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 Western Rock Blackfish View Western Rock Lobster View Western School Whiting View Western Smooth Boxfish View Western Striped Grunter View Western Wirrah View White Damsel View Sponsored Sponsored White Shark View White-ear View Whitebarred Goby View Whitelined Rockcod View Whitespotted Guitarfish View < 1 2