Master Species Guide

MASTER SPECIES REGISTER

Estuary & Flats Inshore & Reef Offshore & Bluewater Tropical Coral Reef Freshwater Natives Trout & Introduced

Estuary & Sand Flats

AbaloneINTEL →AlbacoreINTEL →AmberjackINTEL →Australian LungfishINTEL →Baldchin GroperINTEL →Balmain BugsINTEL →Banana PrawnINTEL →Banded MorwongINTEL →Bar-Tailed FlatheadINTEL →BarramundiINTEL →Bay PrawnsINTEL →Bight RedfishINTEL →Black BreamINTEL →Black DrummerINTEL →Black JewfishINTEL →Blacklip AbaloneINTEL →Blue MorwongINTEL →Blue Swimmer CrabINTEL →Blue WarehouINTEL →Bull SharkINTEL →CherabinsINTEL →ChinookINTEL →CobiaINTEL →CocklesINTEL →CuttlefishINTEL →Dolphin FishINTEL →Dusky FlatheadINTEL →Eastern Blue GroperINTEL →Eastern King PrawnINTEL →Eastern Rock LobsterINTEL →Eastern Sea GarfishINTEL →EelsINTEL →Elephant FishINTEL →Estuary PerchINTEL →FingermarkINTEL →FlounderINTEL →Freshwater BlackfishINTEL →Freshwater CatfishINTEL →GarfishINTEL →GemfishINTEL →Giant CrabINTEL →Giant TrevallyINTEL →Golden TrevallyINTEL →Greenlip AbaloneINTEL →Grey MorwongINTEL →Gummy SharkINTEL →HairtailINTEL →Harlequin FishINTEL →HerringINTEL →HussarINTEL →Jackass MorwongINTEL →Jungle PerchINTEL →King George WhitingINTEL →King ThreadfinINTEL →Large Mouth NannygaiINTEL →LeatherjacketINTEL →LingINTEL →Long Finned EelINTEL →Longsnout BoarfishINTEL →LuderickINTEL →Macquarie PerchINTEL →Mangrove JackINTEL →Maori WrasseINTEL →MarronINTEL →Moreton Bay BugsINTEL →Moses PerchINTEL →Mud CrabINTEL →MulletINTEL →MullowayINTEL →NannygaiINTEL →Northern Sand FlatheadINTEL →OctopusINTEL →OystersINTEL →Pearl PerchINTEL →PipisINTEL →PrawnsINTEL →QueenfishINTEL →Red MorwongINTEL →RedclawINTEL →River BlackfishINTEL →Rock FlatheadINTEL →Rock LobsterINTEL →Roe's AbaloneINTEL →Sand CrabINTEL →Sand FlatheadINTEL →Sand WhitingINTEL →Sawtail SurgeonfishINTEL →ScallopINTEL →School PrawnsINTEL →School SharkINTEL →Sea MulletINTEL →Sea SweepINTEL →Short Finned EelINTEL →Silver PerchINTEL →Silver TrevallyINTEL →Small Mouth NannygaiINTEL →SnookINTEL →SoleINTEL →Sooty GrunterINTEL →Southern CalamariINTEL →Southern Rock LobsterINTEL →Spanner CrabINTEL →SpearfishINTEL →Spiny CrayfishINTEL →SquidINTEL →Striped BarracudaINTEL →Striped TrumpeterINTEL →StripeyINTEL →Swallowtail DartINTEL →SweepINTEL →SwordfishINTEL →TailorINTEL →TarponINTEL →TarwhineINTEL →TeraglinINTEL →Tiger FlatheadINTEL →Tiger PrawnsINTEL →Tiger SquidINTEL →Tommy RuffINTEL →Tropical Rock LobsterINTEL →Trumpeter WhitingINTEL →VongoleINTEL →Western King PrawnsINTEL →Western Rock LobsterINTEL →WhitebaitINTEL →YabbiesINTEL →Yellowfin BreamINTEL →Yellowfin WhitingINTEL →Yellowtail KingfishINTEL →

Inshore & Coastal Reef

Blue Spotted Coral TroutINTEL →Coral TroutINTEL →DhufishINTEL →Golden SnapperINTEL →Grassy SweetlipINTEL →Long Nosed EmperorINTEL →Pink SnapperINTEL →Red EmperorINTEL →Redthroat EmperorINTEL →SnapperINTEL →Spangled EmperorINTEL →Tricky SnapperINTEL →TuskfishINTEL →Venus TuskfishINTEL →

Offshore Pelagic & Bluewater

Big Eye TunaINTEL →Black MarlinINTEL →Blue MarlinINTEL →Dogtooth TunaINTEL →Grey MackerelINTEL →Longtail TunaINTEL →SailfishINTEL →Samson FishINTEL →School MackerelINTEL →Shark MackerelINTEL →Skipjack TunaINTEL →Southern Bluefin TunaINTEL →Spanish MackerelINTEL →Spotted MackerelINTEL →Striped MarlinINTEL →WahooINTEL →Yellowfin TunaINTEL →

Freshwater Natives

Australian BassINTEL →Bass GroperINTEL →Bearded Rock CodINTEL →Blackspotted RockcodINTEL →Breaksea CodINTEL →Camouflage RockcodINTEL →Estuary CodINTEL →Freshwater YabbyINTEL →Golden PerchINTEL →Goldspotted CodINTEL →Maori CodINTEL →Mary River CodINTEL →Murray CodINTEL →Northern SaratogaINTEL →SaratogaINTEL →Southern SaratogaINTEL →Trout CodINTEL →YabbyINTEL →

Freshwater Introduced & Trout

Atlantic SalmonINTEL →Australian SalmonINTEL →Brook TroutINTEL →Brown TroutINTEL →CarpINTEL →Coronation TroutINTEL →Rainbow TroutINTEL →RedfinINTEL →

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