Australian Scorpionfish, Rockfish, Flathead
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FAMILY : Flatheads
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Crocodilefish
(Cymbacephalus beauforti) |
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The Crocodilefish is a member of the flathead family. It is a well camouflaged fish with intricate mottled pattern of brown, olive, green. Some fish look quite dark in colour. From above the head looks a bit like a crocodile snout, and it has a long... Click to continue> |
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Sand Flathead
(Platycephalus bassensis) |
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Longsnout Flathead
(Thysanophrys chiltonae) |
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Tasselsnout Flathead
(Thysanophrys cirronasa) |
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FAMILY : Flying gurnards
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Flying Gurnard
(Dactyloptena orientalis) |
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The Flying Gurnard is a well-camouflaged fish with huge pectoral fins like wings . The fins are patterned with dark spots and lines with rays projecting from the fin margins. It usually keeps the pectoral fins held against the sides of the body, but... Click to continue> |
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FAMILY : Scorpionfishes and rockfishes
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Cockatoo Waspfish
(Ablabys taenianotus) |
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The Cockatoo Waspfish has a long dorsal fin that rises up like a cockatoo crest from the head and continues down the back reducing in height towards the tail. It is brown or reddish brown and has a white line along the leading edge of the dorsal... Click to continue> |
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Fortescue
(Centropogon australis) |
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The Fortescue has a brown or white body with dark brown to black bars. It has a large spine on each side of the head below the eye. It swings the spines outwards when disturbed. The first dorsal fin has 16 strong venomous spines. Often seen in large... Click to continue> |
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Dwarf Lionfish
(Dendrochirus brachypterus) |
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The Dwarf Lionfish has large pectoral fins with distinct spotted bands. There is usually leafy appendages on the head and along the lateral line, with a short tentacle above the eye. There are thirteen venomous spines on the back, and spine length... Click to continue> |
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Zebra Lionfish
(Dendrochirus zebra) |
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The Zebra Lionfish has striking markings and long pectoral and dorsal fins. The body is reddish with five dark bars, alternating with thin dark bars in large specimens. There is a dark spot on the cheek. Median fins have small dark spots. The Zebra... Click to continue> |
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Reef Ocean Perch
(Helicolenus percoides) |
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Common Lionfish
(Pterois volitans) |
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Spotfin Firefish
(Pterois antennata) |
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Red Rockcod
(Scorpaena cardinalis) |
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Bright red colour, but is highly variable, ranging from light grey to bright red with blotches. The chest usually has small dark spots. There are skin flaps on the head, lateral line and other parts of the body. These help to disguise the shape of... Click to continue> |
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Cheekspot Scorpionfish
(Scorpaenodes littoralis) |
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False Stonefish
(Scorpaenopsis diabolus) |
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False Kelpfish
(Sebastiscus marmoratus) |
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Leaf Scorpionfish
(Taenianotus triacanthus) |
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FAMILY : Searobins
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Red Gurnard
(Chelidonichthys kumu) |
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FAMILY : Stonefishes
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Reef Stonefish
(Synanceia verrucosa) |
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