

Observer

christopherstephens

Date

December 25, 2023 03:31 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland Islands Nature Reserve, Auckland islands, NZ-SO, NZ (Google, OSM)
Northern Giant Petrel - Photo (c) admss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by admss
jordi_nz's ID: Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)
Added on March 13, 2024
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What

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)

Observer

nichole1234

Date

March 7, 2024 02:01 PM NZDT

Place

Michael Joseph Savage Memorial, Auckland, Auckland, NZ (Google, OSM)
Common Myna - Photo (c) VarmaX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by VarmaX
jordi_nz's ID: Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
Added on March 7, 2024
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2 photos

What

New Zealand Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos ssp. brevirostris)

Observer

nichole1234

Date

March 7, 2024 02:05 PM NZDT

Place

Takaparawha Regional Park, Auckland, Auckland, NZ (Google, OSM)
New Zealand Little Pied Cormorant - Photo (c) Pete McGregor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Pete McGregor
jordi_nz's ID: New Zealand Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos ssp. brevirostris)
Added on March 7, 2024
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2 photos

What

Polymastia crocea

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

March 2, 2024 02:47 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Polymastia crocea - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Jaco Grundling
jordi_nz's ID: Polymastia crocea, a member of Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)
Added on March 4, 2024
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What

New Zealand Demoiselle (Chromis dispila)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

March 2, 2024 02:45 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
New Zealand Demoiselle - Photo (c) Sascha Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sascha Schulz
jordi_nz's ID: New Zealand Demoiselle (Chromis dispila)
Added on March 4, 2024
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What

Australasian Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

March 2, 2024 02:52 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

School of juveniles

Australasian Snapper - Photo (c) ellalis, all rights reserved, uploaded by ellalis
jordi_nz's ID: Australasian Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)
Added on March 4, 2024
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What

Silver Sweep (Scorpis lineolata)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

March 2, 2024 03:06 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Silver Sweep - Photo (c) Marine Explorer (Dr John Turnbull), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
jordi_nz's ID: Silver Sweep (Scorpis lineolata)
Added on March 4, 2024
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What

Oblique-swimming Triplefin (Forsterygion maryannae)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

March 2, 2024 02:30 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Oblique-swimming Triplefin - Photo (c) Sascha Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sascha Schulz
jordi_nz's ID: Oblique-swimming Triplefin (Forsterygion maryannae)
Added on March 4, 2024
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What

Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

March 2, 2024 02:28 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

A few small crayfish in the area, greatly out numbered by thousands of large kina

Southern Rock Lobster - Photo (c) Danilo Hegg, all rights reserved, uploaded by Danilo Hegg
jordi_nz's ID: Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii)
Added on March 4, 2024
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3 photos

What

Kina (Evechinus chloroticus)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

March 2, 2024 02:25 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

Extensive shallow barrens

Kina - Photo (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tangatawhenua
jordi_nz's ID: Kina (Evechinus chloroticus)
Added on March 4, 2024
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What

Banded Morwong (Chirodactylus spectabilis)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

March 2, 2024 02:27 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Banded Morwong - Photo (c) lcolmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by lcolmer
jordi_nz's ID: Banded Morwong (Chirodactylus spectabilis)
Added on March 4, 2024
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5 photos

What

Grey Massive Sponge (Ecionemia alata)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

March 2, 2024 02:23 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

Two damaged looking sponges not far from each other

Grey Massive Sponge - Photo (c) ricjo007, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by ricjo007
jordi_nz's ID: Grey Massive Sponge (Ecionemia alata)
Added on March 4, 2024
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What

Polymastia pepo

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

March 2, 2024 02:20 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Polymastia pepo - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Jaco Grundling
jordi_nz's ID: Polymastia pepo, a member of Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)
Added on March 4, 2024
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What

Spotty (Notolabrus celidotus)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

March 2, 2024 03:18 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Spotty - Photo (c) Sascha Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sascha Schulz
jordi_nz's ID: Spotty (Notolabrus celidotus)
Added on March 4, 2024
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What

Kina (Evechinus chloroticus)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

March 2, 2024 03:09 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

Barrens on this side too

Kina - Photo (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tangatawhenua
jordi_nz's ID: Kina (Evechinus chloroticus)
Added on March 4, 2024
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What

Sand Flounder (Rhombosolea plebeia)

Observer

h_chapman

Date

February 21, 2024 07:05 PM NZDT

Place

Taiaotea Creek, Auckland, Auckland, NZ (Google, OSM)

Description

Never seen an adult before, nor one in a stream

Rhombosolea - Photo (c) Alan Melville, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alan Melville
jordi_nz's ID: Genus Rhombosolea, a member of South Pacific Flounders (Family Rhombosoleidae)
Added on February 23, 2024
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What

Common Kelp (Ecklonia radiata)

Observer

albullington

Date

February 22, 2024 11:52 AM NZDT

Place

North Island, Auckland, Auckland, NZ (Google, OSM)
Common Kelp - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
jordi_nz's ID: Common Kelp (Ecklonia radiata)
Added on February 23, 2024
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What

Common Kelp (Ecklonia radiata)

Observer

albullington

Date

February 23, 2024 11:16 AM NZDT

Place

Rodney, NZ-AU, NZ (Google, OSM)
Common Kelp - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
jordi_nz's ID: Common Kelp (Ecklonia radiata)
Added on February 23, 2024
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What

Cystophora retroflexa

Observer

albullington

Date

February 23, 2024 11:16 AM NZDT

Place

Rodney, NZ-AU, NZ (Google, OSM)
Cystophora retroflexa - Photo (c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Leon Perrie
jordi_nz's ID: Cystophora retroflexa, a member of Sargassum and Allies (Family Sargassaceae)
Added on February 23, 2024
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2 photos

What

Sulphur Boring Sponge (Cliona celata)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

February 23, 2024 08:23 AM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

7m deep at high tide

Sulphur Boring Sponge - Photo (c) Pascal GIRARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pascal GIRARD
jordi_nz's ID: Sulphur Boring Sponge (Cliona celata)
Added on February 23, 2024
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What

Hypsistozoa fasmeriana

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

February 23, 2024 08:10 AM NZDT

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

7m deep at high tide

Hypsistozoa fasmeriana - Photo (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tangatawhenua
jordi_nz's ID: Hypsistozoa fasmeriana, a member of Sea Squirts (Class Ascidiacea)
Added on February 23, 2024
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Orca (Orcinus orca)

Observer

lammergeier1288

Date

June 14, 2023 04:51 PM AKDT

Place

Resurrection Bay, AK, US (Google, OSM)
Orca - Photo Robert Pittman, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
jordi_nz's ID: Orca (Orcinus orca)
Added on February 22, 2024
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