I have now seen three difference species of ray down at a Rapid Bay over the last few days. This guy is a masked stingaree (Trygonoptera personata) and although common to South Australian coastal waters was not actually recognised as a unique species until relatively recently, in fact, about the same time I learned to […]
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Over the last month I have been following the progress of a brooding Tasseled Anglerfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) with a clutch of eggs. I have been quite wrong about hatching timing with my first prediction being the last week of October. Finally the little guys are hatching and on this dive I save and watch for […]
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Our local Southern Calamari, Sepioteuthis australis, are amazing creatures able to change their body colour at will to match the surrounds. During a moonless night however their chromatophores attempt to match the darkness and saturate with all kinds of intense colours. The moment you hit them with a a flash of white light they they […]
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Inside this ‘Disneyland like’ structure is Cavalia, I am told one of the greatest horse shows ever! Also inside the tent is the rest of my beautiful family reveling in the experience. So why are they on the inside and me on the outside? Now I am asking myself that very same question after being […]
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Today I did the rounds again checking up on my expecting anglerfish and leafy sea dragon and keeping up with the general comings and goings under Rapid Bay Jetty. While I was down there a school of Six-spined Leatherjacket (Meuschenia freycineti) decided to make me their leader and follow me around. Where I turned around […]
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