Post on 29-Jun-2020
AUSTRALIAWestern Australia
Fishes of the Fitzroy River, Western Australia,and their Nyikina names
jarbarr
Bardijarr oobanyba
Marrbawool
Kimberley Language Resource Centre
Barooloo
Lesser Salmon CatfishLesser Salmon Catfish
Bony BreamBony Bream
Indian ShortIndian Short‐‐finned Eelfinned Eel
Toothless CatfishToothless Catfish
Black CatfishBlack Catfish
Wardoo
FalseFalse‐‐spine Catfishspine Catfish
Wardoo
Wirlinyboo
HyrtlHyrtl’’s Tandans Tandan
RendahlRendahl’’s catfishs catfish
Wirlinyboo
Freshwater LongtomFreshwater Longtom
Western RainbowfishWestern Rainbowfish
Baloon
Dookool koodany
Prince Regent HardyheadPrince Regent Hardyhead
Jilbirr
Jilbirr
Northwest GlassfishNorthwest Glassfish
Fitzroy GlassfishFitzroy Glassfish
Mouth AlmightyMouth Almighty
Jarbarr
Kimberley ArcherfishKimberley Archerfish
Mook mook
Barred GrunterBarred Grunter
GreenwayGreenway’’s Grunters Grunter
Black Bream Black Bream (or Jenkin(or Jenkin’’s Grunter)s Grunter)
Walnga
Jarrmoongka
Spangled PerchSpangled Perch
Barnett River GudgeonBarnett River Gudgeon
Kimberley MogurndaKimberley Mogurnda
Giant GudgeonGiant Gudgeon
Loojoo
Flathead GobyFlathead Goby
Joolany
23 freshwater species (i.e. those that breed in freshwater) are found in the Fitzroy River. A number of these species are restricted to the Kimberley.
Bull SharkBull Shark
Ngawoonkoo
Freshwater SawfishFreshwater Sawfish
Wirridanyniny or Bial Bial
Dwarf SawfishDwarf Sawfish
Wirridanyniny or Bial Bial
Freshwater WhiprayFreshwater Whipray
Biya
Tarpon or OxTarpon or Ox‐‐eye Herringeye Herring
Karlanyjarri
Greenback MulletGreenback Mullet
Lawoorrinyji
Diamond MulletDiamond MulletLawoorrinyji
BarramundiBarramundi
Birloonkoordany
Whipfin SilverWhipfin Silver‐‐biddybiddy
Spotted ScatSpotted Scat
Striped ButterfishStriped Butterfish
Merauke ToadfishMerauke Toadfish
A number of marine/estuarine species migrate large distances into the freshwaters of the Fitzroy River, where they use the river as a nursery and/or feeding ground. The Freshwater Sawfish and Dwarf Sawfish are listed as Critically Endangered (IUCN). The Critically Endangered Northern River Shark has also been found near the river mouth.
Northern River SharkNorthern River Shark
Photographs by: David Morgan, Mark Allen, Simon Visser & Dean Thorburn (Murdoch University)
Nyikina is the traditional language spoken in the lower Fitzroy River. Language names of the fish were provided by Nyikina elders during field trips in 2001 and 2002 through a joint project by the Kimberley Land Council, Kimberley Language Resource Centre, Murdoch University’s Centre for Fish & Fisheries Research and the communities in the Fitzroy River. The project was funded by the Natural Heritage Trust and the poster production was funded by the Recreational Fishing Community Grants Programme. Contact the Department of Fisheries WA regarding fishing regulations in the river. Language provided by: Rosie Mulligan, Gracie Mulligan, Jeanie Warbie, Lucy Walgarrie, Doreen Button, Lucy Marshall, Lena Buckle-Frazer, Yiriman Rangers (linguists: Emily Knight, Colleen Hattersley )
For more information email: fish@murdoch.edu.au or visit wwwscieng.murdoch.edu.au/centres/fish/ to download this poster or posters in Bunuba, Gooniyandi, Ngarinyin or Walmajarri.
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