trekh's Identifications
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Great Sea Pen (Sarcoptilus grandis)Observer
davemmdaveDescription
SMITH BAY boat dive.
3-4 of these large tall animals seen in quite strong current @ ~19-20 m depth, on sandy substrate with sparse seagrasses (mainly paddleweed in image but moderate areas of Posidonia and Zostera meadows were nearby, also areas of bare sand ).This habitat commenced a few metres deeper and further from shore than the extensive low profile rock reef bottom type( the reefs were a treasure-trove of marine life biodiversity and were where most of this and other dives were spent.)
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Slender Weed Whiting (Sheardichthys attenuatus)Observer
davemmdaveDescription
Near outer end of New Jetty.
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Mcneill's Coral (Coscinaraea mcneilli)Observer
davemmdaveDescription
SMITH BAY dive from Arriba.
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Magpie Perch (Pseudogoniistius nigripes)Observer
davemmdaveDescription
An adult Magpie Perch,with a WCC cleaning it.
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Blackspotted Wrasse (Austrolabrus maculatus)Observer
davemmdaveDescription
1st image cropped from 2nd. (I have left the 2nd photo up because it adds perspective wrt the terrain).
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Mcneill's Coral (Coscinaraea mcneilli)Observer
davemmdaveDescription
SMITH BAY dive from Arriba.
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Turbo jourdaniObserver
davemmdaveDescription
Among cup sponges on a dive.Once known as Turbo jourdani.
Reputedly largest turbo shell (or heaviest?) in southern hemisphere but I am way out of touch here😑
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Velvet Sea Star (Petricia vernicina)Observer
davemmdaveDescription
SMITH BAY boat dive from Arriba(catamaran). 3 mediocre pics of the only one of this species I saw,and my ID is provisional only.
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Pink Lace Bryozoan (Iodictyum phoeniceum)Observer
davemmdaveDescription
Smith Bay dive (via Emu Bay).
Quite common on deeper dives this trip.
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