| Number seen/Abundance | Date | Location | Comments | Recorded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004-02-09 | Batten Bay Plymouth, Rocky shore with loose, mixed boulders and mud/gravel patches |
in pool, mid shore | Jack Sewell |
| 1 | 2004-06-05 | Wembury Beach, South Hams, Devon. Rocky shore with some sandy patches |
Under a rock - low down shore | Seashore Safari |
| 1 | 2005-06-22 | Batten Bay Batten Bay, Plymouth Sound |
under seaweed on the lower shore | Tim Moore |
| 10 | 2005-07-07 | Rocky shore Crackington Haven |
Under seaweed in low water rock pools | Peter Hake |
| 1 | 2005-09-18 | Blackstone Rocks Wembury beach - right side rockpools |
approx 11cm length, low shore rockpool | Cat Ridout |
| 2 | 2005-08-19 | Blackstone Rocks Wembury Beach, blackstone rocks |
1approx 6cm length in mid-low pool uner rock, one approx 12cm length in very low shore rockpool under large rock | Cat Ridout |
| 1 | 2005-09-20 | Blackstone Rocks Blackstone Rocks, Wembury Beach |
approx 6cm length, low shore rockpool | Cat Ridout |
| 2 | 2005-09-30 | Blackstone Rocks Blackstone Rocks, Wembury |
both low shore in rockpools, approx 7 & 8cm length. | Cat Ridout |
| 3 | 2005-10-02 | Blackstone Rocks Blackstone Rocks, Wembury |
all low shore in rockpools, 1x5cm, 1x6cm 1x9cm | Cat Ridout |
| 1 | 2006-01-11 | Blackstone Rocks Blackstone Rocks, Wembury, South Devon |
Found in mid tide rockpool. | Caroline Farrell |
| 1 | 2006-02-11 | Babbacombe bay - few metres off shore |
On reef, resting against rocks. | Faye Wood |
| 1 | 2006-02-26 | Island of Eday Rocky shore on west side of Island of Eday, Orkney. |
Medium sized one found at low tide in rock pool. | Joshua Foreman |
| Present | 2006-03-01 | Intertidal below Hen Cliff, Kimmeridge |
Steve Trewhella | |
| 1 | 2006-07-19 | Blackstone Rocks Blackstone Rocks, Wembury Beach |
Lower shore, 9cm | Cat Ridout |
| 6 | 2006-07-21 | Blackstone Rocks Blackstone Rocks |
Cat Ridout | |
| 1 | 2006-05-25 | Blackstone Rocks Blackstone Rocks |
12cm | Cat Ridout |
| 1 | 2006-06-08 | Blackstone Rocks Blakstone Rocks, Wembury Beach |
Middle shore, 4cm | Cat Ridout |
| 1 | Same rockpool as above, juvenile aprox35mm length | |||
| 1 | 2006-04-30 | Blackstone Rocks Blackstone Rocks, Wembury Beach |
17cm | Cat Ridout |
| 1 | 2007-05-01 | Blackstone Rocks Blackstone Rocks |
Cat Ridout | |
| 1 | 2007-05-16 | Blackstone Rocks Blackstone Rocks |
Cat Ridout | |
| 1 | 2007-05-17 | Blackstone Rocks Blackstone Rocks |
Cat Ridout | |
| 1 | 2007-07-31 | Blackstone Rocks Blackstone Rocks, Wembury. |
Cat Ridout | |
| 2 | ||||
| 2 | 2007-08-30 | Coombesgate, north Woolacombe beach. |
Under cover in rock pools | Paula Ferris |
| 1 | 2007-09-28 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane & Coombesgate, Woolacombe Bay |
mid shore rock pool, 120mm | Paula Ferris |
| one seen | 2008-09-29 | East Beach, Selsey Bill, West Sussex. Adjacent to wooden launching ramp |
resting on gravel 20cm long. Picture taken | james lucey |
| 2 | 2008-08-04 | Bucks Mills |
In rock-pools | Paula Ferris |
| 1 | 2009-04-07 | Blackstone Rocks Rockpools |
Cat Ridout | |
| 1 | 2009-05-24 | Blackstone Rocks, Wembury Rockpools |
Cat Ridout | |
| 2 | 2009-05-30 | West Runton Beach Littoral zone |
Under rocks in rock pools. Photograph uploaded. | Jeff Blincow |
| 1 | 2009-06-09 | Coombesgate, Woolacombe 2 sandy bays divided by small rocky headlands with extensive rocks at low tide. |
Unshore ofID, juvenile, about 2 cms | Paula Ferris |
| 1 | 2009-10-16 | Worm's Head Worm's Head causeway, Rhosilli, Gower, Wales |
Seen under algae in rock pool | Richard West |
| 2 | 2009-10-05 | Sennen Cove Rocks offshore of lifeboat slip |
Two individuals in around 3 m of water, camouflaged deep red to match algae on seabed. | Perth One |
| 1 | 2010-08-12 | Mullion Cove, Cornwall Harbour wall, rocks and sea weed. |
Caught while sea angling by Ros Brooks, 18cm. Had lampreys on tail fin | John Brooks |
| 1 | 2010-09-25 | Trefusis Point Rocky Shore |
John Brooks | |
| 2 | 2010-11-21 | Flushing Yacht Club Pier Fal Estuary |
8cm, 6cm | John Brooks |
| 2 | 2010-12-31 | Cushendall, Co Antrim Rock pools on foreshore immediately NE of Cushendall beach, Co Antrim, Ireland. |
In rockpools sitting by stones at night. They were juveniles, 5.6cm and 8.5 cm. Red and white one was the smaller. Larger one pink and olive green. They change colour v quick when relocated for photo. | Cathal McNaughton |
| 4 | 26/06/11 | Dunbar, East Lothian Rockpools to rear of main Harbour. |
Rockpools | Kevin Whalin |
| 20 | 24/09/2011 | Swanage Water depths of 2m to 30m with water temperature of 18 degrees C. |
Numerous sightings beneath pier in shades of grey and pink. 10cm to 15cm long. | Julian Madle |
| 5 | 04/09/2011 | St Abbs Coastal rocky areas, north of Berwick up on Tweed, near Eyemouth in Scotland. |
Adults at a depth of 15 to 20m | Julian Madle |