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Mordaciidae
Mordacia mordax (Richardson 1846)
Mordacia praecox Potter 1968
Geotriidae
Geotria australis Gray 1851
Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes 1839)
Glyphis garricki Compagno, White & Last 2008
Glyphis glyphis (Müller & Henle 1839)
Pristidae
Pristis pristis (Linnaeus 1758)
Dasyatidae
Urogymnus dalyensis (Last & Manjaji-Matsumoto 2008)
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
Potamalosa richmondia (Macleay 1879)
Dorosomatidae
Nematalosa erebi I (Günther 1868) everywhere but Pilbara
Nematalosa erebi II Pilbara
Ehiravidae
Clupeoides cf. papuensis
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 multiple spp. (2?)
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)
Porochilus sp. Gulf of Carpentaria
Tandanus tandanus Mitchell 1838
Tandanus bellingerensis Welsh, Jerry, Burrows & Rourke 2017
Tandanus tropicanus Welsh, Jerry & Burrows 2014
"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 aequipinnis Raadik 2014
Galaxias arcanus Raadik 2014
Galaxias auratus Johnston 1883
Galaxias brevipinnis I Günther 1866
Galaxias brevipinnis II Clarence
Galaxias brevipinnis III Bellinger
Galaxias brevissimus Raadik 2014
Galaxias fontanus Fulton 1978
Galaxias fuscus Mack 1936
Galaxias gunaikurnai Raadik 2014
Galaxias johnstoni Scott 1936
Galaxias lanceolatus Raadik 2014
Galaxias longifundus Raadik 2014
Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns 1842)
Galaxias mcdowalli Raadik 2014
Galaxias mungadhan Raadik 2014
Galaxias occidentalis Ogilby 1899 multiple spp. (2?)
Galaxias olidus Günther 1866
Galaxias oliros Raadik 2014
Galaxias ornatus Castelnau 1873
Galaxias parvus Frankenberg 1968
Galaxias pedderensis Frankenberg 1968
Galaxias rostratus Klunzinger 1872
Galaxias "sp. 13 "hunter"
Galaxias "sp. 14 "yalmy"
Galaxias "sp. 15 "morwell"
Galaxias "sp. 16 "moroka"
Galaxias supremus Raadik 2014
Galaxias tantangara Raadik 2014
Galaxias tanycephalus Fulton 1978
Galaxias terenasus Raadik 2014
Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes (ex Cuvier) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846
Galaxiella munda McDowall 1978
Galaxiella nigrostriata (Shipway 1953)
Galaxiella pusilla (Mack 1936)
Galaxiella toourtkoourt Coleman & Raadik 2015
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 bitaeniatus Allen, Hammer & Raadik 2018
Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides (Nichols & Raven 1928)
Iriatherina werneri I Meinken 1974 northern Cape York
Iriatherina werneri II southern Cape York
Iriatherina werneri III Arnhemland
Melanotaenia australis (Castelnau 1875)
Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau 1878)
Melanotaenia eachamensis Allen & Cross 1982
Melanotaenia exquisita I Allen 1978
Melanotaenia exquisita II Bindoola
Melanotaenia exquisita III Ikybon
Melanotaenia fluviatilis (Castelnau 1878)
Melanotaenia gracilis Allen 1978
Melanotaenia maccullochi Ogilby 1915 NE Qld
Melanotaenia nigrans (Richardson 1843)
Melanotaenia pygmaea Allen 1978
Melanotaenia sahulensis Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack 2019
Melanotaenia splendida (Peters 1866)
Melanotaenia trifasciata (Rendahl 1922) multiple spp. (4?)
Melanotaenia utcheensis McGuigan 2001
Melanotaenia wilsoni Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack 2019
Melanotaenia sp. Malanda
Melanotaenia sp. Misty Mountains
Melanotaenia sp. Running River
Melanotaenia sp. Tully River
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 Rockhampton
Pseudomugil signifer II N of Rockhampton
Pseudomugil tenellus I Taylor 1964
Pseudomugil tenellus II Daly
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 multiple spp. (2)
Ambassis agrammus Günther 1867
Ambassis elongatus (Castelnau 1878)
Ambassis macleayi (Castelnau 1878)
Ambassis miops Günther 1872
Ambassis sp. "muelleri" multiple spp.
Denariusa australis (Steindachner 1867)
Parambassis gulliveri (Castelnau 1878)
Percichthyidae
Bostockia porosa Castelnau 1873 multiple spp. (2?)
Gadopsis bispinosa I Sanger 1984 non Goulburn
Gadopsis bispinosa II Goulburn R
Gadopsis marmorata I Richardson 1848 S Vic/Tas
Gadopsis marmorata II MDB
Gadopsis marmorata III Glenelg/Wimmera/SE SA
Gadopsis marmorata IV E Vic
Gadopsis marmorata V W 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
Macquaria ambigua II LEB
Macquaria ambigua III Fitzroy
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 pygmaea Morgan, Beatty & Adams 2013
Nannoperca variegata Kuiter & Allen 1986
Nannoperca vittata I (Castelnau 1873)
Nannoperca vittata II Margaret
Nannoperca vittata III S Coast
"Percichthyidae"
Percalates colonorum (Günther 1863)
Percalates novemaculeatus (Steindachner 1866)
Terapontidae
Amniataba percoides I (Günther 1864) widespread
Amniataba percoides II Ord/Baines
Amniataba percoides III Pentacost
Amniataba percoides IV Drysdale / Carson
Amniataba percoides V Fitzroy
Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell 1838)
Bidyanus welchi (McCulloch & Waite 1917)
Hannia greenwayi I Vari 1978
Hannia greenwayi II Prince Regent & Roe
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 bonapartensis Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2017
Syncomistes butleri Vari 1978
Syncomistes carcharus Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2017
Syncomistes dilliensis Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2017
Syncomistes holsworth Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2017
Syncomistes kimberleyensis Vari 1978
Syncomistes moranensis Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2017
Syncomistes rastellus Vari & Hutchins 1978
Syncomistes trigonicus Vari 1978
Syncomistes versicolor Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2017
Syncomistes wunambal Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2017
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)
Pseudaphritidae
Pseudaphritis urvillii (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832)
Eleotridae
Bostrychus zonatus Weber 1907
Bunaka gyrinoides (Bleeker 1853)
Giurus aporocephalus (Macleay 1884)
Gobiomorphus australis (Krefft 1864)
Gobiomorphus coxii (Krefft 1864)
Hypseleotris acropinna Thacker, Geiger & Unmack 2022
Hypseleotris aurea (Shipway 1950)
Hypseleotris barrawayi Larson 2007
Hypseleotris bucephala Thacker, Geiger & Unmack 2022
Hypseleotris compressa (Krefft 1864)
Hypseleotris ejuncida Hoese & Allen in Allen 1982
Hypseleotris galii (Ogilby 1898)
Hypseleotris garawudjirri Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2023
Hypseleotris gymnocephala Thacker, Geiger & Unmack 2022
Hypseleotris hutchinsi (Hoese & Allen 1987)
Hypseleotris kimberleyensis Hoese & Allen in Allen 1982
Hypseleotris klunzingeri I (Ogilby 1898) MDB & LEB
Hypseleotris klunzingeri II Coastal, S of Fitzroy
Hypseleotris klunzingeri III Fitzroy
Hypseleotris maranda Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2023
Hypseleotris moolooboolaensis Thacker, Geiger & Unmack 2022
Hypseleotris notata (Hoese & Allen 1987)
Hypseleotris regalis Hoese & Allen in Allen 1982
Hypseleotris wunduwala Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2023
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 justitia Larson & Foster 2013
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 illimis Hoese & Allen 2012
Glossogobius munroi Hoese & Allen 2012
Glossogobius nanus Hoese, Allen & Hadiaty 2017
Schismatogobius hoesei Keith, Lord & Larson 2007
Sicyopterus cynocephalus (Valenciennes 1837)
Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas 1770)
Sicyopus discordipinnis Watson 1995
Smilosicyopus fehlmanni (Parent & Maciolek 1993)
Smilosicyopus leprurus (Sakai & Nakamura 1979)
Stenogobius cf. genivittatus
Stiphodon pelewensis Herre 1936
Stiphodon rutilaureus Watson 1996
Stiphodon semoni Weber 1895
Stiphodon surrufus Watson & Kottelat 1995
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