Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
Understanding, enjoying and caring for our oceans
I have posted some photos of Western Cleaner Clingfish, Cochleoceps bicolor on iNaturalist. As stated on iNaturalist, this first image shows two Western Cleaner Clingfish on this adult Magpie Perch:…
David Muirhead took some phone photos at Second Valley before a BSAC dive there this month. As for the dive itself, David says that the viz was poor on entry…
There have been reports of two different dragonet sightings of interest lately. One of them concerns the Orange and Black Dragonet, Dactylopus kuiteri. This was discussed in an Australasian Fishes…
Pilchards were found washing up at Seacliff (near Kingston Park) on 10th February 2026. It was described as an ‘isolated incident’. Very little else (fish kill) was washing up at…
I observed this Dusky Morwong, Dactylophora nigricans, at Edithburgh jetty back in January 2025: – I posted images of the fish on iNaturalist along with the following comments: – “In…
One of our members keeps us updated about his local coastal conditions, especially details regarding the algal bloom and its effect on health and marine life: – I am now…
The late Sascha Schulz posted these photos of Eastern Cleaner Clingfish, Cochleoceps orientalis on iNaturalist back in mid-2018: – It was sighted at Rock Islet, near Cronulla, NSW. Several other…
(By David Muirhead) I have just had a nice dive with 2 BSAC buddies at Second Valley. It was the usual entry and exit via the jetty steps, followed by…
Crab.e.cam recently posted on Facebook, “How many species can you see? What are they doing? You’ll see Magpie Perch, Sweep, Zebrafish, Moonlighter, and Old Wives. There were also drummer cropped…
David Muirhead photographed this Banded Seaperch, Hypoplectrodes nigroruber with a blackened head at Port Stanvac on 26th December 2025. He posted the photo on iNaturalist, along with these comments about…