School of bigeyes hiding in a crevice of rocky reef in Goat Island marine reserve, New Zealand. The ceiling of the crevice is inhabited by colourful invertebrates. Keywords: bigeye bigeyes “big eye” fish school crack crevice rock rocky reef invertebrate colourful colorful ceiling Goat Island marine reserve underwater undersea temperate sea Pacific ocean southern New […]
Colourful Goat Fish Upeneichthys porosus resting on sandy bottom in shallow water around Goat Island near Leigh, New Zealand. Its colours remind me of tropical fish. Keywords: goat fish “goat fish” Upeneichthys porosus “Upeneichthys porosus” perciform Mullidae barbel barbels Percoidei colour colourful colorful change chameleon-like bottom “bottom dwelling” underwater undersea temperate water Pacific ocean
Couple of australasian snapper Pagrus auratus swimming over kelp forest covered shallow water reef in clear waters of Goat Island marine reserve, New Zealand. Keywords: snapper Pagrus auratus “Pagrus auratus” fish couple pair kelp forest rock rocky reef brown algae vegetation sea weed weeds underwater undersea temperate sea water shallow reef Pacific ocean goat island […]
Stalked brown kelp Ecklonia radiata attached to a rock where the reef meets the sandy bottom. Keywords: kelp brown “brown kelp” stalk stalked “stalked kelp” “stalked brown kelp” Ecklonia radiata “Ecklonia radiata” frond fronds underwater undersea forest vegetation flora sea weed weeds temperate water Pacific ocean southern rocky reef
Arm close-up of prickly eleven-armed sea star, most probably Coscinasterias calamaria. Keywords: sea star “sea star” starfish Echinoderm prickly eleven-armed arm Coscinasterias calamaria “Coscinasterias calamaria” underwater undersea predator carnivorous suction-cupped suction feet leg legs temperate water Pacific ocean
Magic of temperate southern Pacific ocean … colourful brown, green and red algae are creating a jungle-like environment. Keywords: vegetation flora sea weed weeds algae brown red green underwater undersea “sea weed” “sea weeds” temperate water Pacific ocean southern habitat jungle jungle-like