Aug 152013
 

By Greg Wallis (pseudechis) at YouTube: Bony Bream (Nematolosa erebi) in Kakadu, NT

Bony Bream (Nematalosa erebi) are a type of herring (Clupeidae): these were filmed as they swam feeding in spiralling upward circles in a pool at the base of the escarpment in Kakadu National Park.

Other fish seen in the video are Sooty Grunters (Hephaestus fuliginosus), Butler’s or Sharpnose Grunters (Syncomistes butleri), and Diamond Mullet (Liza alata) .

For more information on these fishes see:

Bony Bream (Nematalosa erebi)  http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/h…

Butler’s or Sharpnose Grunter (Syncomistes butlerihttp://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/h…

Sooty Grunter (Hephaestus fuliginosushttp://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/h…

Diamond Mullet (Liza alatahttp://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/h…

The Fish Atlas of North Australia — South Alligator River http://www.jcu.edu.au/archive/actfr_o…

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