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Mugilidae - Mullets

Mugilidae - Mullets

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Sea Mullet, Mugil cephalus

Sea Mullet, Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Sea Mullet, Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Yelloweye Mullet, <i>Aldrichetta forsteri</i>

Yelloweye Mullet, Aldrichetta forsteri (Valenciennes, 1836)

Yelloweye Mullet, Aldrichetta forsteri (Valenciennes, 1836)

I.41222-002 - Liza argentea

Goldspot Mullet, Liza argentea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Goldspot Mullet, Liza argentea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Bluespotted Goatfish, Upeneichthys vlamingii

Bluespotted Goatfish, Upeneichthys vlamingii (Cuvier, 1829)

Bluespotted Goatfish, Upeneichthys vlamingii (Cuvier, 1829)

Yellowfin Bream

Fish, maugro

The Aboriginal people of coastal Sydney had their own names for the different species of fish, some of which were recorded by First Fleet officers. The general name for fish was maugro.

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Yelloweye Mullet, <i>Aldrichetta forsteri</i>

Why do mullet leap?

Mullet are commonly seen leaping out of the water. Why do they do this?

Bigbelly Seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis

Fishes of Sydney Harbour

This table lists all known species recorded in Sydney Harbour.

Possum skin cloak - marayung wumara-warra (Sky Emu Travels)

marayung wumara-warra (Sky Emu Travels) cloak

Amanda Jane Reynolds, 2019. On loan for the exhibition.

Possum skin cloak, ochres, feathers, resin

Blacktail Snapper, Lutjanus fulvus

Blacktail Snapper, Lutjanus fulvus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Blacktail Snapper, Lutjanus fulvus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Parupeneus cyclostomus

Goldsaddle Goatfish, Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacépède, 1801)

Goldsaddle Goatfish, Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacépède, 1801)

I.44726-001 - Ophiocara porocephala (Whitley, 1950)

Spangled Gudgeon, Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes, 1837)

Spangled Gudgeon, Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes, 1837)

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