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Conservation status of of the Northern Territory

Classification – Endangered

Scientific name Common name Glyphis garricki Northern River

Classification – Vulnerable

Scientific name Common name Chlamydogobius japalpa Finke Goby Glyphis glyphis Pingalla lorentzi Lorentz Grunter Pristis clavata Dwarf Sawfish Pristis pristis Largetooth Sawfish Pristis zijsron Green Sawfish Scortum neili Angalarri Grunter

Classification – Near Threatened

Scientific name Common name Anoxypristis cuspidata Narrow Sawfish Craterocephalus centralis Finke Hardyhead Melanotaenia maccullochi McCulloch’s Rainbowfish Mogurnda larapintae Desert Mogurnda Porochilus obbesi Obbes'

Classification – Least Concern

Scientific name Common name Ablennes hians Barred Longtom Abudefduf bengalensis Bengal Sergeant Abudefduf sexfasciatus Scissortail Sergeant

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Acanthopagrus morrisoni Western Yellowfin Bream Acanthopagrus pacificus Pikey Bream Acanthopagrus palmaris Northwest Black-Bream Acanthurus grammoptilus Inshore Surgeonfish Acentrogobius viridipunctatus Green-spotted Goby Adventor elongatus Sandpaper Velvetfish Aetobatus ocellatus White-spotted Eagle Ray Aetomylaeus nichofii Banded Eagle Ray Albula argentea Pacific Bonefish Alectis indica Diamond Trevally Alepes vari Herring Scad agrammus Sailfin Glassfish Ambassis dussumieri Barehead Glassfish Ambassis interrupta Long-spined Glassfish Reticulate Glassfish Ambassis nalua Scalloped Glassfish Ambassis vachellii Vachell’s Glassfish Amblygobius bynoensis Bynoe Goby caudavittata Yellowtail Trumpeter Amoya gracilis Blue-spotted -goby Amphiprion clarkii Clark’s Clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris Western Clown Anemonefish Amphiprion rubrocinctus Australian Anemonefish Anacanthus barbatus Bearded Leatherjacket Anodontiglanis dahli Toothless Catfish Anodontostoma chacunda Chacunda Gizzard Shad Apistops caloundra Short-finned Waspfish Apistus carinatus Longfin Waspfish Apocryptodon madurensis Peppered Mudskipper Apogon albimaculosus Cream-spotted Cardinalfish Apogon unitaeniatus Single-striped Cardinalfish

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus Many-banded Cardinalfish Apogonichthyoides opercularis Pearly-cheek Cardinalfish Apogonichthyoides timorensis Timor Cardinalfish Aptychotrema timorensis Spotted Shovelnose Ray Arothron manilensis Narrow-lined Puffer Arothron stellatus Starry Toadfish Arrhamphus sclerolepis Snub-nosed Garfish Asterorhombus intermedius Blotched Flounder Atelomycterus macleayi Marbled Atherinomorus endrachtensis Endracht Hardyhead Atherinomorus lacunosus Slender Hardyhead Aurigequula fasciata Threadfin Ponyfish Austronibea oedogenys Yellowtail Jewfish Bathyaploactis ornatissimus Ornate Velvetfish Bathygobius fuscus Dusky Frillgoby Bathygobius laddi Ladd’s Frillgoby Batrachomoeus trispinosus Three-spined Frogfish Boleophthalmus birdsongi Birdsong’s Mudskipper Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus Blue-spotted Mudskipper Bostrychus sinensis Chinese Gudgeon Bostrychus zonatus Sunset Gudgeon Brachirus selheimi Freshwater Sole Bregmaceros mcclellandi Unicorn Codlet Bregmaceros nectabanus Australian Codlet Bryaninops amplus Large Whip Goby Butis butis Crimson-tip Gudgeon Butis koilomatodon Crested Gudgeon Caesio cuning Yellowtail Fusilier Callionymus meridionalis High-fin Dragonet Calliurichthys grossi Longnose Stinkfish Canthidermis maculata White-spotted Triggerfish

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Caragobius rubristriatus Red Eel-goby hedlandensis Bumpnose Trevally Carangoides humerosus Epaulette Trevally Carangoides malabaricus Malabar Trevally bucculentus Bluespotted Trevally Caranx ignobilis Giant Trevally Caranx sexfasciatus Bigeye Trevally Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides Graceful Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Grey Reef Shark Carcharhinus amboinensis Pigeye Shark Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner Shark Carcharhinus cautus Nervous Shark Carcharhinus coatesi Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark Carcharhinus fitzroyensis Creek Whaler Carcharhinus leucas Bull Shark Carcharhinus limbatus Common Carcharhinus longimanus Carcharhinus macloti Hardnose Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus – Carcharhinus sorrah – Carcharhinus tilstoni Australian Blacktip Shark Centriscus scutatus Grooved Razor-fish Centrogenys vaigiensis False Scorpionfish Cephalopholis argus Peacock Rockcod Cephalopholis boenak Brown-barred Rockcod Cephalopholis cyanostigma Bluespotted Rockcod Cephalopholis sonnerati Tomato Rockcod Chaetodermis penicilligerus Tasselled Leatherjacket Chaetodon aureofasciatus Goldstripe Butterflyfish Chaetodontoplus duboulayi Scribbled Angelfish

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Chanos chanos Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Five-lined Cardinalfish Chelmon marginalis Margined Coralfish Chelmon muelleri Muller’s Coralfish Chelonodon patoca Milk-spotted Toadfish Chiloscyllium punctatum Grey Chirocentrus dorab Wolf-herring Chirocentrus nudus Whitefin Wolf-herring Chlamydogobius ranunculus Tadpole Goby Choerodon cyanodus Blue Tuskfish Choerodon schoenleinii Blackspot Tuskfish Choerodon vitta Redstripe Tuskfish Choeroichthys brachysoma Pacific Short-bodied Pipefish Cnenimugil buchanani Bluetail Congrogadus spinifer Spiny Eel-blenny Congrogadus subducens Carpet Eel-blenny Corythoichthys haematopterus Reef-top Pipefish Craterocephalus capreoli North-west Hardyhead Craterocephalus marianae Mariana’s Hardyhead Craterocephalus mugiloides Spotted Hardyhead Craterocephalus stramineus Blackmast Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus Blue-spotted Shrimpgoby Cryptocentrus insignitus Signal Goby Cyclichthys hardenbergi Plain Porcupinefish Cymbacephalus bosschei Small-eyed Flathead Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus Fringe-eyed Flathead Cymbacephalus staigeri Northern Rock Flathead Cynoglossus bilineatus Fourlined Tonguesole Cynoglossus heterolepis Freshwater Tonguesole Cynoglossus maculipinnis Spotted-fin Tonguesole Cynoglossus puncticeps Spotted Tonguesole

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Dactylopus dactylopus Fingered Dragonet Denariusa australis Pennyfish Dendrochirus zebra Zebra Lionfish Dexillus muelleri Tufted Sole Diagramma pictum Painted Sweetlips Didymothallus mizolepis Small-eye Cusk Diodon holocanthus Freckled Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix Spotted Porcupinefish Diodon liturosus Black-blotched Porcupinefish Diploprion bifasciatum Barred Soapfish Dischistodus darwiniensis Banded Damsel Doederleinia berycoides Rosy Seabass Drepane punctata Sicklefish Drombus globiceps Kranji Drombus Drombus ocyurus Blue-marked Drombus Drombus triangularis Brown Drombus Dussumieria elopsoides Slender Sardine Echeneis naucrates Sharksucker Elates ransonnettii Dwarf Flathead tetradactylum Blue Threadfin Elops hawaiensis Giant Herring Encrasicholina devisi Devis' Engyprosopon praeteritus Spotless Lefteye Flounder Enneapterygius gracilis Yellow-black Triplefin Epigonichthys cultellus Knife Lancelet Epinephelus amblycephalus Banded Grouper Epinephelus areolatus Yellow-spotted Rockcod Epinephelus bleekeri Duskytail Grouper Epinephelus coioides Gold-spotted Rockcod Epinephelus corallicola Coral Grouper Epinephelus darwinensis –

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Epinephelus epistictus Dotted Grouper Epinephelus fasciatus – Epinephelus fuscoguttatus – Epinephelus heniochus Three-line Rockcod Epinephelus latifasciatus Striped Grouper Epinephelus malabaricus Malabar Grouper Epinephelus morrhua Comet Grouper Epinephelus multinotatus White-spotted Rockcod Epinephelus ongus Speckle-fin Grouper Epinephelus quoyanus Longfin Rockcod Epinephelus radiatus Radiant Rockcod Epinephelus sexfasciatus Sixbar Grouper Equulites leuciscus Whipfin Ponyfish Equulites moretoniensis Zig-zag Ponyfish Escualosa thoracata White Sardine Eubleekeria splendens Blacktip Ponyfish Euristhmus nudiceps Naked-headed Catfish Eusphyra blochii Winghead Shark Eviota queenslandica Eviota Eviota storthynx Rosy Eviota Exyrias belissimus Mud Reef-goby Favonigobius melanobranchus Blackthroat Goby Fowleria aurita Crosseyed Cardinalfish Fowleria isostigma Dottered Cardinalfish Fowleria variegata Variegated Cardinalfish Galeocerdo cuvier Gazza minuta Toothed Ponyfish Gerres filamentosus Threadfin Silver-biddy Gerres macracanthus Long-spine Silver-biddy Gerres oyena Blacktip Silver-biddy Glaucostegus typus Giant Shovelnose Ray

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Glossamia aprion Mouth Almighty Glossogobius aureus Golden Flathead-goby Glossogobius circumspectus Mangrove Flathead-goby Glossogobius giuris Tank Goby Gnathanodon speciosus Golden Trevally Gobiopsis macrostomus Longjaw Goby Gobiopterus mindanensis Mindanao Glassgoby Gymnapogon annona Naked Cardinalfish Gymnothorax pictus Painted Moray Gymnura australis Australian Butterfly Ray Halichoeres nigrescens Bubblefin Wrasse Halophryne diemensis Banded Frogfish Harpadon translucens Glassy Bombay Duck Hemiarius dioctes Warrior Catfish Hemigobius hoevenii Banded Mullet-goby Hemipristis elongata Fossil Shark Hemiramphus far Blackbarred Garfish Hemiramphus robustus Three-by-two Garfish Hemiscyllium ocellatum Epaulette Shark Hemiscyllium trispeculare Speckled Carpetshark Heniochus acuminatus Longfin Bannerfish Hephaestus carbo Coal Grunter Hephaestus fuliginosus Sooty Grunter Hephaestus jenkinsi Western Sooty-grunter Herklotsichthys gotoi Darwin Herring Herklotsichthys koningsbergeri Large-spotted Herring Herklotsichthys lippa Small-spotted Herring Hexanematichthys mastersi Master's Catfish australis Reticulate Whipray Himantura leoparda Hydrolagus lemures Blackfin Ghostshark

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Hyporhamphus neglectissimus Neglected Garfish Hyporhamphus quoyi Long-tail Garfish Hypseleotris compressa Empire Gudgeon Ichthyscopus fasciatus – Ilisha lunula Longtail Ilisha Incara multisquamatus Finescale Gudgeon Inegocia harrisii Harris's Flathead Inegocia japonica Rusty Flathead Istigobius nigroocellatus Black-spotted Sandgoby Istigobius ornatus Ornate Sandgoby Jaydia melanopus Monster Cardinalfish Jaydia poecilopterus Pearly-finned Cardinalfish Jaydia truncata Flagfin Cardinalfish Johnius amblycephalus Bearded Jewfish Johnius australis Little Jewfish Johnius belangerii Belanger's Jewfish Johnius borneensis River Jewfish Johnius novaeguineae Paperhead Jewfish Kurtus gulliveri Nurseryfish Lactarius lactarius False Trevally Lactoria cornuta Longhorn Cowfish Lagocephalus spadiceus Brown-back Toadfish Lates calcarifer Leiognathus equulus Common Ponyfish Spangled Perch Leptachirus triramus Kimberley Sole Leptobrama muelleri Salmon Lepturacanthus savala Spiny Hairtail Lethrinus genivittatus Threadfin Emperor Lethrinus laticaudis Grass Emperor Lethrinus lentjan Redspot Emperor

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Lethrinus nebulosus Spangled Emperor Liza melinoptera Otomebora Mullet Liza ordensis Diamond Mullet Liza subviridis Greenback Mullet Liza vaigiensis Diamondscale Mullet Lobotes surinamensis Atlantic Tripletail Loxodon macrorhinus Sliteye Shark Lutjanus argentimaculatus Mangrove Jack Lutjanus carponotatus – Lutjanus erythropterus – Lutjanus fulvus Blacktail Snapper Lutjanus johnii Golden Snapper Lutjanus lemniscatus Dark-tail Snapper Lutjanus malabaricus Saddletail Snapper Lutjanus monostigma Onespot Snapper Lutjanus russellii Western Moses Snapper Lutjanus vitta Brownstripe Snapper Maculabatis toshi Black-spotted Whipray Mahidolia mystacina Smiling Goby Manta birostris Manta Ray Marilyna darwinii Darwin Toadfish Marilyna meraukensis Merauke Toadfish Megalaspis cordyla Finny Scad Megalops cyprinoides Oxeye Herring Melanotaenia australis Western Rainbowfish Melanotaenia exquisita Exquisite Rainbowfish Melanotaenia nigrans Black-banded Rainbowfish Melanotaenia splendida Eastern Rainbowfish Melanotaenia trifasciata Banded Rainbowfish Mene maculata Razor Moonfish Minous versicolor Plumstriped Stingfish

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Mobula kuhlii Pygmy Devilray Monacanthus chinensis Fan-belly Leatherjacket Monodactylus argenteus Diamondfish Moringua ferruginea Rusty Spaghetti Eel Mugilogobius littoralis Beachrock Mangrove-goby Mugilogobius platystomus Island Mangrove-goby Mugilogobius wilsoni – Mulloidichthys vanicolensis Goldstripe Goatfish Muraenesox bagio Common Pike Eel Muraenesox cinereus Darkfin Pike Eel Myersina macrostoma Flagfin Goby Narcine ornata Ornate Numbfish Narcine lasti Western Numbfish Nebrius ferrugineus Tawny Shark Negaprion acutidens Nemapteryx armiger Copper Catfish Nematalosa come Hairback Herring Nematalosa erebi Bony Bream hexodon Ornate Threadfin-bream Nemipterus marginatus Red filament Threadfin-bream Notched Threadfin-bream berneyi High-fin Catfish Neoarius graeffei Lesser Salmon Catfish Neoarius leptaspis Boofhead Catfish Neoarius midgleyi Neosilurus ater Black Catfish Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl’s Tandan Neosilurus pseudospinosus False-spined Catfish Neotrygon australiae Bluespotted Maskray Netuma bilineata Two-line Sea Catfish Netuma proxima Arafura Sea Catfish

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Netuma thalassina Giant Sea Catfish Nibea microgenys Small-mouthed Jewfish Nibea soldado Silver Jewfish Nibea squamosa Scaly Jewfish Notograptus guttatus Spotted Eel-blenny Nuchequula gerreoides Ornate Ponyfish Odonteleotris macrodon – Omobranchus ferox Gossamer Blenny Omobranchus germaini Germain's Blenny Omobranchus lineolatus Roundhead Blenny Omobranchus punctatus Muzzled Blenny Omobranchus rotundiceps Rotund Blenny Omobranchus verticalis – Omox biporos Omox Blenny Ophiocara porocephala Spangled Gudgeon Ophisternon gutturale Swamp Eel Opistognathus darwiniensis Darwin Jawfish Opistognathus papuensis Papuan Jawfish Opistognathus reticeps Network Jawfish Oplopomus caninoides Shy -goby Osteomugil cunnesius Roundhead Mullet Ostorhinchus angustatus Broadstriped Cardinalfish Ostorhinchus cookii Cook's Cardinalfish Ostorhinchus fasciatus Striped Cardinalfish Ostorhinchus hartzfeldii Silver-lined Cardinalfish Ostorhinchus rueppellii Western Gobbleguts Ostracion nasus Short-nose Boxfish Ostracion rhinorhynchos Horn-nose Boxfish Otolithes ruber Silver Teraglin Oxuderces wirzi Peacock Mudskipper Oxyeleotris lineolata Sleepy Cod

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Oxyeleotris nullipora Poreless Gudgeon Oxyeleotris selheimi Giant Gudgeon Palutrus sp. Tail-spot Goby Pandaka lidwilli Lidwill’s Dwarf-goby Pandaka rouxi Roux’s Dwarf-goby Pantolabus radiatus Fringe-finned Trevally Papuengraulis micropinna Bareback Anchovy Parachaetodon ocellatus Ocellate Butterflyfish Parachaeturichthys polynema Taileyed Goby Paradicula setifer Paradice’s Sole Paragobiodon echinocephalus Redhead Stylophora Goby Parambassis gulliveri Giant Glassfish Paramonacanthus choirocephalus Pig-faced Leatherjacket Paramonacanthus oblongus Japanese Leatherjacket Paraplagusia bilineata Doublelined Tonguesole Paraplagusia blochii Bloch's Tonguesole Paraplagusia longirostris Pinocchio Tonguesole Paraplagusia sinerama Dusky Tonguesole Paraploactis trachyderma Mossback Velvetfish Paraplotosus albilabris Whitelipped Catfish Parapolynemus verekeri Streamer Threadfin Parascorpaena picta Painted Scorpionfish Parastromateus niger Black Pomfret Pardachirus rautheri Mottled Sole Parexocoetus mento African Flyingfish Parioglossus palustris Tailspot Dartfish Parioglossus philippinus Philippine Dartfish Pastinachus ater Cowtail Pateobatis fai Pateobatis jenkinsii Jenkins’ Whipray Pegasus volitans Slender Seamoth

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Pelates quadrilineatus Fourlined Striped-perch Pellona ditchela Ditchelee porosus Northwest Threadfin-bream Pentaprion longimanus Longfin Silver-biddy Periophthalmodon freycineti Giant Mudskipper Periophthalmus argentilineatus Silver-lined Mudskipper Periophthalmus gracilis Slender Mudskipper Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Mudskipper Periophthalmus weberi Weber’s Mudskipper Photopectoralis bindus Orangefin Ponyfish Phyllichthys sclerolepis Hard-scale Sole Pisodonophis boro Snake-eel Pisodonophis cancrivorus Burrowing Snake-eel Platax batavianus Humpback Batfish Platax teira Round-face Batfish australis Bartail Flathead Platycephalus endrachtensis Yellowtail Flathead Plectorhinchus gibbosus Brown Sweetlips Plectorhinchus multivittatus Many-lined Sweetlips Plectranthias japonicus Japanese Perchlet Plectropomus leopardus Common Coral Trout Plectropomus maculatus Barcheek Coral Trout Plicofollis argyropleuron Long-snout Catfish Plotosus lineatus Striped Catfish macrochir Polydactylus multiradiatus Australian Threadfin Polydactylus nigripinnis Black-finned Threadfin Pomacanthus sexstriatus Six-banded Angelfish Pomadasys argenteus Silver Javelin Pomadasys kaakan Spotted Javelin Pomadasys maculatus Blotched Javelin

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Porochilus rendahli Rendahl’s Catfish Priacanthus tayenus Purple-spotted Bigeye Priolepis nuchifasciata – Prionobutis microps Small-eye Gudgeon Pristiapogon fraenatus Spiny-eye Cardinalfish Psammogobius biocellatus Sleepy Goby Psenopsis humerosa Blackspot Butterfish Psettodes erumei Australian Halibut Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis Blueback Blue-eye Pseudomugil gertrudae Spotted Blue-eye Pseudomugil inconspicuus Inconspicuous Blue-eye Pseudomugil tenellus Arnhem Land Blue-eye Pseudorhombus arsius Largetooth Flounder Pseudorhombus elevatus Deep Flounder Pseudorhombus jenynsii Small-toothed Flounder Pseudorhombus spinosus Spiny Flounder Pterois volitans Common Lionfish Rachycentron canadum Cobia Rastrelliger brachysoma Short Rastrelliger kanagurta Mouth Mackerel Redigobius chrysosoma Spotfin Goby Repomucenus macdonaldi Grey-spotted Dragonet Repomucenus russelli Russell’s Dragonet Repomucenus sphinx Sphinx Dragonet Repomucenus sublaevis Multifilament Dragonet Rhina ancylostoma Shark Ray Rhinomugil nasutus Popeye Mullet Rhizoprionodon acutus Milk Shark Rhizoprionodon taylori Australian Sharpnose Shark Rhynchobatus australiae White-spotted Guitarfish Rhynchorhamphus georgii Duckbill Garfish

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Salarias sexfilum Spalding’s Blenny Sardinella albella White Sardinella Sardinella brachysoma Deepbody Sardinella Sardinella gibbosa Goldstripe Sardinella Sargocentron rubrum Red Squirrelfish Saurida argentea Shortfin Saury Saurida filamentosa Threadfin Saury Saurida tumbil Common Saury Saurida undosquamis Largescale Saury Scaevius milii Coral Monocle-bream Scartelaos histophorus Bearded Mudskipper Scatophagus argus Spotted Scat Sciades paucus Shovelnose Catfish Scleropages jardinii Northern Saratoga Scolecenchelys laticaudata Redfin Snake-eel monogramma Rainbow Monocle-bream Scomberoides commersonnianus Giant Queenfish Scomberoides lysan Lesser Queenfish Scomberoides tala Barred Queenfish Scomberoides tol Needleskin Queenfish Scomberomorus queenslandicus School Mackerel Scomberomorus semifasciatus Grey Mackerel Scorpaenopsis diabolus False Stonefish Scortum barcoo Barcoo Grunter Secutor insidiator Pugnose Ponyfish Secutor ruconius Deep Pugnose Ponyfish Selar boops Oxeye Scad Selaroides leptolepis Yellowstripe Trevally Selenotoca multifasciata Striped Scat Setipinna tenuifilis Common Hairfin Anchovy Siganus fuscescens Black Spinefoot

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Siganus javus Java Spinefoot Siganus lineatus Gold-lined Spinefoot Siganus virgatus Double-bar Spinefoot Silhouettea evanida Vanishing Silhouette Goby analis Golden-lined Whiting Sillago burra Western Trumpeter Whiting Sillago lutea Mud Whiting Sillago maculata Trumpeter Whiting Sillago sihama Northern Whiting Siphamia roseigaster Pink-breasted Siphon-fish Sphyraena putnamae Military Barracuda Sphyrna lewini Scalloped Hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead Stegostoma fasciatum Zebra Shark Stolephorus andhraensis Andhra Anchovy Stolephorus brachycephalus Broadhead Anchovy Stolephorus carpentariae Gulf Anchovy Stolephorus commersonii Commerson's Anchovy Stolephorus indicus Indian Anchovy Stolephorus waitei Spotty-face Anchovy Strongylura krefftii Freshwater Longtom Strongylura leiura Slender Longtom Strongylura strongylura Blackspot Longtom Strophidon sathete Longtail Moray Symphorus nematophorus Chinamanfish Synanceia horrida Estuarine Stonefish Syncomistes butleri Butler’s Grunter Synodus sageneus Fishnet Lizardfish Taeniamia melasma Blackspot Cardinalfish Taenioides gracilis Slender Eel-goby Taeniura lymma Blue-spotted Fantail Ray

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Taeniurops meyeni Blotched Fantail Ray Terapon jarbua Crescent Perch Terapon puta Spinycheek Grunter Terapon theraps Large-scaled Grunter Thryssa aestuaria Snubnose Thryssa Thryssa brevicauda Short-tail Thryssa Thryssa hamiltonii Hamilton's Thryssa Thryssa marasriae Marasri’s Thryssa Thryssa setirostris Longjaw Thryssa Torquigener pallimaculatus Rusty-spotted Toadfish Toxotes chatareus Seven-spot Archerfish Toxotes lorentzi Primitive Archerfish Trachinotus anak Oyster-eater Tragulichthys jaculiferus Longspine Porcupinefish Triacanthus biaculeatus Short-nosed Tripodfish Triaenodon obesus Whitetip Reef Shark Trichiurus lepturus Largehead Hairtail Trichonotus blochii Bloch’s Sand-diver Trichonotus setiger Spotted Sand-diver Tripodichthys angustifrons Yellowfin Tripodfish Trixiphichthys weberi Blacktip Tripodfish Trypauchenichthys larsonae Larson’s Eel-goby Tylosurus acus Keeljaw Longtom Tylosurus gavialoides Stout Longtom Ulua aurochs Silvermouth Trevally Upeneus sulphureus Sunrise Goatfish Upeneus sundaicus Ochre-banded Goatfish Upeneus tragula Bartail Goatfish Valenciennea alleni Allen’s Glider-goby Valenciennea muralis Mural Glider-goby Variola albimarginata White-edged Coronation Trout

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Yarica hyalosoma Mangrove Cardinalfish Yongeichthys nebulosus Hairfin Goby Zabidius novemaculeatus Shortfin Batfish Zebrias quagga Zebra Sole

Classification – Data Deficient

Scientific name Common name Aetomylaeus vespertilio Ornate Eagle Ray Alepes kleinii Razorbelly Trevally Amissidens hainesi Ridged Catfish Amniataba percoides Barred Grunter Antennarius commerson Giant Frogfish Anyperodon leucogrammicus Whitelined Rockcod Assiculus punctatus Bluespotted Dottyback Atelomycterus marnkalha Eastern Banded Catshark Campichthys tricarinatus Threekeel Pipefish Carcharhinus albimarginatus Silvertip Shark Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky Whaler Carcharhinus plumbeus Carcharias taurus Grey Chaetodon adiergastos Philippine Butterflyfish Chaetodon baronessa Triangular Butterflyfish Chaetodon trifascialis Chevron Butterflyfish Chromileptes altivelis Barramundi Cod Cinetodus froggatti Smallmouth Catfish Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum Flyspecked Hardyhead Dinematichthys megasoma Robust Cusk Epinephelus lanceolatus Queensland Grouper Eucrossorhinus dasypogon Tasselled Festucalex cinctus Girdled Pipefish gracilis Slender Sawtail Catshark

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Glaucosoma magnificum Threadfin Pearl Perch Glossogobius munroi Munro’s Goby Halicampus brocki Tasselled Pipefish Halicampus dunckeri Ridgenose Pipefish Halicampus grayi Mud Pipefish Haliichthys taeniophorus Ribboned Pipehorse Hemiarius insidiator Flat Catfish Hemigaleus australiensis Weasel Shark Hippichthys cyanospilos Bluespeckled Pipefish Hippichthys parvicarinatus Shortkeel Pipefish Hippichthys penicillus Beady Pipefish Hippocampus dahli Lowcrown Seahorse Hippocampus kuda Common Seahorse Hippocampus multispinus Northern Spiny Seahorse Hippocampus spinosissimus Winged Seahorse Hypseleotris barrawayi Barraway’s Carp Gudgeon Iriatherina werneri Threadfin Rainbowfish Lophichthys boschmai Boschma's Anglerfish Lophiocharon trisignatus Spot-tail Anglerfish Meiacanthus luteus Yellow Fangblenny Micrognathus micronotopterus Tidepool Pipefish Mogurnda mogurnda Northern Purplespotted Gudgeon Mustelus ravidus Grey Neoarius pectoralis Saw-spine Catfish Neotrygon annotata Plain Maskray Neotrygon leylandi Painted Maskray wardi Northern Wobbegong Pingalla midgleyi Midgley's Grunter Pomacentrus littoralis Smoky Damsel Pomacentrus milleri Miller's Damsel Porochilus argenteus Silver Catfish

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Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory

Scientific name Common name Protonibea diacanthus Black Jewfish Psammoperca waigiensis Sand Bass Pseudamia nigra Estuary Cardinalfish Pseudanthias cooperi Red Basslet Pseudochromis wilsoni Yellowfin Dottyback Redigobius balteatus Rhinohorn Goby Rendahlia jaubertensis Jaubert Sole Rhincodon typus Whale Shark Rhinoprenes pentanemus Threadfin Scat Rhizoprionodon oligolinx Grey Sharpnose Shark Scortum ogilbyi Gulf Grunter Silhouettea hoesei Hoese's Silhouette Goby Solegnathus hardwickii Pallid Pipehorse Solegnathus lettiensis Gunther’s Pipehorse Syngnathoides biaculeatus Double-end Pipefish Tathicarpus butleri Blackspot Anglerfish Tetrabrachium ocellatum Humpback Anglerfish Thryssa scratchleyi Freshwater Anchovy Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus Bentstick Pipefish Trachyrhamphus longirostris Straightstick Pipefish Urogymnus asperrimus Porcupine Ray Urogymnus dalyensis Freshwater Whipray Urogymnus granulatus Mangrove Whipray Zenarchopterus buffonis Northern River Garfish Zenarchopterus caudovittatus Longjaw River Garfish Zenarchopterus dispar Spoonfin River Garfish Zenarchopterus gilli Shortnose River Garfish Zenarchopterus rasori Short River Garfish

Classification – Not Evaluated

All other fish native to the Northern Territory.

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