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Kianinny Bay

New South Wales · Australia

What have people found?

Knobbed triton snail, eastern pencil urchin and labiate helmet snail turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Wandering sea anemone, sydney seahare and brown-lined paperbubble are the usual finds. ~87 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 January and February.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 350 feet 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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Kianinny Bay?

Species records from iNaturalist

Wandering Sea AnemonePhlyctenactis tuberculosa
Sydney SeahareAplysia sydneyensis
Brown-lined PaperbubbleHydatina physis
Common Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
Clown DorisCeratosoma amoenum
Eastern pencil urchinPhyllacanthus parvispinus
Bennett's HypselodorisHypselodoris bennetti
Knobbed Triton SnailCharonia lampas
Labiate Helmet SnailSemicassis labiata
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
Australian Blue DragonPteraeolidia ianthina
Southern FanwormSabellastarte australiensis
Walking SeahareAplysia juliana
Common KelpEcklonia radiata
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
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