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Parsley Bay and Surrounds Fishes

Fishes sighted at Parsley Bay and surrounds in southern Sydney Harbour (supplemented with 20+ years of personal observational data from Rob Hitchen).

Australasian Snapper 1
Chrysophrys auratus
Australian Bonito 2
Sarda australis
Australian Goatfish 2
Upeneus australiae
Australian Green Moray 3
Gymnothorax prasinus
Australian Mado 4
Atypichthys strigatus
Australian Sawtail 5
Prionurus microlepidotus
Banded Seaperch 4
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber
Banded Weedfish 2
Heteroclinus whiteleggii
Banjo Ray 6
Trygonorrhina fasciata
Barrier Reef Chromis 7
Chromis nitida
Bengal Sergeant 8
Abudefduf bengalensis
Bicolor Chromis 9
Pycnochromis margaritifer
Bicolour Goatfish 10
Parupeneus barberinoides
Bigbelly Seahorse 11
Hippocampus abdominalis
Bigscale Bullseye 4
Pempheris multiradiata
Black Rabbitfish 12
Siganus fuscescens
Black Rockcod 2
Epinephelus daemelii
Blackbanded Seaperch 6
Hypoplectrodes annulatus
Blacksaddle Goatfish 4
Parupeneus spilurus
Blackspotted Wrasse 13
Austrolabrus maculatus
Blacktip Bullseye 4
Pempheris affinis
Blind Shark 14
Brachaelurus waddi
Blue Sprat 15
Spratelloides robustus
Bluebarred Parrotfish 16
Scarus ghobban
Bluefish 17
Pomatomus saltatrix
Bluespine Unicornfish 18
Naso unicornis
Bluespotted Cornetfish 19
Fistularia commersonii
Bluespotted Flathead 2
Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse 9
Labroides dimidiatus
Bluestripe Lizardfish 20
Synodus dermatogenys
Bluestriped Goatfish 4
Upeneichthys lineatus
Broad-banded Cardinalfish 7
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Brown Sabretooth Blenny 21
Petroscirtes lupus
Chameleon Parrotfish 9
Scarus chameleon
Cigar Wrasse 9
Cheilio inermis
Cloud Wrasse 22
Halichoeres nebulosus
Clouded Lizardfish 9
Saurida nebulosa
Clown Toby 4
Canthigaster callisterna
Coffin Ray 13
Hypnos monopterygius
Common Hardyhead 4
Atherinomorus vaigiensis
Common Silverbiddy 4
Gerres subfasciatus
Common Stingaree 23
Trygonoptera testacea
Common Toadfish 4
Tetractenos hamiltoni
Convict Surgeonfish 24
Acanthurus triostegus
Coral Sea Gregory 25
Plectroglyphidodon gascoynei
Crested Hornshark 15
Heterodontus galeatus
Crimsonband Wrasse 26
Notolabrus gymnogenis
Cutribbon Wrasse 9
Stethojulis interrupta
Diamondfish 9
Monodactylus argenteus
Dotted Wrasse 27
Cirrhilabrus punctatus
Dusky Butterflyfish 18
Chaetodon flavirostris
Dusky Flathead 6
Platycephalus fuscus
Dusky Surgeonfish 28
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Dwarf Lionfish 7
Dendrochirus brachypterus
East-Australian Stripey 4
Microcanthus joyceae
Eastern Blue Groper 6
Achoerodus viridis
Eastern Cleaner Clingfish 29
Cochleoceps orientalis
Eastern Fortescue 6
Centropogon australis
Eastern Frogfish 30
Batrachomoeus dubius
Eastern Gobbleguts 4
Vincentia novaehollandiae
Eastern Hulafish 3
Trachinops taeniatus
Eastern Kelpfish 31
Chironemus marmoratus
Eastern King Wrasse 32
Coris sandeyeri
Eastern Longfin Goby 33
Favonigobius lentiginosus
Eastern Morwong 6
Goniistius vestitus
Eastern Pomfred 8
Schuettea scalaripinnis
Eastern Red Scorpionfish 2
Scorpaena jacksoniensis
Eastern Sea Garfish 31
Hyporhamphus australis
Eastern Smooth Boxfish 34
Anoplocapros inermis
Eastern Striped Grunter 4
Pelates sexlineatus
Eastern Wirrah 6
Acanthistius ocellatus
Estuary Cobbler 35
Cnidoglanis macrocephalus
Eyestripe Surgeonfish 18
Acanthurus dussumieri
False Kelpfish 36
Sebastiscus marmoratus
Fanbelly Leatherjacket 10
Monacanthus chinensis
Fourline Cardinalfish 37
Ostorhinchus doederleini
Freckled Goatfish 38
Upeneus tragula
Girdled Pipefish 2
Festucalex cinctus
Girdled Scalyfin 31
Parma unifasciata
Globefish 39
Diodon nicthemerus
Grey Morwong 6
Nemadactylus douglasii
Gulf Wobbegong 3
Orectolobus halei
Gunther's Butterflyfish 40
Chaetodon guentheri
Gunther's Wrasse 4
Pseudolabrus guentheri
Halfbanded Seaperch 4
Hypoplectrodes maccullochi
Herring Cale 4
Olisthops cyanomelas
Hoese's Sandgoby 10
Istigobius hoesei
Horned Blenny 31
Parablennius intermedius
Immaculate Damsel 4
Mecaenichthys immaculatus
Immaculate Glidergoby 41
Valenciennea immaculata
Indo-Pacific Bluehead Wrasse 9
Thalassoma amblycephalus
Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major 42
Abudefduf vaigiensis
Keyhole Angelfish 43
Centropyge tibicen
Krefft's Frillgoby 2
Bathygobius krefftii
Largetooth Flounder 2
Pseudorhombus arsius
Little Weed Whiting 2
Neoodax balteatus
Longfin Pike 6
Dinolestes lewini
Luculent Wrasse 7
Pseudolabrus luculentus
Luderick 2
Girella tricuspidata
Lyretail Anthias 44
Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Edited by Mark McGrouther and joseph_dibattista, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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