Pipefish Photos from our Port Hughes Dive
As reported in the article titled “Our ‘Pipefish’ Dive at Port Hughes”, we held a dive at the Port Hughes jetty on 2nd January 2016. The divers on the day…
The work of Edgar Waite (& his Rainbow Cale painting)
According to Wikipedia, “Heteroscarus acroptilus, the Rainbow Cale, is a species of weed whiting endemic to Australia where it is found in marine waters along the southern coast. It inhabits…
South Australia’s four native Blue Devil species
David Muirhead says that South Australia actually has four native blue devil species! He says that these are: – #1:Paraplesiops meleagris : Southern Blue Devil #2:Paraplesiops alisonae : Alison’s Blue…
The wonderful and diverse syngnathids of Normanville, South Australia
I am a research associate at the California Academy of Sciences where I study the evolutionary relationships among seahorse, seadragons, and pipefish in the family Syngnathidae. I employ DNA sequencing,…
Dan Monceaux’s submission in response to Oceanic Victor proposal
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed below are the personal views of the author. To PIRSA Aquaculture, Please find attached my submission in response to Oceanic Victor‘s pilot lease application to establish…
Unusual Behaviour by Senator Fish, Pictilabrus laticlavius
According to Wikipedia, Senator Fish was Hamilton Fish. Fish (1808 –1893) was “an American statesman and politician who served as the 16th Governor of New York, a United States Senator…
A Most Peculiar Colour Pattern in Zebra Fish, Girella zebra
(As told to Steve Reynolds by David Muirhead) During a snorkel at Lady Bay on 27th October 2010, David Muirhead took this photograph of a Zebra Fish, Girella zebra with…
Confounded by flounder in South Australian waters
During a walk through the shallows at Glenelg North beach after 9.30 pm last night, in knee-deep water, Emma and I were delighted to spot a numbers of small (likely…
Surf Sardines and Silver Fish
(As told to Steve Reynolds by David Muirhead) Society member David Muirhead has provided several fish images for the Australian Museum’s Find A Fish website. It seems that the site…
A stargazer struck a scuba diver at Second Valley
I love alliterations, and my blog titled Steve’s Scuba Site is no exception. It was a Sunday, almost six years ago, when I wrote a post titled “Struck by Stargazer…