Fishing in Coral Sea
206 species across 46 spots
Coral Sea offers fishing across 46 spots with 206 species in marine, marine, freshwater, brackish, marine, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
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.
World‑renowned reef system with clear waters and thriving schools near Lizard Island.
206
Species
46
Spots
Species
206
Priolepis ailina
Priolepis ailina
marine
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
marine
Spotnape butterflyfish
Chaetodon oxycephalus
marine
Azurina meridiana
Azurina meridiana
marine
Cottiusculus gonez
Cottiusculus gonez
marine
Opistognathus fossoris
Opistognathus fossoris
marine
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
Stephanoma italicum
Stephanoma italicum
Stephanoma phaeosporum
Stephanoma phaeosporum
Ercolania annelyleorum
Ercolania annelyleorum
Blue Stiliger
Ercolania coerulea
Humpback red snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
marine
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
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
Assessor randalli
Assessor randalli
marine
Ochetobius elongatus
Ochetobius elongatus
freshwater, brackish
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
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
Starspotted grouper
Epinephelus hexagonatus
marine
Stone triggerfish
Pseudobalistes naufragium
marine
Spotbelly tonguefish
Symphurus monostigmus
marine
Canestrini's Goby
Ninnigobius canestrinii
freshwater, brackish
Coolihoo
Carangoides bartholomaei
Serranus salmonopsis
Serranus salmonopsis
Green jobfish
Aprion virescens
marine
Yellowtail amberjack
Seriola lalandi
marine, brackish
Blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
marine, brackish
Bartail flathead
Platycephalus indicus
marine, brackish
Twospot banded snapper
Lutjanus biguttatus
marine
Branchiostegus argentatus
Branchiostegus argentatus
marine
Black-streaked monocle bream
Scolopsis taeniata
marine
Twospot surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus binotatus
marine
Bumphead parrotfish
Scarus perrico
marine
Pearl-spot chromis
Chromis notata
marine
Yellowstriped squirrelfish
Neoniphon aurolineatus
marine
Longspine grunt
Rhencus macracanthus
marine, brackish
Plectrogenium nanum
Plectrogenium nanum
marine
Bigspot minidartfish
Aioliops megastigma
marine
Kimberley blenny
Cirripectes alleni
marine
Yellow-red pygmygoby
Trimma xanthum
marine
Acrostalagmus fragrans
Acrostalagmus fragrans
Cheilodactylus cinctus
Cheilodactylus cinctus
Striped parrotfish
Scarus iseri
marine
Castelnau's herring
Herklotsichthys castelnaui
marine, freshwater, brackish
Ornate wrasse
Thalassoma pavo
marine
Moorish idol
Zanclus cornutus
marine
Saddle wrasse
Thalassoma duperrey
marine
Sauro lizardfish
Synodus lacertinus
marine
Porogobius schlegelii
Porogobius schlegelii
marine, freshwater, brackish
Mosaic leatherjacket
Eubalichthys mosaicus
marine
Caranx heteropygus
Caranx heteropygus
Acrostalagmus roseus
Acrostalagmus roseus
Atlantic bigeye
Priacanthus arenatus
marine
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
marine
Yellowtail sergeant
Abudefduf notatus
marine
Slender smooth-hound
Gollum attenuatus
marine
Pacific beardfish
Polymixia berndti
marine
Erisphex philippinus
Erisphex philippinus
marine
Bearded roguefish
Tetraroge barbata
marine, freshwater, brackish
Yellow weaver
Parapercis gilliesii
marine
Queensland cusk
Microbrotula queenslandica
marine
Yellow barred pygmygoby
Trimma luteum
marine
Baldwin's razorfish
Iniistius baldwini
marine
Ercolania boodleae
Ercolania boodleae
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
marine, brackish
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus commerson
marine
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
marine
Red goatfish
Mullus auratus
marine
Cline
Clinitrachus argentatus
marine
Clown triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
marine, brackish
Longtail bass
Hemanthias leptus
marine
Flier
Centrarchus macropterus
freshwater
Spearfish remora
Remora brachyptera
marine
Plumed scorpionfish
Scorpaena grandicornis
marine
Dwarf threadfin bream
Nemipterus balinensoides
marine, brackish
Longfin grouper
Epinephelus quoyanus
marine
Snubnose grouper
Epinephelus macrospilos
marine
Zebra blenny
Istiblennius zebra
marine
Fan-bellied leatherjacket
Monacanthus chinensis
marine
Parajulis poecilepterus
Parajulis poecilepterus
marine
Yellow devilfish
Assessor flavissimus
marine
Magnificent dottyback
Pseudochromis magnificus
marine
Brunei dartfish
Navigobius vittatus
marine
Barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
Sphyraena spp.
Coastal waters, coral reefs, and estuaries
Crevalle jack
Caranx hippos
marine, brackish
Cinnamon flounder
Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus
marine
Red-spotted blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos
marine
Sleepy goby
Psammogobius biocellatus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Cambeva difficilis
Cambeva difficilis
freshwater
Whitefin Kingfish
Carangoides equula
Coachwhip trevally
Carangoides oblongus
Caranx whiggus
Caranx whiggus
Acrostalagmus caulophagus
Acrostalagmus caulophagus
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Hypomyces biasolettianus
Hypomyces biasolettianus
Blackspot snapper
Lutjanus ehrenbergii
marine, freshwater, brackish
Eyestripe surgeonfish
Acanthurus dussumieri
marine
Slender snipefish
Macroramphosus gracilis
marine
Yaeyama blenny
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
marine
Spottedfin sole
Trinectes fonsecensis
marine, brackish
Short-headed worm eel
Scolecenchelys breviceps
marine
Yongeichthys criniger
Yongeichthys criniger
marine, brackish
Ornate sleeper-ray
Electrolux addisoni
marine
Yirrkala ori
Yirrkala ori
marine
Platform goby
Pinnichthys prolata
marine
Two-stick stingfish
Inimicus filamentosus
marine
Scomberomorus saevus
Scomberomorus saevus
Caranx spec
Caranx spec
Acrostalagmus annulatus
Acrostalagmus annulatus
Acrostalagmus parasitans
Acrostalagmus parasitans
Manta Ray
Manta birostris
Open ocean, coastal areas
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
marine, brackish
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Spinach pipefish
Microphis spinachioides
freshwater
Annandale's skate
Rajella annandalei
marine
Andromakhe paris
Andromakhe paris
freshwater
Synclidopus hogani
Synclidopus hogani
freshwater
Bigeye gurnard
Pterygotrigla jacad
marine
Sunrise Anthias
Pyronotanthias timanoa
marine
Thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
marine
Serranus marmoratus
Serranus marmoratus
Acrostalagmus lateritius
Acrostalagmus lateritius
Pachyrhynchus schoenherri
Pachyrhynchus schoenherri
Lollipop catshark
Cephalurus cephalus
marine
Chocolate pipefish
Syngnathus euchrous
marine
Goosehead scorpionfish
Scorpaena bergii
marine
Striped mullet
Chelon tricuspidens
marine, brackish
Celebes razorfish
Iniistius celebicus
marine
Orange-spotted grouper
Epinephelus coioides
marine, brackish
Yellowtip soldierfish
Myripristis xanthacra
marine
Scatty
Scatophagus tetracanthus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Bluestriped fangblenny
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
marine
Tail-eye cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus ocellicaudus
marine
Panamanian worm blenny
Stathmonotus culebrai
marine
Mimic cusk-eel
Ophidion imitator
marine
Rathbunella alleni
Rathbunella alleni
marine
Cheilotrema fasciatum
Cheilotrema fasciatum
marine
American halfbeak
Hyporhamphus meeki
marine, freshwater, brackish
Grammonus yunokawai
Grammonus yunokawai
marine
Eremodon yetateku
Eremodon yetateku
freshwater
Acanthocybium proosti
Acanthocybium proosti
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
marine
Leaping bonito
Cybiosarda elegans
marine
King mackerel
Scomberomorus cavalla
marine
Tiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
marine, brackish
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
marine, brackish
Bluespotted cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
marine
Ribbontail stingray
Taeniura lymma
marine
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
marine
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
marine, brackish
Marlin sucker
Remora osteochir
marine
Yellow-spotted skate
Okamejei hollandi
marine
Chameleon sand tilefish
Hoplolatilus chlupatyi
marine
Luciobrama macrocephalus
Luciobrama macrocephalus
freshwater, brackish
Cebu shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cebuanus
marine
Yellow-brown sillago
Sillago panhwari
marine
Acrostalagmus cephalosporioides
Acrostalagmus cephalosporioides
Dwarf dragonet
Synchiropus postulus
marine
Andamia amphibius
Andamia amphibius
marine
Ctenogobiops tongaensis
Ctenogobiops tongaensis
marine
Yellowfin soapfish
Diploprion drachi
marine
Edmondson's pipefish
Halicampus edmondsoni
marine
Burmese bamboo shark
Chiloscyllium burmense
marine
Maroon clownfish
Amphiprion tricinctus
marine
Striped marlin
Kajikia audax
marine
Highfin lizardfish
Bathysaurus mollis
marine
Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
marine
Shortbill spearfish
Tetrapturus angustirostris
marine
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Cynodonichthys elegans
Cynodonichthys elegans
freshwater
Palauan primitive cave eel
Protanguilla palau
marine
Longwing spinyfin
Diretmoides pauciradiatus
marine