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  • Two-line Monocle Bream, Scolopsis bilineata (Bloch, 1793)
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/fishes/two-line-monocle-bream-/

    Two-line Monocle Bream, Scolopsis bilineata (Bloch, 1793)

    Published 05 January 2015
    Nemipteridae fishes of sydney harbour fish
  • Convict Surgeonfish, Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/fishes/convict-surgeonfish-acanthurus-triostegus/

    Convict Surgeonfish, Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Published 17 September 2014
    Acanthuridae fishes of sydney harbour
  • Zebra Lionfish, Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829)
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/fishes/zebra-lionfish-dendrochirus-zebra/

    Zebra Lionfish, Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829)

    Published 14 September 2012
    fishes of sydney harbour Scorpaenidae fish
  • Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes, 1839
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/fishes/bull-shark-carcharhinus-leucas-valenciennes-1839/

    Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes, 1839

    Published 25 August 2015
    dangerous australians shark fishes of sydney harbour Carcharhinidae
  • Southern Peacock Sole, Pardachirus hedleyi Ogilby, 1916
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/fishes/southern-peacock-sole-pardachirus-hedleyi/

    Southern Peacock Sole, Pardachirus hedleyi Ogilby, 1916

    Published 15 March 2013
    Soleidae fishes of sydney harbour fish
  • Painted Rainbow Wrasse, Suezichthys arquatus Russell, 1985
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/fishes/painted-rainbow-wrasse-suezichthys-arquatus/

    Painted Rainbow Wrasse, Suezichthys arquatus Russell, 1985

    Published 08 February 2013
    Labridae fishes of sydney harbour fish
  • Immaculate Damsel, Mecaenichthys immaculatus (Ogilby, 1885)
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/fishes/immaculate-damsel-mecaenichthys-immaculatus-ogilby-1885/

    Immaculate Damsel, Mecaenichthys immaculatus (Ogilby, 1885)

    Published 12 February 2015
    Pomacentridae fishes of sydney harbour fish
  • Burgundy Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Polunin & Lubbock, 1977)
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/fishes/burgundy-shrimpgoby-amblyeleotris-wheeleri/

    Burgundy Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Polunin & Lubbock, 1977)

    Published 07 August 2014
    Gobiidae fishes of sydney harbour fish
  • Mother-of-pearl Pipefish, Vanacampus margaritifer (Peters, 1869)
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/fishes/mother-of-pearl-pipefish-vanacampus-margaritifer-peters-1869/

    Mother-of-pearl Pipefish, Vanacampus margaritifer (Peters, 1869)

    Published 16 December 2014
    Syngnathidae fishes of sydney harbour fish
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