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Spinifex Hill

Western Australia · Australia

What have people found?

Mosaic reef crab, floral egg crab and melon shell turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Three-lobed t-bar nudibranch, white-speckled seahare and reticulated sea hare are the usual finds. ~294 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 years of observations.

Tide

We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from September and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 550 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 Spinifex Hill?

Species records from iNaturalist

Pseudoreaster obtusangulusPseudoreaster obtusangulus
Three-lobed T-bar NudibranchCeratosoma trilobatum
White-speckled SeahareAplysia argus
Reticulated sea hareAplysia reticulata
Mosaic Reef CrabLophozozymus pictor
Black-margined NudibranchDoriprismatica atromarginata
Australian TrumpetSyrinx aruana
Floral Egg CrabAtergatis floridus
Melon ShellMelo amphora
Striped-leg Hermit CrabClibanarius taeniatus
Knobbly seastarProtoreaster nodulosus
Pink Warty Sea CucumberCercodemas anceps
Blotched Green CowrieErronea subviridis
Elysia pusillaElysia pusilla
Australian Blue Swimmer CrabPortunus armatus
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