List of fishes of the Houtman Abrolhos

The marine waters of the Houtman Abrolhos, an island chain off the coast of Western Australia, are unusual in containing a mix of tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate fish species. This mix is largely due to the Leeuwin Current, which brings warm tropical water to the Houtman Abrolhos, especially in winter. Tropical species are the most abundant, eleven of the sixteen most abundant species being tropical fishes. However, there are also a large number of tropical species with populations so small that they are thought not to maintain populations be breeding at the Houtman Abrolhos.[1]

Common nameScientific nameFamily
Bluespotted stingrayAmphotistius kuhliiDasyatidae
Short-tail stingrayDasyatis brevicaudataDasyatidae
Striped stingareeTrygonoptera ovalisUrolophidae
Circular stingareeUrolophus circularisUrolophidae
Spotted eagle rayAetobatus narinariMyliobatidae
Manta rayManta birostrisMobulidae
Australian blackspotted catsharkAulohalaelurus labiosusScyliorhinidae
Whiskery sharkFurgaleus mackiTriakidae
Gummy sharkMustelus antarcticusTriakidae
Dusky sharkCarcharhinus obscurusCarcharhinidae
Sandbar sharkCarcharhinus plumbeusCarcharhinidae
Galeocerdo cuvieriCarcharhinidae
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidae
Ornate wobbegongOrectolobus ornatusOrectolobidae
Orectolobus sp.Orectolobidae
Port Jackson sharkHeterodontus portusjacksoniHeterodontidae
Myrichthys columbrinusOphichthidae
Abbott's moray eelGymnothorax eurostusMuraenidae
Yellow morayGymnothorax prasinusMuraenidae
Undulated morayGymnothorax undulatusMuraenidae
Gymnothorax woodwardiMuraenidae
Etrumeus teresClupeidae
Sardinella lemuruClupeidae
Sardinops neopilchardusClupeidae
Slender spratSpratelloides gracilisClupeidae
Blue spratSpratelloides robustusClupeidae
Gonorhynchus greyiGonorhynchidae
Arius thalassinusAriidae
Paraplotosus albilabrisPlotosidae
Plotosus lineatusPlotosidae
Aulopus purpurissatusAulopidae
Variegated lizardfishSynodus variegatusSynodontidae
Saurida undosquamisHarpadontidae
Batrachomoeus rubricephalusBatrachoididae
Halophryne ocellatusBatrachoididae
Antennarius commersoniAntennariidae
Spotfin frogfishAntennarius nummiferAntennariidae
Striated frogfishAntennarius striatusAntennariidae
Sargassum fishHistrio histrioAntennariidae
Tathicarpus butleriAntennariidae
Lotella fuliginosaMoridae
Dipulus caecusBythitidae
Ogilbia sp.Bythitidae
Cypselurus sp.Exocoetidae
Ablennes hiansBelonidae
Hemiramphus robustusHemiramphidae
Hyporhamphus melanochirHemiramphidae
Atherinomorus ogilbyiAtherinidae
Craterocephalus capreoliAtherinidae
Craterocephalus pauciradiatusAtherinidae
Hypoatherina temminckiiAtherinidae
Leptatherina presbyteroidesAtherinidae
Cleidopus gloriamarisMonocentrididae
Little pineapple fishSorosichthys ananassaTrachichthyidae
Velifer multiradiatusVeliferidae
Halicampus brockiSyngnathidae
Narrow-bellied seahorseHippocampus angustusSyngnathidae
Lissocampus fatiloquusSyngnathidae
Nannocampus subosseusSyngnathidae
Pugnaso curtirostrisSyngnathidae
Günther's pipehorseSolegnathus lettiensisSyngnathidae
Pegasus volitansPegasidae
Ablabys taenianotusScorpaenidae
Centropogon latifronsScorpaenidae
Cocotropus sp.Scorpaenidae
Dentrochirus brachypterusScorpaenidae
Maxillicosta lopholepisScorpaenidae
Neosebastes bougainvilliScorpaenidae
Neosebastes pandusScorpaenidae
Parapterios heterurusScorpaenidae
Pterios volitansScorpaenidae
Scorpaena sumptuosaScorpaenidae
Scorpaenodes guamensisScorpaenidae
Scorpaenodes scaberScorpaenidae
Scorpaenodes steeneiScorpaenidae
Scorpaenopsis venosaScorpaenidae
Inimicus sinensisSynanceiidae
Lepidotrigla spinosaTriglidae
Neopataecus waterhousiPataecidae
Pataecus frontoPataecidae
Leviprora inopsPlatycephalidae
Onigocia oligolepisPlatycephalidae
Platycephalus endrachtensisPlatycephalidae
Platycephalus longispinisPlatycephalidae
Hypopterus macropterusCentropomidae
Acanthistius pardalotusSerranidae
Acanthistius serratusSerranidae
Cephalopholis argusSerranidae
Cephalopholis miniataSerranidae
Black-arse codEpinephelides armatusSerranidae
Epinephelus bilobatusSerranidae
Estuary codEpinephelus coioidesSerranidae
Blacktip grouperEpinephelus fasciatusSerranidae
Giant grouperEpinephelus lanceolatusSerranidae
Epinephelus multinotatusSerranidae
Epinephelus rivulatusSerranidae
Hypoplectrodes cardinalisSerranidae
Coral troutPlectropomus leopardusSerranidae
Plectropomus maculatusSerranidae
Pseudanthias cooperiSerranidae
Yellow-edged lyretailVariola loutiSerranidae
Unidentified grammistidGrammistidae
Assiculus punctatusPseudochromidae
Labracinus lineatusPseudochromidae
Pseudochromis wilsoniPseudochromidae
Paraplesiops meleagrisPlesiopidae
Trachinops brauniPlesiopidae
Trachinops noarlungaePlesiopidae
Belonepterygion fasciolatumAcanthoclinidae
Glaucosoma hebraicumGlaucosomatidae
Banjos banjosBanjosidae
Heteropriacanthus cruentatusPriacanthidae
Priacanthus hamrurPriacanthidae
Ring-tailed cardinalfishApogon aureusApogonidae
Apogon cavitiensisApogonidae
Apogon coccineusApogonidae
Apogon doederleiniApogonidae
Apogon rueppelliiApogonidae
Apogon semiornatusApogonidae
Apogon victoriaeApogonidae
Cercamia eremiaApogonidae
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatusApogonidae
Fowleria auritaApogonidae
Fowleria variegataApogonidae
Siphamia cephalotesApogonidae
Vincentia badiaApogonidae
Golden lined whitingSillago analisSillaginidae
BluefishPomatomus saltatrixPomatomidae
Carangoides equulaCarangidae
Decapterus muroadsiCarangidae
White trevallyPseudocaranx dentexCarangidae
Pseudocaranx wrightiCarangidae
Seriola dumeriliCarangidae
Samson fishSeriola hipposCarangidae
Yellowtail amberjackSeriola lalandiCarangidae
Trachurus novazelandiaeCarangidae
Mahi-mahiCoryphaena hippurusCoryphaenidae
Rachycentron canadusRachycentridae
Australian herringArripis georgianusArripidae
Lutjanus fulviflammaLutjanidae
Lutjanus quinquelineatusLutjanidae
Lutjanus russelliLutjanidae
Paracaesio xanthurusLutjanidae
Pentapodus porosusNemipteridae
Pentapodus emeryiiNemipteridae
Pentapodus vittaNemipteridae
Scolopsis bilineatusNemipteridae
Parequula melbournensisGerreidae
Diagramma pictumHaemulidae
Plectorhinchus flavomaculatusHaemulidae
Plectorhinchus schotafHaemulidae
Lethrinus atkinsoniLethrinidae
Lethrinus genivittatusLethrinidae
Lethrinus miniatusLethrinidae
Lethrinus nebulosusLethrinidae
Southern black breamAcanthopagrus butcheriSparidae
Australasian snapperPagrus auratusSparidae
TarwhineRhabdosargus sarbaSparidae
Parupeneus barberinoidesMullidae
Parapeneus chrysopleurumMullidae
Parapeneus pleurostigmaMullidae
Parapeneus spilurusMullidae
Upeneichthys lineatus vlamingiiMullidae
Upeneichthys stottiMullidae
Schuettea woodwardiMonodactylidae
Parapriacanthus elongatusPempherididae
Parapriacanthus ransonnetiPempherididae
Pempheris analisPempherididae
Pempheris klunzingeriPempherididae
Pempheris schwenkiiPempherididae
Pempheris sp.Pempherididae
Girella tephraeopsGirellidae
Kyphosus corneliiKyphosidae
Silver drummerKyphosus sydneyanusKyphosidae
Microcanthus strigatusScorpididae
Neatypus obliquusScorpididae
Scorpis georgianusScorpididae
Platax teiraEphippididae
Chaetodon assariusChaetodontidae
Chaetodon aureofasciatusChaetodontidae
Threadfin butterflyfishChaetodon aurigaChaetodontidae
Speckled butterflyfishChaetodon citrinellusChaetodontidae
Sunburst butterflyfishChaetodon kleiniiChaetodontidae
Lined butterflyfishChaetodon lineolatusChaetodontidae
Raccoon butterflyfishChaetodon lunulaChaetodontidae
Chaetodon plebeiusChaetodontidae
Chaetodon speculumChaetodontidae
Chevron butterflyfishChaetodon trifascialisChaetodontidae
Melon butterflyfishChaetodon trifasciatusChaetodontidae
Chelmon marginalisChaetodontidae
Chelmonops curiosusChaetodontidae
Pennant coralfishHeniochus acuminatusChaetodontidae
Parachaetodon ocellatusChaetodontidae
Centropyge tibicenPomacanthidae
Chaetodontoplus personiferPomacanthidae
Pomacanthus semicirculatusPomacanthidae
OldwifeEnoplosus armatusEnoplosidae
Abudefduf bengalensisPomacentridae
Scissortail sergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusPomacentridae
Abudefduf sordidusPomacentridae
Indo-Pacific sergeantAbudefduf vaigiensisPomacentridae
Clark's anemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiPomacentridae
Black-axil chromisChromis atripectoralisPomacentridae
Chromis klunzingeriPomacentridae
Chromis margaritiferPomacentridae
Green ChromisChromis viridisPomacentridae
Chromis westaustralisPomacentridae
Whitetail dascyllusDascyllus aruanusPomacentridae
Dascyllus reticulatusPomacentridae
Threespot dascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusPomacentridae
Parma mccullochiPomacentridae
Parma occidentalisPomacentridae
Plectroglyphidodon dickiiPomacentridae
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianusPomacentridae
Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatusPomacentridae
Plectroglyphidodon leucozonusPomacentridae
Pomacentrus coelestisPomacentridae
Pomacentrus milleriPomacentridae
Pristotis jerdoniPomacentridae
Stegastes fasciolatusPomacentridae
Stegastes nigricansPomacentridae
Stegastes obreptusPomacentridae
Spotted hawkfishCirrhitichthys aprinusCirrhitidae
Paracirrhites forsteriCirrhitidae
Cheilodactylus gibbosusCheilodactylidae
Cheilodactylus rubrolabiatusCheilodactylidae
Dactylophora nigricansCheilodactylidae
Yellow-eye mulletAldrichetta forsteriMugilidae
Flathead mulletMugil cephalusMugilidae
Obtuse barracudaSphyraena obtusataSphyraenidae
Achoerodus gouldiiLabridae
Anampses caeruleopunctatusLabridae
Anampses geographicusLabridae
Austrolabrus maculatusLabridae
Bodianus axillarisLabridae
Bodianus bilunulatusLabridae
FoxfishBodianus frenchiiLabridae
Bodianus perditioLabridae
Cheilinus chlorurusLabridae
Redbreast wrasseCheilinus fasciatusLabridae
Cheilinus trilobatusLabridae
Cheilio inermisLabridae
Bluespotted tuskfishChoerodon cauteromaLabridae
Blue tuskfishChoerodon cyanodusLabridae
Choerodon jordaniLabridae
Baldchin groperChoerodon rubescensLabridae
Blackspot tuskfishChoerodon schoenleiniiLabridae
Cirrhilabrus temminckiLabridae
Coris auricularisLabridae
Clown corisCoris aygulaLabridae
Coris caudimaculaLabridae
Dotalabrus alleniLabridae
Epibulus insidiatorLabridae
Eupetrichthys angustipesLabridae
Gomphosus variusLabridae
Halichoeres brownfieldiLabridae
Halichoeres nebulosusLabridae
Halichoeres trimaculatusLabridae
Hemigymnus fasciatusLabridae
Hemigymnus melapterusLabridae
Hologymnosus annulatusLabridae
Labrichthys unilineatusLabridae
Labroides bicolorLabridae
Bluestreak cleaner wrasseLabroides dimidiatusLabridae
Macropharyngodon ornatusLabridae
Notolabrus parilusLabridae
Ophthalmolepis lineolatusLabridae
Pictilabrus laticlaviusLabridae
Long green wrassePseudojuloides elongatusLabridae
Pseudolabrus beserialisLabridae
Pteragogus flagelligeraLabridae
Stethojulis bandanensisLabridae
Stethojulis interruptaLabridae
Stethojulis strigiventerLabridae
Suezichthys cyanolaemusLabridae
Thalassoma amblycephalumLabridae
Thalassoma hardwickeLabridae
Moon wrasseThalassoma lunareLabridae
Thalassoma lutescensLabridae
Thalassoma purpureumLabridae
Thalassoma septemfasciataLabridae
Thalassoma trilobatumLabridae
Heteroscarus acroptilusOdacidae
Marbled parrotfishLeptoscarus vaigiensisScaridae
Scarus chameleonScaridae
Scarus frenatusScaridae
Scarus ghobbanScaridae
Scarus gibbusScaridae
Scarus rivulatusScaridae
Scarus schlegeliScaridae
Scarus sordidusScaridae
Opistognathus inornataOpistognathidae
Opistognathus sp.Opistognathidae
Parapercis haackeiPinguipedidae
Parapercis nebulosaPinguipedidae
Limnichthys fasciatusCreediidae
Atrosalarias fuscus holomelasBlenniidae
Cirripectes filamentosusBlenniidae
Cirripectes hutchinsiBlenniidae
Entomacrodus striatusBlenniidae
Istiblennius chrysospilosBlenniidae
Istiblennius meleagrisBlenniidae
Meiacanthus grammistesBlenniidae
Omobranchus germainiBlenniidae
Parablennius postoculomaculatusBlenniidae
Petroscirtes brevicepsBlenniidae
Petroscirtes mitratusBlenniidae
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchosBlenniidae
Mimic blennyPlagiotremus tapeinosomaBlenniidae
Enneapterygius larsonaeTripterygiidae
Helcogramma decurrensTripterygiidae
Norfolkia brachylepisTripterygiidae
Norfolkia leeuwinTripterygiidae
Golden weedfishCristiceps aurantiacusClinidae
Crested weedfishCristiceps australisClinidae
Heteroclinus sp.Clinidae
Ophiclinus gracilisClinidae
Callionymus enneactesCallionymidae
Callionymus goodladiCallionymidae
Callionymus grossiCallionymidae
Diplogammus xenicusCallionymidae
Synchiropus papilioCallionymidae
Synchiropus rameusCallionymidae
Alabes parvulusGobiesocidae
Lepadichthys frenatusGobiesocidae
Amblygobius phalaenaGobiidae
Asterropteryx semipunctatusGobiidae
Bathygobius cocosensisGobiidae
Bathygobius fuscusGobiidae
Callogobius mucosisGobiidae
Callogobius sp.Gobiidae
Callogobius sp.Gobiidae
Eviota bimaculataGobiidae
Eviota infulataGobiidae
Eviota melasmaGobiidae
Eviota queenslandicaGobiidae
Eviota storthynxGobiidae
Eviota sp.Gobiidae
Exyrias belissimusGobiidae
Fusigobius duospilusGobiidae
Gnatholepis scapulostigmaGobiidae
Gobiodon citrinusGobiidae
Pleurosicya fringillaGobiidae
Priolepis cinctaGobiidae
Priolepis nuchifasciatusGobiidae
Valenciennea puellarisGobiidae
Vanderhorstia ornatissimaGobiidae
Curious wormfishGunnellichthys curiosusMicrodesmidae
Acanthurus grammoptilusAcanthuridae
ManiniAcanthurus triostegusAcanthuridae
Naso fageniAcanthuridae
Naso unicornisAcanthuridae
Zebrasoma scopasAcanthuridae
Zebrasoma veliferumAcanthuridae
Siganus fuscescensSiganidae
Grammatorcynus bicarinatusScombridae
MaittyaScomberomorus commersonScombridae
Sarda orientalisScombridae
Yellowfin tunaThunnus albacaresScombridae
Bothus pantherhinusBothidae
Crossorhombus valderostratusBothidae
Engyprosopon grandisquamaBothidae
Pseudorhombus quinquocellatusBothidae
Zebrias cancellatusSoleidae
Cynoglossus broadhurstiCynoglossidae
Anacanthus barbatusMonacanthidae
Scrawled filefishAluterus scriptusMonacanthidae
Cantheschenia longipinnisMonacanthidae
Chaetodermis penicilligerusMonacanthidae
Colurodontis paxmaniMonacanthidae
Eubalichthys caeruleoguttatusMonacanthidae
Meuschenia hippocrepisMonacanthidae
Monacanthus chinensisMonacanthidae
Orange spotted filefishOxymonacanthus longirostrisMonacanthidae
Paramonacanthus choirocephalusMonacanthidae
Pervagor janthinosomaMonacanthidae
Scobinichthys granulatusMonacanthidae
Stephanolepis sp.Monacanthidae
Anoplocapros lenticularisOstraciidae
Anoplocapros robustusOstraciidae
Yellow boxfishOstracion cubicusOstraciidae
Tetrosomus concatenatusOstraciidae
White-spotted pufferArothron hispidusTetraodontidae
Lagocephalus sceleratusTetraodontidae
Torquigener pallimaculatusTetraodontidae
Torquigener paxtoniTetraodontidae
Torquigener pleurogrammaTetraodontidae
Torquigener vicinisTetraodontidae
Slender-spined porcupine fishDiodon nicthemerusDiodontidae

References

  1. Hutchins, J. Barry (1997). "Checklist of fishes of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia". In Wells, F. E. (ed.). The Marine Flora and Fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, Volume 1. Western Australian Museum. pp. 239–253.
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