Ride the Lightning

Today's journal entry simply proves that lightning can strike twice!! Soon after Erik Schlogl recorded the Orangespotted Glidergoby (Valenciennea puellaris) from Parsley Bay in southern Sydney Harbour, which represents an exceptional southern range extension from One Tree Island in Queensland (23°30'S), John Turnbull spotted a pair of this species in adjacent Camp Cove (see above photo). This follows a series of range extensions by tropical fishes in Sydney Harbour that we continue to record as people become more and more involved in this and other citizen science projects. Thanks to everyone for their contributions thus far!

This journal post was written by project leader and iNaturalist member, Dr Joseph DiBattista.