Publications

the effects of in vitro pesticide exposures on the phagocytic function of four native australian freshwater fish.	there are limited data concerning the lethal and sublethal effects of environmental pollutants on australian freshwater fish and consequently many of the australian water quality guidelines are based on data from exotic fish species. this study used a flow cytometric assay to assess the effect of in vitro exposures to commonly used pesticides, on the phagocytic function and cellular composition of head kidney cells from four australian native fish, i.e. crimson-spotted rainbowfish (melanotaenia ...	2005	16229903
the molecular epidemiology of iridovirus in murray cod (maccullochella peelii peelii) and dwarf gourami (colisa lalia) from distant biogeographical regions suggests a link between trade in ornamental fish and emerging iridoviral diseases.	iridoviruses have emerged over 20 years to cause epizootics in finfish and amphibians in many countries. they may have originated in tropical asia and spread through trade in farmed food fish or ornamental fish, but this has been difficult to prove. consequently, mcp, atpase and other viral genes were sequenced from archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues from farmed murray cod (maccullochella peelii peelii) that died during an epizootic in 2003 and from diseased gouramis that had bee ...	2006	16697343
effect of in vitro and in vivo organotin exposures on the immune functions of murray cod (maccullochella peelii peelii).	murray cod (maccullochella peelii peelii) is an iconic native australian freshwater fish and an ideal species for ecotoxicological testing of environmental pollutants. the species is indigenous to the murray-darling basin, which is the largest river system in australia but also the ultimate sink for many environmental pollutants. the organotins tributyltin (tbt) and dibutyltin (dbt) are common pollutants of both freshwater and marine environments and are also known for their immunotoxicity in bo ...	2007	17702338
emergence of epizootic ulcerative syndrome in native fish of the murray-darling river system, australia: hosts, distribution and possible vectors.	epizootic ulcerative syndrome (eus) is a fish disease of international significance and reportable to the office international des epizootics. in june 2010, bony herring nematalosa erebi, golden perch macquaria ambigua, murray cod maccullochella peelii and spangled perch leiopotherapon unicolor with severe ulcers were sampled from the murray-darling river system (mdrs) between bourke and brewarrina, new south wales australia. histopathology and polymerase chain reaction identified the fungus-lik ...	2012	22558170
experimental infection of australian freshwater fish with epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus (ehnv).	the ranavirus, epizootic hematopoietic necrosis virus (ehnv), is endemic to southern australia with natural outbreaks resulting in mass mortality events in wild redfin perch perca fluviatilis (also known as eurasian perch) and less severe disease in farmed rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss. to further investigate the host range for ehnv, 12 ecologically or economically important freshwater fish species from southeastern australia were exposed experimentally to the virus. a bath-challenge model a ...	2013	23339340
hypoxia, blackwater and fish kills: experimental lethal oxygen thresholds in juvenile predatory lowland river fishes.	hypoxia represents a growing threat to biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems. here, aquatic surface respiration (asr) and oxygen thresholds required for survival in freshwater and simulated blackwater are evaluated for four lowland river fishes native to the murray-darling basin (mdb), australia. juvenile stages of predatory species including golden perch macquaria ambigua, silver perch bidyanus bidyanus, murray cod maccullochella peelii, and eel-tailed catfish tandanus tandanus were exposed to ...	2014	24728094
ontogeny of critical and prolonged swimming performance for the larvae of six australian freshwater fish species.	critical (<30 min) and prolonged (>60 min) swimming speeds in laboratory chambers were determined for larvae of six species of australian freshwater fishes: trout cod maccullochella macquariensis, murray cod maccullochella peelii, golden perch macquaria ambigua, silver perch bidyanus bidyanus, carp gudgeon hypseleotris spp. and murray river rainbowfish melanotaenia fluviatilis. developmental stage (preflexion, flexion, postflexion and metalarva) better explained swimming ability than did length, ...	2014	24814314
draft genome sequence of streptococcus sp. x13sy08, isolated from murray cod (maccullochella peelii peelii).	streptococcus sp. x13sy08, isolated from freshwater murray cod ﬁsh, likely presents a novel species of streptococcus. here, we present an annotated draft genome sequence of this species, which will improve our understanding of its physiology and pathogenesis.	2016	26744370
comparative movements of four large fish species in a lowland river.	a multi-year radio-telemetry data set was used to comparatively examine the concurrent movements of the adults of three large-bodied australian native freshwater fishes (murray cod maccullochella peelii, trout cod maccullochella macquariensis and golden perch macquaria ambigua) and the introduced carp cyprinus carpio. the study was conducted over a reach scale in the regulated murray river in south-eastern australia. differences were identified in the movements among these species. the predomina ...	2016	26919062
susceptibility of a number of australian freshwater fishes to dwarf gourami iridovirus (infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus).	megalocytiviruses cause high mortality diseases that have seriously impacted aquaculture, with the most frequent outbreaks occurring in east and south-east asia. the international trade of juvenile fish for food and ornamental aquaculture has aided the spread of these viruses, which have spread to europe and australia and other regions. australian freshwater fishes were examined for susceptibility to infection with the exotic megalocytivirus, dwarf gourami iridovirus (dgiv), which belongs to a g ...	2017	27334576