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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.

Observations on some Tasmanian fishes: Part XXVIII

Papers & Reports

Summary

OPHICHTHYIDAE. Ophisurus serpens Linne, 1758: large scale stranding on Flinders Island; specimens described, compared with earlier material. NOMEIDAE. Cubiceps caeruleus Regan, 1914: first Tasmanian record; general account; ventral rays. REGALECIDAE. Regalecus paciJicus Haast, 1878: general account, with photographs, of two recent local strandings; color pattern. CARANGIDAE. Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843: additional records; comparison with first Tasmanian specimen, reported as T. mccullochi Nichols, 1920.
SCOMBRIDAE. Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845: specimen from western Tasmania (Earthwatch); comparison with earlier material; height of dorsal and anal finlets functions of dorsal and ventral body profiles. BOVICHTHYIDAE. Pseudaphritis bursinus (Cuvier, 1830): considered senior synonym of P. urvillii; detailed study with a critical review of published accounts of species; differential growth; length of ventral rays a function of height of body.

Acknowledgement of Country

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.

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On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.