Freshwater fish species of K'gari (Fraser) Coast

A field guide of twenty common freshwater species from the Fraser Coast Regional Council based on citizen science observations and fish catches.
Some fish species sourced from parks.des.qld.gov.au, Reptiles, frogs and freshwater fish of K'gari (Fraser Island) World Heritage Area.

All 20

Pacific Shortfinned Eel ¹
Anguilla obscura

Australian Long-finned Eel ²
Anguilla reinhardtii

Barred Mudskipper ³
Periophthalmus argentilineatus

Striped gudgeon ⁴
Gobiomorphus australis

Empire Gudgeon ⁵
Hypseleotris compressa

Firetail Gudgeon ⁶
Hypseleotris galii

Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon ⁷
Mogurnda adspersa

Freshwater Perch ⁸
Percalates novemaculeatus

Oxleyan Pygmy Perch ⁹
Nannoperca oxleyana

Jungle Perch ¹⁰
Kuhlia rupestris

Mozambique Tilapia ¹¹
Oreochromis mossambicus

Freshwater Catfish ¹²
Tandanus tandanus

Blue Catfish ¹³
Neoarius graeffei

Bony Bream ¹⁴
Nematalosa erebi

Eastern Mosquitofish ¹⁵
Gambusia holbrooki

Flyspecked Hardyhead ¹⁶
Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

Crimsonspotted Rainbowfish ⁶
Melanotaenia duboulayi

Ornate Rainbowfish ¹⁷
Rhadinocentrus ornatus

Honey Blue Eye ¹⁶
Pseudomugil mellis

Pacific Blue Eye ¹⁶
Pseudomugil signifer

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Freshwater fish species of K'gari (Fraser) Coast

Pacific Shortfinned Eel 1 Anguilla obscura

Australian Long-finned Eel 2 Anguilla reinhardtii

Barred Mudskipper 3 Periophthalmus argentilineatus

Striped gudgeon 4 Gobiomorphus australis

Empire Gudgeon 5 Hypseleotris compressa

Firetail Gudgeon 6 Hypseleotris galii

Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon 7 Mogurnda adspersa

Freshwater Perch 8 Percalates novemaculeatus

Oxleyan Pygmy Perch 9 Nannoperca oxleyana

Jungle Perch 10 Kuhlia rupestris

Mozambique Tilapia 11 Oreochromis mossambicus

Freshwater Catfish 12 Tandanus tandanus

Blue Catfish 13 Neoarius graeffei

Bony Bream 14 Nematalosa erebi

Eastern Mosquitofish 15 Gambusia holbrooki

Flyspecked Hardyhead 16 Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

Crimsonspotted Rainbowfish 6 Melanotaenia duboulayi

Ornate Rainbowfish 17 Rhadinocentrus ornatus

Honey Blue Eye 16 Pseudomugil mellis

Pacific Blue Eye 16 Pseudomugil signifer