Fishing in Australia
343 species across 265 spots
Australia offers fishing across 265 spots with 343 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.
Iconic reef site with crystal‑clear waters and abundant small gobies, offering high catch rates for Priolepis ailina.
World's largest coral reef system teeming with diverse damselfish, including Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus, making it a prime spot for beginners.
343
Species
265
Spots
Species
343
Priolepis ailina
Priolepis ailina
marine
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
marine
Spotnape butterflyfish
Chaetodon oxycephalus
marine
Azurina meridiana
Azurina meridiana
marine
Yellow-striped leatherjacket
Meuschenia flavolineata
marine
Cottiusculus gonez
Cottiusculus gonez
marine
Ebinania brephocephala
Ebinania brephocephala
marine
Opistognathus fossoris
Opistognathus fossoris
marine
Lutianus aya
Lutianus aya
Grammistes macrophthalmus
Grammistes macrophthalmus
Yellow-spotted Anthias
Pseudanthias flavoguttatus
Serranus goliath
Serranus goliath
Pagellus fascialis
Pagellus fascialis
Acrostalagmus luteoalbus
Acrostalagmus luteoalbus
Aleurisma guilliermondii
Aleurisma guilliermondii
Cladobotryum indoafrum
Cladobotryum indoafrum
Gliocladium borysseviczii
Gliocladium borysseviczii
Hypomyces porphyreus
Hypomyces porphyreus
Sepedonium hyalospinosum
Sepedonium hyalospinosum
Stephanoma italicum
Stephanoma italicum
Stephanoma phaeosporum
Stephanoma phaeosporum
Ercolania annelyleorum
Ercolania annelyleorum
Blue Stiliger
Ercolania coerulea
Green jobfish
Aprion virescens
marine
Shark mackerel
Grammatorcynus bicarinatus
marine
Humpback red snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
marine
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
marine, freshwater, brackish
Pearl blenny
Entomacrodus nigricans
marine
Frillfin goby
Bathygobius soporator
marine, freshwater, brackish
Pygmy poacher
Odontopyxis trispinosa
marine
Carpet eel-blenny
Congrogadus subducens
marine, brackish
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus
marine
Yellow-edged lyretail
Variola louti
marine
Threadfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
marine
Zigzag wrasse
Halichoeres scapularis
marine
Yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus latus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Crochet butterflyfish
Chaetodon guentheri
marine
Circle-cheek wrasse
Halichoeres miniatus
marine
Afele's dwarfgoby
Eviota afelei
marine
Pygmy scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes scaber
marine, brackish
Bluestriped butterflyfish
Chaetodon fremblii
marine
Vincent's sillago
Sillago vincenti
marine, brackish
Orange clownfish
Amphiprion percula
marine
Yellow moray
Gymnothorax prasinus
marine
Striped clingfish
Diademichthys lineatus
marine
Mosaic leatherjacket
Eubalichthys mosaicus
marine
Coal grunter
Hephaestus carbo
freshwater
Assessor randalli
Assessor randalli
marine
Ochetobius elongatus
Ochetobius elongatus
freshwater, brackish
Notchheaded marblefish
Aplodactylus etheridgii
marine
Scarlet wrasse
Pseudolabrus miles
marine
Cambeva davisi
Cambeva davisi
freshwater
Microcharacidium gnomus
Microcharacidium gnomus
freshwater
Eel snake blenny
Peronedys anguillaris
brackish
Charax unimaculatus
Charax unimaculatus
freshwater
Forked jawfish
Stalix dicra
marine
Kimberley blenny
Cirripectes alleni
marine
Yano's starry goby
Asterropteryx atripes
marine
Apogon latus
Apogon latus
marine
Chrionema squamentum
Chrionema squamentum
marine
Fire-eye goby
Yoga pyrops
marine
Twilight Fangblenny
Petroscirtes pylei
marine
Yellow-brown chromis
Chromis xouthos
marine
Caprodon affinis
Caprodon affinis
marine
Giant ruby snapper
Etelis boweni
marine
Coleman’s weedfish
Heteroclinus colemani
marine
Starspotted grouper
Epinephelus hexagonatus
marine
Spotbelly tonguefish
Symphurus monostigmus
marine
Castelnau's herring
Herklotsichthys castelnaui
marine, freshwater, brackish
Stone triggerfish
Pseudobalistes naufragium
marine
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
Bartail flathead
Platycephalus indicus
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
Purplebelly skate
Rajella purpuriventralis
marine
Bumphead parrotfish
Scarus perrico
marine
Tarakihi
Nemadactylus macropterus
marine
Pearl-spot chromis
Chromis notata
marine
Yellowstriped squirrelfish
Neoniphon aurolineatus
marine
Sunrise perch
Caprodon schlegelii
marine
Longspine grunt
Rhencus macracanthus
marine, brackish
Plectrogenium nanum
Plectrogenium nanum
marine
Bigspot minidartfish
Aioliops megastigma
marine
Yellow-red pygmygoby
Trimma xanthum
marine
Yellow barred pygmygoby
Trimma luteum
marine
Barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
Sphyraena spp.
Coastal waters, coral reefs, and estuaries
African Threadfish
Alectis alexandrina
Acrostalagmus fragrans
Acrostalagmus fragrans
Acrostalagmus galeoides
Acrostalagmus galeoides
Acrostalagmus roseus
Acrostalagmus roseus
Thaumastocoris safordi
Thaumastocoris safordi
Cheilodactylus cinctus
Cheilodactylus cinctus
Cheilodactylus elongatus
Cheilodactylus elongatus
Bullet tuna
Auxis rochei
marine, brackish
Kawakawa
Euthynnus affinis
marine
Golden eye jobfish
Pristipomoides flavipinnis
marine
Red steenbras
Petrus rupestris
marine, brackish
Banded rudderfish
Seriola zonata
marine
Atlantic bigeye
Priacanthus arenatus
marine
Striped parrotfish
Scarus iseri
marine
Ornate wrasse
Thalassoma pavo
marine
Bank butterflyfish
Prognathodes aya
marine
Goosehead scorpionfish
Scorpaena bergii
marine
Maroon clownfish
Amphiprion tricinctus
marine
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
marine
Yellowtail sergeant
Abudefduf notatus
marine
Moorish idol
Zanclus cornutus
marine
Two-stick stingfish
Inimicus filamentosus
marine
Black lantern fish
Lampanyctus niger
marine
Saddle wrasse
Thalassoma duperrey
marine
Yellowtip soldierfish
Myripristis xanthacra
marine
Scatty
Scatophagus tetracanthus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Cowtail stingray
Pastinachus sephen
marine, freshwater, brackish
Golden redbait
Emmelichthys struhsakeri
marine
Sauro lizardfish
Synodus lacertinus
marine
Festive ribbonfish
Eutaeniophorus festivus
marine
Longwing spinyfin
Diretmoides pauciradiatus
marine
Sleepy goby
Psammogobius biocellatus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Porogobius schlegelii
Porogobius schlegelii
marine, freshwater, brackish
Bearded roguefish
Tetraroge barbata
marine, freshwater, brackish
Sicyopterus macrostetholepis
Sicyopterus macrostetholepis
marine, freshwater, brackish
Malayan chromis
Pycnochromis flavipectoralis
marine
Cadenat's rockfish
Scorpaena loppei
marine
Edmondson's pipefish
Halicampus edmondsoni
marine
Dusky flathead
Platycephalus fuscus
marine, brackish
Protogobius attiti
Protogobius attiti
freshwater, brackish
Queensland cusk
Microbrotula queenslandica
marine
Bigeye gurnard
Pterygotrigla jacad
marine
Sunrise Anthias
Pyronotanthias timanoa
marine
Cercamia laamu
Cercamia laamu
marine
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Scomber nigricollis
Scomber nigricollis
Scomberomorus saevus
Scomberomorus saevus
Orangespotted Trevally
Carangoides bajad
Whitefin Kingfish
Carangoides equula
Coachwhip trevally
Carangoides oblongus
Caranx heteropygus
Caranx heteropygus
Caranx spec
Caranx spec
Caranx whiggus
Caranx whiggus
Acrostalagmus annulatus
Acrostalagmus annulatus
Acrostalagmus caulophagus
Acrostalagmus caulophagus
Acrostalagmus cephalosporioides
Acrostalagmus cephalosporioides
Hypomyces biasolettianus
Hypomyces biasolettianus
Ercolania boodleae
Ercolania boodleae
Pachyrhynchus schoenherri
Pachyrhynchus schoenherri
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
marine
Deep-water red snapper
Etelis carbunculus
marine
Butterfly kingfish
Gasterochisma melampus
marine
Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
marine
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus commerson
marine
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
marine
Bombay-duck
Harpadon nehereus
marine, brackish
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Japanese amberjack
Seriola quinqueradiata
marine
Horn shark
Heterodontus francisci
marine
Bigeye sand tiger shark
Odontaspis noronhai
marine
Lollipop catshark
Cephalurus cephalus
marine
African pompano
Alectis ciliaris
marine
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
marine
White mullet
Mugil curema
marine, freshwater, brackish
Smooth puffer
Lagocephalus laevigatus
marine, brackish
Eyestripe surgeonfish
Acanthurus dussumieri
marine
Orangespine unicornfish
Naso lituratus
marine
Clown triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
marine, brackish
Slender snipefish
Macroramphosus gracilis
marine
Chocolate pipefish
Syngnathus euchrous
marine
Twospot sea bass
Centropristis fuscula
marine
Plumed scorpionfish
Scorpaena grandicornis
marine
Freckled tonguefish
Symphurus nebulosus
marine
Cinnamon flounder
Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus
marine
Yellow-spotted skate
Okamejei hollandi
marine
Bluespotted cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
marine
Slender smooth-hound
Gollum attenuatus
marine
Orange-spotted grouper
Epinephelus coioides
marine, brackish
Longfin grouper
Epinephelus quoyanus
marine
Bolin's lanternfish
Protomyctophum bolini
marine
Popeye lampfish
Bolinichthys longipes
marine
Halimochirurgus alcocki
Halimochirurgus alcocki
marine
Zebra blenny
Istiblennius zebra
marine
Fan-bellied leatherjacket
Monacanthus chinensis
marine
Soldier croaker
Nibea soldado
marine, freshwater, brackish
Paperbones
Luciosudis normani
marine
Kaalpens goby
Coryogalops william
marine, freshwater, brackish
Durban goby
Mugilogobius durbanensis
freshwater, brackish
Pacific beardfish
Polymixia berndti
marine
Splendid snaggletooth
Astronesthes splendidus
marine
Diaphus suborbitalis
Diaphus suborbitalis
marine
Spinach pipefish
Microphis spinachioides
freshwater
Erisphex philippinus
Erisphex philippinus
marine
Scalicus investigatoris
Scalicus investigatoris
marine
Shorthorn fangtooth
Anoplogaster brachycera
marine
Tessellated blenny
Hypsoblennius invemar
marine
Annandale's skate
Rajella annandalei
marine
Short-headed worm eel
Scolecenchelys breviceps
marine
Pacific bluefin tuna
Thunnus orientalis
marine, brackish
Parajulis poecilepterus
Parajulis poecilepterus
marine
Ribbontail stingray
Taeniura lymma
marine
Yellow devilfish
Assessor flavissimus
marine
Chameleon sand tilefish
Hoplolatilus chlupatyi
marine
Mead's lanternfish
Diaphus meadi
marine
Spotted croucher
Caracanthus madagascariensis
marine
Leptostomias robustus
Leptostomias robustus
marine
Malay glass catfish
Ompok eugeneiatus
freshwater
Peristedion riversandersoni
Peristedion riversandersoni
marine
Yellowfin soapfish
Diploprion drachi
marine
Gibberfish
Gibberichthys pumilus
marine
Gigantactis macronema
Gigantactis macronema
marine
Black stiphodon
Stiphodon atratus
freshwater
Mekran blenny
Omobranchus mekranensis
marine
Maya gambusia
Gambusia echeagarayi
freshwater
Yano's snipe eel
Labichthys yanoi
marine
Panamanian worm blenny
Stathmonotus culebrai
marine
Yellow weaver
Parapercis gilliesii
marine
Uropterygius genie
Uropterygius genie
marine
Yellow podge
Pseudogramma xantha
marine
Burmese bamboo shark
Chiloscyllium burmense
marine
Mimic cusk-eel
Ophidion imitator
marine
Rathbunella alleni
Rathbunella alleni
marine
American halfbeak
Hyporhamphus meeki
marine, freshwater, brackish
West Australian seahorse
Hippocampus subelongatus
marine, brackish
Giant wrymouth
Cryptacanthodes giganteus
marine
Luciobrama macrocephalus
Luciobrama macrocephalus
freshwater, brackish
Coelophrys arca
Coelophrys arca
marine
Andamia amphibius
Andamia amphibius
marine
Andromakhe paris
Andromakhe paris
freshwater
Crescent-wing pygmygoby
Trimma omanense
marine
Magnificent dottyback
Pseudochromis magnificus
marine
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
marine
Ornate sleeper-ray
Electrolux addisoni
marine
Enneapterygius sheni
Enneapterygius sheni
marine
Yirrkala ori
Yirrkala ori
marine
Pyronotanthias unimarginatus
Pyronotanthias unimarginatus
marine
Clown wedgefish
Rhynchobatus cooki
marine
Yellow-brown sillago
Sillago panhwari
marine
Platform goby
Pinnichthys prolata
marine
Eleotris bosetoi
Eleotris bosetoi
freshwater
Makassar anchovy
Encrasicholina sigma
marine
Great anchovy
Stolephorus balinensis
marine
Back-fin codlet
Bregmaceros retrodorsalis
marine
Mud grouper
Epinephelus randalli
marine
Cambeva difficilis
Cambeva difficilis
freshwater
Eremodon yetateku
Eremodon yetateku
freshwater
Celebes razorfish
Iniistius celebicus
marine
Dwarf threadfin bream
Nemipterus balinensoides
marine, brackish
Bovichtus diacanthus
Bovichtus diacanthus
marine
Baldwin's razorfish
Iniistius baldwini
marine
Acrostalagmus parasitans
Acrostalagmus parasitans
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
marine, brackish
Broad-barred king mackerel
Scomberomorus semifasciatus
marine, brackish
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
marine
Red goatfish
Mullus auratus
marine
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
marine
Cline
Clinitrachus argentatus
marine
Flier
Centrarchus macropterus
freshwater
Spearfish remora
Remora brachyptera
marine
Southern school whiting
Sillago bassensis
marine
Smallmouthed salmon catfish
Cinetodus froggatti
freshwater, brackish
Yellowbelly flounder
Rhombosolea leporina
marine
Japanese meagre
Argyrosomus japonicus
marine, brackish
Yellowback stingaree
Urolophus sufflavus
marine
Speartail mudgoby
Oxyurichthys lonchotus
marine
Australian snailfish
Paraliparis australiensis
marine
Brunei dartfish
Navigobius vittatus
marine
Small-eyed abyssal eel
Haptenchelys parviocularis
marine
Racing-stripe snubnose goby
Pseudogobius rhizophora
marine, brackish
Crevalle jack
Caranx hippos
marine, brackish
Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus maccoyii
marine
Red-spotted blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos
marine
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Blackspot snapper
Lutjanus ehrenbergii
marine, freshwater, brackish
Bull shark
Carcharhinus leucas
marine, freshwater, brackish
Yaeyama blenny
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
marine
Yongeichthys criniger
Yongeichthys criniger
marine, brackish
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
marine, brackish
Aplochiton marinus
Aplochiton marinus
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
Synclidopus hogani
Synclidopus hogani
freshwater
Thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
marine
Serranus marmoratus
Serranus marmoratus
Acrostalagmus lateritius
Acrostalagmus lateritius
Zebra bullhead shark
Heterodontus zebra
marine
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Chameleon cichlid
Australoheros facetus
freshwater
Striped mullet
Chelon tricuspidens
marine, brackish
Emerald rockcod
Trematomus bernacchii
marine
Bluestriped fangblenny
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
marine
Tail-eye cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus ocellicaudus
marine
Cheilotrema fasciatum
Cheilotrema fasciatum
marine
Grammonus yunokawai
Grammonus yunokawai
marine
Coelorinchus fuscigulus
Coelorinchus fuscigulus
marine
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
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
marine, brackish
Sand tiger shark
Carcharias taurus
marine
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
marine, brackish
Lebranche mullet
Mugil liza
marine, freshwater, brackish
Marlin sucker
Remora osteochir
marine
Cebu shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cebuanus
marine
Garra alticaputus
Garra alticaputus
freshwater
Dwarf dragonet
Synchiropus postulus
marine
Yellow goosefish
Lophius litulon
marine
Ctenogobiops tongaensis
Ctenogobiops tongaensis
marine
Bengal yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus datnia
marine, freshwater, brackish
Mozambique sea catfish
Plicofollis polystaphylodon
marine, freshwater, brackish
Lampung Hill-stream Goby
Stiphodon carisa
freshwater
Deepwater skate
Dipturus acrobelus
marine
Yellownose skate
Zearaja chilensis
marine
Striped marlin
Kajikia audax
marine
Bluespot mullet
Moolgarda seheli
marine, freshwater, brackish
Coelorinchus commutabilis
Coelorinchus commutabilis
marine
Coelorinchus radcliffei
Coelorinchus radcliffei
marine
Dules produles
Dules produles
Highfin lizardfish
Bathysaurus mollis
marine
Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
marine
Snoek
Thyrsites atun
marine, brackish
Shortbill spearfish
Tetrapturus angustirostris
marine
Tigertooth croaker
Otolithes ruber
marine, brackish
Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara
marine
Ahuru
Auchenoceros punctatus
marine
Cynodonichthys elegans
Cynodonichthys elegans
freshwater
Palauan primitive cave eel
Protanguilla palau
marine
Antarctic toothfish
Dissostichus mawsoni
marine
Sepik River halfbeak
Zenarchopterus kampeni
freshwater