What's been spotted in Victoria?
Dianne Bray, 11 Dec 2013.
The official launch of Redmap Victoria in October sparked the interest of local fishers, divers and scientists. So what's been spotted by Redmap members that could be deemed 'unusual' to certain parts of the Victorian coast?
A Western Blue groper spotted by Victorian diver Mary Malloy
It’s wonderful to have our Victorian Redmappers spotting so many Western Blue Groper, Achoerodus gouldii, around Port Phillip Heads.
Spotted Grubfish, Parapercis ramsayi, have also been seen in Port Phillip Bay.
And, it’s not only fishes that are being spotted!
A rare Leatherback Turtle, Lepidochelys coriacea, was sighted recently in Port Phillip Bay. Unfortunately, it took off in a rush before posing for a photo!
Mary Malloy, a really keen Redmap member, also spotted the remains of a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, washed ashore in the Bay.
See more Redmap Victoria sightings here.
A spotted grubfish, Parapercis ramsayi, spotted by Jennifer Hoskin in Port Phillip Bay. This fish is usually more at home along the NSW, SA and WA coastline. So we ask people to report this grub-like fish in all Victorian waters (Photo: Jennifer Hoskin).
Other sightings of note include the short boarfish, Parazanclistius hutchinsi, which is of interest to Redmap in or east of Port Phillip Bay (Photo: Sarah Speight).
The old wife, Enoplosus armatus, is a beautiful and tropical-looking fish. But it's not that unusual in Victorian waters. But we love sightings like this - log your sightings on Redmap even if you're not sure what the fish is! (Photo: Anthony Pearson)
