Fishes of the Fitzroy River, Western , and their Gooniyandi names Australia Goorloomangarri 23 freshwater species (i.e. those that breed in A number of marine/estuarine species migrate large distances into the freshwaters freshwater) are found in the Fitzroy River. A number of the Fitzroy River, where they use the river as a nursery and/or feeding ground. of these species are restricted to the Kimberley. The Freshwater Sawfish and Dwarf Sawfish are listed as Critically Endangered (IUCN). The Critically Endangered Northern River Shark has also been found Jambinbaroo near the river mouth.

Black Bream (or Jenkin’s Grunter)

Lesser Salmon Catfish Walmadi Laarri Joonggali Wayoo Fitzroy Glassfish Nganggoo Hyrtl’s Tandan Bull Shark Tarpon or Ox‐eye Herring Whipfin Silver‐biddy Joonggali Boornda Whipfin Silver‐biddy

Spangled Perch

Bony Bream Rendahl’s catfish Galwanyi Nyarlarlingarri Thamarli Goolgara jarbarr Langgaranyi Freshwater Sawfish Mouth Almighty Greenback Mullet

Girrwali Spotted Scat

Barnett River Gudgeon Goolgara Freshwater Longtom Galwanyi Indian Short‐finned Eel Diamond Mullet Dwarf Sawfish Joonggali Kimberley Archerfish Baya

Striped Butterfish

Walmadi Kimberley Mogurnda Barlga Western Rainbowfish Barramundi Toothless Catfish Nyagooma Jarlandi Nganggoo Barred Grunter Thinbidi Freshwater Whipray Merauke Toadfish Boornda Joongali Prince Regent Hardyhead Black Catfish Northern River Shark Giant Gudgeon Gooniyandi is the traditional language spoken in the Fitzroy Crossing region though to . Language names Wirlingirri of the fish were provided by Gooniyandi elders during field trips in 2001 and 2002 through a joint project by the Kimberley Land Council, Kimberley Language Resource Centre, Murdoch University’s Centre for Fish & Fisheries Nyagooma Research and the communities in the Fitzroy River. The project was funded by the Natural Heritage Trust and the poster

production was funded by the Recreational Fishing Community Grants Programme. Contact the Department of Fisheries Kimberley Language WA regarding fishing regulations in the river. Resource Centre Walmadi Greenway’s Grunter Language provided by: Toppsy Chestnut, Mervyn Street, June Davis and their families (linguists: Tamsin Wagner, Colleen Hattersley ) For more information email: [email protected] or visit wwwscieng.murdoch.edu.au/centres/fish/ to download this Photographs by: David Morgan, Mark Allen, Simon poster or posters in Bunuba, Ngarinyin, Nyikina or Walmajarri. False‐spine Catfish Northwest Glassfish Visser & Dean Thorburn (Murdoch University) Flathead Goby