Species Guide — Marine Life

Marine
Life

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

Marine Life

423 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

Red Sausage Weed

Chrysymenia brownii

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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

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Richardson's Snapping Shrimp

Alpheus richardsoni

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

River Blackfish

Gadopsis marmoratus

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Aplodactylus lophodon

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Platycephalus laevigatus

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Genypterus tigerinus

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Rock-Pool Shrimp

Palaemon serenus

A pink sponge on a rock underwater

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Image of Tasmania map with the words No Conservation Status

Dendrilla rosea

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Rosette Barnacle

Tetraclitella purpurascens

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Rough Leatherjacket

Scobinichthys granulatus

Crab underwater

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Image of Tasmania map with the words No Conservation Status

Rough Rock Crab

Nectocarcinus integrifrons

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Round Wedge Shell

Atactodea cuneata

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Hermit crab in a shell underwater

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

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

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

Thin white bivalve shells laying on sand

Limaria imitans

Limaria imitans a marine bivalve species washed up along Tomahawk Beach