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Bartailed Grunter, colour. Therapon caudavittatus, Artwork by George Coates

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T C Marshall was the Government Ichthyologist and had an active involvement in government publications regarding the identification of Queensland fishes.
Most of the iIlustrations for Grant’s (1965) “Guide to Fishes” were created by Frank Olsen

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 5952

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Variable Parrot Fish, colour. Callyodon mutabilis. Marshall's "Tropical Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef" (1966) p.321-322

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

Parrotfishes are a group of about 95 species. hey are found in relatively shallow tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the world, displaying their largest species richness in the Indo-Pacific. They are found in coral reefs, rocky coasts, and seagrass beds, and play a significant role in bioerosion.

H.F. [Frank] Olsen of Oxley, Brisbane, was commissioned between 1970-1983 as an illustrator by the Department of Harbours and Marine in order to provide a wide range of illustrations of Queensland fishes.

T C Marshall was the Government Ichthyologist at that time and had an active involvement in government publications regarding the identification of Queensland fishes.
Most of the iIlustrations for Grant’s (1965) “Guide to Fishes” were created by Frank Olsen

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 5938

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Orange Anemone Fish (Clownfish), colour. Amphiprion percula (Lacepede)

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The orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula) is widely known as a popular aquarium fish. Like other clownfishes (also known as anemonefishes), it often lives in association with sea anemones. Made even more notable with the release of the DIsney Pixar film ‘FInding Nemo.’

H.F. [Frank] Olsen of Oxley, Brisbane, was commissioned between 1970-1983 as an illustrator by the Department of Harbours and Marine in order to provide a wide range of illustrations of Queensland fishes.

T C Marshall was the Government Ichthyologist at that time and had an active involvement in government publications regarding the identification of Queensland fishes.
Most of the iIlustrations for Grant’s (1965) “Guide to Fishes” were created by Frank Olsen

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 6184

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Purple Flying Gurnard, colour. Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier)

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

Known commonly as the Oriental flying gurnard or purple flying gurnard among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Dactylopteridae.[2] Their name is derived from the French word ‘gurnard’ meaning to grunt, for the grunting sound this fish makes.

H.F. [Frank] Olsen of Oxley, Brisbane, was commissioned between 1970-1983 as an illustrator by the Department of Harbours and Marine in order to provide a wide range of illustrations of Queensland fishes.

T C Marshall was the Government Ichthyologist at that time and had an active involvement in government publications regarding the identification of Queensland fishes.
Most of the iIlustrations for Grant’s (1965) “Guide to Fishes” were created by Frank Olsen

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 6111

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Black Tipped Rock Cod, colour. Epinephelus fasciatus (Forskal). Marshall's "Tropical Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef" (1966) colour plate 13 No 170, Artwork by George Coates

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

The Blacktip Rockcod can be recognised by the dark tips to the spinous dorsal fin. The species occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-Pacific.

T C Marshall was the Government Ichthyologist at that time and had an active involvement in government publications regarding the identification of Queensland fishes.
Most of the iIlustrations for Grant’s (1965) “Guide to Fishes” were created by Frank Olsen.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 5959

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