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AUSTRALIA Western Fishes of the Fitzroy River, Western Australia, and their Ngarinyin names jarbarr Garnangurri nyindi Nalawarr / Morla morla jirri Kimberley Language Resource Centre Mulirr / Yawarlngarri jirri Lesser Salmon Catfish Lesser Salmon Catfish Bony Bream Bony Bream Indian Short Indian Short finned Eel finned Eel Toothless Catfish Toothless Catfish Black Catfish Black Catfish False False spine Catfish spine Catfish Walaman jirri Hyrtl Hyrtl s Tandan s Tandan Rendahl Rendahl s catfish s catfish Freshwater Longtom Freshwater Longtom Western Rainbowfish Western Rainbowfish Biyira / Garnburu mindi Giljirrimbi jirri Prince Regent Hardyhead Prince Regent Hardyhead Northwest Glassfish Northwest Glassfish Fitzroy Glassfish Fitzroy Glassfish Mouth Almighty Mouth Almighty Damari Kimberley Archerfish Kimberley Archerfish Birlirndirr Barred Grunter Barred Grunter Greenway Greenway s Grunter s Grunter Black Bream Black Bream (or Jenkin (or Jenkin s Grunter) s Grunter) Wonggari nyindi Spangled Perch Spangled Perch Barnett River Gudgeon Barnett River Gudgeon Kimberley Mogurnda Kimberley Mogurnda Giant Gudgeon Giant Gudgeon Nyagurlman Flathead Goby Flathead Goby 23 freshwater species (i.e. those that breed in freshwater) are found in the Fitzroy River. A number of these species are restricted to the Kimberley. Bull Shark Bull Shark Freshwater Sawfish Freshwater Sawfish Dwarf Sawfish Dwarf Sawfish Freshwater Whipray Freshwater Whipray Tarpon or Ox Tarpon or Ox eye Herring eye Herring Greenback Mullet Greenback Mullet Diamond Mullet Diamond Mullet Barramundi Barramundi Deyo / Alanggun jongarri jirri Whipfin Silver Whipfin Silver biddy biddy Spotted Scat Spotted Scat Striped Butterfish Striped Butterfish Merauke Toadfish Merauke Toadfish A number of marine/estuarine species migrate large distances into the freshwaters of the Fitzroy River, where they use the river as a nursery and/or feeding ground. The Freshwater Sawfish and Dwarf Sawfish are listed as Critically Endangered (IUCN). The Critically Endangered Northern River Shark has also been found near the river mouth. Northern River Shark Northern River Shark Photographs by: David Morgan, Mark Allen, Simon Visser & Dean Thorburn (Murdoch University) Ngarinyin is a traditional language spoken in the upper reaches of the Fitzroy/Hann Rivers and King Edward Rivers along the Gibb River Rd. Language names of the fish were provided by Ngarinyin elders during field trips between 2001 and 2006 through a joint project by the Kimberley Land Council, Kimberley Language Resource Centre, Murdoch University’s Centre for Fish & Fisheries Research and the communities in the Fitzroy River, and during a Murdoch University and KLRC project on the King Edward River. Fish names may vary amongst speakers. Some Ngarinyin fish names are given with noun classes (jirri – masculine, nyindi – feminine, mindi – mclass). These projects were funded by the Natural Heritage Trust and Land & Water Australia, respectively. The poster production was funded by the Recreational Fishing Community Grants Programme. Contact the Department of Fisheries WA regarding fishing regulations in the river. Language provided by: Pansy Nulgit, Dicky Tataya (dec.), Nugget Gurdurr, Mabel King (dec.), Yvonne White (some fish names recorded by linguist Thomas Saunders) Ganangad jirri Walaman jirri Wolaman jirri Wolaman jirri Nyagurlman Ngagulnun Bulurrngari Aru mindi Emana / Wanggari nyindi Mangena Bulurrngari Manamburr mindi Giljirrimggi jirri “Nyadaga wurlan binda ngaala dalij nginyingarri burralngun nyadaga wurlan nyadaga Ngarinyin barra barra nginyingari binda ngaala” These animals, whose names I have called, who I have talked about in our language Ngarinyin, belong to the freshwater….Pansy Nulgit Emana jirri amalarr Nyimbulagurde jirri – (‘blubber-lips’) ornarr

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Page 1: Fishes of the Fitzroy River, Western Australia,freshwaterfishgroup.com/resources/Fishes of the Fitzroy River... · Fishes of the Fitzroy River, Western Australia, and their Ngarinyin

AUSTRALIAWestern Australia

Fishes of the Fitzroy River, Western Australia,and their Ngarinyin names

jarbarr

Garnangurri nyindi

Nalawarr / Morla morla jirri

Kimberley Language Resource Centre

Mulirr / Yawarlngarri jirri

Lesser Salmon CatfishLesser Salmon Catfish

Bony BreamBony Bream

Indian ShortIndian Short‐‐finned Eelfinned Eel

Toothless CatfishToothless Catfish

Black CatfishBlack Catfish

FalseFalse‐‐spine Catfishspine Catfish

Walaman jirri

HyrtlHyrtl’’s Tandans Tandan

RendahlRendahl’’s catfishs catfish

Freshwater LongtomFreshwater Longtom

Western RainbowfishWestern Rainbowfish

Biyira / Garnburu mindi

Giljirrimbi jirri

Prince Regent HardyheadPrince Regent Hardyhead

Northwest GlassfishNorthwest Glassfish

Fitzroy GlassfishFitzroy Glassfish

Mouth AlmightyMouth Almighty

Damari

Kimberley ArcherfishKimberley Archerfish

Birlirndirr

Barred GrunterBarred Grunter

GreenwayGreenway’’s Grunters Grunter

Black Bream Black Bream (or Jenkin(or Jenkin’’s Grunter)s Grunter)

Wonggari nyindi

Spangled PerchSpangled Perch

Barnett River GudgeonBarnett River Gudgeon

Kimberley MogurndaKimberley Mogurnda

Giant GudgeonGiant Gudgeon

Nyagurlman

Flathead GobyFlathead Goby

23  freshwater  species  (i.e.  those  that  breed  in freshwater) are found in the Fitzroy River.   A number of these species are restricted to the Kimberley.

Bull SharkBull Shark

Freshwater SawfishFreshwater Sawfish

Dwarf SawfishDwarf Sawfish

Freshwater WhiprayFreshwater Whipray

Tarpon or OxTarpon or Ox‐‐eye Herringeye Herring

Greenback MulletGreenback Mullet

Diamond MulletDiamond Mullet

BarramundiBarramundi

Deyo / Alanggun jongarri jirri

Whipfin SilverWhipfin Silver‐‐biddybiddy

Spotted ScatSpotted Scat

Striped ButterfishStriped Butterfish

Merauke ToadfishMerauke Toadfish

A number of marine/estuarine species migrate large distances into the freshwaters of the Fitzroy River, where they use the river as a nursery and/or feeding ground.  The Freshwater Sawfish and Dwarf Sawfish are  listed as Critically Endangered (IUCN).   The Critically Endangered Northern River  Shark  has  also been  found near the river mouth.

Northern River SharkNorthern River Shark

Photographs by: David Morgan, Mark Allen, Simon Visser & Dean Thorburn (Murdoch University)

Ngarinyin is a traditional language spoken in the upper reaches of the Fitzroy/Hann Rivers and King Edward Rivers along the Gibb River Rd.  Language names of the fish were provided by Ngarinyin elders during field trips between 2001 and 2006 through a joint project by the Kimberley Land Council, Kimberley Language Resource Centre, Murdoch University’s Centre for Fish & Fisheries Research and the communities in the Fitzroy River, and during a Murdoch University and KLRC project on the King Edward River.    Fish  names may  vary  amongst  speakers. Some Ngarinyin fish  names  are  given with  noun  classes  (jirri –masculine, nyindi – feminine, mindi – m‐class). These projects were funded by the Natural Heritage Trust and Land & Water Australia, respectively. The poster production was funded by the Recreational Fishing Community Grants Programme.  Contact the Department of Fisheries WA regarding fishing regulations in the river.  

Language  provided  by:  Pansy  Nulgit,  Dicky  Tataya (dec.),  Nugget  Gurdurr,  Mabel  King  (dec.),  Yvonne  White                                   (some fish names recorded by linguist Thomas Saunders)

Ganangad jirri

Walaman jirri

Wolaman jirri

Wolaman jirri

Nyagurlman

Ngagulnun

BulurrngariAru mindi

Emana / Wanggari nyindi

Mangena

Bulurrngari

Manamburr mindi

Giljirrimggi jirri

“Nyadaga wurlan binda ngaala dalij nginyingarri burralngun nyadaga wurlan nyadagaNgarinyin barra barra nginyingari binda ngaala”

These animals, whose names I have called, who I have talked about in our language Ngarinyin, belong to the freshwater….Pansy Nulgit

Emana jirri amalarrNyimbulagurde jirri – (‘blubber-lips’) ornarr