Interesting to find one here. It was quite skittish. Maybe they are naturally found here, or perhaps have spread a lot out of the harbour?
~5 cm long
~3 m subtidal
Not sure if this is a stargazer
Possibly Crapatalus novaezelandiae
From stomach of a searun brown trout - about 5cm long
First time seeing one of these. Gorgeous
Found this fish lying sideways in the shallow water, looking quite unhappy. Any suggestions on this species? Thanks
I think? Tucked into a subtidal crevice.
Observation and images courtesy of Rebecca Connor.
Nice one at the edge of the reef near the sand flats.
~8 m subtidal
Scuba diving with @ shaun-lee.
Very skittish little fellas
45ft Enderby, West of Sandy Bay
45ft Enderby, West of Sandy Bay
45ft Enderby, West of Sandy Bay
45ft Enderby, West of Sandy Bay
Found by a member of the public on a Golden Bay beach and posted on social media.
I think. Juvenile of a stargazer species. Found washed up on the sand. Still alive, so I put it back out to sea.
Meal time for this one. A medium sized one with the beautiful gold colouration.
Not sure what the triplefin in the mouth is, maybe scaly-headed?
~14cm long
~4m subtidal
Maybe. First three photos are after I have tried to wash some of the sand and plankton off it. Found dead on high tide line. Moderate SW winds
Another one!
Maybe another one of these?
Small one zipped in front of me twice then vanished into the dark.
~10cm long
~8m subtidal
A school of Warehou at the fish spot
Originally thought this was Seriola dumerili, and published the record as such. It turns out this was incorrect, when IDed according to "The fishes of NZ" book (Te Papa)
Found trapped in a tide pool at Tahunanui. Released back to the sea.
Observation and images courtesy and copyright of Adam Hills, Nelson.
Little one near the big conger.
~6cm long
~1m subtidal
I think it's just the common fish that swim around in the shallows but a couple were sitting still in some floating algae which was cool.
~3cm long
Lone guy stuck in a pool of water full of seagrass
Looks like the same as a previous observation of these cool looking larval fish just a younger one: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/135866086
~1cm long
How about this one?
I thought maybe Periclimenes yaldwyni, but looks like Palaemon?
Very lucky to see this amazing larvae/juvenile fish in what was a very short snorkel.
It was right near shore and I thought it was algae until I noticed it change direction.
At first I thought something like a john dory, or maybe leatherjacket but I'm not so sure.
~1.5cm long
Taken while spearfishing at Cape Runaway. Part of a school of 30-50.
Discovered this Lamprey (we think this is what it was after lots of research) in a large rock pool at the beach near the Wai Pingao Stream at White Cliffs, Mimi, Urenui. It has circled gills, eyes approx 3 inches from mouth, and two dorsal fins near the tail.
Under a rock. I thought only A. fuscus has a pale line on the top of its head, but this specimen has way to many spines in the anal fin and only 3 lateral lines.
Thought the orange was pretty cool. It was in an overhang close to shore.
~1m subtidal
300mm Long approx.
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In a really nice little cave.
Large, ~1.2m. Wasn't next to the boat ramp the day before. Only visible damage was to the lower jaw and the kink/twist where it was folded over. Trawlers and a longliner(?) operate from the wharf, locals report catching large pale or grey eels in the harbour.
Dark toadfish.
Image courtesy of Lindsay Chadderton.
found on White reef in Deep Water Cove on SE corner at 16m
NW side of White Reef at 12m, Deep Water Cove
found in 8m in Cavalli Islands
A veliger of some sort.
~6mm across
Found in boulder bank at about 24m on SW corner of Putahataha Islands.
Approx one inch long. Washed up on beach, northland.
Only place I have seen them. Quite a few
Just added a photo of the habitat
Scooped out of the Kaitoke Creek, Aotea / Great Barrier Island. Need help with identification
Found swimming in very shallow water over a sand flat in Broad Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Swimming in a snake like motion, very slender. Never seen before, never seen since and I go there very often.
Found dead on beach at Port Hutt, Chatham Island
Really cool to see these. There were a couple solitary ones and a couple of small schools around different Lions mane jellyfish. One swam deep into the jellyfish's' stomach to get away from me.
~2-5cm long
Was very small, and lived among the gaps between mussels.
I think. Three specimens shown. All washed in
Depth 150 to 200 metres latern fish found inside