What's been spotted in New South Wales?

All species
  • All species
  • Crown-of-thorns seastar ( Acanthaster planci )
  • Rusty Jobfish ( Aphareus rutilans )
  • Green jobfish ( Aprion virescens )
  • Giant trevally ( Caranx ignobilis )
  • Greynurse shark ( Carcharias taurus )
  • Loggerhead turtle ( Caretta caretta )
  • Keyhole angelfish ( Centropyge tibicen )
  • Threadfin butterflyfish ( Chaetodon auriga )
  • Klein's butterflyfish ( Chaetodon kleinii )
  • Blackback butterflyfish ( Chaetodon melannotus )
  • Ballina angelfish ( Chaetodontoplus ballinae )
  • Queensland yellowtail angelfish ( Chaetodontoplus meredithi )
  • Green turtle ( Chelonia mydas )
  • Blackspot tuskfish ( Choerodon schoenleinii )
  • Yellowback puller ( Chromis nitida )
  • Dusky morwong ( Dactylophora nigricans )
  • Purple flying gurnard ( Dactyloptena orientalis )
  • Southern soft coral ( Dendronephthya australis )
  • Leatherback turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea )
  • Dugong ( Dugong dugon )
  • Goldspotted rockcod ( Epinephelus coioides )
  • Queensland groper ( Epinephelus lanceolatus )
  • Hawksbill turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata )
  • Snakeskin wrasse ( Eupetrichthys angustipes )
  • Pearl perch ( Glaucosoma scapulare )
  • Shark mackerel ( Grammatorcynus bicarinatus )
  • Dogtooth tuna ( Gymnosarda unicolor )
  • Stout moray ( Gymnothorax eurostus )
  • Spiny seahorse ( Hippocampus histrix )
  • White's Seahorse ( Hippocampus whitei )
  • Yellow-bellied seasnake ( Hydrophis platurus )
  • Banded rockcod ( Hyporthodus ergastularius )
  • Redthroat emperor ( Lethrinus miniatus )
  • Spangled emperor ( Lethrinus nebulosus )
  • Tripletail ( Lobotes surinamensis )
  • Mangrove jack ( Lutjanus argentimaculatus )
  • Golden snapper ( Lutjanus johnii )
  • Fiveline snapper ( Lutjanus quinquelineatus )
  • Moses' snapper ( Lutjanus russellii )
  • Red emperor ( Lutjanus sebae )
  • Lemon shark ( Negaprion acutidens )
  • Bluespotted maskray ( Neotrygon australiae )
  • Southern Maori Wrasse ( Ophthalmolepis lineolatus )
  • Killer whale ( Orcinus orca )
  • Ornate rocklobster ( Panulirus ornatus )
  • Short boarfish ( Parazanclistius hutchinsi )
  • Diamondscale goatfish ( Parupeneus ciliatus )
  • Goldsaddle goatfish ( Parupeneus cyclostomus )
  • Sidespot goatfish ( Parupeneus pleurostigma )
  • Blacksaddle goatfish ( Parupeneus spilurus )
  • Paradise threadfin bream ( Pentapodus paradiseus )
  • Gillblotch leatherjacket ( Pervagor janthinosoma )
  • Common seadragon ( Phyllopteryx taeniolatus )
  • Roundface batfish ( Platax teira )
  • Common Coral Trout ( Plectropomus leopardus )
  • Branching Coral ( Pocillopora aliciae )
  • Australian sawtail ( Prionurus microlepidotus )
  • Common lionfish ( Pterois volitans )
  • Cobia ( Rachycentron canadum )
  • Bluebarred parrotfish ( Scarus ghobban )
  • Spanish mackerel ( Scomberomorus commerson )
  • Coral Sea gregory ( Stegastes gascoynei )
  • Redspot wrasse ( Stethojulis bandanensis )
  • Brokenline wrasse ( Stethojulis interrupta )
  • Moon wrasse ( Thalassoma lunare )
  • Green moon wrasse ( Thalassoma lutescens )
  • Whitetip reef shark ( Triaenodon obesus )
  • Southern fiddler ray ( Trygonorrhina dumerilii )
  • Eastern fiddler ray ( Trygonorrhina fasciata )
  • Hairtail blenny ( Xiphasia setifer )
  • Moorish idol ( Zanclus cornutus )
Date Species Member Region
Verified on Epinephelus cyanopodus (Purple cod) Ben Wilmshurst New South Wales
Verified on Rusty Jobfish Aphareus rutilans Georgia Poyner New South Wales
Verified on Pearl perch Glaucosoma scapulare Georgia Poyner New South Wales
Verified on Carcharhinus brevipinna (Spinner Shark)) Georgia Poyner New South Wales
Verified on Common seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus Georgia Poyner New South Wales
Verified on Hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Gina Mascord New South Wales
Verified on Green turtle Chelonia mydas Gina Mascord New South Wales
Verified on Green turtle Chelonia mydas Gina Mascord New South Wales
Verified on Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Orange Basslet) Gina Mascord New South Wales
Verified on Yellowback puller Chromis nitida Gina Mascord New South Wales
Verified on White's Seahorse Hippocampus whitei Gina Mascord New South Wales
Verified on Moon wrasse Thalassoma lunare Gina Mascord New South Wales
Verified on Blacksaddle goatfish Parupeneus spilurus Gina Mascord New South Wales
Verified on Cryptocentroides gobioides Kerryn Wood New South Wales
Verified on Pomadasys kaakan (Barred Javelin) Harvey Porter New South Wales
Verified on Pomadasys argenteus (Silver javelin fish) Tim Barber New South Wales
Verified on White's Seahorse Hippocampus whitei Robert Olive New South Wales
Verified on Pomadasys kaakan (Javelin fish) Tim Barber New South Wales
Verified on Common seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus Robert Olive New South Wales
Checked on Southern soft coral Dendronephthya australis Tony Xuereb New South Wales

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