Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Sharksucker (species: Echeneis naucrates)
Observed by Anne Hoggett
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 07:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island, Queensland

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 0.5 m and 2 metres.

Details about the specimens

  • 2 specimens. (exact)
  • specimens alive at end of the observation process.
  • specimens left in natural environment.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

These two suckerfish with unusual colouration have been seen regularly on a Green Turtle at Casuarina Beach since early Dec 2014.

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