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Port Hughes

South Australia · Australia

What have people found?

Warty twig seaweed, southern blue-ringed octopus and bare sea star turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Short-tailed ceratosoma, australian blue swimmer crab and australian razor clam are the usual finds. ~164 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

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

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from April and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.2 miles 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 Port Hughes?

Species records from iNaturalist

Short-tailed CeratosomaCeratosoma brevicaudatum
Australian Blue Swimmer CrabPortunus armatus
Australian Razor ClamPinna dolabrata
Great spider crabLeptomithrax gaimardii
rough rock crabNectocarcinus integrifrons
Surf CrabOvalipes australiensis
Southern Flat OysterOstrea angasi
Warty Twig SeaweedScaberia agardhii
Common Biscuit StarTosia australis
Southern Blue-ringed OctopusHapalochlaena maculosa
Bare Sea StarUniophora nuda
common hermit crabPaguristes frontalis
Doriopsilla peculiarisDoriopsilla peculiaris
Ancylomenes aesopiusAncylomenes aesopius
Australian Giant CuttlefishAscarosepion apama
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