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Corals of Kosrae #5

Corals of Kosrae - The Island of the Sleeping Lady

Dr Zoe Richards has just returned from an expedition to Kosrae, Micronesia, where she was surveying coral biodiversity. In this post, she describes her scuba diving surveys beneath the Island of the Sleeping Lady.

By: Dr Zoe Richards, Category: Science, Date: 01 Mar 2012

Corals of Kosrae #1

Corals of Kosrae - The Lelu Ruins

Dr Zoe Richards has just returned from an expedition to Kosrae, Micronesia, where she was surveying coral biodiversity. In this post, she shares her experiences at the ancient and fascinating Lelu ruins.

By: Dr Zoe Richards, Category: Science, Date: 01 Mar 2012

Tapetail postlarval stage of cetomimid whalefish

Larval whalefish at Apo Island

It is exceedingly rare to see a juvenile whalefish (a tapetail) in shallow water.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 29 Feb 2012

A Common Lionfish at 'Steve's Bommie'

'Water squirting' Common Lionfish

This video is quite amazing.  It shows an unusual feeding strategy employed by Common Lionfish.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 28 Feb 2012

Warty Anglerfish, <em>Antennarius maculatus</em>

This week in fish: Warty Anglerfish

It was a 'four day week' this week so we are down an image or two from normal.  Despite that, there are still some great additions.  The Warty Anglerfish is an amazing looking fish and the Red Indian Fish has always been one of my favourites.  This week's blog post, 'Grey Carpetshark senses' is certainly worth a look.  Thank you as always to our contributors.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 26 Feb 2012

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DigiVol: Volunteers have their say

Andrew and Duncan are volunteers on the digitisation project, called "DigiVol" who both provide interesting commentary on "life behind the scenes" in the digitisation lab.

By: Leonie Prater, Category: Science, Date: 22 Feb 2012

Epaulette Shark, <em>Hemiscyllium ocellatum</em>

Grey Carpetshark senses

In this movie, Ryan Kempster, shark biologist at the University of Western Australia, talks about the senses and survival strategy of the Grey Carpetshark, Chiloscyllium punctatum. Other common names for the species include the Bamboo Shark and Brown-banded Catshark.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 21 Feb 2012

Banded Scalyfin - adult

This week in Fish: Incredible Barreleye and a huge shark tooth

This week we show one of the most amazing pieces of movie footage taken in the deep sea.  It's hard to believe that the 'Incredible Barreleye' really exists.  We also show images of a 'sharky find' from southern Queensland.  Thank you to all our contributors!

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 17 Feb 2012

Head of a Glasshead Barreleye

Incredible Barreleye video

This incredible footage of a live Barreleye was taken by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. It has been viewed on YouTube over 3 million times.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 13 Feb 2012

Blacktip Reef Shark at Casuarina Beach

This week in Fish: Shark beaching and Cobbler Wobbegong

Most of us have never seen a shark beach itself in an attempt to catch its prey?  Amanda was lucky enough to watch this happen and included a short video in her final 'Lizard Fish' blog post.  We link to some great footage of Southern Garfish feeding in the shallows in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time and images.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 10 Feb 2012