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Glenn Moore

@WestOzFish

Curator of Fishes @wamuseum. Fish taxonomy, biodiversity & biogeography nerd. Here to promote Western Australia's fishes. Also birds. Views are my own

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Joined May 2020
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Sorry, not sorry, elon - heading to where the skies are blue and a butterfly flutters ...
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The Western Australian Museum @wamuseum is recruiting a Manager of Genetic Resources search.jobs.wa.gov.au/page.p…
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Not one, not two, but three new species of Weedfish described from Australia in one fell swoop🤯!! New blog by @Diploprion, Collections Manager Ichthyology @AustmusResearch. Blog here: australian.museum/blog/amri-… Publication here: mapress.com/zt/article/view/…
Three new endemic species of Weedfish from Temperate Australia

Three new endemic species of Weedfish from Temperate Australia

Living among the seaweed of our temperate rocky reefs are fishes of the family Clinidae, aptly called Weedfish.

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Jack Ashby@JackDAshby27 Mar 2024
I am *extremely* excited about this. Please share with anyone who might be keen: we're offering a FULLY FUNDED PhD studentship, exploring: Colonial Natural Historical Collecting in the South Asian Indian Ocean. There are some important stories to tell here ccc.cam.ac.uk/cc-ee/students…
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Back in 2009 I began a mission with @wamuseum to document hard coral diversity in the Kimberley, aiming to enrich our understanding of the region's biodiversity and biogeography. 171 sites and 15 years later I have some remarkable results to share🧵 museum.wa.gov.au/research/re…
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ASFB@AustSocFishBiol25 Mar 2024
NEW STUDY: The context dependant fish–mangrove link: Tidal regime & reef proximity determine the ecological role Bradley et al. analysed 494 fish assemblages across 5 Indo-Pacific regions using RUV surveys & machine learning to understand mangrove use. doi.org/10.1111/faf.12822
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This is frightening!
Joseph DiBattista (@joey_squishfish) profile pictureJoseph DiBattista@joey_squishfish29 Feb 2024
Tim Flannery warns SA Museum restructure could ‘destroy’ the institution indaily.com.au/news/adelaide…
Tim Flannery warns SA Museum restructure could 'destroy' the institution - News | InDaily, Inside...

Tim Flannery warns SA Museum restructure could 'destroy' the institution - News | InDaily, Inside...

Today, SA heads to the polls to vote on who they think should run our state and to enjoy the traditional Democracy Sausage. Did our photographers catch you at the ballot?

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ASFB@AustSocFishBiol27 Feb 2024
IN THE NEWS: Rare megamouth shark found in east Africa for the first time The recent discovery of a megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) in East Africa marks a significant event as it's the first time this rare species has been spotted in the region. theconversation.com/rare-meg…
Rare megamouth shark found in east Africa for the first time – why so little is known about it

Rare megamouth shark found in east Africa for the first time – why so little is known about it

Across the world, fewer than 280 megamouth sharks have ever been seen. The first sighting in east Africa has just come to light.

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BirdLife Australia (@BirdlifeOz) profile pictureBirdLife Australia@BirdlifeOz30 Nov 2023
The latest Australian Threatened Bird Index (TBX) was released today at the Australasian Ornithological Conference and reveals that threatened birds in Australia declined by an average of 60% between 1985 and 2020. Read more here: brnw.ch/21wET6s #AOC2023
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The fieldwork portion of the #KimberleyReefConnect project has come to an end but the memories & science will live on. 🙏 Wunambal Gaambera TO's & Uunguu Rangers, the @wamuseum Aquatic Zoology team, @CurtinUni & @ausmarineparks for support via the Our Marine Parks Program.
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Looks like a muwaarru (Estuary Stonefish) but this little False Stonefish Scorpaenopsis diabolus is not as venomous - but predators still need to avoid it. Just part of the fantastic diversity of fishes on Wunambal Gaambera sea country. #KimberleyReefConnect #marinebiodiversity
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Many sea slugs are specialist predators of cnidarians 🪸. The sunshine yellow sea slug Phestilla melanobrachia feeds exclusively on the sun coral Tubastrea coccinea. This pair was found at 15m in an overhang in the NW Kimberley Marine Park. 📷 by @KirkendaleLisa & Henry Carrick
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Uunguu Rangers are hard at work sorting through rubble collected at 12-15m deep from a remote shoal near Rothery Reef in the NW Kimberley Marine Park. Tabitha Kowan says the fragile brittlestars (Ophuroids) were her favourite find. #KimberleyReefConnect #WunambalGaambera
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Pipefishes are highly cryptic fishes & most are challenging to find. This Pacific Shortbody Pipefish Choeroichthys brachysoma was sheltering in rubble under dead coral. This is the only pipefish we’ve found on Wunambal Gambeera sea country #KimberleyReefConnect #syngnathid
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Big tides means that water is often turbid in the Kimberley. In response to this, corals express red fluorescent proteins to amplify the light available to symbionts. Photos taken from W Holothuria Reef, Jamison Reef & Rob Roy Reef, NW Kimberley Marine Park. #KimberleyReefConnect
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A day of extremes on the #KimberleyReefConnect project. Clear waters & abundant fish life at Long Reef in the morning. Turbid waters & depauperate silt-laden habitat at Troughton Island in the afternoon. Uunguu sea country is diverse & dynamic! #marinebiodiversity #discovery
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A/Prof Zoe Richards (@ZoeR_Coral) profile pictureA/Prof Zoe Richards@ZoeR_Coral8 Nov 2023
Long Reef is a jewel of the Kimberley 💫 It's a ~30km long warrur (reef) with steep wall drop-offs to the west & shallow sloping back reef habitat to the east. The @wamuseum Aquatic Zoology team is documenting the tropical marine life that call Long Reef home 📷 Pam Sutton
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