Species
Ngā Mea Moana
Species Gallery
33 species · Kāwaroa Reef · iNaturalist + TRC data · Te Reo Māori names
KAI — TRC Kaimoana MonitoredINT — Introduced SpeciesC — Count% — % Cover
KAIPāua
Haliotis iris
L/SC
KAIKina
Sea Urchin
Evechinus chloroticus
L/SC
KAIKōura
Rock Lobster
Jasus edwardsii
L/SC
KAIKūtai / Kuku
Green-lipped Mussel
Perna canaliculus
M/L%
Pūpū
Cat's Eye
Turbo smaragdus
M/LC
Ngākihi
Limpet
Cellana spp.
H/MC
Black Top Shell
Melagraphia aethiops
H/MC
Whelk
Cominella spp.
M/LC
Kāeo
Snakeskin Chiton
Sypharochiton pelliserpentis
H/MC
Periwinkle
Austrolittorina spp.
H/SpC
Columnar Barnacle
Chamaesipho columna
H/M%
Surf Barnacle
Chamaesipho brunnea
H%
Pāpaka
Shore Crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi
H/MC
Pāpaka
Hermit Crab
Pagurus spp.
M/LC
Rock Pool Shrimp
Palaemon affinis
L/SC
Pātangaroa
Cushion Star
Patiriella regularis
L/SC
Waratah Anemone
Actinia tenebrosa
M/LC
INTOrange-tipped Sea Squirt
Corella eumyota
L/S%
Blue Tube Worm
Salmacina spp.
L/S%
Coralline Algae
Corallina spp.
L/S%
Neptune's Necklace
Hormosira banksii
M/L%
Karengo (similar)
Sea Lettuce
Ulva lactuca
H/M%
Rimurapa
Ecklonia Kelp
Ecklonia radiata
S%
Bladder Kelp
Carpophyllum spp.
L/S%
Red Alga
Gelidium spp.
L/S%
Tātarakihi
Common Triplefin
Forsterygion lapillum
L/SC
Tātarakihi
Robust Triplefin
Forsterygion gymnotum
L/SC
Olive Rockfish
Acanthoclinus fuscus
L/SC
Mottled Twister
Bellapiscis lesleyae
L/SC
Tōrea
Variable Oystercatcher
Haematopus unicolor
AllC
Matuku Moana
Pacific Reef Heron
Egretta sacra
AllC
Kōtare
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
AllC
Karoro
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
AllC