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  • Scissortail sergeant ( Abudefduf sexfasciatus )
  • Indo-Pacific sergeant ( Abudefduf vaigiensis )
  • Crown-of-thorns seastar ( Acanthaster planci )
  • Eastern wirrah ( Acanthistius ocellatus )
  • Western blue groper ( Achoerodus gouldii )
  • Eastern blue groper ( Achoerodus viridis )
  • Warty prowfish ( Aetapcus maculatus )
  • Pacific bonefish ( Albula argentea )
  • Whitebarred boxfish ( Anoplocapros lenticularis )
  • Rusty Jobfish ( Aphareus rutilans )
  • Rock cale ( Aplodactylus lophodon )
  • Green jobfish ( Aprion virescens )
  • Mado ( Atypichthys strigatus )
  • Frigate mackerel ( Auxis thazard )
  • Foxfish ( Bodianus frenchii )
  • Giant trevally ( Caranx ignobilis )
  • Greynurse shark ( Carcharias taurus )
  • Loggerhead turtle ( Caretta caretta )
  • Keyhole angelfish ( Centropyge tibicen )
  • Longspine sea urchin ( Centrostephanus rodgersii )
  • Western longspine sea urchin ( Centrostephanus tenuispinus )
  • Western butterflyfish ( Chaetodon assarius )
  • 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 )
  • Baldchin groper ( Choerodon rubescens )
  • Blackspot tuskfish ( Choerodon schoenleinii )
  • Onespot puller ( Chromis hypsilepis )
  • Yellowback puller ( Chromis nitida )
  • Snapper ( Chrysophrys auratus )
  • Mahi mahi ( Coryphaena hippurus )
  • Barcheek Trevally ( Craterognathus plagiotaenia )
  • Dusky morwong ( Dactylophora nigricans )
  • Purple flying gurnard ( Dactyloptena orientalis )
  • Southern soft coral ( Dendronephthya australis )
  • Leatherback turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea )
  • Cockburn Sound anemone ( Dofleinia armata )
  • Dugong ( Dugong dugon )
  • Hawaiian giant herring ( Elops hawaiensis )
  • Old wife ( Enoplosus armatus )
  • Goldspotted rockcod ( Epinephelus coioides )
  • Queensland groper ( Epinephelus lanceolatus )
  • Potato rockcod ( Epinephelus tukula )
  • Hawksbill turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata )
  • Southern right whale ( Eubalaena australis )
  • Mosaic leatherjacket ( Eubalichthys mosaicus )
  • Snakeskin wrasse ( Eupetrichthys angustipes )
  • Tiger shark ( Galeocerdo cuvier )
  • Rock blackfish ( Girella elevata )
  • Luderick ( Girella tricuspidata )
  • Zebrafish ( Girella zebra )
  • Pearl perch ( Glaucosoma scapulare )
  • Red velvetfish ( Gnathanacanthus goetzeei )
  • Shark mackerel ( Grammatorcynus bicarinatus )
  • Dogtooth tuna ( Gymnosarda unicolor )
  • Stout moray ( Gymnothorax eurostus )
  • Green moray ( Gymnothorax prasinus )
  • Rainbow cale ( Heteroscarus acroptilus )
  • Spiny seahorse ( Hippocampus histrix )
  • White's Seahorse ( Hippocampus whitei )
  • Seasnakes ( Hydrophiidae spp. )
  • Yellow-bellied seasnake ( Hydrophis platurus )
  • Halfbanded seaperch ( Hypoplectrodes maccullochi )
  • Banded rockcod ( Hyporthodus ergastularius )
  • Black marlin ( Istiompax indica )
  • Striped marlin ( Kajikia audax )
  • Silver drummer ( Kyphosus sydneyanus )
  • Barramundi ( Lates calcarifer )
  • Sergeant baker ( Latropiscis purpurissatus )
  • Pacific ridley turtle ( Lepidochelys olivacea )
  • 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 )
  • Blue marlin ( Makaira nigricans )
  • Humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae )
  • Eastern king prawn ( Melicertus plebejus )
  • Lemon shark ( Negaprion acutidens )
  • Grey morwong ( Nemadactylus douglasii )
  • Blue morwong ( Nemadactylus valenciennesi )
  • Whiskered prowfish ( Neopataecus waterhousii )
  • Bluespotted maskray ( Neotrygon australiae )
  • Red tide ( Noctiluca scintillans? )
  • Gloomy octopus ( Octopus tetricus )
  • Herring cale ( Olisthops cyanomelas )
  • Southern Maori Wrasse ( Ophthalmolepis lineolatus )
  • Australian snubfin dolphin ( Orcaella heinsohni )
  • Killer whale ( Orcinus orca )
  • Ornate rocklobster ( Panulirus ornatus )
  • Spotted grubfish ( Parapercis ramsayi )
  • Short boarfish ( Parazanclistius hutchinsi )
  • White-ear ( Parma microlepis )
  • 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 )
  • Leafy seadragon ( Phycodurus eques )
  • Common seadragon ( Phyllopteryx taeniolatus )
  • Razor clam ( Pinna dolabrata )
  • Roundface batfish ( Platax teira )
  • Brown sweetlips ( Plectorhinchus gibbosus )
  • Oblique-banded Sweetlips ( Plectorhinchus lineatus )
  • Common Coral Trout ( Plectropomus leopardus )
  • Branching Coral ( Pocillopora aliciae )
  • Tailor ( Pomatomus saltatrix )
  • Blue swimmer crab ( Portunus armatus )
  • Spine-cheek Clownfish ( Premnas biaculeatus )
  • Australian sawtail ( Prionurus microlepidotus )
  • Goldband snapper ( Pristipomoides multidens )
  • Common lionfish ( Pterois volitans )
  • Cobia ( Rachycentron canadum )
  • Slender sunfish ( Ranzania laevis )
  • Eastern rock lobster ( Sagmariasus verreauxi )
  • Bluebarred parrotfish ( Scarus ghobban )
  • Spanish mackerel ( Scomberomorus commerson )
  • Giant mud crab ( Scylla serrata )
  • Giant cuttlefish ( Sepia apama )
  • Yellowtail kingfish ( Seriola lalandi )
  • King George Whiting ( Sillaginodes punctatus )
  • Australian angel shark ( Squatina australis )
  • Coral Sea gregory ( Stegastes gascoynei )
  • Redspot wrasse ( Stethojulis bandanensis )
  • Brokenline wrasse ( Stethojulis interrupta )
  • Moon wrasse ( Thalassoma lunare )
  • Green moon wrasse ( Thalassoma lutescens )
  • Yellowfin tuna ( Thunnus albacares )
  • Southern roughy ( Trachichthys australis )
  • Common dart ( Trachinotus botla )
  • Whitetip reef shark ( Triaenodon obesus )
  • Southern fiddler ray ( Trygonorrhina dumerilii )
  • Eastern fiddler ray ( Trygonorrhina fasciata )
  • Bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus )
  • Yellowedge coronation trout ( Variola louti )
  • Hairtail blenny ( Xiphasia setifer )
  • Moorish idol ( Zanclus cornutus )
Date Species Member Region
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 Epinephelus rivulatus (Chinaman Rockcod) Zander J Western Australia
Verified on Blacksaddle goatfish Parupeneus spilurus Gina Mascord New South Wales
Verified on Parascyllium ferrugineum (Rusty Carpetshark) Maciej Matuszak Tasmania
Verified on Hypoplectrodes sp (Eyebrow Seaperch)) Jye Styles Tasmania
Verified on Cryptocentroides gobioides Kerryn Wood New South Wales
Verified on Warty prowfish Aetapcus maculatus Damian Brockie Tasmania
Verified on Jorunna parva (Sea Bunny) Damian Brockie Tasmania
Verified on Red velvetfish Gnathanacanthus goetzeei Damian Brockie Tasmania
Verified on Jorunna parva (Sea Bunny) Tyson Jones Tasmania
Verified on Chelidonura hirundinina (Swallowtail Headshield Slug ) Kelsey Freemantle Western Australia
Verified on Verconia verconis Mike Porteus Tasmania
Verified on Goniobranchus tinctoria Mike Porteus Tasmania
Verified on Janthina janthina (Violet snail) Amy Barrows Tasmania
Verified on Mola mola (Ocean Sunfish) Oliver Byrne Tasmania
Verified on Urolophus gigas (Spotted stingaree ) Brayden Thrower Tasmania
Verified on Lactoria diaphana (round belly cowfish) Jonah Yick Tasmania
Verified on Optivus elongatus (Slender roughy) Hunter Forbes Tasmania

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