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List of Freshwater Fishes for Australia

Number of freshwater fish species: 325

The tables below were generated from Fishbase.org - A project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. All links below take you to pages on the fishbase.org site.
Tropical Freshwater Fish | Biotope aquaria | Country Index

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Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Sparidae Acanthopagrus berda Picnic seabream  Dark-finned black porgy native
Sparidae Acanthopagrus butcheri Southern black bream  Bream endemic
Gobiidae Acentrogobius caninus Tropical sand goby   native
Gobiidae Afurcagobius suppositus Long-headed goby  Long-headed goby endemic
Gobiidae Afurcagobius tamarensis Tamar River goby  Tamar River goby native
Mugilidae Aldrichetta forsteri Yellow-eye mullet  Yellow-eye mullet native
Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's olive glassfish  Agassiz's perchlet endemic
Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus Sailfin glass perchlet  Sailfin glass perchlet native
Ambassidae Ambassis elongatus Yellowfin glassfish  Yellow-fin perchlet endemic
Ambassidae Ambassis gymnocephalus Bald glassy   native
Ambassidae Ambassis interrupta Long-spined glass perchlet  Long-spined glass perchlet native
Ambassidae Ambassis jacksoniensis Port Jackson perchlet  Port Jackson perchlet endemic
Ambassidae Ambassis macleayi Macleay's glass perchlet  Macleay's glass perchlet native
Ambassidae Ambassis marianus Estuary perchlet  Estuary perchlet endemic
Ambassidae Ambassis miops Flag-tailed glass perchlet  Flag-tailed glass perchlet native
Ambassidae Ambassis muelleri Mueller's glassfish  Mueller's glassfish endemic
Ambassidae Ambassis nalua Scalloped perchlet   native
Ambassidae Ambassis vachellii Vachelli's glass perchlet  Vachelli's glass perchlet native
Terapontidae Amniataba caudavittata Yellowtail trumpeter  Yellowtail trumpeter native
Terapontidae Amniataba percoides Barred grunter  Barred grunter endemic
Anguillidae Anguilla australis australis Shortfin eel  Silver eel native
Anguillidae Anguilla bicolor bicolor Indonesian shortfin eel  Indian short-finned eel native
Anguillidae Anguilla marmorata Giant mottled eel  Giant long-finned eel native
Anguillidae Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfinned eel  Pacific short-finned eel native
Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii Speckled longfin eel  Conger eel native
Plotosidae Anodontiglanis dahli Toothless catfish  Toothless catfish endemic
Apogonidae Apogon hyalosoma Humpbacked cardinalfish  Mangrove cardinalfish native
Cichlidae Archocentrus nigrofasciatus Convict cichlid   introduced
Ariidae Arius berneyi Berney's catfish  Berney's catfish native
Ariidae Arius dioctes   native
Ariidae Arius graeffei Lesser salmon catfish  Blue catfish native
Ariidae Arius leptaspis Salmon catfish  Triangular shield catfish native
Ariidae Arius midgleyi Shovel-nosed catfish  Shovel-nosed catfish endemic
Ariidae Arius paucus   native
Hemiramphidae Arrhamphus sclerolepis krefftii Southeastern snub-nosed garfish  Southeastern snub-nosed garfish endemic
Hemiramphidae Arrhamphus sclerolepis sclerolepis Northern snubnose garfish  Snub-nosed garfish native
Soleidae Aseraggodes klunzingeri Tailed sole  Tailed sole native
Atherinidae Atherinosoma microstoma Small-mouth hardyhead  Small-mouth hardyhead endemic
Gobiidae Awaous guamensis   native
Terapontidae Bidyanus bidyanus Bidyan perch  Bidyan perch endemic
Terapontidae Bidyanus welchi   endemic
Gobiidae Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus   native
Percichthyidae Bostockia porosa Nightfish  Nightfish endemic
Eleotridae Bunaka gyrinoides Greenback gauvina  Greenback gauvina native
Eleotridae Butis butis Duckbill sleeper   native
Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Cairns rainbowfish  Cairns rainbowfish endemic
Cyprinidae Carassius auratus auratus Goldfish  Native carp introduced
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark  Bull shark native
Chanidae Chanos chanos Milkfish  Milkfish native
Gobiidae Chlamydogobius eremius Desert goby  Desert goby endemic
Gobiidae Chlamydogobius gloveri Dalhousie goby   endemic
Gobiidae Chlamydogobius japalpa   native
Gobiidae Chlamydogobius micropterus   native
Gobiidae Chlamydogobius ranunculus Tadpole goby  Tadpole goby native
Gobiidae Chlamydogobius squamigenus Edgbaston goby  Edgbaston goby native
Cichlidae Cichlasoma octofasciatum Jack Dempsey   introduced
Ariidae Cinetodus froggatti Small-mouthed salmon catfish  Small mouthed catfish native
Atherinidae Craterocephalus amniculus   native
Atherinidae Craterocephalus centralis   native
Atherinidae Craterocephalus cuneiceps Murchison river hardyhead  Murchison river hardyhead endemic
Atherinidae Craterocephalus dalhousiensis Dalhousie hardyhead  Dalhousie hardyhead endemic
Atherinidae Craterocephalus eyresii Lake Eyre hardyhead  Murray hardyhead endemic
Atherinidae Craterocephalus fluviatilis Murray hardyhead   endemic
Atherinidae Craterocephalus gloveri Glovers hardyhead  Glovers hardyhead native
Atherinidae Craterocephalus helenae Drysdale hardyhead  Drysdale hardyhead endemic
Atherinidae Craterocephalus lentiginosus Prince Regent hardyhead  Prince Regent hardyhead endemic
Atherinidae Craterocephalus marianae Magela hardyhead  Magela hardyhead native
Atherinidae Craterocephalus marjoriae Marjorie's hardyhead  Marjorie's hardyhead endemic
Atherinidae Craterocephalus munroi   endemic
Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum fulvus   native
Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum stercusmuscarum Fly-specked hardyhead  Fly-specked hardyhead native
Atherinidae Craterocephalus stramineus Strawman  Strawman endemic
Cynoglossidae Cynoglossus heterolepis Freshwater tongue sole  Freshwater tongue sole native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp  Asian carp introduced
Ambassidae Denariusa australis   native
Ambassidae Denariusa bandata Pennyfish  Pennyfish native
Gobiidae Drombus triangularis   native
Percichthyidae Edelia vittata Western pygmy perch   endemic
Eleotridae Eleotris margaritacea  Snakehead gudgeon native
Polynemidae Eleutheronema tetradactylum Fourfinger threadfin  Colonial salmon native
Serranidae Epinephelus polystigma White-dotted grouper   native
Percichthyidae Gadopsis bispinosus Two-spined blackfish  Two-spined blackfish endemic
Percichthyidae Gadopsis marmoratus River blackfish  River blackfish endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxias auratus Golden galaxias  Golden galaxias endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxias brevipinnis Koaro  Short-fin galaxias native
Galaxiidae Galaxias fontanus Swan galaxias  Swan Galaxias endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxias fuscus Brown galaxias  Barred galaxias endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxias johnstoni Clarence galaxias  Clarence Galaxias endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxias maculatus Inanga  Common jollytail native
Galaxiidae Galaxias niger   native
Galaxiidae Galaxias occidentalis Western minnow  Western minnow endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxias olidus  Marbled galaxias endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxias parvus Small pedder galaxias  Small pedder galaxias endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxias pedderensis Pedder galaxias  Pedder Galaxias endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxias rostratus Murray jollytail  Murray jollytail endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxias tanycephalus Saddled galaxias  Saddled galaxias endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxias truttaceus Spotted mountain trout  Spotted mountain trout native
Galaxiidae Galaxiella munda Mud minnow  Mud minnow endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxiella nigrostriata Black-stripe minnow  Black-stripe minnow endemic
Galaxiidae Galaxiella pusilla Eastern little galaxias  Dwarf galaxias endemic
Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis Mosquitofish  Mosquito-fish introduced
Poeciliidae Gambusia dominicensis Dominican gambusia  Domingo mosquito fish introduced
Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki Eastern mosquitofish   introduced
Petromyzontidae Geotria australis Pouched lamprey  Wide-mouthed lamprey native
Apogonidae Glossamia aprion Mouth almighty  Mouth almighty native
Gobiidae Glossogobius aureus Golden tank goby  Golden goby native
Gobiidae Glossogobius celebius Celebes goby  Celebes goby native
Gobiidae Glossogobius concavifrons Concave goby  Concave goby native
Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris Tank goby  Flathead goby native
Carcharhinidae Glyphis glyphis Speartooth shark   native
Eleotridae Gobiomorphus australis Striped gudgeon  Striped gudgeon endemic
Eleotridae Gobiomorphus coxii Cox's gudgeon  Cox's gudgeon endemic
Gobiidae Gobiopterus brachypterus   native
Percichthyidae Guyu wujalwujalensis   native
Muraenidae Gymnothorax polyuranodon Freshwater moray  Freshwater moray native
Terapontidae Hannia greenwayi Greenway's grunter  Greenway's grunter endemic
Cichlidae Hemichromis bimaculatus Jewelfish   introduced
Gobiidae Hemigobius hoevenii   native
Terapontidae Hephaestus carbo   endemic
Terapontidae Hephaestus epirrhinos Long-nose sooty grunter  Long-nose sooty grunter endemic
Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus Black bream  Black bream endemic
Terapontidae Hephaestus jenkinsi  Striped perch native
Terapontidae Hephaestus tulliensis   native
Clupeidae Herklotsichthys koningsbergeri Koningsberger's herring  McCulloch's herring native
Dasyatidae Himantura chaophraya Freshwater whipray  Freshwater whipray native
Syngnathidae Hippichthys heptagonus Belly pipefish  Reticulated freshwater pipefish native
Syngnathidae Hippichthys parvicarinatus   endemic
Syngnathidae Hippichthys penicillus Beady pipefish  Steep-nosed pipefish native
Hemiramphidae Hyporhamphus regularis ardelio Eastern river garfish  Eastern river garfish endemic
Hemiramphidae Hyporhamphus regularis regularis Western river garfish  Western river garfish endemic
Eleotridae Hypseleotris aurea Golden gudgeon  Golden gudgeon endemic
Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa Empire gudgeon  Empire gudgeon native
Eleotridae Hypseleotris ejuncida Slender gudgeon  Slender gudgeon endemic
Eleotridae Hypseleotris galii Firetailed gudgeon  Firetailed gudgeon endemic
Eleotridae Hypseleotris kimberleyensis Barnett River gudgeon  Barnett River gudgeon endemic
Eleotridae Hypseleotris klunzingeri Western carp gudgeon  Western carp gudgeon native
Eleotridae Hypseleotris regalis Prince Regent gudgeon  Prince Regent gudgeon endemic
Syngnathidae Ichthyocampus carce Freshwater pipefish   native
Melanotaeniidae Iriatherina werneri Threadfin rainbowfish  Threadfin rainbowfish native
Gobiidae Istigobius diadema   native
Sciaenidae Johnius australis Bottlenose jewfish   native
Cyprinodontidae Jordanella floridae Flagfish  American Flagfish introduced
Eleotridae Kimberleyeleotris hutchinsi Mitchell gudgeon  Mitchell gudgeon endemic
Eleotridae Kimberleyeleotris notata Drysdale gudgeon  Drysdale gudgeon endemic
Kuhliidae Kuhlia marginata Dark-margined flagtail   native
Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris Rock flagtail  Jungle perch native