Species Guide — Marine Life

Marine
Life

The species that can be found in our waterways and the sea

Marine Life

409 species documented

Filter All Fish Crabs & Allies Sponges & Seaweeds Sharks & Rays Whales & Dolphins Octopus & Squid Sea Stars Jelly fish Shellfish Other

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Rainbow Kelp Shell

Phasianotrochus irisodontes

Red Australian Map shape with the word introduced over it

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Rayed Keyhole Limpet

Amblychilepas javanicensis

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Acrosorium ciliolatum

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Haloplegma preissii

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Thuretia quercifolia

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Sonderophycus capensis

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Botryocladia sonderi

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Red Mouthed Dove-Shell

Pseudamycla miltostoma

A brownish crab being held in a hand looking at the carapace

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Guinusia chabrus

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Red Sausage Weed

Chrysymenia brownii

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Metagoniolithon radiatum

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Red-Striped Anemone

Epiactis australiensis

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Ribbed Buccinum Whelk

Cominella eburnea

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Richardson's Snapping Shrimp

Alpheus richardsoni

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Hermit crab in a shell underwater

A small hermit crab species this guy is under 10mm in size

Thin white bivalve shells laying on sand

Limaria imitans

Limaria imitans a marine bivalve species washed up along Tomahawk Beach

A small brown and white crab underwater

Three-Pronged Spider Crab Halicarcinus ovatus

This one is about 8mm in size <br><br> #tasmania #tasmaniaparks #marinebiology #discovertasmania #visitnorthtas #instatasmania #seetasmania #tomahawk #lutruwita #dorsettasmania #northeasttasmania #visitnortheasttasmania

A marine flatworm on a rock underwater

Carpet Flatworm (Thysanozoon brocchii)

Carpet Flatworm (Thysanozoon brocchii) <br><br> https://tomahawk.org.au/flora-fauna/view-species/thysanozoon-brocchii