Saw these in 2017 and couldn't find any information about rock skippers in Niue so went back prepared this year. Seen commonly in most snorkel sites at tidal interchange. This individual was captured and held for several minutes to enable macro-photography. This species appear noticeably different to the images for this species. With Niue's isolation they may well be a separate sub-species. I tried to take sufficient photos without stressing the fish to enable those with more knowledge/interest to have some detailed imagery to look at. This rock skipper was found at the Limu pool, the snip of the video was taken at the Avaiki cave on an adjacent rock, on an in-coming tide. Happy to share 8 sec video if any further interest, can't upload it here.
They freely skip across the coral/rock faces and can spring across the water surface for several feed.
Happy to answer any further questions if I can.
Specimen caught by Mr. Anthony Flores while bottom fishing north of Managaha Island at a depth of 1200 feet on August, 2014. Photo credit: John Gourley
These spines, vertebrae, and teeth were taken from the stomach of the decomposing young Short-finned Pilot Whale reported at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/226893415 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227898254 , when the skeleton was salvaged for a mammal research collection, with a federal permit. The digested/decomposed stomach material was collected, rinsed and screened. Based on the 5 spines (photo #1), 3 dogfish sharks were eaten. Photo #2 shows a small sample of the vertebrae, but none of the other skeletal elements. The teeth are a small sample of the 55 whole and partial teeth that were found in the screened material.
2-4cm long. In an ephemeral tide pool. There were at least 3, but this one was the largest and the only one with spots.
Kept popping up to the surface and extending its legs to gather food. Didn't get a photo of legs extended, was pretty quick but maybe 8-10 legs?
I think it is Nurse shark but not confirm about its species, this was first instance when i saw shark alive in a rock pool of about 2 feet of water.
Under rock 3rd reef rocky shore at long bay marine reserve
Hundreds of thousands of individuals swimming near or right below the surface in 4-5 hundred fow
A hybrid individual seen at Kapiti Island in the marine reserve by Ben Knight. First seen January 2018. Suspected to be a hybrid between two species in the same family: Chirodactylus spectabilis X Nemadactylus macropterus.
Outer Waitemata Harbour seashore, in the vicinity of Hobson Point, Orakei, Auckland.
Intertidal rocky reef.
I held off uploading this observation until I had chance to find a tentative identification.
Found on mud/sand flat, in the water, along the edge of the rising tide
Alive in the first two images, around 65-70cm
Outer Waitemata Harbour seashore at Orakei, Auckland.
Intertidal rocky reef. On Codium fragile.
Looked like a moult
Second sighting of Dofleinia armata in Otago Harbour - previous sighting https://inaturalist.nz/observations/107461765 This specimen at ~ 18m depth on the dredged channel wall. Photo credit Neil Thomas.
Collection method: Observation
Found at low tide in shallow water under a jetty
Life stage: adult
Uncertain of identification.
I took these photos of a young grey nurse shark, I saw it in bushrangers bay Shellharbour. The rope had obviously been there a long time, cutting into its skin. Heart breaking. I only heard of one other person seeing it and then didn't see it again. It favoured one side when swimming and did not move its caudal fin normally.
Individuo con una longitud de 1.10m.. (sin cola) fue capturado por pesca incidental la arte de pesca es (palangre o espinel) los pescadores oriundos del Cantón Duran prov del Guayas, manisfestaron que durante su estadia por la zona han captura un total de 5 individuos obviamente sin vida, la disposición final utilizan para carnada.
Please help in ID @clinton
90 cm, this morning it was gone. No further pics, sorry. It was really beautiful.
Young observed being born in seagrass beds exposed by low tide in Venus Bay. Young detected by their presence at the waters surface as they seemed to be tangled in exposed seagrass. Adult rays had flattened an area within the seagrass. Observation made by L. van Weenen. Blue container is a 4 litre ice cream container.
Especie no identificada en la Cuenca media del Rio Usumacinta, Tenosique Tabasco, México
Please help ID.
Please help ID.
Pls ID the one on the Left of photo
Found a mermaid's purse in a ghost net and the egg hatched in my hand.
Non-native species
Photos taken on a tour given by the Roatan Institute of Deepsea Exploration. Photos from the 26th are during a night dive, the 27th are from the day. Unless otherwise noted, photos taken at somewhere around 1000-1200 feet deep. Location somewhat approximate.
The (guide? pilot?) told us the names of a lot of these fish, but I either didn't properly hear or failed to note down most of them.
If other angles on something are needed, ask me. I may have more pictures.
(description attached to all observations from this trip.)
On being exposed to the light, flared its dorsal fin and turned its mirrored flank towards the sub, angling its body to keep the mirror pointed at us at all times. Camouflage attempt?
(Second photo is before it started posturing quite as strongly.)
Photos taken on a tour given by the Roatan Institute of Deepsea Exploration. Photos from the 26th are during a night dive, the 27th are from the day. Unless otherwise noted, photos taken at somewhere around 1000-1200 feet deep. Location somewhat approximate.
The (guide? pilot?) told us the names of a lot of these fish, but I either didn't properly hear or failed to note down most of them.
If other angles on something are needed, ask me. I may have more pictures.
(description attached to all observations from this trip.)