New Jersey Scuba Diving

Nuphar

Type:
shipwreck, iron-hulled screw steamer
Built:
1881, England
Specs:
( 287 x 37 ft ) 1963 gross tons
Sunk:
Saturday September 23, 1882
ran aground - no casualties
Yellow Water Lily

Coast Guard records denote this wreck as "disproved" - no longer there. It was removed as a hazard to navigation. Nuphar is the genus name for Water Lilies.

Shipwreck Nuphar NYT

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Sticklebacks

Sticklebacks

Gasterosteus aculeatus
( Threespine, right )

Apeltes quadracus
( Fourspine, below )

Size:
to 4" (threespine)
to 2" (fourspine)

Sticklebacks

Habitat:
Weedy shore waters, occasionally at sea or even in freshwater.

Notes:
Sticklebacks are related to Pipefish and Seahorses. Three- and four-spined varieties are common in our area. A Ninespine variety is also possible.

More: Sticklebacks ...

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