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Fish Species of Australia
Native and commonly occurring fish across 3 ocean regions - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.
335
Total Species
13
Threatened
60
Edible
3
Ocean Regions
Roughear scad
Decapterus tabl
LC
🌊 Marine
Roundnose lanternfish
Centrobranchus nigroocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Rudderfish
Centrolophus niger
LC
🌊 Marine
Rudis rattail
Coryphaenoides rudis
LC
🌊 Marine
Scaleless dragonfish
Bathophilus nigerrimus
LC
🌊 Marine
Scalloped ribbonfish
Zu cristatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Schmidt's dragonfish
Eustomias schmidti
LC
🌊 Marine
Shadow bristlemouth
Cyclothone parapallida
LC
🌊 Marine
Shark sucker
Remora remora
LC
🌊 Marine
Sherborn's pelagic bass
Howella sherborni
🌊 Marine
Short fin pearleye
Scopelarchus analis
LC
🌊 Marine
Short-headed lantern fish
Diaphus brachycephalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Shortdorsal cutthroat eel
Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Shortfin neoscopelid
Neoscopelus microchir
LC
🌊 Marine
Shortnose greeneye
Chlorophthalmus agassizi
LC
🌊 Marine
Silver lightfish
Phosichthys argenteus
LC
🌊 Marine
Silver spinyfin
Diretmus argenteus
LC
🌊 Marine
Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
LC
🌊 Marine
Sladen's hatchet fish
Argyropelecus sladeni
LC
🌊 Marine
Slender bristlemouth
Cyclothone pseudopallida
LC
🌊 Marine
Slender codling
Halargyreus johnsonii
🌊 Marine
Slender membranehead
Hymenogadus gracilis
DD
🌊 Marine
Slender snipe eel
Nemichthys scolopaceus
LC
🌊 Marine
Slender suckerfish
Phtheirichthys lineatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Slender tuna
Allothunnus fallai
LC
🌊 Marine
Small scaled brown slickhead
Alepocephalus australis
LC
🌊 Marine
Smallfin lanternfish
Benthosema suborbitale
LC
🌊 Marine
Smalltooth dragonfish
Pachystomias microdon
LC
🌊 Marine
Smooth dreamer
Chaenophryne draco
LC
🌊 Marine
Snake mackerel
Gempylus serpens
LC
🌊 Marine
Snubnosed eel
Simenchelys parasitica
LC
🌊 Marine
Soft lanternfish
Diaphus mollis
LC
🌊 Marine
Soft leafvent angler
Haplophryne mollis
LC
🌊 Marine
Softhead grenadier
Malacocephalus laevis
LC
🌊 Marine
Softskin smooth-head
Rouleina attrita
LC
🌊 Marine
Southern Cut-throat Eel
Histiobranchus australis
DD
🌊 Marine
Southern fintail snipe eel
Avocettina acuticeps
LC
🌊 Marine
Southern lanternfish
Lampanyctus australis
LC
🌊 Marine
Southern lightfish
Ichthyococcus australis
LC
🌊 Marine
Spearfish remora
Remora brachyptera
LC
🌊 Marine
Spiny-back eel
Notacanthus sexspinis
🌊 Marine
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
LC
🌊 Marine
Spotfin burrfish
Chilomycterus reticulatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Spotlight lanternfish
Diaphus lucidus
LC
🌊 Marine
Spotted tinselfish
Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi
LC
🌊 Marine
Spotted wobbegong
Orectolobus maculatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Spurcheek lanternfish
Bolinichthys photothorax
LC
🌊 Marine
Stargazing seadevil
Ceratias uranoscopus
LC
🌊 Marine