Images by Christine Walsh

Ever since digital cameras became available I have been using them to take natural history pictures. I set out to see how many differnt species I could photograph and identify, and to try and understand how each creature fits into its given habitat. I made this website to display some of the things I've seen. The images were taken in various parts of Australia and noted in the labels. My identifications may not all be right, please dont hesitate to comment if you think i have it wrong

Monday, July 27, 2009

FISHES OF AUSTRALIA'S TEMPERATE WATERS

Sea Sweep

Cobbler

Zebra Fish

Ornate Cowfish (Male)

Ornate Cowfish (male)

Ornate Cowfish (female)

Shaws's Cowfish (female)

Globe Fish

Smooth Toadfish

Prickly Toadie

Barred Toadfish

Smooth Toadfish

HulaFish

Pineapple Fish

Blue-Lined Goatfish

Dragonet

Common Shore-eel

Warty Prowfish

Southern Crested Weedfish

Weed Fish

Blue Devil Fish

Snapper (pink coloured fish) and Trevally

Bream

Snapper - Aside from the slightly more pink colour, tiny blue flecks in the scales differentiate snapper from bream.

Tommy Rough

Magpie Perch

Moonlighter

Old Wife

Weed Whiting

Flathead

Horned Blennie

Flounder

Echinoderms - SEA CUCUMBERS

Sea Cucumbers are related to the seastars and urchins. They have tiny suction feet with a water vascular system but their symetry isnt as obvious with this group as it is with other echinoderms. In some parts of the world they are dried and eaten. This dark coloured one is from the tropical waters of Qld on the Barrier Reef.

This sea cucumber is using its suction feet to hold onto the glass of the tank that it is in. This is a Victorian variety from temperate waters.