This week in Fish: Lost Barramundi and a new Research Associate
By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 19 Mar 2010
This week we feature our newest Research Associate and the strange case of 'Buddist Barramundi' releases.
Rohan Pett
Mark McGrouther
© Australian Museum
New Fish Research Associate
Rohan Pethiyagoda
Rohan Pethiyagoda is an Australian Museum Research Associate. He is currently working with the collection staff of the Fish Section and pursuing his own research and editing projects.
Visiting researcher
John Pogonoski
John Pogonoski works at CSIRO, Hobart, in the Fish Taxonomy group. He has visited the Australian Museum on a number of occasions, most recently on 4 and 5 March 2010. During his visit John examined specimens of morays eels.
New fish species pages published this week
Common Lionfish, Pterois volitans
New fish movies
- Barramundi in Sydney Harbour
- Black Sole, Brachirus nigra
- Blacksaddle Goatfish in the Gold Coast Seaway
- Common Lionfish in the Gold Coast Seaway
Fish Bits
Our new fish blog. Watch this space ...
- Barramundi in Sydney Harbour (Buddist Barramundi)