What's been spotted in Tasmania?

Latridopsis ciliaris (Blue Moki)

Weight	0.450kg
Depth	12m

The sighting

Spotted by	Wayne Savage
Region	Tasmania
Sighted on	3 Jun 2022

This sighting has been reviewed and verified. Decades can pass between sightings of this New Zealand species in Tasmania, so recent records might reflect a rare spawning event that made it across the Tasman Sea.

Barrett Wolfe

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Why is this sighting important?

Potential range-extension
Rare/cryptic

What's been spotted in Tasmania?

Latridopsis ciliaris (Blue Moki)

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