Fish of Townsville - part 2

A two part guide to fish of the Townsville region as iNaturalist guides are limited to 500 species. Leiognathidae to Zenarchopteridae

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Pugnose Ponyfish ¹
Deveximentum ruconius

Ornate emperor ²
Lethrinus ornatus

Orangestriped Emperor ³
Lethrinus obsoletus

Japanese Large-eye Bream ⁴
Gymnocranius euanus

Robinson's Seabream ⁵
Gymnocranius grandoculis

grass emperor ⁶
Lethrinus laticaudis

Redthroat Emperor ⁷
Lethrinus miniatus

Spangled Emperor ⁸
Lethrinus nebulosus

Yellowtail Emperor ⁹
Lethrinus atkinsoni

Collar Seabream ¹⁰
Gymnocranius audleyi

Thumbprint Emperor ³
Lethrinus harak

Orangespotted Emperor ⁹
Lethrinus erythracanthus

Humpnose Bigeye Bream ¹¹
Monotaxis grandoculis

Drab Emperor ³
Lethrinus ravus

Gymnocranius satoi ¹²

Mozambique Seabream ¹³
Wattsia mossambica

Longnose Emperor ³
Lethrinus olivaceus

Redfin Bream ³
Monotaxis heterodon

Striped Large-eye Bream ³
Gnathodentex aureolineatus

Yellowlip Emperor ³
Lethrinus xanthochilus

Barred Soapfish ²
Diploprion bifasciatus

Atlantic Tripletail ¹⁴
Lobotes surinamensis

Moses' Snapper ¹⁵
Lutjanus russellii

Blackspot Snapper ¹⁶
Lutjanus fulviflamma

Yellowtail fusilier ³
Caesio cuning

Fiveline Snapper ³
Lutjanus quinquelineatus

Spanish Flag Snapper ⁸
Lutjanus carponotatus

Mangrove Red Snapper ⁹
Lutjanus argentimaculatus

Blue-and-yellow Fusilier ³
Caesio teres

Darktail Snapper ¹⁷
Lutjanus lemniscatus

Scissor-tailed Fusilier ³
Caesio caerulaurea

Brownstripe Snapper ¹⁸
Lutjanus vitta

Doubleline Fusilier ³
Pterocaesio digramma

Red Emperor Snapper ¹⁹
Lutjanus sebae

Black-and-white Snapper ²⁰
Macolor niger

Two-spot Red Snapper ⁹
Lutjanus bohar

Thread-finned Sea Perch ⁵
Symphorus nematophorus

Saddletail Snapper ²¹
Lutjanus malabaricus

Onespot Snapper ²²
Lutjanus monostigma

Humpback Snapper ²³
Lutjanus gibbus

Golden Snapper ²⁴
Lutjanus johnii

Bluestriped Snapper ²⁵
Lutjanus kasmira

Green Jobfish ³
Aprion virescens

Speckled Snapper ²⁶
Lutjanus rivulatus

Lunar Fusilier ³
Caesio lunaris

Blacktail Snapper ²⁷
Lutjanus fulvus

Threestripe Fusilier ²⁸
Pterocaesio trilineata

Blue Blanquillo ²⁹
Malacanthus latovittatus

Indo-Pacific Tarpon ²⁴
Megalops cyprinoides

Eastern Rainbowfish ³⁰
Melanotaenia splendida

Fire Dartfish ³
Nemateleotris magnifica

Twotone Dartfish ³¹
Ptereleotris evides

Spottail Dartfish ³
Ptereleotris heteroptera

Pearly Dartfish ³
Ptereleotris microlepis

Four-eye Mini Dartgoby ³²
Aioliops tetrophthalmus

Mimic Filefish ³¹
Paraluteres prionurus

Scrawled Filefish ³³
Aluterus scriptus

Longnose Filefish ³
Oxymonacanthus longirostris

Diamondfish ³⁴
Monodactylus argenteus

Squaretail Mullet ³⁵
Ellochelon vaigiensis

Blue-tail Mullet ²⁶
Crenimugil buchanani

Greenback Mullet ²⁴
Planiliza subviridis

Yellowspot Goatfish ³⁶
Parupeneus indicus

Dot-and-dash Goatfish ³⁶
Parupeneus barberinus

Australian Goatfish ³⁷
Upeneus australiae

Sidespot Goatfish ³
Parupeneus pleurostigma

Manybar Goatfish ¹⁰
Parupeneus multifasciatus

Cinnabar goatfish ¹⁵
Parupeneus heptacantha

Cardinal Goatfish ²
Parupeneus ciliatus

Bicolour Goatfish ³⁸
Parupeneus barberinoides

Goldsaddle Goatfish ³⁹
Parupeneus cyclostomus

Doublebar Goatfish ³
Parupeneus crassilabris

Yellowstripe Goatfish ²
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

Freckled Goatfish ⁴⁰
Upeneus tragula

Ochreband Goatfish
Upeneus sundaicus

Giant Moray ⁴¹
Gymnothorax javanicus

Highfin Moray ⁹
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus

Peppered Moray ⁴²
Gymnothorax pictus

Undulated Moray ⁴³
Gymnothorax undulatus

Laced Moray ³¹
Gymnothorax favagineus

Snowflake Moray ⁴⁴
Echidna nebulosa

Bridled Monocle Bream ³
Scolopsis bilineata

Rainbow Monocle Bream ¹⁶
Scolopsis monogramma

Yellowtip Threadfin Bream ⁴⁵
Nemipterus nematopus

Pearly monocle bream ³
Scolopsis margaritifera

Pale Monocle Bream ³
Scolopsis affinis

Yellowstripe Threadfin Bream ³
Pentapodus aureofasciatus

Lined Monocle Bream ³⁷
Scolopsis lineata

Blacksaddle Snake Eel ⁴²
Ophichthus cephalozona

Yellow Boxfish ²
Ostracion cubicum

Spotted Boxfish ⁹
Ostracion meleagris

Peacock Flounder
Pseudorhombus argus

Blacktip Bullseye ⁴
Pempheris affinis

Blacktail Grubfish ⁴⁶
Parapercis queenslandica

Southern Grubfish ¹⁶
Parapercis australis

Latticed Sandperch ⁴
Parapercis clathrata

Nosestripe Sandperch ⁴⁷
Parapercis lineopunctata

Whitestripe Sandperch ⁴⁸
Parapercis xanthozona

Spiny Flathead ²⁶
Cymbacephalus parilis

Bartailed Flathead ⁵
Platycephalus australis

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