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Parks Victoria Technical Series No. 79 Flinders and Twofold Shelf Bioregions Marine Natural Values Study have been recorded in or near the Beware Reef MS (Table 31). The southern right whale E. australis is listed as critically endangered in Victorian waters and endangered nationally. The humpback whale M. novaeangliae is listed as vulnerable at the state and national level. The southern elephant seal M. leonina is listed as vulnerable at the national level and the New Zealand fur seals A. forsteri at the state level (Table 31). New Zealand fur seals A. forsteri and Australian fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus (Figure 52) use the intertidal reef as a haul-out site for most of the year (Parks Victoria 2006a). The killer whale Orcinus orca, bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus and common dolphin Delphinus delphis have been observed in the waters in and around the park (Parks Victoria 2006a). Fiver other listed <strong>marine</strong> reptiles occur as warm water vagrants along the eastern Victorian coast: leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea, loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta, green turtle Chelonia mydas, Pacific ridley Lepidochelys olivacea, and yellow-bellied sea snake Pelamis platurus and probably occur in the MNP (Plummer et al. 2003). Many other animals, probably use the MS waters but its remoteness means there are few observations. Table 31. Threatened <strong>marine</strong> mammal and reptile records from Beware Reef Marine Sanctuary and surrounds. Victorian listing National listing International convention Common name Scientific name FFG VROTS EPBC Bonn southern right whale Eubalaena australis L CE EN L Megaptera L humpback whale novaeangliae L VU VU southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina VU New Zealand fur seal Arctophoca forsteri VU L Australian fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus L Killer Whale Orcinus orca L L L= listed, M = listed Migratory, VU = Vulnerable, EN = Endangered, CE = Critically Endangered Figure 52. An Australian fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus in Beware Reef Marine Sanctuary. Photo by Friends of Beware Reef Marine Sanctuary. 105
Parks Victoria Technical Series No. 79 Flinders and Twofold Shelf Bioregions Marine Natural Values Study Species distribution information An assessment of distribution, endemism and rarity of biota across the state found that Beware Reef MS had no known endemic or rare biota (O'Hara and Barmby 2000; O’Hara and Poore 2000). Fifteen biota have been recorded or presumed to be at their distributional limit in Beware Reef MS (Table 32, O'Hara and Barmby 2000; O’Hara and Poore 2000; Plummer et al. 2003). One red algae has been recorded as being at the easterly limit of its distribution at Beware Reef MS (Table 32). Five algae and six invertebrates are presumed to be at their eastern limit of their distribution in the Beware Reef MS. Two chitons and one sea urchin are presumed to be at their western limit of distribution. The distributional limits of the biota listed in Table 32 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. Table 32. Marine species at their distribution limits in Beware Reef MS (O'Hara 2002). Order Family Species Common Category name Laminariales Lessoniaceae Macrocystis pyrifera brown algae PE Sphacelariales Stypocaulaceae Phoiocaulon foecundum brown algae PE Sporochnales Sporochnaceae Austroneraia australis brown algae PE Gigartinales Areschougiaceae Rhabdonia coccinea red algae PE Cystocloniaceae Craspedocarpus red algae PE ramentaceus Cystocloniaceae Craspedocarpus venosus red algae RE Brachyura Leucosiidae Phlyixia intermedia crab PE Pilumnidae Pilumnus fissifrons crab PE Polyplacophora Acanthochitonidae Acanthochitona kimberi chiton PW Chitonidae Chiton (Rhyssoplax) chiton PE bednalli Chitonidae Chiton pelliserpentis chiton PW Echinoidea Fibulariidae Fibularia (Fibularia) sea urchin PW nutriens Temnopleuridae Amblypneustes ovum sea urchin PE Ophiuroidea Ophiactidae Ophiactis tricolor brittle star PE Perciformes Clinidae Heteroclinus perspicillatus spotshoulder PE weedfish PE = presumed eastern limit, PW = presumed western limit, PN = presumed northern limit, RE = recorded eastern limit. 106
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