Marine mammals and reptiles There are no records of marine mammals and reptiles from Barwon Heads MS. Species distribution information An assessment of distribution, endemism and rarity of biota across the state found that no endemic or rare fauna or flora have been recorded in Barwon Bluff MS (O'Hara and Barmby 2000; and Poore 2000; O'Hara 2002a). O’Hara No biota have been recorded or presumed to be at their distributional limit in Barwon Bluff MS (O'Hara and Barmby 2000; and Poore 2000; Plummer et al. 2003). The known O’Hara distributional limits of the biota may reflect collection effort in this area rather than actual Victorian distributions. Many areas of the Victorian coast have never been sampled and therefore biota ranges may be much greater than those suggested. Old wife on subtidal reef in Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary. Photo by Figure 99. Enoplosus armatus Mark Rodrigue, Parks Victoria.
Marine mammals and reptiles There are no records of marine mammals and reptiles from Barwon Heads MS. Species distribution information An assessment of distribution, endemism and rarity of biota across the state found that no endemic or rare fauna or flora have been recorded in Barwon Bluff MS (O'Hara and Barmby 2000; O’Hara and Poore 2000; O'Hara 2002a). No biota have been recorded or presumed to be at their distributional limit in Barwon Bluff MS (O'Hara and Barmby 2000; O’Hara and Poore 2000; Plummer et al. 2003). The known distributional limits of the biota may reflect collection effort in this area rather than actual Victorian distributions. Many areas of the Victorian coast have never been sampled and therefore biota ranges may be much greater than those suggested. Figure 99. Old wife Enoplosus armatus on subtidal reef in Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary. Photo by Mark Rodrigue, Parks Victoria.
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