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).

Keyhole Angelfish 1
Centropyge tibicen
Threadfin Butterflyfish 2
Chaetodon auriga
Dusky Butterflyfish 3
Chaetodon flavirostris
Gunther's Butterflyfish 4
Chaetodon guentheri
Bluespine Unicornfish 3
Naso unicornis
Eyestripe Surgeonfish 3
Acanthurus dussumieri
Yellowmask Surgeonfish 3
Acanthurus mata
Dusky Surgeonfish 5
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Orangeblotch Surgeonfish 6
Acanthurus olivaceus
Convict Surgeonfish 7
Acanthurus triostegus
Spotted Sawtail 8
Prionurus maculatus
Australian Sawtail 9
Prionurus microlepidotus
Black Rabbitfish 10
Siganus fuscescens
Yellowtail False Fusilier 11
Paracaesio xanthurus
Australasian Snapper 12
Chrysophrys auratus
Yellowfin Bream 11
Acanthopagrus australis
Tarwhine 13
Rhabdosargus sarba
Common Silverbiddy 13
Gerres subfasciatus
Threadfin Emperor 13
Lethrinus genivittatus
Spangled Emperor 3
Lethrinus nebulosus
Diamondfish 6
Monodactylus argenteus
Sand Whiting 13
Sillago ciliata

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

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  • 1. (c) zsispeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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  • 3. (c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David R
  • 4. (c) Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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