Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Three species are added to the Tasmanian list:
Ichthyocampus cristatus McCulloch & Waite, 1918
(Syngnathidae), Scorpis lineolatus Kner, 1865
(Scorpidae), Pseudolabrus parilis (Richardson),
1850 (Labridae): some general observations are
made on these species. Coelorhynchus mortoni
Ogilby. 1897 (Macruridae), relegated in the CheckList
to the synonymy of C. australis (Richardson),
1849. is reinstated as a valid species, and a redescription
and figure based on material from the
West Coast, are supplied. Other species discussed
are Raja whitleyi Iredale, 1938 (Rajidae) [metrical
data on 17 examples], Vincentia lemprieri (Johnston).
1883 (Apogonidae) [new material], Neoplatycephalus
speculator (Klunzinger), 1872
(Platycephalidae) [confirmation of Tasmanian
status], Platycephalus bassensis bassensis Cuvier,
1829 (Platycephalidae) [variation in fin counts].
Tasmanian representatives of the families Scorpidae,
Platycephalidae, and Australia and New
Zealand species of the genus Coelorhynchus
Giorna, 1809 are keyed.
Published Papers
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
