La Perouse Point
Sydney, New South Wales · Australia
What have people found?
Ken's cuttlefish, pancake aphelodoris and lemon lolly doris turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Australian blue dragon, clown doris and splendid goniobranch are the usual finds. ~431 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 9 years of observations.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Bushrangers Bay Aquatic Reserve, 74 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from November and December.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 250 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code
What lives at La Perouse Point?
Species records from iNaturalist
Australian Blue DragonPteraeolidia ianthina
Clown DorisCeratosoma amoenum
Splendid GoniobranchGoniobranchus splendidus
Bennett's HypselodorisHypselodoris bennetti
Pancake AphelodorisAphelodoris varia
Black-margined NudibranchDoriprismatica atromarginata
Common Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
Mosaic Sea StarPlectaster decanus
Lemon Lolly DorisDoris chrysoderma
Goniobranchus thompsoniGoniobranchus thompsoni
Biscuit StarPentagonaster duebeni
Goniobranchus hunteraeGoniobranchus hunterae
Red-lined Bubble SnailBullina lineata
Goniobranchus loringiGoniobranchus loringi
Ken's CuttlefishSepia grahami
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