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Fishes
Mobulidae - Manta Rays

Mobulidae - Manta Rays

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06/05/22

View information about mobulid fishes. The family contains the Manta Rays and Devil Rays.

Mobulidae

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Alfred Manta, Manta alfredi

Manta Ray, Mobula alfredi (Krefft, 1868)

Named after Queen Victoria's son Prince Alfred, the Manta Ray differs from the Giant Manta Ray. One way to distinguish the Manta Ray - there are dark spots on the ventral surface medially between the gill slits.

Watanabe's Angelfish Genicanthus watanabei

The fish list: A decade in the making

Home to the billowing sails of the Opera House and the shimmering arches of the Harbour Bridge, Sydney is famed for its magnificent harbour – but what lies beneath the water’s surface? In a recent study, Australian Museum scientists delve into the remarkable biodiversity of Sydney harbour.

10 November 2022

Rhinobatidae - Shovelnose Rays

Access images and fact sheets of the rhinobatid fishes on the site. These include the Fiddler Rays, Guitarfishes and Shovelnose Rays.

Shallow intertidal reef at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Hide and seek: eDNA flushes out cryptic marine fauna and aids biomonitoring on coral reefs

Genetic remote-sensing tools, such as environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding, provide new opportunities for scientists to locate endangered and/or elusive marine fauna, and to set new biodiversity baselines on increasingly vulnerable coral reefs.

Fish publications - 2016

The list below shows papers published in 2016 that cite specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

2014 New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography

Winner: Dr Mark Talbot, CSIRO Plant Industry.

Fish publications - 2009

The following papers published in 2009 have used specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

Gerard Krefft with Manta Ray, <i>Manta alfredi</i> (Krefft 1869). AMS 1.1731

Australian Museum historic taxidermy Manta Ray conservation project

The Australian Museum Collection Care and Conservation team is undertaking a major conservation effort to restore a magnificent 150-year-old Manta Ray specimen, bringing this breathtaking ocean giant back to its former glory.

Project Manta Ray

2010 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition

During summer school holidays what better way to spend a day than to see the best of the world’s wildlife photographs at the Australian Museum?

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Fantastical Sharks & Rays

Dive into the fantastical world of sharks and rays, in this special exhibition that shines a light on some of Australia’s most unique endangered species.

Past exhibition

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Myliobatidae - Eagle Rays

Explore images and fact sheets of the myliobatid fishes on the site. These include the Eagle Rays and Manta Ray.

Collection Care and Conservation, Rhinoceros

Collection Care and Conservation

The CC&C team specialise in the preservation of natural science specimens, archaeological and cultural objects, rare books and archives, and life and geoscience collections.

Preventive conservation
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