The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ [A communication was read from Baron von Mueller with regard to the protection of the ceratodus, better known as the barramundi of the Mary River, a fish highly prized among naturalists.]...

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84.11.00

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Queensland Fisheries Association, 1884-11. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1880-9/1884/84-11-00-final.odt>, accessed June 17, 2026

Letter not found. For the text given here, see Brisbane courier, 7 November 1884, p. 5.

[A communication was read from Baron von Mueller with regard to the protection of the ceratodus, better known as the barramundi of the Mary River, a fish highly prized among naturalists.]

The report continues: ‘Upon this considerable discussion followed as to the means the association could take for the propagation of fish.’