Fishing in Coral Sea
60 species across 18 spots
Coral Sea offers fishing across 18 spots with 60 species in marine, marine, freshwater, brackish, marine, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
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.
One of the world's most renowned fishing and diving destinations, with an abundance of Humpback red snapper.
60
Species
18
Spots
Species
60
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
marine
Pagellus fascialis
Pagellus fascialis
Cladobotryum indoafrum
Cladobotryum indoafrum
Humpback red snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
marine
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
Chrionema squamentum
Chrionema squamentum
marine
Starspotted grouper
Epinephelus hexagonatus
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
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
Castelnau's herring
Herklotsichthys castelnaui
marine, freshwater, brackish
Ornate wrasse
Thalassoma pavo
marine
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
marine
Baldwin's razorfish
Iniistius baldwini
marine
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
marine, brackish
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
marine
Longtail bass
Hemanthias leptus
marine
Spearfish remora
Remora brachyptera
marine
Dwarf threadfin bream
Nemipterus balinensoides
marine, brackish
Snubnose grouper
Epinephelus macrospilos
marine
Fan-bellied leatherjacket
Monacanthus chinensis
marine
Parajulis poecilepterus
Parajulis poecilepterus
marine
Brunei dartfish
Navigobius vittatus
marine
Barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
Sphyraena spp.
Coastal waters, coral reefs, and estuaries
Red-spotted blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos
marine
Sleepy goby
Psammogobius biocellatus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Coachwhip trevally
Carangoides oblongus
Manta Ray
Manta birostris
Open ocean, coastal areas
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
marine, brackish
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
marine
Goosehead scorpionfish
Scorpaena bergii
marine
Panamanian worm blenny
Stathmonotus culebrai
marine
Acanthocybium proosti
Acanthocybium proosti
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
marine
Leaping bonito
Cybiosarda elegans
marine
King mackerel
Scomberomorus cavalla
marine
Tiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
marine, brackish
Bluespotted cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
marine
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
marine, brackish
Marlin sucker
Remora osteochir
marine
Chameleon sand tilefish
Hoplolatilus chlupatyi
marine
Cebu shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cebuanus
marine
Striped marlin
Kajikia audax
marine
Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
marine
Shortbill spearfish
Tetrapturus angustirostris
marine
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus