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Aboriginal naming of fish - maugro
The following are some of the local Aboriginal names for fish found in Sydney Harbour
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Aboriginal name
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English translation
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cagone
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toad fish (which they say is poisonous)
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cowerre
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large flathead
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ginnare
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the shovel-nosed ray (without a sting)
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goray tarrawine
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possibly tarwhine
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mullinagul
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small flathead
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karóoma or carooma
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black bream
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maromera
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zebra fish
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murraynaugul
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flathead
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teringyan
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sting-ray
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ullowygang
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a ray
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wallomill
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the bullheaded shark
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wallumai
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snapper
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waradiel
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large mullet
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waaragal or weeragal
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mackerel
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A current common or scientific name is not known, or was not listed in the historical accounts for
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Aboriginal name
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English translation
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badoberong
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a small fish like a tadpole with two feet
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barong
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the prince fish
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beragallon
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not given
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boorroonaganaga
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not given
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moorowul
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not given
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These Aboriginal fish names were recorded in two manuscripts: one written by William Dawes in 1790 and another, written between 1790 and 1792, whose authors are unknown but who may have been Governor Phillip, David Collins and John Hunter.
Pics from: Roughley TC (1963) Fish and Fisheries of Australia.
From the collection of the Australian Museum Research Library
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