Hong Kong eastern waters
香港 Hong Kong, 新界 New Territories · Hong Kong
What have people found?
Green-spined salmacis, ghost jelly and red egg crab turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Mottled lightfoot crab, japanese goose barnacle and yellow-footed hermit crab are the usual finds. ~86 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Basalt Island, 17 miles away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from July and October.
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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code
What lives at Hong Kong eastern waters?
Species records from iNaturalist
Mottled Lightfoot CrabGrapsus albolineatus
Japanese goose barnacleCapitulum mitella
Liolophura sinensisLiolophura sinensis
Heliocidaris crassispinaHeliocidaris crassispina
Yellow-footed Hermit CrabClibanarius virescens
Blue ButtonPorpita porpita
Leptastrea purpureaLeptastrea purpurea
Pagurus angustusPagurus angustus
Black Longspine UrchinDiadema setosum
green-spined salmacisSalmacis sphaeroides
Arabian CowrieMauritia arabica
Graceful CowriePurpuradusta gracilis
Ghost JellyCyanea nozakii
Red egg crabAtergatis integerrimus
Parasesarma pictumParasesarma pictum
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