Fish Identification Select 1 or more criteria from the categories below then press SEARCH Body ArmourPlatesScales (large)Scales (medium)Scales (small)ShellSkin (rough)Skin (smooth)SpinesBody ColourAmberBlackBlueBrassyBronzeBrownCrèmeDuskyGoldGreenGreyOliveOrangePinkPurpleRedSilverTranslucentWhiteYellowFamilyAbalone (Haliotidae)Angelfish - marine (Pomacanthidae)Archerfish (Toxotidae)Australian Salmons (Arripidae)Barracudas (Sphyraenidae)Barramundi, Basses, Giant Perches, Sea Perches (Latidae)Bigeyes (Priacanthidae)Billfishes (Istiophoridae)Bonefishes (Albulidae)Boxfishes - temperate (Aracanidae)Boxfishes, Cofferfishes, Cowfishes, Trunkfishes (Ostraciidae)Breams - sea (Sparidae)Breams - threadfin (Nemipteridae)Butterflyfishes, Bannerfish, Coralfish (Chaetodontidae)Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae)Cods, Groupers, Sea Basses (Serranidae)Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)Crabs - soldier (Mictyridae)Crabs - swimming (Portunidae)Crayfish - freshwater (Parastacidae)Cuttlefishes (Sepiidae)Damselfishes, Clownfishes (Pomacentridae)Dartfish (Ptereleotridae)Dolphinfishes (Coryphaenidae)Dories - true (Zeidae)Dragonets (Callionymidae)Emperors (Lethrinidae)Flagfins (Aulopidae)Flatheads (Platycephalidae)Flounders - sand (Paralichthyidae)Frogfishes (Antennariidae)Fusiliers (Caesionidae)Goatfishes (Mullidae)Gobies (Gobiidae)Grunters, Trumpeter (Terapontidae)Grunts (Haemulidae)Guitarfish (Rhinobatidae)Gurnards or Sea Robins (Triglidae)Jacks, Scads, Runners, Pompanos (Carangidae)Jewfishes, Drums, Croakers, Hardheads (Sciaenidae)Lionfish (Pteroinae)Lobsters - spiny (Palinuridae)Longfins, Roundheads or Spiny Basslets (Plesiopidae)Mackerels, Tunas, Bonitos (Scombridae)Moonyfishes (Monodactylidae)Moorish Idol (Zanclidae)Mussels - saltwater (Mytilidae)Nannygais, Alfonsinos (Berycidae)Nautiluses (Nautilidae)Needlefish (Belonidae)Oysters - true (Ostreidae)Parrotfish (Scaridae)Perches - pearl (Glaucosomatidae)Perches - temperate (Percichthyidae)Perches, Darters (Percidae)Pinecone fishes (Monocentridae)Pipefishes - false (Solenostomidae)Prawns - penaeid (Penaeidae)Pufferfish, Toadfish, Blowfish (Tetraodontidae)Rabbitfish (Siganidae)Scallops (Pectinidae)Scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae)Sea Chubs (Kyphosidae)Seahorses, Pipefishes, Sea Dragons (Syngnathidae)Seamoths (Pegasidae)Sharks - bullhead (Heterodontidae)Sharks - hound (Triakidae)Sharks - Makos, White, Mackerel, Porbeagles (Lamnidae)Sharks - requiem (Carcharhinidae)Shells - wedge (Donacidae)Shrimp - dancing (Rhynchocinetidae)Shrimps - cleaner (Stenopodidae)Sicklefishes (Drepaneidae)Snappers, Seaperches (Lutjanidae)Spadefishes (Ephippidae)Squids - pencil (Loliginidae)Squirrelfish (Holocentridae)Stingrays - whiptail (Dasyatidae)Sunfishes - ocean (Molidae)Surgeonfishes, Tangs, Unicornfishes (Acanthuridae)Tailor (Pomatomidae)Threadfins (Polynemidae)Tilefishes (Malacanthidae)Triggerfishes (Balistidae)Trout, Salmon, Chars, Freshwater Whitefishes, Graylings (Salmonidae)Wedgefishes (Rhynchobatidae)Whitings, Sand-smelts (Sillaginidae)Wrasses (Labridae)Fin colourBlackBlueBrassyBronzeBrownCrèmeDuskyGoldGreenGreyOliveOrangePinkpurpleRedSilverWhiteYellowPatternBlotch(es)Horizontal band(s) or stripe(s)Spot(s)Vertical band(s) or stripe(s)StateACTNSWNTQLDSATASVICWATail Fin ShapeDouble emarginateDouble truncateForkedHeterocercal (shark)IndentedLunateNaked (without rays on tip)Pointed (fin present)RoundedTruncate (square / straight)TypeFishInvertebrateRaySharkWaterBrackishFreshMarine Dorsal Spine Count 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Dorsal Soft Ray Count 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 Length(cm): search reset A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ALL Black Bream View Snapper View Tarwhine View Yellowfin Bream View
