With autumn finally making an appearance it is timely to have a look back over the summer that was. Thanks to all of those keen eyes and some extremely talented photographers out there the number of observations captured by the project has reached 2071, representing at least 366 species. The summer saw observations of big nests of rock lobster and big schools of large blue moki mooching over the reefs, and well as swimming flatworms and baby reef squid.
Some of my favourites were:
Orange clinid (Ericentrus rubrus), a common but seldom noticed live-bearing fish - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/24916363
Triangle Crab Eurynolambrus australis - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22741981
Cyclosalpa affinis - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22211421
Mitrocoma cellularia - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22133451
The tiny saccoglossan sea slugs:
Oxynoe viridis - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22058362
Sacoproteus smaragdinus - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22058461
The rare nudibranch Tritonia flemingi - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19978376
The tiny box jellyfish Carybdea sivickisi taking a rest on a bed of Ulva - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19872914
Pin cushion sea star (Eurygonias hylacanthus) - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19751818
A big conger (Conger verreauxi) covered with scars from octopus suckers - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19626070
Tiny red sea cucumber Squamocnus brevidentis - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?page=3&place_id=any&project_id=taputeranga-marine-reserve&verifiable=any and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19421876
The mystery critter photographed in Owhiro Bay by @Wild_Wind in January - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19422554
The siphonophore Abylopsis eschscholtzi - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19098458
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