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Nguthungulli Julian Rocks Nature Reserve

New South Wales · Australia

What have people found?

Decumbent spanish dancer, longlegged spiny lobster and durban dancing shrimp turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Day octopus, splendid goniobranch and biscuit star are the usual finds. ~92 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Nguthungulli Julian Rocks Nature Reserve for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~6:30in the dark~20:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~7:30in the dark~21:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~9:00in the dark~22:30

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from April and November.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Nguthungulli Julian Rocks Nature Reserve?

Species records from iNaturalist

Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Splendid GoniobranchGoniobranchus splendidus
Biscuit StarPentagonaster duebeni
Black-margined NudibranchDoriprismatica atromarginata
Common Egg CowryOvula ovum
Decumbent Spanish DancerHexabranchus lacer
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
longlegged spiny lobsterPanulirus longipes
Bubble-tip AnemoneEntacmaea quadricolor
Obscure NudibranchHypselodoris obscura
Bennett's HypselodorisHypselodoris bennetti
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Luzon Sea StarEchinaster luzonicus
Durban dancing shrimpRhynchocinetes durbanensis
Red-lined Bubble SnailBullina lineata
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