MarineWatch Rocky Reef Snorkel Survey!

SPECIES ID SLIDES Auckland Region

Species Identification

The following are species you are likely to sea during the survey:

Seaweeds

NEPTUNE’S NECKLACE Hormosira banksii

(Photo © DoC)

FLAP JACK Carpophyllum

maschalocarpum(Photos © indigo pacific)

CORALLINE ALGAE Corallina species

(Photo © LEFT indigo pacific; RIGHT K. Westerscov)

SARGASSUM WEED Sargassum sinclairii

(Photo © DoC)

Invertebrates

ANEMONEIsactinea olivacea

(Photo © J & T Enderby)

SNAKESKIN CHITONChiton

pelliserpentis(photo © Tony & Jenny Enderby)

OYSTER BORER Lepsiella scobina

(photo © P.Creswell & E.Warren)

LIMPETS Cellana species

(photo © Tony & Jenny Enderby)

CATS EYES or PUPU Turbo smaragdus

(photos © : LEFT: Tony & Jenny Enderby; RIGHT: indigo pacific)

SPECKLED WHELK Cominella adspersa

(photo © indigo pacific)

LITTLE BLACK MUSSEL

Xenostrobus pulex

(photo © Tony & Jenny Enderby)

PACIFIC OYSTER or TIO REPE Crassostrea gigas

(photo © Tony & Jenny Enderby)

ROCK OYSTER or TIO PARA Saccostrea cucullate

(photos © RIGHT Tony & Jenny Enderby; LEFT indigo pacific)

CUSION STAR Patiriella regularis

(Photo © indigo pacific)

URCHIN or KINAEvechinus chloroticus

(Photo © indigo pacific)

Vertebrates

SPOTTY OR PĀKIRIKIRI Notolabrus celidotus

(photo © indigo pacific)

BANDED WRASSE Tangahangaha

Notolabrus fucicola(photo © Wade Doak)

PARORE Girella tricuspidate

(photo © Tony & Jenny Enderby)

RED MOKI or NANUACheilodactylus spectabilis

(photo © Bay of Plenty Polytechnic)

BUTTERFISH – MARARI / KOEAEAOdax pullus

(photo © M. Francis)

BLUE COD or RAWARUParapercis colias

(photo © M. P Francis)

SNAPPER or TAMURE Pagrus auratus

(photo © indigo pacific)

BLUE MAO MAOScorpis violaceus

(photo © indigo pacific)

TREVALLY OR ARARAPseudocaranx dentex

(photo © DoC)

ID TEST

Identify the following ten species by their Māori or common name

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Sea ya!