Species List by type of fish


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Anemonefishes: Barrier Reef Anemonefish Amphiprion akindynos; Blue-lip Anemonefish Amphiprion latezonatus; Clown Anemonefish Amphiprion percula; False-Clown Anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris; Orange-fin Anemonefish Amphiprion chrysopterus; Pink Anemonefish Amphiprion perideraion; Red and Black Anemonefish Amphiprion melanopus; Spine-cheek Anemonefish Premnas biaculeatus

Angelfishes: Ballina Angelfish Chaetodontoplus ballinae; Bicolor Angelfish Centropyge bicolor; Blackspot Angelfish Genicanthus melanospilos; Blue-ringed Angelfish Pomacanthus annularis; Conspicuous Angelfish Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus; Emperor Angelfish Pomacanthus imperator; Pearl-scaled Angelfish Centropyge vroliki; Regal Angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus; Two-spine Angelfish Centropyge bispinosa; Three-spot Angelfish Apolemichthys trimaculatus; Vermiculated Angelfish Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus; Yellowtail Angelfish Chaetodontoplus meredithi

Anglerfishes (for deepsea anglers, see "Deepsea fishes"): Painted Anglerfish Antennarius pictus; Sargassum Anglerfish Histrio histrio; Striped Anglerfish Antennarius striatus; Tasselled Anglerfish Rhycherus filamentosus; Whitespotted Anglerfish Phyllophryne scortea

Anthias: Purple Anthias Pseudanthias tuka; Scalefin Anthias Pseudanthias squamipinnis; Squarespot Anthias Pseudanthias pleurotaenia; Striped Anthias Pseudanthias fasciatus; Threadfin Anthias Pseudanthias huchtii

Archerfishes: Banded Archerfish Toxotes jaculatrix; Seven-spot Archerfish Toxotes chatareus

Australian freshwater fishes (native and introduced): Australian Bass Macquaria novemaculeata; Australian Smelt Retropinna semoni; Banded Archerfish Toxotes jaculatrix; Banded Grunter Amniataba percoides; Banded Rainbowfish Melanotaenia trifasciata; Barramundi Lates calcarifer; Blue-spot Goby Pseudogobius sp. 9; Bullrout Notesthes robusta; Carp Cyprinus carpio; Climbing Galaxias Galaxias brevipinnis; Common Jollytail Galaxias maculatus; Cox's Gudgeon Gobiomorphus coxii; Desert Goby Chlamydogobius eremius; Diamond-scale Mullet Liza vaigiensis; Duboulay's Rainbowfish Melanotaenia duboulayi; Dwarf Flathead Gudgeon Philypnodon sp; Eastern Gambusia, Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookii; False-spined Catfish Neosilurus pseudospinosus; Fire-tail Gudgeon Hypseleotris galii; Flat-tail Mullet Liza argentea; Fly-specked Hardyhead Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum; Freshwater Catfish Tandanus tandanus; Gulf Saratoga Scleropages jardinii; Jungle Perch Kuhlia rupestris; Longfinned Eel Anguilla reinhardtii; Mountain Galaxias Galaxias olidus; Murray Cod Maccullochella peelii; Obbes' Catfish Porochilus obbesi; Oriental Weatherloach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus; Ornate Rainbowfish Rhadinocentrus ornatus; Pacific Blue-eye Pseudomugil signifer; Queensland Lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri; Redfin Perch Perca fluviatilis; River Blackfish Gadopsis marmoratus; Seven-spot Archerfish Toxotes chatareus; Silver Perch Bidyanus bidyanus; Smooth-scaled Gudgeon Odonteleotris macrodon; Striped Gudgeon Gobiomorphus australis; Trout Cod Maccullochella macquariensis

Barracudas: Bigeye Barracuda Sphyraena forsteri; Chevron Barracuda Sphyraena qenie

Barramundi and Glassfishes: Barramundi Lates calcarifer

Basslets: See Rockcods, Basslets, Coral Cods, Coral Trouts and Groupers

Batfishes: Starry Batfish Halieutaea stellata; Teira Batfish Platax teira

Beaked Salmons, Beaked Sandfishes: Beaked Salmon Gonorynchus greyi

Beardfishes: Beardfish Polymixia berndti

Bigeyes: Blotched Bigeye Heteropriacanthus cruentatus; Crescent-tail Bigeye Priacanthus hamrur; Long-finned Bigeye Cookeolus japonicus

Billfishes (Marlins, Sailfish, Swordfishes etc): Black Marlin Makaira indica; Blue Marlin Makaira nigricans; Indo-Pacific Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus; Swordfish Xiphias gladius

Blennies: Australian Blenny Ecsenius australianus; Bicolor Blenny Ecsenius bicolor; Bluestriped Fang Blenny Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos; Brown Sabretooth Blenny Petroscirtes lupus; Coral Blenny Ecsenius yaeyamaensis; False Cleanerfish Aspidontus taeniatus; Hairtail Blenny Xiphasia setifer; Horned Blenny Parablennius intermedius; Lance Blenny Aspidontus dussumieri; Leopard Blenny Exallias brevis; Seram Blenny Salarias ceramensis; Suckerlip Blenny Andamia amphibius; Throatspot Blenny Nannosalarius nativitatus; Yellow-lined Sabretooth Blenny Petroscirtes fallax; Yellowtail Fang Blenny Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Boarfishes: Giant Boarfish Paristiopterus labiosus; Longsnout Boarfish Pentaceropsis recurvirostris; Richardson's Boarfish Pseudopentaceros richardsoni

Bony Tongues: Gulf Saratoga Scleropages jardinii

Boxfishes: Eastern Smooth Boxfish Anoplocapros inermis; Horn-nosed Boxfish Rhinchostracion rhinorhynchus; Humpback Boxfish Anoplocapros lenticularis; Thorny-back Cowfish Lactoria fornasini; Turretfish Tetrosomus concatenatus; Yellow Boxfish Ostracion cubicus

Breams, Snapper, Tarwhine etc: Snapper Pagrus auratus; Tarwhine Rhabdosargus sarba; Yellowback Seabream Dentex tumifrons; Yellowfin Bream Acanthopagrus australis

Bullseyes: Black-tipped Bullseye Pempheris affinis; Common Bullseye Pempheris multiradiata; Small-scale Bullseye Pempheris compressa

Butterflyfishes: Beaked Coralfish Chelmon rostratus; Bennett's Butterflyfish Chaetodon bennetti; Bluespot Butterflyfish Chaetodon plebeius; Chevroned Butterflyfish Chaetodon trifascialis; Dot-and-Dash Butterflyfish Chaetodon pelewensis; Dotted Butterflyfish Chaetodon semeion; Double-saddle Butterflyfish Chaetodon ulietensis; Dusky Butterflyfish Chaetodon flavirostris; Eastern Talma Chelmonops truncatus; Eastern Triangular Butterflyfish Chaetodon baronessa; Eight-banded Butterflyfish Chaetodon octofasciatus; Forcepsfish Forcipiger flavissimus; G�nther's Butterflyfish Chaetodon guentheri; Klein's Butterflyfish Chaetodon kleinii; Latticed Butterflyfish Chaetodon rafflesii; Longfin Bannerfish Heniochus acuminatus; Longnose Butterflyfish Forcipiger longirostris; Lord Howe Butterflyfish Amphichaetodon howensis; Masked Bannerfish Heniochus monoceros; Merten's Butterflyfish Chaetodon mertensii; Ornate Butterflyfish Chaetodon ornatissimus; Oval-spot Butterflyfish Chaetodon speculum; Pennant Bannerfish Heniochus chrysostomus; Pyramid Butterflyfish Hemitaurichthys polylepis; Rainford's Butterflyfish Chaetodon rainfordi; Redfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunulatus; Reticulated Butterflyfish Chaetodon reticulatus; Saddled Butterflyfish Chaetodon ephippium; Schooling Bannerfish Heniochus diphreutes; Singular Bannerfish Heniochus singularius; Speckled Butterflyfish Chaetodon citrinellus; Teardrop Butterflyfish Chaetodon unimaculatus; Vagabond Butterflyfish Chaetodon vagabundus

Cales and Weed-whitings: Herring Cale Odax cyanomelas; Little Weed Whiting Neoodax balteatus; Rainbow Cale Odax acroptilus; Rock Cale Aplodactylus lophodon; Tubemouth Siphonognathus argyrophanes

Cardinalfishes: Capricorn Cardinalfish Apogon capricornis; Eastern Gobbleguts Vincentia novaehollandiae; Five-lined Cardinalfish Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus; Girdled Cardinalfish Archamia zosterophora; Norfolk Cardinalfish Apogon norfolcensis; Ochre-striped Cardinalfish Apogon compressus; Ring-tail Cardinalfish Apogon aureus; Sydney Cardinalfish Apogon limenus; Tiger Cardinalfish Cheilodipterus macrodon

Carps, minnows, etc: Carp Cyprinus carpio

Catfishes: Estuary Catfish Cnidoglanis macrocephalus; False-spined Catfish Neosilurus pseudospinosus; Freshwater Catfish Tandanus tandanus; Obbes' Catfish Porochilus obbesi; Striped Catfish Plotosus lineatus

Chimaeras and allies: Chimaera Chimaeridae; Elephant Fish Callorhinchus milii

Clingfishes: Eastern Cleaner-Clingfish Cochleoceps orientalis; Kuiter's Deepsea Clingfish Kopua kuiteri; Tasmanian Clingfish Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis

Cods: See Rockcods, Basslets, Coral Cods, Coral Trouts and Groupers

Coelacanth: Coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae

Coffinfishes: deepsea coffinfish Bathychaunax melanostomus

Coral Snappers: Blacktail Snapper Lutjanus fulvus; Bluestripe Seaperch Lutjanus kasmira; Chinamanfish Symphorus nematophorus; Five-line Snapper Lutjanus quinquelineatus; Humpback Snapper Lutjanus gibbus; Malabar Snapper Lutjanus malabaricus (larva); Mangrove Jack Lutjanus argentimaculatus; Moses Perch Lutjanus russelli; Ornate Jobfish Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus; Red Bass Lutjanus bohar; Red Emperor Lutjanus sebae; Ruby Snapper Etelis carbunculus; Twospot Snapper Lutjanus biguttatus

Coral Trouts: See Rockcods, Basslets, Coral Cods, Coral Trouts and Groupers

Cuskeels, Lings: A cuskeel Barathrites sp; Pink Ling Genypterus blacodes; Rock Ling Genypterus tigerinus

Damselfishes: Alexander's Damsel Pomacentrus alexanderae; Australian Damsel Pomacentrus australis; Black-axil Chromis Chromis atripectoralis; Blackmargined Damsel Pomacentrus nigromarginatus; Black-vent Damsel Dischistodus melanotus; Blue Damsel Pomacentrus coelestis; Blue Damsel Pomacentrus coelestis; Dick's Damsel Plectroglyphidodon dickii; Girdled Parma Parma unifasciata; Golden Damsel Amblyglyphidodon aureus; Immaculate Damsel Mecaenichthys immaculatus; Narrow-Banded Sergeant Major Abudefduf bengalensis; One-spot Puller Chromis hypsilepis; Regal Demoiselle Neopomacentrus cyanamos; Reticulated Dascyllus Dascyllus reticulatus; Scaly Damselfish Pomacentrus lepidogenys; Scissortail Sergeant Abudefduf sexfasciatus; Speckled Damselfish Pomacentrus bankanensis; Staghorn Damsel Amblyglyphidodon curacao; Three-spot Dascyllus Dascyllus trimaculatus; White Belly Damsel Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster; White-Ear Parma microlepis; Yellow-back Puller Chromis nitida; Yellowfin Damsel Chrysiptera flavipinnis

Dartfishes: Dartfish Ptereleotris spp; Fire Dartfish Nemateleotris magnifica; Zebra Dartfish Ptereleotris zebra

Deepsea fishes: Barnard's Lanternfish Symbolophorus barnardi; Black Dragonfish Idiacanthus atlanticus; deepsea anglerfish (no common name) Bufoceratias wedli; deepsea anglerfish (no common name) Chaenophryne longiceps; Doublekeel Whalefish Ditropichthys storeri; Duckbilled Eel Nessorhamphus ingolfianus; Elsman's Whipnose Anglerfish Gigantactis elsmani; A fanfin anglerfish Caulophryne jordani; Fangtooth Anoplogaster cornuta; Gulper Eel Eurypharynx pelecanoides; Haplophryne mollis (no common name); Headlight Lanternfish Diaphus; Large Hatchetfish Argyropelecus gigas; a manefish Caristius sp; Murray's Abyssal Anglerfish Melanocetus murrayi; Obese Dragonfish Opostomias micripnus; Pacific Spookfish Rhinochimaera pacifica; Savage's Birdsnouted Whalefish Rhamphocetichthys savagei; Scaly Dragonfish Stomias boa; A snaggletooth Astronesthes psychrolutes; Silver Lighthouse Fish Phosichthys argenteus; Sparkling Slickhead Rouleina eucla; Stoplight Loosejaw Malacosteus niger; Southern Spineback Notacanthus sexspinis; Swallowers Pseudoscopelus spp; Thorny Tinselfish Grammicolepis brachiusculus; Triplewart Seadevil Cryptopsaras couesii; Viperfish Chauliodus sloani; Whalefishes Cetomimus; Whalefishes Gyrinomimus

Dolphinfishes: Common Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus

Dories: Mirror Dory Zenopsis nebulosus; John Dory Zeus faber; Little Dory Diretmus argenteus

Dottybacks, Comets, Hulafishes etc: Comet Calloplesiops altivelis; Eastern Blue Devil Paraplesiops bleekeri; Eastern Hulafish Trachinops taeniatus; Noarlunga Hulafish Trachinops noarlungae; Oblique-lined Dottyback Cypho purpurascens; Palespotted Podge Pseudogramma polyacantha; Two-tone Dottyback Pseudochromis paccagnellae

Dragonfishes: Scaly Dragonfish Stomias boa

Dragonets and Stinkfishes: Painted Dragonet Eocallionymus papilio; Sand Dragonet Repomucenus calcaratus

Driftfishes: Scissortail Psenes pellucidus

Eels (see also Moray Eels): An eelpout Pachycara gymninium; Brownsaddled Snake Eel Ophichthus bonaparti; Duckbilled Eel Nessorhamphus ingolfianus; Gulper Eel Eurypharynx pelecanoides; Large-tooth Conger Bathyuroconger vicinus; Longfinned Eel Anguilla reinhardtii; Ribbon Eel Rhinomuraena quaesita; Serpent Eel Ophisurus serpens; Short-finned Conger-eel Conger wilsoni; Snipe Eel Nemichthys scolopaceus; Snubnosed Eel Simenchelys parasitica; Southern Conger-eel Conger verreauxi; Spotted Garden Eel Heteroconger hassi; Spotted Snake Eel Myrichthys maculosus

Emperors: Humpnose Big-eye Bream Monotaxis grandoculis; Sweetlip Emperor Lethrinus miniatus; Yellow Striped Emperor Lethrinus obsoletus

Fangtooths: Fangtooth Anoplogaster cornuta

Fatheads: A fathead ("Mr Blobby") Psychrolutes sp

Flagtails: Fivebar Flagtail Kuhlia mugil; Jungle Perch Kuhlia rupestris

Flatfishes (Soles, Flounders etc): A left-eyed flounder Chascanopsetta lugubris lugubris; Black Sole Synaptura nigra; Panther Flounder Bothus pantherinus; Peppered Sole Aseraggodes sp; Small-head Sole Soleichthys microcephalus; Southern Peacock Sole Pardachirus hedleyi; Unidentified larval sole Aseraggodes sp

Flatheads: Crocodilefish Cymbacephalus beauforti; Dusky Flathead Platycephalus fuscus; Eastern Blue-spotted Flathead Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus; Flag-tail Flathead Platycephalus arenarius; Haswell's Spiny Flathead Hoplichthys haswelli; Longsnout Flathead Thysanophrys chiltonae; Marbled Flathead Platycephalus marmoratus; Mud Flathead Ambiserrula jugosa; Ogilby's Spiny Flathead Hoplichthys ogilbyi; Rock Flathead Thysanophrys cirronasus; Sand Flathead Platycephalus bassensis; Tiger Flathead Neoplatycephalus richardsoni

Flutemouths: See Trumpetfishes

Flyingfishes: A flyingfish Cheilopogon sp

Freshwater Blackfisheses: River Blackfish Gadopsis marmoratus

Freshwater Cods, Basses: Murray Cod Maccullochella peelii; Trout Cod Maccullochella macquariensis; Australian Bass Macquaria novemaculeata

Frogfishes: Eastern Frogfish Batrachomoeus dubius; Sculptured Frogfish Halophryne queenslandiae

Fusiliers: Black-tipped Fusilier Pterocaesio digramma; Red-bellied Fusilier Caesio cuning; Yellow and Blueback Fusilier Caesio teres

Galaxids: Climbing Galaxias Galaxias brevipinnis; Common Jollytail Galaxias maculatus; Mountain Galaxias Galaxias olidus

Garfishes: Eastern Sea Garfish Hyporhamphus australis; Florida Gar Lepisosteus platyrhincus

Ghost Pipefishes: Robust Ghost Pipefish Solenostomus cyanopterus; Ghost Pipefish Solenostomus new species; Ornate Ghostpipefish Solenostomus paradoxus

Goatfishes: Bar-tailed Goatfish Upeneus tragula; Black-spot Goatfish Parupeneus spilurus; Blue-lined Goatfish Upeneichthys lineatus; Blue-spotted Goatfish Upeneichthys vlamingii; Dash-dot Goatfish Parupeneus barberinus; Doublebar Goatfish Parupeneus bifasciatus; Goldsaddle Goatfish Parupeneus cyclostomus; Sidespot Goatfish Parupeneus pleurostigma; Yellow Goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

Gobies: Antitropical Shrimpgoby Amblyeleotris ogasawarensis; Banded Goby Amblygobius phalaena; Black-lined Sleeper Goby Valenciennea helsdingenii; Blotched Sand Goby Fusigobius inframaculatus; Blue-spot Goby Pseudogobius sp. 9; Blueband Goby Valenciennea strigata; Decora Goby Valenciennea decora; Decorated Sand-Goby Istigobius decoratus; Desert Goby Chlamydogobius eremius; Diagonal Shrimpgoby Amblyeleotris diagonalis; eel goby Taenioides mordax or Taenioides purpurascens; Five-lined Coral Goby Gobiodon quinquestrigatus; Goldspecked Prawngoby Ctenogobiops pomastictus; Groove-cheek Goby Nesogobius sp 7; Kuiter's Goby Valenciennea immaculata; Many-host Cling-Goby Pleurosicya mossambica; Old Glory Amblygobius rainfordi; Orange-dashed Goby Valenciennea puellaris; Orange-speckled Pygmy Goby Trimma necopina; Pygmy Goby Trimma striata; Shoulderspot Goby Gnatholepis cauerensis; Shrimp Goby Stonogobiops; Signal Goby Fusigobius signipinnis; Sloth Goby Istigobius hoesei; Spikefin goby Discordipinna griessingeri; Steinitz' Shrimp Goby Amblyeleotris steinitzi; Striped Pygmygoby Eviota sebreei; Tevega Cave Goby Trimma tevegae; Whip Goby Bryaninops yongei

Goosefishes: Goosefish Lophiodes sp

Gouramies: Paradise Fish Macropodus opercularis

Grenadiers: See Rattails

Grinners: See Lizardfishes

Grubfishes, Weavers: Blacktail Grubfish Parapercis hexophtalma; Latticed Grubfish Parapercis clathrata; Pink-banded Grubfish Parapercis nebulosa; Spotted Grubfish Parapercis ramsayi; White-streaked Grubfish Parapercis stricticeps

Grunters and Trumpeters: Banded Grunter Amniataba percoides; Bastard Trumpeter Latridopsis forsteri; Crescent Perch Terapon jarbua; Eastern Striped Trumpeter Pelates sexlineatus; Silver Grunter Mesopristes argenteus; Silver Perch Bidyanus bidyanus

Gudgeons: Cox's Gudgeon Gobiomorphus coxii; Dwarf Flathead Gudgeon Philypnodon sp; Firetailed Gudgeon Hypseleotris galii; Small-eyed Sleeper Prionobutis microps; Smooth-scaled Gudgeon Odonteleotris macrodon; Striped Gudgeon Gobiomorphus australis

Gulper Eel: Gulper Eel Eurypharynx pelecanoides

Gurnards: Flying Gurnard Dactyloptena orientalis; Latchet Pterygotrigla polyommata; Red Gurnard Chelidonichthys kumu; Spiny Gurnard Lepidotrigla papilio

Halosaurs: Gilbert's Halosaur Aldrovandia affinis

Handfishes: Australian Handfish Brachionichthys sp; Red Handfish Brachionichthys politus

Hardyheads, Rainbowfishes, etc: Duboulay's Rainbowfish Melanotaenia duboulayi; Eastern Gambusia, Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki; Fly-specked Hardyhead Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum; Pacific Blue-eye Pseudomugil signifer

Hawkfishes: Blotched Hawkfish Cirrhitichthys aprinus; Dwarf Hawkfish Cirrhitichthys falco; Forster's Hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri; Longnose Hawkfish Oxycirrhites typus; Lyre-tail Hawkfish Cyprinocirrhites polyactis; Ornate Hawkfish Paracirrhites hemistictus; Ring-eyed Hawkfish Paracirrhites arcatus

Herrings: Giant Herring Elops hawaiensis

Hulafishes: See Dottybacks, Comets, Hulafishes etc

Jawfishes: Harlequin Smiler Opistognathus eximius; Papuan Jawfish Opistognathus papuensis; Variegated Jawfish Opistognathus sp

Jellynoses: Jellynose Ateleopus sp

Jobfishes: See Coral Snappers

Kelpfishes: Kelpfish Chironemus marmoratus

Knifejaw: Knifejaw Oplegnathus woodwardi

Leatherjackets: Beaked Leatherjacket Oxymonacanthus longirostris; Black Reef Leatherjacket Eubalichthys bucephalus; Blue-finned Leatherjacket Thamnaconus degeni; Chinaman Leatherjacket Nelusetta ayraudi; Fan-bellied Leatherjacket Monacanthus chinensis; Mimic Leatherjacket Paraluteres prionurus; Mosaic Leatherjacket Eubalichthys mosaicus; Pot-bellied Leatherjacket Pseudomonacanthus peroni; Prickly Leatherjacket Chaetoderma penicilligera; Red Tail Leatherjacket Pervagor janthinosoma; Rhinoceros Leatherjacket Pseudaluteres nasicornis; Rough Leatherjacket Scobinichthys granulatus; Scribbled Leatherjacket Aluterus scriptus; Six-spine Leatherjacket Meuschenia freycineti; Smoothspine Leatherjacket Cantheschenia longipinnis; Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket Brachaluteres jacksonianus; Stars and Stripes Leatherjacket Meuschenia venusta; Threadfin Leatherjacket Paramonacanthus filicauda; Toothbrush Leatherjacket Acanthaluteres vittiger; Unicorn Leatherjacket Aluterus monoceros; Yelloweye Leatherjacket Cantherhinus dumerilii; Yellow-finned Leatherjacket Meuschenia trachylepis; Yellow-striped Leatherjacket Meuschenia flavolineata

Lightfishes: Silver Lighthouse Fish Phosichthys argenteus

Lizardfishes: Clearfin Lizardfish Synodus dermatogenys; Javelinfish Synodus jaculum; Painted Lizardfish Trachinocephalus myops; Sergeant Baker Aulopus purpurissatus; Slender Grinner Saurida gracilis; Variegated Lizardfish Synodus variegatus

Loaches: Oriental Weatherloach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Long-finned Pike: Long-finned Pike Dinolestes lewini

Longtoms: Barred Longtom Ablennes hians

Loosejaws: Stoplight Loosejaw Malacosteus niger

Ludderick, Bluefish and Drummers: Bluefish Girella cyanea; Luderick Girella tricuspidata; Southern Silver Drummer Kyphosus sydneyanus

Lungfishes: African Lungfish Protopterus annectens; Queensland Lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri

Mackerels, Tunas, Gemfish etc: Blue Mackerel Scomber australasicus; Common Gemfish Rexea solandri; Dogtooth Tuna Gymnosarda unicolor; Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum; Long-jawed Mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta; Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus commerson; Snake Mackerel Gempylus serpens; Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri

Mados, Sweeps and Stripy: Australian Mado Atypichthys strigatus; New Zealand Mado Atypichthys latus; Stripey Microcanthus strigatus

Manefishes: a manefish Caristius sp

Marlins: See Billfishes

Monocle Breams: See Threadfin Breams and Whiptails

Moorish Idol: Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus

Moray Eels: Abbott's Moray Gymnothorax eurostus; Blackspotted Moray Gymnothorax favagineus; Dragon Moray Enchelycore pardalis; Giant Moray Gymnothorax javanicus; Green Moray Gymnothorax prasinus; Mosaic Moray Enchelycore ramosa; Peppered Moray Gymnothorax pictus; Saw-tooth Moray Gymnothorax prionodon; Sieve-patterned Moray Gymnothorax cribroris; Whitemouth Moray Gymnothorax meleagris; Yellowmouth Moray Gymnothorax nudivomer

Morid Cods, Moras, Beardies: Beardie Lotella rhacina

Morwongs: Banded Morwong Cheilodactylus spectabilis; Blue Morwong Nemadactylus douglasii; Crested Morwong Cheilodactylus vestitus; Dusky Morwong Dactylophorus nigricans; Red Morwong Cheilodactylus fuscus

Mullets: Diamond-scale Mullet Liza vaigiensis; Flat-tail Mullet Liza argentea; Freshwater Mullet Trachystoma petardi; Sea Mullet Mugil cephalus

Mulloway and Jewfish: Mulloway Argyrosomus japonicus

Nannygais, Alfonsinos: Alfonsino Beryx decadactylus; Nannygai Centroberyx affinis

Oarfish, Bandfish, Ribbonfish, Opah: Crested Bandfish Lophotus lacepedei; Oarfish Regalecus glesne; Opah Lampris guttatus; Scalloped Ribbonfish Zu cristatus; Ribbonfish Trachipterus jacksonensis

Old Wife: Old Wife Enoplosus armatus

Orbicular Velvetfishes, Coral Crouchers: Coral Croucher Caracanthus unipinna

Oreos: Spiky Oreo Neocyttus rhomboidalis

Parrotfishes: Blue-barred Parrotfish Scarus ghobban; Blue-spotted Parrotfish Leptoscarus vaigiensis; Bridled Parrotfish Scarus frenatus; Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus; Double-headed Parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum; Minifin Parrotfish Scarus altipinnis; Pacific Longnose Parrotfish Hipposcarus longiceps; Quoy's Parrotfish Scarus quoyi; Steephead Parrotfish Chlorurus microrhinos; Swarthy Parrotfish Scarus niger; Whitespot Parrotfish Scarus forsteni; Yellowfin Parrotfish Scarus flavipectoralis

Perches: Pearl Perch Glaucosoma scapulare; Redfin Perch Perca fluviatilis

Pineapplefishes: Pineapplefish Cleidopus gloriamaris

Pipefishes and Pipehorses: Duncker's Pipehorse Solegnathus dunckeri; Dwarf Pipehorse Idiotropiscis new species; Girdled Pipefish Festucalex cinctus; Mother-of-pearl Pipefish Vanacampus margaritifer; Ornate Pipefish Halicampus macrorhynchus; Pipefish Stigmatopora?; Ringed Pipefish Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus; Schultz's Pipefish Corythoichthys schultzi; Short-tail River Pipefish Microphis brachyurus; Spiny Pipehorse Solegnathus spinosissimus; Spotted Pipefish Stigmatopora argus; Stick Pipefish Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus; Tiger Pipefish Filicampus tigris; Upside Down Pipefish Heraldia nocturna; Wide-body Pipefish Stigmatopora nigra

Pomfrets: Eastern Pomfred Schuettea scalaripinnis; Flathead Pomfret Taractes asper

Ponyfishes: Common Ponyfish Leiognathus equulus

Porcupinefishes: see Spiny Pufferfishes

Pufferfishes: Bennett's Puffer Canthigaster bennetti; Blackspotted Pufferfish Arothron nigropunctatus; Clown Toby Canthigaster callisterna; Common Toadfish Tetractenos hamiltoni; Crowned Puffer Canthigaster coronata; Ferocious Pufferfish Feroxodon multistriatus; False-eye Puffer Canthigaster papua; Lantern Toby Canthigaster epilampra; Map Pufferfish Arothron mappa; Narrow-lined Pufferfish Arothron manilensis; Saddled Puffer Canthigaster valentini; Smooth Golden Pufferfish Lagocephalus inermis; Starry Pufferfish Arothron stellatus; Stars and Stripes Toadfish Arothron hispidus; Weeping Toado Torquigener pleurogramma

Rabbitfishes: Blue-lined Spinefoot Siganus puellus; Foxface Siganus vulpinus; Goldspotted Rabbitfish Siganus punctatus; Pacific Coral Rabbitfish Siganus studeri

Rattails: Cohen's Rattail Nezumia coheni

Rainbowfishes: Banded Rainbowfish Melanotaenia trifasciata; Duboulay's Rainbowfish Melanotaenia duboulayi; Ornate Rainbowfish Rhadinocentrus ornatus

Rays (eagle rays, stingrays, stingarees, skates etc): Australian Cownose Ray Rhinoptera neglecta; Black Stingray Dasyatis thetidis; Blue-spotted Fantail Ray Taeniura lymma; Blue-spotted Stingray Dasyatis kuhlii; Common Stingaree Trygonoptera testacea; Eastern Fiddler Ray Trygonorrhina sp. A; Eastern Shovelnose Ray Aptychotrema rostrata; Leopard Whipray Himantura undulata; Manta Ray Manta birostris; Numbfish Hypnos monopterygium; Shark Ray Rhina ancylostoma; Short-tail Torpedo Ray Torpedo macneilli; Smooth Stingray Dasyatis brevicaudata; Southern Eagle Ray Myliobatis australis; White-spotted Eagle Ray Aetobatus narinari

Red Indianfish: Red Indianfish Pataecus fronto

Remoras and Suckerfishes: Slender Suckerfish Echeneis naucrates

Rockcods, Basslets, Coral Cods, Coral Trouts and Groupers: Banded Seaperch Hypoplectrodes nigrorubrum; Barber Perch Caesioperca rasor; Barramundi Cod Chromileptes altivelis; Black Cod Epinephelus daemelii; Black-tipped Rockcod Epinephelus fasciatus; Blue-lined Rockcod Cephalopholis formosa; Blue-spotted Rockcod Cephalopholis cyanostigma; Butterfly Perch Caesioperca lepidoptera; Coral Cod Cephalopholis miniata; Coral Trout Plectropomus leopardus; Coronation Cod Variola louti; Eastern Wirrah Acanthistius ocellatus; Estuary Cod Epinephelus coioides; Flowery Cod Epinephelus fuscoguttatus; Half-banded Seaperch Hypoplectrodes mccullochi; Hexagon Rockcod Epinephelus hexagonatus; Honeycomb Grouper Epinephelus merra; Long-finned Perch Caprodon longimanus; Lyretail Trout Variola albimarginata; No common name Caprodon krasyukovae; Oval Grouper Triso dermopterus; Peacock Rockcod Cephalopholis argus; Potato Cod Epinephelus tukula; Purple Rockcod Epinephelus cyanopodus; Queensland Groper Epinephelus lanceolatus; Scribbled Rockcod Epinephelus undulatostriatus; Trout Cod Epinephelus maculatus

Sawbellies: Darwin's Sawbelly Gephyroberyx darwini (link in text); Giant Sawbelly Hoplostethus gigas (link in text)

Sawsharks: Eastern Sawshark Pristiophorus sp. A

Scats and Butterfishes: Banded Scat Selenotoca multifasciata

Scorpionfishes: Bullrout Notesthes robusta; Caledonian Stinger Inimicus caledonicus; Cobbler Gymnapistes marmoratus; Dwarf Lionfish Dendrochirus brachypterus; Fortescue Centropogon australis; Leaf Fish Ablabys taenionotus; Leaf Scorpionfish Taenianotus triacanthus; Ocean Perch Helicolenus percoides; Pygmy Scorpionfish Scorpaenodes scaber; Ragged-finned Firefish (link in text) Pterois antennata; Red Firefish Pterois volitans; Red Rockcod Scorpaena cardinalis; Weedy Scorpionfish Rhinopias aphanes; Zebra Lionfish Dendrochirus zebra

Seadragons: Leafy Seadragon Phycodurus eques; Ribboned Seadragon Haliichthys taeniophorus; Weedy Seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

Seahorses: Big Belly Seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis; Coleman's Pygmy Seahorse Hippocampus colemani - link in text; Common Seahorse Hippocampus taeniopterus; Pygmy Seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti; White's Seahorse Hippocampus whitei

Seamoths: Little Dragonfish Eurypegasus draconis; Sculptured Seamoth Pegasus lancifer

Sharks: Australian Angelshark Squatina australis; Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus; Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus; Blindshark Brachaelurus waddi; Blue Shark Prionace glauca; Brier Shark Deania calcea; Broadnosed Sevengill Shark Notorynchus cepedianus; Bull Shark Carcharhinus leucas; Cookie-cutter Shark Isistius brasiliensis; Crested Horn shark Heterodontus galeatus; Dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus; Epaulette Shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum; False Catshark Pseudotriakis microdon; Frilled Shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus; Goblin Shark Mitsukurina owstoni; Grey Nurse Shark Carcharias taurus; Grey Whaler Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos; Gummy Shark Mustelus antarcticus; Herbsts Nurse Shark, Sand Tiger Shark Odontaspis ferox; Japanese Bullhead Shark Heterodontus japonicus; Large-tooth Cookie-cutter Shark Isistius plutodus; Leopard Shark Stegostoma fasciatum; Mandarin Shark Cirrhigaleus barbifer; Megamouth Shark Megachasma pelagios; Ornate Wobbegong Orectolobus ornatus; Porbeagle Shark Lamna nasus; Port Jackson Shark Heterodontus portusjacksoni; Portuguese Dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis; Prickly Dogfish Oxynotus bruniensis; Prickly Shark Echinorhinus cookei; Scalloped Hammerhead Sphyrna lewini; Sharpnose Sevengill Shark Heptranchias perlo; Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus; Silky Shark Carcharhinus falciformis; Spotted Wobbegong Orectolobus maculatus; Thresher Shark Alopias vulpinus; Tiger Shark Galeocerdo cuvier; Whale Shark Rhincodon typus; White Shark, Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias; Whitetip Reef Shark Triaenodon obesus

Silver Biddies: Silver Biddy Gerres subfasciatus

Silversides: Silverside Argentina australiae

Slickheads: Sparkling Slickhead Rouleina eucla

Smelts: Australian Smelt Retropinna semoni

Snappers: see Coral Snappers or Breams

Snipefishes and Razorfishes: Common Snipefish Macroramphosus scolopax; Razorfish Aeoliscus strigatus

Soapfishes: Barred Soapfish Diploprion bifasciatum

Soldierfishes and Squirrelfishes: Bigscale Soldierfish Myripristis berndti; Crimson Soldierfish Myripristis murdjan; Japanese Soldierfish Ostichthys japonicus; Sabre Squirrelfish Sargocentron spiniferum; Spotfin Squirrelfish Neoniphon sammara

Soles: see Flatfishes

Spiny Eels: Southern Spineback Notacanthus sexspinis

Spiny Pufferfishes (Porcupinefishes, Burrfish etc): Australian Burrfish Allomycterus pilatus; Black-spotted Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix; Fine-spotted Porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus; Spiny Pufferfish Diodon new species?; Spiny Pufferfish palate Diodontidae; Spotfin Burrfish Chilomycterus reticulatus; Three-bar Porcupinefish Dicotylichthys punctulatus

Squaretails: Smalleye Squaretail Tetragonurus cuvieri

Stargazers: Eastern Stargazer Kathetostoma laeve; Stargazer Ichthyscopus sannio

Stonefishes: Estuary Stonefish Synanceia horrida; Reef Stonefish Synanceia verrucosa

Sunfishes: Ocean Sunfish Mola mola; Slender Sunfish Ranzania laevis (link in text); Southern Ocean Sunfish Mola ramsayi

Surgeonfishes, Tangs and Unicornfishes: Bluespine Unicornfish Naso unicornis; Blue Tang Paracanthurus hepatus; Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus; Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus; Dark Surgeon Acanthurus blochii; Eyestripe Surgeonfish Acanthurus dussumieri; Lined Bristletooth Ctenochaetus striatus; Mimic Surgeonfish Acanthurus pyroferus; Orangeband Surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus; Sailfin Tang Zebrasoma veliferum; Sawtail Surgeonfish Prionurus microlepidotus; Striped Surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus; Two-spot Bristletooth Ctenochaetus binotatus; Whitemargin Unicornfish Naso annulatus

Sweeps: Sea Sweep Scorpis aequipinnis

Sweetlips: Barred Grunter Pomadasys kaakan; Giant Sweetlips Plectorhinchus albovittatus; Gold-spotted Sweetlips Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus; Goldstriped Sweetlips Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia; Harlequin Sweetlips Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides; Magpie Sweetlips Plectorhinchus picus; Slate Sweetlips Diagramma labiosum

Tailor: Tailor Pomatomus saltatrix

Tapetails: a tapetail Parateaniophorus brevis

Thornfishes: Thornfish Bovichtus angustifrons

Torpedo Rays: See rays

Threadfin Breams, Whiptails, Monocle Breams: Blue Whiptail Pentapodus sp; Bridled Monocle Bream Scolopsis bilineata; Saw-jawed Monocle Bream Scolopsis ciliatus

Trevallies, darts, scads, kingfishes: Barcheek Trevally Carangoides plagiotaenia; Bigeye Trevally Caranx sexfasciatus; Black Trevally Caranx lugubris; Blue Trevally Carangoides ferdau; Diamond Trevally Alectis indica; Longnose Trevally Carangoides chrysophrys; Giant Trevally Caranx ignobilis; Bluefin Trevally Caranx melampygus; Finny Scad Megalaspis cordyla; Highfin Amberjack Seriola rivoliana; Longrakered Trevally Ulua mentalis; Rainbow Runner Elagatis bipinnulata; Thicklip Trevally Carangoides orthogrammus; White Trevally Pseudocaranx dentex; Yellowtail Kingfish Seriola lalandi; Yellowtail Scad Trachurus novaezelandiae; Cottonmouth Trevally Uraspis secunda

Triggerfishes: Black Triggerfish Sufflamen chrysopterum; Boomerang Triggerfish Sufflamen bursa; Bridled Triggerfish Sufflamen fraenatum; Clown Triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum; Halfmoon Triggerfish (movie) Rhinecanthus lunula; Orange-lined Triggerfish Balistapus undulatus; Redtooth Triggerfish Odonus niger; Titan Triggerfish Balistoides viridescens; Wedge-tailed Triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Triplefins: Common Threefin Trinorfolkia clarkei; Ring-scale Triplefin Enneapterygius atrogulare

Triple-tail: Triple-tail Lobotes surinamensis

Trumpeters: See Grunters

Trumpetfishes, Flutemouths and Long Toms: Smooth Flutemouth Fistularia commersonii; Trumpetfish Aulostomus chinensis

Tunas: See Mackerels, Tunas, Gemfish etc

Velvetfishes: a velvetfish Matsubarichthys inusitatus; Velvetfish Aploactisoma milesii

Weedfishes: Crested Weedfish Cristiceps australis; Golden Weedfish Cristiceps aurantiacus; Weedfish Heteroclinus; Whitelegg's Weedfish Heteroclinus whiteleggii

Whitings: Sand Whiting Sillago ciliata; Trumpeter Whiting Sillago maculata

Wrasses: Axilspot Hogfish Bodianus axillaris; Batu Coris Coris batuensis; Biocellate Wrasse Halichoeres biocellatus; Bird Wrasse Gomphosus varius; Blackfin Hogfish Bodianus loxozonus; Black-spotted Wrasse Austrolabrus maculatus; Bluntheaded Wrasse Thalassoma amblycephalum; Checkerboard Wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus; Cheeklined Maori Wrasse Oxycheilinus digrammus; Choat's Wrasse Macropharyngodon choati; Cigar Wrasse Cheilio inermis; Comb Wrasse Coris picta; Crimson-banded Wrasse Notolabrus gymnogenis; Diana's Hogfish Bodianus diana; Doubleheader Coris bulbifrons; Eastern Blue Groper Achoerodus viridis; Eastern King Wrasse Coris sandageri; Five Banded Wrasse Hemigymnus fasciatus; Foxfish Bodianus frenchii; Green Moon Wrasse Thalassoma lutescens; G�nther's Wrasse Pseudolabrus guentheri; Harlequin Tuskfish Choerodon fasciatus; Luculentus Wrasse Pseudolabrus luculentus; Maori Wrasse Ophthalmolepis lineolatus; Masked Foxfish Bodianus flavifrons; Moon Wrasse Thalassoma lunare; Narrow-banded Wrasse Hologymnosus doliatus; Nebulous Wrasse Halichoeres nebulosus; Painted Rainbow Wrasse Suezichthys arquatus; Peacock Razorfish Xyrichtys pavo; Pigfish Bodianus unimaculatus; Pink-belly Wrasse Halichoeres margaritaceus; Pink-lined Wrasse Coris dorsomaculata; Purple Wrasse Notolabrus fucicola; Redbreasted Maori Wrasse Cheilinus fasciatus; Senator Wrasse Pictilabrus laticlavius; Six-line Wrasse Pseudocheilinus hexataenia; Slingjaw Wrasse Epibulus insidiator; Snakeskin Wrasse Eupetrichthys angustipes; Striped Cleaner Wrasse Labroides dimidiatus; Threespot Wrasse Halichoeres trimaculatus; Tripletail Maori Wrasse Cheilinus trilobatus; Twospot Maori Wrasse Oxycheilinus bimaculatus; Twotone Wrasse Halichoeres prosopeion; Yellowtail Coris Coris gaimard; Venus Tuskfish Choerodon venustus

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