Fish Atlas of North Australia
Home Species maps Australia -Western Australia -Northern Territory -Queensland	Species Maps Genus Species Common Name Photo ACANTHOPAGRUS A. australia Yellowfin Bream A. berda Pikey Bream AMBASSIS A. agassizii Agassiz's Glassfish Y A. agrammus Sailfin Glassfish Y A. elongatus Elongate Glassfish A. gymnocephalus Barehead Glassfish A. interuptus Long-spined Glassfish Y A. macleayi Macleay's Glassfish Y A. miops Flag-tailed Glassfish A. nalua Scalloped Glassfish A. vachellii Vachellis Glassfish Ambassis sp.1 Glassfish Ambassis sp.2 Glassfish Ambassis sp.3(meulleri) Glassfish Ambassis sp Glassfish Y AMNIATABA A. percoides Barred Grunter Y ANGUILLA A. bicolor Indian Short-finned Eel A. megastoma Polynesain longfinned eel A. obscura Pacific Short-finned Eel A. reinhardti Marbled Eel Y Anguilla sp Freshwater Eels ANODONTOGLANIS A. dahli Toothless Catfish Y APOGON A. hyalosoma Mangrove Cardinalfish ARIUS A leptaspis Triangular Shield Catfish, Salmon Catfish A. berneyi Berney's Catfish Y A. dioctes - A. graeffei Lesser Salmon Catfish, Blue Catfish Y A. midgeleyi Silver Cobbler, Shovel-nosed Catfish A. paucus Shovelnose Catfish A. proximus Arafura Catfish Arius sp Fork-talked Catfish ARRHAMPHUS A. sclerolepis Snub-nosed Garfish ASERAGGODES A. klunzingeri Tailed Sole Y AWAOUS A. acritosus Roman Nose Goby Y BELONIDAE Belondiae sp Longtom or Needlefish BRACHIRUS B. salinarum Saltpan Sole Y B. selheimi Freshwater Sole, Selheim's Sole Brachirus sp Sole BUNAKA B. gyrinoides Greenback Gauvina BUTIS B. butis Crimson-tipped Gudgeon CAIRNSICHTHYS C. rhombosomoides Cairns Rainbowfish Y CARANX C. sexfasciatus Bigeye Trevally CARCHARINUS C. leucas Bull Shark Y Carcharinus sp Whaler Shark CHANOS C. chanos Milkfish CHELONODON C. patoca Milk-spotted puffer CHLAMYDOGOBIUS C. ranunculus Tadpole Goby CINETODUS C. froggatti Froggatt's Catfish, Small-mouthed Catfish CLUPEOIDES C. papuensis Toothed River Herring CRATEROCEPHALUS C. helenae Drysdale Hardyhead C. lentiginosus Freckled Hardyhead, Prince Regent Hardyhead C. marianae Mariana's Hardyhead Y C. marjoriae Marjorie's Hardyhead C. randi Kubuna Hardyhead C. stercusmuscarum Fly-specked Hardyhead Y C. stramineus Strawman, Blackmast Y Craterocephalus sp Hardyhead CYNOGLOSSUS C. heterolepis Freshwater Tongue Sole Y DASYATIS Dasyatis sp Stingray DENARIUSA D. bandata Pennyfish Y DROMBUS D. globiceps Goby species ELEOTRIS E. acanthopoma Spinecheek Gudgeon E. fusca Brown Gudgeon E. melanosoma Ebony Gudgeon Y Eleotridae sp Gudgeon ELOPS E. hawaiensis Giant Herring Y E. machnata Australian Giant Herring ENGRAULIDIDAE Engraulidae sp Anchovy GAMBUSIA G. holbrooki Mosquito fish GERRES G. abbreviatus Short silverbelly G. argyrus - G. filamentosus Treadfin Silver Biddy Y G. subfasciatus Common Silverbiddy Gerres sp Silver Biddy GIURUS G. margaritacea Snakehead Gudgeon Y GLOSSAMIA G. aprion Mouth Almighty GLOSSOGOBIUS G. aureus Golden Goby G. bicirrhosus Bearded Goby G. biocellatus Mangrove Goby G. celebius False Celebes Goby G. circumspectus Circumspect Goby G. concavifrons Concave Goby G. giurus Flathead Goby Y Gloss sp A13 Goby Gloss sp. C Goby Gloss. Sp 2 Munro's Goby, Square Blotch Goby Gloss. sp. 4 Mulgrave Goby Y Glossogobius sp Goby Y Glossogobius.sp.A Goby GOBIID Gobiidae sp Goby GUYU G. wujalwujalensis Bloomfield River Cod, Tropical Nightfish Y HANNIA H. greenwayi Greenway's Grunter HEMIRAMPHIDAE Hemiramphoidae sp Garfish HEPHAESTUS H. carbo Coal Grunter Y H. fuliginosus Sooty Grunter Y H. jenkinsi Jenkin's Grunter, Western Sooty Grunter H. tulliensis Khaki Grunter Y HERKLOTSICHTHYS H. castelnaui Castelnau's herring HIMANTURA H. chaophraya Freshwater Whipray Y HIPPICHTHYS H. heptagonus Reticulated Freshwater Pipefish HYPORAMPHUS H. quoyi Quoy's Halfbeak HYPSELEOTRIS H. compressa Empire Gudgeon Y H. galli Firetail Gudgeon H. kimberleyensis Barnett River Gudgeon H. midgelyi - H.klunzingeri Western Carp Gudgeon Hypseleotris sp Golden Gudgeon Y IRIATHERINA I. werneri Threadfin Rainbowfish KUHLIA K. marginata Spotted Flagtail K. rupestris Jungle Perch KURTUS K. gulliveri Nurseryfish Y LATES L. calcarifer Barramundi Y LEIOGNATHUS L. equulus Common Ponyfish Y LEIOPOTHERAPON L. macrolepis Large-scaled Grunter L. unicolor Spangled Perch LIZA L. alata Diamond Mullet L. dussumieri Greenback Mullet L. ordensis Mullet Y L. subviridis Greenback Mullet Liza sp Mullet LUTJANUS L. argentimaculatus Mangrove Jack Y MACQUARIA M. ambigua Golden Perch, Yellowbelly MARILYNA M. meraukens Merauke Toadfish MEGALOPS M. cyprinoides Oxeye Herring, tarpon MELANOTAENIA M. australis Western Rainbowfish Y M. eachamensis Lake Eacham Rainbowfish M. exquisita Exquisite Rainbowfish M. gracilis Slender Rainbowfish M. maccullochi McCulloch's Rainbowfish Y M. nigrans Black-banded Rainbowfish Y M. solata Northern Rainbowfish M. splen splendida Eastern Rainbowfish Y M. splen. australis Western Rainbowfish M. splen. inornata Chequered Rainbowfish Y M. trifasciata Banded Rainbowfish Y M. utcheensis Utchee Creek Rainbowfish Y M. pygmaea Pgymy Rainbowfish Y Melanotaenia sp. Rainbowfish Melanotaenia sp1 Rainbowfish Melanotaenia sp2 Rainbowfish MESOPRISTES M. argenteus Silver Grunter MICROPHIS M. brachyurus Short-tailed Pipefish M. leiasspis Barhead Pipefish MOGURNDA M. adspersa Purple-spotted Gudgeon Y M. mogurnda Northern Trout Gudgeon Y M. oligolepis Kimberley Mogurnda, False-spotted Gudgeon MONOPTERUS M. albus Belut MUGIL M. cephalus Sea Mullet Y M. rivulus Mullet Mugilidae sp Mullet MUGILOGOBIUS M. notospilus Freshwater Mangrove Goby Mugilogobius sp Goby Y NEMATALOSA N. come Hairback Herring N. erebi Bony Bream Y NEOSILURUS N. ater Black Catfish, Butter Jew, Narrow-Fronted Tandan Y N. brevidorsalis Short-finned Catfish Y N. hyrtlii Hyrtl's Tandan Y N. mollespiculum Soft-spined Catfish N. pseudospinosus False-spined Catfish Neosilurus sp Catfish Y Neosilurus sp1 Catfish Neosilurus sp2 Catfish NIBEA N. squamosa Scaly Croaker Nibea sp Croaker NOTESTHES N. robusta Bullroat Y OPHICHTHUS Ophichthus sp. Snake eels OPHIOCARA O. porocephala Spangled Gudgeon OPHISTERNON O. bengalense One-gilled Eel O. gutturale Swamp Eel Y Ophisternon sp Swamp Eel OREOCHROMIS O. mossambicus Mozambique tilapia Y OXYELEOTRIS O. aruensis Aru Gudgeon Y O. fimbriata Fimbriate Gudgeon O. lineolatus Sleepy Cod Y O. nullipora Poreless Gudgeon Y O. selheimi Giant Gudgeon Y Oxyeleotris sp Gudgeon Oxyeleotris spA11 Gudgeon PARAMBASSIS P. gulliveri Giant Glassfish PHILYPNODON P. grandiceps Flathead Gudgeon PINGALLA P. gilberti Gilbert's Grunter P. lorentzi Lorentz's Grunter Y P. midgleyi Midgley's Grunter Pingalla sp Grunter PLATYCEPHALUS P. fuscus Dusky Flathead PLOTOSID Plotosidae sp1 Eel-tailed Catfish Plotosidae sp2 Eel-tailed Catfish POROCHILUS P. obbesi Obbes' Catfish P. rendahli Rendahl's Catfish Y Porochilus sp Eel-tailed Catfish PRIONOBUTIS P. microps Small0eyed Sleeper Y PRISTIS P. clavata Dwarf Sawfish P. microdon Freshwater Sawfish PSAMMOGOBIUS P. biocellatus Mangrove Goby PSEUDOGOBIUS P. poicilosoma - Pseudogobius sp Blue-spot Goby Y PSEUDOMUGIL P. gertrudae Spotted Blue-eye Y P. signifer Pacific Blue-eye Y P. tennellus Delicate Blue-eye Y Pseudomugil sp Blue-eye REDIGOBIUS R. bikolanus Speckled Goby R. chryosoma Spotfin Goby Y SCATOPHAGUS S. argus Spotted Scat Scatophagus sp Scat SCHISMATOGOBIUS Schismatogobius sp Scaleless Goby SCLEROPAGES S. jardinii Gulf Saratoga Y SCOMBEROIDES S. commersonnianus Queenfish SCORTUM S. barcoo Barcoo Grunter Y S. hillii Leathery Grunter S. neili Neil's Grunter S. ogilbyi Gulf Grunter S. parviceps Small-headed Grunter Y Scortum sp Grunter SELENOTOCA S. multifasciata Banded Scat Y SICYOPTERUS S. lagocephalus Rabbithead Cling-goby SILLAGO S. lutea Mud Sillago SOLEIDAE Soleidae sp Sole STRONGYLURA S. krefftii Freshwater Longtom Y SYNCOMISTES S. butleri Butler's Grunter Y S. rastellus Drysdale Grunter Y S. trigonicus Long-nose Grunter Syncomistes sp Grunter TANDANUS T. tandanus Freshwater Catfish Y Tandanus sp1 Eel-tailed Catfish Tandanus sp2 Eel-tailed Catfish TERAPON T. jarbua Crescent Perch Terapon sp Grunter Terapon sp1 Grunter Terapon sp2 Grunter Terapon sp3 Grunter Terapon sp4 Grunter THRYSSA T. scratchleyi Freashwater Anchovy T. hamiltoni Hamilton's Thryssa T. kammalensis Kammal Thryssa Thryssa sp Anchovy TOXOTES T. chatareus Seven-spot Archerfish Y T. jaculatrix Banded Archerfish T. kimberleyensis Kimberley Archerfish Y T. lorentzi Lorentz's Archerfish, Primitive Archerfish Toxotes sp Archerfish VALAMUGIL V. seheli Bluespot mullet ZENARCHOPTERUS Z. buffonis Northern River Garfish Z. dispar Spoonfin River Garfish Z. novaeguineae Fly River Garfish Y Zenarchopterus sp Garfish