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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).

Bengal Sergeant 1
Abudefduf bengalensis
Scissortail Sergeant 2
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major 3
Abudefduf vaigiensis
Toothbrush Leatherjacket 4
Acanthaluteres vittiger
Eastern Wirrah 5
Acanthistius ocellatus
Yellowfin Bream 6
Acanthopagrus australis
Eyestripe Surgeonfish 7
Acanthurus dussumieri
Yellowmask Surgeonfish 7
Acanthurus mata
Dusky Surgeonfish 8
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Orangeblotch Surgeonfish 9
Acanthurus olivaceus
Convict Surgeonfish 10
Acanthurus triostegus
Eastern Blue Groper 5
Achoerodus viridis
Port Jackson Glassfish 11
Ambassis jacksoniensis
Eastern Smooth Boxfish 12
Anoplocapros inermis
Striate Anglerfish 5
Antennarius striatus
Rock Cale 13
Aplodactylus lophodon
White-spotted Puffer 12
Arothron hispidus
Peppered Sole 14
Aseraggodes lenisquamis
Pink Clingfish 11
Aspasmogaster costata
Common Hardyhead 14
Atherinomorus vaigiensis
Australian Mado 14
Atypichthys strigatus
Blackspotted Wrasse 15
Austrolabrus maculatus
Krefft's Frillgoby 11
Bathygobius krefftii
Short-tail Stingray 1
Bathytoshia brevicaudata
Eastern Frogfish 16
Batrachomoeus dubius
Blind Shark 17
Brachaelurus waddi
Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket 18
Brachaluteres jacksonianus
Stink-fish 19
Callionymus calcaratus
Clown Toby 14
Canthigaster callisterna
Eastern Fortescue 5
Centropogon australis
Keyhole Angelfish 20
Centropyge tibicen
Threadfin Butterflyfish 21
Chaetodon auriga
Dusky Butterflyfish 7
Chaetodon flavirostris
Gunther's Butterflyfish 22
Chaetodon guentheri
Cigar Wrasse 9
Cheilio inermis
Red Gurnard 23
Chelidonichthys kumu
Eastern Kelpfish 6
Chironemus marmoratus
Barrier Reef Chromis 24
Chromis nitida
Yellowfin demoiselle 1
Chrysiptera flavipinnis
Australasian Snapper 25
Chrysophrys auratus
Dotted Wrasse 26
Cirrhilabrus punctatus
Estuary Cobbler 27
Cnidoglanis macrocephalus
Eastern Cleaner Clingfish 28
Cochleoceps orientalis
Eastern King Wrasse 23
Coris sandeyeri
Yellow Crested Weedfish 6
Cristiceps aurantiacus
Southern Crested Weedfish 29
Cristiceps australis
Dwarf Lionfish 24
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Threebar Porcupinefish 30
Dicotylichthys punctulatus
Longfin Pike 5
Dinolestes lewini
Globefish 31
Diodon nicthemerus
Ringscale Threefin 14
Enneapterygius atrogulare
Old Wife 15
Enoplosus armatus
Black Rockcod 11
Epinephelus daemelii
Mosaic Leatherjacket 14
Eubalichthys mosaicus
Snakeskin Wrasse 6
Eupetrichthys angustipes
Eastern Longfin Goby 32
Favonigobius lentiginosus
Girdled Pipefish 11
Festucalex cinctus
Tiger Pipefish 11
Filicampus tigris
Bluespotted Cornetfish 33
Fistularia commersonii
Rough Flutemouth 34
Fistularia petimba
Common Silverbiddy 14
Gerres subfasciatus
Rock Blackfish 5
Girella elevata
Luderick 11
Girella tricuspidata
Eastern Morwong 5
Goniistius vestitus
Sieve-patterned Moray 25
Gymnothorax cribroris
Australian Green Moray 4
Gymnothorax prasinus
Cloud Wrasse 35
Halichoeres nebulosus
Upside-down Pipefish 24
Heraldia nocturna
Rosy Weedfish 36
Heteroclinus roseus
Banded Weedfish 11
Heteroclinus whiteleggii
Crested Hornshark 37
Heterodontus galeatus
Port Jackson Shark 28
Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Rainbow Cale 6
Heteroscarus acroptilus
Bigbelly Seahorse 36
Hippocampus abdominalis
White's Seahorse 38
Hippocampus whitei
Coffin Ray 15
Hypnos monopterygius
Blackbanded Seaperch 5
Hypoplectrodes annulatus
Halfbanded Seaperch 14
Hypoplectrodes maccullochi
Banded Seaperch 14
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber
Eastern Sea Garfish 6
Hyporhamphus australis
Hoese's Sandgoby 39
Istigobius hoesei
Silver Drummer 40
Kyphosus sydneyanus
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse 9
Labroides dimidiatus
Sergeant Baker 11
Latropiscis purpurissatus
Threadfin Emperor 14
Lethrinus genivittatus
Spangled Emperor 7
Lethrinus nebulosus
Immaculate Damsel 14
Mecaenichthys immaculatus
Yellowstriped Leatherjacket 6
Meuschenia flavolineata
Sixspine Leatherjacket 14
Meuschenia freycineti
Yellowfin Leatherjacket 41
Meuschenia trachylepis
East-Australian Stripey 14
Microcanthus joyceae
Fanbelly Leatherjacket 39
Monacanthus chinensis
Diamondfish 9
Monodactylus argenteus
Red Morwong 14
Morwong fuscus
New Zealand Eagle Ray 42
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
Sand Mullet 5
Myxus elongatus
Bluespine Unicornfish 7
Naso unicornis
Ocean Leatherjacket 13
Nelusetta ayraud
Grey Morwong 5
Nemadactylus douglasii
Little Weed Whiting 11
Neoodax balteatus

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

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