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The Power of X-rays
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-power-of-x-rays/Colleagues at the Smithsonian have just added a fantastic new online exhibition to their website. Called 'What You See When You Turn a Fish Inside Out' gives users the chance to strip away the exterior of a fish and take an x-ray peek at its insides. Great stuff!
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Fish mimicking octopus mimicking fish!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/fish-mimicking-ocotopus-mimicking-fish/The Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) has been known for some years for its ability to mimic flatfish, lionfish and seasnakes. A recent discovery in Indonesia adds a whole new twist to this story. The Black-marble Jawfish (Stalix cf. histrio) mimics the Mimic Octopus.
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BBC Life - Sailfish feeding
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/bbc-life-sailfish-feeding/This amazing underwater footage shows an aggregation of Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, feeding on a school of baitfish.
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Sixgill Shark attacks bait
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/sixgill-shark-attacks-bait/A Sixgill Shark has been caught on video attacking a bait near Osprey Reef, off north-eastern Australia.
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Fantastic fish links from Pelagos
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/fantastic-fish-links-from-pelagos/Ichthyologist, Adrian Flynn coordinates the Pelagos Email Group. His emails contain a variety of really interesting ocean realted news. He has kindly allowed me to repost this content. Some of the material presented is incredible! Thank very much you Adrian.
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Barramundi mystery solved
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/barramundi-mystery-solved/The case of the mysterious appearance of Barramundi in Sydney Harbour has been solved.
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Fish Collection tour
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/fish-collection-tour/Join Fish Collection Manager Mark McGrouther on a quick tour through some of the Fish Collection at the Australian Museum.
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A fish that suckles its young
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/a-fish-that-suckles-its-young/I just read an amazing web page about a fish that suckles its young while they are still inside the female's body.
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Slingjaw Wrasse feeding
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/slingjaw-wrasse-feeding/The Slingjaw Wrasse is aptly named. The video shows excellent slow-motion footage of the greatly protrusible mouth during feeding. Click on the link to the fact sheet for more information on this species.
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Candiru - careful where you go...
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/candiru-careful-where-you-go-/Over the years quite a few people have asked me about the Candiru. Is it really true that this fish can end up inside the bladder of an unfortunate person who urinates in the wrong stream?
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