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Great White crosses the Tasman
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/news/blog/great-white-crosses-the-tasman/The latest arrival from sea - a White Shark named Pip has crossed the Tasman.
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Oar-some addition to the fish collection!
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/news/blog/oar-some-addition-to-the-fish-collection/Watch us process the latest addition to the fish collection - a 2.3 m long Oarfish.
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Gilbert Percy Whitley
https://dev.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.
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Larval fish life
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/larval-fish-life/In his recent paper, Jeff Leis provides more information about the life of larval fishes.
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Hyperostosis - Swollen Bones
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/hyperostosis-swollen-bones/The enlargement of particular areas of fish bones is known as hyperostosis.
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World's first Black Marlin caught on Rod and Reel
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/worlds-first-black-marlin-caught-on-rod-and-reel/A skeleton hanging in the Museum's Wild Planet gallery is from the first Black Marlin ever caught on rod and reel.
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Fish FAQ - Can fishes change colour?
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/can-fishes-change-colour/What causes the colouration of a fish and can it change? Read on ...
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How do Electric Rays produce electricity?
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/how-do-electric-rays-produce-electricity/The electric currents produced by some species of fishes, such as the Numbfish and torpedo rays are generated in cells called electrocytes. When an electrocyte is stimulated, a movement of ions (electrically charged atoms) across the cell membrane results in an electric discharge.
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Why do mullet leap?
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/why-do-mullet-leap/Mullet are commonly seen leaping out of the water. Why do they do this?
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What is the longest bony fish?
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/what-is-the-longest-bony-fish/The Oarfish is reported to be the longest bony fish. It has a ribbon-like body that has been reliably documented to grow to 8m in length, however specimens up to 17m in length have been reported.
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