African Pompano
Alectis ciliaris
Saltwater / Pelagic
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Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
saltwater and freshwater
Bi-color Blenny
Ecsenius bicolor
saltwater, reef fish
Corkwing Wrasse
Symphodus melops
saltwater
Sand Eel Larva
Ammodytes sp.
pelagic, saltwater
Octopus
Order Octopoda
Saltwater
Amberjack, Greater Amberjack (often simply referred to as Amberjack)
Seriola dumerili
Saltwater
Pacific Blue Tang
Paracanthurus hepatus
saltwater, reef fish
Hardhead Silverside
Atherinomorus stipes
saltwater, reef, coastal
Black Tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus x O. aureus (hybrid or color morph)
freshwater, benthic, invasive
Blackback Butterflyfish
Chaetodon melannotus
Saltwater, Reef Fish
Ichthyoplankton (Larval Fish)
Teleostean larval stage
Larval, Pelagic, Saltwater/Freshwater
Angelfish (Marble Angelfish variation)
Pterophyllum scalare
freshwater
Crevalle Jack
Caranx hippos
Saltwater, Pelagic
Fish Larva (Larval Fish)
Osteichthyes (Unknown Larva)
Saltwater/Pelagic (General Ichthyoplankton)
Hardhead Silverside
Atherinomorus stipes
saltwater, reef, pelagic
African Pompano
Alectis ciliaris
Saltwater
European Sea Bass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Saltwater/Estuarine
Glass Cardinalfish
Ambassis sp. (often Ambassis jacksoniensis or similar)
reef fish, saltwater
Indian Anchovy (Post-larval stage)
Stolephorus indicus
saltwater, pelagic, brackish
Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper)
Lutjanus griseus
saltwater, reef fish
Australian Herring
Arripis georgianus
saltwater, coastal pelagic
Commerson's Glassy
Ambassis commersoni
estuarine, saltwater, freshwater
Ocellaris Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
Saltwater, reef fish
Blue-striped Clownfish (likely a variant or hybrid of a commonly kept species like Ocellaris or Percula Clownfish, given the bright blue/yellow coloration which is not standard for the common species but does appear in some specific regional variations or bred forms)
Amphiprion spp. (Family: Pomacentridae, Genus: Amphiprion)
saltwater, reef fish
Coho Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Saltwater and Freshwater (anadromous)
Clownfish (Ocellaris Clownfish)
Amphiprion ocellaris
Saltwater, reef fish
Mudskipper (General)
Periophthalmus spp. (Family Gobiidae)
brackish/saltwater
Oriental Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus vittatus
saltwater, reef fish
Humbug Dascyllus
Dascyllus aruanus
Saltwater, reef fish
Yellowface Angelfish
Pomacanthus xanthometopon
saltwater, reef fish
Orangespine Unicornfish
Naso lituratus
saltwater, reef fish
Longnose Butterflyfish
Forcipiger flavissimus
saltwater, reef fish
Commerson's Anchovy (Larval stage)
Stolephorus commersonnii
Estuarine, saltwater, lagoon ichthyoplankton
Gray Snapper (also known as Mangrove Snapper)
Lutjanus griseus
saltwater, reef fish
Sandbar Shark
Carcharhinus plumbeus
cartilaginous, saltwater, coastal-pelagic
Commerson's Anchovy (Larval stage)
Stolephorus commersonnii
saltwater, pelagic, estuarine
Eel Larva (Leptocephalus)
Anguilliformes (larval stage)
saltwater, pelagic, marine
Saithe (Pollock)
Pollachius virens
Saltwater, Pelagic, Benthopelagic
Lionfish (most likely a Red Lionfish)
Pterois volitans (for Red Lionfish, the most common species pictured)
saltwater, reef fish
Spanish Mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus
Saltwater, Pelagic
Bluefin Trevally
Caranx melampygus
saltwater, reef fish, pelagic