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  • Lantern bug, Pyrops candelaria (Laternaria candelaria and Fulgora candelaria in older literature) is a species of planthopper that lives in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. Like all Fulgoridae, P. candelaria feeds on plant sap: including longan and lychee trees (Sapindaceae), among others. Its long, slender proboscis is used to pierce tree bark to reach the phloem. Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Lantern bug, Pyrops candelaria (Laternaria candelaria and Fulgora candelaria in older literature) is a species of planthopper that lives in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. Like all Fulgoridae, P. candelaria feeds on plant sap: including longan and lychee trees (Sapindaceae), among others. Its long, slender proboscis is used to pierce tree bark to reach the phloem. Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-143240-35US.jpg
  • Lantern bug, Pyrops candelaria (Laternaria candelaria and Fulgora candelaria in older literature) is a species of planthopper that lives in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. Like all Fulgoridae, P. candelaria feeds on plant sap: including longan and lychee trees (Sapindaceae), among others. Its long, slender proboscis is used to pierce tree bark to reach the phloem. Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-142626-01US.jpg
  • Lantern bug, Pyrops candelaria (Laternaria candelaria and Fulgora candelaria in older literature) is a species of planthopper that lives in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. Like all Fulgoridae, P. candelaria feeds on plant sap: including longan and lychee trees (Sapindaceae), among others. Its long, slender proboscis is used to pierce tree bark to reach the phloem. Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-115325-32US.jpg
  • Lantern bug, Pyrops candelaria (Laternaria candelaria and Fulgora candelaria in older literature) is a species of planthopper that lives in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. Like all Fulgoridae, P. candelaria feeds on plant sap: including longan and lychee trees (Sapindaceae), among others. Its long, slender proboscis is used to pierce tree bark to reach the phloem. Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-115658-55US.jpg
  • Lantern bug, Pyrops candelaria (Laternaria candelaria and Fulgora candelaria in older literature) is a species of planthopper that lives in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. Like all Fulgoridae, P. candelaria feeds on plant sap: including longan and lychee trees (Sapindaceae), among others. Its long, slender proboscis is used to pierce tree bark to reach the phloem. Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-141846-35US.jpg
  • Herper photographing a Romer's tree frog, Liuixalus romeri, endemic to Hong Kong. With an average snout-vent length of 1.5–2.5 cm, it is the smallest amphibian recorded in the territory. Despite its common name, it belongs to the Rhacophoridae family, instead of the Hylidae. Pat Sin Leng Country Park (Chinese: 八仙嶺郊野公園), country park in Hong Kong located in the New Territories, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160623-215018-85US.jpg
  • Romer's tree frog, Liuixalus romeri, endemic to Hong Kong. With an average snout-vent length of 1.5–2.5 cm, it is the smallest amphibian recorded in the territory. Despite its common name, it belongs to the Rhacophoridae family, instead of the Hylidae. Pat Sin Leng Country Park (Chinese: 八仙嶺郊野公園), country park in Hong Kong located in the New Territories, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160623-215724-21US.jpg
  • Young eggs soon to hatch from a anemonefish. Dawn Island or Fo Tau Fan Chau, in the New Territories part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Diving Pastor Tim, Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park , northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. The total sea area of this marine park is about 680 hectares. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Coral polyps, Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-135938-74US.jpg
  • Ha Pak Nai is a very popular sunset spot for young people. Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-183121-33US.jpg
  • Juvenile oriental flying gurnard, Dactyloptena orientalis. Dawn Island or Fo Tau Fan Chau, in the New Territories part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160613-134531-96US.jpg
  • Juvenile oriental flying gurnard, Dactyloptena orientalis. Dawn Island or Fo Tau Fan Chau, in the New Territories part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160613-134649-09US.jpg
  • Anemone Shrimp, Periclimenes holthuisi, in an anemone. Dawn Island or Fo Tau Fan Chau, in the New Territories part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160613-140412-80US.jpg
  • Barnacles and oysters on mangrove in Ha Pak Nai, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China)
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  • Male fiddler crab hides in an old shell at Ha Pak Nai, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China)
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  • Camoufalage. Hong Kong cascade frog, Amolops hongkongensis) or Hong Kong torrent frog is a true frog from southern coastal China. Endemic to Hong Kong and Guangdong in the mainland China. In Hong Kong, it is a protected species under Wild Animals Protection Ordinance Cap 170. Tai Mo Shan Country Park, New territories, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160614-235300-53US.jpg
  • A tagged yellow seahorse, Hippocampus kuda, also known as estuary seahorse, or spotted seahorse. The yellow seahorse is a fish and can reach a length of 17–30 cm. Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160616-153325-17US.jpg
  • Yellow seahorse, Hippocampus kuda, also known as estuary seahorse, or spotted seahorse. The yellow seahorse is a fish and can reach a length of 17–30 cm. Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-122825-25US.jpg
  • Ms. Shadow Sin, at OPCF, showing the necklace use for tagging seahorses in Hong Kong waters, Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-123633-12US.jpg
  • A yellow seahorse, Hippocampus kuda, is tagged underwater for OPCF's program. This is a seahorse also known as estuary seahorse, or spotted seahorse. The yellow seahorse is a fish and can reach a length of 17–30 cm. Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-130812-42US.jpg
  • Old shells from the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-150148-43US.jpg
  • Staff form Ocean Park Conservation Fund, OPCF, ans students visit Ha Pak Nai to see the juvenile chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154757-75US.jpg
  • Staff form Ocean Park Conservation Fund, OPCF, ans students visit Ha Pak Nai to see the juvenile chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154902-80US.jpg
  • The river running out at Ha Pak Nai wetland, an area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-161016-14US.jpg
  • An unkown large long horned beetle, Anoplophora sp, found in Ha Pak Nai a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-164933-51US.jpg
  • Locals using salt to catch mollusks in the mud with a high risk of creating a unbalances salinity in Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-175217-72US.jpg
  • Low tide at Ha Pak Nai. A wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-181334-46US.jpg
  • Secondary school student interviewed TV channel about the  release of juvenile horseshoe crabs that has been artificially-bred by City University of Hong Kong, and collectively releasing them into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-124416-65US.jpg
  • A small transponder (sender) injected into the juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, before the release. Lcoation Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-125145-30US.jpg
  • A small transponder (sender) injected into the juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, before the release. Lcoation Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-125754-82US.jpg
  • Joe CHeung, OPCFHK, show the students juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus atHa Pak Nai. A wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-132042-41US.jpg
  • Secondary school student show post cards they have made at the release event of juvenile horseshoe crab that has been artificially-bred by City University of Hong Kong, and collectively releasing them into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-131512-19US.jpg
  • Beach findings with shells fron the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-141039-82US.jpg
  • Male fiddler crab hides in an old shell at Ha Pak Nai, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China)
    MLU-20160614-141650-77US.jpg
  • Sea anemone, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria. Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160616-114704-26US.jpg
  • Yellow seahorse, Hippocampus kuda, also known as estuary seahorse, or spotted seahorse. The yellow seahorse is a fish and can reach a length of 17–30 cm. Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160616-121552-32US.jpg
  • Yellow seahorse, Hippocampus kuda, also known as estuary seahorse, or spotted seahorse. The yellow seahorse is a fish and can reach a length of 17–30 cm. Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160616-122144-66US.jpg
  • Nudibranch, Doto sp, Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160616-143136-01US.jpg
  • Ms. Shadow Sin documenting our finding of seahorse, Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. The total sea area of this marine park is about 680 hectares. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160616-154937-96US.jpg
  • Old shells from the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-150152-44US.jpg
  • Juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus at Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-151510-22US.jpg
  • Juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus at Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-153515-44US.jpg
  • Juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus at Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154729-62US.jpg
  • Trails in the mud made by a juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus at Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154817-76US.jpg
  • Staff form Ocean Park Conservation Fund, OPCF, ans students visit Ha Pak Nai to see the juvenile chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154906-82US.jpg
  • Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-160234-01US.jpg
  • The tide is coming at Ha Pak Nai. A wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-180951-36US.jpg
  • Yellow seahorse, Hippocampus kuda, also known as estuary seahorse, or spotted seahorse. The yellow seahorse is a fish and can reach a length of 17–30 cm. Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160618-173706-14US.jpg
  • Secondary school students release a juvenile horseshoe crabs that has been artificially-bred by City University of Hong Kong, and collectively releasing them into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-121138-39US.jpg
  • Minute horse shoe crabs raised by the secondary school students to be released into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-122109-12US.jpg
  • Secondary school students release a juvenile horseshoe crabs that has been artificially-bred by City University of Hong Kong, and collectively releasing them into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-122819-48US.jpg
  • Kevin Laurie, protector of Ha Pak Nai habitat for the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Joe Cheung, OPCFHK, explains to the students how the events is going to work. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Three chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Beach findings with shells fron the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Juvenile oriental flying gurnard, Dactyloptena orientalis. Dawn Island or Fo Tau Fan Chau, in the New Territories part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Chinese egret, Egretta eulophotes, is a threatened species of egret from east Asia. Ha Pak Nai, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China)
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  • Male fiddler crab hides in an old shell at Ha Pak Nai, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China)
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  • A tagged yellow seahorse, Hippocampus kuda, also known as estuary seahorse, or spotted seahorse. The yellow seahorse is a fish and can reach a length of 17–30 cm. Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • A yellow seahorse, Hippocampus kuda, is measured underwater for OPCF network. A species also called estuary seahorse, or spotted seahorse. The yellow seahorse is a fish and can reach a length of 17–30 cm. Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • A yellow seahorse, Hippocampus kuda, is tagged underwater for OPCF's program. This is a seahorse also known as estuary seahorse, or spotted seahorse. The yellow seahorse is a fish and can reach a length of 17–30 cm. Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, northeast coast, New territories, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Staff form Ocean Park Conservation Fund, OPCF, ans students visit Ha Pak Nai to see the juvenile chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • An unkown large long horned beetle, Anoplophora sp, found in Ha Pak Nai a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Locals using salt to catch mollusks in the mud with a high risk of creating a unbalances salinity in Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Tokay gecko, Gekko gecko, nocturnal, a true gecko. A culturally significant species and in folklore attributed with supernatural powers. In Southeast Asia it is a symbol of good luck and fertility and is believed to be descended from dragons. China Red Data Book Status - Endangered. Pat Sin Leng Country Park, New Territory, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Tokay gecko, Gekko gecko, nocturnal, a true gecko. A culturally significant species and in folklore attributed with supernatural powers. In Southeast Asia it is a symbol of good luck and fertility and is believed to be descended from dragons. China Red Data Book Status - Endangered. Pat Sin Leng Country Park, New Territory, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Tokay gecko, Gekko gecko, nocturnal, a true gecko. A culturally significant species and in folklore attributed with supernatural powers. In Southeast Asia it is a symbol of good luck and fertility and is believed to be descended from dragons. China Red Data Book Status - Endangered. Pat Sin Leng Country Park, New Territory, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Tokay gecko, Gekko gecko, nocturnal, a true gecko. A culturally significant species and in folklore attributed with supernatural powers. In Southeast Asia it is a symbol of good luck and fertility and is believed to be descended from dragons. China Red Data Book Status - Endangered. Pat Sin Leng Country Park, New Territory, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Bluespotted mudskippers, Boleophthalmus pectinirostris at Hong Kong Wetland Park situated at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. The 61-hectare Hong Kong Wetland Park demonstrates the diversity of the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystems. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Garnot's gecko, Hemidactylus garnotii, also known as Indo-Pacific gecko. Pat Sin Leng Country Park (Chinese: 八仙嶺郊野公園), country park in Hong Kong located in the New Territories, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Visiting at Ha Pak Nai, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China)
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  • Bluespotted mudskippers, Boleophthalmus pectinirostris at Hong Kong Wetland Park situated at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. The 61-hectare Hong Kong Wetland Park demonstrates the diversity of the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystems. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Bluespotted mudskippers, Boleophthalmus pectinirostris at Hong Kong Wetland Park situated at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. The 61-hectare Hong Kong Wetland Park demonstrates the diversity of the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystems. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio, a popular food fish in Hong Kong. Photographed at Hong Kong Wetland Park, northern part of Tin Shui Wai, New Territories in Hong Kong. Wetland Park is a 61-hectare Hong Kong Wetland Park demonstrating the diversity of the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystems. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio, a popular food fish in Hong Kong. Photographed at Hong Kong Wetland Park, northern part of Tin Shui Wai, New Territories in Hong Kong. Wetland Park is a 61-hectare Hong Kong Wetland Park demonstrating the diversity of the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystems. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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