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Mordaciidae
Mordacia mordax (Richardson 1846)
Mordacia praecox Potter 1968
Geotriidae
Geotria australis Gray 1851
Neoceratodontidae
Neoceratodus forsteri (Krefft 1870)
Osteoglossidae
Scleropages jardinii (Saville-Kent 1892)
Scleropages leichardti Günther 1864
Anguillidae
Anguilla australis Richardson 1841
Anguilla bicolor McClelland 1844
Anguilla obscura Günther 1872
Anguilla marmorata Quoy & Gaimard 1824
Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner 1867
Muraenidae
Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Bleeker 1853)
Clupeidae
Clupeoides cf. papuensis
Nematalosa erebi I (Günther 1868) everywhere but Pilbara
Nematalosa erebi II Pilbara
Potamalosa richmondia (Macleay 1879)
Engraulidae
Thryssa scratchleyi (Ramsey & Ogilby 1886)
Ariidae
Cinetodus froggatti (Ramsey & Ogilby 1886)
Hemiarius dioctes (Kailola 2000)
Neoarius berneyi (Whitley 1941)
Neoarius graeffei (Kner & Steindachner 1867)
Neoarius midgleyi (Kailola & Pierce 1988)
Sciades leptaspis (Bleeker 1862)
Sciades paucus (Kailola 2000)
Plotosidae
Anodontiglanis dahli Rendahl 1922
Neosiluroides cooperensis Allen & Feinberg 1998
Neosilurus ater (Perugia 1894)
Neosilurus brevidorsalis (Günther 1867)
Neosilurus gloveri Allen & Feinberg 1998
Neosilurus hyrtlii I Steindachner 1867 E Qld, MDB, LEB
Neosilurus hyrtlii II Cape York, Gulf-Ord, Barkley
Neosilurus hyrtlii III Kimberley
Neosilurus hyrtlii IV Pilbara
Neosilurus mollespiculum Allen & Feinberg 1998
Neosilurus pseudospinosus I Allen & Feinberg 1998 from Ord E
Neosilurus pseudospinosus II from Drydale W
Neosilurus sp. Bulloo
Porochilus argenteus (Zietz 1896)
Porochilus obbesi Weber 1913
Porochilus rendahli (Whitley 1928)
Tandanus tandanus I Mitchell 1838 MDB, E Qld, NE NSW
Tandanus tandanus II Atherton
Tandanus tandanus III Hastings to Bellinger
"Tandanus" bostocki Whitley 1944
Retropinnidae
Prototroctes maraena Günther 1864
Retropinna semoni I (Weber 1895) S SE Qld
Retropinna semoni II N SE Qld
Retropinna semoni III NSW coast
Retropinna semoni IV MDB, W Vic
Retropinna semoni V LEB
Retropinna tasmanica McCulloch 1920
Lepidogalaxiidae
Lepidogalaxias salamandroides Mees 1961
Galaxiidae
Galaxias auratus Johnston 1883
Galaxias brevipinnis Günther 1866
Galaxias fontanus Fulton 1978
Galaxias fuscus Mack 1936
Galaxias johnstoni Scott 1936
Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns 1842)
Galaxias occidentalis Ogilby 1899 multiple spp. (2?)
Galaxias olidus Günther 1866 multiple spp. (15?)
Galaxias parvus Frankenberg 1968
Galaxias pedderensis Frankenberg 1968
Galaxias rostratus Klunzinger 1872
Galaxias tanycephalus Fulton 1978
Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes (ex Cuvier) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846
Galaxiella munda McDowall 1978
Galaxiella nigrostriata (Shipway 1953)
Galaxiella pusilla I (Mack 1936) E Vic/Tas
Galaxiella pusilla II W Vic/SA
Lovettia sealii (Johnston 1883)
Neochanna cleaveri (Scott 1934)
Paragalaxias dissimilis (Regan 1906)
Paragalaxias eleotroides McDowall & Fulton 1978
Paragalaxias julianus McDowall & Fulton 1978
Paragalaxias mesotes McDowall & Fulton 1978
Hemiramphidae
Zenarchopterus novaeguineae Weber 1913
Belonidae
Strongylura krefftii (Günther 1866)
Atherinidae
Craterocephalus amniculus Crowley & Ivantsoff 1990
Craterocephalus cuneiceps Whitley 1944
Craterocephalus eyresii (Steindachner 1883)
Craterocephalus fluviatilis McCulloch 1912
Craterocephalus helenae Ivantsoff, Crowley, & Allen 1987
Craterocephalus marianae Ivantsoff, Crowley, & Allen 1987
Craterocephalus marjoriae Whitley 1948
Craterocephalus dalhousiensis Ivantsoff & Glover 1974
Craterocephalus lentiginosus Ivantsoff, Crowley, & Allen 1987
Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum I (Günther 1867) N Qld
Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum II Atherton
Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum III E Qld, Cooper
Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum IV SE Qld, MDB
Craterocephalus stramineus I (Whitley 1950)
Craterocephalus stramineus II Ord/Victoria
Craterocephalus stramineus III Gregory
Melanotaeniidae
Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides (Nichols & Raven 1928)
Iriatherina werneri I Meinken 1974 Cape York
Iriatherina werneri II Arnhemland
Melanotaenia australis (Castelnau 1875)
Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau 1878)
Melanotaenia eachamensis Allen & Cross 1982
Melanotaenia exquisita Allen 1978 multiple spp. (2?)
Melanotaenia fluviatilis (Castelnau 1878)
Melanotaenia gracilis Allen 1978
Melanotaenia maccullochi I Ogilby 1915 NE Qld
Melanotaenia maccullochi II Darwin
Melanotaenia nigrans (Richardson 1843)
Melanotaenia pygmaea Allen 1978
Melanotaenia splendida (Peters 1866)
Melanotaenia trifasciata (Rendahl 1922) multiple spp. (4?)
Melanotaenia utcheensis McGuigan 2000
Rhadinocentrus ornatus I Regan 1914 SEQ
Rhadinocentrus ornatus II CEQ
Rhadinocentrus ornatus III far N NSW
Rhadinocentrus ornatus IV N NSW
Rhadinocentrus ornatus V Orara
Pseudomugilidae
Pseudomugil gertrudae Weber 1911
Pseudomugil mellis Allen & Ivantsoff 1982
Pseudomugil signifer I Kner 1866 S of Burdekin
Pseudomugil signifer II N of Burdekin
Pseudomugil tenellus Taylor 1964 multiple spp. (2?)
Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis (Ivantsoff, Unmack, Saeed, & Crowley 1991)
Synbranchidae
Ophisternon candidum (Mees 1962)
Ophisternon gutturale (Richardson 1845) multiple spp. (2-3?)
Tetrarogidae
Notesthes robusta (Günther 1860)
Latidae
Lates calcarifer (Bloch 1790)
Ambassidae
Ambassis agassizii Steindachner 1867
Ambassis agrammus Günther 1867
Ambassis elongatus (Castelnau 1878)
Ambassis macleayi (Castelnau 1878)
Ambassis miops Günther 1872
Ambassis sp. "muelleri"
Denariusa australis (Steindachner 1867)
Parambassis gulliveri (Castelnau 1878)
Percichthyidae
Bostockia porosa Castelnau 1873 multiple spp. (2?)
Gadopsis bispinosus Sanger 1984 multiple spp. (2?)
Gadopsis marmoratus I Richardson 1848 S Vic/Tas
Gadopsis marmoratus II MDB
Gadopsis marmoratus III Glenelg/Wimmera/SE SA
Gadopsis marmoratus IV E Vic
Maccullochella ikei Rowland 1986
Maccullochella macquariensis (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829)
Maccullochella mariensis Rowland 1993
Maccullochella peelii (Mitchell 1838)
Macquaria ambigua I (Richardson 1845) MDB/Fitzroy
Macquaria ambigua II LEB/Bulloo
Macquaria australasica I Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830 MDB
Macquaria australasica II Hawkesbury
Macquaria australasica III Kangaroo
Macquaria wujalwujalensis (Pusey & Kennard 2001)
Nannatherina balstoni Regan 1906
Nannoperca australis I Günther 1861 W Vic, SA, NSW, Tas
Nannoperca australis II E Vic, NE Tas
Nannoperca obscura (Klunzinger 1872)
Nannoperca oxleyana Whitley 1940
Nannoperca variegata Kuiter & Allen 1986
Nannoperca vittata I (Castelnau 1873)
Nannoperca vittata II Margaret
Nannoperca vittata III S Coast
Nannoperca vittata IV Denmark
"Percichthyidae"
Percalates colonorum (Günther 1863)
Percalates novemaculeatus (Steindachner 1866)
Terapontidae
Amniataba percoides (Günther 1864)
Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell 1838)
Bidyanus welchi (McCulloch & Waite 1917)
Hannia greenwayi Vari 1978
Hephaestus carbo (Ogilby & McCulloch 1916)
Hephaestus epirrhinos Vari & Hutchins 1978
Hephaestus fuliginosus (Macleay 1883)
Hephaestus jenkinsi (Whitley 1945)
Hephaestus tulliensis De Vis 1884
Leiopotherapon aheneus (Mees 1963)
Leiopotherapon macrolepis Vari 1978
Leiopotherapon unicolor (Günther 1859)
Pingalla gilberti Whitley 1955
Pingalla lorentzi (Weber 1910)
Pingalla midgleyi Allen & Merrick 1984
Scortum barcoo (McCulloch & Waite 1917)
Scortum hillii (Castelnau 1878)
Scortum neili Allen, Larson & Midgley 1993
Scortum ogilbyi Whitley 1951
Scortum parviceps (Macleay 1883)
Syncomistes butleri Vari 1978 multiple spp. (2?)
Syncomistes kimberleyensis Vari 1978
Syncomistes rastellus Vari & Hutchins 1978
Syncomistes trigonicus Vari 1978
Variichthys lacustris (Mees & Kailola 1977)
Kuhliidae
Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier 1829)
Kuhlia rupestris (Lacépède 1802)
Apogonidae
Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842) multiple spp. (5?)
Toxotidae
Toxotes chatareus (Hamilton 1822)
Toxotes lorentzi Weber 1910
Toxotes kimberleyensis Allen 2004
Mugilidae
Trachystoma petardi (Castelnau 1875)
Bovichtidae
Pseudaphritis urvillii (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832)
Eleotridae
Bostrichthys zonatus Weber 1907
Bunaka gyrinoides (Bleeker 1853)
Giurus margaritacea (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837)
Gobiomorphus australis (Krefft 1864)
Gobiomorphus coxii (Krefft 1864)
Hypseleotris aurea (Shipway 1950)
Hypseleotris barrawayi Larson 2007
Hypseleotris compressa (Krefft 1864)
Hypseleotris ejuncida Hoese & Allen in Allen 1982
Hypseleotris galii (Ogilby 1898)
Hypseleotris kimberleyensis Hoese & Allen in Allen 1982
Hypseleotris klunzingeri (Ogilby 1898) multiple spp. (3?)
Hypseleotris regalis Hoese & Allen in Allen 1982
Hypseleotris sp. Midgley multiple spp. (3?)
Hypseleotris sp. Lake part of a hybridogenic complex of as many as possibly 10 lineages
Hypseleotris sp. MD
Kimberleyeleotris hutchinsi Hoese & Allen 1987
Kimberleyeleotris notata Hoese & Allen 1987
Mogurnda adspersa (Castelnau 1878) multiple spp. (8?)
Mogurnda clivicola Allen & Jenkins 1999
Mogurnda larapintae (Zietz 1896)
Mogurnda mogurnda (Richardson 1844) multiple spp. (8?)
Mogurnda oligolepis Allen & Jenkins 1999 multiple spp. (3?)
Mogurnda thermophila Allen & Jenkins 1999
Oxyeleotris aruensis (Weber 1911)
Oxyeleotris fimbriata Weber 1907
Oxyeleotris lineolata (Steindachner 1867)
Oxyeleotris selheimi (Macleay 1884)
"Oxyeleotris" nullipora Roberts 1978
Philypnodon grandiceps (Krefft 1864) multiple spp. (6?)
Philypnodon macrostomus Hoese & Reader 2006 multiple spp. (4?)
Odontobutidae
Milyeringa veritas Whitley 1945
Gobiidae
Awaous acritosus Watson 1994
Awaous ocellaris (Broussonet 1782)
Chlamydogobius eremius (Zietz 1896)
Chlamydogobius gloveri Larson 1995
Chlamydogobius japalpa Larson 1995
Chlamydogobius micropterus Larson 1995
Chlamydogobius squamigenus Larson 1995
Glossogobius aureus Akihito & Meguro 1975 multiple spp. (3?)
Glossogobius bellendenensis Hoese & Allen 2009
Glossogobius concavifrons (Ramsey & Ogilby 1886)
Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton 1822) multiple spp. (2?)
Glossogobius sp. dwarf
Glossogobius sp. celebius
Glossogobius sp. squareblotch
Schismatogobius sp.
Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas 1770)
Sicyopus discordipinnis Watson 1995
Smilosicyopus sp.
Stenogobius cf. genivittatus
Stiphodon allen Watson 1996
Stiphodon atratus Watson 1996
Stiphodon birdsong Watson 1996
Stiphodon rutilaureus Watson 1996
Stiphodon semoni Weber 1895
Kurtidae
Kurtus gulliveri Castelnau 1878
Cynoglossidae
Cynoglossus heterolepis Weber 1910
Soleidae
Brachirus salinarum Ogilby 1910
Brachirus selheimi (Macleay 1882)
Leptachirus darwinensis Randall 2007
Leptachirus polylepis Randall 2007
Leptachirus triramus Randall 2007
Synclidopus hogani Johnson & Randall 2008