Fish List

FAMILY
No.	Species	Common Name	Distribution	Pic
AMBASSIDAE (GLASSFISHES)
	Ambassis agassizii	Agassiz's Glassfish, Olive Perchlet	SA, NSW, Qld
	Ambassis agrammus	Sailfin Glassfish	Qld, NT	Yes
	Ambassis elongatus	Elongate Glassfish	Qld
	Ambassis interruptus	Long-Spined Glassfish	Qld, NT, WA
	Ambassis macleayi	Macleay's Glassfish	Qld, NT, WA
	Ambassis marianus	Estuary Perchlet	NSW, Qld
	Ambassis miops	Flag-Tailed Glassfish	Qld
	Ambassis sp. (formerly muelleri)	Northwest Glassfish	NT, Qld, WA
	Ambassis vachellii	Vachelli’s Glassfish	Qld, NT, WA
	Denariusa bandata	Pennyfish	Qld, NT
	Parambassis gulliveri	Giant Glassfish	Qld, NT, WA
ANGUILLIDAE (FRESHWATER EELS)
	Anguilla australis	Short-finned Eel	SA, Vic, NSW, TAS
	Anguilla bicolor	Northern Eel (Indian)	WA
	Anguilla obscura	South Pacific Eel	Qld
	Anguilla reinhardtii	Long-finned or Marbled Eel	TAS, Vic, NSW, Qld
APLOCHITONIDAE (WHITEBAIT)
	Lovettia sealii	Tasmanian Whitebait	Tas
ARIIDAE (FORK-TAILED CATFISHES)
	Arius berneyi	Berney's Catfish	Qld, NT
	Arius graeffei	Lesser Salmon Catfish, Blue or Fork-tail Catfish	NSW, Qld, NT, WA
	Arius leptaspis	Salmon Catfish	Qld, NT, WA
	Arius midgleyi	Shovel-Nosed Catfish, Silver Cobbler	Qld, NT, WA
	Cinetodus froggatti	Froggatt's Catfish(Small Mouth)	NT
ATHERINIDAE (HARDYHEADS OR SILVERSIDES)
	Atherinosoma microstoma	Small-Mouthed Hardyhead	SA, Vic, TAS, NSW
	Craterocephalus amniculus	Darling Hardyhead	Qld, NSW
	Craterocephalus centralis	Finke River Hardyhead	NT
	Craterocephalus cuneiceps	Murchison River Hardyhead	WA
	Craterocephalus dalhousiensis	Dalhousie Hardyhead	SA
	Craterocephalus eyresii	Lake Eyre Hardyhead	SA
	Craterocephalus fluviatilis	Murray Hardyhead	SA, Vic, NSW
	Craterocephalus gloveri	Glover’s Hardyhead	SA
	Craterocephalus helenae	Drysdale Hardyhead	WA
	Craterocephalus lentiginosus	Prince Regent or Freckled Hardyhead	WA
	Craterocephalus marianae	Mariana’s Hardyhead	NT
	Craterocephalus marjoriae	Marjorie's Hardyhead	NSW, Qld
	Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum	Fly-specked Hardyhead	Qld, NT, NSW, Vic
	Craterocephalus stramineus	Strawman or Blackmast	Qld, NT, WA
	Leptatherina wallacei	Western Hardyhead	WA
APOGONIDAE (FRESHWATER CARDINALFISHES)
	Apogon hyalosoma	Mangrove Cardinalfish	Qld
	Glossamia aprion aprion	Mouth Almighty	Qld, NT, WA
	Glossamia aprion gillii	Southern Mouth Almighty	NSW, Qld
BELONIDAE (LONGTOMS)
	Strongylura krefftii	Freshwater Longtom	Qld, NT, WA
BOVICHTIDAE (CONGOLLIS)
	Pseudaphritis urvillii	Tupong, Congolli	SA, Tas, Vic, NSW
CENTROPOMIDAE (GIANT PERCHES)
	Lates calcarifer	Barramundi	Qld, NT, WA
CERATODONTIDAE (LUNGFISH)
	Neoceratodus forsteri	Queensland Lungfish	Qld
CLUPEIDAE (HERRINGS)
	Nematalosa erebi	Bony Bream	Vic, NSW, Qld, NT, WA, SA
	Potamalosa richmondia	Freshwater Herring	Vic, NSW
CYNOGLOSSIDAE (TONGUE SOLES)
	Cynoglossus heterolepis	Freshwater Tongue Sole	NT
ELEOTRIDAE (GUDGEONS)
	Bostrichthys zonatus	Barred Gudgeon	Qld, NT
	Bunaka gyrinoides	Greenback Gauvina	Qld
	Butis butis	Crimson-tipped Gudgeon	NSW, Qld, NT, WA
	Eleotris acanthopoma	Spinecheek Gudgeon	Qld
	Eleotris fusca	Brown Gudgeon	Qld
	Eleotris melanosoma	Ebony Gudgeon	Qld
	Giurus margaritacea	Snakehead Gudgeon	Qld
	Gobiomorphus australis	Striped Gudgeon	Vic, NSW, Qld
	Gobiomorphus coxii	Cox's Gudgeon	Vic, NSW
	Hypseleotris aurea	Golden Gudgeon	WA
	Hypseleotris compressa	Empire Gudgeon	NSW, Qld, NT, WA
	Hypseleotris ejuncida	Slender Gudgeon	WA
	Hypseleotris galii	Fire-Tailed Gudgeon	NSW, Qld
	Hypseleotris kimberleyensis	Barnett River Gudgeon	WA
	Hypseleotris klunzingeri	Western Carp Gudgeon	SA, NSW, Vic, Qld
	Hypseleotris regalis	Prince Regent Gudgeon	WA
	Hypseleotris sp.1	Midgley's Carp Gudgeon	SA, NSW, Vic, Qld
	Hypseleotris sp.2	Lake's Carp Gudgeon	SA, Vic, NSW, Qld
	Hypseleotris sp.3	Murray-Darling Carp Gudgeon	NSW, Vic, SA
	Kimberleyeleotris hutchinsi	Mitchell Gudgeon	WA
	Kimberleyeleotris notata	Drysdale Gudgeon	WA
	Milyeringa veritas	Blind Gudgeon	WA
	Mogurnda adspersa	Purple-Spotted Gudgeon	Vic, NSW, Qld
	Mogurnda clivicola	Flinders Ranges Gudgeon	SA, Qld
	Mogurnda larapintae	Desert Mogurnda, Finke Gudgeon	NT
	Mogurnda mogurnda	Northern Trout Gudgeon	Qld, NT, WA
	Mogurnda oligolepis	False-Spotted Gudgeon	WA
	Mogurnda thermophila	Dalhousie Gudgeon	SA
	Ophiocara porocephala	Spangled Gudgeon	Qld, NT, WA
	Oxyeleotris aruensis	Aru Gudgeon	Qld
	Oxyeleotris fimbriata	Fimbriate Gudgeon	Qld
	Oxyeleotris lineolata	Sleepy Cod	Qld, NT, WA
	Oxyeleotris nullipora	Poreless Gudgeon	Qld, NT
	Oxyeleotris selheimi	Giant Gudgeon	Qld, NT, WA
	Philypnodon grandiceps	Flathead Gudgeon	SA, Tas, Vic, NSW, Qld
	Philypnodon macrostoma	Dwarf Flathead Gudgeon	SA, Vic, NSW, Qld
	Prionobutis microps	Small-eyed Sleeper	Qld, NT, WA
ENGRAULIDAE
	Thryssa scratchleyi	Freshwater anchovy	Qld, NT
GADOPSIDAE (RIVER BLACKFISHES)
	Gadopsis bispinosus	Two-Spined Blackfish	Vic, NSW, ACT
	Gadopsis marmoratus	River Blackfish	SA, Vic, Qld, NSW, ACT
GALAXIIDAE (GALAXIIDS OR NATIVE MINNOWS)
	Galaxias auratus	Golden Galaxias	Tas
	Galaxias brevipinnis	Climbing Galaxias	SA, Tas, VIC, NSW
	Galaxias cleaveri	Tasmanian Mudfish	VIC, Tas
	Galaxias fontanus	Swan Galaxias	Tas
	Galaxias fuscus	Barred Galaxias	Vic
	Galaxias johnstoni	Clarence Galaxias	Tas
	Galaxias maculatus	Common Jollytail	WA, SA, Vic, Tas, NSW, Qld
	Galaxias occidentalis	Western Minnow	WA
	Galaxias olidus	Mountain Galaxias	Qld, SA, Vic, NSW, ACT
	Galaxias parvus	Dwarf or Swamp Galaxias	Tas
	Galaxias pedderensis	Pedder Galaxias	Tas
	Galaxias rostratus	Murray Jollytail, Flat-headed Galaxias	SA, Vic, NSW
	Galaxias tanycephalus	Saddled Galaxias	Tas
	Galaxias truttaceus	Spotted Minnow, Trout Minnow	WA, TAS, Vic
	Galaxiella munda	Mud Minnow	WA
	Galaxiella nigrostriata	Black-Stripe Minnow	WA
	Galaxiella pusilla	Eastern Little Galaxias, Dwarf Galaxias	SA, Tas, Vic
	Paragalaxias dissimilis	Shannon Paragalaxias	Tas
	Paragalaxias eleotroides	Great Lake Darter	Tas
	Paragalaxias julianus	Western Paragalaxias	Tas
	Paragalaxias mesotes	Arthurs Paragalaxias	Tas
GEOTRIIDAE (SOUTHERN LAMPREYS)
	Geotria australis	Pouched Lamprey	WA, SA, Vic, Tas
GOBIIDAE (GOBIES)
	Afurcagobius suppositus	South-Western Goby	WA
	Afurcagobius tamarensis	Tamar River Goby	Qld, NSW, Vic, SA, Tas
	Awaous acritosus	Roman Nose Goby	Qld
	Chlamydogobius eremius	Desert Goby	SA, NT
	Chlamydogobius gloveri	Dalhousie Goby	SA
	Chlamydogobius japalpa	Finke Goby	NT
	Chlamydogobius micropterus	Elizabeth Springs Goby	Qld
	Chlamydogobius ranunculus	Tadpole Goby	Qld, NT
	Chlamydogobius squamigenus	Edgbaston Goby	Qld
	Glossogobius aureus	Golden Goby	Qld, NT
	Glossogobius bicirrhosus	Bearded Goby	Qld
	Glossogobius circumspectus	Circumspect Goby	Qld
	Glossogobius concavifrons	Concave Goby	Qld
	Glossogobius giurus	Flathead Goby	Qld, NT, WA
	Glossogobius sp.1	False Celebes Goby	Qld
	Glossogobius sp.2	Munro’s Goby	Qld, NT, WA
	Glossogobius sp.3	Dwarf Goby	Qld
	Glossogobius sp.4	Mulgrave Goby	Qld
	Mugilogobius littoralis	Seep Goby	NT, WA
	Mugilogobius platynotus	Flat-Backed Goby	Qld, NSW, VIC
	Mugilogobius platystomus	Indonesian Goby	Qld, NT
	Mugilogobius wilsoni	Wilson’s Goby	Qld, NT, WA
	Periophthalmus argentilineatus	Silverstripe Mudskipper	Qld, NT, WA
	Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis	New Guinea Mudskipper	Qld, NT, WA
	Periophthalmus weberi	Weber’s Mudskipper	Qld, NT, WA
	Psammogobius biocellatus	Mangrove Goby	Qld
	Pseudogobius olorum	Swan River Goby	WA, SA, Vic
	Pseudogobius sp.	Blue-Spot Goby	Qld, NSW, Vic, SA, Tas
	Redigobius balteatus	Rhinohorn Goby	Qld, NT, WA
	Redigobius bikolanus	Speckled Goby	Qld, NT, WA
	Redigobius chrysosoma	Spotfin Goby	Qld, NT, WA
	Redigobius macrostomus	Largemouth Goby	Qld, NSW, VIC, Tas
	Schismatogobius sp.	Scaleless Goby	Qld
	Sicyopterus lagocephalus	Rabbithead Cling-Goby	Qld
	Stiphodon alleni	Allen’s Cling-Goby	Qld
	Tasmanogobius lordi	Tasmanian Goby	Tas
HEMIRAMPHIDAE (HALFBEAKS & GARFISH)
	Arrhamphus sclerolepis	Snub-Nosed Garfish	NSW, Qld, NT, WA
	Hyporhamphus regularis ardelio	Eastern River Garfish	Vic, NSW, Qld
	Hyporhamphus regularis regularis	Western River Garfish	WA
	Zenarchopterus caudovittatus	Long-jawed River Gar	NT
	Zenarchopterus novaeguineae	Fly River Garfish	Qld
KUHLIIDAE (FLAG-TAILS)
	Kuhlia rupestris	Jungle Perch	Qld
KURTIDAE (NURSEYFISHES)
	Kurtus gulliveri	Nurseryfish	Qld, NT, WA
LEPIDOGALAXIIDAE (SALAMANDERFISH)
	Lepidogalaxias salamandroides	Salamanderfish	WA
MEGALOPIDAE (TARPON)
	Megalops cyprinoides	Tarpon, Ox-Eye Herring	NSW, Qld, NT, WA
MELANOTAENIIDAE (RAINBOWFISHES)
	Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides	Cairns Rainbowfish	Qld
	Iriatherina werneri	Threadfin Rainbowfish	Qld, NT
	Melanotaenia australis	Western Rainbowfish	WA, NT
	Melanotaenia duboulayi	Duboulay's Rainbowfish	NSW, Qld
	Melanotaenia eachamensis	Lake Eacham Rainbowfish	Qld
	Melanotaenia exquisita	Exquisite Rainbowfish	NT, WA
	Melanotaenia fluviatilis	Murray River Rainbowfish	SA, Vic, NSW, Qld
	Melanotaenia gracilis	Slender Rainbowfish	WA
	Melanotaenia maccullochi	McCulloch's Rainbowfish	Qld, NT
	Melanotaenia nigrans	Black-Banded Rainbowfish	Qld, NT
	Melanotaenia pygmaea	Pygmy Rainbowfish	WA
	Melanotaenia solata	Northern Rainbowfish	NT
	Melanotaenia splendida splendida	Australian Rainbowfish	Qld
	Melanotaenia splendida inornata	Checkered Rainbowfish	Qld, NT
	Melanotaenia splendida tatei	Desert Rainbowfish	SA, Qld, NT
	Melanotaenia trifasciata	Banded Rainbowfish	Qld, NT
	Rhadinocentrus ornatus	Ornate Rainbowfish	NSW, Qld
MORDACIIDAE (SHORT HEADED LAMPREYS)
	Mordacia mordax	Short-Headed Lamprey	SA, Vic, NSW, Tas
	Mordacia praecox	Non-parasitic Lamprey	NSW, Vic?
MUGILIDAE (MULLETS)
	Aldrichetta forsteri	Yelloweye Mullet	NSW, Vic, SA, WA, Tas
	Mugil cephalus	Bully Mullet, Sea Mullet	NSW, Qld, NT, WA, SA, Vic, Tas
	Myxus petardi	Freshwater Mullet	NSW, Qld
NANNOPERCIDAE (PYGMY PERCHES)
	Edelia vittata	Western Pygmy Perch	WA
	Nannatherina balstoni	Balston's Pygmy Perch	WA
	Nannoperca australis	Southern Pygmy Perch	SA, Tas, Vic, NSW
	Nannoperca obscura	Yarra Pygmy Perch	SA, Vic
	Nannoperca oxleyana	Oxleyan Pygmy Perch	NSW, Qld
	Nannoperca variegata	Ewen's Pygmy Perch	SA
OSTEOGLOSSIDAE (BONY TONGUES or SARATOGAS)
	Scleropages jardinii	Gulf Saratoga	Qld, NT
	Scleropages leichardti	Saratoga, Spotted Barramundi	Qld
PERCICHTHYIDAE (FRESHWATER BASSES AND CODS)
	Bostockia porosa	Nightfish	WA
	Guyu wujalwujalensis	Bloomfield River Cod or Tropical Nightfish	Qld
	Maccullochella ikei	Eastern Freshwater Cod	NSW
	Maccullochella macquariensis	Trout Cod	Vic, NSW
	Maccullochella peelii mariensis	Mary River Cod	Qld
	Maccullochella peelii peelii	Murray Cod	SA, VIC, NSW, ACT, Qld
	Macquaria ambigua	Golden Perch, Yellowbelly, Callop	SA, Vic, NSW, Qld, NT
	Macquaria australasica	Macquarie Perch	Vic, NSW
	Macquaria colonorum	Estuary Perch	SA, Vic, NSW, Tas
	Macquaria novemaculeata	Australian Bass	Vic, NSW, QLD
PLOTOSIDAE (EEL-TAILED CATFISHES)
	Anodontiglanis dahli	Toothless Catfish	Qld, NT, WA
	Neosiluroides cooperensis	Cooper Creek Catfish	Qld, SA
	Neosilurus ater	Black Catfish, Butter Jew	Qld, NT, WA
	Neosilurus brevidorsalis	Short-Finned Catfish	Qld
	Neosilurus gloveri	Dalhousie Catfish	SA
	Neosilurus hyrtlii	Hyrtl's Tandan	NSW, Qld, NT, WA, SA
	Neosilurus mollespiculum	Soft- Spined Catfish	Qld
	Neosilurus pseudospinosus	False-Spined Catfish	NT, WA
	Porochilus argenteus	Silver Tandan	NSW, Qld, NT, SA
	Porochilus obbesi	Obbes’ Catfish	Qld, NT
	Porochilus rendahli	Rendahl's Catfish	Qld, NT, WA
	Tandanus bostocki	Freshwater Cobbler	WA
	Tandanus tandanus	Eel Tailed Catfish, Dewfish	SA, Vic, NSW, Qld
PROTOTROCTIDAE (SOUTHERN GRAYLINGS)
	Prototroctes maraena	Australian Grayling	Vic, TAS, NSW
PSEUDOMUGILIDAE (BLUE-EYES)
	Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis	Blueback Blue-eye	NT, WA
	Pseudomugil gertrudae	Spotted Blue-eye	Qld, NT
	Pseudomugil inconspicuus	Inconspicuous Blue-eye	NT
	Pseudomugil mellis	Honey Blue-eye	Qld
	Pseudomugil signifer	Pacific Blue-Eye	NSW, Qld
	Pseudomugil tenellus	Delicate Blue-eye	Qld, NT
	Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis	Red-Finned Blue Eye	Qld
RETROPINNIDAE (SMELTS)
	Retropinna semoni	Australian Smelt	SA, Vic, NSW, ACT, Qld
	Retropinna tasmanica	Tasmanian Smelt	Tas
SCORPAENIDAE (SCORPIONFISHES)
	Notesthes robusta	Bullrout	NSW, Qld
SOLEIDAE (SOLES)
	Aseraggodes klunzingeri	Tailed Sole	NT, WA
	Brachirus salinarum	Saltpan Sole	Qld
	Brachirus selheimi	Selheim’s Sole	Qld, NT
SYNBRANCHIDAE (SWAMP EELS)
	Monopterus albus	Belut	Qld
	Ophisternon bengalense	One-Gilled Eel	Qld
	Ophisternon candidum	Blind Cave Eel	WA
	Ophisternon gutturale	Swamp Eel	Qld, NT
TERAPONTIDAE (GRUNTERS)
	Amniataba caudavittata	Yellowtail Trumpeter	Qld, NT, WA
	Amniataba percoides	Barred Grunter	SA, Qld, NT, WA
	Bidyanus bidyanus	Silver Perch	SA, Vic, NSW, Qld
	Bidyanus welchi	Welch's Grunter	SA, Qld
	Hannia greenwayi	Greenway's Grunter	WA
	Hephaestus carbo	Coal Grunter	Qld, NT
	Hephaestus epirrhinos	Long-Nosed Sooty Grunter	WA
	Hephaestus fuliginosus	Sooty Grunter	Qld, NT
	Hephaestus jenkinsi	Jenkins’ Grunter	NT, WA
	Hephaestus tulliensis	Khaki Grunter	Qld
	Leiopotherapon aheneus	Fortescue Grunter	WA
	Leiopotherapon macrolepis	Large-Scale Grunter	WA
	Leiopotherapon unicolor	Spangled Perch	NSW, QLD, NT, WA, SA
	Mesopristes argenteus	Silver Grunter	Qld
	Pingalla gilberti	Gilbert's Grunter	Qld
	Pingalla lorentzi	Lorentz's Grunter	Qld, NT
	Pingalla midgleyi	Midgley's Grunter	NT
	Scortum barcoo	Barcoo Grunter	Qld, NT
	Scortum hillii	Leathery Grunter	Qld
	Scortum neili	Neil’s Grunter	NT
	Scortum ogilbyi	Ogilby’s Grunter, Gulf Grunter	Qld, NT
	Scortum parviceps	Small-Headed Grunter	Qld
	Syncomistes butleri	Butler’s Grunter	NT, WA
	Syncomistes kimberleyensis	Kimberley Grunter	WA
	Syncomistes rastellus	Drysdale Grunter	WA
	Syncomistes trigonicus	Long-Nosed Grunter	WA
	Terapon jarbua	Crescent Perch	NSW, Qld, NT, WA
	Variichthys lacustris	Lake Grunter	Qld

TOXOTIDAE (ARCHERFISHES)
	Toxotes chatareus	Seven-Spot Archerfish	Qld, NT, WA
	Toxotes jaculatrix	Banded Archerfish	Qld, NT, WA
	Toxotes lorentzi	Lorentz's Archerfish	NT
	Toxotes kimberleyensis	Kimberley Archerfish	WA

FRESHWATER FISH OF AUSTRALIA