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Sydney Harbour - 3000 species and counting!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/sydney-harbour-species/Quick quiz ... how many species of animals live in Sydney Harbour? Do you know where those animals live?
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An eel called Ellie
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/an-eel-called-ellie/Thank you to Gavin Gatenby for putting together this impressive movie about 'Ellie' the Longfinned Eel
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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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Lizard Fish - Shark Beaching
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/lizard-fish-shark-beaching/Marine biologist Amanda Hay is on beautiful Lizard Island where she is conducting research into behaviour of larval fishes. Today, she writes about an encounter at the beach.
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Lizard Fish - In the beginning
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/lizard-fish/Marine biologist Amanda Hay is on beautiful Lizard Island where she is conducting research into behaviour of larval fishes. Today, she writes about the research they are conducting.
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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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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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Kermadec wrap-up
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/kermadec-wrap-up/Since I last posted to Fish Bits, I have participated in an amazing field trip to the Kermadec Islands. I returned earlier this week and have now resumed adding content to the fish site.
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Nemo won’t find home in an acidified ocean
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/nemo-wont-find-home-in-an-acidified-ocean/As oceans become more acid, senses larval fishes need to navigate will become dysfunctional.
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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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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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