Tokongawha Point
Tasman · New Zealand
What have people found?
Tasmanian blue mussel, new zealand hermit crab and common flapjack turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Eleven-armed sea star, radiate limpet and snakeskin chiton are the usual finds. ~45 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Wharariki Beach, 65 kilometers away.
Tide
We do not have the numbers a tide curve is drawn from for this stretch of coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Wharariki Beach, 65 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from August and November.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 300 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 Tokongawha Point?
Species records from iNaturalist
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
Radiate LimpetCellana radians
Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
Little Black MusselXenostrobus neozelanicus
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
KinaEvechinus chloroticus
Reef Sea StarStichaster australis
White-striped AnemoneAnthothoe albocincta
Common flapjackCarpophyllum maschalocarpum
Speckled rock anemoneOulactis muscosa
New Zealand Hermit CrabPagurus novizealandiae
Tasmanian Blue MusselMytilus planulatus
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
New Zealand Common Cushion StarPatiriella regularis
Spotted Top SnailDiloma aethiops
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