AUSTRALIA Western Fishes of the Fitzroy River, Western Australia, and their Gooniyandi names jarbarr Laarri Girrwali Kimberley Language Resource Centre Goorloomangarri Lesser Salmon Catfish Lesser Salmon Catfish Bony Bream Bony Bream Indian Short Indian Short ‐ ‐ finned Eel finned Eel Toothless Catfish Toothless Catfish Black Catfish Black Catfish False False ‐ ‐ spine Catfish spine Catfish Joonggali Hyrtl Hyrtl ’ ’ s Tandan s Tandan Rendahl Rendahl ’ ’ s catfish s catfish Freshwater Longtom Freshwater Longtom Western Rainbowfish Western Rainbowfish Langgaranyi Walmadi Prince Regent Hardyhead Prince Regent Hardyhead Northwest Glassfish Northwest Glassfish Fitzroy Glassfish Fitzroy Glassfish Mouth Almighty Mouth Almighty Thamarl i Kimberley Archerfish Kimberley Archerfish Jarlandi Barred Grunter Barred Grunter Greenway Greenway ’ ’ s Grunter s Grunter Black Bream Black Bream (or Jenkin (or Jenkin ’ ’ s Grunter) s Grunter) Jambinbaroo Boornda Spangled Perch Spangled Perch Barnett River Gudgeon Barnett River Gudgeon Kimberley Mogurnda Kimberley Mogurnda Giant Gudgeon Giant Gudgeon Nyagooma Flathead Goby Flathead Goby 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 Shark Bull Shark Freshwater Sawfish Freshwater Sawfish Galwanyi Dwarf Sawfish Dwarf Sawfish Freshwater Whipray Freshwater Whipray Tarpon or Ox Tarpon or Ox ‐ ‐ eye Herring eye Herring Greenback Mullet Greenback Mullet Diamond Mullet Diamond Mullet Barramundi Barramundi Barlga Whipfin Silver Whipfin Silver ‐ ‐ biddy biddy Spotted Scat Spotted Scat Striped Butterfish Striped Butterfish Merauke Toadfish Merauke 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 Shark Northern River Shark Photographs by: David Morgan, Mark Allen, Simon Visser & Dean Thorburn (Murdoch University) Gooniyandi is the traditional language spoken in the Fitzroy Crossing region though to Margaret River. Language names of the fish were provided by Gooniyandi 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: Toppsy Chestnut, Mervyn Street, June Davis and their families (linguists: Tamsin Wagner, Colleen Hattersley ) For more information email: [email protected] or visit wwwscieng.murdoch.edu.au/centres/fish/ to download this poster or posters in Bunuba, Ngarinyin, Nyikina or Walmajarri. Joonggali Joonggali Thinbidi Walmadi Walmadi Galwanyi Wayoo Goolgara Goolgara Nyarlarlingarri Wirlingirri Joongali Nyagooma Nganggoo Baya Nganggoo Boornda