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Wood's Siphonfish (Siphamia cephalotes)Observer
johnsearDescription
With egg mass in mouth
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Crested Hornshark (Heterodontus galeatus)Observer
scubalynneDescription
Saw it dead out on sand, male, when I flipped it there were all these leeches? on it. Couldnt tell how it died no injuries aparent.
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Clingfishes (Family Gobiesocidae)Observer
kdinh123Description
Is this related to the brown spotted clingfish - similar shape head, please advise, thanks
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Raggy Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis venosa)Observer
fiftygritDescription
~20cm long
Light blue spots, white spot on back below dorsal fins, single upper opercular spine, prominent fringed fleshy flaps on chin, and orange patch at base of pectoral fins
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Anemonactis clavusObserver
fiftygritDescription
these are seen on the sea floor and when digging in to reveal the animal, nothing is evident...
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Highfin Toadfish (Torquigener altipinnis)Observer
lcolmerDescription
Found this in Pataua estuary in half a meter of water an hour or so before high tide. It was initially half buried in sand until disturbed. Initially thought it could be a juvenile Allomycterus pilatus. But it does look visually similar to Torquigener altipinnis which is apparently not known from mainland NZ. Happy to say I have no idea.
@clinton think this one's for you?
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Flyingfishes (Family Exocoetidae)Observer
glen_whissonDescription
juvenile ~25mm
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Clingfishes (Order Gobiesociformes)Observer
kdinh123Description
Thought this was rare, I saw 3 in one dive!!!
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Little Weed Whiting (Neoodax balteatus)Observer
lucyintheseaDescription
I saw these 2 chasing each other around the weeds.
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Broadnose Sevengill Shark (Notorynchus cepedianus)Observer
marciariedererDescription
The shark come during the giand spider crabs agregation
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New Zealand Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium isabella)Observer
ryan_slattery
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Freshwater Moray (Gymnothorax polyuranodon)Observer
coenobitaDescription
Eel in the lower non-tidal freshwater section of a coastal river. The background is all bedrock with a covering of algae.
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Red-fingered Anglerfish (Porophryne erythrodactylus)Observer
andrewtrevor-jonesDescription
Porophryne erythrodactylus at The Monument. 11.3 m DSC_9010
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Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps)Observer
dhaintzDescription
sighted on a night dive under San Remo pier
