Catostylus mosaicus

1 Blue Blubber at Merimbula, NSW

Catostylus mosaicus at Merimbula, NSW - 31 Mar 2020
Catostylus mosaicus at Merimbula, NSW - 31 Mar 2020
Catostylus mosaicus at Merimbula, NSW - 31 Mar 2020
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Identification history

Catostylus mosaicus 3 Apr 2020 Jennyncmg
Catostylus mosaicus 2 Apr 2020 Jennyncmg
Unidentified 2 Apr 2020 rickcarey

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User's notes

browny green in colour

2 comments

Jennyncmg wrote:
   3 Apr 2020
It is unusual to see this species near the bottom with the edges of the bell folded upwards.
rickcarey wrote:
   3 Apr 2020
It was alive and swimming but on the bottom, maybe it was dying?

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Additional information

  • 5m - 10m Depth of sighting

Species information

  • Catostylus mosaicus Scientific name
  • Blue Blubber Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 22m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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