Glenn Moore
@WestOzFish
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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
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 https://t.co/74XwwzL1zQ
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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: https://t.co/Rdh2JQupWP Publication here: https://t.co/ljBCxVepng
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Living among the seaweed of our temperate rocky reefs are fishes of the family Clinidae, aptly called Weedfish.
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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 https://t.co/RBqkpvkZad
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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🧵 https://t.co/189YnxoaKQ
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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. https://t.co/U5KAI6DOuh
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This is frightening!
Tim Flannery warns SA Museum restructure could ‘destroy’ the institution
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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. https://t.co/6TU4WAZOky
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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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DISCORDIPINNA DISCORDIPINNA
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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: https://t.co/9pqsjnTJd9
#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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Our office today
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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