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Welcome to the new site

The new fish site has heaps of exciting new features. Sign up and become part of the Australian Museum's online community.

Fishy facts

So what is a fish, and is the correct term 'fish' or 'fishes'? The answers to these questions may surprise you.

Fishes in the Australian Museum Collections

Ichthyology is the study of fishes. This section gives information about specimens the Australian Museum Fish Collection.

Find a fish (fact sheets)

Use the general search at the top of every page to find a particular fish by its scientific, common or family name. Or use our fish finders on the Find a fish page to locate your species of interest.

Parts of a fish

Find out about the anatomy of fishes, inside and outside.

For the Fish Community

This section shows galleries of our visitors and links to professional ichthyological sites.

what's on

Haunted Museum Halloween Party

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