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Ray-finned fishes of Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park

Total number of species: 116

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Scatophagidae Scatophagus argus spotted scat QAI I
Scatophagidae Selenotoca multifasciata striped scat QAI I
Gobiidae Awaous acritosus roman-nose goby QI I
Gobiidae Awaous ocellaris QAI
Gobiidae Chlamydogobius ranunculus tadpole goby QA I
Gobiidae Glossogobius bellendenensis Mulgrave goby Q I
Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris tank goby QAI I
Gobiidae Glossogobius illimis false celebes goby QAI I
Gobiidae Glossogobius sp. QAI
Gobiidae Mugilogobius notospilus freshwater mangrove goby QAI I
Gobiidae Pseudogobius eos eastern bluespot goby QA I
Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus speckled goby QAI I
Gobiidae Redigobius chrysosoma spotfin goby QAI I
Gobiidae Schismatogobius hoesei scaleless goby Q I
Gobiidae Sicyopterus cf. lagocephalus cling-goby QAI I
Gobiidae Sicyopus discordipinnis QI
Gobiidae Stiphodon allen Allen's stiphodon QI I
Gobiidae Stiphodon pelewensis Daintree cling goby V QAI I
Gobiidae Stiphodon rutilaureus orange cling goby V QAI I
Gobiidae Stiphodon semoni neon goby CE QAI I
Gobiidae Stiphodon surrufus emerald cling goby E QI
Eleotridae Bunaka gyrinoides greenback gudgeon QI I
Eleotridae Eleotris fusca brown spine-cheek gudgeon QI I
Eleotridae Eleotris melanosoma black spine-cheek gudgeon QI I
Eleotridae Giuris margaritacea snakehead gudgeon QI I
Eleotridae Gobiomorphus australis striped gudgeon QA I
Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
Eleotridae Hypseleotris galii firetail gudgeon QA I
Eleotridae Hypseleotris klunzingeri western carp gudgeon QA I
Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U I
Eleotridae Hypseleotris species 1 Midgley's carp gudgeon QA I
Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
Eleotridae Mogurnda mogurnda northern purplespotted gudgeon QAI I
Eleotridae Ophiocara porocephala spangled gudgeon QAI I
Eleotridae Oxyeleotris aruensis Aru gudgeon QI I
Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
Eleotridae Oxyeleotris nullipora poreless gudgeon QAI I
Scaridae Bolbometopon muricatum bumphead parrotfish QAI I
Labridae Cheilinus undulatus humphead maori wrasse QAI I
Pomacentridae Amphiprion percula eastern clown anemonefish U I
Cichlidae Amatitlania nigrofasciata convict cichlid II I
Cichlidae Amphilophus labiatus red devil II I
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambica Mozambique mouthbrooder II I
Cichlidae Parachromis managuensis jaguar cichlid II
Cichlidae Tilapia mariae spotted tilapia II I
Mugilidae Liza subviridis greenback mullet QAI I
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus sea mullet QAI I
Mugilidae Trachystoma petardi pinkeye mullet QA I
Monodactylidae Monodactylus argenteus diamondfish QAI I
Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I
Toxotidae Toxotes jaculatrix banded archerfish QAI I
Sparidae Acanthopagrus australis yellowfin bream QA I
Gerreidae Gerres filamentosus threadfin silverbiddy QAI I
Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus mangrove jack QAI I
Leiognathidae Leiognathus equulus common ponyfish QAI I
Carangidae Caranx sexfasciatus bigeye trevally QAI I
Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
Kuhliidae Kuhlia marginata spotted flagtail QI I
Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I
Terapontidae Amniataba caudavittata yellowtail grunter QAI I
Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
Terapontidae Hephaestus tulliensis khaki grunter Q I
Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
Terapontidae Mesopristes argenteus silver grunter QI I
Terapontidae Terapon jarbua crescent grunter QAI I
Percichthyidae Guyu wujalwujalensis tropical nightfish Q I
Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI I
Ambassidae Ambassis interrupta longspine glassfish QAI I
Ambassidae Ambassis macleayi Macleay's glassfish QAI I
Ambassidae Ambassis miops flagtail glassfish QI I
Ambassidae Ambassis sp. U I
Ambassidae Ambassis vachellii Vachell's glassfish QAI I
Ambassidae Denariusa australis pennyfish QI I
Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
Scorpaenidae Notesthes robusta bullrout QA I
Synbranchidae Monopterus albus belut QI I
Synbranchidae Ophisternon bengalense onegill eel QI I
Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I
Syngnathidae Hippocampus zebra zebra seahorse U I
Hemiramphidae Arrhamphus sclerolepis snubnose garfish QAI I
Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI I
Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata guppy II I
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus hellerii swordtail II I
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus maculatus platy II I
Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil gertrudae spotted blue eye QAI I
Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil mellis honey blue eye E E Q I
Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus Daintree rainbowfish CR CE Q
Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Cairns rainbowfish E E Q I
Melanotaeniidae Iriatherina werneri threadfin rainbowfish QAI I
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia maccullochi McCulloch's rainbowfish QAI I
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI I
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia trifasciata banded rainbowfish QA I
Melanotaeniidae Rhadinocentrus ornatus ornate rainbowfish QA I
Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
Plotosidae Porochilus obbesi Obbes' catfish QAI I
Plotosidae Porochilus rendahli Rendahl's catfish QA I
Plotosidae Tandanus tandanus freshwater catfish QA I
Plotosidae Tandanus tropicanus Q I
Ariidae Neoarius graeffei blue catfish QAI I
Clupeidae Herklotsichthys castelnaui southern herring QAI I
Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
Muraenidae Gymnothorax polyuranodon freshwater moray QI I
Anguillidae Anguilla australis southern shortfin eel QAI I
Anguillidae Anguilla marmorata giant mottled eel VI I
Anguillidae Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfin eel QI I
Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
Anguillidae Anguilla sp. QAI
Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring QAI I
Elopidae Elops hawaiensis Hawaiian giant herring QAI I

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Ray-finned fishes of Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=marine-park-great-barrier-reef-coast&Class=ray-finned+fishes&Kingdom=animals

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