Date Added
May 14, 2024
08:35 AM AEST
Description
75cm. Released after photo.
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May 2, 2024
09:16 PM UTC
Description
Navy Pier Dive, North West Cape
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April 30, 2024
08:54 PM UTC
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April 30, 2024
12:07 AM UTC
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April 22, 2024
01:23 AM HST
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April 1, 2024
10:05 AM AEDT
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March 30, 2024
10:48 PM AEDT
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March 29, 2024
10:32 AM AEDT
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March 17, 2024
08:00 PM UTC
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March 7, 2024
12:33 PM AWST
Description
No clue what this fish I found is
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February 24, 2024
04:54 PM -03
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February 20, 2024
07:59 AM AWST
Date Added
February 19, 2024
08:12 PM AEDT
What
Cobia
(Rachycentron canadum)
Date Added
February 4, 2024
12:43 PM AEDT
Date Added
February 1, 2024
11:11 PM AWST
Description
Very unusual orange colouration.
Image provided by G.Haas(c)
Date Added
January 30, 2024
07:31 PM AEDT
Date Added
January 28, 2024
06:29 PM AEDT
Description
located at 15m in cave. Approx 1m in length
Date Added
January 18, 2024
09:59 AM AEST
Description
Not seen this fish before and can't find it in any of my reference books
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January 16, 2024
09:43 PM AWST
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January 14, 2024
11:43 PM AWST
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January 15, 2024
10:55 PM AWST
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January 11, 2024
02:25 AM UTC
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January 8, 2024
06:09 PM AWST
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January 7, 2024
07:26 PM NZDT
Description
This is looking at the larger fish with orange speckling and often blue on the fins. They were similar to parore but had almost no striping, just a couple of fish had some very faint stripes. About 10-15cms. They were curious and came to the camera. When I offered food they took shellfish but rejected snapper scraps.
There were 30-50 in this rock pool for the whole 2 weeks we were there - the number varied but there were always some.
This is one of three observations from a single large, deep, rock pool. There were three species schooling together. I believe that they were juvenile Scorpis violacea (https://inaturalist.nz/observations/195999848) and Scorpis linoleata (https://inaturalist.nz/observations/195999849), both of which I have seen in the same rock pool in the past, and this time accompanied by young Girella cyanea, a new species for me that looks exactly like the illustration on page 1323 of The fishes of New Zealand.
All photos are underwater GoPro photos. Some are very heavily cropped, others less so.
Date Added
January 6, 2024
03:22 PM AWST
Date Added
January 4, 2024
10:47 PM AWST
Date Added
January 3, 2024
07:18 PM AEDT
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January 1, 2024
08:06 AM AEDT
Date Added
December 31, 2023
03:26 PM AEDT
Date Added
December 31, 2023
06:46 AM UTC
Description
Found like this, eye and insides eaten by birds
Date Added
December 31, 2023
04:11 AM UTC
Date Added
December 31, 2023
02:58 PM AEST
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December 30, 2023
07:55 PM AEDT
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December 30, 2023
07:44 PM AEDT
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December 27, 2023
05:19 PM AEDT
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December 5, 2023
05:45 PM AEDT
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November 29, 2023
05:07 PM AEST
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November 26, 2023
10:32 AM AEST
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December 20, 2023
09:12 AM AKST
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December 20, 2023
09:32 PM AEDT
Date Added
December 14, 2023
10:10 AM NZDT
Description
Young of the year.
Observation and images courtesy of Livvy Norton.
Date Added
May 20, 2023
08:25 PM AEST
Date Added
December 10, 2023
04:55 AM UTC
Place
Missing Location
Date Added
December 10, 2023
01:47 AM UTC
Description
Female, estimated to be 3.5 metres and 200-220 kgs.
Caught in ~90 metres of water on a live Kahawai (Arripis trutta). Unfortunately not released. Thankfully none went to waste, fed dozens of local families and leftover carcass was smoked.
Date Added
December 9, 2023
05:50 PM NZDT
Date Added
December 8, 2023
03:18 AM HST
Date Added
December 5, 2021
09:31 PM AWST
Description
Pictured at night in 0-2m of water around a limestone groyne.
Date Added
February 9, 2020
05:27 PM AWST
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November 26, 2023
06:21 PM AEDT
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November 9, 2023
10:59 PM AWST
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November 15, 2023
04:44 AM UTC
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November 13, 2023
08:59 PM AEDT
Date Added
November 9, 2023
09:53 AM AWST
Description
Tasselled anglerfish Rhycherus filamentosus 17 cm in length.
Fish seems to be west of its known range, according to Gomon et al. (2008, p.372). It has a damaged belly and lost a lot of skin, but has likely been rolled around in sand and seaweed before being washed up a steep slope. ID of R. filamentosus rather than R. gloveri based on shape of esca, according to diagram of esca distinguishing the species on p. 372. Fin ray count D=1,1,1, 12; A=7; C=9; P=11 ; V= 5
Photos Leonie Rennie (have saved fish)
Date Added
November 6, 2023
04:58 AM AWST
Description
Coral Expeditions - Citizen Science of the Great Barrier Reef Project
Date Added
November 2, 2023
08:48 AM CET
Date Added
October 27, 2023
02:24 PM AEST
Date Added
October 27, 2023
11:44 AM AEDT
Date Added
October 26, 2023
03:09 PM AEST
Description
The individual on the right is believed to be a Western Australian Salmon (speared by Ian Puckeridge). Note the more yellow pectoral fins. Image 2 is of the Western Salmon's gill rakers (short and thick). This is compared to image 3 of an Eastern Australian Salmon's gill rakers (thin and elongate). This has been checked with Julian Hughes who believes it is likely a Western Australian Salmon
Place
Missing Location
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October 22, 2023
09:18 AM UTC
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October 16, 2023
11:39 AM UTC
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September 30, 2023
05:31 PM -03
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October 11, 2023
04:05 AM UTC
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October 4, 2023
05:36 PM AEDT
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October 4, 2023
05:36 PM AEDT
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September 28, 2023
08:41 PM AEST
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September 26, 2023
08:26 PM ACST
Description
Large aggregation in about 2m depth via snorkel. I estimate there were at least 70, and probably closer to 80-90.Most were mature adults but some older juveniles or immature younger ones were present peripheral to the main aggregation which formed a veritable mound of many individuals over many square metres of benthos.
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September 26, 2023
04:15 PM AEST
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September 26, 2023
06:02 PM AEST
Date Added
December 16, 2020
04:55 PM MST
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April 19, 2018
05:22 PM -03
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September 20, 2023
02:37 PM UTC
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September 20, 2023
12:50 AM UTC
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September 20, 2023
12:21 PM AEST
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September 14, 2023
01:57 PM AWST
Date Added
September 5, 2023
09:04 AM AEST
Date Added
September 5, 2023
10:07 PM NZST
Description
Exciting fish to find. Didn't play nice for the camera sadly. It swam down the seaweed and into the rocks.
~15cm long
~8m subtidal
Date Added
August 24, 2023
12:22 PM AEST
Description
The Gutter dive site
IDing the fish in the sponge
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August 5, 2023
03:49 PM AEST
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August 1, 2023
07:34 PM AEST
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July 9, 2023
02:46 PM AEST
Date Added
July 5, 2023
01:34 PM AEST
Description
Eastern Red Scorpionfish (Scorpaena jacksoniensis)
Depth -16.0 m
Date Added
July 4, 2023
08:13 PM AEST
Date Added
July 1, 2023
07:30 PM AEST
Date Added
July 1, 2023
08:43 PM AEST
Date Added
July 3, 2022
12:42 AM HST