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What is the biggest fish?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/what-is-the-biggest-fish/The Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, is the largest of all fishes. Whale Sharks between 4 m to 12 m in length are most often seen, but the species can possibly reach a length of 18 m.
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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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What is a fish?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/what-is-a-fish/Fishes are fascinating animals that come in an amazing variety of shapes and sizes, but just what is a fish?
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Frequently asked questions about fishes
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/frequently-asked-questions-about-fishes/Australian Museum staff are frequently asked questions about fishes. The FAQ list gives the answers to some of those questions.
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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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Butterfly Mackerel, Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/butterfly-mackerel-gasterochisma-melampus/Butterfly Mackerel, Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845
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Spangled Gudgeon, Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes, 1837)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/spangled-gudgeon-ophiocara-porocephala/Spangled Gudgeon, Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes, 1837)
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Sinuous Gudgeon, Odonteleotris macrodon (Bleeker, 1853)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/sinuous-gudgeon-odonteleotris-macrodon/Sinuous Gudgeon, Odonteleotris macrodon (Bleeker, 1853)
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Tanks Everybody!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/tanks-everybody/Have you ever wondered how large fish specimens are stored here in the Australian Museum collections?
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A Diploma for ‘Stuffed Fish’, 1883
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/a-diploma-for-stuffed-fish-1883/Why is the recently discovered 1883 International Fisheries Exhibition diploma, designed by Linley Sambourne, unique?
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