tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post6265700664147525698..comments2023-09-09T22:19:34.446+10:00Comments on Our Permaculture Life: Nature kids discover huge fish lying dead on river bankour permaculture lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-85916985954072153752017-05-16T18:11:10.582+10:002017-05-16T18:11:10.582+10:00Yes, thank you very much Jim - please see the corr...Yes, thank you very much Jim - please see the corrections above.our permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-72367923152692770812017-05-16T13:42:41.263+10:002017-05-16T13:42:41.263+10:00We'll it seems it could be a very large eel - ...We'll it seems it could be a very large eel - Marbled Eel Anguilla reinhardtii according to Jim. The children's learning journey - and ours along with them - continues. Jim suggested this site to identify it. Many thanks!<br /><br />http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1426<br /><br />our permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-13736611459361149752017-05-16T13:25:47.581+10:002017-05-16T13:25:47.581+10:00It has no scales, vomerine teeth and short barbles...It has no scales, vomerine teeth and short barbles on its lower jaw it is a Marbled Eel Anguilla reinhardtiiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207623245281424963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-77191336456245129262017-05-16T11:09:19.797+10:002017-05-16T11:09:19.797+10:00We got pictures of the flipper like pelvic fins to...We got pictures of the flipper like pelvic fins too - amazing! I'll try to upload those too.<br />our permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-51843682153355750292017-05-16T10:24:59.723+10:002017-05-16T10:24:59.723+10:00That is not a lungfish, it is a large eel, Lungfis...That is not a lungfish, it is a large eel, Lungfish have fleshy and flipper like pelvic fins - which is why they are part of the evolutionary line toward quadrupedal animalsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207623245281424963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-67420112496186060582017-05-16T10:04:42.919+10:002017-05-16T10:04:42.919+10:00Wonderful opportunity to view one of these as they...Wonderful opportunity to view one of these as they dislike open water areas. Shame it is deceased but considering it's possible age there is a good possibility the waters contain its descendants :).RobynLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08050372484207822842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-76395358870832486582017-05-16T05:54:32.980+10:002017-05-16T05:54:32.980+10:00What a rich and meaningful opportunity for your ch...What a rich and meaningful opportunity for your children, Morag. How interesting to find one of these amazing fish and to wonder what has happened to it. MegMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573371198907761962noreply@blogger.com