Common Cairns Fishes
Fishes most commonly seen on the reefs in the Cairns region
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Angelfishes
 Bicolor Angelfish |
 Regal Angelfish |
 Six-banded Angelfish |
 Two-spined Angelfish |
Butterflyfishes
 Beaked Coralfish |
 Bluespot Butterflyfish |
 Chevroned Butterflyfish |
 Forcepsfish |
 Golden-striped Butterflyfish |
 Klein’s Butterflyfish |
 Ornate Butterflyfish |
 Rainford’s Butterflyfish |
 Redfin Butterfyfish |
 Saddled Butterflyfish |
 Speckled Butterflyfish |
 Threadfin Butterflyfish |
 Triangular Butterflyfish |
Parrotfishes
 Bumphead Parrotfish |
 Bicolor Parrotfish |
 Bridled Parrotfish |
 Bullethead Parrotfish |
 Steephead Parrotfish |
Wrasses
 Humphead Maori Wrasse |
 Batu Coris |
 Bird Wrasse |
 Bluntheaded Wrasse |
 Cheeklined Maori Wrasse |
 Dotted Wrasse |
 Harlequin Tuskfish |
 Moon Wrasse |
 New Guinea Wrasse |
 Redbreasted Maori Wrasse |
 Slingjaw Wrasse |
 Splitlevel Hogfish |
 Striped Cleaner Wrasse |
Rockcods/Seabasses
 Chinese Footballer |
 Coral Trout |
 Barramundi Cod |
 Blue-spotted Rockcod |
 Coral Cod |
 Dwarf Spotted Rockcod |
 Peacock Rockcod |
Anthias/Seabasses
 Redfin Anthias |
 Scalefin Anthias |
 Threadfin Anthias |
Hawkfishes
 Dwarf Hawkfish |
 Longnose Hawkfish |
 Pixy Hawkfish |
Damselfishes/Anemonefishes
 Clown Anemonefish |
 Ambon Damsel |
 Black-axil Chromis |
 Blue-green Chromis |
 Charcoal Damsel |
 Humbug Dascyllus |
 Indo-pacific Sergeant |
 Lemon Damsel |
 Spiny Chromis |
 Ternate Chromis |
 Yellowtail Demoiselle |
Sweetlips
 Many-spotted Sweetlips |
 Diagonal-banded Sweetlips |
 Brown Sweetlips |
 Dotted Sweetlips |
Snappers
 Black And White Seaperch |
 Paddletail |
 Red Bass |
Fusiliers
 Scissortail Fusilier |
 Two-stripe Fusilier |
 Yellowtail Fusilier |
Emperors
 Orange-striped Emperor |
 Spangled Emperor |
 Yellow-tailed Emperor |
Coral Breams
 Bridled Monocle Bream |
Goatfishes
 Dash-dot Goatfish |
 Doublebar Goatfish |
 Manybar Goatfish |
Surgeonfishes
 Blackstreak Surgeonfish |
 Bluespine Unicornfish |
 Mimic Surgeonfish |
 Orangespine Unicornfish |
 Palette Surgeonfish |
 Ringtail Surgeonfish |
 Sailfin Tang |
 Spotted Unicornfish |
 Striped Surgeonfish |
 Twospot Bristletooth |
Rabbitfishes
 Barred Rabbitfish |
 Coral Rabbitfish |
 Foxface |
Squirrelfishes
 Bigscale Soldierfish |
 Blackfin Squirrelfish |
 Crown Squirrelfish |
 Epaulette Soldierfish |
 Lattice Soldierfish |
 Sabre Squirrelfish |
 Tailspot Squirrelfish |
Cardinalfishes
 Split-banded Cardinalfish |
 Yellow-striped Cardinalfish |
Bigeyes
 Crescent-tail Bigeye |
Scorpionfishes
 Ragged-finned Firefish |
 Common Lionfish |
Batfishes
 Orbicular Batfish |
 Pinnate Batfish |
Trevallies
 Barcheek Trevally |
 Bluefin Trevally |
 Giant Trevally |
 Snub-nosed Dart |
Barracudas
 Chevron Barracuda |
 Pickhandle Barracuda |
 Yellowtail Barracuda |
Sea chubs – Drummers
 Topsail Drummer |
Longtoms
 Crocodile Longtom |
Moray Eels
 Giant Moray |
Lizardfishes
 Reef Lizardfish |
Trumpetfishes
 Trumpetfish |
Flutemouths-Cornetfishes
 Smooth Flutemouth |
Triggerfishes
 Orange-lined Triggerfish |
 Titan Triggerfish |
Leatherjackets (Filefishes)
 Beaked Leatherjacket |
Boxfishes
 Yellow Boxfish |
Pufferfishes
 Black-saddled Toby |
 Blackspotted Puffer |
Sandperches
 Speckled Sandperch |
Combtooth Blennies
 Bicolor Blenny |
 Bluestriped Fangblenny |
 Piano Fangblenny |
Triplefins
 Neon Triplefin |
Gobies
 Blueband Goby |
 Spotfin Shrimp Goby |
 Steinitz’ Shrimpgoby |
 Whip Goby |
Dartfishes
 Fire Dartfish |
 Twotone Dartfish |
Longfins
 Blue Devilfish |
 Yellow Devilfish |
Dottybacks
 Brown Dottyback |
 Royal Dottyback |
 Sailfin Dottyback |
Clingfishes
 One-stripe Clingfish |
Razorfishes-Shrimpfishes
 Razorfish |
Requiem Sharks
 Grey Reef Shark |
Weasel Sharks
 Whitetip Reef Shark |
Whiptail Stingrays
 Blue-spotted Stingray |
 Kuhl’s Stingray |