Field guides and reference books

Ern Grant, Grant’s Guide to Fishes, 10th ed, 880 pp

Features 943 colour photographs, 941 fish, sharks & rays. Foreword by Ken Brown - Brownie's Coastwatch This is the definitive book on Australian fish. The text deals with sizes and distributions, plus notes on their edible, poisonous and venomous qualities.

“This is my favourite book of all time. Ern Grant is a legend.” Common Koel

Grant's Guide to Fishes website

Allen, G.R., Midgeley, S.H. and Allen, M. (2002). Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth. 394 pp

Comprehensive guide to freshwater fish including introduced species. Colour photos and descriptions. There are some weird and wonderful fish in here: a tongue sole from the NT, a blind cave eel from WA ... Makes you want to be an ichthyologist.

Larson, H.K. and Martin, K.C. (1990) Freshwater fishes of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Museum, Darwin.

Pocket-sized guide. Many colour photographs. There may be a more recent edition of this book.

Peter Davie and other authors (1998) Wild Guide To Moreton Bay. A Queensland Museum Publication

This 432-page, full-colour guide is a comprehensive introduction Moreton Bay and its surrounding coastal fringe - to its plants, habitats, birds and marine life. It is a book for everyone who appreciates and enjoys Moreton Bay.