what is this from the swan river
Submitted by scott99 on Sat, 2012-06-16 22:42
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sea-kem
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Looks like a mud skipper
Looks like a mud skipper
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deepwater
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agree with sea kem the top
agree with sea kem the top one looks like a mud skipper and the bottom one looks like a weed whiting
jeff
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top one looks like a goby
top one looks like a goby bottom looks like a weed whiting.
carnarvonite
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Goby
Top one is a yellow spot goby and other one is a weed whiting
scott99
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thanks for the id
thanks for the id
Glenn Moore
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The top one is a Bridled Goby Arenigobius bifrenatus - widespread in the Swan.
The bottom one is a female Blue Weed Whiting Haletta semifasciata - common in the lower reaches. Note this is not a true whiting at all, not even closely related. There are seveal species of 'weed whiting'
you need to take better photos ;-)
Glenn Moore
Curator of Fishes
Western Australian Museum
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