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Fish

Fish or their bones are sometimes found and also the leathery egg-cases of Port Jackson sharks that are spiral shaped and dogfish egg-cases that look like a purse with horns.

For lots more information about our local fish see the great booklet Perth Fish: Explore, identify, enjoy! There is an excellent  identification guide at the end.

Port Jackson Shark Egg Case

Common name

Egg case of a Port Jackson shark

Scientific name

(Chordata: Vertebrata)

Description

This is a leathery, spirally-flanged egg-case. The shark twists it into a rock crevice, where the young develop for about a year before hatching. The Port Jackson is a common small shark which is not dangerous except for its venomous dorsal barb. It eats bivalve molluscs.

Weedy seadragon

Common name

Seadragon

Scientific name

Phyllopteryx taeneolatus

Description

This is the common or weedy seadragon. This species, together with the more spectacular Leafy Sea-dragon, lives among the large seaweeds on our reefs. They are fish and are related to seahorses but without the prehensile tail and brood pouch. The male holds the eggs under his tail after the female has laid them. In 2011 Cottesloe Coastcare was instrumental in having the weedy seadragon classed as a protected species in Western Australia. Read more here.

Globefish

Common name

Globefish

Scientific name

Diodon nicthemerus (Chordata: Vertebrata)

Description

This species has a dark grey back, a white belly and yellow spines. It belongs to the group of spiny, slow-moving fish called Porcupine fish. Along with Pufferfish they can inflate their body by ingesting water or air. The flesh is deadly poisonous.

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