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What

Lined Whelk (Buccinulum linea)

Observer

predomalpha

Date

February 25, 2024 03:08 PM NZDT

Description

In washed up Ecklonia holdfast

Lined Whelk - Photo (c) Saryu Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae
shaun-lee's ID: Lined Whelk (Buccinulum linea)
Added on March 26, 2024
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What

Spotted Stargazer (Genyagnus monopterygius)

Observer

emr

Date

March 7, 2023 08:48 PM NZDT
Spotted Stargazer - Photo (c) lcolmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by lcolmer
shaun-lee's ID: Spotted Stargazer (Genyagnus monopterygius)
Added on March 25, 2024
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What

Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Observer

jen231

Date

March 22, 2024 04:08 PM NZDT
Long-nosed Fur Seal - Photo (c) goodonya, all rights reserved, uploaded by goodonya
shaun-lee's ID: Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)
Added on March 22, 2024
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What

Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Observer

jen231

Date

March 22, 2024 04:14 PM NZDT
Long-nosed Fur Seal - Photo (c) goodonya, all rights reserved, uploaded by goodonya
shaun-lee's ID: Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)
Added on March 22, 2024
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What

Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Observer

svendhansen

Date

March 16, 2024 10:41 AM NZDT

Description

Worried that the seal pup, or its parents, would be at risk of getting hit by the train when they need to cross the tracks. Have reported it to Doc.

Long-nosed Fur Seal - Photo (c) goodonya, all rights reserved, uploaded by goodonya
shaun-lee's ID: Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)
Added on March 16, 2024
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What

Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Observer

danielbranch94

Date

February 22, 2024 03:49 AM NZDT
Long-nosed Fur Seal - Photo (c) goodonya, all rights reserved, uploaded by goodonya
shaun-lee's ID: Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)
Added on March 10, 2024
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What

North Island Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa ssp. placabilis)

Observer

strewick

Date

May 24, 2021 05:48 PM NZST

Description

7g

North Island Fantail - Photo (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tan Kok Hui
shaun-lee's ID: North Island Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa ssp. placabilis)
Added on March 9, 2024
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What

Orange Frond Sponge (Crella incrustans)

Observer

jordi_nz

Date

October 6, 2023 10:25 AM NZDT
Orange Frond Sponge - Photo (c) ricjo007, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by ricjo007
shaun-lee's ID: Orange Frond Sponge (Crella incrustans)
Added on March 5, 2024
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Observer

skipperdogman

Date

February 4, 2022 12:11 PM NZDT

Description

Somehow got all the way up the building and into the dog's water bowl.

Pteronemobius - Photo (c) Dieter Thommen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dieter Thommen
shaun-lee's ID: Genus Pteronemobius, a member of Ground Crickets (Subfamily Nemobiinae)
Added on March 3, 2024
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What

Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Observer

dolordebarriga

Date

February 23, 2024 07:34 PM NZDT
Long-nosed Fur Seal - Photo (c) goodonya, all rights reserved, uploaded by goodonya
shaun-lee's ID: Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)
Added on February 24, 2024
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What

Chestnuts (Genus Castanea)

Observer

geoffreidnz

Date

Missing Date

Place

Missing Location
Chestnuts - Photo (c) Cesar Pollo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cesar Pollo
shaun-lee's ID: Chestnuts (Genus Castanea)
Added on February 20, 2024
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Arachnids

Photos / Sounds

What

Arachnids (Class Arachnida)

Observer

jordi_nz

Date

February 20, 2024
Arachnids - Photo (c) Devin Stidham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Devin Stidham
shaun-lee's ID: Arachnids (Class Arachnida)
Added on February 20, 2024
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What

Striped Marlin (Kajikia audax)

Observer

clinton

Date

February 2024

Place

Missing Location

Description

A small (30-35 kg) stiped marlin caught on a lure near a school of small (less than 1 kg) skipjack tuna. Released. Water depth 176 m.

Large patch of parasitic copepods (?Gloiopotes huttoni) above the anal fin.

UW images are frame grabs from a GoPro Hero5.

Striped Marlin - Photo (c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Albert Kang
shaun-lee's ID: Striped Marlin (Kajikia audax)
Added on February 18, 2024
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What

Dicots [Paraphyletic] (Class Magnoliopsida)

Observer

titine

Date

Missing Date

Place

Missing Location
Dicots - Photo (c) KC Corcoran, all rights reserved, uploaded by KC Corcoran
shaun-lee's ID: Dicots [Paraphyletic] (Class Magnoliopsida)
Added on February 15, 2024
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What

Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Observer

squirrellychops

Date

February 12, 2024 03:43 PM NZDT
Long-nosed Fur Seal - Photo (c) goodonya, all rights reserved, uploaded by goodonya
shaun-lee's ID: Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)
Added on February 14, 2024
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What

Oceanic Manta Ray (Mobula birostris)

Observer

clinton

Date

February 2024

Description

Three oceanic manta rays feeding in dense krill.

Oceanic Manta Ray - Photo (c) Anna Flam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Anna Flam
shaun-lee's ID: Oceanic Manta Ray (Mobula birostris)
Added on February 12, 2024
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What

Northern Armyworm (Mythimna separata)

Observer

rubymoore

Date

February 10, 2024 02:03 PM NZDT
Northern Armyworm - Photo (c) Young Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Young Chan
shaun-lee's ID: Northern Armyworm (Mythimna separata)
Added on February 10, 2024
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What

Northern Armyworm (Mythimna separata)

Observer

stephen_thorpe

Date

February 10, 2024 09:56 PM NZDT

Description

18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland. At light.

Northern Armyworm - Photo (c) Young Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Young Chan
shaun-lee's ID: Northern Armyworm (Mythimna separata)
Added on February 10, 2024
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What

Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Observer

chiara369

Date

February 4, 2024 01:45 PM NZDT

Description

Dead on beach

Long-nosed Fur Seal - Photo (c) goodonya, all rights reserved, uploaded by goodonya
shaun-lee's ID: Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)
Added on February 5, 2024
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Observer

stephen_thorpe

Date

February 5, 2024 01:38 PM NZDT

Description

Auckland CBD.

Ex dead wood of Eucalyptus microcorys, in Albert Park.

Mitophyllus arcuatus - Photo (c) Saryu Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae
shaun-lee's ID: Mitophyllus arcuatus, a member of Stag Beetles (Family Lucanidae)
Added on February 5, 2024
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What

Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Date

February 3, 2024 12:14 PM NZDT

Description

Dead fur seal, brown stained teeth visible in jaw. Oreti Beach.

Long-nosed Fur Seal - Photo (c) goodonya, all rights reserved, uploaded by goodonya
shaun-lee's ID: Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)
Added on February 4, 2024
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Observer

simonf7532

Date

April 26, 2022 05:51 PM NZST

Description

Spionidae?
There were fields of these on the edge of the reef. About 10mm high.

Spionidae - Photo (c) Geoff Read, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Geoff Read
shaun-lee's ID: Family Spionidae, a member of Sedentary and Tube-dwelling Bristleworms (Subclass Sedentaria)
Added on January 19, 2024
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What

Wellington Tree Wētā (Hemideina crassidens)

Observer

strewick

Date

January 15, 2024 08:33 AM NZDT

Description

dead on path

Wellington Tree Wētā - Photo (c) Danilo Hegg, all rights reserved, uploaded by Danilo Hegg
shaun-lee's ID: Wellington Tree Wētā (Hemideina crassidens)
Added on January 16, 2024
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Observer

strewick

Date

December 30, 2013 12:40 AM NZDT
Neonetus - Photo (c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Shaun Lee
shaun-lee's ID: Genus Neonetus, a member of Cave Wētā (Subfamily Macropathinae)
Added on January 16, 2024
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What

Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Observer

krohling

Date

December 28, 2023 09:12 PM NZDT
Long-nosed Fur Seal - Photo (c) goodonya, all rights reserved, uploaded by goodonya
shaun-lee's ID: Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)
Added on January 15, 2024
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What

Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Observer

krohling

Date

December 29, 2023 06:16 PM NZDT
Long-nosed Fur Seal - Photo (c) goodonya, all rights reserved, uploaded by goodonya
shaun-lee's ID: Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)
Added on January 15, 2024
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What

Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Observer

krohling

Date

December 29, 2023 06:35 PM NZDT
Long-nosed Fur Seal - Photo (c) goodonya, all rights reserved, uploaded by goodonya
shaun-lee's ID: Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)
Added on January 15, 2024
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What

Violet Sweep (Scorpis violacea)

Observer

raewyna

Date

December 19, 2018 11:17 AM NZDT

Description

Fish in the foreground. A large school of mixed Scorpis violacea and Girella tricuspidata feeding at the surface.

Violet Sweep - Photo (c) Ian Shaw, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ian Shaw
shaun-lee's ID: Violet Sweep (Scorpis violacea)
Added on January 14, 2024
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What

Tōrea (South Island Pied Oystercatcher) (Haematopus finschi)

Observer

rowenaw

Date

January 10, 2024 05:14 PM NZDT

Description

65 SIPO seen sub roosting on the lagoon. Unusual to see them here but there was human disturbance on their usual roosting on the end of the spit.

South Island Pied Oystercatcher - Photo (c) Phil Bendle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Phil Bendle
shaun-lee's ID: Tōrea (South Island Pied Oystercatcher) (Haematopus finschi)
Added on January 12, 2024
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What

Indo-Pacific Comb Star (Astropecten polyacanthus)

Observer

jordi_nz

Date

January 9, 2024 06:06 AM NZDT

Description

Frequent

Indo-Pacific Comb Star - Photo (c) Tony Strazzari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tony Strazzari
shaun-lee's ID: Indo-Pacific Comb Star (Astropecten polyacanthus)
Added on January 12, 2024
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