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…
Harlequin Fish in peril in SA, still targeted
To the editor of The Sunday Mail, I note with dismay the anachronistic discrepancy of two items printed on page 69 in the Sunday Mail today (October 19, 2014). The…
Opalescent Eye of Toadie – Reflecting on refracted light
Here’s why I rave about our toadies’ amazing eyes when seen via facemask in shallow, sandy, near-shore areas. I see them mainly late, in summer and autumn, when they are…
Sunfish sightings in South Australia
Which marine species weighs a tonne on average and resembles a swimming pancake with handles? The Mola mola, or Ocean sunfish must be one of the strangest fishes you’ll ever…
Species list: Bony fishes of Upper Spencer Gulf
Below is a list of fish species sighted by Society member Ian Healy in the Upper Spencer Gulf region prior to 1992. COMMON NAME FAMILY GENUS SPECIES Boarfish, Long-snouted Pentacerotidae…