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סוג Janolusמתצפת.ת
luca_dtתיאור
A new one for me. This is the red rhinophore Janolus seen at the Poor Knights by Ian Skipworth (https://ianskipworth.com/photo/d90uw/d901442/DSC_3017.jpg).
Diving at night really brings out some amazing Nudibranchs.
~1.5 cm long
~6 m subtidal
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sgeangeתיאור
1 of 4 or 5 individuals checking me out while spearfishing at cheese and onion rocks, Makara.
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jackson_chuתיאור
Sampled by benthic Blake trawl (350 m) in the Gerlache Strait.
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סוג Godivaמתצפת.ת
nickoshawתיאור
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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andypearceתיאור
Extraordinarily well camouflaged caterpillar sitting in the middle of a flower on a Rata x Pohutukawa hybrid.
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william-harlandתיאור
Was very small, and lived among the gaps between mussels.
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clintonתיאור
Length c. 70 cm TL.
Observation and images courtesy of Lewis Turnbull.
Observation and images copyright Lewis Turnbull.
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raewynaתיאור
The photos are very heavily cropped to try and show detail in the fish.
The bird is Egretta novaehollandiae ssp. novaehollandiae (White-faced Heron), uploaded to https://inaturalist.nz/observations/139202326
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cemillsתיאור
These tiny creeping jellyfish were collected in a plankton net thrown from a rocky shore and dragged in over some seaweed, where they had been living. Photographed under a microscope, the larger bell was 0.7-0.8 mm diameter. These micro-medusae live on intertidal seaweed in the surf zone and creep around on their multiple tentacle "legs".
They reproduce asexually by budding off new individuals from the central disk - note about six developing buds on the bigger specimen, with the top two now recognizable as nearly-ready to be freed new jellyfish. The central disk was a tannish golden color, with red eyespots.
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luca_dtתיאור
Very happy to find this one. Was just at the edge of a random overhang quite deep.
Interesting that it was almost exactly a year ago these were last seen around here.
~1cm long
~3m subtidal
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סוג Hermaeaמתצפת.ת
luca_dtתיאור
Look who it is!
Found this time in a place I thought it might be, some bushy red algae.
~8mm long
~0.5m subtidal
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lcolmerתיאור
Getting confused with the descriptions of these species. Limnichthys? Tewara? @clinton?
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luca_dtתיאור
Now this was a bit of a surprise.
Swam out when I lifted a rock. It then tucked into a space nearby. Very weird things. Habitat shot last. That's the spot he was in before I flipped the rock.
~4cm long
Lower intertidal.
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glinksתיאור
I assume this is a juvenile stargazer. I came across it along the high water mark. Still alive. So I returned it to the sea.
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christopherstephensתיאור
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/107387471 apparenlty, though really doesn't look much like most of them
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luca_dtתיאור
Big one hiding in a massive sponge.
~10cm long
~3m subtidal
Edit: I went back almost six months later and it is still there in the exact same spot. 29/09/22
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Karish Lava (Carcharodon carcharias)מתצפת.ת
sharkexperiencebluffתיאור
Shark 2 F (Crew sighted female). Hanging out with Shark 1 sighted as male
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סוג Dotoמתצפת.ת
mesoplodonתיאור
With eggs. Under a rock at approx. -1m.
See here: http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5822
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mesoplodonתיאור
Matches the species description provided here. Seeing as all specimens of this species were collected from Kaikoura, I'd be interested in knowing if the original paper (which I don't have access to) discusses the possibility of a wider distribution.
Clearly differed from C. sirena by its pattern and smaller number of marginal eyes, also much smaller in size. Under a rock at approx. 1m depth.
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sarahdorsettתיאור
Size: ~80mm
Location: Low tide, Bull creek scenic reserve near Dunedin
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mesoplodonתיאור
Common in bottles/cans. 2022 Ghost Diving Annual Harbour Cleanup.
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predomalphaתיאור
At the base of the wharf piles, around 2m below low tide.
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possumsendתיאור
Herpetological survey with Mr Knox. 5 individuals shown. Alpine rock systems.
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luca_dtתיאור
Cool to find these again, and now I know where they live. There were lots of them in the upper intertidal area of the rocks, this was around high tide. Habitat shots last.
~3-5mm long
<1m depth
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luca_dtתיאור
This was a surprise. Two shy individuals within a rock. One larger than the other.
Tasmanian blenny?
I estimate ~5cm long
~1.5m depth
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לוויתן קטלן (Orcinus orca)מתצפת.ת
whangateauתיאור
6 orca in the estuary feeding at low tide
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fun-gal-nzתיאור
In a shallow rock pool, close to the water line at low tide, pabout 5cm long.
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dave_hollandתיאור
dried dead gecko blown by wind and caught in between two rocks. freeeeaaaakkkkyyyy!
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fun-gal-nzתיאור
Found at about 2p.m., in a rock pool/crevice, at the kaikoura seal colony, in a part that was in shadow, and then on the shadier side of the crevice too. Was awake and moving about.
Have since read they are nocturnal, and did wonder when it was in all that shade.
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blogmanתיאור
About 10mm across.
I have added 2 more photos showing the transdifferentiation process going on in the gonads of the jellyfish. You can see polyps growing which will eventually develop into mature medusae.
So Turritopsis rubra is another immortal jellyfish species it would seem.
The 3rd picture is of one I accidentally squashed when handling. The polyps are clearly seen.
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daan_hoffmannתיאור
The Anemone/coral cup, the Ceratosoma is identified in a separate sighting on this dive
