Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Boring Clam (species: Tridacna crocea)
Observed by Vanessa Messmer
Sat, 13 Oct 2018 16:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island, Queensland

  • Horseshoe Reef

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 1 m and 4 metres.

Details about the specimen(s)

  • Specimen count is not recorded.
  • specimen(s) alive when found.
  • specimen(s) alive at end of the observation process.
  • specimen(s) left in natural environment.
  • Reproduction was occurring.

Numerous individuals observed spawning between 4 and 5 pm. Many other species also spawning, including another Tridacna species (not T. gigas), several holothuroid species, Linckia laevigata and a echinoid, possibly Echinometra mathaei.