Fishing in Australia
100 species across 105 spots
Australia offers fishing across 105 spots with 100 species in marine, marine, freshwater, brackish, marine, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Renowned for its vibrant coral reefs and diverse marine life, Christmas Island is a prime location for catching Blue-green Snapper.
World‑renowned reef with abundant Pagellus fascialis on steep drop‑offs and coral heads.
World's largest coral reef system teeming with diverse damselfish, including Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus, making it a prime spot for beginners.
100
Species
105
Spots
Species
100
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
marine
Pagellus fascialis
Pagellus fascialis
Cladobotryum indoafrum
Cladobotryum indoafrum
Sepedonium hyalospinosum
Sepedonium hyalospinosum
Green jobfish
Aprion virescens
marine
Shark mackerel
Grammatorcynus bicarinatus
marine
Humpback red snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
marine
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
marine, freshwater, brackish
Yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus latus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Pygmy scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes scaber
marine, brackish
Bluestriped butterflyfish
Chaetodon fremblii
marine
Vincent's sillago
Sillago vincenti
marine, brackish
Orange clownfish
Amphiprion percula
marine
Coal grunter
Hephaestus carbo
freshwater
Notchheaded marblefish
Aplodactylus etheridgii
marine
Chrionema squamentum
Chrionema squamentum
marine
Giant ruby snapper
Etelis boweni
marine
Starspotted grouper
Epinephelus hexagonatus
marine
Castelnau's herring
Herklotsichthys castelnaui
marine, freshwater, brackish
Canestrini's Goby
Ninnigobius canestrinii
freshwater, brackish
Coolihoo
Carangoides bartholomaei
Serranus salmonopsis
Serranus salmonopsis
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
marine, brackish
Yellowtail amberjack
Seriola lalandi
marine, brackish
Blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
marine, brackish
Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Twospot banded snapper
Lutjanus biguttatus
marine
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
marine, brackish
Longtail bass
Hemanthias leptus
marine
Branchiostegus argentatus
Branchiostegus argentatus
marine
Black-streaked monocle bream
Scolopsis taeniata
marine
Twospot surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus binotatus
marine
Snubnose grouper
Epinephelus macrospilos
marine
Bumphead parrotfish
Scarus perrico
marine
Tarakihi
Nemadactylus macropterus
marine
Pearl-spot chromis
Chromis notata
marine
Sunrise perch
Caprodon schlegelii
marine
Barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
Sphyraena spp.
Coastal waters, coral reefs, and estuaries
Thaumastocoris safordi
Thaumastocoris safordi
Ornate wrasse
Thalassoma pavo
marine
Goosehead scorpionfish
Scorpaena bergii
marine
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
marine
Black lantern fish
Lampanyctus niger
marine
Sleepy goby
Psammogobius biocellatus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Coachwhip trevally
Carangoides oblongus
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
marine
Butterfly kingfish
Gasterochisma melampus
marine
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
marine
Bombay-duck
Harpadon nehereus
marine, brackish
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Horn shark
Heterodontus francisci
marine
Twospot sea bass
Centropristis fuscula
marine
Freckled tonguefish
Symphurus nebulosus
marine
Bluespotted cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
marine
Bolin's lanternfish
Protomyctophum bolini
marine
Popeye lampfish
Bolinichthys longipes
marine
Fan-bellied leatherjacket
Monacanthus chinensis
marine
Paperbones
Luciosudis normani
marine
Parajulis poecilepterus
Parajulis poecilepterus
marine
Chameleon sand tilefish
Hoplolatilus chlupatyi
marine
Panamanian worm blenny
Stathmonotus culebrai
marine
Enneapterygius sheni
Enneapterygius sheni
marine
Great anchovy
Stolephorus balinensis
marine
Dwarf threadfin bream
Nemipterus balinensoides
marine, brackish
Baldwin's razorfish
Iniistius baldwini
marine
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
marine, brackish
Broad-barred king mackerel
Scomberomorus semifasciatus
marine, brackish
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
marine
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
marine
Spearfish remora
Remora brachyptera
marine
Japanese meagre
Argyrosomus japonicus
marine, brackish
Australian snailfish
Paraliparis australiensis
marine
Brunei dartfish
Navigobius vittatus
marine
Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus maccoyii
marine
Red-spotted blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos
marine
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Bull shark
Carcharhinus leucas
marine, freshwater, brackish
Manta Ray
Manta birostris
Open ocean, coastal areas
Silver carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
freshwater, brackish
Two-spot red snapper
Lutjanus bohar
marine, freshwater, brackish
Thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
marine
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Acanthocybium proosti
Acanthocybium proosti
Aglyptorhynchus venablesi
Aglyptorhynchus venablesi
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
marine
Leaping bonito
Cybiosarda elegans
marine
King mackerel
Scomberomorus cavalla
marine
Papuan seerfish
Scomberomorus multiradiatus
marine, brackish
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
marine, brackish
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
marine, brackish
Tiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
marine, brackish
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
marine, brackish
Marlin sucker
Remora osteochir
marine
Cebu shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cebuanus
marine
Striped marlin
Kajikia audax
marine
Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
marine
Snoek
Thyrsites atun
marine, brackish
Shortbill spearfish
Tetrapturus angustirostris
marine
Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara
marine