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Fish of Townsville- part 1

A two part guide to fish of Townsville as iNaturalist guides is limited to 500 species. Acanthuridae to Labridae

Striped Surgeonfish 1
Acanthurus lineatus
Yellowfin Surgeonfish 2
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Lined Bristletooth 3
Ctenochaetus striatus
Pacific Orange-spine Unicornfish 4
Naso lituratus
Bluespine Unicornfish 4
Naso unicornis
Dark Surgeonfish 4
Acanthurus blochii
Eyestripe Surgeonfish 4
Acanthurus dussumieri
Convict Surgeonfish 5
Acanthurus triostegus
Pacific Sailfin Tang 6
Zebrasoma velifer
Paletail Unicornfish 7
Naso brevirostris
Brown Tang 8
Zebrasoma scopas
Inshore Surgeonfish 9
Acanthurus grammoptilus
Orangeblotch Surgeonfish 3
Acanthurus olivaceus
Whitemargin Unicornfish 10
Naso annulatus
Humpnose Unicornfish 11
Naso tonganus
Eyeline Surgeonfish 12
Acanthurus nigricauda
Palette Tang 10
Paracanthurus hepatus
Dusky Surgeonfish 13
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Whitespotted Eagle Ray 14
Aetobatus ocellatus
Scalloped Glassfish 15
Ambassis nalua
Vachell's Glassfish 16
Ambassis vachellii
Australian Long-finned Eel 17
Anguilla reinhardtii
Marbled Eel 18
Anguilla marmorata
Purple Queenfish 19
Mirolabrichthys tuka
Lyretail Anthias 20
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Blue-eye Cardinalfish 10
Ostorhinchus compressus
Fiveline Cardinalfish 19
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Threespot Cardinalfish 21
Pristicon trimaculatus
Tiger Cardinalfish 22
Cheilodipterus macrodon
Intermediate cardinalfish 23
Cheilodipterus intermedius
Toothy Cardinalfish 10
Cheilodipterus isostigma
Oneline Cardinalfish 10
Pristiapogon exostigma
Blackstriped Cardinalfish 4
Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
Allen's Cardinalfish 3
Cheilodipterus alleni
Samoan cardinalfish 24
Nectamia savayensis
Banda cardinalfish 25
Nectamia bandanensis
Yellowstriped Cardinalfish 10
Ostorhinchus cyanosoma
Orangelined Cardinalfish 10
Taeniamia fucata
Girdled Cardinalfish 10
Taeniamia zosterophora
Wolf Cardinalfish 26
Cheilodipterus artus
Mouth Almighty 27
Glossamia aprion
Cook's Cardinalfish 28
Ostorhinchus cookii
Blackspot Cardinalfish 29
Taeniamia melasma
Pajama Cardinalfish 30
Sphaeramia nematoptera
Goldbelly Cardinalfish 3
Ostorhinchus apogonoides
Twinspot Cardinalfish 29
Taeniamia biguttata
Flyspecked Hardyhead 31
Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum
Pacific Trumpetfish 32
Aulostomus chinensis
Flagtail Triggerfish 26
Sufflamen chrysopterum
Lagoon Triggerfish 33
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Starry Triggerfish 10
Abalistes stellatus
Titan Triggerfish 3
Balistoides viridescens
Orangestripe Triggerfish 34
Balistapus undulatus
Banded Frogfish 35
Halophryne diemensis
Blackspot Longtom 16
Strongylura strongylura
Reef needlefish 28
Strongylura incisa
Freshwater Longtom 15
Strongylura krefftii
Crocodile Needlefish 36
Tylosurus crocodilus
Peacock Rockskipper 37
Istiblennius meleagris
Matsubara's Snake Blenny 38
Xiphasia matsubarai
Redstreaked Blenny 29
Cirripectes stigmaticus
Smallspotted Combtooth Blenny 24
Ecsenius stictus
Bicolor Blenny 10
Ecsenius bicolor
Triplespot Blenny 24
Crossosalarias macrospilus
Lady Musgrave blenny 39
Cirripectes chelomatus
Yellow Sabretooth Blenny 24
Petroscirtes fallax
Bluestriped Fangblenny 28
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Yellowtail Fangblenny 10
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
Piano Fangblenny 26
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
Leopard Blenny 40
Exallias brevis
Breastspot Blenny 3
Salarias guttatus
Queensland Combtooth Blenny 28
Ecsenius mandibularis
Seram blenny 41
Salarias ceramensis
Linespot Fangblenny 3
Meiacanthus grammistes
Palespotted Combtooth Blenny 29
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
False Cleanerfish 28
Aspidontus taeniatus
Brown Sabretooth Blenny 42
Petroscirtes lupus
Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny 43
Petroscirtes breviceps
Shadow Trevally 44
Carangichthys dinema
Giant Queenfish 45
Scomberoides commersonnianus
bludger 46
Turrum gymnostethus
Giant Trevally 47
Caranx ignobilis
Smallspotted Dart 47
Trachinotus baillonii
Snubnose Dart 48
Trachinotus blochii
Barred Yellowtail Scad 26
Atule mate
Golden Trevally 20
Gnathanodon speciosus
Barcheek Trevally 4
Craterognathus plagiotaenia
Brassy Trevally 10
Caranx papuensis
Barred Trevally 26
Ferdauia ferdau
Bigeye Trevally 49
Caranx sexfasciatus
Rainbow Runner 21
Elagatis bipinnulata
Yellow spotted trevally 3
Turrum fulvoguttatum
Bluefin Trevally 4
Caranx melampygus
Giant Oystercracker 50
Trachinotus anak
Barred Queenfish 50
Scomberoides tala
Orange-spotted Trevally 51
Flavocaranx bajad
Blacktip Reef Shark 3
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Whitetip Reef Shark 49
Triaenodon obesus
Bull Shark 49
Carcharhinus leucas
Common Blacktip Shark 52
Carcharhinus limbatus

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