Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Blueback Sprat (species: Spratelloides delicatulus)
Observed by Anne Hoggett
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 07:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island, Queensland

  • Washed up on Casuarina Beach

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 0 m and 0 metres.

Details about the specimens

  • 500 specimens. (accurate to within 200)
  • specimens dead when found.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

Likely stranded on the beach trying to escape feeding trevally.

Supporting photos