Pothole Fish Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
By
Renroc on 03-Jun-11. Waypoint GA3207
Cache Details
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| Type: | Locationless |
| Container: | Other |
| Proximity: | 161m |
Description
There is an unusual breed of fish to be found in the Australian environment. Little is currently known about them and researchers are asking cachers to assist broaden the knowledge base. We have also heard of other pothole marine species such as jellyfish, turtles and sharks. All sightings count.
The research centre is keen to collect as many photographic images of these creatures as possible. GPS co-ordinates will assist others find and study them.
A new species was discovered today. It is the roadlump fish... Similar to the pothole fish but instead of being a pothole they are a lump of road material that has been decorated to make it more noticable. This species was noticed along the Lismore Dunoon road today.
Congratulations to Nabarlek for the FTF. A couple of great specimens as well. Thanks for your contribution to the research.
Jan 2012 I discovered a new one of these in the Tregeagle area... not far from the school. It is a multi coloured one and looks quite fresh.
Hints
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I found these strange creatures when driving to Point Henry after other caches.
Thanks for this cache Renroc.
There is a small road that runs off Stride St, Huonville, Tasmania; where my Mum lives and the tide had obviously been pretty high through the night as I found this 'fish' round a pothole there!
Guess the water boys had been out early this morning and were having a bit of fun.
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
It's not a fish as such, but it's a painted pothole......and it's huge.
Hope it makes the grade.
Sublime Point Road
Leura, NSW
Never thought I'd find one of these species up in the Blue Mountains!
But there it was . . .
Photo follows in another hour . . .
The "family of four tiddlers" are the most common occurrence of the species in the west. I will try to obtain further specimens in the future.
T4TC Renroc
Keith
After finding the cache I went back to the main street leading out of town and came across the Goomaling Cemetery. Of course I had to swing in there to claim a find of GA1531 The Cemetery Bonanza by stringy, and naturally I couldn't find a cemetery in my own stomping ground without placing a cache there, so after a walk around identifying the graves of service men and women I plonked down GC37CGY WanAus 208 - LKA Goomaling.
Back on the road towards WanAus 152 - LKA Wyalkatchem I needed to find a place to camp for the night, and Camps Australia Wide has a listing at Minivale, just north of the Namelcatchem Nature Reserve and not far off my route. After finding the designated area I decided against stopping there, and instead headed back to Namelcatchem Nature Reserve and to a camp spot I stayed at in the reserve two years earlier when I "First To Finded" GC17CAR Namelcatchem by ZED!.
Back on the road the next day I was less than 5 Km from WanAus 152 - LKA Wyalkatchem when I pulled over to try for a find of my cache GA1613 WanAus 137 - WA State Survey Marks. Despite a thorough search in the vicinity of the Survey Mark placard I didn't find it, but as I returned to the geoPajero I noticed this Pothole Fish, so all was not lost.
*Overall Experience: 2*
T4TH Renroc
Keith
If I'd got A Round Tuit I could probably have caught about a hundred Pothole Fish on the way down from Darwin and across and down through Queensland, but towing a caravan at 90 K you don't get much chance for photos.
*Overall Experience: 2*
T4TH Renroc
Keith
These are two of the lovely specimens we found at S28 47.408 E153 13.220
