Interesting Info The Purple Wrasse, is a temperate reef wrasse found across southern Australia and around New Zealand, favouring rocky reefs and kelp beds in cooler waters. In Australia, it occurs from southern New South Wales through Victoria, Tasmania and…
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Interesting Info The Fiveband Wrasse, is a giant of the reef world. In Australia it lives from Western Australia across the tropical north, all the way down to New South Wales and even Lord Howe Island. Adults wear bold vertical…
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Interesting Info The Western School Whiting is found only in Western Australia, from Maud Landing near Coral Bay southwards to Rottnest Island off Perth. It lives in schools over clean sandy bottoms of the inner continental shelf, often close to…
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Interesting Info The Northern Whiting, also called Silver Sillago or Sand Smelt, is one of Australia’s most common coastal fishes—especially in northern shores and estuaries. Its Australian range stretches from WA’s tropical north across to northern Queensland, where it thrives…
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Interesting Info The King George Whiting is Australia’s largest whiting species, growing to a maximum length of 72 cm (28 in) and weighing up to 4.8 kg, though most are caught at 30–50 cm. It is endemic to southern Australia…
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Interesting Info The Southern School Whiting is a medium-sized whiting found only in southern Australia, ranging from Jurien Bay in Western Australia around the southern coast of the country. It is distinguished by a silvery body covered with fine golden-brown…
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Interesting Info The Western Trumpeter Whiting is a medium-sized whiting found across northern and western Australia, from Shark Bay in Western Australia across the Northern Territory and into Queensland. They are named “Trumpeter Whiting” because when caught, they produce croaking…
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Interesting Info The Sand Whiting is one of the most common and best-known whiting species on the east coast of Australia, ranging from Cape York in Queensland south to eastern Victoria. It is absent from southern and western Australia, making…
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Interesting Info The Eastern School Whiting is a medium-sized whiting found in south-eastern Australia, from southern Queensland through New South Wales and Victoria to eastern Tasmania. It is an important commercial species, especially in New South Wales and Victoria, where…
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Interesting Info The Trumpeter Whiting is a medium-sized whiting found on the east coast of Australia, from southern Queensland to southern New South Wales, with occasional records further south into eastern Victoria. Its common name comes from the croaking or…
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Interesting Info In Australia, the Stout Whiting occurs from Western Australia across to the Gulf of Carpentaria, through Queensland and southwards to northern New South Wales. It is distinguished from other whiting by its stouter, more robust body shape and…
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Interesting Info The Yellowfin Whiting is endemic to Australia and occurs from around Port Hedland south along Western Australia’s coast to the south coast, and in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent. A handy ID tip: adults lack…
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Interesting Info The Bay Whiting is a species of fish predominantly found in coastal waters of Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, and northern New South Wales in Australia. Bay Whiting have a slender, elongated body shape with a slightly compressed…
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Interesting Info The Silver Tripodfish is a rare shallow-water tripodfish from the Indo-West Pacific, recognised for its gleaming silvery body and sharp spines. It belongs to the family Triacanthidae, the true tripodfishes, which are different from the deep-sea “tripod spiderfishes”…
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Interesting Info The Blotched Tripodfish is a small Indo-West Pacific fish known for its triangular body and long spines, not for deep-sea “tripod walking.” It belongs to the family Triacanthidae, sometimes called “tripodfishes” because of their extended fin spines, though…
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Interesting Info The Shortnose Tripodfish is a shallow-water tripodfish from the Indo-West Pacific, not to be confused with the deep-sea “tripod spiderfishes.” In Australia it is found in tropical northern waters, from Shark Bay in Western Australia across the Northern…
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Interesting Info The Bastard Trumpeter is a silvery reef fish with coppery lines and a deep forked tail that make it a strong swimmer. In Australia it lives from the southern coast of New South Wales, around Victoria and Tasmania,…
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Interesting Info The Striped Trumpeter is a striking silvery fish with bold dark stripes running from its head to tail and a powerful, forked tail for speed. In Australia it lives along the southern coastline — from southern New South…
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Interesting Info The Real Bastard Trumpeter is a slender, silvery-green fish with narrow brown lines running along its sides. In Australia it is found mainly around eastern and southern Tasmania, schooling over shallow rocky reefs and surge channels. Worldwide it…
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Interesting Info The Tripletail is named for its odd shape—its dorsal and anal fins are so long they line up with the tail, making it look like it has three tails! In Australia it’s found mainly in tropical and subtropical…
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Interesting Info The Yellowtail Scad is a shiny silver schooling fish with a bright yellow tail that makes it easy to spot. It grows up to about 50 cm (20 in), though most are caught at 20–35 cm (8–14 in)….
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Interesting Info The Blackbanded Amberjack is a sleek jack with dark angled bands fading from its silvery-blue back. In Australia, it’s been recorded from Shark Bay in Western Australia around to Tuncurry in New South Wales, though it’s still quite…
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Interesting Info The Highfin Amberjack is a large and powerful member of the jack family, also known as the Almaco Jack. It’s named for its taller second dorsal and anal fins, which are longer than those of other amberjacks. Colouration…
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Interesting Info The Smallspotted Dart is a sleek, silvery member of the jack family known for its fast swimming and small dark spots along the upper body. The species is native to the Indo–West Pacific, ranging from the Red Sea…
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