Ok, I give up. How do I tie together this mish-mash of ichthyological miscellanea. Suggestions welcomed. As always, thank you to everyone who contributed.
While browsing the uncatalogued material left to the Australian Museum Research Library by naturalist Mel Ward, a scrappy, dirty little volume came to light...
This week we added images of far-flung fish species; two surgeonfishes from Mauritius and a damselfish from Bali. Yes, I know this is the AUSTRALIAN Museum website, but these species also occur in Australia, so no excuse was needed. Thank you to everyone who contributed throughout the week.
The mid nineteenth century was a fascinating time when science and religion were of equal, and not always conflicting, importance in explaining the wonders of the world.
The 'fish doctor' has been working in the collection this week. PhD student Melissa Martin works on fish doctors, a group of fish parasites also known as fish lice and tongue biters. Rob Harcourt sent some action shots of an Eastern Angelshark having its fate 'sealed'. Thanks to everyone who contributed.