Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Pretty Lagoon Goby (species: Oplopomus oplopomus)
Observed by Lyle Vail
Sun, 3 Apr 2016 11:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island, Queensland

  • Sparse seagrass bed in lagoon

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 1 m and 3 metres.

Details about the specimens

  • 15 specimens. (accurate to within 5)
  • specimens alive when found.
  • specimens alive at end of the observation process.
  • specimens left in natural environment.
  • Reproduction was not occurring.

During 50-minute dive, found three widely-spaced groups of 5-6 individuals around a shared hole at the base of a depression in the sand, not near reef.

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