Dives #508 - Madrona Small Wall - 16 September 2021

First real night dive of the year. A 4 yo girl was entranced by us gearing up in the parking lot, and made her family go back down to the beach to see us splash. It was adorable.

A little bit of SSWD and sea cuke wasting. The highlight for me was spotting a wee tiny little juvenile grunt sculpin that was so little it didn't even have its adult colours in yet! I found leather stars with 5, 6, and 7 rays. J spotted a baby red octopus. Lots of small sailfin sculpins, and a couple of Red Irish Lords.

Posted on September 27, 2021 05:22 AM by leftcoaster leftcoaster

Observations

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What

Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)

Observer

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Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Red Rock Crab (North America) (Cancer productus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

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What

Northern Kelp Crab (Pugettia producta)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Painted Greenling (Oxylebius pictus)

Observer

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Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Black Prickleback (Xiphister atropurpureus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Phoronis ijimai

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Leather Star (Dermasterias imbricata)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Giant California Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus californicus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Giant California Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus californicus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Leather Star (Dermasterias imbricata)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Mopalia

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Giant Pink Sea Star (Pisaster brevispinus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Giant California Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus californicus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Sailfin Sculpin (Nautichthys oculofasciatus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Mottled Star (Evasterias troschelii)

Observer

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Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Bering Hermit Crab (Pagurus beringanus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Sharpnose Crab (Scyra acutifrons)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Gunnels (Family Pholidae)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Peppered Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria piperata)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Wolf Eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus)

Observer

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Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Leather Star (Dermasterias imbricata)

Observer

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Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Grunt Sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii)

Observer

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Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Description

Tiny wee little one!

Photos / Sounds

What

Heart Crab (Phyllolithodes papillosus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Grunt Sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)

Observer

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Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

White-lined Dirona (Dirona albolineata)

Observer

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Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Giant California Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus californicus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Leather Star (Dermasterias imbricata)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Mosshead Warbonnet (Chirolophis nugator)

Observer

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Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Red Rock Crab (North America) (Cancer productus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Giant California Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus californicus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Description

Predation. Red rock crab logged separately.

Photos / Sounds

What

Kelp Pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Roughback Sculpin (Chitonotus pugetensis)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Gobies (Family Gobiidae)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Genus Urticina

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Lewis's Moon Snail (Neverita lewisii)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

East Pacific Red Octopus (Octopus rubescens)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Graceful Rock Crab (Metacarcinus gracilis)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Spirontocaris

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Graceful Rock Crab (Metacarcinus gracilis)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Sailfin Sculpin (Nautichthys oculofasciatus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Flathead Sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Sailfin Sculpin (Nautichthys oculofasciatus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Umbrella Jelly (Eutonina indicans)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Pacific Sea Gooseberry (Pleurobrachia bachei)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Sailfin Sculpin (Nautichthys oculofasciatus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Sailfin Sculpin (Nautichthys oculofasciatus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Graceful Rock Crab (Metacarcinus gracilis)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Red Ribbon Worm (Tubulanus polymorphus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Kelp Pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

5 photos

What

Genus Glycera

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 16, 2021 09:11 PM PDT

Place

Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

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