18 October 2026

Urolophus cruciatus - Banded stingaree

Urolophus cruciatus  (Lacepède, 1804)

Banded stingaree

Primrose Sands bay - east, Waters Edge, 2b Linden road, Tasmania, 26-1-2019. Specimen A.

Primrose Sands bay - east, Waters Edge, 2b Linden road, Tasmania, 26-1-2019. Specimen A.

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, 22-1-2019. Specimen B.

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, 22-1-2019. Specimen B.

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, 22-1-2019. Specimen B.

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, 22-1-2019. Specimen B.

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, 22-1-2019. Specimen B.

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, 24-1-2019.

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, 29-1-2019. Specimen C.

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, 29-1-2019. Specimen C.

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, 24-1-2019. With Notolabrus tetricus (Bluethroat wrasse).


17 October 2026

Sphyrna zygaena - Smooth hammerhead - Gladde hamerhaai

Sphyrna zygaena   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Smooth hammerhead - Gladde hamerhaai 


All photos of a specimen washed ashore along the coastal road at Miranda, New Zealand, 15-2-2009. No obvious wounds were seen. Unfortunately I could not take it with me. 










13 October 2026

Anthothoe albocincta - White striped anemone - Witgestreepte anemoon

Anthothoe albocincta  (Hutton, 1879)

White striped anemone - Witgestreepte anemoon

Nugget Point, New Zealand, 7-2-2005. In vitro photo of anemones from my aquarium, 11-3-2022. 

Nugget Point, New Zealand, 7-2-2005. In vitro photo of anemone from my aquarium, 31-8-2018.

Nugget Point, New Zealand, 7-2-2005. In vitro photo of anemones from my aquarium, 6-7-2016.

Nugget Point, New Zealand, 7-2-2005. In vitro photo of anemone from my aquarium, 6-7-2007.

Nugget Point, New Zealand, 7-2-2005. In vitro photo of anemones from my aquarium, 31-8-2018.

Nugget Point, New Zealand, 7-2-2005. In vitro photo of anemones from my aquarium, 4-1-2021.

Nugget Point, New Zealand, 7-2-2005. In vitro photo of anemones from my aquarium, detail of previous photo, 4-1-2021.

The Black Rocks, Bland Bay, New Zealand, 26-2-2009.

The Black Rocks, Bland Bay, New Zealand, 26-2-2009.

The Black Rocks, Bland Bay, New Zealand, 26-2-2009.

Nugget Point, New Zealand, 7-2-2005. In vitro photo of anemone from my aquarium, 20-8-2021.

Nugget Point, New Zealand, 7-2-2005. In vitro photo of anemone from my aquarium, 29-4-2016.

Nugget Point, New Zealand, 7-2-2005. In vitro photo of anemone from my aquarium, 21-10-2015

Nugget Point, New Zealand, 7-2-2005. In vitro photo of anemones from my aquarium, 25-6-2006: 22:26.

Nugget Point, New Zealand, 7-2-2005. In vitro photo of anemones from my aquarium, 26-6-2006: 21:06.

12 October 2026

Pseudactinia varia - Small plum anemone

Pseudactinia varia  Carlgren, 1938

Small plum anemone

The A Frame, Simon's Town, South Africa, 24-1-2013.

The A Frame, Simon's Town, South Africa, 21-1-2013.

Miller's Point, False Bay, South Africa, 6-12-2006. Specimens A.

Miller's Point, False Bay, South Africa, 6-12-2006. Specimens A.

Miller's Point, False Bay, South Africa, 6-12-2006. In vitro photo of anemone in my aquarium originating from specimens A, 3-4-2021.

Miller's Point, False Bay, South Africa, 6-12-2006. In vitro photo of anemone in my aquarium originating from specimens A, 26-2-2007.

Miller's Point, False Bay, South Africa, 6-12-2006. In vitro photo of anemones in my aquarium originating from specimens A, 31-3-2023.

Miller's Point, False Bay, South Africa, 6-12-2006. In vitro photo of anemones in my aquarium originating from specimens A, 15-12-2020.

Miller's Point, False Bay, South Africa, 6-12-2006. In vitro photo of anemones in my aquarium originating from specimens A, 11-12-2020.

Miller's Point, False Bay, South Africa, 6-12-2006. In vitro photo of anemones in my aquarium originating from specimens A, 15-12-2020.

Pseudactinia flagellifera - False plum anemone

Pseudactinia flagellifera   (Drayton in Dana, 1846)

False plum anemone 

The A Frame, Simon's Town, South Africa, 21-1-2013.

The A Frame, Simon's Town, South Africa, 24-1-2013. Specimen A.

The A Frame, Simon's Town, South Africa, 24-1-2013. Specimen A.

Miller's Point, False Bay, South Africa, 10-12-2006.

The A Frame, Simon's Town, South Africa, 24-1-2013.

The A Frame, Simon's Town, South Africa, 24-1-2013.

The A Frame, Simon's Town, South Africa, 25-1-2013. 

The A Frame, Simon's Town, South Africa, 25-1-2013. Specimen B.

The A Frame, Simon's Town, South Africa, 25-1-2013. Specimen B.