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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Something’s Fishy
We’ve found two rare species of fish and a rare crustacean near Faraway Bay – the Exquisite Rainbowfish, the false-spotted Gudgeon and an isopod.
We sent off samples to the University of WA’s School of Animal Biology and they’ve confirmed the species. The fish are also known by their Latin names of Melanotaenia exquisite and Mogurnda Oligolepis (bit of a mouthful!).
The isopod is a bit like a small prawn.
The Gudgeon is only found in the Kimberley, and only usually between the Berkeley and the Fitzroy Rivers
The Rainbowfish has only been recorded in the King George River in WA, as well as in parts of the Katherine, Edith, Mary, South Aligator and Fergusson Rivers in the Northern Territory.
We found both kinds of fish in the Gumboot Bay Creek.
Steve McIntosh
We sent off samples to the University of WA’s School of Animal Biology and they’ve confirmed the species. The fish are also known by their Latin names of Melanotaenia exquisite and Mogurnda Oligolepis (bit of a mouthful!).
The isopod is a bit like a small prawn.
The Gudgeon is only found in the Kimberley, and only usually between the Berkeley and the Fitzroy Rivers
The Rainbowfish has only been recorded in the King George River in WA, as well as in parts of the Katherine, Edith, Mary, South Aligator and Fergusson Rivers in the Northern Territory.
We found both kinds of fish in the Gumboot Bay Creek.
Steve McIntosh
Labels: faraway bay, fishing, Kimberley, Kimberley fishing
