Harlequin Fish need protection
Society member Chris Iwanicki found this ‘fishing photo’ of a Harlequin Fish recently: – He brought it to our attention, saying “This picture reminded me again of the fact that…
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Society member Chris Iwanicki found this ‘fishing photo’ of a Harlequin Fish recently: – He brought it to our attention, saying “This picture reminded me again of the fact that…
Further to More About Peculiar Colour Patterns in Fish, David Muirhead recently sighted yet another Moonlighter with an unusual pattern on its side. David photographed this Moonlighter during a dive…
David Muirhead recently witnessed some unusual behaviour by a pair of Moonlighter, Tilodon sexfasciatus at Moonta Bay jetty (11th March 2022). He later posted four photos that he managed to…
I now have a copy of Edgar Waite and Herbert Hale’s “Review of the Lophobranchiate Fishes (Pipefishes and Seahorses) of South Australia”, thanks to the generosity of Robert Browne. The…
Renate Honow took this photo of a school of silver drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus at Christies Beach recently: – A school of silver drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus at Christies Beach (Taken by…
Ralph Foster from the SA Museum is keen to find out if divers in SA have seen any bicoloured specimens of Whitebarred Boxfish, Anoplocapros lenticularis. He is referring to orange…
Congratulations to downunderpix’s Paul Macdonald & Elizabeth Solich on having the little rod-less anglerfish that they have been finding at Edithburgh confirmed as being a new species that has been…
This article was inspired by Jenni Wyrsta’s photo of a dolphin playing with what appears to be a red gurnard, Chelidonichthys kumu. Jenni posted this photo on Facebook on 1st…
David Muirhead recently found out via the iNaturalist “About link” that many (most?) of the world’s 100+ species* of clingfish, especially those in the miniaturisation clade, which includes most of…
I wanted to do a shallow sub-tidal snorkel at the cliff base at Carrickalinga. I was able to do a shore entry via a walking track from the North Bay…