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Chaetodon lunulatus (Pinstripe Butterflyfish) at Palm Island, QLD - 5 Sep 2023 by LauraBailey

Unverified Eels at Lake Tabourie, NSW - 14 Dec 2024 by Medha

Cyprinus carpio (Common Carp) at Fyshwick, ACT - 20 Oct 2024 by JimL

Chelidonichthys kumu (Red Gurnard) at Tathra, NSW - 27 Feb 2017 by KerryVance

Acanthopagrus australis (Yellowfin Bream) at Fairlight, NSW - 9 Mar 2024 by jb2602

Oxudercinae (subfamily) (Mudskipper) at Wellington Point, QLD - 20 Dec 2023 by TimL

Tetractenos glaber (Smooth Toadfish) at Batemans Marine Park - 25 Aug 2023 by LisaH

Cyprinus carpio (Common Carp) at Sydney Olympic Park, NSW - 7 Jun 2023 by YumiCallaway

Latest sightings

Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Blue-spotted Rockcod) at Palm Island, QLD - 6 Sep 2023 by LauraBailey

Unverified Marine Fish Uncategorised at Palm Island, QLD - 6 Sep 2023 by LauraBailey

Chaetodon melannotus (Blackback Butterflyfish) at Palm Island, QLD - 5 Sep 2023 by LauraBailey

Chaetodon aureofasciatus (Golden-Striped Butterflyfish) at Palm Island, QLD - 5 Sep 2023 by LauraBailey

Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Scissortail Sergeant) at Palm Island, QLD - 5 Sep 2023 by LauraBailey

Chaetodon plebeius (Bluespot Butterflyfish) at Palm Island, QLD - 5 Sep 2023 by LauraBailey

Scolopsis lineata (Lined Monocle Bream) at Palm Island, QLD - 5 Sep 2023 by LauraBailey

Neoglyphidodon melas (Black Damsel) at Palm Island, QLD - 5 Sep 2023 by LauraBailey

Chaetodon lunulatus (Pinstripe Butterflyfish) at Palm Island, QLD - 5 Sep 2023 by LauraBailey

Chaetodon trifascialis (Chevron Butterflyfish) at Palm Island, QLD - 5 Sep 2023 by LauraBailey

Plectorhinchus lineatus (Oblique-banded Sweetlips) at Undefined - 14 Jul 2024 by LauraBailey

Maccullochella peelii (Murray Cod) at Acton, ACT - 22 Jun 2025 by DougT

Aetobatus ocellatus (Spotted eagle ray) at Port Douglas, QLD - 2 Jun 2025 by mroseby

Gambusia holbrooki (Gambusia, Plague minnow, Mosquito fish) at Fyshwick, ACT - 25 Apr 2025 by Christine

Periophthalmodon freycineti at Lucinda, QLD - 17 May 2025 by TerryS

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

8 hrs ago

Hi Laura, this is a duplicate sighting of https://townsville.naturemapr.org/sightings/4680076. It would be best to delete it.

Unverified Marine Fish Uncategorised

LauraBailey wrote:

25 Jun 2025

Could plausibly be T. hamiltoni or T. glaber. Photo is too blurry to say definitively, but more likely T. glaber given the stripes.

Tetractenos hamiltoni

DougT wrote:

22 Jun 2025

Fairly sure this is a large Murray Cod. Similar sized ones have often been sighted in this location.

Maccullochella peelii

TerryS wrote:

30 May 2025

It was around 300cm long, that is why I thought a Giant Mudskipper.

Periophthalmodon freycineti

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

30 May 2025

Mud skipper

Periophthalmodon freycineti

Significant sightings

Recent activity

Cephalopholis cyanostigma at Palm Island, QLD

Chaetodon melannotus at Palm Island, QLD

Cephalopholis cyanostigma at Palm Island, QLD

Chaetodon melannotus at Palm Island, QLD

Chaetodon plebeius at Palm Island, QLD

Chaetodon aureofasciatus at Palm Island, QLD

Chaetodon aureofasciatus at Palm Island, QLD

Abudefduf sexfasciatus at Palm Island, QLD

Chaetodon plebeius at Palm Island, QLD

Scolopsis lineata at Palm Island, QLD

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