Australian Society for Fish Biology

📢 SARDI have #marine #jobs available:

🐟 Research Officer
🐟 Estuarine & Coastal Moorings National Data Lead
🐟 Estuarine & Coastal Moorings National Coordinator
🐟 Senior Research Scientist (x2)
🐟 Field Operations Manager
🐟 Senior Research Services Officer

🚨 16 Oct
👀 iworkfor.sa.gov.au

📑 #NewStudy by Hayes et al. contrasts visual surveys and eDNA as a method for detecting fish species.

They found a combination of both techniques improves the detection of reef fishes near the limits of their known distributions.

👀 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Today, Queenslanders are enjoying a #publicholiday for the King’s Birthday 👑 🎂

To celebrate, here is a King Threadfin🐟

Despite its rather masculine name, this fish is a protandrous hermaphrodite – meaning it changes sex to female later in life.

#fishfacts

📑 #NewStudy by Corrales-Guerrero et al. studied the relationship between endangered Australian sea lions and their fish and invertebrate prey.

👀 doi.org/10.1093/ices...

📑 #NewStudy by Serrano et al. looks at the diversity of fishes living on #seagrass escarpments in Shark Bay World Heritage Site, compared to seagrass canopy and rocky reefs.

👀 doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...

Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Southern Pygmy Perch (Nannoperca australis) 🐟

👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1111/aec....

🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au

#Australia #fish #biology

📑 #NewStudy by Doyle et al. took a rare opportunity to study the impact of wildfire on fishes in an Australian river.

👀 doi.org/10.1002/aqc....

📑 #NewStudy by Speed et al. set out to determine whether the noise produced by a large-scale seismic survey modified the fish community on a tropical shelf.

👀 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...

📑 #NewStudy by Bretzel et al. surveys catfish larvae in the Macquarie River, highlighting the importance of larval drift dispersal for this endangered species.

Unscreened river pumps were also identified as a previously undocumented threat.

👀 doi.org/10.1111/aec....

Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Great Hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) 🐟

👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.3389/fmar...

🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au

#Australia #fish #biology

📑 #NewStudy by Duncan et al.investigates global policies on fish passage prioritisation.

The study focused on how to be more strategic about investment in tropical countries, where human nutrition is often more reliant on inland fisheries.

👀 doi.org/10.1007/s002...

Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research (ARI) is #hiring a Senior Scientist, Data and Modelling!

🚨Deadline: Wed 24 Sep

🏢 DEECA - Victoria State Government
📍#Melbourne - Northern suburbs
🗓️ Fixed-term (24 months) - Full-time
💰$113,022 - $136,747

👀 www.careers.vic.gov.au/job/senior-s...

📑 #NewStudy by Gress et al. considers the types of fish which hang around an understudied coral group – the antipatharians or ‘black corals’.

👀 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

📑 #NewStudy by Dowd et al. compares the impact of marine heatwaves on coastal communities in the USA and Australia.

👀 doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Greybanded Grouper (Hyporthodus griseofasciatus) 🐟

👇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 Martin et al. delves into the types of fish living on restored shellfish reefs off a large metropolitan area.

👀 doi.org/10.1080/0372...

📑 #NewStudy by Grüss et al. helps unlock the use of spatio-temporal species distribution models to make both near-term and long-term forecasts of fish abundances. These models can be valuable tools for supporting fisheries management.

👀 doi.org/10.1111/faf....

📑 #NewStudy by Bennett et al. used systematic conservation planning to prioritise freshwater refugia habitats which allow ecosystems to survive droughts in a time of climate change.

👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

📑 #NewStudy by Amini et al. reviews how relatedness and kinship has been studied in sharks and rays, highlighting knowledge gaps that can guide future work.

👀 doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax) 🐟

👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au

#Australia #fish #biology

📑 #NewStudy by Nimbs et al. considers how climate change will cause a range shift in a bioculturally important #seaCountry mollusc.

👀 doi.org/10.1111/aec....

#JobOpportunity in #Adelaide. SARDI is #hiring…

🎣 Senior Research Scientist (Marine Mammal Ecologist)
🗓️ Short Term Contract, up to 31/6/2026
💰$101,285 - $107,078

🚨Deadline: 18 Sep

👀 iworkfor.sa.gov.au/page.php?pag...

📑 #NewStudy by Matley et al. studied two species of shark visiting piers on an Australian island to understand how discarded fishing scraps contributed to their diet.

👀 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

📑 #NewStudy by Treby et al. investigates the relatively low abundance of a freshwater mussel in the Yarra River, compared to its close relative.

Further research is suggested into the larval bivalves’ parasitic relationship with fish 🐟

👀 doi.org/10.1111/fwb....

Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Pacific Blue Eye (Pseudomugil signifer) 🐟

👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoo...

🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au

#Australia #fish #biology

September is #BiodiversityMonth in #Australia! And it’s a good time to remember just how diverse our fishes are.

There are more than 34,000 described species of fishes worldwide, and 5,000 of those live in Australian waters!

👀 Read more: fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/content...

#PhD opportunities at UTS in seadragon #ecology and #conservation 🐟

🏢 UTS Fish Ecology Lab, University of Technology Sydney
📍 #Sydney
💰 Normal graduate research support + $5,000pa scholarship for up to 3 yrs

📨 Contact Prof David Booth: profiles.uts.edu.au/David.Booth

💭 Already missing the #ASFB2025 conference in #Darwin? Here are some memories of the fantastic #fish #fashion on show in the Top End last week 👕 🐠 👗🦈

#PhD opportunities at UNSW in fish passage and fishways design 🐟

🚨22 Sept
🏢 UNSW Water Research Laboratory
📍 Sydney
💰 Scholarships available

📨 Jasmin Martino: www.linkedin.com/in/jasmin-ma...
📨 Iain Suthers: www.unsw.edu.au/staff/iain-s...
📨 Stefan Felder: www.unsw.edu.au/staff/stefan...

Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Port Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) 🐟

👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au

#Australia #fish #biology