Injured Rock Ling Sighting
One of our members recently came across an injured Rock Ling, Genypterus tigerinus, and filed the following report: – “It was not doing well, having a significant injury on the…
“Pretty Fishes of Yankalilla Bay” Update
We reported at ‘Pretty Fishes’ File that we had started a file of David Muirhead’s regular column titled “Pretty Fishes of Yankalilla Bay” for the monthly issues of Yankalilla Regional…
Odd Growth seen on Smooth Toadfish, Tetractenos glaber
As posted on iNaturalist , “This Smooth Toadfish, Tetractenos glaber, has an odd growth or hypertrophic tissue response to something like a traumatic or parasitic injury on its head: –…
Sand Flounder ID’d as Large-tooth(ed) Flounder, Pseudorhombus arsius
Discussion over the ID of the species involved in the recent flounder sighting have continued since the posting of A Flounder Chasing & Eating a Toxic Toadfish. The observer has…
A Flounder Chasing & Eating a Toxic Toadfish
One of our members sent in some footage of a flounder catching and eating a toxic toad fish, adding” Recently I spotted a large flounder and followed it about over…
Snorkel at Carrickalinga
David & Chris met up for a snorkel at Dunny Block Reef at Carrickalinga recently. This photo of David’s shows the conditions on the day: – David took these photos…
Do Fish Actually Yawn?
(As told to me by David Muirhead) One of our members recently discovered a ‘yawning’ fish on some of their video footage. This is a snip of the fish from…
More Fish Cleaning Situations at Rapid Bay
Whilst diving at Rapid Bay jetty just before Christmas, I came across this small group of fish just hanging around together: – There were, at least, a couple of Mosaic…
Fish seen behaving as fish cleaner clients
I photographed this Herring Cale Olisthops cyanomelas with its mouth open at Rapid Bay jetty in December. I suspect that it had slowed considerably from its normally fast restless swimming…
Second Valley Snorkel Sightings
One of our members recently went to go snorkelling at Second Valley to look for seadragons. Unfortunately, he did not find any, but he did see some Blue devils: –…