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Do fish smell?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/do-fish-smell/

Well ok, what we really mean is 'Do fishes have a sense of smell?'

Published 25 July 2013

Ichthyology sense fish
What is a shrimpgoby?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/what-is-a-shrimpgoby/

The mutualistic relationship between shrimpgobies (also known as prawngobies) and alpheid shrimps, which live together in the same burrow, has been known for many years.

Published 02 March 2011

Ichthyology Gobiidae FAQ fish
Why are they called triggerfishes?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/why-are-they-called-triggerfishes/

Triggerfishes (Balistidae) and leatherjackets (Monacanthidae) have a first dorsal fin spine that can be locked into an erect position.

Published 10 September 2012

Monacanthidae Triggerfish Balistidae fish Ichthyology
Shark myths and facts
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/shark-myths-and-facts/

Discover the truth about sharks.

Published 11 February 2020

shark Ichthyology sharks
Ophichthid leptocephalus off Kona, Hawaii
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/ophichthid-leptocephalus-/

Video of Ophichthid leptocephalus

Published 06 July 2020

Ichthyology video Ophichthidae
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.

Published 12 August 2022

FAQs FAQ Ichthyology fish
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.

Published 16 June 2017

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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.

Published 31 August 2011

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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.

Published 30 January 2014

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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.

Published 30 January 2012

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Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s new learning and play space.

Permanent education space
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Future Now

A pop-up exhibition created by the Australian Museum, touring Stockland Retail Town Centres in 2022.

Burleigh Heads, QLD
Green Hills, NSW
Shellharbour, NSW

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School programs and excursions

Book school excursions at the Australian Museum, Sydney, that inspire and engage students of all ages.

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