A5082336357- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Marine and fisheries research
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Aquatic life and conservation
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
Australian Museum
2016-2025
Western Australian Museum
2016-2025
The University of Western Australia
2003-2025
ID-FISH Technology (United States)
2024
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
2017-2019
University of Guelph
2017
Museums Victoria
2017
Queensland Museum
2017
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
2017
Texas A&M University
2017
To date the global initiative to barcode all fishes, FISH-BOL, has delivered barcodes for approximately 14,400 of 30,000 fish species; there is still much do attain its ultimate goal barcoding world’s fishes. One strategy overcome local gaps initiate short but intensive efforts collect and as many species possible from a small region – ‘blitz’. This study highlights one such event, marine waters around Lizard island in Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia). Barcode records were obtained...
A new genus and two species of miniature clingfishes are described based on specimens collected from dense stands macroalgae in intertidal shallow subtidal areas along the coast southern Australia. The genus, Barryichthys , is distinguished other genera Gobiesocidae by unique features adhesive disc, including elongate papillae disc regions B, reduction and/or loss several elements cephalic lateral line canals, lower gill arch skeleton, neurocranium, having distinct types pectoral-fin rays....
Nettorhamphos radula, new genus and species, is described from two specimens, 20.3–40.2 mm SL, trawled sponge algae reefs between 30–40 meters in depth offshore Fremantle, Western Australia. The taxon distinguished all other members of the Gobiesocidae by having vast fields tiny conical teeth throughout oral jaws that are arranged multiple, regular rows along lingual surface premaxilla dentary. tentatively considered a close relative southern Australian endemic clingfish taxa (Posidonichthys...
Australian species of the anthiadine genera Plectranthias and Selenanthias are reviewed. Twenty-two two recorded from waters: sp. 1 a seamount north Middleton Reef Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea; P. alleni Randall off southwest Western Australia; azumanus (Jordan & Richardson) bennetti Allen Walsh Holmes Reef, Coral cruentus Gill Roberts Lord Howe Island, possibly Stradbroke Queensland; ferrugineus n. North West Shelf Arafura fourmanoiri Christmas Island grahami central New South Wales,...
Robust assessments of abundance and diversity are essential components research programs aimed at detecting changes in marine fish assemblages through space time. This study examined the comparability Underwater Visual Census (UVC), Diver Operated stereo‐Video (Stereo‐DOV) datasets collected across a wide latitudinal range (15°) on coral reefs temperate rocky shores. There were some differences between methods with regards to both species richness abundance, UVC consistently recording higher...
Abstract Apparently monogamous animals often prove, upon genetic inspection, to mate polygamously. Seahorse males provide care in a brood pouch. An earlier study of the Western Australian seahorse demonstrated that with only one female for each particular brood. Here we investigate whether remain sequential pregnancies during breeding season. In natural population tagged and sampled young from two successive broods 14 males. Microsatellite analyses parentage revealed eight re-mated same...
Four polymorphic microsatellite loci were used to assess biological parentage of 453 offspring from 15 pregnant males a natural population the Western Australian seahorse Hippocampus angustus . Microsatellite genotypes in progeny arrays consistent with monogamous mating system which both females and had single mate during male brooding period. Multilocus implicated four adult sample as contributors eggs broods collected males, but there was no evidence for multiple by females. Based on...
Abstract Understanding the drivers of dispersal among populations is a central topic in marine ecology and fundamental for spatially explicit management resources. The extensive coast Northwestern Australia provides an emerging frontier implementing new genomic tools to comparatively identify patterns across diverse extreme environmental conditions. Here, we focused on stripey snapper ( Lutjanus carponotatus ), which important recreational, charter‐based customary fishers throughout...
The phenomenon of male pregnancy in the family Syngnathidae (seahorses, pipefishes, and sea dragons) undeniably has sculpted course behavioral evolution these fishes. Here we explore another potentially important but previously unrecognized consequence pregnancy: a predisposition for sympatric speciation. We present microsatellite data on genetic parentage that show seahorses mate size-assortatively nature. then develop quantitative model based empirical findings to demonstrate speciation...
Studies of sexual selection in monogamous species have hitherto focused on among males. Here, we provide empirical documentation that can also act strongly females a natural population with mating system. In our field-based genetic study the Western Australian seahorse, Hippocampus subelongatus , differentials and gradients show are under stronger than males: mated larger unmated ones, whereas males do not differ size. addition, opportunity for (variance success divided by its mean squared)...
Over 15 000 species of fishes are found globally in the marine environment and DNA barcodes used extensively to describe, catalogue, understand manage this diversity. The dataset outlined here represents a barcode reference library mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (COI) from 9767 voucher specimens (representing at least 2220 288 families) fishes. This publicly available Barcode Life Data System (BOLD) 17 years (2005–2022) barcoding identified Australian territorial waters....
ABSTRACT Aim Climate‐driven extensions of species distributions have serious consequences for human wellbeing and ecosystems. The recent growth citizen science data collection represents an underutilised resource the early detection marine range (i.e., expansion species' at poleward edge) that can enable proactive conservation management. Here, we present a framework systematic assessment evidence along continent's coastlines from observations collected by different programmes. Location...
Abstract Tropical mangroves are known to support fish production, but natural variability in the link between mangrove habitats and populations undermines our ability manage, conserve restore this ecological relationship. This is largely due undefined context‐dependence use of by fish. We collected a spatially extensive dataset 494 assemblages using standardised Remote Underwater Video surveys edge from five environmentally heterogenous regions Indo‐Pacific. used machine learning methods...
ABSTRACT Advances in methods for collecting environmental DNA (eDNA) are revolutionizing biomonitoring capabilities. The goal of this study was to leverage existing survey technology design and test an eDNA sampler that captures integrated sample over the length a deep‐water transect. We manufactured 300 × 100 mm mountable, open‐ended box made high‐density polyethylene could be attached frame preexisting deep tow camera system. (OCD; open–close device) equipped with actuator hinged doors at...
A growing body of evidence indicates that temperate marine ecosystems are being tropicalised due to the poleward extension tropical species. Such climate mediated changes in species distribution patterns have potential profoundly alter communities, as this advance can serve push taxa, many which southern Australian endemics, southward. These lead cascading effects for biodiversity and function coastal ecosystems, including contraction ranges/habitats sensitive cool water Hence there is...
Abstract Biodiversity conservation and management requires surveillance that captures the full spectrum of taxa. Here, we showcase potential for a portfolio visual, extractive, molecular methods detecting previously hidden components tropical fish biodiversity in an economically culturally valuable marine site spans tropical‐temperate ecotone—the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area. With scale practicality mind, demonstrate how environmental DNA (eDNA) deployed stratified sampling design can...
Gobiesocidae are a moderate-sized family (currently 182 species, 51 genera) of predominantly coastal marine fishes, commonly referred to as clingfishes. Depending on the classification adopted, species and genera clingfishes organized either across ten subfamilies, based scheme introduced in 1950s ("traditional" classification, comprising Aspasminae, Cheilobranchinae, Chorisochisminae, Diademichthyinae, Diplocrepinae, Gobiesocinae, Haplocylicinae, Lepadogastrinae, Protogobiesocinae,...
Museum databases contain vast amounts of information that can help understand species distributions, patterns biodiversity, taxonomic issues, evolutionary relationships and the effects anthropogenic changes such as climate change.The marine waters Kimberley region in north-west Australia are among least impacted ecosystems world, so there is a need to compile extensive museum records for make them more widely accessible.Here, we synthesise shallow water fish collected between 1880 2009.Based...