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By Author: Mark McGrouther

White-lined Blenny, <em>Ecsenius pictus</em>

This week in fish: Fishes with a Manly flavour

Some of the new content added this week has a 'Manly' flavour.  How good is your knowledge of Sydney fishes?

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 14 Jun 2013

Flasher Sandgoby at Lizard Island

This week in Fish: Oh, oh, oh what an Oarfish!

Really interesting happenings this week.  Amazing Oarfish video and cool footage of juvenile Purplespotted Bigeyes.  Thank you everyone!

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 07 Jun 2013

Blackaxil Puller, <em>Chromis atripectoralis</em>

This Week in Fish: A Fishy Fortnight

Actually it's been a fortnight, but who's counting.  Thank you to everyone who contributed.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 31 May 2013

Shortfin Mako scales

This Week in Fish: Mako magic

What do you see in the image?  Interlocking vine leaves? Think again. These are the scales of a Mako Shark from the fish collection.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 17 May 2013

Bearded Leatherjacket, <em>Anacanthus barbatus</em>

This week in fish: A week of beards

ZZ Top didn't visit (unfortunately), but the bearded Peter Unmack did. The totally bizarre Bearded Leatherjacket also made an appearance.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 10 May 2013

Fluorescing Goatfish

This week in fish: Martin, Mike and a bright goatfish

It's not often that my 'socks are blown off' by something fishy, but Erik Schloegl's fluorescing goatfish image really impressed me.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 03 May 2013

Yellowfin Tuna in Sydney Harbour

This week in fish: Inside a drummer

Exciting happenings this week include a small shark with a big appetite, drummers with weird buoyancy devices and a Sydney Harbour surprise.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 19 Apr 2013

Spinner Shark, <em>Carcharhinus brevipinna</em>

This Week in Fish: Drowning in Sharks

The week felt very "sharky".  We saw Spinner Sharks, Smalltooth Cookiecutter Sharks and Sam Edmonds the shark photographer.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 12 Apr 2013

Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark teeth

Marine vandal has a gutful!

Emails from a research vessel in the middle of the Pacific tell of a small shark whose 'taste' for fresh sashimi led to its capture.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 06 Apr 2013

Juvenile Blue Razorfish

This week in Fish: Bold Movies

It's a mixed bag of fishes this week; from a small tropical pipefish to a fiddler ray from cooler southern waters.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 05 Apr 2013