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Three Fish New to Science Discovered in Volcanic Islands
https://australian.museum/about/organisation/media-centre/three-fish-new-to-science-discovered-in-volcanic-islands/Three fish new to science are among those discovered by an Australian and New Zealand research team which returned today from a successful expedition to the volcanic Kermadec Islands, 1000 km northeast of New Zealand.
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How often can a Porcupinefish inflate?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/porcupinefish-inflation/We are sometimes asked about the ability of porcupinefishes to inflate their bodies. Can they only inflate a limited number of times?
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What is a gas bladder?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-a-gas-bladder/If you have found a strange balloon-like object washed up on the beach, you may be looking at a fish's gas bladder.
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Gilbert Percy Whitley
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/gilbert-percy-whitley/A life time's work: 500 papers, 5 books, 37,000 fish specimens collected and 320 new species identified.
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Robert (Bob) McDowall 1939 – 2011
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/robert-bob-mcdowall-1939-2011/Well-known New Zealand fisheries scientist, Bob McDowall died after a short illness. Bob was regarded as the father of freshwater fish and fisheries in New Zealand, but also had a huge influence on unravelling the taxonomy and distribution of Australia's temperate freshwater fish.
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History of Ichthyology
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/history-of-ichthyology/After a slow start, the Museum's collection of fishes has grown to provide a comprehensive resource for research scientists.
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A Tale of Climbing Galaxias
https://australian.museum/about/history/stories/a-tale-of-climbing-galaxias/Over a three-day period in late January 1993, Ranger Ian McArtney observed thousands of Galaxias (probably Mountain Galaxias) climbing the wall of Winburndale Dam, near Bathurst, New South Wales.
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Fish Section visitors
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/ichthyology/fish-section-visitors/Every year many scientists visit the Australian Museum Research Institute Ichthyology department for their research.
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Fishes
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/Immerse yourself in the underwater world of fishes and discover some of Sydney Harbour's fish friends. The Australian Museum's Ichthyology collection has more than 2,500 type specimens of fishes, some of which date back to the 1800s!
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Scombridae - Tunas
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/scombridae-tunas/Discover fact sheets with images and maps of the scombrid fishes on the site.
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Barka: The Forgotten River
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Now on until 23 July 2023![]()
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Bilas: Body Adornment from Papua New Guinea
Opening 9 June 2023, featuring photographs by Wylda Bayrón.
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