Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Dugong (species: Dugong dugon)
Observed by Marina Richardson, Derek Sun and Alisa Pietzker
Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:30:11

Location details

  • Lizard Island, Queensland

  • Off Casuarina Beach, beyond reefs

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 4 m and 6 metres.

Details about the specimen

  • 1 specimen. (exact)
  • specimen alive when found.
  • specimen alive at end of the observation process.
  • specimen left in natural environment.
  • Reproduction was not occurring.

Large animal (est 2.5 to 3 m long) was feeding in the area and seemed interested in the divers.