Annex
List: Permitted live marine fish suitable for import
Effective 27 November 2018 to 7 June 2019Only live ornamental fish included on the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources list of permitted live marine fish suitable for import are eligible for importation into Australian territory from approved countries.
Importers are advised to check that this list is current at the time of importation. Only fish appearing on this list on the day of import will be eligible for entry into Australian territory.
All species of the following families | ||
Family |
Common Name |
Genus |
Acanthuridae |
Surgeonfish, Tang, Unicorn fish |
Acanthurus spp. |
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Ctenochaetus spp. |
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Naso spp. |
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Paracanthurus spp. |
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Prionurus spp. |
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Zebrasoma spp. |
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Anomalopidae |
Flashlight fish, Lanterneye fish |
Anomalops spp. |
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Kryptophanaron spp. |
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Parmops spp. |
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Photoblepharon spp. |
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Phthanophaneron spp. |
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Protoblepharon spp. |
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Apogonidae |
Cardinal fishes |
Apogon spp. |
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Apogonichthyoides spp. |
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Apogonichtys spp. |
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Archamia spp. |
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Astrapogon spp. |
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Cercamia spp. |
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Cheilodipterus spp. |
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Coranthus spp. |
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Foa spp. |
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Fowleria spp. |
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Glossamia spp. |
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Gymnapogon spp. |
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Holapogon spp. |
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Jaydia spp. |
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Lachneratus spp. |
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Neamia spp. |
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Nectamia spp. |
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Ostorhinchus spp. |
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Paxton spp. |
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Phaeoptyx spp. |
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Pseudamia spp. |
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Pseudamiops spp. |
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Pterapogon spp. |
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Rhabdamia spp. |
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Siphamia spp. |
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Sphaeramia spp. |
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Vincentia spp. |
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Zoramia spp. |
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Balistidae |
Triggerfish |
Abalistes spp. |
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Balistapus spp. |
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Balistes spp. |
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Balistoides spp. |
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Canthidermis spp. |
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Melichthys spp. |
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Odonus spp. |
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Pseudobalistes spp. |
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Rhinecanthus spp. |
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Sufflamen spp. |
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Xanthichthys spp. |
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Xenobalistes spp. |
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Bythitidae |
Viviparous brotulas |
Acarobythites spp. |
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Alionematichthys spp. | |
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Anacanthobythites spp. |
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Beaglichthys spp. |
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Bellottia spp. |
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Bidenichthys spp. |
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Brosmodorsalis spp. |
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Brosmolus spp. |
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Brosmophyciops spp. |
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Brosmophycis spp. |
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Brotulinella spp. |
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Bythites spp. |
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Calamopteryx spp. |
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Cataetyx spp. |
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Dactylosurculus spp. |
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Dermatopsis spp. |
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Dermatopsoides spp. |
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Diancistrus spp. |
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Didymothallus spp. |
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Dinematichthys spp. |
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Diplacanthopoma spp. |
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Dipulus spp. |
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Eusurculus spp. |
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Fiordichthys spp. |
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Grammonus spp. |
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Gunterichthys spp. |
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Hastatobythites spp. |
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Hephthocara spp. |
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Lapitaichthys spp. |
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Lucifuga spp. |
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Majungaichthys spp. |
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Mascarenichthys spp. |
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Melodichthys spp. |
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Microbrotula spp. |
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Monothrix spp. |
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Nielsenichthys spp. |
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Ogilbia spp. |
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Ogilbichthys spp. |
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Paradiancistrus spp. |
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Porocephalichthys spp. |
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Pseudogilbia spp. |
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Pseudonus spp. |
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Saccogaster spp. |
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Stygnobrotula spp. |
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Thalassobathia spp. |
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Thermichthys spp. |
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Timorichthys spp. |
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Tuamotuichthys spp. |
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Typhliasina spp. |
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Ungusurculus spp. |
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Zephyrichthys spp. |
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Callionymidae |
Dragonets |
Anaora spp. |
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Bathycallionymus spp. |
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Callionymus spp. |
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Calliurichthys spp. |
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Dactylopus spp. |
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Diplogrammus spp. |
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Draculo spp. |
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Eleutherochir spp. |
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Eocallionymus spp. |
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Foetorepus spp. |
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Minysynchiropus spp. |
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Neosynchiropus spp. |
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Paracallionymus spp. |
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Protogrammus spp. |
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Pseudocalliurichthys spp. |
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Repomucenus spp. |
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Synchiropus spp. |
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Tonlespia spp. |
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Carapidae |
Pearlfish |
Carapus spp. |
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Echiodon spp. |
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Encheliophis spp. |
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Eurypleuron spp. |
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Onuxodon spp. |
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Pyramodon spp. |
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Snyderidia spp. |
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Tetragondacnus spp. |
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Centriscidae |
Snipefish, Shrimpfish |
Aeoliscus spp. |
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Centriscops spp. |
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Centriscus spp. |
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Macroramphosus spp. |
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Notopogon spp. |
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Chaetodontidae |
Butterfly fish |
Amphichaetodon spp. |
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Chaetodon spp. |
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Chelmon spp. |
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Chelmonops spp. |
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Coradion spp. |
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Forcipiger spp. |
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Hemitaurichthys spp. |
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Heniochus spp. |
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Johnrandallia spp. |
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Parachaetodon spp. |
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Prognathodes spp. |
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Roa spp. |
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Cirrhitidae |
Hawk fish |
Amblycirrhitus spp. |
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Cirrhitichthys spp. |
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Cirrhitops spp. |
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Cirrhitus spp. |
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Cristacirrhitus spp. |
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Cyprinocirrhites spp. |
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Isocirrhitus spp. |
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Itycirrhitus spp. |
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Neocirrhitus spp. |
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Notocirrhitus spp. |
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Oxycirrhites spp. |
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Paracirrhites spp. |
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Ephippidae |
Batfish, Spadefish, Scats |
Chaetodipterus spp. |
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Ephippus spp. |
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Parapsettus spp. |
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Platax spp. |
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Proteracanthus spp. |
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Rhinoprenes spp. |
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Tripterodon spp. |
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Zabidius spp. |
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Grammatidae |
Basslets |
Gramma spp. |
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Lipogramma spp. |
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Holocentridae |
Squirrelfish, Soldierfish |
Corniger spp. |
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Holocentrus spp. |
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Myripristis spp. |
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Neoniphon spp. |
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Ostichthys spp. |
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Plectrypops spp. |
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Pristilepis spp. |
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Sargocentron spp. |
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Labridae (excluding Cheilinusundulatus) |
Wrasses |
Acantholabrus spp. |
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Achoerodus spp. |
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Ammolabrus spp. |
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Anampses spp. |
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Anchichoerops spp. |
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Austrolabrus spp. |
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Bodianus spp. |
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Centrolabrus spp. |
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Cheilinus spp. (excluding Ceilinus undulatus) |
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Cheilio spp. |
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Choerodon spp. |
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Cirrhilabrus spp. |
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Clepticus spp. |
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Conniella spp. |
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Coris spp. |
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Ctenolabrus spp. |
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Cymolutes spp. |
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Decodon spp. |
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Diproctacanthus spp. |
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Doratonotus spp. |
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Dotalabrus spp. |
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Epibulus spp. |
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Eupetrichthys spp. |
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Frontilabrus spp. |
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Gomphosus spp. |
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Halichoeres spp. |
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Hemigymnus spp. |
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Hologymnosus spp. |
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Iniistius spp. |
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Labrichthys spp. |
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Labroides spp. |
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Labropsis spp. |
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Labrus spp. |
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Lachnolaimus spp. |
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Lappanella spp. |
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Larabicus spp. |
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Leptojulis spp. |
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Macropharyngodon spp. |
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Malapterus spp. |
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Minilabrus spp. |
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Nelabrichthys spp. |
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Notolabrus spp. |
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Novaculichthys spp. |
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Novaculoides spp. |
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Ophthalmolepis spp. |
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Oxycheilinus spp. |
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Oxyjulis spp. |
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Paracheilinus spp. |
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Parajulis spp. |
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Pictilabrus spp. |
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Polylepion spp. |
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Pseudocheilinops spp. |
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Pseudocheilinus spp. |
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Pseudocoris spp. |
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Pseudodax spp. |
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Pseudojuloides spp. |
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Pseudolabrus spp. |
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Pteragogus spp. |
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Semicossyphus spp. |
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Stethojulis spp. |
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Suezichthys spp. |
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Symphodus spp. |
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Tautoga spp. |
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Tautogolabrus spp. |
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Terelabrus spp. |
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Thalassoma spp. |
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Wetmorella spp. |
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Xenojulis spp. |
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Xiphocheilus spp. |
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Xyrichtys spp. |
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Malacanthidae |
Blanquillos, Tilefish |
Branchiostegus spp. |
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Caulolatilus spp. |
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Hoplolatilus spp. |
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Lopholatilus spp. |
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Malacanthus spp. |
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Monacanthidae |
Filefish |
Acanthaluteres spp. |
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Acreichthys spp. | |
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Aluterus spp. |
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Amanses spp. |
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Anacanthus spp. |
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Brachaluteres spp. |
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Cantherhines spp. |
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Cantheschenia spp. |
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Chaetodermis spp. |
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Colurodontis spp. |
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Enigmacanthus spp. |
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Eubalichthys spp. |
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Lalmohania spp. |
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Meuschenia spp. |
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Monacanthus spp. |
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Nelusetta spp. |
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Oxymonacanthus spp. |
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Paraluteres spp. |
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Paramonacanthus spp. |
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Pervagor spp. |
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Pseudalutarius spp. |
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Pseudomonacanthus spp. |
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Rudarius spp. |
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Scobinichthys spp. |
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Stephanolepis spp. |
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Thamnaconus spp. |
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Monocentridae |
Pinecone fish |
Cleidopus spp. |
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Monocentris spp. |
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Mullidae |
Goatfish |
Mulloidichthys spp. |
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Mullus spp. |
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Parupeneus spp. |
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Pseudupeneus spp. |
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Upeneichthys spp. |
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Upeneus spp. |
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Moray eels |
Anarchias spp. |
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Channomuraena spp. |
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Cirrimaxilla spp. |
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Diaphenchelys spp. |
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Echidna spp. |
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Enchelycore spp. |
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Enchelynassa spp. |
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Gymnomuraena spp. |
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Gymnothorax spp. |
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Monopenchelys spp. |
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Muraena spp. |
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Pseudechidna spp. |
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Rhinomuraena spp. |
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Scuticaria spp. |
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Strophidon spp. |
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Uropterygius spp. |
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Ostraciidae |
Box fish |
Acanthostracion spp. |
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Lactophrys spp. |
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Lactoria spp. |
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Ostracion spp. |
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Paracanthostracion spp. |
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Rhinesomus spp. |
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Rhynchostracion spp. |
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Tetrosomus spp. |
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Pegasidae |
Seamoths |
Eurypegasus spp. |
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Pegasus spp. |
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Pempheridae |
Sweepers |
Parapriacanthus spp. |
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Pempheris spp. |
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Pholidichthyidae |
Convict blennies |
Pholidichthys spp. |
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Pinguipedidae |
Weevers, Sandperches |
Kochichthys spp. |
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Parapercis spp. |
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Pinguipes spp. |
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Prolatilus spp. |
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Pseudopercis spp. |
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Ryukyupercis spp. |
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Simipercis spp. |
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Plesiopidae |
Roundheads |
Acanthoclinus spp. |
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Acanthoplesiops spp. |
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Assessor spp. |
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Beliops spp. |
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Belonepterygion spp. |
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Calloplesiops spp. |
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Fraudella spp. |
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Notograptus spp. |
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Paraplesiops spp. |
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Plesiops spp. |
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Steeneichthys spp. |
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Trachinops spp. |
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Pomacanthidae |
Angelfish |
Apolemichthys spp. |
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Centropyge spp. |
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Chaetodontoplus spp. |
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Genicanthus spp. |
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Holacanthus spp. |
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Pomacanthus spp. |
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Pygoplites spp. |
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Pomacentridae |
Damselfish, Clownfish |
Abudefduf spp. |
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Acanthochromis spp. |
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Altrichthys spp. |
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Amblyglyphidodon spp. |
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Amblypomacentrus spp. |
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Amphiprion spp. |
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Azurina spp. |
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Cheiloprion spp. |
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Chromis spp. |
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Chrysiptera spp. |
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Dascyllus spp. |
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Dischistodus spp. |
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Hemiglyphidodon spp. |
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Hypsypops spp. |
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Lepidozygus spp. |
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Mecaenichthys spp. |
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Microspathodon spp. |
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Neoglyphidodon spp. |
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Neopomacentrus spp. |
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Nexilosus spp. |
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Parma spp. |
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Plectroglyphidodon spp. |
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Pomacentrus spp. |
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Pomachromis spp. |
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Premnas spp. |
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Pristotis spp. |
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Similiparma spp. |
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Stegastes spp. |
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Teixeirichthys spp. |
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Priacanthidae |
Big eyes, Catalufas |
Cookeolus spp. |
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Heteropriacanthus spp. |
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Priacanthus spp. |
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Pristigenys spp. |
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Pseudochromidae |
Dottybacks |
Amsichthys spp. |
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Anisochromis spp. |
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Assiculoides spp. |
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Assiculus spp. |
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Blennodesmus spp. |
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Chlidichthys spp. |
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Congrogadus spp. |
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Cypho spp. |
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Halidesmus spp. |
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Halimuraena spp. |
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Halimuraenoides spp. |
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Haliophis spp. |
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Labracinus spp. |
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Lubbockichthys spp. |
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Manonichthys spp. |
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Natalichthys spp. |
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Ogilbyina spp. |
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Oxycercichthys spp. |
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Pectinochromis spp. |
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Pholidochromis spp. |
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Pictichromis spp. |
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Pseudochromis spp. |
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Pseudoplesiops spp. |
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Rusichthys spp. |
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Scaridae |
Parrotfish |
Bolbometopon spp. |
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Calotomus spp. |
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Cetoscarus spp. |
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Chlorurus spp. |
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Cryptotomus spp. |
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Hipposcarus spp. |
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Leptoscarus spp. |
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Nicholsina spp. |
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Scarus spp. |
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Sparisoma spp. |
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Syngnathidae (excluding Hippocampus spp.) |
Pipefish, Seahorses |
Acentronura spp. |
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Amphelikturus spp. |
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Anarchopterus spp. |
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Apterygocampus spp. |
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Bhanotia spp. |
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Bryx spp. |
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Bulbonaricus spp. |
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Campichthys spp. |
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Choeroichthys spp. |
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Corythoichthys spp. |
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Cosmocampus spp. |
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Doryichthys spp. |
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Doryrhamphus spp. |
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Dunckerocampus spp. |
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Enneacampus spp. |
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Entelurus spp. |
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Festucalex spp. |
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Filicampus spp. |
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Halicampus spp. |
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Haliichthys spp. |
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Heraldia spp. |
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Hippichthys spp. |
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Histiogamphelus spp. |
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Hypselognathus spp. |
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Ichthyocampus spp. |
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Idiotropiscis spp. |
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Kaupus spp. |
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Kimblaeus spp. |
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Kyonemichthys spp. |
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Leptoichthys spp. |
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Leptonotus spp. |
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Lissocampus spp. |
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Maroubra spp. |
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Micrognathus spp. |
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Microphis spp. |
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Minyichthys spp. |
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Mitotichthys spp. |
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Nannocampus spp. |
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Nerophis spp. |
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Notiocampus spp. |
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Penetopteryx spp. |
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Phoxocampus spp. |
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Phycodurus spp. |
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Phyllopteryx spp. |
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Pseudophallus spp. |
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Pugnaso spp. |
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Siokunichthys spp. |
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Solegnathus spp. |
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Stigmatopora spp. |
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Stipecampus spp. |
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Syngnathoides spp. |
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Syngnathus spp. |
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Trachyrhamphus spp. |
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Urocampus spp. |
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Vanacampus spp. |
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Specific Species | ||
Genus |
Common Name | |
Alectis spp. |
Trevally | |
Anthias spp. |
Rock cods | |
Brachirus spp. |
Sole | |
Canthigaster spp. |
Puffer fish | |
Cirripectes stigmaticus |
Red-streaked blenny, Reticulated blenny | |
Cromileptes spp.(excluding Cromileptes altivelis) |
Groupers (excluding Barramundi cod) | |
Dendrochirus spp. |
Scorpion fish | |
Ecsenius axelrodi |
Axelrod’s clown blenny | |
Ecsenius bicolor |
Two-colour comb-tooth blenny, Bicolour comb-tooth blenny, Bicolour blenny | |
Ecsenius gravieri |
Red sea mimic blenny | |
Ecsenius melarchus |
Yellow-eyed comb-tooth blenny | |
Ecsenius midas |
Midas blenny comb-tooth blenny, Lyre-tail comb-tooth, Persian blenny | |
Ecsenius pulcher |
Blenny | |
Gobiodon spp. |
Gobies | |
Heterodontus zebra |
Zebra bullhead shark | |
Lipophrys nigriceps |
Black-headed blenny | |
Lobotes spp. |
Jumping cod | |
Lythrypnus spp. |
Gobies | |
Macolor spp. |
Snapper | |
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis |
Eyelash fang blenny, Eyelash harptail blenny, Lyretail blenny, Yellow-tail fang blenny, Forktail blenny | |
Meiacanthus grammistes |
Linespot fang blenny, Black-banded blenny, Line-spot harp-tail blenny, Striped poison fang blenny | |
Meiacanthus oualanensis |
Canary fang blenny, Oualan forktail blenny | |
Nemateleotris spp. |
Gobies | |
Plotosus lineatus |
Eel-tailed catfish, Striped eel catfish, Lined catfish | |
Ptereleotris spp. |
Gobies | |
Pterois spp. |
Lionfish | |
Rhinopias spp. |
Scorpion fish | |
Scolopsis bilineata |
Spine-cheek, Two-lined monocle bream | |
Siganus spp. Excluding Siganus rivulatus and Siganus luridus |
Rabbit fishes | |
Signigobius spp. |
Gobies | |
Symphorichthys spp |
Sailfin Snapper | |
Taeniura lymma |
Blue spotted fantail ray | |
Valenciennea strigata |
Blueband glider goby, Bluestreak goby, Golden-head sleeper goby | |
Zanclus cornutus |
Moorish idol |