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Fish of Australia - Australian Sea and Freshwater Fishes

This page shows some fish that can be found in Australia and in coastal waters around Australia. Click on the pictures to show more information about each of the different fishes.

This section of the site is quite new and I will add more animals as I get around to it, and add more information about the fish that are there already.

NOTE: The fish are listed in order of size, from smallest to largest.


Pyjama Cardinalfish Sphaeramia nematoptera Size: To 8.5 cm
Ocellaris Clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris Size: To 11 cm
Stripey NEW Microcanthus strigatus Size: 16 cm
Copperband Butterflyfish Chelmon rostratus Size: Up to 20 cm
Black & White Butterflyfish Heniochus acuminatus/diphreutes Size: 15-25 cm
Pot-bellied Seahorse NEW Hippocampus abdominalis Size: Up to 35 cm, the largest seahorse in Australia and one of the largest in the world.
Lionfish Pterois volitans/miles Size: 38 cm
Golden Trevally NEW Gnathanodon speciosus Size: 120 cm
Whitetip Reef Shark Triaenodon obesus Size: Usually under 1.6 m
Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus Size: Up to 1.6 metres
Giant Trevally NEW Caranx ignobilis Size: 170 cm
Leopard Shark Stegostoma fasciatum Size: To 2.5 m
Green Sawfish Pristis zijsron Size: Up to 7.3 metres

See Also

Australian Mammals
Australian Frogs
Australian Spiders and their Faces
Australian Birds
Australian Reptiles

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