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 Pearl perch Glaucosoma scapulare Robert Hill New South Wales
Verified on Stout moray Gymnothorax eurostus Robert Olive New South Wales
Verified on Green moon wrasse Thalassoma lutescens Mike Jones New South Wales
Verified on Tripnuestes australiae (Lamington urchin ) Jeremy Day New South Wales
Checked on Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea Tristan Dabbs New South Wales
Verified on Scorpaena jacksoniensis (Eastern Red Scorpionfish) Alice Wright New South Wales
Verified on Sphyraena flavicauda Andrew Green New South Wales
Verified on Lethrinus nebulosus Andrew Green New South Wales
Verified on Sphyraena obtusata Andrew Green New South Wales
Verified on Sphyraena obtusata Andrew Green New South Wales
Verified on Terapon jarbua (Crescent grunter) qinyu zhang New South Wales
Verified on Panulirus longipes (Long-legged spiny lobster) Jeremy Day New South Wales
Verified on White's Seahorse Hippocampus whitei Robert Olive New South Wales
Verified on Green turtle Chelonia mydas Robert Olive New South Wales
Checked on Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea Amy Hattersley New South Wales
Verified on Pomadasys kaakan (Barred Javelin) Ruby Beauchamp New South Wales
Verified on Scomberoides lysan (Lesser Queenfish) Phil Green New South Wales
Verified on Eastern fiddler ray Trygonorrhina fasciata Peter Harris New South Wales
Verified on Pomadasys Kaakan (Barred Javelin-fish) Lachlan Mead New South Wales
Verified on Pomadasys argenteus (Silver Javelin) Andy Howden New South Wales

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