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 Barred Javelin View Black Jewfish View Japanese Pineapplefish View Java Rabbitfish View John Dory View Mangrove Jack View Port Jackson Shark View Deal of The Month View Silver Jewfish View