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Blackeye Goby: The Drifting Guard Posts of the Kelp Bed
Pale, black-eyed and hovering nose-down over the reef: how to find, identify and read the blackeye goby, one of the kelp forest's most telling fish.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
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Encyclopedia8 min read
China Rockfish: The Yellow-Spotted Night Watchman
The China rockfish is a small, blue-black, yellow-speckled reef fish that rarely leaves its crevice. Biology, identification, habits and conservation.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Encyclopedia8 min read
Red Octopus: The Patchwork Hunter of the Kelp Forest Night
Red octopus dens stitch a kelp reef together: midden maps, den real estate, Jervis Bay octopus cities and the reef's patchwork of night hunters.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Encyclopedia9 min read
Eccentric Sand Dollars: The Living Coins on the Kelp Forest Floor
Eccentric sand dollars crowd the sand beside Pacific kelp forests by the thousand — standing on edge to filter the water. Their biology, beds and neighbours.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Encyclopedia8 min read
Speckled Sanddab: The Palm-Sized Flatfish of the Kelp Margin
Meet the speckled sanddab (Citharichthys stigmaeus): a palm-sized flatfish that vanishes into sand, feeds the whole kelp coast, and signals bottom health.
Tom Okafor ·