Back to Gallery Weedy Seadragon – Phyllopteryx taeniolatus Found from the SW of Western Australia around to the mid central NSW coast. Shallow water specimens more brown in colour. Deep water specimens more red/orange in colour. Body of fish deepens with age especially in females. After the mating ritual the female deposits eggs [...]
Giant Tasmanian Crab
2017-03-30T14:38:44+11:00Back to Gallery Giant Tasmanian Crab - Pseudocarcinus gigas
Cuttlefish/Giant Cuttle
2017-03-30T14:38:45+11:00Back to Gallery Cuttlefish/Giant Cuttle – Sepia apama Maximum length 80 cm. Depth 0-50 m. Usually live on reefs and in sea grass. Inquisitive animals to the point of aggressively approaching divers. The cuttle bone of this species has a grey/white upper in contrast to the pink of other species. [...]
Big Bellied Seahorse
2017-03-30T14:38:45+11:00Back to Gallery Big Bellied Seahorse – Hippocampus abdominalis Found from NSW around to SA including Tasmania and New Zealand. Maximum length 25-30cm. Maximum depth 12m. Largest and most common seahorse in southern Australia. Males incubate eggs in pouch. The male and female begin courting behaviour by the male inflating his pouch with [...]