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fish identification guide



ii fish identification guide

Cover: Rowley Shoals. Photo: Shannon Conway

Published by Department o Fisheries, Perth, Western Australia.

Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 103, February 2013.ISSN: 1447 - 2058 ISBN: 978-1-921845-31-4

Contents

About this Guide �� 1

oshore demersAl �� 3

inshore demersAl �� 4

neArshore�� 12

estuArine �� 19

PelAGic �� 20

shArKs �� 23

crustAceAns �� 25

molluscs �� 26

reshWAter �� 27



1fish identification guide

this guide has been developed to help you identiy the more

common species in Western Australia that you may encounter.

The purpose o this recreational ishing guide is to greatly

enhance consistent and accurate species identiication.

I you are unsure about a particular species (or i it is not in this

guide), please discuss it with a representative o the Department

o Fisheries, Western Australia. You can access additional

inormation on the website www��wa�gv�a

About this Guide

Six broad ecological depth-based habitats are recognised within each

bioregion. Finish species are listed in the habitat where they most

commonly occur. Sharks and crustaceans are presented separately as

they may occupy many habitats.

PeLAGiC

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oFFshoRe deMeRsAL

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inshoRe deMeRsAL

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estuARine PAGE 19

FReshWAteR PAGE 27

250m

20m neARshoRe PAGE 12

200 mile Economic Exclusion ZoneLand



2 fish identification guide

Throughout this guide you will see all or some o the ollowing coastal

bioregion symbols with each ish illustration, indicating where the species is

most likely to occur.

SC South CoastWC West CoastGC Gascoyne CoastNC North Coast

Freshwater species inhabit the inland bioregions, which are shown on the

map on page 27.

About this Guide (Continued)

North Coast(Pilbara/Kimberley)

Gascoyne

Coast

West

Coast

South Coast

A

s h b u r t o n R i v e r

Kununurra

Broome

Port HedlandKarratha

Onslow

Exmouth

Carnarvon

Denham

Kalbarri

Geraldton

Perth

AugustaBlack Point

Albany

Esperance

Eucla

115°30' E

114° 50' E

27°S

21°46' S

SC

WC

GC

NC




oFFshoRe deMeRsAL

ega gp(Grey banded rockcod, eightbar cod)

Hyporthodus octofasciatus

hapkPolyprion oxygeneios

ba gpPolyprion americanus

b-y vaaHyperoglyphe antarctica

ry appEtelis carbunculus

a appEtelis coruscans




inshoRe deMeRsAL

W Aaa (Dhuie)

Glaucosoma hebraicum

W gp Achoerodus gouldii

b wg(Queen snapper)

Nemadactylus valenciennesi

haq Othos dentex

Juvenile

n pa pGlaucosoma buergeri

sapp(Pink snapper, pinkie)

Pagrus auratus

Pa wp(Slatey bream, sweetlip)

Diagramma labiosum

Juvenile

sa wp Scorpis aequipinnis




sga ak Aulopus purpurissatus

c a (Leopard coral trout)Plectropomus leopardus

Ywy Centroberyx australis

bg (Red snapper, nannygai)

Centroberyx gerrardi

bak a (Inshore coral trout)

Plectropomus maculatus

Ywg a (Coronation trout, lunartail trout)

Variola louti

Juvenile

caa(Chinaman)

Symphorus nematophorus

swawaCentroberyx lineatus




inshoRe deMeRsAL (Continued)

spag pLethrinus nebulosus

Ga p(Black snapper, blue-lined emperor,

grass snapper, tricky snapper)Lethrinus laticaudis

bp p(Lesser spangled emperor)

Lethrinus punctulatus

Ywa pLethrinus atkinsoni

baa Chromileptes altivelis

lg p(Long-nosed emperor)

Lethrinus olivaceus

rp p(Pink-eared emperor)

Lethrinus lentjan

ra p(Sweetlip emperor)

Lethrinus miniatus




Pa k Protected sPecies

(Potato cod)

Epinephelus tukula

Qa gp Protected sPecies

(Giant grouper, Queensland grouper)Epinephelus lanceolatus

Ywp k(Spotted cod, honeycomb cod)

Epinephelus areolatus

ak k(Spotted cod, honeycomb cod, frostback cod)

Epinephelus bilobatus

dkya gp(Spotted trout, trout cod)

Epinephelus bleekeri

bakp k(Malabar cod, estuary cod, slimy cod)

Epinephelus malabaricus

Gp k(Estuary cod, slimy cod, greasy grouper)

Epinephelus coioides

rak (Whitespotted rockcod)Epinephelus multinotatus

Juvenile




daka app(Maroon seaperch, dark tailed seaperch)

Lutjanus lemniscatus

bwp app(Flagfish)

Lutjanus vitta

spy app(Spanish flag, stripey seaperch)

Lutjanus carponotatus


ry a aNemipterus furcosus

m’ app(Moses’ perch, fingermark bream)

Lutjanus russellii

Juvenile

magv Jak(Jacks)

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

baka (Black arse snapper)Epinephelides armatus

r’ aa(Robinson’s bream, Robinson’s perch)

Gymnocranius grandoculis




saa app(Scarlet seaperch)Lutjanus malabaricus

ma app(Maori seaperch)

Lutjanus rivulatus

r p(Reds)

Lutjanus sebae

Ga appPristipomoides multidens

ry app(Rosy jobfish, crimson jobfish)

Pristipomoides filamentosus

sap app(Sharptooth jobfish)Pristipomoides typus

c app(Crimson seaperch, red snapper)

Lutjanus erythropterus

G app(Fingermark seaperch, fingermark bream)

Lutjanus johnii




bp kChoerodon cauteroma

b k(Bluebone)

Choerodon cyanodus

bakp k(Bluebone)

Choerodon schoenleinii

Pp k(Grass tuskfish, bluebone)

Choerodon cephalotes


hpa ma wa Protected sPecies

Cheilinus undulatus

Gp pg(Goldspot foxfish)Bodianus perditio

ba gp(Baldie)

Choerodon rubescens

x(Western foxfish)

Bodianus frenchii




ba pa Scarus ghobban

ypa a Argyrops spinifer

bga ga p(Gurnard perch)

Neosebastes pandus




Yw wg(Sand whiting, silver whiting)

Sillago schomburgkii

neARshoRe

Kg Gg wg(KG)

Sillaginodes punctata

G wg(Golden-lined whiting)

Sillago analis

W p wg Sillago burrus

W wg(Sand whiting, school whiting)

Sillago vittata

s wg(Sand whiting, school whiting)

Sillago bassensis

Ywa a(Yellowtail, yellowtail horse mackerel)

Trachurus novaezelandiae

dot markings on baseo pectoral in

no dot markings onbase o pectoral in

aint or no bars

well deined bars




Aaa g(Herring, tommy ruff)

Arripis georgianus

W Aaa a (Salmon) Arripis truttaceus

Juvenile, oten called salmon trout, looks like adultAustralian herring but has smaller eye and pointy head

W (Butterfish, buttery)

Pentapodus vitta

bp ga(Red mullet)

Upeneichthys vlamingii

lower lobe o tail in longer

dark blotch belowdorsal in

Juvenile

Juvenile

s ga(Gardie, southern sea garfish)

Hyporhamphus melanochir

t-y-w ga(Robust garfish, storm garfish)

Hemiramphus robustus

black markings on tail

bak jw(Northern mulloway)Protonibea diacanthus

mway(River kingfish)

Argyrosomus japonicus – also known as

Argyrosomus hololepidotus




h ajakMeuschenia hippocrepis

sxp ajak(Reef leatherjacket)Meuschenia freycineti

ba wp Scorpis georgiana

neARshoRe (Continued)

sv vay(Skipjack, skippy)

Pseudocaranx georgianus

This includes the smaller sand trevally (P. wrightii)

ta(Chopper – small tailor)

Pomatomus saltatrix

sk Sphyraena novaehollandiae

lgFamily Belonidae

sp apk(Pike, striped barracuda)

Sphyraena obtusata




b ak(Slimey mackerel, common mackerel)

Scomber australasicus

oa Sarda orientalis

baaLates calcarifer

daa Liza vaigiensis

Gak Liza subviridis

sa (Mullet)

Mugil cephalus

ba Valamugil buchanani

Ywy (Pilch, yellow-eyed mullet)

Aldrichetta forsteri




t(Goldspotted trevally)

Carangoides fulvoguttatus

G vay(Banded trevally)

Gnathanodon speciosus


caa k(Charlie court)

Epinephelus rivulatus

W yw a(Yellowfin bream)

Acanthopagrus latus

nw ak a(Pikey bream)

Acanthopagrus palmaris

Q(Queenie)

Scomberoides spp.

Ga vay(GT)

Caranx ignobilis




b jav(Blotched javelinfish)Pomadasys maculatus

ba jav(Spotted javelinfish)Pomadasys kaakan

sv a Poisonous (North-West blowfish)

Lagocephalus sceleratus

b a(Bluenose threadfin salmon, blue salmon)

Eleutheronema tetradactylum

Kg a(Giant threadfin salmon, giant threadfin)

Polydactylus macrochir

Ga a a(Giant salmon catfish)

Arius thalassinus

Wpg a Poisonous

(Blowie, pufferfish, common blowfish)Torquigener pleurogramma

tpaLobotes surinamensis





Male

Female

Male

Female

W Kg waCoris auricularis

W p g(Trumpeter, striped trumpeter)

Pelates octolineatus

s a waOphthalmolepis lineolatus

bwp waNotolabrus parilus

c aTrachinotus botla




estuARine

Ywa aa(Bartailed flathead)

Platycephalus westraliae

n a aa(Sand flathead, flag tailed flathead)

Platycephalus endrachtensis

s p aa(Bluespotted flathead, southern flathead)

Platycephalus speculator

eay (Cobbler)

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

sa Pseudorhombus jenynsii

lag Pseudorhombus arsius

bak a Acanthopagrus butcheri

taw(Silver bream)

Rhabdosargus sarba




PeLAGiC

sa Seriola hippos

Ajak Seriola dumerili

Ywa kg(Kingfish, kingie)

Seriola lalandi

s aThunnus maccoyii

Juvenile

Yw aThunnus albacares

n aThunnus orientalis

mak a(Jack mackerel, kawakawa)

Euthynnus affinis

dg a(Doggie)

Gymnosarda unicolor




(Continued)

b aMakaira nigricans

bak aMakaira indica

sp aTetraputerus audax

spa ak(Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel)

Scomberomorus commerson

sp ak(Australian spotted mackerel)

Scomberomorus munroi

s ak(Queensland school mackerel, doggie)

Scomberomorus queenslandicus

Gy ak(Broad-barred Spanish mackerel,

broad-banded mackerel) Scomberomorus semifasciatus

sak ak(Scaly mackerel, salmon mackerel)

Grammatorcynus bicarinatus




saIstiophorus platypterus

ca(Black kingfish)

Rachycentron canadum

WaAcanthocybium solandri

Ga aaa Sphyraena barracuda

ma a(Dolphinfish)

Coryphaena spp.

PeLAGiC (Continued)




dky waCarcharhinus obscurus

bz waCarcharhinus brachyurus

saa ak(Thickskin shark, northern whaler, sand shark)

Carcharhinus plumbeus

tg akGaleocerdo cuvier

Wp akTriaenodon obesus

Wky akFurgaleus macki

Gy ak(Southern gummy shark)

Mustelus antarcticus

W p gy akMustelus stevensi

interdorsalridge

broad, angularupper teeth

narrow hook-shaped upper

teeth

no interdorsalridge

shARKs




haa akFamily Sphyrnidae

WggFamily Orectolobidae

Gy akCarcharias taurus

P Jak akHeterodontus portusjackson

W ak Protected sPecies Carcharodon carcharias

sawakFamily Pristiophoridae

saw Protected sPecies Family Pristidae

shARKs (Continued)




bw a(Orange mud crab)

Scylla olivacea

G a(Giant mud crab)

Scylla serrata

b w a(Blue manna, blue crab)

Portunus armatus (formerly P. pelagicus)

PawFamily Penaeidae

CRustACeAns

W k Panulirus cygnus

s k Jasus edwardsii

Pa k (Tropical rock lobster, green rock lobster)

Panulirus versicolor

oa k (Tropical rock lobster)

Panulirus ornatus




r’ aaHaliotis roei

Gp aaHaliotis laevigata

bwp aaHaliotis conicopora

sqOrder Teuthoidea

opOctopus spp.

cFamily Sepiidae

MoLLusCs




maCherax cainii

raw(Queensland red claw crayfish)

Cherax quadricarinatus

ca(Freshwater prawns)

Macrobrachium spp.

sv (Lake Argyle catfish, Ord River catfish)

Arius midgleyi

W y g(Sooty grunter)

Hephaestus jenkinsi

Northern

Inland

Southern

Inland

A s h b u r t o n R i v e r

Kununurra

Broome

Port HedlandKarratha

Onslow

Exmouth

Carnarvon

Denham

Kalbarri

Geraldton

Perth

AugustaBlack Point

Albany

Esperance

Eucla

27°S

SI

NI

FReshWAteR

Two dierent bioregions apply or

reshwater species – the Northern Inland

Bioregion and the Southern Inland

Bioregion, shown on the map below.




indeX oF CoMMon nAMes

A

Amberjack .................... 20

Australian herring .......... 13

bBaldchin groper ............. 10

Banded sweep .............. 14

Barcheek coral trout ........ 5

Barramundi .................. 15

Barramundi cod .............. 6

Barred javelin ................ 17

Bass groper .................... 3

Bighead gurnard perch .. 11

Bight redish ................... 5

Black bream ................. 19

Black jewish ................ 13

Black marlin ................. 21

Blackspotted rockcod ...... 7

Blackspot tuskish......... 10

Blotched javelin ............. 17

Bluebarred parrotish ..... 11

Blue-eye trevalla .............. 3

Blue mackerel ............... 15

Blue marlin ................... 21

Blue morwong ................. 4

Bluespotted emperor ....... 6

Bluespotted goatish ..... 13Bluespotted tuskish ..... 10

Blue swimmer crab........ 25

Bluetail mullet............... 15

Blue threadin ............... 17

Blue tuskish ................ 10

Breaksea cod.................. 8

Bronze whaler ............... 23

Brownlip abalone........... 26

Brown mud crab ............ 25

Brownspotted wrasse .... 18

Brownstripe snapper ....... 8

c

Cherabin ....................... 27

Chinamanish .................. 5

Chinaman rockcod......... 16

Cobia ........................... 22

Common coral trout......... 5

Common dart ................ 18

Crimson snapper ............. 9

Cuttleish ...................... 26

d

Darktail snapper ............. 8

Diamondscale mullet ..... 15

Dogtooth tuna ............... 20

Duskytail grouper ............ 7

Dusky whaler ................ 23

e

Eightbar grouper .............. 3

Estuary cobbler ............. 19

Flame snapper ................ 3

Foxish ......................... 10

Frostback rockcod ........... 7

Frypan bream ................ 11

G

Giant sea catish........... 17

Giant trevally ................. 16

Goldband snapper ........... 9

Goldenline whiting ......... 12

Golden snapper .............. 9

Golden trevally .............. 16

Goldspot pigish ............ 10

Goldspotted rockcod ....... 7

Grass emperor ................ 6

Great barracuda ............ 22

Greenback mullet .......... 15

Greenlip abalone ........... 26

Green mud crab ............ 25

Grey mackerel ............... 21

Greynurse shark ............ 24

Gummy shark................ 23

h

Hammerhead sharks ..... 24Hapuku .......................... 3

Harlequin ish ................. 4

Horseshoe leatherjacket 14

Humphead Maori wrasse 10

K

King George whiting....... 12

King threadin ............... 17

l

Largetooth lounder ....... 19

Longnose emperor .......... 6

Longtom ....................... 14

m

Mackerel tuna ............... 20Mahi mahi .................... 22

Mangrove Jack ................ 8

Maori snapper ................ 9

Marron ......................... 27

Moses’ snapper .............. 8

Mulloway ...................... 13

nNorthern bluein tuna .... 20

Northern pearl perch ....... 4




Northern sand lathead.. 19

Northwest black bream .. 16

o

Octopus........................ 26

Oriental bonito .............. 15

Ornate rock lobster ....... 25

P

Painted rock lobster ...... 25

Painted sweetlips ............ 4

Platycephalus speculator 19

Port Jackson shark ........ 24

Potato rockcod ................ 7

Prawns ......................... 25

Purple tuskish .............. 10

Q

Queenish ..................... 16

Queensland groper .......... 7

r

Rankin cod ..................... 7

Redclaw........................ 27

Red emperor ................... 9

Redspot emperor ............ 6

Redthroat emperor .......... 6

Robinson’s seabream ...... 8

Roe’s abalone ............... 26

Rosy snapper .................. 9

Rosy threadin bream ...... 8

Ruby snapper .................. 3

s

Saddletail snapper .......... 9

Sailish ......................... 22

Samsonish .................. 20

Sandbar shark .............. 23

Sawishes .................... 24

Sawsharks .................... 24

School mackerel ........... 21

Sea mullet .................... 15Sea sweep...................... 4

Sergeant baker ............... 5

Shark mackerel ............. 21

Sharptooth snapper......... 9

Silver cobbler ................ 27

Silver toadish ............... 17

Silver trevally ................ 14

Sixspine leatherjacket ... 14

Smalltooth lounder ....... 19

Snapper ......................... 4

Snook .......................... 14

Southern bluein tuna .... 20

Southern bluespotted

lathead ........................ 19

Southern garish .......... 13Southern maori wrasse.. 18

Southern rock lobster .... 25

Southern school whiting 12

Spangled emperor ........... 6

Spanish mackerel ......... 21

Spotted mackerel .......... 21

Squid ........................... 26

Striped marlin ............... 21

Striped seapike ............. 14

Stripey snapper ............... 8

Swallowtail ..................... 5

t

Tailor ............................ 14

Tarwhine ....................... 19

Three-by-two garish ...... 13

Tiger shark ................... 23

Tripletail ....................... 17

Turrum .......................... 16

W

Wahoo .......................... 22

Weeping toadish .......... 17

West Australian dhuish ... 4

Western Australian

salmon (Salmon) ........... 13

Western blue groper ........ 4

Western butterish ......... 13

Western King wrasse ..... 18

Western rock lobster ..... 25

Western school whiting .. 12

Western sooty grunter ... 27

Western spotted gummy

shark ........................... 23

Western striped grunter . 18

Western trumpeter

whiting ......................... 12Western yellowin bream 16

Whiskery shark ............. 23

White shark ................. 24

Whitetip ree shark ........ 23

Wobbegongs ................. 24

Y

Yellowedge coronation trout .5Yelloweye mullet ............ 15

Yelloweye redish ............. 5

Yellowin tuna ............... 20

Yellowin whiting ............ 12

Yellowspotted rockcod ..... 7

Yellowtail emperor ........... 6

Yellowtail lathead ......... 19

Yellowtail kingish .......... 20

Yellowtail scad .............. 12



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fshing rules is available.

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