Table of Fishes of Sydney Harbour 2019 Family Family/Com Species Species Common Notes mon Name Name Acanthuridae Surgeonfishe Acanthurus Eyestripe close s dussumieri Surgeonfish to southern li mit Acanthuridae Acanthurus Orangebloch close to olivaceus Surgeonfish southern limit Acanthuridae Acanthurus Convict close to triostegus Surgeonfish southern limit Acanthuridae Acanthurus Yellowmask xanthopterus Surgeonfish Acanthuridae Paracanthurus Blue Tang not included hepatus in species count Acanthuridae Prionurus Spotted Sawtail maculatus Acanthuridae Prionurus Australian Sawtail microlepidotus Ambassidae Glassfishes Ambassis Port Jackson jacksoniensis glassfish Ambassidae Ambassis marianus Estuary Glassfish Anguillidae Freshwater Anguilla australis Shortfin Eel Eels Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii Longfinned Eel Antennariidae Anglerfishes Antennarius Freckled Anglerfish southern limit coccineus Antennariidae Antennarius Giant Anglerfish close to commerson southen limit Antennariidae Antennarius Shaggy Anglerfish southern limit hispidus Antennariidae Antennarius pictus Painted Anglerfish Antennariidae Antennarius striatus Striate Anglerfish Table of Fishes of Sydney Harbour 2019 Antennariidae Histrio histrio Sargassum close to Anglerfish southen limit Antennariidae Porophryne Red-fingered erythrodactylus Anglerfish Aploactinidae Velvetfishes Aploactisoma Southern Velvetfish milesii Aploactinidae Cocotropus Patchwork microps Velvetfish Aploactinidae Paraploactis Bearded Velvetfish trachyderma Aplodactylidae Seacarps Aplodactylus Rock Cale lophodon Apogonidae Cardinalfishe Apogon angustatus Broadstripe close to s Cardinalfish southen limit Apogonidae Apogon aureus Ringtail southern limit Cardinalfish Apogonidae Apogon capricornis Capricorn Cardinalfish Apogonidae Apogon crassiceps Ruby Cardinalfish southern limit Apogonidae Apogon cyanosoma Orangeline close to Cardinalfish southen limit Apogonidae Apogon doederleini Fourline close to Cardinalfish southen limit Apogonidae Apogon fraenatus Spinyeye close to Cardinalfish southen limit Apogonidae Apogon hartzfeldi Silverline close to Cardinalfish southen limit Apogonidae Apogon limenus Sydney Cardinalfish Apogonidae Apogon nigripinnis Two-eye Cardinalfish Apogonidae Apogon Halfband close to semiornatus Cardinalfish southen limit Apogonidae Cheilodipterus Five-lined close to quinquelineatus Cardinalfish southen limit Apogonidae Foa yamba Yamba Cardinalfish photo record Table of Fishes of Sydney Harbour 2019 Apogonidae Ostorhinchus fascia Striped tus Cardinalfish Apogonidae Pseudamia Gelatinous close to gelatinosa Cardinalfish southen limit Apogonidae Siphamia Wood's Siphonfish cephalotes Apogonidae Siphamia Pinkbreast roseigaster Siphonfish Apogonidae Vincentia Eastern Gobbleguts novaehollandiae Ariidae Fork-tailed Netuma thalassina Giant Sea Catfish Catfishes Arripidae Australian Arripis georgianus Australian Herring Salmons Arripidae Arripis trutta Eastern Australian Salmon Atherinidae Hardyheads Atherinason Smallscale hepsetoides Hardyhead Atherinidae Atherinomorus Ogilby's Hardyhead vaigiensis Atherinidae Atherinosoma Smallmouth microstoma Hardyhead Aulopidae Sergeant Hime purpurissatus Sergeant Baker Bakers Balistidae Triggerfishes Sufflamen Eye-stripe close to chrysopterum Triggerfish southen limit Balistidae Sufflamen Bridled Triggerfish close to fraenatum southen limit Batrachoididae Frogfishes Batrachomoeus Eastern Frogfish close to dubius southen limit Belonidae Longtoms Ablennes hians Barred Longtom Belonidae Strongylura leiura Slender Longtom Belonidae Tylosurus Stout Longtom gavialoides Berycidae Alfonsinos Centroberyx affinis Redfish (Nannygai) Table of Fishes of Sydney Harbour 2019 Blenniidae Blennies Aspidontus False Cleanerfish taeniatus Blenniidae Istiblennius Peacock meleagris Rockskipper Blenniidae Omobranchus Oyster Blenny anolius Blenniidae Omobranchus Rotund Blenny rotundiceps Blenniidae Parablennius Horned Blenny intermedius Blenniidae Parablennius Tasmanian Blenny tasmanianus Blenniidae Petroscirtes fallax Yellow Sabretooth southern Blenny limit Blenniidae Petroscirtes lupus Brown Sabretooth Blenny Blenniidae Plagiotremus Bluestriped close to rhinorhynchos Fangblenny southen limit Blenniidae Plagiotremus Piano Fangblenny tapeinosoma Blenniidae Xiphasia setifer Hairtail Blenny Bothidae Lefteye Arnoglossus fisoni Fisons Flounder Flounders Bothidae Crossorhombus Lord Howe Australian howensis Flounder Museum specimen Bothidae Engyprosopon Spot-tail wide-eye grandisquama Flounder Bothidae Lophonectes gallus Crested Flounder Brachaeluridae Blind Sharks Brachaelurus waddi Blindshark Bramidae Pomfrets Pteraclis velifera Southern Fanfish Bythitidae Bortulas Brosmophyciops Slimy Cuskeel tropical pautzkei species - one southern record Table of Fishes of Sydney Harbour 2019 Bythitidae Dermatopsis Eastern Yellow macrodon Blindfish Bythitidae Monothrix polylepis Littoral Cusk Callanthiidae Splendid Callanthias allporti Rosy Perch Perches Callionymidae Dragonets Eocallionymus Painted Stinkfish papilio Callionymidae Foetorepus Common Stinkfish calauropomus Callionymidae Orbonymus rameus Whitespotted Dragonet Callionymidae Repomucenus Spotted Dragonet calcaratus Callionymidae Repomucenus Rough-head limiceps Dragonet Callorhynchidae Elephantfishe Callorhinchus milii Elephantfish young or s females laying egg cases in Spring Carangidae Trevallies Alectis ciliaris Pennantfish Carangidae Carangoides Thicklip Trevally orthogrammus Carangidae Caranx ignobilis Giant Trevally Carangidae Caranx sexfasciatus Bigeye Trevally Carangidae Decapterus Temperate Scad muroadsi Carangidae Megalaspis cordyla Finny Scad Carangidae Naucrates ductor Pilotfish close to southen limit Carangidae Pseudocaranx Araara was Silver georgianus Trevally, P. dentex Carangidae Seriola dumerili Amberjack Carangidae Seriola hippos Samson fish Table of Fishes of Sydney Harbour 2019 Carangidae Seriola lalandi Yellowtail Kingfish Carangidae Trachinotus Smallspot Dart close to baillonii southen limit Carangidae Trachinotus blochii Snubnose Dart close to southen limit Carangidae Trachurus declivis Common Jack Mackerel Carangidae Trachurus Yellowtail Scad novaezelandiae Carangidae Uraspis secunda Cottonmouth Trevally Carapidae Pearlfishes Echiodon rendahli Messmate Fish Carcharhinidae Whaler Carcharhinus Bronze Whaler Sharks brachyurus Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus Silky Shark falciformis Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus Bull Shark leucas Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus Dusky Shark obscurus Carcharhinidae Galeocerdo cuvier Tiger Shark close to southen limit Centrolophidae Butterfishes Seriolella brama Blue Warehou Cepolidae Bandfishes Cepola australis Australian Bandfish Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishe Chaetodon auriga Threadfin close to s Butterflyfish southen limit Chaetodontidae Chaetodon Dusky Butterflyfish flavirostris Chaetodontidae Chaetodon Günther's guentheri Butterflyfish Chaetodontidae Chaetodon kleinii Klein's Butterflyfish close to southen limit Chaetodontidae Chaetodon lunula Racoon Butterflyfish Table of Fishes of Sydney Harbour 2019 Chaetodontidae Chaetodon Blackback close to melannotus Butterflyfish southen limit Chaetodontidae Chaetodon Doublesaddle close to ulietensis Butterflyfish southen limit Chaetodontidae Chelmon rostratus Beaked Coralfish Chaetodontidae Chelmonops Eastern Talma truncatus Chaetodontidae Heniochus Longfin Bannerfish close to acuminatus southen limit Chaetodontidae Heniochus Schooling close to diphreutes Bannerfish southen limit Chaetodontidae Parachaetodon Ocellate close to ocellatus Butterflyfish southen limit Chanidae Milkfish Chanos chanos Milkfish close to southen limit Cheilodactylidae Morwongs Cheilodactylus Red Morwong fuscus Cheilodactylidae Cheilodactylus Magpie Perch Northern limit nigripes Cheilodactylidae Cheilodactylus Banded Morwong spectabilis Cheilodactylidae Cheilodactylus Crested Morwong vestitus Cheilodactylidae Dactylophora Dusky Morwong nigricans Cheilodactylidae Nemadactylus Grey Morwong douglasii Cheilodactylidae Nemadactylus Jackass Morwong macropterus Chironemidae Kelpfishes Chironemus Kelpfish marmoratus Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes Cirrhitichthys Blotched Hawkfish aprinus Cirrhitidae Cirrhitichthys falco Dwarf Hawkfish close to southen limit Table of Fishes of Sydney Harbour 2019 Cirrhitidae Cyprinocirrhites Lyre-tail Hawkfish polyactis Clinidae Weedfishes Cristiceps Silverside Weedfish argyropleura Clinidae Cristiceps Golden Weedfish aurantiacus Clinidae Cristiceps australis Crested Weedfish Clinidae Heteroclinus Ogilby's weedfish heptaeolus Clinidae Heteroclinus Largenose nasutus Weedfish Clinidae Heteroclinus roseus Rosy Weedfish Clinidae Heteroclinus Whitelegg's whiteleggii Weedfish Clupeidae Herrings Etrumeus teres Maray Clupeidae Herklotsichthys Southern Sprat castelnaui Clupeidae Herklotsichthys Largespotted koningsbergeri Herring Clupeidae Hyperlophus Glassy Sprat translucidus Clupeidae Hyperlophus Sandy Sprat vittatus Clupeidae Sardinops sagax Australian Pilchard Clupeidae Spratelloides Blue Sprat robustus Congridae Conger Eels Conger verreauxi Southern Conger Congridae Conger wilsoni Eastern Conger Congridae Gnathophis Little Conger longicaudus Coryphaenidae Dolphinfishes Coryphaena Mahi Mahi , Mahi Mahi hippurus Creediidae Sandburrow Creedia haswelli Slender ers Sandburrower Table of Fishes of Sydney Harbour 2019 Creediidae Creedia Half-scale partimsquamigera Sandburrower Cynoglossidae Tongue Soles Paraplagusia Lemon Tongue- bilineata sole Cyprinidae Carps Carassius auratus Goldfish Primarily freshwater Dactylopteridae Flying Dactyloptena Purple Flying