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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Two new species are described and figured: Muraeniahthys tingowenah (Echelidae), Arnogtossus annstrongi (Bothidae). Four species are added to the Tasmanian list: Kyphosus sydneyanus (Gunther) (Kyphosidae), Kyphosus gibsoni Ogilby, Zebrias fasciata Macleay (first Tasmanian representative of Soleidae), Navodon degeni (Regan) (Aluteridae); accounts are given of material on which the records are based.
General observations are made on: Muraeniahthys breviaeps Gunther (Echelidae: correlation of body ratios with total length), Muraeniahthys tasmaniensis McCulloch (new material, comparison with M. t. smithi Whitley), Mitotiahthys tuakeri (Scott) (Syngnathidae: new material), Zeus faber Linne (Zeidae: young example), Cyttus australis (Gunther) (Zeidae: specific determination in terms of some commonly employed criteria),
Enoptosus armatus (White) (Enoplosidae: sample of 29 juveniles, table of dimensions, relative growth, coloration), Katsuwonus petamis Linne (Katsuwonidae: specimen from Tamar river, disposition of finlets), Lophoneates gattus Gunther (Bothidae: comparison with published accounts), Braahioniahthys hirsutus (Lacepede) (Brachionichthyidae: northern Tasmanian material).
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.
