Category:Freshwater Fishes of the Burdekin Dry Tropics
of the
Burdekin Dry Tropics
| Australia is a dry continent, yet it is home to more than 230 species of freshwater fishes. Nearly one-third of these species are found in the Burdekin Dry Tropics natural resource managment region with some living only in a single river system |
| This booklet was produced as an information resource for the communitiy of the Burdekin Dry Tropics region. |
| Acknowledgements Much of the information about fish species and their distribution in the Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM region is based on the work of Dr Brad Pusey (Griffith University). The Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research (ACTFR) provided accces to their Northern Australian Fish (NAF) database which contains the most current fish survey data for tropical Australia. Dr Allan Webb (ACTFR) provided information on the exotic fish species recorded from the immediate Townsville region. Thanks to Alf Hogan from Fisheries Queensland for providing data on species distribution. Thanks also to Bernard Yau and efishalbum for their image of the Threadfin silver biddy. |
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Published by NQ Dry Tropics Ltd trading as NQ Dry Tropics. ISBN 978-921584-21-3 |
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Pages in category "Freshwater Fishes of the Burdekin Dry Tropics"
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