Interesting Info The Longfin Eel is found along the eastern seaboard of Australia, from Cape York in Queensland through New South Wales and Victoria to eastern Tasmania, and also occurs in New Guinea and parts of the Pacific. Its body…
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Interesting Info The Indonesian Shortfin Eel is a widespread Indo-Pacific species, found from India and Southeast Asia through Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to northern Australia. In Australia it occurs mainly in Queensland, the Northern Territory, and northern Western Australia,…
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Interesting Info The Common Worm Eel is a slender, snake-like eel that lives in tropical and subtropical waters of northern Australia—from Western Australia, across the Top End, and down to Queensland. It is called a “worm eel” because its body…
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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 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 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 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 Common Weedfish lives only in southern Australia, where it hides in kelp and seagrass from Victoria through South Australia and around Tasmania. It is an endemic Australian species, meaning it occurs nowhere else in the world. Its…
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Interesting Info The Tusked Silverside is a rare, little-known fish found in Queensland, Papua New Guinea, and parts of the Indo-West Pacific. It is the only species in its genus Dentatherina, making it a true one-of-a-kind fish. It gets its…
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Interesting Info The bony bream is a species of fish found in freshwater and estuarine habitats across Australia. It is a distinctive and unique fish species that is easily recognised by its elongated and thread-like body shape, silvery-grey coloration, and…
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Interesting Info The Sand Mullet is a schooling fish, typically found in shallow coastal waters to depths of 10 m (32 ft). These mullet are generally used as a bait fish. These fish feed on plankton, mollusks, microscopic algae and…
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Interesting Info Mulloway, also known as Jewfish, are a prized and highly sought-after fish species in Australia, found along the southern coastline from Western Australia to New South Wales and parts of southern Queensland. They have an elongated, silver-grey body…
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Interesting Info The Dusky Flathead is widespread along the Australian coastline. It is predominantly found in the waters of Eastern and Southern Australia, from the central coast of Queensland, down through New South Wales, Victoria and parts of South Australia…
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