https://fockfish.com/2024/05/14/pebble-crab-leucisca-squalina/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/comp_leucisca-squalina_port-edward_2022.jpgComp_Leucisca squalina_Port Edward_2022Above and underside views of Leucisca squalina taken using a Leica microscope. Port Edwrd, KwaZulu-Natal (2022).2025-11-16T12:11:21+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/02/18/small-goose-barnacle-lepas-pectinata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/lepas-pectinata_port-alfred_2024.jpgLepas pectinata_Port Alfred_2024Colony of small goose barnacles attached to a ram's horn shell washed up on the beach. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-11-16T11:00:12+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/11/16/rams-horn-shell-spirula-spirula/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/spirula-spirula_port-alfred_2024.jpgSpirula spirula_Port Alfred_2024Stranded ram's horn shell covered in small goose barnacles. Found on the beach in Port Alfred (Eastern Cape, South Africa), 2024.2025-11-16T10:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/11/11/grey-headed-gull-chroicocephalus-cirrocephalus/2025-11-16T07:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/12/10/ribbed-false-limpet-siphonaria-concinna/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/siphonaria-concinna_port-alfred_2024_3-1.jpgSiphonaria concinna_Port Alfred_2024_3Juvenile ribbed-false limpet surrounded by southern periwinkles. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/siphonaria-eggs_old-womans-river_2021_1.jpgSiphonaria (eggs)_Old Woman's River_2021_1Siphonariid egg masses in a shallow rock pool. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/siphonaria-concinna_port-alfred_2024_3.jpgSiphonaria concinna_Port Alfred_2024_3Juvenile ribbed false-limpet in a rock crevice, showing its attractive iridescent blue-green flecks. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/siphonaria-concinna_port-alfred_2024_2.jpgSiphonaria concinna_Port Alfred_2024_2Juvenile ribbed false-limpet in its home-scar on an exposed rock. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-08-18T15:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/04/03/yellow-banded-hermit-crab-clibanarius-virescens/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/clibanarius-virescens_port-alfred_2024_2.jpgClibanarius virescens_Port Alfred_2024_2Details of the yellow bands on the legs and the yellow nippers. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/clibanarius-virescens_port-st-johns_2021_1.jpgClibanarius virescens_Port St Johns_2021_1Yellow-banded hermit crab inhabiting a crowned turban shell (Turbo coronatus) and cruising at the bottom of a rock pool covered with algae. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/clibanarius-virescens_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgClibanarius virescens_Port Alfred_2024_1Specimen of yellow-banded hermit crab peaking out of a scaly dogwhelk (Nucella squamosa) shell and trying to flip himself. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-08-02T15:16:38+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/08/02/southern-rock-agama-agama-atra/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/agama-atra_baviaanskloopf_2020_1.jpgAgama atra_Baviaanskloopf_2020_1Southern rock agama chilling on a rock along a hiking trail. Baviaanskloopf, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2020).2025-08-02T06:14:08+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/07/14/manapany-day-gecko-phelsuma-inexpectata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/phelsuma-inexpectata_manapany_2025_1.jpgPhelsuma inexpectata_Manapany_2025_1Who is hiding here ? Manapany day gecko in its favourite habitat, the common screwpine. Manapany-Les-Bains, Reunion Island (2025).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/phelsuma-inexpectata_manapany_2025_9.jpgPhelsuma inexpectata_Manapany_2025_9Details of the head pattern of the Manapany day gecko. Manapany-Les-Bains, Reunion Island (2025).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/phelsuma-inexpectata_manapany_2025_5.jpgPhelsuma inexpectata_Manapany_2025_5Reunion Island day gecko taking a sunbath on a common screwpine. Manapany-Les-Bains, Reunion Island (2025).2025-07-14T10:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/map-from-travels-in-the-interior-of-south-africa-comprising-fifteen-years-hunting-9b73ea-1024.jpgmap-from-travels-in-the-interior-of-south-africa-comprising-fifteen-years-hunting-9b73ea-1024Map of South Africa.https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/map-from-crags-and-craters-rambles-in-the-island-of-reunion-with-illustrations-1f61fc-1024-e1752484689391.jpgmap-from-crags-and-craters-rambles-in-the-island-of-reunion-with-illustrations-1f61fc-1024Carte de La Réunion.https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cover_terrestrial-life.pngCover_Terrestrial Lifehttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cover_freshwater-life.pngCover_Freshwater Lifehttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cover_coastal-marine-life.pngCover_Coastal & Marine Lifehttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cover_coastal-marine-life.jpgCover_Coastal & Marine Lifehttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/marine_porifera_sponges.jpgMarine_Porifera_Sponges2025-07-14T09:32:44+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2025/07/13/banded-goby-caffrogobius-caffer/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/caffrogobius-caffer_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgCaffrogobius caffer_Port Alfred_2024_1Dorsal view of a banded goby in a rockpool. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).2025-07-13T14:28:57+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/07/13/spear-thistle-cirsium-vulgare-2/2025-07-13T12:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/07/13/painted-lady-vanessa-cardui/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cynthia-cardui_bathurst_2024_2.jpgCynthia cardui_Bathurst_2024_2Painted Lady feeding on a nodding thistle on the farm. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cynthia-cardui_bathurst_2024_1.jpgCynthia cardui_Bathurst_2024_1Painted Lady feeding on a nodding thistle on the farm. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cynthia-cardui_bathurst_2024_3.jpgCynthia cardui_Bathurst_2024_3Painted Lady feeding on a nodding thistle on the farm. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).2025-07-13T11:46:56+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/01/nodding-thistle-carduus-nutans/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/carduus-nutans_bathurst_2024_2.jpgCarduus nutans_Bathurst_2024_2Pollinators, such as flies and bees, seem to enjoy the nodding thistle. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-07-13T10:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/07/13/african-sacred-ibis-threskiornis-aethiopicus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/threskiornis-aethiopicus_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgThreskiornis aethiopicus_Port Alfred_2024_1African sacred ibis visiting a dam on the farm. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).2025-07-13T10:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/26/cape-weaver-ploceus-capensis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ploceus-capensis_bathurst_2024_3.jpgPloceus capensis_Bathurst_2024_3Weavers roost in multiple trees around the farm house. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ploceus-capensis_bathurst_2024_1.jpgPloceus capensis_Bathurst_2024_1Male Cape weaver gathering fibrous material in a tree. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ploceus-capensis_bathurst_2024_2.jpgPloceus capensis_Bathurst_2024_2Male Cape weaver working on a brand new nest. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).2025-07-13T07:15:42+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/01/16/goose-barnacle-lepas-anserifera/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/psm_the-goose-tree.jpgPSM_The Goose TreeThe Goose Tree. Anonymous (Popular Science Monthly 4, March 1874).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lepas-anserifera_port-alfred_2024_5.jpgLepas anserifera_Port Alfred_2024_5Colony of goose barnacles attached to the sole of a shoe, in a pile of trash washed ashore. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lepas-anserifera_port-alfred_2024_4.jpgLepas anserifera_Port Alfred_2024_4Colony of small goose barnacles attached to a glass jar washed ashore. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lepas-anserifera_port-alfred_2024_3.jpgLepas anserifera_Port Alfred_2024_3Colony of small goose barnacles on a coconut husk washed ashore. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lepas-anserifera_port-alfred_2024_2.jpgLepas anserifera_Port Alfred_2024_2Colony of goose barnacles at different life stages attached to the sole of a shoe washed ashore. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lepas-anserifera_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgLepas anserifera_Port Alfred_2024_1Close-up of goose barnacles attached on the sole of a shoe washed ashore. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-07-01T15:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/06/28/cape-glossy-starling-lamprotornis-nitens/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/lamprotornis-nitens_bathurst_2024_1a.jpgLamprotornis nitens_Bathurst_2024_1aCape glossy starling perched on the rails of a cattle kraal. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).2025-06-28T13:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/07/17/indopacific-man-of-war-physalia-utriculus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/physalia-utriculus_port-alfred_2024_2.jpgPhysalia utriculus_Port Alfred_2024_2Indo-Pacific man-o'-war (Physalia utriculus) found washed on the beach after a storm. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/physalia-utriculus_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgPhysalia utriculus_Port Alfred_2024_1Indo-Pacific man-o'-war (Physalia utriculus) found washed on the beach after a storm. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/church_2025_physalia_id-criteria.pngCHURCH_2025_Physalia_ID criteriaIdentification criteria for adult specimens of each described species of Physalia (Figure S4 in Church et al., 2025).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/church_2025_physalia_distribution.pngCHURCH_2025_Physalia_distributionSpecific morphologies of Physalia species as determined from iNaturalist observations, with (a) diagram, (b) representative photos, (c) distributional ranges of positively identified iNaturalist observations, and (d) genomic cluster assigned to each morphology (Figure 3 in Church et al., 2025).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/physalia-physalis_cape-agulhas_2020_2.jpgPhysalia physalis_Cape Agulhas_2020_2Bluebottle washed ashore. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/physalia-physalis_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgPhysalia physalis_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Bluebottle washed on the rocks. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).2025-06-28T13:16:34+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/06/22/purple-predatory-chafer-campsiura-cognata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/campsiura-cognata_bathurst_2024_4.jpgCampsiura cognata_Bathurst_2024_4Details of the yellow pattern on the side of the purple predatory chafer. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/campsiura-cognata_bathurst_2024_1.jpgCampsiura cognata_Bathurst_2024_1Upside down purple predatory chafer covered with ants on a small tree in front of the farm house. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/campsiura-cognata_p6-f3_westwood_1874.jpgCampsiura cognata_P6-F3_Westwood_1874https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/campsiura-cognata_bathurst_2024_2.jpgCampsiura cognata_Bathurst_2024_2Purple predatory chafer on a small tree in front of the farm house. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-06-25T14:38:57+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/06/22/spotted-sea-hare-aplysia-oculifera/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/aplysia-oculifera_unknown_2021_1.jpgAplysia oculifera_Unknown_2021_1Spotted sea hare oozing purplish ink at the bottom of a rock pool. Eastern Cape, South Africa (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/aplysia-oculifera_unknown_2021_2.jpgAplysia oculifera_Unknown_2021_2Spotted sea hare oozing purplish chemical deterrent ink in a rock pool. Eastern Cape, South Africa (2021).2025-06-22T12:24:59+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/10/23/crevice-anemone-anthopleura-michaelseni/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/anthopleura-michaelseni_unknown_2021_1-1.jpgAnthopleura michaelseni_Unknown_2021_1Details of the 'dark lines' in red running from the mouth to the tip of the tentacles. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/anthopleura-michaelseni_old-womans-river_2021_2.jpgAnthopleura michaelseni_Old Woman's River_2021_2Half-buried crevice anemone in a rock crack, surrounded by coralline algae. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/anthopleura-michaelseni_old-womans-river_2021_1.jpgAnthopleura michaelseni_Old Woman's River_2021_1Half-buried crevice anemone with red lines on brownish tentacles. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/anthopleura-michaelseni_old-womans-river_2021_3.jpgAnthopleura michaelseni_Old Woman's River_2021_3Close-up of a crevice anemone in a rock pool. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/anthopleura-michaelseni_hondeklipbaai_2020_1-1.jpgAnthopleura michaelseni_Hondeklipbaai_2020_1A crevice anemone stuck in a ... crevice. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).2025-06-21T08:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/10/16/scaly-dogwhelk-nucella-squamosa/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nucella-squamosa_unknown_2021_1.jpgNucella squamosa_Unknown_2021_1Front view of the ridged shell of Nucella squamosa. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nucella-squamosa_unknown_2021_2.jpgDetails of the operculum and the foot of the scaly dogwhelk. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).Details of the operculum and the foot of the scaly dogwhelk. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nucella-squamosa_doringbaai_2020_1.jpgNucella squamosa_Doringbaai_2020_1Eroded scaly dogwhelk with a little marine springtail walking on it. Doringbaai, Western Cape (2020).2025-06-15T08:38:40+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/10/09/mediterranean-mussel-mytilus-galloprovincialis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mytilus-galloprovincialis_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgBlue mussel bed covered in sand after a storm. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).Blue mussel bed covered in sand after a storm. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mytgal_yzerfontein_2020_1-1.jpgMYTGAL_Yzerfontein_2020_1Mediterranean mussel bed on a boulder. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mytgal_hondeklipbaai_2020_1.jpgMYTGAL_Hondeklipbaai_2020_1Mediterranean mussel bed surrounding a boulder. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mytgal_yzerfontein_2020_2-1.jpgMYTGAL_Yzerfontein_2020_2Mediterranean mussel bed surrounded by algae of all sorts. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020).2025-06-15T05:43:27+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/06/12/fork-tailed-drongo-dicrurus-adsimilis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/dicrurus-adsimilis_bathurst_2024_1.jpgAfrican drongo hanging out on a tree branch, close to the farm house. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).African drongo hanging out on a tree branch, close to the farm house. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/dicrurus-adsimilis_bathurst_2024_2.jpgAfrican drongo hanging on a tree branch, close to the farm house. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).African drongo hanging on a tree branch, close to the farm house. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-06-12T15:14:47+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/terrestrial/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/terrestrial_aves_birds.jpgTerrestrial_Aves_Birdshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/terrestrial_coleoptera_beetles.jpgTerrestrial_Coleoptera_Beetleshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/terrestrial_squamata_lizards.jpgTerrestrial_Squamata_Lizardshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/terrestrial_cycadales_cycads.jpgTerrestrial_Cycadales_Cycadshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/terrestrial_lepidoptera_moths-butterflies.jpgTerrestrial_Lepidoptera_Moths & Butterflies2025-06-12T14:49:48+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2024/10/28/greater-striped-swallow-cecropis-cucullata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cecropis-cucullata_graaf-reinett_2021_1.jpgCecropis cucullata_Graaf-Reinett_2021_1Greater striped swallow with its white ear coverts and diffuse streaking on the underparts. Valley of Desolation, Graaf-Reinett, Eastern Cape (2021).2025-06-12T14:47:50+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/01/lesser-striped-swallow-cecropis-abyssinica/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cecropis-abyssinica_bathurst_2024_6.jpgCecropis abyssinica_Bathurst_2024_6Close-up of a lesser striped swallow, with details of its bold streaking on the underparts, and the orange ear coverts. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cecropis-abyssinica_bathurst_2024_3.jpgCecropis abyssinica_Bathurst_2024_3Couple of lesser striped swallows (male on the left, female on the right) in the process of building a nest on my stoep. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-06-12T14:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/terrestrial/land-birds/2025-06-12T14:46:33+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/birds/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/marine_spheniscidae_penguins.jpgMarine_Spheniscidae_Penguinshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/marine_phalacrocoracidae-sulidae_cormorants-gannets.jpgMarine_Phalacrocoracidae & Sulidae_Cormorants & Gannetshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_laridae-haematopodidae_gulls-oystercatchers.jpgMarine_Laridae & Haematopodidae_Gulls & Oystercatchers2025-06-12T14:41:05+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2023/09/07/ducks-foot-limpet-scutellastra-longicosta/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/scutellastra-longicosta_port-alfred_2023_1.jpgScutellastra longicosta_Port Alfred_2023_1Duck's foot limpet covered by Ralfsia and defending its garden. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/scutellastra-longicosta_mosselbaai_2022_2.jpgScutellastra longicosta_Mosselbaai_2022_2Small limpet in its algal garden. Mosselbaai, Western Cape (2022).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/scutellastra-longicosta_mosselbaai_2022_1.jpgScutellastra longicosta_Mosselbaai_2022_1Small limpet in a rock pool, cutting paths in its little algal garden. Mosselbaai, Western Cape (2022).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/scutellastra-longicosta_fishhoek_2020_3.jpgScutellastra longicosta_Fishhoek_2020_3Eroded limpet covered by encrusting coralline algae in a rock pool. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/scutellastra-longicosta_fishhoek_2020_2-1.jpgScutellastra longicosta_Fishhoek_2020_2Limpet covered in black alga in its garden. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020). https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/scutellastra-longicosta_fishhoek_2020_1-1.jpgScutellastra longicosta_Fishhoek_2020_1Two adult limpets surrounded by their algal garden. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).2025-06-11T15:25:47+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/bristle-worms/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/marine_errantia_mobile-worms.jpgMarine_Errantia_Mobile wormshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_sedentaria_sedentary-worms.jpgMarine_Sedentaria_Sedentary worms2025-06-09T10:24:03+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/bristle-worms/wandering-worms/2025-06-09T10:23:49+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2025/06/09/natal-scale-worm-lepidonotus-durbanensis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/lepidonotus-durbanensis_unknown_2021_2.jpgClose-up of the low spherical tubercles on the 'elytra' of the Natal scale-worm. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).Close-up of the low spherical tubercles on the 'elytra' of the Natal scale-worm. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/lepidonotus-durbanensis_unknown_2021_1.jpgNatal scale-worm cruising on the underside of a rock on the rocky shores. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).Natal scale-worm cruising on the underside of a rock on the rocky shores. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).2025-06-09T10:13:53+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/06/09/warrior-acraea-tildia-acara/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/acreaea-acara-subsp.-acara_grahamstown_2018_1.jpgMale Warrior Acraea emerging from its caterpillar, on a potted plant in the front garden. Grahamstown, Eastern Cape (2018).Male Warrior Acraea emerging from its caterpillar, on a potted plant in the front garden. Grahamstown, Eastern Cape (2018).2025-06-09T09:10:46+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/terrestrial/moths-butterflies/2025-06-09T08:07:03+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2023/10/01/shore-crab-cyclograpsus-punctatus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cyclograpsus-punctatus_jacobsbaai_2020_2.jpgCyclograpsus punctatus_Jacobsbaai_2020_2Details of the smooth, convex carapace sides and the single low tooth outside the eye socket. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).2025-06-02T14:29:33+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/10/07/granular-limpet-scutellastra-granularis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/scugra_fishhoek_2020_1.jpgSCUGRA_Fishhoek_2020_1Eroded limpet revealing the brown cap, fouled by a volcano barnacle and encrusting algae. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/scugra_yzerfontein_2020_1.jpgSCUGRA_Yzerfontein_2020_1Details of the brown cap revealed by erosion. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/scugra_doringbaai_2020_1.jpgSCUGRA_Doringbaai_2020_1Eroded limpets waiting for the incoming tide with their 'tentacles' out. Doringbaai, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/scugra_jacobsbaai_2020_2.jpgSCUGRA_Jacobsbaai_2020_2An eroded limpet next to a younger limpet with its 'tentacles' out. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/scugra_jacobsbaai_2020_1.jpgSCUGRA_Jacobsbaai_2020_1Granular limpets are often found in aggregations on vertical rock surfaces. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/scugra_hondeklipbaai_2020_1.jpgSCUGRA_Hondeklipbaai_2020_1Details of the white granules on the limpet's ribs. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).2025-05-19T15:05:28+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/05/04/lightning-seaweed-oerstedtia-scalaris/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/oerstedtia-scalaris_unknown_2021_1.jpgOerstedtia scalaris_Unknown_2021_1Specimen of 'lightning seaweed' on the rocky shores at low tide. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).2025-05-04T06:01:23+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/05/01/reunion-stonechat-saxicoles-tectes/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/saxicola-tectes_maido_run_2025_1c.jpgSaxicola tectes_Maido_RUN_2025_1cProbably a female 'tec-tec' with the grayish head and cream brow. Maïdo, Saint-Paul, La Réunion (2025).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/saxicola-tectes_maido_run_2025_2.jpgSaxicola tectes_Maido_RUN_2025_2The Thinker, or a 'tec-tec' potentially searching for food. Maïdo, Saint-Paul, La Réunion (2025).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/saxicola-tectes_maido_run_2025_4.jpgSaxicola tectes_Maido_RUN_2025_4Fluffy 'tec-tec' showing off on a branch. Maïdo, Saint-Paul, La Réunion (2025).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/saxicola-tectes_maido_run_2025_3.jpgSaxicola tectes_Maido_RUN_2025_3Curious 'tec-tec' hanging onto a branch. Maïdo, Saint-Paul, La Réunion (2025).2025-05-01T09:28:02+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/10/07/dwarf-cushion-star-parvulastra-exigua/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/parvulastra-exigua-live-images-a-e-confocal-microscope-sections-f-i-including_w640.jpgparvulastra-exigua-live-images-a-e-confocal-microscope-sections-f-i-including_w640https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/parexi_port-alfred_2021_1.jpgPAREXI_Port Alfred_2021_1Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/parexi_cape-agulhas_2020_2.jpgPAREXI_Cape Agulhas_2020_2Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/parexi_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgPAREXI_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/parexi_hermanus_2020_x.jpgPAREXI_Hermanus_2020_xHermanus, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/parexi_jacobsbaai_2020_x.jpgPAREXI_Jacobsbaai_2020_xJacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/parexi_kidds-beach_2018_1.jpgPAREXI_Kidds Beach_2018_1Mottled color morph (blue and purple color pattern) at the bottom of a rock pool. Kidds Beach, Eastern Cape (2018).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/parexi_port-alfred_2020_1.jpgPAREXI_Port Alfred_2020_1Dark starfish with white stripes on its arms. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/parexi_fishhoek_2020_3.jpgPAREXI_Fishhoek_2020_3Perfectly square specimen with only four arms, next to a normal specimen. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/parexi_fishhoek_2020_2.jpgPAREXI_Fishhoek_2020_2Details of the dorsal surface made up of tile-like plates, with clusters of tiny knob-like spines. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).2025-05-01T07:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/11/08/spiny-starfish-marthasterias-africana/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/marthasterias-africana_unknown_2021_3.jpgMarthasterias africana_Unknown_2021_3Details of the tubefeet on the underside of the spiny starfish. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/marthasterias-africana_unknown_2021_2.jpgMarthasterias africana_Unknown_2021_2Details of a growing arm on an injured spiny starfish. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/marthasterias-africana_unknown_2021_1.jpgMarthasterias africana_Unknown_2021_1Details of the spine arrangement on the African spiny starfish. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/marthasterias-africana_port-alfred_2023_7.jpgMarthasterias africana_Port Alfred_2023_7Spiny starfish with its extruded stomach, digesting a Cape urchin (Parechinus angulosus). Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/marthasterias-africana_port-alfred_2023_x.jpgMarthasterias africana_Port Alfred_2023_xPort Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/marafr_wright_2013_figure-1.jpgMARAFR_WRIGHT_2013_Figure 1Figure 1 (Wright, 2013). Photograph composite of the two identified morphological forms of the South African Marthasterias group: forma rarispina (Fisher, 1940) with three distinct rows of spines on the cranial, superomarginal and inferomarginal plates and forma africana (Clark, 1974) with spines found on the cranial, superomarginal and inferomarginal plates as well as randomly distributed in-between.https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/marthasterias-africana_port-alfred_2023_2.jpgMarthasterias africana_Port Alfred_2023_2Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/marthasterias-africana_port-alfred_2023_1.jpgMarthasterias africana_Port Alfred_2023_1Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/marthasterias-africana_port-alfred_2023_4.jpgMarthasterias africana_Port Alfred_2023_4Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/marthasterias-africana_port-alfred_2023_5.jpgMarthasterias africana_Port Alfred_2023_5Close-up of the madreporite plate of a pale blue on dark blue spiny starfish. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).2025-04-30T15:57:36+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/04/27/columbus-crab-planes-minutus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/planes-minutus_port-alfred_2024_2.jpgPlanes minutus_Port Alfred_2024_2Mottle brown Columbus crab found washed ashore. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-04-27T11:52:17+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/marine_ascidiacea_sea-squirts.jpgMarine_Ascidiacea_Sea Squirtshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_mollusca_molluscs-lamp-shells.jpgMarine_Mollusca_Molluscs & Lamp Shellshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_arthropoda_arthropods.jpgMarine_Arthropoda_Arthropodshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_platyhelminthes_flatworms.jpgMarine_Platyhelminthes_Flatwormshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/marine_echinodermata_echinoderms.jpgMarine_Echinodermata_Echinodermshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/marine_cnidaria_anemones-others-1.jpgMarine_Cnidaria_Anemones & Othershttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/marine_polychaeta_bristle-worms.jpgMarine_Polychaeta_Bristle-wormshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/marine_aves_birds.jpgMarine_Aves_Birdshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/marine_algae-seaweeds.jpgMarine_Algae & Seaweeds2025-04-27T11:26:40+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/marinearthropods/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_malacostraca_crabs-others.jpgMarine_Malacostraca_Crabs & Othershttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_isopoda_isopods.jpgMarine_Isopoda_Isopodshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_cirripedia_barnacles.jpgMarine_Cirripedia_Barnacleshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_hexapoda_insects.jpgMarine_Hexapoda_Insects2025-04-27T11:25:55+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/marinearthropods/insects/2025-04-27T11:25:06+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/terrestrial/beetles/2025-04-27T11:21:42+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2024/09/02/yellow-billed-duck-anas-undulata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/anas-undulata_male-courtships.jpgAnas undulata_Male Courtshipshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/anas-undulata_the-walsingham-farm_2024.jpgAnas undulata_The Walsingham Farm_2024Couple of yellow-billed ducks synchronously swimming on a farm dam. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/anas-undulata_assegaai-trails_2020_2.jpgAnas undulata_Assegaai Trails_2020_2A group of ducks in flight, showing their green-blue speculum. Assegaai Trails, Eastern Cape (2020).2025-04-26T10:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/lizards/2025-04-22T16:49:00+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2025/04/22/spotted-sand-lizard-pedioplanis-lineoocellata-ssp-pulchella/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pedioplanis-lineoocellata-ssp.-pulchella_baviaanskloof_2020_2.jpgPedioplanis lineoocellata ssp. pulchella_Baviaanskloof_2020_2Details of the ocelli on the flanks of the spotted sand lizard. Bavianskloof, Eastern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pedioplanis-lineoocellata-ssp.-pulchella_baviaanskloof_2020_1.jpgPedioplanis lineoocellata ssp. pulchella_Baviaanskloof_2020_1Details of the head of the spotted sand lizard. Bavianskloof, Eastern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pedioplanis-lineoocellata-ssp.-pulchella_baviaanskloof_2020_3.jpgSpotted sand lizard in situ. Bavianskloof, Eastern Cape (2020).Spotted sand lizard in situ. Bavianskloof, Eastern Cape (2020).2025-04-22T16:47:54+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/publications/2025-03-11T11:51:47+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/birds/penguins/2025-03-10T14:14:58+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2025/03/10/african-penguin-spheniscus-demersus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/spheniscus-demersus_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgSpheniscus demersus_Port Alfred_2024_1Dead specimen of jackass penguin washed up on the beach. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-03-10T14:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/03/10/elephant-ear-gynandrocarpa-placenta/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/gynandrocarpa-placenta_unknown_2021_2.jpgGynandrocarpa placenta_Unknown_2021_2Decaying specimen of elephant ear washed ashore. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).2025-03-10T13:36:50+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/03/10/red-bait-pyura-stolonifera/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pyura-stolonifera_unknown_2021_1.jpgPyura stolonifera_Unknown_2021_1Detached red bait found on the rocky shores. Unknown location, South Africa (2021).2025-03-10T12:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/sea-squirts/2025-03-10T12:09:54+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2024/04/23/common-octopus-octopus-vulgaris/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/octopus-vulgaris_xxx_2021_2.jpgOctopus vulgaris_xxx_2021_2Common octopus hiding in a rock pool. Unknown location on the South African coastline (2021).2025-03-03T15:33:26+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/02/14/micragrotis-interstriata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/guide_cover_southern-african-moths-their-caterpillars.jpgGuide_Cover_Southern African Moths & Their Caterpillarshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/micragrotis-interstriata_diagram_macrolepidoptera-of-the-world.pngMicragrotis interstriata_Diagram_Macrolepidoptera of the WorldDiagram of <i>Micragrotis interstriata</i> in Macrolepidoptera of the World (Seitz, 1913). Modified by Alexia DIEVART (2025).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/micragrotis-interstriata_port-alfred_2025.jpgMicragrotis interstriata_Port Alfred_2025Shiny specimen of <i>Micragrotis interstriata</i>. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2025).2025-02-14T11:12:42+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/01/25/african-black-oystercatcher-haematopus-moquini/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/haematopus-moquini_owr_2018_2.jpgHaematopus moquini_OWR_2018_2A couple of African black oystercatchers treading amidst mussel beds and worm reefs. Old Woman’s River, Eastern Cape (2018).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/haematopus-moquini_owr_2018_1.jpgHaematopus moquini_OWR_2018_1A couple of African black oystercatcher on mussel beds and worm reefs. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2018).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/haematopus-moquini_kidds-beach_2018_1.jpgHaematopus moquini_Kidds Beach_2018_1Oystercatcher searching for food on the rocky shore. Kidds Beach, Eastern Cape (2018). 2025-02-14T10:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/02/11/lycus-poultoni/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/beetles_inaturalist_lycus-poulton-distribution.jpgBEETLES_iNaturalist_Lycus poulton distributionMap of <i>Lycus poultoni</i> distribution in South Africa. iNaturalist (2025).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/beetles_stamhuis_1993_lycus-poultoni-distribution.jpgBEETLES_Stamhuis_1993_Lycus poultoni distributionMap of <i>Lycus poultoni</i> distribution in southern Africa. Stamhuis (1993).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/beetles_stamhuis_1993_lycus-poultoni-diagram.jpgBEETLES_Stamhuis_1993_Lycus poultoni diagramDiagram of <i>Lycus poultoni</i> from Stamhuis (1993).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/lycus-poultoni_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgLycus poultoni_Port Alfred_2024_1Two specimens of <i>Lycus poultoni</i> on top of each other. You can see two pairs of antennae. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-02-11T11:36:53+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/19/painted-bug-bagrada-hilaris/2025-02-11T08:39:58+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/02/04/recurved-swallowtail-urapteroides-recurvata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/urapteroides-recurvata_port-alfred_2024_5.jpgUrapteroides recurvata_Port Alfred_2024_5Details of the scales on the recurved swallowtail. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/urapteroides-recurvata_port-alfred_2024_4.jpgUrapteroides recurvata_Port Alfred_2024_4Close-up of a specimen of recurved swallowtail. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-02-04T12:27:57+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/12/06/3mt-or-how-to-build-engagement-in-your-research/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/231206_3mt-thesis_fig_confusion-1.png231206_3MT Thesis_Fig_Confusionhttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/231206_3mt-thesis_fig_header.png231206_3MT Thesis_Fig_Headerhttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/231206_3mt-thesis_fig_emotional-research.png231206_3MT Thesis_Fig_Emotional Researchhttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/231206_3mt-thesis_fig_practical-research.png231206_3MT Thesis_Fig_Practical Researchhttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/231206_3mt-thesis_fig_human-research.png231206_3MT Thesis_Fig_Human Research2025-01-31T11:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/01/29/animal-crossing-roadkill-edition-%f0%9f%9a%97%f0%9f%a6%a1-12-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/250111_lsac13_animal-crossing_-roadkill-edition_thumbnail.png250111_LSAC13_Animal Crossing_ Roadkill Edition_Thumbnail2025-01-29T09:58:23+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2025/01/28/cape-gannet-morus-capensis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/morus-capensis_port-alfred_2024_4.jpgMorus capensis_Port Alfred_2024_4Details of the blue and black webbed feet characteristic of Cape gannets. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/morus-capensis_port-alfred_2024_3.jpgMorus capensis_Port Alfred_2024_3Details of the golden washed head and the blueish tinge of the Cape gannet skin. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/morus-capensis_port-alfred_2024_2.jpgMorus capensis_Port Alfred_2024_2A second dead Cape gannet encountered in the waves on the beach. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/morus-capensis_port-alfred_2024_1-1.jpgMorus capensis_Port Alfred_2024_1Dead Cape gannet washed ashore. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-01-28T11:01:23+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/birds/cormorants-herons-egrets/2025-01-28T11:00:32+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/terrestrial/cycads/2025-01-27T16:18:14+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2025/01/27/eastern-cape-giant-cycad-encephalartos-altensteinii/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/encephalartos-altensteinii_bathurst_2024_2.jpgEncephalartos altensteinii_Bathurst_2024_2Details of the cone of a Eastern Cape giant cycad specimen. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/encephalartos-altensteinii_bathurst_2024_1.jpgEncephalartos altensteinii_Bathurst_2024_1The Eastern Cape giant cycad is shaped like a palm tree. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-01-27T14:45:52+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/marinearthropods/cirripedia/2025-01-16T12:40:17+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2024/08/26/common-dogwhelk-nucella-dubia/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/nucella-dubia_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgNucella dubia_Port Alfred_2024_1Details of the common dogwhelk shell. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/nucella-dubia_doringbaai_2020_1.jpgNucella dubia_Doringbaai_2020_1Details of the yellow speckled foot of the common dogwhelk. Doringbaai, Western Cape (2020).2025-01-16T11:45:47+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/25/cape-terrapin-pelomedusa-galeata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pelomedusa-galeata_bathurst_2024_4.jpgPelomedusa galeata_Bathurst_2024_4Juvenile Cape terrapin swimming amongst the water lilies in a dam. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pelomedusa-galeata_bathurst_2024_3.jpgPelomedusa galeata_Bathurst_2024_3Adult Cape terrapin chilling on a rock by a dam. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pelomedusa-galeata_bathurst_2024_2.jpgPelomedusa galeata_Bathurst_2024_2Details of the carapace of the marsh terrapin. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pelomedusa-galeata_bathurst_2024_1_cropped.jpgPelomedusa galeata_Bathurst_2024_1_croppedCape terrapin found on the side of a dirt road. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2025-01-15T14:55:14+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/freshwater/freshwater-molluscs/2025-01-15T14:38:55+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/freshwater/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/freshwater_mollusca_molluscs.jpgFreshwater_Mollusca_Molluscshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/freshwater_reptilia_reptiles.jpgFreshwater_Reptilia_Reptiles2025-01-15T14:25:17+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2024/12/03/leopard-tortoise-stigmochelys-pardalis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/stigmochelys-pardalis_bathurst_2024_4.jpgStigmochelys pardalis_Bathurst_2024_4Details of the head on a leopard tortoise. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/stigmochelys-pardalis_bathurst_2024_2.jpgStigmochelys pardalis_Bathurst_2024_2Details of the armoured front legs. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/stigmochelys-pardalis_bathurst_2024_6.jpgStigmochelys pardalis_Bathurst_2024_6Details of the leopard-patterned carapace, with signs of fading. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-12-10T10:59:24+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/08/05/false-limpet-siphonaria-spp/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/siphonaria-trails_yzerfontein_2020_1.jpgSiphonaria (trails)_Yzerfontein_2020_1Trails left by a group of false-limpets in the sand at the bottom of a rock pool. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/siphonaria_mouille-point_ct_2020_1.jpgSiphonaria_Mouille Point_CT_2020_1Details of the dark speckles on the foot of a false-limpet (Siphonaria spp.). Mouille Point, Cape Town, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/siphonaria-concinna_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgSiphonaria concinna_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Ribbed false-limpet (Siphonaria concinna) on a vertical rock surface above a rock pool. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/siphonaria-serrata_port-alfred_2021_1.jpgSiphonaria serrata_Port Alfred_2021_1Saw-edge false-limpet (Siphonaria serrata) in a rock crevice. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2021).2024-12-10T09:41:08+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/12/03/white-edge-slug-latoia-intermissa/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/latoia-albicosta_bathurst_2024_8.jpgLatoia albicosta_Bathurst_2024_8Details of the forewings of the male white-edge slug. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/latoia-albicosta_bathurst_2024_6.jpgLatoia albicosta_Bathurst_2024_6Details of the head and antennae of the male white-edge slug. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/latoia-albicosta_bathurst_2024_2.jpgLatoia albicosta_Bathurst_2024_2Male white-edge slug holding onto a door frame. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/latoia-albicosta_bathurst_2024_1.jpgLatoia albicosta_Bathurst_2024_1Male white-edge slug holding on a security gate. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-12-03T13:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/08/31/lemon-pleurobranch-berthellina-citrina/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/berthellina-citrina_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgBerthellina citrina_Port Alfred_2024_1Details of the visible digestive track through the pleurobranch tissues. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/berthellina-citrina_port-alfred_2023_3-1.jpgBerthellina citrina_Port Alfred_2023_3Details of the white spots often present on the mantle. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/berthellina-citrina_port-alfred_2023_1-1.jpgBerthellina citrina_Port Alfred_2023_1Lemon pleurobranch tucked under a boulder at low tide. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/berthellina-citrina_port-alfred_2023_4-1.jpgBerthellina citrina_Port Alfred_2023_4Details of the tubes housing the rhinophores. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/berthellina-citrina_port-alfred_2023_3.jpgBerthellina citrina_Port Alfred_2023_3Details of the white spots on the orange pleurobranch body. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/berthellina-citrina_port-alfred_2023_2.jpgBerthellina citrina_Port Alfred_2023_2Pleurobranch in shallow water. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).2024-11-29T12:58:17+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/03/11/common-sand-hermit-crab-diogenes-brevirostris/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/diogenes-brevirostris_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgDiogenes brevirostris_Port Alfred_2024_1Dirty-brown hermit crab with blue details on the legs. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/diogenes-brevirostris_cape-agulhas_2020_4.jpgDiogenes brevirostris_Cape Agulhas_2020_4Darker specimen of hermit crab, with the details of its eyes. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020). https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/diogenes-brevirostris_cape-agulhas_2020_3.jpgDiogenes brevirostris_Cape Agulhas_2020_3Adult hermit crab walking around. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/diogenes-brevirostris_cape-agulhas_2020_2.jpgDiogenes brevirostris_Cape Agulhas_2020_2Hermit crab emerging from its shell and trying to flip it over. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020). https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/diogenes-brevirostris_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgDiogenes brevirostris_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Hermit crab hiding in its temporary home shell, closing the aperture with its large nipper. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).2024-11-29T07:32:11+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/25/common-ghost-mantis-phyllocrania-paradoxa/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/phyllocrania-paradoxa_bathurst_2024_2.jpgPhyllocrania paradoxa_Bathurst_2024_2Details of the head dorsal projection in the common ghost mantis. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/phyllocrania-paradoxa_bathurst_2024_4.jpgPhyllocrania paradoxa_Bathurst_2024_4Details of the dark cross on the common ghost mantis' hind wings. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-11-25T17:50:36+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/freshwater/freshwater-reptiles/2024-11-25T17:22:49+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2024/08/26/grey-heron-ardea-cinerea/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ardea-cinerea_kowie-river_2022_1.jpgArdea cinerea_Kowie River_2022_1Adult grey heron cruising the river in search of food. Kowie River, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2022).2024-11-19T16:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/09/03/goliath-heron-ardea-goliath/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ardea-goliath_kowie-river_2022_1.jpgArdea goliath_Kowie River_2022_1Goliath heron cruising in the shallows. Kowie River, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2022).2024-11-19T16:40:08+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/freshwater/freshwater-birds/2024-11-19T16:38:45+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2024/09/03/pied-kingfisher-ceryle-rudis/2024-11-19T16:33:35+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/09/10/african-fish-eagle-icthyophaga-vocifer/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/haliaeetus-vocifer_addo_2018_1-1.jpgHaliaeetus vocifer_Addo_2018_1African fish eagle resting high up a tree. Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape (2018).2024-11-19T16:31:12+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/09/10/black-winged-stilt-himantopus-himantopus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/himantopus-himantopus_kowie-river_2022_1.jpgHimantopus himantopus_Kowie River_2022_1Adult black-winged stilt wading along the river banks. Kowie River, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2022).2024-11-19T16:29:41+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/09/10/common-greenshank-tringa-nebularia/2024-11-19T16:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/algae-seaweeds/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_encrusting-algae.jpgMarine_Encrusting Algaehttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_rhodophyta_red-algae.jpgMarine_Rhodophyta_Red Algaehttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_phaeophyta_brown-algae.jpgMarine_Phaeophyta_Brown Algaehttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_chlorophyta_green-algae.jpgMarine_Chlorophyta_Green Algae2024-11-19T16:14:57+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/algae-seaweeds/encrusting-algae/2024-11-19T16:14:44+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/algae-seaweeds/red-algae/2024-11-19T16:11:02+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/algae-seaweeds/brown-algae/2024-11-19T16:09:29+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/algae-seaweeds/green-algae/2024-11-19T16:06:49+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/birds/gulls/2024-11-19T15:09:10+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/echinoderms/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_holothuroidea_sea-cucumbers.jpgMarine_Holothuroidea_Sea Cucumbershttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_echinoidea_sea-urchins.jpgMarine_Echinoidea_Sea Urchinshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_ophiuroidea_brittlestars.jpgMarine_Ophiuroidea_Brittlestarshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_asteroidea_starfish.jpgMarine_Asteroidea_Starfish2024-11-19T14:52:02+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/echinoderms/holothuroidea/2024-11-19T14:51:48+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/echinoderms/echinoidea/2024-11-19T14:49:13+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/echinoderms/brittlestars/2024-11-19T14:44:23+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/echinoderms/asteroidea/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/starfish_diagram1.jpgstarfish_diagram12024-11-19T14:41:08+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/molluscs-lamp-shells/gastropoda/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_cephalopoda_cephalopods.jpgMarine_Cephalopoda_Cephalopodshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_opistobranchia_sea-hares-nudibranchs.jpgMarine_Opistobranchia_Sea Hares & Nudibranchshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_buccinidae-associates_whelks.jpgMarine_Buccinidae & Associates_Whelkshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_worm-screw-turret-shells.jpgMarine_Worm, Screw & Turret Shellshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_fissurellidae-associates_keyhole-slipper-limpets.jpgMarine_Fissurellidae & Associates_Keyhole & Slipper Limpetshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_turbinidae-neritidae_turban-shells-nerites.jpgMarine_Turbinidae & Neritidae_Turban Shells & Neriteshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_trochidae-littorinidae_winkles-periwinkles.jpgMarine_Trochidae & Littorinidae_Winkles & Periwinkleshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marine_prosobranchia-pulmonata_limpets.jpgMarine_Prosobranchia & Pulmonata_Limpetshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/holder_gastropods_opisthobranchia.jpgHolder_Gastropods_Opisthobranchia2024-11-19T14:35:09+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/cephalopods/2024-11-19T14:34:54+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/molluscs-lamp-shells/gastropoda/sea-slugs-sea-hares-nudibranchs/2024-11-19T13:20:23+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/molluscs-lamp-shells/gastropoda/whelks/2024-11-19T13:18:03+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/molluscs-lamp-shells/gastropoda/worm-screw-turret-shells/2024-11-19T13:13:45+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/molluscs-lamp-shells/gastropoda/keyhole-slipper-limpets/2024-11-19T13:06:11+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/molluscs-lamp-shells/gastropoda/turban-shells-nerites/2024-11-19T13:01:07+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/molluscs-lamp-shells/gastropoda/snails-whelks/2024-11-19T12:54:14+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/molluscs-lamp-shells/gastropoda/limpets/2024-11-19T12:49:26+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2023/10/16/dead-mans-finger-splachnidium-rugosum/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/splachnidium-rugosum_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgSplachnidium rugosum_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Wrinkling dead-man's fingers, drying up higher on the shore. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/splachnidium-rugosum_yzerfontein_2020_1.jpgSplachnidium rugosum_Yzerfontein_2020_1Insertion of the dead-man's fingers bladders on its round, smaller holdfast. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/splachnidium-rugosum_doringbaai_2020_1.jpgSplachnidium rugosum_Doringbaai_2020_1Details of the swollen finger-like bladders. Doringbaai, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/splachnidium-rugosum_hondeklipbaai_2020_1.jpgSplachnidium rugosum_Hondeklipbaai_2020_1Wrinkling dead-man's fingers in a rock crevice. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).2024-11-19T10:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/19/fiscal-flycatcher-sigelus-silens/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/sigelus-silens_baviaanskloopf_2020_2.jpgSigelus silens_Baviaanskloopf_2020_2Details of the white-edged secondaries and white tail patches on a male fiscal flycatcher. Baviaanskloopf, Eastern Cape (2020).2024-11-19T08:51:56+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/19/cardinal-woodpecker-dendropicos-fuscescens/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/dendropicos-fuscescens_grahamstown_2020_1.jpgDendropicos fuscescens_Grahamstown_2020_1Male cardinal woodpecker pecking up in a tree. Grahamstown, Eastern Cape (2020).2024-11-19T07:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/11/cape-river-mussel-unio-caffer/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unionidae_the-walsingham-farm_2022_1.jpgUnionidae_The Walsingham Farm_2022_1Old, eroded freshwater mussel shell in a mussel midden left by an otter. The Walsingham Farm, Kowie River, Eastern Cape (2022).2024-11-11T11:14:58+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/11/cape-robin-chat-cossypha-caffra/2024-11-11T10:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/11/eastern-granular-limpet-scutellastra-natalensis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/scutellastra-natalensis_port-edward_2021_1.jpgScutellastra natalensis_Port Edward_2021_1Eastern granular limpets on a rock face, showing the black granules that decorate their fine ribs. Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal (2021).2024-11-11T09:55:58+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/12/05/tentacled-flatworm-planocera-gilchristi/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/plagil_koopowitz_16970_figure-1.jpgPLAGIL_KOOPOWITZ_16970_Figure 1Fig. 1. Prey catching behaviour of Planocera gilchristi. The sequence of activities in the intact animals is shown by the smaller dark arrows. Feeding sequence of the decerebrate animals is indicated by the large clear arrows and the boxes (Koopowitz, 1970).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/planocera-gilchristi_port-st-johns_2021_1.jpgPlanocera gilchristi_Port St Johns_2021_1Tentacled flatworm cruising on a button polyp. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/planocera-gilchristi_port-alfred_2023_1.jpgPlanocera gilchristi_Port Alfred_2023_1Details of the short tentacles at the front end of the flatworm. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/planocera-gilchristi_old-womans-river_2021_1.jpgPlanocera gilchristi_Old Woman's River_2021_1Two tentacled flatworms on the underside of a rock. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2021).2024-11-06T13:44:08+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/03/01/spiny-chiton-acanthochitona-garnoti/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/acagar_mosselbaai_2022_1.jpgACAGAR_Mosselbaai_2022_1Spiny chiton cruising around mussels at the bottom of a rock pool. Mosselbaai, Western Cape (2022).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/acagar_fishhoek_2020_2.jpgACAGAR_Fishhoek_2020_2Unfouled chiton on a rock, spines out. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/acagar_mouille-point_2020_2.jpgACAGAR_Mouille Point_2020_2Details of the oblique pale stripes on a chiton hiding in a rock crack. Mouille Point, Cape Town, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/acagar_fishhoek_2020_1.jpgACAGAR_Fishhoek_2020_1Chiton cruising under a rock boulder covered by encrusting coralline algae. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/acagar_mouille-point_2020_1.jpgACAGAR_Mouille Point_2020_1Details of the tufts of spines on a chiton, fouled by sea lettuce (Ulva sp.). Mouille Point, Cape Town, Western Cape (2020).2024-11-05T14:06:01+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/01/greater-double-collared-sunbird-cinnyris-afer/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cinnyris-afer-ssp.-afer_bathurst_2024_1-1.jpgCinnyris afer ssp. afer_Bathurst_2024_1Male greater double-collared sunbird posing in a tree by the house. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-11-01T14:47:45+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/11/01/silver-leaf-bitter-apple-solanum-elaeagnifolium/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/solanum-elaeagnifolium_bathurst_2024_6.jpgSolanum elaeagnifolium_Bathurst_2024_6Shiny green 'tomatoey' fruit hanging from the shrub. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/solanum-elaeagnifolium_bathurst_2024_5.jpgSolanum elaeagnifolium_Bathurst_2024_5Details of the fruit that resembles a tiny tomato. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/solanum-elaeagnifolium_bathurst_2024_3.jpgSolanum elaeagnifolium_Bathurst_2024_3Details of the mauve flowers and the leaves folded in the middle. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/solanum-elaeagnifolium_bathurst_2024_2.jpgSolanum elaeagnifolium_Bathurst_2024_2Port of the flowers and details of the spiny stems. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-11-01T12:20:36+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/08/22/striped-anemone-anthothoe-stimpsonii/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/anthothoe-stimpsonii_port-alfred_2024_2.jpgAnthothoe stimpsonii_Port Alfred_2024_2Two striped anemones partially open in the crack of a rock pool. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/anthothoe-stimpsonii_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgAnthothoe stimpsonii_Port Alfred_2024_1Striped anemone with its tentacles fully opened in a rock pool. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/anthothoe-stimpsoni_port-alfred_2021_1.jpgAnthothoe stimpsoni_Port Alfred_2021_1Closed striped anemone in a rock pool. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2021).2024-10-29T07:09:50+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/10/28/spear-thistle-cirsium-vulgare/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cirsium-vulgare_bathurst_2024_3-1.jpgCirsium vulgare_Bathurst_2024_3Young tubular flower of the spear thistle. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-10-28T08:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/10/26/long-triangle-cuneisigna-obstans/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cuneisigna-obstans_bathurst_2024_3.jpgCuneisigna obstans_Bathurst_2024_3Details of the head, the antennae and the scales on the 'coat' of the long triangle moth. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cuneisigna-obstans_bathurst_2024_2.jpgCuneisigna obstans_Bathurst_2024_2Side view of the long triangle moth, with details of the black triangle on the forewings. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cuneisigna-obstans_bathurst_2024_1.jpgCuneisigna obstans_Bathurst_2024_1Details of the wing pattern on the long triangle moth. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-10-26T11:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/10/16/reticulated-starfish-henricia-ornata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/henricia-ornata_port-alfred_2023_xx.jpgHenricia ornata_Port Alfred_2023_xxDetails of the aboral (or dorsal) and oral surfaces of the reticulated starfish, with two individuals found in the same rock pool. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/henricia-ornata_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgHenricia ornata_Port Alfred_2024_1A bright red reticulated starfish hanging on the underside of a rock at low tide. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/henricia-ornata_port-alfred_2023_2.jpgHenricia ornata_Port Alfred_2023_2Underside of a reticulated starfish. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/henricia-ornata_1_port-alfred_2021.jpgHenricia ornata_1_Port Alfred_2021A maroon reticulated starfish found in a rock pool on the shore. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).2024-10-24T09:19:31+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/molluscs-lamp-shells/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_gastropoda_gastropods.jpgMarine_Gastropoda_Gastropodshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_polyplacophora_chitons.jpgMarine_Polyplacophora_Chitonshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_bivalvia_bivalves.jpgMarine_Bivalvia_Bivalves2024-10-24T08:14:19+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/polyplacophora/2024-10-24T08:10:15+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/molluscs-lamp-shells/bivalves/2024-10-24T08:09:23+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/marinearthropods/crabs-others/true-crabs/2024-10-24T07:30:04+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/marinearthropods/crabs-others/hermit-crabs/2024-10-24T07:28:59+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/marinearthropods/crabs-others/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_brachyura_true-crabs.jpgMarine_Brachyura_True Crabshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_anomura_hermit-crabs-1.jpgMarine_Anomura_Hermit Crabshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_decapoda_prawns-shrimps-1.jpgMarine_Decapoda_Prawns & Shrimpshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_amphipoda_amphipods.jpgMarine_Amphipoda_Amphipods2024-10-24T07:27:47+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2023/12/17/green-button-polyp-palythoa-mutuki/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/palythoa-mutuki_port-st-johns_2021_4.jpgPalythoa mutuki_Port St Johns_2021_4Details of the brown column, often embedded with fine sand grains, and of the vivid green disc. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/palythoa-mutuki_port-st-johns_2021_3.jpgPalythoa mutuki_Port St Johns_2021_3A sheet of green button polyps nearly entirely covered the bottom of the rock pool. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/palythoa-mutuki_port-st-johns_2021_2.jpgPalythoa mutuki_Port St Johns_2021_2Retracted green button polyps in a rock pool, at low tide. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/palythoa-mutuki_port-st-johns_2021_1.jpgPalythoa mutuki_Port St Johns_2021_1A colony of green button polyps covering the bottom of a rock pool. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021).2024-10-08T07:14:32+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/marinearthropods/crabs-others/prawns-shrimps/2024-10-04T09:05:40+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2023/10/21/ralfsia-ralfsia-verrucosa/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ralfsia-sp._hermanus_2020_1.jpgRalfsia sp._Hermanus_2020_1Ralfsia growing on blue mussel shells, in a rock pool, surrounded by sea lettuce. Hermanus, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ralfsia-sp._jacobsbaai_2020_1.jpgRalfsia sp._Jacobsbaai_2020_1Ralfsia growing on a mussel, under a boulder. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ralfsia-sp._cape-agulhas_2020_2.jpgRalfsia sp._Cape Agulhas_2020_2Small Ralfsia in a rock pool, surrounded by some winkles. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).2024-10-04T08:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/marinearthropods/crabs-others/amphipods/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/amphipoda_grazier_2009_anatomy.jpgAMPHIPODA_Grazier_2009_AnatomyAmphipoda Anatomy (from Glazier, 2009).2024-10-03T17:21:47+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2024/10/03/beach-hopper-talorchestia-capensis/2024-10-03T17:20:08+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/10/01/longhorn-sea-slater-ligia-glabrata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ligia-glabrata_jacobsbaai_2020_1.jpgLigia glabrata_Jacobsbaai_2020_1Details of the compound eyes of a sea-slater stuck under a boulder. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).2024-10-03T17:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/marinearthropods/crabs-others/isopods/2024-10-03T16:41:44+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/sponges/2024-10-03T16:16:05+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/bristle-worms/sedentary-worms/2024-10-03T16:13:41+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/coastal-marine-life/platyhelminthes/2024-10-03T16:02:42+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/cnidarians/hydrozoans/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/hydrozoa_fun-fact_obelia.jpgHYDROZOA_Fun Fact_Obelia2024-10-03T15:56:44+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2024/10/03/violet-zoanthid-zoanthus-sansibaricus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/zoanthus-sansibaricus_port-st-johns_2021_1.jpgZoanthus sansibaricus_Port St Johns_2021_1Carpet made of violet zoanthids covering the bottom of a rock pool. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/zoanthus-sansibaricus_port-st-johns_2021_2.jpgZoanthus sansibaricus_Port St Johns_2021_2Open violet zoanthid polyps covering the bottom of a rock pool. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021).2024-10-03T15:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/cnidarians/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_hydrozoa_hydroids-bluebottles.jpgMarine_Hydrozoa_Hydroids & Bluebottleshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_zoanthidea_zoanthids.jpgMarine_Zoanthidea_Zoanthidshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cnidaria_classification_drawing.jpgCNIDARIA_Classification_DrawingArtwork by Bruce Mahalski, for Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/marine_actiniaria_sea-anemones.jpgMarine_Actiniaria_Sea Anemoneshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/marine_hydrozoa.jpgMarine_Hydrozoa2024-10-03T14:31:55+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/cnidarians/zoanthids/2024-10-03T13:27:55+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/cnidarians/actiniaria/2024-10-03T13:22:10+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2024/10/01/spiral-fanworms-spirorbis-sp/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spirorbis_hondeklipbaai_2020_1.jpgSpirorbis_Hondeklipbaai_2020_1Spiral fanworms settled on the edges of a large granite limpet (Cymbula granatina). Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spirorbis_mouille-point_ct_2020_1.jpgSpirorbis_Mouille Point_CT_2020_1Spiral fanworms on coralline algal crust at the bottom of a rock pool. Mouille Point, Cape Town, Western Cape (2020).2024-10-01T11:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/09/24/trumpeter-hornbill-bycanistes-bucinator/2024-09-24T09:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/09/24/spotted-dikkop-burhinus-capensis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/burhinus-capensis_graaf-reinett_2021_3.jpgBurhinus capensis_Graaf-Reinett_2021_3Female spotted dikkop sitting on the streets with her baby chick. Graaf-Reinett, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/burhinus-capensis_graaf-reinett_2021_2.jpgBurhinus capensis_Graaf-Reinett_2021_2Female spotted dikkop with its little chick on the streets, Graaf-Reinett, Eastern Cape (2021).2024-09-24T09:35:50+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/09/24/orange-breasted-sunbird-anthobaphes-violacea/2024-09-24T07:12:37+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/09/24/black-headed-heron-ardea-melanocephala/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ardea-melanocephala-juv_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgArdea melanocephala (juv)_Port Alfred_2024_1Juvenile black-headed heron, lacking the black crown yet, but showing the characteristic dark ear coverts. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-09-24T06:27:25+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/03/12/white-breasted-cormorant-phalacrocorax-lucidus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/phalacrocorax-carbo_kidds-beach_2018_1.jpgPhalacrocorax carbo_Kidds Beach_2018_1Gang of white-breasted cormorant on the rocky shore. Kidds Beach, Eastern Cape (2018).2024-09-13T11:20:16+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/10/23/hartlaubs-gull-chroicephalus-hartlaubii/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chroicephalus-cirrocephalus_hermanus_2020_1-1.jpgChroicephalus cirrocephalus_Hermanus_2020_1Non-breeding adult. Note the whitish eyes and the grey smudges above eye and on cheeks. Hermanus, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chroicocephalus-hartlaubii_hermanus_2020_1.jpgChroicocephalus hartlaubii_Hermanus_2020_1Non-breeding adult in flight above the wave breaking point, searching for food. Hermanus, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chroicocephalus-hartlaubii_yzerfontein_2020_2.jpgChroicocephalus hartlaubii_Yzerfontein_2020_2Non-breeding adult cruising the rocky shores, in search of sustenance. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chroicocephalus-hartlaubii_yzerfontein_2020_1.jpgChroicocephalus hartlaubii_Yzerfontein_2020_1Non-breeding adult standing on the rocky shore. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020).2024-09-13T11:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/10/10/eight-shell-barnacle-octomeris-angulosa/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/octang_port-alfred_2021_1.jpgOCTANG_Port Alfred_2021_1Coralline alga and other encrusting algae growing on top of a barnacle. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/octang_port-alfred_2021_2.jpgOCTANG_Port Alfred_2021_2Details of the eight characteristic shell plates. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/octang_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgOCTANG_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Closely-packed sheet of barnacles. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020). https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/octang_hermanus_2020_1.jpgOCTANG_Hermanus_2020_1Barnacles with eroded plates. Hermanus, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/octang_yzerfontein_2020_1.jpgOCTANG_Yzerfontein_2020_1Old barnacle at the edge of a mussel bed (blue mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis), with the circle of apertures forming at its base. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020)2024-09-11T14:52:40+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/08/26/southern-periwinkle-afrolittorina-knysnaensis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/afrolittorina-knysnaensis_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgAfrolittorina knysnaensis_Port Alfred_2024_1Adult Southern periwinkle out in the open while juveniles hide in rock crevices. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-08-26T10:28:10+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/08/08/chili-pepper-sponge-tedania-anhelans/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sponge_mouille-point_ct_2020_1.jpgSponge_Mouille Point_CT_2020_1Probable specimen of chili pepper sponge. Mouille Point, Cape Town, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tedania-anhelans_port-st-johns_2021_1.jpgTedania anhelans_Port St Johns_2021_1Probable specimen of chili pepper sponge on the side of a rock pool, surrounded by a mat of Spirobranchus kraussii. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021).2024-08-08T09:11:14+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/10/09/cape-reef-worm-gunnarea-capensis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gunnarea-gaimardi_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgGunnarea gaimardi_Port Alfred_2024_1Details of the 'operculum' closing the worm tubes in a small worm reef found under an overhanging rock. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gunnarea-capensis_kidds-beach_2018_1.jpgGunnarea capensis_Kidds Beach_2018_1Cape reef-worm reef free-standing on a rock boulder. Kidd's Beach, Eastern Cape (2018).2024-08-08T08:06:36+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/08/08/striped-bubble-shell-hydatina-physis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/hydatina-physis_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgHydatina physis_Port Alfred_2024_1Details of the spiral lines running on the external shell. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-08-08T07:44:32+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/02/24/kelp-gull-larus-dominicanus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/larus-dominicanus_tsitsikamma_2018_1.jpgLarus dominicanus_Tsitsikamma_2018_1Two kelp gulls - only one visible - on a rock along the coast. Stormsrivier Mouth, Western Cape (2018).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/larus-dominicanus_fishhoek_2020-2.jpgLarus dominicanus_Fishhoek_2020Adult gull cruising the rocky shore. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/larus-dominicanus_mouille-point_2020_1.jpgLarus dominicanus_Mouille Point_2020_1Adult standing on the rocky shore. Mouille Point, Cape Town, Western Cape (2020).2024-08-05T10:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/05/28/what-i-learnt-at-cfa24/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240523_cfa_public-narrative.png240523_CFA_Public Narrativehttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240523_cfa24_how-to-make-change_1.png240523_CFA24_How To Make Change_1https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240523_cfa24_how-to-make-change_5.png240523_CFA24_How To Make Change_5https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240523_cfa24_how-to-make-change_4.png240523_CFA24_How To Make Change_4https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240523_cfa24_how-to-make-change_3.png240523_CFA24_How To Make Change_3https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240523_cfa24_how-to-make-change_2.png240523_CFA24_How To Make Change_2https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240523_cfa24_how-to-make-change.png240523_CFA24_How To Make Changehttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240523_cfa24_day-3-collage.jpg240523_CFA24_Day 3 Collagehttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240523_cfa24_how-ro-tiny-book_poster.png240523_CFA24_How Ro Tiny Book_Posterhttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240523_cfa24_tinybook-1.jpg240523_CFA24_TinyBook2024-08-01T08:29:43+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/12/13/pear-limpet-scutellastra-cochlear/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/chongchen625.jpgchongchen625https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/scutellastra-cochlear_port-alfred_2021_1.jpgScutellastra cochlear_Port Alfred_2021_1A single intermediate-size limpet and two small limpets on the shell of a larger cochlear limpet. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/scutellastra-cochlear_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgScutellastra cochlear_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Juvenile limpet on top of an eroded adult limpet. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/scutellastra-cochlear_fishhoek_2020_2.jpgScutellastra cochlear_Fishhoek_2020_2Numerous eroded limpets forming the cochlear zone. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/scutellastra-cochlear_fishhoek_2020_1.jpgScutellastra cochlear_Fishhoek_2020_1Eroded adult limpet surrounded by its garden. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).2024-07-25T13:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/07/25/bearded-limpet-scutellastra-barbara/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/scutellastra-barbara_port-alfred_2023_1.jpgScutellastra barbara_Port Alfred_2023_1A couple of bearded limpets covered in green algae. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/scutellastra-barbara_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgScutellastra barbara_Port Alfred_2024_1A bearded limpet on a rock surface. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-07-25T12:58:25+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/09/11/prickly-limpet-helcion-pectunculus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/helcion-pectunculus_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgHelcion pectunculus_Port Alfred_2024_1Details of the prickly ribs on this limpet. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/helpec_doringbaai_2020_1.jpgHELPEC_Doringbaai_2020_1Two limpets with eroded tips in a rock crevice. Doringbaai, Northern Cape (2020).2024-07-22T14:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/07/22/marine-springtail-anurida-maritima/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/anurida-maritima_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgAnurida maritima_Port Alfred_2024_1Springtails congregation in the aperture of a pink-lipped topshell (Oxystele sinensis) in a rock pool at low tide. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/anurida-maritima_doringbaai_2020_1.jpgAnurida maritima_Doringbaai_2020_1Springtail cruising on a rock surface. Doringbaai, Western Cape (2020).2024-07-22T13:49:54+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/07/18/we-found-invisible-coral-reefs-%f0%9f%90%a0%f0%9f%9b%b0%ef%b8%8f-11-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/240713_lsac12_we-found-invisible-coral-reefs_thumbnail_jpg.jpg240713_LSAC12_We Found Invisible Coral Reefs_Thumbnail_jpg2024-07-18T12:53:42+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/07/15/pondoland-river-crab-potamonautes-danielsi/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/potamonautes-danielsi_assegaai-trails_2020_2.jpgPotamonautes danielsi_Assegaai Trails_2020_2Pondoland River Crab hoping to intimidate its handler. Assegaai Trails, Eastern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/potamonautes-danielsi_assegaai-trails_2020_1.jpgPotamonautes danielsi_Assegaai Trails_2020_1Pondoland River Crab hoping to intimidate its handler. Assegaai Trails, Eastern Cape (2020).2024-07-17T13:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/07/15/mauve-sea-cucumber-pentacta-doliolum/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pentacta-doliolum_old-womans-river_2021_2.jpgPentacta doliolum_Old Woman's River_2021_2Strong powers of adhesion of the mauve sea cucumber to a boulder and some rubble. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2021).2024-07-15T14:00:58+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/photography/freshwater/decapods/crabs/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/crabs_guinot_2015_crab-diagram.jpgCRABS_GUINOT_2015_Crab DiagramGeneral mophological terms used for Brachyurans: A, dorsal body and pereiopods; B, cheliped; C, walking or ambulatory leg; D, anteroventral view of frontal region; E, external mouthparts and frontal region; F, frontal view of grapsoid; G, typical eyestalk and cornea; H, atypical eyestalk with elongated basophthalmite. [After Ng, 1998.] (Davie, Guinot & Ng, 2015)2024-07-15T13:02:06+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/photography/freshwater/decapods/2024-07-15T11:18:26+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2024/05/30/the-superpowers-of-south-africas-most-hated-bird-%f0%9f%90%a6%f0%9f%87%bf%f0%9f%87%a6-8-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240530_lsac11_the-superpowers-of-south-africas-most-hated-bird_thumbnail.png240530_LSAC11_The Superpowers of South Africa's Most Hated Bird_Thumbnail2024-05-30T16:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/05/15/the-plastic-life-of-hermit-crabs-%f0%9f%a6%80%f0%9f%90%9a%f0%9f%97%91%ef%b8%8f-11-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240515_lsac10_the-plastic-life-of-hermit-crabs_thumbnail.png240515_LSAC10_The Plastic Life of Hermit Crabs_Thumbnail2024-05-28T06:58:28+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/05/15/oval-urchin-echinometra-mathaei/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20153295773_d311c158e8_b.jpg20153295773_d311c158e8_bEchinopluteus larva of Echinus esculentus, twenty-three days old, viewed from the dorsal surface.2024-05-22T09:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/05/15/tuberculate-crab-plagusia-squamosa/2024-05-17T06:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/11/03/goats-eye-limpet-cymbula-oculus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cymbula-oculus_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgCymbula oculus_Port Alfred_2024_1Flat, eroded goat's eye limpet on a rock surface. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cymbula-oculus_port-alfred_2023_1.jpgCymbula oculus_Port Alfred_2023_1Flat, dull brown, goat's eye limpet on a rock surface. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cymbula-oculus_hermanus_2020_2.jpgCymbula oculus_Hermanus_2020_2Closer view of a goat's eye limpet in a rock pool. Hermanus, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cymbula-oculus_hermanus_2020_1-1.jpgCymbula oculus_Hermanus_2020_1https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cymbula-oculus_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgCymbula oculus_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Goat's eye limpet and a rock fish in a rock pool. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cymbula-oculus_mosselbaai_2022_1.jpgCymbula oculus_Mosselbaai_2022_1Goat's eye limpet with Ralfsia covering its shell and a little blurry isopod. Mosselbaai, Western Cape (2022).2024-05-15T19:29:26+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/05/15/slipper-limpet-crepidula-porcellana/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/crepidula-porcellana_port-alfred_2022_3.jpgCrepidula porcellana_Port Alfred_2022_3Large, eroded slipper limpet attached on a Burnupena whelk. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2022).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/crepidula-porcellana_port-alfred_2022_4.jpgCrepidula porcellana_Port Alfred_2022_4Smaller slipper limpet (probably a male) stacked on top of a large slipper limpet (probably a female) and attached to a Burnupena whelk. Port Alfred, Eastern Caoe (2022).2024-05-15T18:37:09+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/05/15/carpet-flatworm-thysanozoon-brocchii/2024-05-15T18:14:05+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/05/15/red-starfish-callopatiria-granifera/2024-05-15T16:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/scicomm/videos/2024-05-15T13:27:32+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2023/08/28/tulip-chiton-rhyssoplax-polita/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rhyssoplax-polita_port-alfred_2023_2.jpgRhyssoplax polita_Port Alfred_2023_2Tulip chiton hiding under a boulder at low tide. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rhyssoplax-polita_port-alfred_2023_1.jpgRhyssoplax polita_Port Alfred_2023_1Close-up of a tulip chiton on a bed of coralline algae. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rhyssoplax-polita_fishhoek_2020_1.jpgRhyssoplax polita_Fishhoek_2020_1Chiton camouflaging under a boulder on encrusting algae, with a tiny pheasant shell (Tricolia capensis). Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rhyssoplax-polita_port-alfred_3_2023-1.jpgRhyssoplax polita_Port Alfred_3_2023Details of the plates of a tulip chiton. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).2024-05-08T05:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/12/17/black-chiton-onithochiton-literatus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/onithochiton-literatus_comp_port-edward_2022-1.jpgOnithochiton literatus_comp_Port Edward_2022Close-up of the oral and aboral surfaces of a (probably) juvenile black chiton. Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal (2022).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/onithochiton-literatus_port-st-johns_2021_1.jpgOnithochiton literatus_Port St Johns_2021_1Adult chiton cruising on a rock. Port St Johns, Wild Coast (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/onithochiton-literatus_port-edward_2021_1.jpgOnithochiton literatus_Port Edward_2021_1Adult chiton leaving a crevice. Port Edward, Kawzulu-Natal (2021).2024-05-02T13:28:44+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/11/dwarf-chiton-ischnochiton-oniscus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ischnochiton-oniscus_port-alfred_2024_2.jpgIschnochiton oniscus_Port Alfred_2024_2Details of the tiny scales composing the dwarf chiton's girdle. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ischnochiton-oniscus_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgIschnochiton oniscus_Port Alfred_2024_1Small specimen of dwarf chiton found under a boulder. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-04-30T11:52:15+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/10/26/false-plum-anemone-pseudactinia-flagellifera/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pseudactinia-flagellifera_port-alfred_2023_1.jpgPseudactinia flagellifera_Port Alfred_2023_1Details of the rows of bubble-like orange vehicles outside the tentacles. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pseudactinia-flagellifera_cape-agulhas_2020_4.jpgPseudactinia flagellifera_Cape Agulhas_2020_4Group of anemones, probably genetically related, in a rock crevice. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pseudactinia-flagellifera_cape-agulhas_2020_3.jpgPseudactinia flagellifera_Cape Agulhas_2020_3This anemone can't physically retract its tentacles or close up. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pseudactinia-flagellifera_cape-agulhas_2020_2.jpgPseudactinia flagellifera_Cape Agulhas_2020_2Small anemone (maybe Pseudactinia varia) attached on the wall side of a rock pool. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pseudactinia-flagellifera_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgPseudactinia flagellifera_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Details of the mauve-tipped tentacles. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).2024-04-23T12:44:00+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/04/23/nigerias-vanishing-forests-and-elephants-%f0%9f%87%b3%f0%9f%87%ac%f0%9f%8c%b3%f0%9f%90%98-11-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/240422_lsac9_nigerias-vanishing-forests-and-elephants_thumbnail.png240422_LSAC9_Nigeria's Vanishing Forests and Elephants_Thumbnail2024-04-23T11:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/01/14/star-cushion-iyengaria-stellata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iyengaria-stellata_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgIyengaria stellata_Port Alfred_2024_1Details of the knobbly surface of a starred cushion in a rock pool. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iyengaria-stellata_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgIyengaria stellata_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Star cushion alga in a rock pool. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).2024-04-16T10:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/17/alikreukel-turbo-sarmaticus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/turbo-sarmaticus_old-womans-river_2021_1.jpgTurbo sarmaticus_Old Woman's River_2021_1Details of the operculum, with its densely-packed nodules, and a little isopod (probably Cirolana sp.) Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2021).2024-04-09T07:00:51+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/04/03/how-tiny-ants-made-lions-change-diet-%f0%9f%90%9c%f0%9f%a6%81-11-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/240319_lsac8_how-tiny-ants-made-lions-change-diet_thumbnail.png240319_LSAC8_How Tiny Ants Made Lions Change Diet_Thumbnail2024-04-03T16:10:38+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/04/03/knobbly-dogwhelk-mancinella-capensis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tylothais-savignyi_port-st-johns_2021_1.jpgTylothais savignyi_Port St Johns_2021_1Eroded specimen of Tylothais savignyi, covered in encrusting red algae. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tylothais-capensis_port-alfred_2024_2.jpgTylothais capensis_Port Alfred_2024_2Details of the operculum and the snail body. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tylothais-capensis_port-alfred_2024_1.jpgTylothais capensis_Port Alfred_2024_1Details of the rows of tubercles on the knobbly dogwhelk. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024).2024-04-03T15:45:26+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/03/12/sand-shrimp-palaemon-pacificus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/palaemon-pacificus_port-alfred_2022_1.jpgPalaemon pacificus_Port Alfred_2022_1Sand shrimp caught in a rock pool. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2022).2024-03-12T09:00:36+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/03/12/pygmy-seahare-aplysia-parvula/2024-03-12T08:36:45+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/03/11/variable-burnupena-burnupena-lagenaria/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/burnupena-lagenaria_port-alfred_2022_2.jpgBurnupena lagenaria_Port Alfred_2022_2Details of the violet-brown aperture and the coarse ridges of the variable burnupena. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2022).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/burnupena-lagenaria_port-alfred_2022_1.jpgBurnupena lagenaria_Port Alfred_2022_1Variable burnupena outgrown by a slipper limpet. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2022).2024-03-11T14:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/03/02/need-a-beak-to-get-there-%f0%9f%a6%9c%f0%9f%8c%b3-9-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/240302_lsac7_do-you-need-a-beak-_thumbnail.png240302_LSAC7_Do You Need A Beak _Thumbnail2024-03-02T08:23:56+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/28/blue-eyed-hermit-crab-calcinus-laevimanus/2024-02-28T09:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/28/banded-brittlestar-ophiarachnella-capensis/2024-02-28T09:01:34+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/28/green-rock-crab-grapsus-fourmanoiri/2024-02-28T08:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/24/do-you-speak-mermaid-%f0%9f%a7%9c%e2%99%80%ef%b8%8f-%f0%9f%87%ba%f0%9f%87%b8-9-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/240224_lsac6_do-you-speak-mermaid_thumbnail.png240224_LSAC6_Do you speak mermaid_Thumbnail2024-02-24T08:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/17/no-money-no-data-no-biodiversity-%f0%9f%92%b8-%f0%9f%87%bf%f0%9f%87%a6-15-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/240217_lsac5_no-money-no-data-no-biodiversity_thumbnail.png240217_LSAC5_No Money, No Data, No Biodiversity_Thumbnail2024-02-17T15:52:28+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/17/ridged-burnupena-burnupena-cincta/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/burnupena-cincta_fishhoek_2020_2.jpgBurnupena cincta_Fishhoek_2020_2Details of the pale violet aperture of the ridged burnupena. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).2024-02-17T15:31:26+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/17/pink-rayed-limpet-cymbula-miniata/2024-02-17T15:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/11/giant-feather-duster-worm-pseudobranchiomma-longa/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pseubranchiomma-longa_jacobsbaai_2022_1.jpegPseubranchiomma longa_Jacobsbaai_2022_1Although solitary, the giant feather-duster worms can be found properly aligned in a rock crevice. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2022).2024-02-11T14:44:57+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/11/natal-rock-crab-grapsus-tenuicrustatus/2024-02-11T14:29:26+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/10/its-bat-season-%f0%9f%a6%87-%f0%9f%87%bf%f0%9f%87%b2-8-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/240210_lsac4_its-bat-season_thumbnail.png240210_LSAC4_It's Bat Season_Thumbnail2024-02-10T08:56:24+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/05/colonial-worm-shell-dendropoma-corallinaceum/2024-02-05T12:43:01+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/05/crowned-turban-shell-lunella-coronata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/lunella-coronata_port-st-johns_2021_2.jpgLunella coronata_Port St Johns_2021_2Crowned turban shell in a rock pool, next to a broadray limpet. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/lunella-coronata_port-st-johns_2021_3.jpgLunella coronata_Port St Johns_2021_3Details of the greenish operculum with faint granulation. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021).2024-02-05T12:15:44+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/04/different-leafed-sargassum-sargassum-incisifolium/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sargassum-incisifolium_cape-agulhas_2021_2.jpgSargassum incisifolium_Cape Agulhas_2021_2Duckfoot's limpet in a rock pool, surrounded by Sargassum incisifolium. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sargassum-incisifolium_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgSargassum incisifolium_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Specimen of sargassum found in a rock crevice. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).2024-02-04T18:07:25+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/scicomm/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022_zonation_rocky-shores_za.jpg2022_Zonation_Rocky shores_ZAVertical zonation on the rocky shores around the coast of South Africa (2022). Poster realized for the Coastal Research Group (Rhodes University) to be presented during SciFest 2022, held in Makhanda (Eastern Cape, South Africa). High quality PDF available on demand.https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022_food-web_rocky-shores_za.jpg2022_Food web_Rocky shores_ZAFood webs of the South African rocky shores (2022). Poster realized for the Coastal Research Group (Rhodes University) to be presented during SciFest 2022, held in Makhanda (Eastern Cape, South Africa). High quality PDF available on demand.2024-02-03T17:44:22+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/posters/2024-02-03T17:42:28+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2024/02/03/vertical-zonation-on-the-rocky-shores-around-the-coast-of-south-africa/2024-02-03T17:36:00+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/03/food-webs-of-the-south-african-rocky-shores/2024-02-03T17:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/03/mussels-parasites-an-ecosystem-in-danger-%f0%9f%90%9a-3-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/231204_ru-3mt_mussels-and-parasites_thumbnail.png231204_RU 3MT_Mussels and parasites_Thumbnail2024-02-03T09:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/03/south-african-missing-sharks-%f0%9f%a6%88-%f0%9f%87%bf%f0%9f%87%a6-5-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/240120_lsac1_missing-sharks_thumbnail.png240120_LSAC1_Missing Sharks_Thumbnail2024-02-03T08:55:20+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/03/green-sahara-%f0%9f%90%aa-%f0%9f%87%a9%f0%9f%87%bf-6-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/240127_lsac2_green-sahara_thumbnail.png240127_LSAC2_Green Sahara_Thumbnail2024-02-03T08:46:45+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/02/03/a-wanted-mole-%f0%9f%a6%9b-%f0%9f%87%bf%f0%9f%87%a6-lsac-3-biological-ecological-news-7-min/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/240203_lsac3_a-wanted-mole_thumbnail.png240203_LSAC3_A Wanted Mole_Thumbnail2024-02-03T08:37:29+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/01/25/kelp-limpet-cymbula-compressa/2024-01-25T15:55:36+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/01/25/pink-lipped-topshell-oxystele-sinensis/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/oxystele-sinensis_port-alfred_2021_4.jpgOxystele sinensis_Port Alfred_2021_4Details of the fine sculpturing and the inner pink lip on a juvenile topshell. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2021).2024-01-28T07:08:35+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/01/14/rayed-limpet-helcion-pruinosus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/helcion-pruinosus_jacobsbaai_2020_1.jpgHelcion pruinosus_Jacobsbaai_2020_1Non-iridescent rayed limpet in a rock crevice. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/helcion-pruinosus_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgHelcion pruinosus_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Eroded rayed limpet in a rock pool, with a cushion seastar and some encrusting coralline algae. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).2024-01-14T09:04:02+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2024/01/14/sun-oyster-saccostrea-cuccullata/2024-01-14T08:50:36+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/10/23/grey-volcano-barnacles-tetraclita-serrata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tetser_port-st-johns_2021_1.jpgTETSER_Port St Johns_2021_1Grey volcano barnacles on the rock surface form a habitat for many other species. Port St Johns, Wild Coast (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tetser_doringbaai_2020_1.jpgTETSER_Doringbaai_2020_1Details of the ribbed shell plates on a grey volcano barnacle. Doringbaai, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tetser_fishhoek_2020_1.jpgTETSER_Fishhoek_2020_1Grey volcano barnacles growing stuck to each other, covered with encrusting algae. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tetser_mouille-point_cape-town_2020_1.jpgTETSER_Mouille Point_Cape Town_2020_1Close-up of a grey volcano barnacle. Mouille Point, Cape Town, Western Cape (2020).2023-12-17T08:14:10+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/12/17/toothed-barnacle-chthamalus-dentatus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chthamalus-dentatus_cape-town_mouille-point_2020_1.jpgChthamalus dentatus_Cape Town_Mouille Point_2020_1A sheet of toothed barnacles in a rock crevice forms a habitat for littorinid snails. Mouille Point, Cape Town, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chthamalus-dentatus_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgChthamalus dentatus_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Toothed barnacles on a rock face. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).2023-12-17T08:13:23+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/12/16/berry-caulerpa-caulerpa-racemosa/2023-12-16T08:45:09+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/about/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2310_plaquette-commerciale_2_fr.png2310_Plaquette Commerciale_2_FRhttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2310_plaquette-commerciale_1_fr.png2310_Plaquette Commerciale_1_FRhttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/about-us_processing-infauna_sa.jpgAbout us_Processing Infauna_SALabwork set up. Grahamstown, Eastern Cape (2022).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/about-us_portrait_fish-river-mouth_sa.jpgAbout us_Portrait_Fish River Mouth_SAPortrait of the team. Fish River Mouth, Eastern Cape (2022).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/about-us_landscape_hondeklipbaai_sa.jpgAbout us_Landscape_Hondeklipbaai_SALighthouse on the shore. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/about-us_alexia-dievart_portrait_phd.jpgAbout us_Alexia DIEVART_Portrait_PhDPortrait after a starfish hunt. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/about-us_coral-sampling_reunion-island.jpgAbout us_Coral sampling_Reunion Islandhttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/about-us_alexia-dievart_portrait_south-africa.jpgAbout us_Alexia DIEVART_Portrait_South AfricaMonitoring of artificial mussel beds on the rocky shores. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2018).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/about-us_alexia-dievart_portrait_bestrun.jpgAbout us_Alexia DIEVART_Portrait_BESTRUNLitter pick-up event on the coastal path. Saint-Denis, Reunion Island (2018).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/about-us_mussels_south-africa.jpgAbout us_Mussels_South AfricaBrown mussel bed (Perna perna). Eastern Cape, South Africa (2018).2023-12-06T07:00:01+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/research/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1706_thesis_seasonality-of-coral-spawning-in-reunion-island.jpg1706_Thesis_Seasonality of coral spawning in Reunion IslandDievart A. M. & Grondin A. (2018). Seasonality of coral spawning in Reunion Island: Influence of global and local environmental parameters on coral reproduction. MSc thesis. University of Reunion Island, Saint-Denis, Reunion Island. pp. 55. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.31281.56163 - Open Accesshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1806_thesis_intraspecific-diversity-in-perna-perna.jpg1806_Thesis_Intraspecific diversity in Perna pernaDievart A. M. (2018). Influence of intraspecific diversity on ecosystem functioning: Does genetically-based behaviour in the brown mussel Perna perna shape the quality of habitat offered to associated fauna? MSc thesis. University of Reunion Island, Saint-Denis, Reunion Island. pp. 50. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18954.24003 - Open Accesshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2210_ppt_life-on-collapsing-shells.jpg2210_PPT_Life on collapsing shellsDievart A. M. & Froneman P. W. (2022). Life On Collapsing Shells: The Relationship Between Epibiosis And Endolithic Infestation In The Brown Mussel Perna perna in South Africa. Oral Presentation. WIOMSA 12th Scientific Symposium. Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Presented on 12/10/2022. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.30991.56481 - Open Accesshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/diversity_infrared-thermography_capture.jpgDiversity_Infrared thermography_CaptureDievart, A.M.; McQuaid, C.D.; Zardi, G.I.; Nicastro, K.R.; Froneman, P.W. Euendolithic Infestation of Mussel Shells Indirectly Improves the Thermal Buffering Offered by Mussel Beds to Associated Molluscs, but One Size Does Not Fit All. Diversity 2023, 15, 239. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020239https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/diversity_photoautotrophic-euendoliths_capture.jpgDiversity_Photoautotrophic euendoliths_CaptureDievart, A.M.; McQuaid, C.D.; Zardi, G.I.; Nicastro, K.R.; Froneman, P.W. Photoautotrophic Euendoliths and Their Complex Ecological Effects in Marine Bioengineered Ecosystems. Diversity 2022, 14, 737. DOI: 10.3390/d1409073 - Open Accesshttps://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/190707_islandbiology_poster_coordinatethefightagainstias-2-1.jpg190707_IslandBiology_Poster_CoordinatethefightagainstIAS-2Dievart, A., Schartz, C., Bracco, I., Amy, E., Ardon, B., Armand, P., Caceres, S., Lavergne, C., Lecouffe, A., Lequette, B., Manikom, R., Payet, N., Rouget, M., Salamolard, M., Strasberg, D., Triolo, J. (2019). Coordinate the fight against invasive alien species: 8 years of operational planning in Reunion Island. Poster. Island Biology 2019 - III International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation. Saint-Denis, La Réunion. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.16952.70402https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/nicastro_2020_intraspecific-diversity-in-an-ecological-engineer-functionally-trumps-interspecific-diversity-in-shaping-community-structure-1.jpgNICASTRO_2020_Intraspecific diversity in an ecological engineer functionally trumps interspecific diversity in shaping community structure-1Nicastro, K.R., McQuaid, C.D., Dievart, A. & Zardi, G.I. (2020). Intraspecific diversity in an ecological engineer functionally trumps interspecific diversity in shaping community structure. Science of The Total Environment 743, 140723. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.1407232023-12-06T06:51:12+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.com/2023/11/03/blue-coral-worm-pomatoleios-kraussii/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/spirobranchus-kraussii_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgSpirobranchus kraussii_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Details of the feathery branches peaking out from the worm tubes. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/spirobranchus-kraussii_fishhoek_2020_1.jpgSpirobranchus kraussii_Fishhoek_2020_1Details of the blue coral-worm tubes on a rock surface. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/spirobranchus-kraussii_port-st-johns_2021_1.jpgSpirobranchus kraussii_Port St Johns_2021_1Blue coral-worm reef. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021).2023-11-03T10:37:09+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/11/03/brown-mussel-perna-perna/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/perna-perna_owr_2018_2.jpgPerna perna_OWR_2018_2Shiny, brown mussel bed. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2018).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/perna-perna_owr_2018_1.jpgPerna perna_OWR_2018_1Eroded and less eroded brown mussels in a bed. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2018).2023-11-03T09:54:21+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/10/10/coralline-crust-spongites-spp/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/spongites-impar_yzerfontein_2020_1.jpgSpongites impar_Yzerfontein_2020_1Scrolled cochlear crust overgrowing a rock surface in the middle of a mussel bed. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/spongites-yendoi_jacobsbaai_2020_1.jpgSpongites yendoi_Jacobsbaai_2020_1Cochlear coralline crust covering a rock surface. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).2023-10-21T08:36:44+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/12/13/girdled-dogwhelk-trochia-cingulata/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/trochia-cingulata_jacobsbaai_2020_2.jpgTrochia cingulata_Jacobsbaai_2020_2Details of the whelk's horny operculum. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/trochia-cingulata_jacobsbaai_2020_1.jpgTrochia cingulata_Jacobsbaai_2020_1Whelk with spiral tube worms (Spirorbinae) and chiton on the shell. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).2023-10-15T09:31:28+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/10/18/flame-patterned-burnupena-burnupena-catarrhacta/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/burnupena-catarrhacta_hondeklipbaai_2020_4.jpgBurnupena catarrhacta_Hondeklipbaai_2020_4Whelk with a delicate flame pattern, and a slipper limpet (Crepidula porcellana) attached to its shell. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/burnupena-catarrhacta_hondeklipbaai_2020_3.jpgBurnupena catarrhacta_Hondeklipbaai_2020_3Whelk with an eroded tip and a blurry flame pattern. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/burnupena-catarrhacta_hondeklipbaai_2020_2.jpgBurnupena catarrhacta_Hondeklipbaai_2020_2Whelk with an eroded tip and a clean alternating dark and light flame pattern. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/burnupena-catarrhacta_hondeklipbaai_2020_1.jpgBurnupena catarrhacta_Hondeklipbaai_2020_1Details of the dark and light flame patterns on the whelk's shell. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).2023-10-15T09:31:02+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/09/09/variegated-topshell-oxystele-antoni/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/oxyant_hermanus_2020_2.jpgOXYANT_Hermanus_2020_2Details of the horny operculum and the repeated tabby pattern around the aperture. Hermanus, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/oxyant_hermanus_2020_1.jpgOXYANT_Hermanus_2020_1Slightly eroded snail with a wide tabby pattern. Hermanus, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/oxystele-impervia_jacobsbaai_2020_1-2.jpgOxystele impervia_Jacobsbaai_2020_1Details of the bead-like dots on the shell of Oxystele impervia. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/oxyant_doringbaai_2020_1.jpgOXYANT_Doringbaai_2020_1Two snails cruising on a rock surface in a shallow pool. Doringbaai, Northern Cape (2020).2023-10-15T09:21:31+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/10/01/horseshoe-sea-cucumber-roweia-frauenfeldii/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/roweia-frauenfeldii_doringbaai_2020_1.jpgRoweia frauenfeldii_Doringbaai_2020_1Details of the ten irregularly-branched tentacles, peaking out of the gravels. Doringbaai, Western Cape (2020).2023-10-01T12:42:28+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/12/28/giant-chiton-dinoplax-gigas/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dinoplax-gigas_port-alfred_2021_2.jpgDinoplax gigas_Port Alfred_2021_2Underside of an adult chiton. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dinoplax-gigas_port-alfred_2021_3.jpgDinoplax gigas_Port Alfred_2021_3Epibiotic encrusting coralline algae and red algae on the valves of an adult chiton. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dinoplax-gigas_old-womans-river_2021_1.jpgDinoplax gigas_Old Woman's River_2021_1Details of the girdle, with the tufts of hair, on an adult chiton. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2021).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dinoplax-gigas_port-alfred_2021_1.jpgDinoplax gigas_Port Alfred_2021_1Adult chiton, with badly eroded valves, found in a rock crevice. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2021).2023-09-18T09:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/11/14/cape-urchin-parechinus-angulosus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/parechinus-angulosus_cape-agulhas_2020_1.jpgParechinus angulosus_Cape Agulhas_2020_1Details of the mouth of a purple Cape urchin. Cape Agulhas, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/parechinus-angulosus_hermanus_2020_1.jpgParechinus angulosus_Hermanus_2020_1Urchins shading themselves from the sun with dead shells in a gulley. Hermanus, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/parechinus-angulosus_fishhoek_2020_2.jpgParechinus angulosus_Fishhoek_2020_2Purple urchin in a shallow rock pool. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/parechinus-angulosus_fishhoek_2020_1.jpgParechinus angulosus_Fishhoek_2020_1Purple urchin shading himself with the egg of a ray or a shark. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/parechinus-angulosus_fishhoek_2020-1.jpgParechinus angulosus_Fishhoek_2020Urchin shading himself with the egg of a ray or a shark. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).2023-09-14T12:14:30+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/10/08/knobbly-anemone-bunodosoma-capense/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/bunodosoma-capense_fishhoek_2020_2.jpgBunodosoma capense_Fishhoek_2020_2Anemone with deep blue knobs on a blue-grey background. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/bunodosoma-capenses_fishhoek_2020_1.jpgBunodosoma capenses_Fishhoek_2020_1Bright purple papillae on a dark red background. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020)https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/bunodosoma-capensis_mouille-point_2020_1.jpgBunodosoma capensis_Mouille Point_2020_1Details of the tentacles and the papillae. Mouille Point, Cape Town, Western Cape (2020).2023-09-13T12:50:57+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/03/10/red-chested-sea-cucumber-hemiocnus-insolens/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hemiocnus-insolens_fishhoek_2020_2.jpgHemiocnus insolens_Fishhoek_2020_2Bright orangey sea cucumber hiding under a boulder. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hemiocnus-insolens_fishhoek_2020_1.jpgHemiocnus insolens_Fishhoek_2020_1Subtidal sea cucumber deploying its tentacles, with details of the tube feet. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020).2023-09-12T16:06:22+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/12/05/sandy-anemone-bunodactis-reynaudi/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bunodactis-reynaudii_yzerfontein_2020_3.jpgBunodactis reynaudii_Yzerfontein_2020_3Multi-coloured sandy anemones in a rock pool. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bunodactis-reynaudii_yzerfontein_2020_2.jpgBunodactis reynaudii_Yzerfontein_2020_2Rock pool covered with sandy anemones. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bunodactis-reynaudii_yzerfontein_2020_1.jpgBunodactis reynaudii_Yzerfontein_2020_1Close-up of sandy anemones in a rock pool. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020). 2023-09-12T15:04:03+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/03/09/brooding-chiton-radsia-nigrovirescens/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/radsia-nigrovirescens_jacobsbaai_2020_3.jpgRadsia nigrovirescens_Jacobsbaai_2020_3Details of the radiating waves on the chiton's valves. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/radsia-nigrovirescens_jacobsbaai_2020_2.jpgRadsia nigrovirescens_Jacobsbaai_2020_2Eroding adult chiton with the scale details on the girdle. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/radsia-nigrovirescens_jacobsbaai_2020_1.jpgRadsia nigrovirescens_Jacobsbaai_2020_1Adult chiton hiding in a rock crevice on top of ribbed mussels (Aulacomya atra). Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020).2023-09-11T12:01:02+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2022/12/05/granite-limpet-cymbula-granatina/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cymgra_doringbaai_2020_3.jpgCYMGRA_Doringbaai_2020_3Limpet with green tinge caused by algal growth. Doringbaai, Northern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cymgra_doringbaai_2020_2.jpgCYMGRA_Doringbaai_2020_2Heavily eroded limpet revealing a brown cap under the upper surface of the shell. Doringbaai, Northern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cymgra_doringbaai_2020_1.jpgCYMGRA_Doringbaai_2020_1Details of the distinctive chevron pattern and of the brown cap revealed by erosion. Doringbaai, Northern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cymga_hondeklipbaai_2020_2.jpgCYMGA_Hondeklipbaai_2020_2Eroded granite limpet with spiral tube worms (Spirorbinae) growing around its outer rim. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cymga_hondeklipbaai_2020_1.jpgCYMGA_Hondeklipbaai_2020_1Eroded limpet carrying smaller limpets on its shell. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).2023-09-11T09:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/09/11/ribbed-mussel-aulacomya-atra/2023-09-11T09:33:39+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/2023/09/11/cape-rock-crab-guinusia-chabrus/https://fockfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/guinusia-chabrus_hondeklipbaai_2020_1.jpgGuinusia chabrus_Hondeklipbaai_2020_1Crab hiding under a boulder. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020).2023-09-11T09:17:12+00:00monthlyhttps://fockfish.com/contact/2022-09-02T14:14:55+00:00weekly0.6https://fockfish.comdaily1.02025-11-16T12:11:21+00:00