Recording Marine Life


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Records of Nerophis lumbriciformis

Number seen/Abundance Date Location Comments Recorded by
2 2003-05-17
Firestone Bay, Plymouth		 Found under rocks. Seashore Safari
3 2003-08-12
Wembury, voluntary marine conservation area (VMCA), devon.		 Found in rock pools on lower shore. Caroline Farrell
4 2003-09-27
Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Near Plymouth		 under rocks midshore Seashore Safari
2 2003-11-25
The Middlestone at Goodrington Sands, Torbay		 Under small rocks in rockpool Nigel Smallbones
3 2004-02-20
Batten Bay, Plymouth. Rocky shore with boulders		 Male with eggs Alex Bolton
8 2004-02-20
Batten Bay,Plymouth, rocky shore with boulders		 Under rock in pool Shereon Knowles
P 2004-02-20
Batten Bay Plymouth Rocky shore with boulders		 10-15 seen under rocks, male carrying eggs Lorna Nicoll-Griffith
1 2002-05-11
Batten Bay, nr Plymouth		 Found in mid-shore rock pool BTCV/ MilleniumVolunteers
5 2002-06-19
Jennycliff Bay, nr Plymouth		 Seen in rock pools Ali Hood
3 2002-09-07
Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth Sound.		 Found during Seashore safari in rock pools on shore, including a male with eggs. James Highfield
R 2004-04-07
Helford passage + Bar beach, Helford River, Cornwall.		 Low pools and shallow pools at low tide Ruth Williams
C 2004-04-06
Batten Bay, Mountbatten, near Plymouth		 Common, often found in pairs under rocks. Seashore Safari
P 2004-05-06
Batten Bay, Mountbatten nr Plymouth		 Found under rocks in shallow rockpools mid-low shore. West Park Primary
20 + 2004-05-08
Jennycliff Bay, near Plymouth. Rocky shore, alongside sandy/gravelly beach.		 in pools and under rocks Seashore Safari
P 2004-04-06
Wembury VMCA		 Cat Ridout
C 2004-06-05
Wembury Beach, South Hams, Devon. Rocky shore with some sandy patches		 Common under rocks and in pools all over shore. several egg baring males. Seashore Safari
1 2004-07-05 Batten Bay
Batten Bay, Nr Plymouth.		 rockpool Seashore Safari
1 2004-05-05 Tunnels beach
Tunnels beach, Ilfracombe, North Devon		 In a rockpool under seaweed Kim-Marie Clothier
2 2004-07-03 Coombe Martin Bay
Coombe Martin Bay, Devon. Rocky platform adjacent to muddy/sandy/shingly beach. Large man made pools at top of beach.		 In rockpool in seaweed mid and low shore Barbara Haddrill
5 2004-08-19 Batten Bay
Batten Bay, near Mountbatten		 Seashore Safari
1 2004-10-26 Wembury beach
Wembury beach		 Simon Roper
1 2004-10-26 Church Reef
Wembury beach		 Under rock Stephanie Coates
1 2004-12-21 Alderney
Alderney, Long stretch of beach with rocks on either side. Has very high and low tides.		 Found under rock with a little rock pool. Charlie Smith
P 2004-12-27
long sandy beach with rocks on either side		 Under a small rocks in a shallow rockpool, group of 4 + 1 small baby pipefish Charlie Smith
1 2005-04-09
Langerstone Point		 Under rock, 10cm Katherine Hill
F 2005-03-12 Firestone Bay
Firestone Bay, Plymouth Sound		 Seen in rockpools and under rockpools Seashore Safari
P 2005-04-09 Batten Bay
Batten Bay, Plymouth Sound		 Seen on lower shore, one male with eggs Seashore Safari
1 2005-04-20 Lynmouth Beach
Lynmouth Beach		 Found in rock pool on lower shore Mary Killick
1 2005-05-27 Batten Bay
Batten Bay, Plymouth Sound		 11 cm long, very dark green with bright yellow/green stripe on dorsal surface. Under small rock, lower shore. Sonia Rowley
1 DD/MM/YYYY Lindisfarne
St Mary's Local Nature Reserve 1km north of Whitley Baye.g. South coast of Lindisfarne, near the harbour.		 Barbara Brown
P 2005-06-22 Batten Bay
Batten Bay, Plymouth Sound		 Clare Caudwell
4 2005-06-22 Batten Bay
Batten Bay, Plymouth Sound		 Inigo Urrutia
4 2005-07-04 Blackstone Rocks
Wembury beach - on Blackstone Rocks		 underneath rocks mid to low shore in 2 rockpools Cat Ridout
3 2005-07-05 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury Beach		 Found amongst seaweed in mid and lower shore rockpools; 2 x 10cm and 1 x 15cm long Cat Ridout
5 2005-07-06 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks - Wembury Beach		 all approx 9cm in length. 4 in mid shore rockpools, 1 in low shore rockpool Cat Ridout
3 2005-07-07 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury Beach		 each approx 8cm long, in rockpools at low tide Cat Ridout
5 2005-07-08 Blackstone Rocks
on Blackstone Rocks at Wembury Beach		 in mid shore rockpools under seaweed/rocks Cat Ridout
5 2005-07-09 Blackstone Rocks
on Blackstone Rocks at Wembury Beach		 one male found with eggs attached. from 10cm up to 16cm Cat Ridout
1 2005-07-10 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks Wembury Beach		 under rock in rockpool gulley, mid to low shore Cat Ridout
6 2005-07-11 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks Wembury Beach		 under rocks in mid to low shore rock pools. 1 juvenile only approx 350mm long. Cat Ridout
P 2005-05-24 Mothecombe Beach
Mothecombe Beach near Erme Estuary, South Devon		 Seen by group 10,years 4-6, Alice, Keira, Rachel, Olivia and Holly Gask Holbeton School
P 2005-05-24 Mothecombe Beach
Mothecombe Beach near Erme Estuary, South Devon		 Seen by group 5, year 4-6, Jacob P, Joe, Piran Speed, Toby and James Holbeton School
2 2005-07-12 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks Wembury Beach		 1 approx100mm length, 1 approx 140mm long, low shore rockpools Cat Ridout
5 2005-07-09 Wembury
Wembury, Devon		 3 pregnant males found under rocks in pools Judith Oakley
2 2005-07-19 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks Wembury Beach		 low shore Cat Ridout
3 2005-07-20 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks Wembury Beach		 all mid to low shore in pools Cat Ridout
2 2005-07-21 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks Wembury Beach		 2 mid shore, 10 x low shore, approx 3 carrying eggs Cat Ridout
6 2005-07-25 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks Wembury Beach		 all low shore rockpools, 3 definitely with eggs Cat Ridout
6 2005-08-10 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone rocks Wembury beach		 Two with eggs attached low shore Cat Ridout
3 2005-08-20 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury Beach, Plymouth		 Mid tide rockpool, size = 8cm length; low tide rockpools, sizes = 7cm and 3cm length Cat Ridout
3 2005-08-20
woolacombe beach, north devon		 amongst weed in rock pools Peter Hake
1 2005-09-04
North Wamses, Farne Islands, Northumberland. 55:38.3729N;1:37.6104W		 Found amongst deepest part of a kelp park, approx 8-10m on rock. Pure Olive green colouration - perfect for the nearby kelp! Stuart Wilson
1 2005-09-18 Blackstone Rocks
Wembury beach - right side rockpools		 length approx 9cm under rock Cat Ridout
3 2005-09-20 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury Beach		 2x12cm length, one epper shore one lower shore, 1x 8cm low shore rockpool Cat Ridout
2 2005-09-30 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury		 approx 10cm in length, lower shore pools Cat Ridout
1 2005-09-29 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury		 approx 12cm in length low shore pools Cat Ridout
5 2005-10-01 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury		 all low shore 4x approx 11cm length, 1x 7cm length Cat Ridout
12 2005-10-02 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury		 all approx 11cm, all low shore one with eggs. Cat Ridout
9 2005-10-04 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury		 all low shore one with eggs, all approx 11cm length Cat Ridout
1 2005-11-01 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks at Wembury Beach		 Low shore rockpool approx11 cm length Cat Ridout
3 2005-09-13 Batten Bay
Batten Bay, Plymouth		 Under rocks Judith Oakley
Present 2005-10-05 Island of Eday
Island of Eday, Orkney Islands.		 Find many in pools at low tide, and some out of water and underneath boulders. Often find many together in the same vicinity. Kate Townsend
1 2006-01-11 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury, South Devon		 Small (<5cm), found in mid tide rockpool. Caroline Farrell
2 2003-06-18 Wembury
Rocky shore, Wembury Beach, South Devon.		 One with eggs, seen amongst seaweed. Cat Ridout
1 2003-06-25 Wembury
Wembury Beach, South Devon		 Cat Ridout
1 2003-07-14 Wembury
Rocky shore, Wembury Beach, South Devon.		 Cat Ridout
1 2003-07-17 Wembury
Wembury Beach, south Devon.		 Cat Ridout
2 2006-03-19 Blackstone Reef
Blackstone reef, Wembury		 Both approx 10cm in length. One with eggs. Both low shore, one in pool, one in gulley. Faye Wood
Present 2006-03-01
Intertidal below Hen Cliff, Kimmeridge		 Steve Trewhella
1 2006-06-27
Jennycliff Beach, PLymouth		 Male with eggs under stone
1 2006-06-27
Jennycliff Beach, PLymouth		 West Park Primary School
2 2006-07-07 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks		 Middle shore 9cm, 10cm Cat Ridout
2 2006-07-12 Blackstone Rocks
Wembury Beach. Blackstone Rocks		 Lower shore - 5cm Cat Ridout
2 2006-05-27 Blackstone Reef
Blackstone reef		 15 cm long (one with eggs) Cat Ridout
2 2006-05-31 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone rocks, Wembury beach		 5.5cm Cat Ridout
2 2006-05-31 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone rocks, Wembury beach		 5.5cm Cat Ridout
50 + seen 2006-06-18
Gully at 6M dropping off to 18m. 15M off shore north of		 All among Kelp - all sizes. Chris Agar
2
Low shore rockpools, both approx 70mm length
5
8cm to 11cm
Abundant
Under rocks in kelp beds, some with eggs
6
Under rocks in shallow gullies at low tide. One approx 15cm long
3 2006-04-22
Chesil Cove, Portland		 Chilling out all over the place Emma Brennand
4 2006-04-30 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury Beach		 All 10-15cm, 2 with eggs Cat Ridout
2
Common 2007-04-03
Mount Batten Beach		 Many were found on the lower shore Milly Hatton-Brown
1 2007-05-03 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks		 Cat Ridout
Frequent 2007-05-15 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks		 2 WITH EGGS Cat Ridout
Frequent 2007-05-15 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks		 Cat Ridout
Frequent 2007-07-31 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury.		 Cat Ridout
Occasional
Occasional 2007-08-02 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks		 Cat Ridout
2 2007-08-03
Lee bay, near Ilfracombe.		 <10 cm, under week at rock edge low shore Paula Ferris
4 2007-08-30
Hen cliff, Kimmeridge		 Steve Trewhella
1 2007-09-25
Nodes Point, Isle of Wight		 Fish was approx 12 to 15 cm long and, had the short snout as described, but was entirely black or dark green. Andy Baxman
5 2007-09-29
Oxwich Point, Gower		 under rocks, 1 male with eggs Judith Oakley
fairly abundant 2007-10-26 Batten Bay
Batten Bay		 some eggbearing males present. in shallow pools, mid shore and under boulders Jack Sewell
4 2007-10-29 Lee Bay, Ilfracombe
Lee Bay, Ilfracombe		 Under stones at several locations near low tide Paula Ferris
4 2008-02-27
Batten Bay		 In rockpools near low water Charlotte Marshall
1 2008-03-06
Lee Bay near Ilfracombe		 as above Paula Ferris
Present 2008-06-06
Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth		 Seashore Safari
uncommon 2008-07-01 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone rocks		 under rocks Cat Ridout
abundant 2008-07-19 Blackstone Rocks
Black stone rocks 		Cat Ridout
abundant 2008-07-24 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone rocks		 several males with eggs Cat Ridout
abundant 2008-08-01 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone rocks.		 1 with eggs Cat Ridout
Rare 2008-10-17
Cawsand beach		 2 seen in rockpools on lower shore Milly Hatton-Brown
1 2009-04-08 Lee Bay
Nr Ilfracombe		 Under weed gulley edge Paula Ferris
Common 2009-04-09 Blackstone Rocks, Wembury
Rockpools		 Cat Ridout
Common 2009-04-11 Blackstone Rocks, Wembury
Rockpools		 Cat Ridout
2 2009-05-12 Blackstone Rocks, Wembury
Rockpools		 Cat Ridout
4 2009-05-24 Blackstone Rocks, Wembury
Rockpools		 Cat Ridout
1 2009-05-25 Gritt Ness
Gritt Ness rocky shore near Evie, Orkney.		 Under seaweed Jenni Kakkonen
1 2010-03-03 Houton Bay
Intertidal rocky shore		 Under a rock Jenni Kakkonen
3 05/02/2011 Gyllyngvase Beach
Rocky shore to the left and right hand sides of the beach.		 very shallow rock pool under small rocks Kristie Wilkinson
3 19/02/2011 Lee Bay, Ilfracombe
Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders		 Under stones/weed, not preg. Paula Ferris
2 05/03/2011 Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth
Rocky shore		 found in shallow pools from middle shore to lower Kristie Wilkinson
2 03/03/2011 Cullercoats, Northumberland
Cullercoats bay, inbwtween whitley bay and tynemouth, low tide, found in rockpools left by receding tides		 low tide, found in rockpool Thomas Lundy
2 01/06/2011 Devil's Point
Rocky shore at Devil's Point		 Marlin Beach Rangers
10 14/18/2011 Ballyhornan
Combination of sandy beach with rock pools.		 under rocks in rock pool. Brendan Kelly
6 18/09/2011 Cape Clear Island
South Harbour under stones at low tide		 Under rocks. Becky Williamson
1 01/10/2011 Lee Bay
Rocky/sandy shore, lower beach		 under stone in sandy gully 10cm Robert Durrant
1 08/03/2012 Lee Bay, Ilfracombe
north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools		 under stone low shore pool Paula Ferris
1 08/03/2012 Lee Bay
Sheltered rocky beach with sandy gullies, abundant seaweed cover, and many rock pools.		 appx 9cm long. Under stone in sandy-bottomed pool. Lower shore. Robert Durrant