Photos / Sounds
What
Blue-lined Octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata)Observer
pthirschfieldDescription
A Crimsonband wrasse was found darting amongst kelp with a blue lined octopus in its mouth. It then forced the octopus down into its mouth by pushing it against a rocky outcrop.
Photos / Sounds
What
Mediterranean Dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)Observer
pthirschfieldDescription
The fish was approx 2 metres in length and found in approx 2 metres of depth: https://www.youtube.com/embed/A1_6F2Z4abU
Apparently this is only the 3rd reported sighting in Port Phillip Bay in 109 years: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Trachipterus+trachypterus
