From insects to whales, meet the amazing wildlife that make up the Lakes ecosystem.
Wildlife guide of the Lakes
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Australian Bass
Aquatic, Fish
Copyright David Paul, Museum Victoria
Australian Bass - Juvenile
Aquatic, Fish
Copyright David Paul, Museum Victoria
Australian pelican
Birds
Barnacles
Aquatic, Marine Invertebrates
Copyright Leon Altoff, Museum Victoria
Beaked Sea-spider Crab
Aquatic, Marine Invertebrates
Copyright Julian Finn, Museum Victoria
Beetle
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Grace Lewis, Museum Victoria
Beetle
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Bigbelly Seahorse
Aquatic, Fish
Copyright Julian Finn, Museum Victoria
Black Cockatoo
Birds
Copyright Mark Norman, Museum Victoria
Black Sole
Aquatic, Fish
Copyright Julian Finn, Museum Victoria
Blue Dragonfly
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Peter Lillywhite, Museum Victoria
Blue-lined Goastfish
Aquatic, Fish
Copyright Julian Finn, Museum Victoria
Bridled Goby
Aquatic, Fish
Copyright Julian Finn, Museum Victoria
Brown Snake, face
Reptiles
Copyright Mark Norman, Museum Victoria
Burrunan dolphins
Lakes, Marine Mammals
Caspian tern and dolphin
Birds, Lakes, Marine Mammals
Cicada, face
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Clam
Aquatic, Marine Invertebrates
Copyright Leon Altoff, Museum Victoria
Crane Fly
Insect
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Dragonfly
Insect
Cordulephya pygmaea (male)
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Terrestrial Mammals
Copyright John Broomfield, Museum Victoria
Emperor Gum Moth Caterpillar
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Rodney Start, Museum Victoria
European Shore Crab
Aquatic, Marine Invertebrates
Copyright Julian Finn, Museum Victoria
Fly
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Wendy Moore, Museum Victoria
Fringing wetlands
Lakes, Landscapes
Ghost Yabby
Aquatic, Marine Invertebrates
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Gippsland Lakes
Lakes, Landscapes
Green and Golden Bell Frog
Frog
Copyright Rodney Start, Museum Victoria
Imperial Blue Butterfly
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright John Broomfield, Museum Victoria
Imperial Blue Caterpillar
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
This caterpillar had attendant ants climbing over it.
Copyright John Broomfield, Museum Victoria
Katydid
Insect
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Longfin Eel
Aquatic, Fish
Copyright David Paul, Museum Victoria
Luderick
Aquatic, Fish
Copyright Julian Finn, Museum Victoria
Male Water dragon
Reptiles
Copyright Mark Norman, Museum Victoria
Maniacal Cackle Frog
Frog
Copyright Rodney Start, Museum Victoria
Mayfly Larva
Aquatic, Freshwater Invertebrates, Insect, Rivers
Location: Avon River
Copyright David Paul, Museum Victoria
Mitchell River
Landscapes, Rivers
Mitchell River National Park
Copyright Peter Lillywhite, Museum Victoria
Mitchell River
Lakes, Landscapes, Rivers
Mitchell River Gorge
Landscapes, Rivers
Copyright John Broomfield, Museum Victoria
Monitor
Reptiles
Copyright Mark Norman, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Wendy Moore, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect
Parepisparis lutosaria
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Grace Lewis, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Marylin Hewish, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Marylin Hewish, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright David Mules, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright David Mules, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright David Mules, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright David Mules, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright David Mules, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Moth flying towards the light globe.
Copyright David Mules, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright David Mules, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Grace Lewis, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Peter Marriott, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Peter Marriott, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Marylin Hewish, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Marylin Hewish, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Marylin Hewish, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Marylin Hewish, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Marylin Hewish, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Marylin Hewish, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Marylin Hewish, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Marylin Hewish, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Marylin Hewish, Museum Victoria
Moth
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
This is a new species of Emerald Moth for Victoria.
Copyright Marylin Hewish, Museum Victoria
Moth Caterpillar
Insect
Doratifera vulnerans
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Orchid
Plants
Copyright Mark Norman, Museum Victoria
Oyster Blenny
Aquatic, Fish
Copyright Julian Finn, Museum Victoria
Pill Bug
Insect, Marine Invertebrates
Copyright Leon Altoff, Museum Victoria
Prawn
Aquatic, Marine Invertebrates
Copyright Julian Finn, Museum Victoria
Prawn
Aquatic, Marine Invertebrates
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Rainbow Bee-eaters
Birds
Copyright Grace Lewis, Museum Victoria
Rocky River Tree Frog
Frog
Litoria lesueuri
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Rocky River Tree Frog
Frog
Photo shows both male and female
Copyright David Paul, Museum Victoria
Roos Play Fighting
Terrestrial Mammals
Copyright John Broomfield, Museum Victoria
Royal Spoonbills and Cormorants
Birds, Lakes
Copyright Rodney Start, Museum Victoria
Sand Gobies
Aquatic, Fish
Copyright Julian Finn, Museum Victoria
Sea Eagle, young
Birds
Copyright Rodney Start, Museum Victoria
Shipworm
Aquatic, Marine Invertebrates
Copyright Leon Altoff, Museum Victoria
Shipworm Head
Aquatic, Marine Invertebrates
Copyright Leon Altoff, Museum Victoria
Shortfin Eel
Aquatic, Fish
Copyright David Paul, Museum Victoria
Skink
Reptiles
Copyright John Broomfield, Museum Victoria
Slant Head Grasshopper
Insect
Acrida conica
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Snail Research Team
Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright John Broomfield, Museum Victoria
Solar powered sea slug
Aquatic, Marine Invertebrates
Copyright Leon Altoff, Museum Victoria
Southern Shortfin Eel
Aquatic, Fish
Copyright Julian Finn, Museum Victoria
Spider
Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright John Broomfield, Museum Victoria
Stag Beetle
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright David Paul, Museum Victoria
Swamp Wallaby
Terrestrial Mammals
Copyright David Mules, Museum Victoria
Toadlet
Frog
Copyright David Paul, Museum Victoria
Water Boatman
Aquatic, Freshwater Invertebrates, Insect, Rivers
Copyright David Paul, Museum Victoria
Water Dragon
Aquatic, Reptiles
Copyright David Paul, Museum Victoria
Water Dragon Eye
Reptiles
Copyright David Paul, Museum Victoria
Water Dragon, female
Reptiles
Copyright Mark Norman, Museum Victoria
Water Spider
Aquatic, Freshwater Invertebrates, Insect
Copyright David Paul, Museum Victoria
Whistling Tree Frog
Frog
Copyright Patrick Honan, Museum Victoria
Wood Duck
Birds
Copyright Rodney Start, Museum Victoria
Worm
Insect, Marine Invertebrates
Copyright Leon Altis, Museum Victoria
Yellow Dragonfly
Insect, Terrestrial Invertebrates
Copyright Mark Norman, Museum Victoria
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