Fish - Australian Fish

Mammals
Kangaroos & Wallabies
Koala & Wombats
Platypus & Echidna
Possums & Gliders
Carnivorous Marsupials
Tasmanian Devil, Quolls
Bandicoots & Bilbies
Bettongs & Potoroos
Bats
Dingo
Deer
Introduced Animals
Rodents
Seals & Sea Lions
Dolphins,Orca,Pilot Whale
Whales, Dugong

Reptiles
Crocodiles
Dragons
Goannas
Geckos
Skinks
Colubrid Snakes
Elapid Snakes
Pythons
Sea Snakes
Sea Turtles
Freshwater Turtles

Amphibians
Tree Frogs
Ground Frogs
Cane Toad

Birds
Emu, Cassowary, Crane, Bustard
Sea Birds
Ducks, Geese & Swans
Water Birds
Shore Birds & Waders
Turkeys, Hens, Quail, Rails, Moorhens
Birds of Prey
Owls, Frogmouths
Pigeons & Doves
Cockatoos
Parrots & Lorikeets
Cuckoos
Kingfishers & Kookaburras
Logrunners, Whipbirds, Pittas, Lyrebird
Robins & Flycatchers
Wrens & Warblers
Honeyeaters
Finches
Birds of Paradise, Bowerbirds
Currawongs, Magpies, Butcherbirds, Crows
Various other Passerines

Spiders
Ambushers & Anglers
Hunting Spiders
Jumping Spiders
Master Weavers
Tangled Web Weavers
Mites & Ticks

Insects
Butterflies
Moths
Grasshoppers, Crickets
Beetles
Mantids
Bugs
Flies
Ants, Bees & Sawflies
Wasps
Lacewings, Earwigs, Termites, Thrips, Cockroaches

Fish and Coral
Fish
Angelfish & Butterflyfish
Sharks & Rays
Coral

Baby Animals

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Fish
Damselfishes
Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos) 3 images			Is this a Barrier Reef Anemonefish? Help me out if I have incorrectly identified it. The Australian Museum description says that the Barrier Reef Anemonefish is brown with two black-edged white bars. The first bar crosses the head. The second bar... Read more >
Clown Anemonefish (Clownfish) (Amphiprion percula) 2 images			The Clown Anemonefish is normally bright orange with three white bars, the middle one with a forward-projecting bulge. The bars have narrow black margins and the fins have black edges. The Clownfish became famous in the Pixar movie "Finding Nemo".... Read more >
Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) 2 images			The Pink Anemonefish is pink or pale orange colour with white band down each side behind the head and a white stripe down the back. It has a white tail. It is found in depths from 3m to 30m. Read more >
Humbug (Dascyllus aruanus) 3 images			The Humbug is a small fish from the coral reefs. It is white with three black bands on body. There is no black markings on the tail. The young are nearly all black Read more >
Emperors
Spangled Emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) 1 image			The Spangled Emperor is the largest of the emperor fish. The scales on the back and upper sides having a blue central mark surrounded with yellow-olive. This gives the spangled appearance. The lower sides are pale with faint yellow lines. The head... Read more >
Lungfish
Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) 2 images			Lungfish are primitive fish that can breathe air using their single lung. The Australian Lungfish is a long, heavy-bodied freshwater fish that looks a bit like a fat eel. It has five pairs of gills and flipper shaped fins. Adult Lungfish are... Read more >
Oldwife
Old Wife (Enoplosus armatus) 1 image			The Old Wife is a fish found around coastal reefs. It has a deep body, and two separate sickle shaped dorsal fins. The body is silver-white to brown with six to eight black bands. Juveniles have a blotched colour pattern and a white-rimmed spot on... Read more >
Pineconefishes
Pineapplefish (Cleidopus gloriamaris) 3 images			The pineapplefish has a distinctive pineapple pattern created by its large scales with black margins. The background colour varies from yellow to orange. It has a light organ on the sides of the lower jaw to help it find prey at night. The light is... Read more >
Seahorses, pipefishes, weedy and leafy sea dragons
Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) 1 image			The Weedy Seadragon is a fascinating creature with leaf like appendages. It has blue spotting on the long snout and body is orange or brown. It is difficult to spot when amongst weeds. The juveniles are more slender with proportionately larger... Read more >
Snappers
Hussar (Lutjanus adetti) 1 image			The Hussar is a member of the snapper family of fish. It is rose pink above and pinkish-white on the belly, with a bright yellow band from the gill cover behind the eye to the base of the tail. The eyes are ringed with red and yellow, with the... Read more >
Surgeonfishes
Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) 2 images			The Blue Tang is well known as Dory, the forgetful fish from the Disney/Pixar movie "Finding Nemo". The Blue Tang is a member of the surgeonfish family. It is easily recognised by its blue body with black markings and yellow triangle marking on the... Read more >
Triggerfishes
Clown Triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum) 3 images			The Clown Triggerfish is dark with large white spots over the lower half of the body. The mouth area is yellow. The tail has white band and black edge. Juveniles have white spots over most of the body Read more >
Hawaiian Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) 3 images			The Hawaiian Triggerfish is easily recognised by the pattern. The mouth is small and eyes are set well back on the large head. There are prominent vertical stripes through the eye and over the top of the head. There are also prominent backward... Read more >