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What

Australian Angelshark (Squatina australis)

Observer

harryrosenthal

Date

August 10, 2023 09:59 AM AEST

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What

Longsnout Pipefish (Vanacampus poecilolaemus)

Observer

glen_whisson

Date

April 5, 2023 04:38 PM AWST

Description

~20cm

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What

Morwongs, Hawkfishes, and Allies (Suborder Cirrhitioidei)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

August 27, 2023 04:36 PM ACST

Description

Juvenile (almost certainly, whatever the species), BUT species suggestion is VERY tentative.
Closely circling an outer pile of the new jetty at Rapid Bay.
First observed resting facing me on some smaller algae growing on side of the pile, some metres up, as I was ascending at dive's end.
Quite camera-shy, constantly circling the pile to hide from me, but didn't depart from that jetty pile until it realised how persistent I was. At which point it made a mid water dash for the nearest shoreward pile, so I gave up.

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What

Common Sea Dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

August 5, 2023 11:06 AM AWST

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What

Varied Carpetshark (Parascyllium variolatum)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

August 20, 2022 08:18 PM AWST

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What

Southern Pygmy Pipehorse (Idiotropiscis australis)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

July 7, 2023 05:43 PM AWST

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What

Spotted Pipefish (Stigmatopora argus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

July 7, 2023 05:02 PM AWST

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What

Tommyfish (Limnichthys fasciatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

July 1, 2023 09:56 AM AWST

Description

~4-5cm - hard to judge as amazingly fast

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What

Long-nosed Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

July 2023

Description

Pointed nose c.f. Sealion's more blunt snout. Hung upside down at the surface with tail above water and flippers sticking out, swiveling its head around watching us and fish in the reef around us, and probably hoping for a tasty penguin.

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What

Cryptic Bearded Goby (Barbuligobius boehlkei)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

June 27, 2023 07:19 PM AWST

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What

Woodward's Moray (Gymnothorax woodwardi)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

November 13, 2021 08:27 AM AWST

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What

False Senator Wrasse (Pictilabrus viridis)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 13, 2022 11:06 AM AWST

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What

Threadfin Reefgoby (Priolepis nuchifasciata)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 23, 2021 06:31 PM AWST

Description

In barge wreck at 14m, night dive

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What

Yellowspotted Sandgoby (Favonigobius punctatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 3, 2022 09:12 PM AWST

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What

Senator Wrasse (Pictilabrus laticlavius)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 14, 2022 02:13 PM AWST

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What

Common Sea Dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 19, 2022 06:35 PM AWST

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What

Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 2022

Description

brooding

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What

Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 2022

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What

Brownspotted Wrasse (Notolabrus parilus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

February 2, 2022 07:08 PM AWST

Description

~14-16cm TL, 3m depth during dusk/night dive on limestone reef.

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What

Western Crested Pipefish (Mitotichthys meraculus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

February 5, 2022 08:17 PM AWST

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What

Slender Weed Whiting (Sheardichthys attenuatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

April 9, 2022 07:02 PM AWST

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What

Hicks' Toadfish (Torquigener hicksi)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

April 9, 2022 07:26 PM AWST

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What

Western Wobbegong (Orectolobus hutchinsi)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

March 15, 2022 07:11 PM AWST

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What

Western Roughy (Optivus agrammus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

April 6, 2022 08:42 PM AWST

Description

At base of sea wall, 4m depth, night dive. +10cm TL. Dorsal, anal and caudal fins pinkish. Peduncle wide in proportion to caudal fin. Photo doesn't capture upturned mouth.

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What

Red Seaperch (Hypoplectrodes australis)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

April 30, 2022 08:58 AM AWST

Description

20m depth

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What

Yellowspotted Boarfish (Paristiopterus gallipavo)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

April 30, 2022 09:16 AM AWST

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What

Silver Spot (Chironemus maculosus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

June 4, 2022 07:15 PM AWST

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What

Southern Crested Weedfish (Cristiceps australis)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

June 7, 2022 07:07 PM AWST

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What

Deep Velvetfish (Kanekonia queenslandica)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

June 7, 2022 07:16 PM AWST

Description

~3cm TL, 2 specimens within 2m of each other. At 10m depth over sand adjacent to limestone reef, on night dive.
Credit due to Mike Kammermann for spotting it.

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What

Fringelip Eel (Cirrhimuraena calamus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

July 14, 2022 06:57 PM AWST

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What

Elongate Flounder (Ammotretis elongatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

July 19, 2022 07:44 PM AWST

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What

Circular Stingaree (Urolophus circularis)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

June 7, 2022 06:39 PM AWST

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What

Hicks' Toadfish (Torquigener hicksi)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

July 30, 2022 07:02 PM AWST

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What

Sparsely-spotted Stingaree (Urolophus paucimaculatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

August 24, 2022 06:51 PM AWST

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What

Southern Tongue Sole (Cynoglossus broadhursti)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

August 24, 2022 06:54 PM AWST

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What

Cryptic Bearded Goby (Barbuligobius boehlkei)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

September 17, 2022 07:19 PM AWST

Description

10m depth, at reef margin over sand on night dive.

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What

Spotted Pipefish (Stigmatopora argus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

September 23, 2022 08:09 PM AWST

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What

Rhino Pipefish (Histiogamphelus cristatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

September 27, 2022 06:44 PM AWST

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What

Widebody Pipefish (Stigmatopora nigra)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

October 1, 2022 06:49 PM AWST

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What

Beaked Salmon (Gonorynchus greyi)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

October 15, 2022 08:17 PM AWST

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What

Deep Velvetfish (Kanekonia queenslandica)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

October 19, 2022 07:37 PM AWST

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What

Western Crested Pipefish (Mitotichthys meraculus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

October 19, 2022 06:58 PM AWST

Description

10-12cm TL

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What

Widebody Pipefish (Stigmatopora nigra)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

October 28, 2022 08:14 PM AWST

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What

Painted Stinkfish (Synchiropus papilio)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

October 25, 2022 06:27 PM AWST

Description

Body changed colour moving from protection of the seagrass to the sand.

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What

Deep Velvetfish (Kanekonia queenslandica)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

October 28, 2022 09:53 PM AWST

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What

Spotted Pipefish (Stigmatopora argus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

October 28, 2022 10:16 PM AWST

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What

Red Gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

November 23, 2022 07:56 PM AWST

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What

Bighead Gurnard Perch (Neosebastes pandus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

November 23, 2022 08:14 PM AWST

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What

Slender Seamoth (Pegasus volitans)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

October 28, 2022 08:24 PM AWST

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What

Painted Stinkfish (Synchiropus papilio)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

November 26, 2022 09:36 AM AWST

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What

Painted Stinkfish (Synchiropus papilio)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

November 26, 2022 11:05 AM AWST

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What

Shorthead Seahorse (Hippocampus breviceps)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

November 26, 2022 11:18 AM AWST

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What

Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny (Petroscirtes breviceps)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

November 26, 2022 11:27 AM AWST

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What

Sharpnose Weed Whiting (Parodax caninis)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

November 29, 2022 06:44 PM AWST

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What

Varied Carpetshark (Parascyllium variolatum)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

November 29, 2022 07:26 PM AWST

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What

Raggedfin Parrotfish (Chlorurus rhakoura)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 3, 2022 09:48 AM AWST

Description

+40cm (compare size to Buffalo Bream/Drummer in the photo), distinct white beak, red eye, uniformly purple/brown, ventral reddening. Very long dorsal and anal fins. Slight reddening of pectoral bases and edge of operculum, prominent caudal fin rays.

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What

Greynurse Shark (Carcharias taurus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 2022

Description

2.5m female, white scratch marks across head, upper right pectoral, right flank and upper caudal lobe.

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What

Harlequin Fish (Othos dentex)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 3, 2022 09:54 AM AWST

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What

Port Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 3, 2022 12:28 PM AWST

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What

Rhino Pipefish (Histiogamphelus cristatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 6, 2022 07:38 PM AWST

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What

Sparsely-spotted Stingaree (Urolophus paucimaculatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 6, 2022 07:55 PM AWST

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What

Western Cleaner Clingfish (Cochleoceps bicolor)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 11, 2022 12:22 PM AWST

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What

Western Rock Blackfish (Girella tephraeops)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 11, 2022 12:36 PM AWST

Description

Inside cave, 15m depth. Not so good image resolution because of the low light.

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What

Southern Maori Wrasse (Ophthalmolepis lineolata)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 11, 2022 12:28 PM AWST

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What

Breaksea Cod (Epinephelides armatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 11, 2022 09:58 AM AWST

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What

Western Seacarp (Aplodactylus westralis)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 11, 2022 10:01 AM AWST

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What

Harrowed Sole (Zebrias cancellatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 6, 2022 07:57 PM AWST

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What

Sharpnose Weed Whiting (Parodax caninis)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 16, 2022 07:25 PM AWST

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What

Western Smooth Boxfish (Anoplocapros amygdaloides)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 16, 2022 08:16 PM AWST

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Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 16, 2022 07:13 PM AWST

Description

6m depth, single big coral head in sea grass field.

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What

Lemon Tongue Sole (Paraplagusia bilineata)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 22, 2022 06:44 PM AWST

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What

Cobbler Wobbegong (Sutorectus tentaculatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 28, 2022 08:03 PM AWST

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What

Lemon Tongue Sole (Paraplagusia bilineata)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

December 30, 2022 08:12 PM AWST

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What

Hammerhead Sharks (Genus Sphyrna)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 4, 2023 10:30 AM AWST

Description

+20 circling
Same annual aggregation of Scalloped Hammerheads

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What

Black-spotted Catshark (Aulohalaelurus labiosus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 12, 2023 08:06 PM AWST

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What

Deep Velvetfish (Kanekonia queenslandica)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 17, 2023 09:05 PM AWST

Description

In 9m, over sand on night dive.

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What

Southern Velvetfish (Aploactisoma milesii)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 17, 2023 09:24 PM AWST

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What

False Tasmanian Blenny (Parablennius postoculomaculatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 27, 2023 06:59 PM AWST

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What

Striate Anglerfish (Antennarius striatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 27, 2023 07:18 PM AWST

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What

Longfinned Worm Eel (Scolecenchelys breviceps)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 27, 2023 09:12 PM AWST

Description

~25cm, as thin as a pencil

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What

False Tasmanian Blenny (Parablennius postoculomaculatus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

January 27, 2023 06:54 PM AWST

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What

Leopard Wirrah (Acanthistius pardalotus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

February 7, 2023 10:17 AM AWST

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What

Harlequin Fish (Othos dentex)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

February 7, 2023 10:18 AM AWST

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What

Western Rock Blackfish (Girella tephraeops)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

February 7, 2023 01:23 PM AWST

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What

Smooth Stingray (Bathytoshia brevicaudata)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

February 15, 2023 12:21 PM AWST

Description

~9 individuals accompanied by large jacks. Flying 10m above bottom.

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Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

February 13, 2023 08:23 PM AWST

Description

Undescribed Groovecheek Sandgoby

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What

Steene's Scorpionfish (Scorpaenodes steenei)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

February 21, 2023 09:54 AM AWST

Description

Incidentally observed whilst photographing two shrimps.
Depth of 19m on limestone reef.

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What

Port Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

February 28, 2023 07:31 PM AWST

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What

Varied Carpetshark (Parascyllium variolatum)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

February 28, 2023 08:20 PM AWST

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What

Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

March 4, 2023 08:14 AM AWST

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What

Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

March 4, 2023 10:53 AM AWST

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What

Red Gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

March 13, 2023 07:17 PM AWST

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What

Spotty Seaperch (Hypoplectrodes wilsoni)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

February 21, 2023 09:40 AM AWST

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What

Spotfin Tongue Sole (Cynoglossus maculipinnis)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

March 13, 2023 08:14 PM AWST

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What

Little Gurnard Perch (Maxillicosta scabriceps)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

March 13, 2023 07:21 PM AWST

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What

Southern Crested Weedfish (Cristiceps australis)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

March 17, 2023 08:05 PM AWST

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What

Southern Pygmy Pipehorse (Idiotropiscis australis)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

March 20, 2023 07:18 PM AWST

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What

Southern Pygmy Pipehorse (Idiotropiscis australis)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

March 20, 2023 07:35 PM AWST

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What

Twospot Eviota (Eviota bimaculata)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

March 26, 2023 09:37 AM AWST

Description

Increadibly hard to spot and quick. Like shooting skeet targets.

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What

Finger Dragonet (Dactylopus dactylopus)

Observer

jmartincrossley

Date

March 26, 2023 09:47 AM AWST