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Shortfin Mako scales

This Week in Fish: Mako magic

What do you see in the image?  Interlocking vine leaves? Think again. These are the scales of a Mako Shark from the fish collection.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 17 May 2013

Bearded Leatherjacket, <em>Anacanthus barbatus</em>

This week in fish: A week of beards

ZZ Top didn't visit (unfortunately), but the bearded Peter Unmack did. The totally bizarre Bearded Leatherjacket also made an appearance.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 10 May 2013

Fluorescing Goatfish

This week in fish: Martin, Mike and a bright goatfish

It's not often that my 'socks are blown off' by something fishy, but Erik Schloegl's fluorescing goatfish image really impressed me.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 03 May 2013

Yellowfin Tuna in Sydney Harbour

This week in fish: Inside a drummer

Exciting happenings this week include a small shark with a big appetite, drummers with weird buoyancy devices and a Sydney Harbour surprise.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 19 Apr 2013

Spinner Shark, <em>Carcharhinus brevipinna</em>

This Week in Fish: Drowning in Sharks

The week felt very "sharky".  We saw Spinner Sharks, Smalltooth Cookiecutter Sharks and Sam Edmonds the shark photographer.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 12 Apr 2013

Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark teeth

Marine vandal has a gutful!

Emails from a research vessel in the middle of the Pacific tell of a small shark whose 'taste' for fresh sashimi led to its capture.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 06 Apr 2013

Juvenile Blue Razorfish

This week in Fish: Bold Movies

It's a mixed bag of fishes this week; from a small tropical pipefish to a fiddler ray from cooler southern waters.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 05 Apr 2013

Purplebanded Snake Eel at Buton Island

This week in Fish: Monster Fish Move

It's been a huge week!  An important new paper on the fauna of Sydney Harbour was published and all the monster-sized fishes were moved.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 31 Mar 2013

Bigbelly Seahorse at Balmoral Beach

Sydney Harbour - 3000 species and counting!

Quick quiz ... how many species of animals live in Sydney Harbour? Do you know where those animals live?

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 26 Mar 2013

Raggy Scorpionfish at Lizard Island

This week in Fish: Red Rag to a Fish

Another huge week, but not for the website.  We were too busy moving sharks and rays to a new area ... but more on that in an upcoming blog.

By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 23 Mar 2013