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Threadfin butterflyfish spotted by Gina Mascord

New South Wales, Verified on 2 Mar 2026
Blue Mackerel (Scomber australasicus) spotted by Bic Wood

Tasmania, Verified on 2 Mar 2026
Alopias vulpinus (Thresher shark) spotted by Bryan Brian

Tasmania, Verified on 2 Mar 2026
Snapper spotted by Jasper Roberts

Tasmania, Verified on 2 Mar 2026
Chaetodon speculum (Ovalspot Butterflyfish) spotted by Martin Crossley

Western Australia, Verified on 25 Feb 2026

Oval Spot Butterflyfish probably delivered on the Leeuwin current

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🔱 Two “Doomsday Fish” in Tasmania?!

Tasmania has just had two rare sightings of the giant Oarfish - ABC’s Joel Rheinberger spoke with Dr Barrett Wolfe (Redmap) about what these unusual sightings might mean. For over a decade, Redmap has been using citizen science to track out-of-range species as early signs of environmental change.