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

A hairy crab underwater

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Small Decorator Crab

Notomithrax minor

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Smooth Hammerhead

Sphyrna zygaena

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Smooth Shore Crab

Cyclograpsus audouinii

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Smooth Stingray

Bathytoshia brevicaudata

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Smooth Toadfish

Tetractenos glaber

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Snakeskin Chiton

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Chrysophrys auratus

A reddish and white shrimp on a rock

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Snapping Shrimp

Athanas granti

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Sphyraena novaehollandiae

A red and blue Soldier Crab standing on sand next to a hole it dug out of

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Mictyris platycheles

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Solid Air Breather

Phallomedusa solida

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Sordid Moon Snail

Conuber sordidum

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Southern Biscuit Star

Tosia australis

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Southern Blue-Ringed Octopus

Hapalochlaena maculosa

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Southern Bluespotted Flathead

Platycephalus speculator

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Southern Calamari

Sepioteuthis australis

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Thin white bivalve shells laying on sand

Limaria imitans

Limaria imitans a marine bivalve species washed up along Tomahawk Beach

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

Hermit crab in a shell underwater

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

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