Australian Society for Fish Biology
@austsocfishbiol.bsky.social
The Australian Society for Fish Biology promotes research, education and management of fish/fisheries in Australia and provides a forum for information exchange.
🎁 🐟 On the eleventh day of Fishmas...
Eleven Leafy Seadragons (Phycodurus eques)
Eleven Leafy Seadragons (Phycodurus eques)
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🎁 🐟 On the eleventh day of Fishmas...
Eleven Leafy Seadragons (Phycodurus eques)
Eleven Leafy Seadragons (Phycodurus eques)
🎁 🐟 On the tenth day of Fishmas...
Ten Ornate Eagle Rays (Aetomylaeus vespertilio)
Ten Ornate Eagle Rays (Aetomylaeus vespertilio)
January 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🎁 🐟 On the tenth day of Fishmas...
Ten Ornate Eagle Rays (Aetomylaeus vespertilio)
Ten Ornate Eagle Rays (Aetomylaeus vespertilio)
🎁 🐟 On the ninth day of Fishmas...
Nine Mouth Almighty (Glossamia aprion)
Nine Mouth Almighty (Glossamia aprion)
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 PM
🎁 🐟 On the ninth day of Fishmas...
Nine Mouth Almighty (Glossamia aprion)
Nine Mouth Almighty (Glossamia aprion)
Happy New Year, and wishing you a great 2026!
But most importantly... 🎁 🐟 On the eighth day of Fishmas...
Eight Banded Humbugs (Dascyllus aruanus)
But most importantly... 🎁 🐟 On the eighth day of Fishmas...
Eight Banded Humbugs (Dascyllus aruanus)
December 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Happy New Year, and wishing you a great 2026!
But most importantly... 🎁 🐟 On the eighth day of Fishmas...
Eight Banded Humbugs (Dascyllus aruanus)
But most importantly... 🎁 🐟 On the eighth day of Fishmas...
Eight Banded Humbugs (Dascyllus aruanus)
🎁 🐟 On the seventh day of Fishmas...
Seven Speckled Morays (Gymnothorax obesus)
Seven Speckled Morays (Gymnothorax obesus)
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🎁 🐟 On the seventh day of Fishmas...
Seven Speckled Morays (Gymnothorax obesus)
Seven Speckled Morays (Gymnothorax obesus)
🎁 🐟 On the sixth day of Fishmas...
Six Pelagic Threshers (Alopias pelagicus)
Six Pelagic Threshers (Alopias pelagicus)
December 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
🎁 🐟 On the sixth day of Fishmas...
Six Pelagic Threshers (Alopias pelagicus)
Six Pelagic Threshers (Alopias pelagicus)
🎁 🐟 On the fifth day of Fishmas...
Five Golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua)
Five Golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua)
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🎁 🐟 On the fifth day of Fishmas...
Five Golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua)
Five Golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua)
🎁 🐟 On the fourth day of Fishmas...
Four Jackass Morwong (Nemadactylus macropterus)
Four Jackass Morwong (Nemadactylus macropterus)
December 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🎁 🐟 On the fourth day of Fishmas...
Four Jackass Morwong (Nemadactylus macropterus)
Four Jackass Morwong (Nemadactylus macropterus)
🎁 🐟 On the third day of Fishmas...
Three Crosshatch Gobies (Amblygobius decussatus)
Three Crosshatch Gobies (Amblygobius decussatus)
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🎁 🐟 On the third day of Fishmas...
Three Crosshatch Gobies (Amblygobius decussatus)
Three Crosshatch Gobies (Amblygobius decussatus)
🎁 🐟 On the second day of Fishmas...
Two Longtail Tuna (Thunnus tonggol)
Two Longtail Tuna (Thunnus tonggol)
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🎁 🐟 On the second day of Fishmas...
Two Longtail Tuna (Thunnus tonggol)
Two Longtail Tuna (Thunnus tonggol)
Merry Fishmas, one and all! 🎁 🐟 We are marking the festive period with 12 fish for the 12 days of Fishmas. Starting on the first day of Fishmas...
One Red Handfish (Thymichthys politus)
One Red Handfish (Thymichthys politus)
December 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Merry Fishmas, one and all! 🎁 🐟 We are marking the festive period with 12 fish for the 12 days of Fishmas. Starting on the first day of Fishmas...
One Red Handfish (Thymichthys politus)
One Red Handfish (Thymichthys politus)
📑 #NewStudy by Brodie et al. develops reporting to better communicate climate and ecosystem science to fisheries management, industry, and research stakeholders.
👀 doi.org/10.1007/s111...
👀 doi.org/10.1007/s111...
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Brodie et al. develops reporting to better communicate climate and ecosystem science to fisheries management, industry, and research stakeholders.
👀 doi.org/10.1007/s111...
👀 doi.org/10.1007/s111...
📑 #NewStudy by Wylie et al. investigate the age at puberty and reproductive dysfunctions of a fish with growing significance in aquaculture.
👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.aq...
👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.aq...
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Wylie et al. investigate the age at puberty and reproductive dysfunctions of a fish with growing significance in aquaculture.
👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.aq...
👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.aq...
"Gonzo Ichthyology" by Dr Milton Love and Jessica Eggers (author and illustrator respectively) is an unorthodox book on fishes and the history and reality of ichthyology.
To find out more and purchase, go to: www.jessieggers.com/gonzo-ichthy...
To find out more and purchase, go to: www.jessieggers.com/gonzo-ichthy...
December 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Gonzo Ichthyology" by Dr Milton Love and Jessica Eggers (author and illustrator respectively) is an unorthodox book on fishes and the history and reality of ichthyology.
To find out more and purchase, go to: www.jessieggers.com/gonzo-ichthy...
To find out more and purchase, go to: www.jessieggers.com/gonzo-ichthy...
Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) 🐟
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) 🐟
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
🐟👋 Meet Decodon erythroleukos, the Red-Tailed Halfbar Wrasse, a new deepwater labrid and only the fifth member of this small and enigmatic genus.
📑 Get to know the new species in this paper, led by Seiya Kanai and Younis Menkara: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
📸 Sonia Rowley ©
📑 Get to know the new species in this paper, led by Seiya Kanai and Younis Menkara: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
📸 Sonia Rowley ©
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🐟👋 Meet Decodon erythroleukos, the Red-Tailed Halfbar Wrasse, a new deepwater labrid and only the fifth member of this small and enigmatic genus.
📑 Get to know the new species in this paper, led by Seiya Kanai and Younis Menkara: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
📸 Sonia Rowley ©
📑 Get to know the new species in this paper, led by Seiya Kanai and Younis Menkara: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
📸 Sonia Rowley ©
🎉 The December 2025 edition of the ASFB #newsletter, Lateral Lines, is out now!
If you are an ASFB member already, you can access the newsletter (and all previous editions) via our website.
📰 www.asfb.org.au/asfb-newslet...
If not, consider joining here: www.asfb.org.au/membership
If you are an ASFB member already, you can access the newsletter (and all previous editions) via our website.
📰 www.asfb.org.au/asfb-newslet...
If not, consider joining here: www.asfb.org.au/membership
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🎉 The December 2025 edition of the ASFB #newsletter, Lateral Lines, is out now!
If you are an ASFB member already, you can access the newsletter (and all previous editions) via our website.
📰 www.asfb.org.au/asfb-newslet...
If not, consider joining here: www.asfb.org.au/membership
If you are an ASFB member already, you can access the newsletter (and all previous editions) via our website.
📰 www.asfb.org.au/asfb-newslet...
If not, consider joining here: www.asfb.org.au/membership
📑 #NewStudy by Pratt et al. looked at the relationship between connectivity of floodplain pools and the richness of fish living in them.
👀 doi.org/10.1002/eap....
👀 doi.org/10.1002/eap....
December 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Pratt et al. looked at the relationship between connectivity of floodplain pools and the richness of fish living in them.
👀 doi.org/10.1002/eap....
👀 doi.org/10.1002/eap....
📑 #NewStudy by MacNeil et al. investigated whether a native New Zealand crayfish is picky about whether it eats native or non-native fish carcasses.
👀 doi.org/10.1051/kmae...
👀 doi.org/10.1051/kmae...
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by MacNeil et al. investigated whether a native New Zealand crayfish is picky about whether it eats native or non-native fish carcasses.
👀 doi.org/10.1051/kmae...
👀 doi.org/10.1051/kmae...
📑 #NewStudy by Evans et al. compared satellite data against readings taken on location for different water quality measures.
👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Evans et al. compared satellite data against readings taken on location for different water quality measures.
👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Black Rockcod (Epinephelus daemelii) 🐟
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Black Rockcod (Epinephelus daemelii) 🐟
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
📑 #NewStudy by Williams et al. studied the genomes of a popular fishery crustacean to find out how connected their populations are on two of Australia’s large continental shelves.
👀 doi.org/10.1071/MF25...
👀 doi.org/10.1071/MF25...
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Williams et al. studied the genomes of a popular fishery crustacean to find out how connected their populations are on two of Australia’s large continental shelves.
👀 doi.org/10.1071/MF25...
👀 doi.org/10.1071/MF25...
📑 #NewStudy by Schilling et al. used acoustic telemetry to investigate whether environmental variation influenced the catchability or availability of dusky flathead in NSW estuaries.
👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Schilling et al. used acoustic telemetry to investigate whether environmental variation influenced the catchability or availability of dusky flathead in NSW estuaries.
👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
📑 #NewStudy by Pusey et al. investigates the importance to Australia’s freshwater fishes of food coming directly from the land-based sources.
👀 doi.org/10.1111/fwb....
👀 doi.org/10.1111/fwb....
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Pusey et al. investigates the importance to Australia’s freshwater fishes of food coming directly from the land-based sources.
👀 doi.org/10.1111/fwb....
👀 doi.org/10.1111/fwb....
📑 #NewStudy by Miles et al. questioned whether stocking strategies for Rainbow Trout could be more optimal.
👀 doi.org/10.1093/najf...
👀 doi.org/10.1093/najf...
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Miles et al. questioned whether stocking strategies for Rainbow Trout could be more optimal.
👀 doi.org/10.1093/najf...
👀 doi.org/10.1093/najf...