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Are you lost?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/are-you-lost/Fish distributions are changing. What's the new 'normal'?
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Sawfish saw in action
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/sawfish-saw-in-action/This movie clip shows a sawfish feeding. Sawfishes can slash from side to side with the rostrum to stun, impale or even cut prey fishes in half. The rostrum can also pin fishes to the substrate where they are ingested.
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Fish mimicking octopus mimicking fish!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/fish-mimicking-ocotopus-mimicking-fish/The Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) has been known for some years for its ability to mimic flatfish, lionfish and seasnakes. A recent discovery in Indonesia adds a whole new twist to this story. The Black-marble Jawfish (Stalix cf. histrio) mimics the Mimic Octopus.
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Barramundi mystery solved
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/barramundi-mystery-solved/The case of the mysterious appearance of Barramundi in Sydney Harbour has been solved.
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Slingjaw Wrasse feeding
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/slingjaw-wrasse-feeding/The Slingjaw Wrasse is aptly named. The video shows excellent slow-motion footage of the greatly protrusible mouth during feeding. Click on the link to the fact sheet for more information on this species.
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Sixgill Shark attacks bait
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/sixgill-shark-attacks-bait/A Sixgill Shark has been caught on video attacking a bait near Osprey Reef, off north-eastern Australia.
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Which fishes eat sponges?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/which-fishes-eat-sponges/A colleague just asked me this question. I had to confess that I wasn't sure of the answer.
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Plastic, fish and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/plastic-fish-and-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/Do you love seafood? You're going to want to read this.
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Fishing in Permian seas – a fossil fish donation from Blackwater, Queensland
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/fossil-fish-donation-blackwater-queensland/Our Palaeontology section has just received a very welcome Cultural Gifts Program donation of fossil fish from Blackwater, Queensland.
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Clupeidae - herrings
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/clupeidae-herrings/Explore information on clupeid fishes. The family contains herrings, menhadens, pilchards, sardines, shads, and sprats.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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