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Direction[edit]

This article reads as if its without any direction as to what is about.

IMHO I would expect this aticle about the various genus, and general habitats. It opens in this vain but then digresses to eating of barramundi this article should have a section about Fishing in Australia with a {{see main}} type link, the fishing article should then be the place for the reasons behind differing catches. Gnangarra 14:43, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like the whole thing ought to be moved to Fishing in Australia. Then start a new article on Australian fish biology - guess Fish of Australia, to go with Birds of Australia, Reptiles of Australia, Amphibians of Australia -- Glen Fergus 07:38, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To be honest, this page isn't even worthy of becoming Fishing in Australia. It is just a jumbled mess of facts and the page really needs to be started from scratch, for both the fishing and the geographical distribution of fish species and habitats. Kare Kare 05:54, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why is there a mention about the Fishing Party? As far as I know, their members are not fish. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.181.251.10 (talk) 23:56, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We need to separate the material on fish from the material on fishing. RJFJR (talk) 12:42, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I did the separating, but it still needs cleanup. RJFJR (talk) 12:54, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We need information for the marine section (unless it is determined that the marine area isn't IN Australia because it's AROUND Australia, but since the article talks about how the freshwater species are related to the marine species we should include it.) RJFJR (talk) 12:54, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Types of fish[edit]

Moved to talk because I don't see how to format this material for the article RJFJR (talk) 12:46, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I copied the first two paras back and placed them in the Popular fish section RJFJR (talk) 12:50, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In Australia, the Barramundi is used to stock freshwater reservoirs for recreational fishing. Its white flesh is delicate, mild-flavoured, and relatively boneless, making it a popular (and sometimes expensive) which can be prepared in many ways.

The Flathead is a popular sport and table fish found in all parts of Australia. Dusky Flathead are found in estuaries and coastal bays, from Cairns in Queensland to the Gippsland Lakes in Victoria.

The South Australian cobbler Gymnapistes marmoratus (Cuvier 1829), often just called "Cobbler" in Australia, is a brown-coloured fish that lives in estuaries in southern Australia, both on the eastern (New South Wales) and western (Western Australia - near Perth) coasts. Its dorsal fin's spines are venomous.

The Cobbler Cnidoglanis macrocephalus is an eeltail catfish found along the coasts of Australia, favouring shallow protected waters near river mouths. It is also known as "Deteira", "Estuary Catfish", and "South Australian Catfish".

"Flake" is a term used in Australia to indicate the flesh of any of several species of small shark, particularly Gummy Shark.

The Queensland Lungfish is native to the Burnett and Mary River systems of south-east Queensland, but has been introduced into other nearby rivers, including the Brisbane River.

Fishing Party[edit]

moved to talk because though it's cute it's also trivia. RJFJR (talk) 12:52, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Fishing Party is a minor federal political party in Australia, that never won a seat in a federal election. The party has branches in several states. It is headquartered in Singleton NSW.

The party is known for the motto I FISH & I VOTE