Fish of Oceania
81 fish from Oceania on EveryFish so far.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇺🇸 United StatesReef triggerfish
Hawaii’s official state fish with a pig-like snoutReef fish · Coral reefs
🇦🇺 AustraliaLeafy seadragon
A marine fish from southern Australia known for its leaf-like skin appendages used for camouflage.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1865
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreLargetooth sawfish
A critically endangered ray with a toothed rostrum that enters rivers.Ray · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreBlackspotted croaker
Large Indo-Pacific marine fish prized for its high market value.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1802
🇳🇿 New Zealand and 3 moreCommon galaxias
A small migratory fish of the Southern Hemisphere.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇳🇿 New ZealandBanded kōkopu
A striped New Zealand galaxiid that climbs waterfalls.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreAustralian salmon
South Pacific marine fish native to Australia and New Zealand coasts.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1801
🇦🇺 AustraliaEastern blue groper
A large Australian wrasse that changes sex from female to male.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇳🇿 New ZealandNew Zealand grayling
Extinct amphidromous fish endemic to New Zealand rivers and seas.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 Australia and 3 moreSpiny seahorse
A small, thorn-covered marine fish from the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreAustralasian snapper
Coastal porgie prized for food in Australia and New ZealandPerch-like · Coasts and shelves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Reef triggerfish: Qyd ( talk · contribs ), CC BY 2.5, source
- Leafy seadragon: Photo by and (C)2007 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ); derivative edit by Papa, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Sawfish: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, source
- Common galaxias: Lycaon.cl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Banded kōkopu: Blueether, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Australian salmon: Lek Khauv, CC BY 4.0, source
- Eastern blue groper: Richard Ling, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- New Zealand grayling: Frank Edward Clarke, Public domain, source
- Spiny seahorse: Nhobgood Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Australasian snapper: fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, GFDL 1.2, source