Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory Classification – Endangered Scientific name Common name Glyphis garricki Northern River Shark Classification – Vulnerable Scientific name Common name Chlamydogobius japalpa Finke Goby Glyphis glyphis Speartooth Shark 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' Catfish Classification – Least Concern Scientific name Common name Ablennes hians Barred Longtom Abudefduf bengalensis Bengal Sergeant Abudefduf sexfasciatus Scissortail Sergeant Department of ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Page 1 of 21 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 Ambassis agrammus Sailfin Glassfish Ambassis dussumieri Barehead Glassfish Ambassis interrupta Long-spined Glassfish Ambassis macleayi Reticulate Glassfish Ambassis nalua Scalloped Glassfish Ambassis vachellii Vachell’s Glassfish Amblygobius bynoensis Bynoe Goby Amniataba caudavittata Yellowtail Trumpeter Amoya gracilis Blue-spotted Mangrove-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 Department of ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 5 May 2020 Page 2 of 21 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 Catshark 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 Department of ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 5 May 2020 Page 3 of 21 Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory Scientific name Common name Caragobius rubristriatus Red Eel-goby Carangoides hedlandensis Bumpnose Trevally Carangoides humerosus Epaulette Trevally Carangoides malabaricus Malabar Trevally Caranx 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 Whitecheek Shark Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark Carcharhinus fitzroyensis Creek Whaler Carcharhinus leucas Bull Shark Carcharhinus limbatus Common Blacktip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic Whitetip Shark 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 Department of ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 5 May 2020 Page 4 of 21 Conservation status of fish of the Northern Territory Scientific name Common name Chanos chanos Milkfish Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Five-lined Cardinalfish Chelmon marginalis Margined Coralfish Chelmon muelleri Muller’s Coralfish Chelonodon patoca Milk-spotted Toadfish Chiloscyllium punctatum Grey Carpet Shark 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 Mullet 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 Department of ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 5 May 2020 Page 5 of 21 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 Eleutheronema tetradactylum Blue Threadfin Elops hawaiensis Giant Herring Encrasicholina devisi Devis' Anchovy 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 – Department of ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 5 May 2020 Page 6 of 21 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 Queensland 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 Tiger Shark 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 Department of ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 5 May 2020 Page 7 of 21 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