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Freshwater

Mussels

Velesunio ambiguus

Distribution in NSW: Patchy distribution: Richmond, Clarence, Upper Macleay (Apsley River), Hawkesbury-Nepean rivers; western creeks of Shoalhaven River; Snowy River

Microhabitat: Still water or slow current areas in pools, farm dams, impoundments, lower reaches of rivers. Inhabits temporary creeks; broad environmental tolerance

Appearance: Oval, occasionally globose, light shell, yellow to dark brown. Beak sculpture absent. Maximum shell length 100mm

The Freshwater Mussel – Velesunio ambiguus is a native of the Murray Darling System. There are a huge number of different species of freshwater mussels

in the rivers and lakes of NSW.

To help identify what mussels you have in your local stream the NSW Office of Environment & Heritage offers a guide,

see http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/animals/musselid.htm

Mussels are most likely to be found in the middle or lower sections of permanently flowing streams.

However, floodplain mussels (Velesunio ambiguus) are an exception; they can be found in temporary creeks and ponds, including farm dams, and avoid strongly flowing rivers.

Freshwater Mussels are biological filters, they filter large volumes of water to extract their food, removing nutrients, algae, bacteria and organic detritus

from the water. Mussel waste products are food for other animals

and they, in turn, are food for water rats and platypus.

People with earthen farm dams growing fish or yabbies grow mussels with them for much the same reason, they are biological filters filtering the algae

and bacteria from the dam water cleaning it.

They are especially important if you are swimming in the dam.

The males release sperm into the water column, the females then suck the sperm in with the normal water they take in. The eggs are then

fertilized and incubated inside the female mussel.

Baby mussels ejected by the female and require a host stage to develop into miniature adults. Fish are the best hosts and any of the native fish such as

Silver Perch, Golden Perch and Bass will do as well as the ornamentals like Goldfish and Koi.

To capture mussels you need to run your hands along the bottom of the dam and when you feel this round top of the shell you can pull them from the mud.

Freshwater mussels are traditional aboriginal tribal food. However, we consider them pretty rough tucker, you need to be hungry to eat them.

Environmentally & Ecologically Sustainable farming

123 SWAN BAY ROAD KARUAH NSW 2324

Freshwater

Mussels

Velesunio ambiguus

in the rivers and lakes of NSW.

To help identify what mussels you have in your local stream the NSW Office of Environment & Heritage offers a guide,

see http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/animals/musselid.htm

Mussels are most likely to be found in the middle or lower sections of permanently flowing streams.

However, floodplain mussels (Velesunio ambiguus) are an exception; they can be found in temporary creeks and ponds, including farm dams, and avoid strongly flowing rivers.

Freshwater Mussels are biological filters, they filter large volumes of water to extract their food, removing nutrients, algae, bacteria and organic detritus

from the water. Mussel waste products are food for other animals

and they, in turn, are food for water rats and platypus.

People with earthen farm dams growing fish or yabbies grow mussels with them for much the same reason, they are biological filters filtering the algae

and bacteria from the dam water cleaning it.

They are especially important if you are swimming in the dam.

The males release sperm into the water column, the females then suck the sperm in with the normal water they take in. The eggs are then

fertilized and incubated inside the female mussel.

Baby mussels ejected by the female and require a host stage to develop into miniature adults. Fish are the best hosts and any of the native fish such as

Silver Perch, Golden Perch and Bass will do as well as the ornamentals like Goldfish and Koi.

To capture mussels you need to run your hands along the bottom of the dam and when you feel this round top of the shell you can pull them from the mud.

Freshwater mussels are traditional aboriginal tribal food. However, we consider them pretty rough tucker, you need to be hungry to eat them.

Occasionally you will get pearls in these mussels and they are well suited to a

freshwater pearl industry.

Source

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au

Environmentally & Ecologically Sustainable farming

123 SWAN BAY ROAD KARUAH NSW 2324

Freshwater

Mussels

Velesunio ambiguus

in the rivers and lakes of NSW.

To help identify what mussels you have in your local stream the NSW Office of Environment & Heritage offers a guide,

see http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/animals/musselid.htm

​Mussels are most likely to be found in the middle or lower sections of permanently flowing streams.

However, floodplain mussels (Velesunio ambiguus) are an exception; they can be found in temporary creeks and ponds, including farm dams, and avoid strongly flowing rivers.

Freshwater Mussels are biological filters, they filter large volumes of water to extract their food, removing nutrients, algae, bacteria and organic detritus

from the water. Mussel waste products are food for other animals

and they, in turn, are food for water rats and platypus.

People with earthen farm dams growing fish or yabbies grow mussels with them for much the same reason, they are biological filters filtering the algae

and bacteria from the dam water cleaning it.

They are especially important if you are swimming in the dam.

The males release sperm into the water column, the females then suck the sperm in with the normal water they take in. The eggs are then

fertilized and incubated inside the female mussel.

Baby mussels ejected by the female and require a host stage to develop into miniature adults. Fish are the best hosts and any of the native fish such as

Silver Perch, Golden Perch and Bass will do as well as the ornamentals like Goldfish and Koi.

​To capture mussels you need to run your hands along the bottom of the dam and when you feel this round top of the shell you can pull them from the mud.

Freshwater mussels are traditional aboriginal tribal food. However, we consider them pretty rough tucker, you need to be hungry to eat them.

Occasionally you will get pearls in these mussels and they are well suited to a

freshwater pearl industry.

Source

​https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au

Mussels are most likely to be found in the middle or lower sections of permanently flowing streams.

To capture mussels you need to run your hands along the bottom of the dam and when you feel this round top of the shell you can pull them from the mud.

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au