Associate Professor David Morgan is a Senior Research Leader of the Freshwater Fish Group & Fish Health Unit. He has spent his career researching fishes throughout Western Australia and documenting the distribution of most inland fish species in the process. 

David’s research focuses on the impacts of introduced fishes in our waterways, safeguarding endangered species and researching the ecology of W.A.'s unique fishes. His research has taken him to most rivers in the Kimberley, Pilbara and the Southwest. He has discovered several new species of fish in Western Australia, and is regarded as one of Western Australia's leading experts on freshwater fish ecology.