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Fauna - Wetland Indicator Species List

The Fauna Wetland Indicator Species List (WISL) has been compiled to support the determination of whether a site is a wetland. Wetland indicator species (WIS) have adapted to living in wetlands and are dependent on them for all or part of their lives. Some spend a major part of their life there, whereas others only use them for critical stages of their life cycle, such as breeding and larval development.

The presence of a WIS at a site does not, in itself, confirm the site to be a wetland, but is one line of evidence towards determining the wetland status of a site.

WetlandSummary and WetlandMaps provide species lists and profiles for defined areas.

Pelican, Stradbroke Island, Photo by Andrea Ferris

Quick facts

Some
species are dependent on water and need to be immersed in water, or floating upon water, for their total life cycle.
Others
require water for most of their life cycle stages or for a critical stage in their development.
 

 

The WISL includes mainly the more common fauna species. Most rare species and all vagrant fauna species have not been included. Species, other than those listed, may also be wetland indicator species for a certain locality given expert recommendation and reliable site specific data.

Most marine species are also not included in the WISL as the wetland definition excludes marine water more than 6m below low tide.

Knowledge of the species geographic distribution and behaviour will aid interpretation of some recorded observations. Expert advice may be required when WIS are recorded in an area without other identifiable wetland characteristics as the species may be:

  • travelling between wetlands (e.g. crayfish, eels, crocodiles and birds)
  • using adjacent non-wetland habitat for a period of their life cycle or lifestyle (e.g. Chelidae freshwater turtles laying eggs on dry ground)
  • forced into less preferred non-wetland habitat due to overpopulation pressures (e.g. swamp rat).

The species groupings below are divided into subgroupings which contain species with similar habitat needs and behaviours. The WIS lists have been grouped in 7 tables and are all at a species level except for insects and spiders.

Groupings:

Insect and spider

Insect and spider Wetland Indicator Species List
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Order Suborder Family Common name
insects Ephemeroptera Baetidae mayfly
insects Ephemeroptera Caenidae mayfly
insects Ephemeroptera Coloburiscidae mayfly
insects Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae mayfly
insects Ephemeroptera Oniscigastridae mayfly
insects Ephemeroptera Prosopistomatidae mayfly
insects Ephemeroptera Vietnamellidae mayfly
insects Odonata Zygoptera Coenagrionidae damselfly
insects Odonata Zygoptera Isostictidae damselfly
insects Odonata Zygoptera Protoneuridae damselfly
insects Odonata Zygoptera Chorismagrionidae damselfly
insects Odonata Zygoptera Hypolestidae damselfly
insects Odonata Zygoptera Lestidae damselfly
insects Odonata Zygoptera Megapodagriondae damselfly
insects Odonata Zygoptera Synlestidae damselfly
insects Odonata Zygoptera Calopterygidae damselfly
insects Odonata Zygoptera Diphlebiidae damselfly
insects Odonata Zygoptera Libellagimidae damselfly
insects Odonata Epiproctophora Gomphidae dragonfly
insects Odonata Epiproctophora Lindeniidae dragonfly
insects Odonata Epiproctophora Petaluridae dragonfly
insects Odonata Epiproctophora Aeshnidae dragonfly
insects Odonata Epiproctophora Telephlebiidae dragonfly
insects Plecoptera Austroperlidae stonefly
insects Plecoptera Eustheniidae stonefly
insects Plecoptera Gripopterygidae stonefly
insects Plecoptera Notonemouridae stonefly
insects Hemiptera Heteroptera Gerridae water strider
insects Hemiptera Heteroptera Hermatobotidae
insects Hemiptera Heteroptera Hydrometriadae water measure
insects Hemiptera Heteroptera Veliidae small water strider
insects Hemiptera Heteroptera Notonectidae backswimmer
insects Hemiptera Heteroptera Corixidae water-boatman
insects Megaloptera Sialidae alderfly
insects Megaloptera Corydalidae dobsonfly
insects Coleoptera Sphaeriusidae sphaeriusid
insects Coleoptera Dytiscidae dobson fly
insects Coleoptera Gryinidae whirligig beetle
insects Coleoptera Halipidae haliplid
insects Coleoptera Hygrobiidae
insects Coleoptera Hydrophilidae water beetle
insects Diptera Tanyderidae fly
insects Diptera Chaoboridae mosquito
insects Diptera Corethrellidae mosquito
insects Diptera Culicidae mosquito
insects Diptera Chironomidae midge
insects Diptera Ceratopogonidae sand fly
insects Trichoptera Calamoceratidae caddis-fly
insects Trichoptera Spicpalpia Glossosomatidae caddis-fly
insects Trichoptera Spicpalpia Hydrobiosidae caddis-fly
insects Trichoptera Spicpalpia Hydropilidae caddis-fly
insects Trichoptera Annulipalpia Philopotamoidae caddis-fly
insects Trichoptera Annulipalpia Stenopsychidae caddis-fly
insects Trichoptera Annulipalpia Dipseudopsidae caddis-fly
insects Trichoptera Annulipalpia Ecnomidae caddis-fly
insects Trichoptera Annulipalpia Hydropsycidae caddis-fly
insects Trichoptera Annulipalpia Polycentropodidae caddis-fly
insects Trichoptera Annulipalpia Psychomyiidae caddis-fly
insects Trichoptera Polyphaga Atriplectididae caddis-fly
pycnogonida Pantopoda Ammotheiidae intertidal spider
pycnogonida Pantopoda Austrodecidae intertidal spider
pycnogonida Pantopoda Nymphonidae intertidal spider
pycnogonida Pantopoda Phoxichildilidiidae intertidal spider
arichnida Aranea Barychelidae waterspider

Crustacean

There is little knowledge about Queensland’s freshwater crustaceans. Expertise should be sought when using Class Crustacea as a wetland indicator species as some species are considered amphibious during their life cycle and may appear outside the wetland environment.

This section includes only the macro freshwater crustacean species within Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda and Family either Palaemondae (freshwater crabs) or Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish).

Crustacean Wetland Indicator Species List
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name NCA EPBC End.
crustacean Parastacoidea Cherax cairnesenis
crustacean Parastacoidea Cherax cartalacoolah
crustacean Parastacoidea Cherax depressus (complex) orange fingered yabby
crustacean Parastacoidea Cherax destructor inland yabby
crustacean Parastacoidea Cherax parvus rainforest yabby
crustacean Parastacoidea Cherax quadricarinatus redclaw
crustacean Parastacoidea Cherax rhynchotus
crustacean Parastacoidea Cherax robustus sand yabby
crustacean Parastacoidea Cherax tenuimanus marron
crustacean Parastacoidea Cherax urospinosus
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus balanensis Balan spiny crayfish
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus bindal Mt. Elliot spiny crayfish
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus eungella Eungella spiny crayfish
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus fleckeri Flecker's spiny crayfish
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus hystricosus
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus jagara
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus maidae
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus monteithotum
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus robertsi Robert's spiny crayfish
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus setosus Mount Glorious spiny crayfish
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus sulcatus Lamington spiny crayfish
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus suttoni
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus urospinosus
crustacean Parastacoidea Euastacus yigara
crustacean Parastacoidea Tenuibranchiurus glypticus swamp yabby
crustacean Parastacoidea Paratya australiensis Australian paratya
crustacean Parastacoidea Caridina longirostris long-beaked cardina
crustacean Parastacoidea Carindina serratirostris spiny-beaked cardina
crustacean Parastacoidea Caridina gracilirostris slender-beaked carindina
crustacean Caridina typus typical cadina
crustacean Caridina zebra zebra shrimp
crustacean Caridina confusa false zebra shrimp
crustacean Parastacoidea Australtya striolata riffle shrimp
crustacean Parastacoidea Macrobrachium australiense common Australian river prawn
crustacean Macrobrachium idea Ida's river prawn
crustacean Parastacoidea Macrobrachium tolmerum east Australian river prawn
crustacean Parastacoidea Macrobrachium novaeholandiae New Holland river prawn
crustacean Macrobrachium lar giant jungle prawn
crustacean Macrobrachium rosenbergii giant river prawn
crustacean Macrobrachium sp. Koombooloomba Prawn
crustacean Macrobrachium handschini Handschin's River prawn
crustacean Macrobrachium latidactylus broad-fingered river prawn
crustacean Callianassa australiensis yabby
crustacean Portunus sanguinolentus redspot swimmer crab
crustacean Mictyris longicarpus soldier crab
crustacean Synalpheus neptunus Neptune's snapping shrimp
crustacean Lysmata vittata red-striped shrimp
crustacean Heloecius cordiformis semaphore crab
crustacean Varuna litterata river swimming crab
crustacean Holthuisana agassizi Agassiz's freshwater crab
crustacean Holthuisana transversa inland crab
crustacean Holthuisana wasselli Wassell's freshwater crab
crustacean Alpheus edwardsii Alpheus's snapping shrimp
crustacean Thalassina squamifera mud lobster
crustacean Callianassa australiensis yabby
crustacean Clibanarius taeniatus yellow-striped hermit
crustacean Clibanarius virescens yellow-footed hermit
crustacean Petrolisthes haplodactylus rounded porcelain crab
crustacean Petrolisthes teres
crustacean Calappa hepatica common box crab
crustacean Ashtoret granulosa red-banded sand crab
crustacean Carisoma carnifex giant shore crab
crustacean Metopograpsus frontalis broad-fronted mangrove crab
crustacean Graspus teuicrustatus tropical rock crab
crustacean Heice leachii purple and cream crab
crustacean Neosarmatium trispinosum scarlet three-fingered mangrove crab
crustacean Parasesarma erythodactyl red-fingered marsh crab
crustacean Perisesarma messa maroon mangrove crab
crustacean Bresediun brevipes banded mangrove crab
crustacean Paracleistoma wardi Ward's hairy-legged crab
crustacean Scorpimera inflata sand bubbler
crustacean Australoplax tridentata furry-clawed crab
crustacean Macrophthalmus setosus Australian sentinel crab
crustacean Ocypode ceratophthalma horn-eyed ghost crab
crustacean Uca coarctata orange-clawed fiddler crab
crustacean Uca triangularis lemon fiddler
crustacean Uca perplexa yellow-clawed fiddler
crustacean Uca vomeris two-toned fiddler
crustacean Portunus pelagius sand crab
crustacean Scylla serrata mud crab
crustacean Thalamita sima four-lobed swimming crab
crustacean Epixnathus dentatus long-fingered shore crab
crustacean Myomenippe fornasinii slow-moving shore crab
crustacean Palaemon serenus rock pool shrimp
crustacean Ancyloceles agravelei twisted-claw poercelain
crustacean Calcinus latens purple foot-band hermit

Fish

All wild fish—Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) and Osteichthyes (bony fish)—recognised as recorded within Queensland are considered to be WIS, depending on their typical habitat’s physical characteristics as compared to those described in the Queensland Wetland Program wetland definition.

The fish species in this list largely belong to the freshwater fish that are bed spawners (demersal) with the non-floating eggs sinking to the water column bed or adhering to submerged rocks or vegetation.

Other fish (diadromus) are dependent on estuarine and lower freshwater habitat early in their life cycles. The free floating young then move from the estuarine to the marine environment for their mature lives either breeding at sea or returning to estuarine or freshwater environments to breed.

Some species move downstream to breed in the brackish water or even seawater and then migrate upstream (catadromous). Examples of these are Australian perch and barramundi.

More extensive Queensland fish species lists are available from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries).
Queensland’s watercourses and estuaries are populated by freshwater and estuarine elasmobranchs (rays, bull sharks, sawfish). The taxonomy, distribution and status of these creatures are poorly known and because of this expert guidance is essential if considering these as wetland indicator species.

Recent information on these species is contained in Status of Freshwater and Estuarine Elasmobranchs in Northern Australia

Note that species that may spend a part of their life in a marine environment are outside the scope of this guideline.

Fish Wetland Indicator Species List - cartilaginous
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name NCA EPBC End.
cartilaginous fishes Mobulidae Mobula alfredi Alfred manta QAI
cartilaginous fishes Mobulidae Mobula birostris giant manta ray XI
cartilaginous fishes Mobulidae Mobula eregoodoo longhorned pygmy devil ray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Mobulidae Mobula mobular japanese devilray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Mobulidae Mobula thurstoni bentfin devilray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Rhinopteridae Rhinoptera neglecta Aaustralian cownose ray U
cartilaginous fishes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus blue-banded eagle ray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus vespertilio ornate eagle ray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Myliobatidae Myliobatis hamlyni purple eagle ray QA
cartilaginous fishes Myliobatidae Myliobatis tenuicaudatus southern eagle ray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Aetobatidae Aetobatus ocellatus whitespotted eagle ray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Gymnuridae Gymnura australis Australian butterfly ray U
cartilaginous fishes Urolophidae Plesiobatis daviesi giant stingaree U
cartilaginous fishes Urolophidae Trygonoptera testacea common stingaree U
cartilaginous fishes Urolophidae Urolophus bucculentus sandyback stingaree U
cartilaginous fishes Urolophidae Urolophus flavomosaicus patchwork stingaree U
cartilaginous fishes Urolophidae Urolophus kapalensis kapala stingaree U
cartilaginous fishes Urolophidae Urolophus piperatus Coral Sea stingaree U
cartilaginous fishes Urolophidae Urolophus sufflavus yellowback stingaree U
cartilaginous fishes Urolophidae Urolophus viridis greenback stingaree U
cartilaginous fishes Hexatrygonidae Hexatrygon bickelli sixgill stingray U
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Bathytoshia brevicaudata smooth stingray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Bathytoshia lata black stingray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Hemitrygon fluviorum estuary stingray NT QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Himantura australis reticulate whipray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Himantura leoparda leopard whipray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Himantura sp. whiprays QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Himantura sp. A U
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Maculabatis astra blackspotted whipray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Maculabatis toshi QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Neotrygon annotata plain maskray QA
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Neotrygon australiae bluespotted maskray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Neotrygon picta painted maskray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Neotrygon trigonoides New Caledonian maskray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Pastinachus ater cowtail stingray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Pateobatis fai pink whipray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Pateobatis jenkinsii Jenkins' whipray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Taeniura lymma bluespotted fantail ray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Taeniurops meyeni blotched fantail ray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Urogymnus acanthobothrium mumburarr whipray XA
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Urogymnus asperrimus porcupine ray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Urogymnus dalyensis freshwater whipray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Urogymnus granulatus mangrove whipray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Dentiraja australis Sydney skate QA
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Dentiraja endeavouri Endeavour skate QA
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Dentiraja polyommata Argus skate Q
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Dipturus apricus pale tropical skate U
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Dipturus grahami U
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Dipturus melanospilus blacktipskate U
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Dipturus queenslandicus Queensland deepwater skate U
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Dipturus wengi wengs skate U
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Insentiraja laxipella eastern looseskin skate Q
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Notoraja ochroderma pale skate U
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Pavoraja mosaica mosaic skate U
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Pavoraja pseudonitida false peacock skate U
cartilaginous fishes Rajidae Pavoraja umbrosa dusky skate U
cartilaginous fishes Anacanthobatidae Sinobatis filicauda eastern leg skate U
cartilaginous fishes Pristidae Anoxypristis cuspidata narrow sawfish QAI
cartilaginous fishes Pristidae Pristis clavata dwarf sawfish V QA
cartilaginous fishes Pristidae Pristis pristis freshwater sawfish V QAI
cartilaginous fishes Pristidae Pristis zijsron green sawfish V QAI
cartilaginous fishes Hypnidae Hypnos monopterygius coffin ray QA
cartilaginous fishes Narcinidae Narcinops nelsoni eastern numbfish Q
cartilaginous fishes Narcinidae Narcinops ornata ornate numbfish QA
cartilaginous fishes Torpedinidae Tetronarce nobiliana short-tail torpedo ray QAI
cartilaginous fishes Torpedinidae Torpedo tokionis longtail torpedo ray XI
cartilaginous fishes Rhinobatidae Aptychotrema rostrata eastern shovelnose ray U
cartilaginous fishes Rhinobatidae Glaucostegus typus giant shovelnose ray U
cartilaginous fishes Rhinobatidae Trygonorrhina fasciata eastern fiddler ray U
cartilaginous fishes Rhynchobatidae Rhina ancylostoma shark ray U
cartilaginous fishes Rhynchobatidae Rhynchobatus australiae whitespotted guitarfish QAI
cartilaginous fishes Rhynchobatidae Rhynchobatus laevis QAI
cartilaginous fishes Rhynchobatidae Rhynchobatus palpebratus eyebrow wedgefish QAI
cartilaginous fishes Pristiophoridae Pristiophorus delicatus tropical sawshark U
cartilaginous fishes Squatinidae Squatina albipunctata eastern angel shark U
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Centrophorus granulosus gulper shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Centrophorus moluccensis endeavour dogfish U
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Dalatias licha black shark U
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Deania quadrispinosa longsnout dogfish U
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Etmopterus dianthus pink lanternshark U
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Etmopterus dislineatus lined lanternshark U
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Etmopterus lucifer blackbelly lanternshark U
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Isistius brasiliensis smalltooth cookiecutter shark U
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Squaliolus aliae smalleye pygmy shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Squalus albifrons eastern highfin spurdog U
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Squalus grahami eastern longnose spurdog U
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Squalus megalops spikey dogfish U
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Squalus montalbani greeneye dogfish U
cartilaginous fishes Squalidae Squalus notocaudatus bartail spurdog U
cartilaginous fishes Hexanchidae Heptranchias perlo sharpnose sevengill shark U
cartilaginous fishes Hexanchidae Hexanchus griseus bluntnose sixgill shark U
cartilaginous fishes Hexanchidae Hexanchus nakamurai bigeye sixgill shark U
cartilaginous fishes Pseudocarchariidae Pseudocarcharias kamoharai crocodile shark U
cartilaginous fishes Odontaspididae Carcharias taurus greynurse shark E CE QAI
cartilaginous fishes Lamnidae Carcharodon carcharias white shark V QAI
cartilaginous fishes Lamnidae Isurus oxyrinchus shortfin mako QAI
cartilaginous fishes Lamnidae Isurus paucus longfin mako QAI
cartilaginous fishes Lamnidae Lamna nasus porbeagle QAI
cartilaginous fishes Brachaeluridae Brachaelurus colcloughi Colclough's shark QA
cartilaginous fishes Brachaeluridae Brachaelurus waddi blind shark U
cartilaginous fishes Alopiidae Alopias superciliosus bigeye thresher QAI
cartilaginous fishes Alopiidae Alopias vulpinus thresher shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Triakidae Galeorhinus galeus school shark CD QAI
cartilaginous fishes Triakidae Hemitriakis abdita darksnout houndshark U
cartilaginous fishes Triakidae Hypogaleus hyugaensis pencil shark U
cartilaginous fishes Triakidae Iago garricki longnose houndshark U
cartilaginous fishes Triakidae Mustelus antarcticus gummy shark U
cartilaginous fishes Triakidae Mustelus ravidus grey gummy shark U
cartilaginous fishes Triakidae Mustelus walkeri white-spotted gummy shark U
cartilaginous fishes Sphyrnidae Eusphyra blochii winghead shark U
cartilaginous fishes Sphyrnidae Sphyrna lewini scalloped hammerhead CD QAI
cartilaginous fishes Sphyrnidae Sphyrna mokarran great hammerhead U
cartilaginous fishes Sphyrnidae Sphyrna sp. hammerhead shark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Apristurus australis pinocchio catshark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Apristurus longicephalus smoothbelly catshark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Apristurus platyrhynchus U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Apristurus sp. B bigfin catshark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Asymbolus analis grey spotted catshark QA
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Asymbolus pallidus pale spotted catshark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Asymbolus rubiginosus orange spotted catshark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Atelomycterus marnkalha U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Cephaloscyllium signourum speckled swell shark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Cephaloscyllium sp. C northern draughtboard shark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Cephaloscyllium variegatum saddled swell shark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Cephaloscyllium zebrum narrowbar swell shark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Figaro boardmani sawtail catshark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Figaro striatus northern sawtail shark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Galeus gracilis slender sawtail catshark U
cartilaginous fishes Scyliorhinidae Parmaturus bigus short-tail catshark U
cartilaginous fishes Pseudotriakidae Pseudotriakis microdon false catshark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Hemigaleidae Hemigaleus australiensis weasel shark U
cartilaginous fishes Hemigaleidae Hemipristis elongata fossil shark U
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus albimarginatus silvertip shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus altimus bignose shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides graceful shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos grey reef shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus amboinensis pigeye shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus brachyurus bronze whaler U
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus brevipinna spinner shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus cautus nervous shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus coatesi whitecheek shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus falciformis silky shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus fitzroyensis creek whaler QA
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus galapagensis Galapagos shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas bull shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus limbatus common blacktip shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus longimanus oceanic whitetip shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus macloti hardnose shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus melanopterus blacktip reef shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus obscurus dusky whaler QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus plumbeus sandbar shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus sorrah spot-tail shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus tilstoni Australian blacktip shark QA
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Galeocerdo cuvier tiger shark U
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Glyphis glyphis Bizant River shark CE QA
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Glyphis spp. river sharks QAI
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Loxodon macrorhinus sliteye shark U
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Negaprion acutidens lemon shark U
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Prionace glauca blue shark U
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Rhizoprionodon acutus milk shark U
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Rhizoprionodon oligolinx grey sharpnose shark U
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Rhizoprionodon taylori Australian sharpnose shark U
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Triaenodon obesus whitetip reef shark U
cartilaginous fishes Stegostomatidae Stegostoma fasciatum zebra shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Rhincodontidae Rhincodon typus whale shark V QAI
cartilaginous fishes Parascylliidae Parascyllium collare collar carpetshark QA
cartilaginous fishes Orectolobidae Eucrossorhinus dasypogon tasselled wobbegong U
cartilaginous fishes Orectolobidae Orectolobus halei QA
cartilaginous fishes Orectolobidae Orectolobus maculatus spotted wobbegong QAI
cartilaginous fishes Orectolobidae Orectolobus ornatus banded wobbegong QA
cartilaginous fishes Orectolobidae Orectolobus wardi northern wobbegong QAI
cartilaginous fishes Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium punctatum grey carpetshark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Hemiscylliidae Hemiscyllium hallstromi QAI
cartilaginous fishes Hemiscylliidae Hemiscyllium ocellatum epaulette shark Q
cartilaginous fishes Hemiscylliidae Hemiscyllium sp. QAI
cartilaginous fishes Hemiscylliidae Hemiscyllium trispeculare speckled carpetshark XU
cartilaginous fishes Ginglymostomatidae Nebrius ferrugineus tawny shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Heterodontidae Heterodontus galeatus crested hornshark IA
cartilaginous fishes Heterodontidae Heterodontus portusjacksoni Port Jackson shark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Chimaeridae Chimaera macrospina longspine chimaera U
cartilaginous fishes Chimaeridae Chimaera obscura shortspine chimaera U
cartilaginous fishes Chimaeridae Chimaera ogilbyi Ogilby's ghostshark QAI
cartilaginous fishes Chimaeridae Hydrolagus marmoratus marbled ghostshark U
cartilaginous fishes Centrophoridae Centrophorus harrissoni Harrisson's dogfish CD QAI
Fish Wetland Indicator Species List - lobe-finned
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name NCA EPBC End.
lobe-finned fishes Ceratodontidae Neoceratodus forsteri Australian lungfish V Q
Fish Wetland Indicator Species List - ray-finned
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name NCA EPBC End.
ray-finned fishes Tetraodontidae Chelonodon patoca milkspot toadfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Soleidae Brachirus salinarum saltpan sole Q
ray-finned fishes Soleidae Brachirus selheimi freshwater sole QA
ray-finned fishes Soleidae Synclidopus hogani Q
ray-finned fishes Soleidae Trinectes maculatus freshwater flounder XU
ray-finned fishes Helostomatidae Helostoma temmincki kissing gourami XU
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Betta spp. betta XU
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Colisa chuna honey dwarf gourami XU
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Colisa fasciata little giant gourami XU
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Colisa labiosa thick-lipped gourami XU
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Colisa lalia dwarf gourami XU
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Colisa sp. U
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Macropodus opercularis paradise fish XU
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Sphaerichthys osphromenoides chocolate gourami XU
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Trichogaster leeri pearl gourami XU
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Trichogaster microlepis moonlight gourami XU
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Trichogaster sp. U
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Trichogaster trichopterus blue gourami II
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Trichopsis pumilus pygmy gourami XU
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Trichopsis sp. U
ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Trichopsis vittatus croaking gourami XU
ray-finned fishes Anabantidae Anabas testudineus II
ray-finned fishes Acanthuridae Paracanthurus hepatus blue tang QAI
ray-finned fishes Scatophagidae Scatophagus argus spotted scat QAI
ray-finned fishes Scatophagidae Selenotoca multifasciata striped scat QAI
ray-finned fishes Kurtidae Kurtus gulliveri nurseryfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Afurcagobius tamarensis Tamar goby QA
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Awaous acritosus roman-nose goby QI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Brachygobius spp. bumblebee fish XU
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Chlamydogobius micropterus Elizabeth Springs goby E E Q
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Chlamydogobius ranunculus tadpole goby QA
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Chlamydogobius sp. U
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Chlamydogobius squamigenus Edgbaston goby E V Q
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Exyrias puntang Puntang goby QI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius aureus golden flathead goby QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius bellendenensis Mulgrave goby Q
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius bicirrhosus bearded flathead goby QI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius circumspectus mangrove flathead goby QI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius concavifrons concave flathead goby QI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris tank goby QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius illimis false celebes goby QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius munroi Munroe's goby QI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius nanus dwarf goby QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Lophogobius bleekeri dark mangrove goby QI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Mugilogobius mertoni chequered mangrove goby QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Mugilogobius notospilus freshwater mangrove goby QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Mugilogobius platynotus flatback mangrove goby QA
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Mugilogobius platystomus island mangrove goby QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Mugilogobius stigmaticus blackspot mangrove goby QA
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Mugilogobius wilsoni Wilson's mangrove goby QA
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Periophthalmus argentilineatus silverlined mudskipper QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis New Guinea mudskipper QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Periophthalmus weberi Weber's mudskipper QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Psammogobius biocellatus sleepy goby QI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Pseudogobius eos eastern bluespot goby QA
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius balteatus rhinohorn goby QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus speckled goby QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius chrysosoma spotfin goby QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius macrostoma largemouth goby QA
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Schismatogobius hoesei scaleless goby Q
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Sicyopterus cf. lagocephalus cling-goby QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stenogobius psilosinionus teardrop goby QI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon allen Allen's stiphodon QI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon pelewensis Daintree cling goby V QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon rutilaureus orange cling goby V QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon semoni neon goby CE QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Yongeichthys nebulosus hairfin goby QAI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Bostrychus zonatus sunset gudgeon QAI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Bunaka gyrinoides greenback gudgeon QI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Butis butis crimsontip gudgeon QAI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Eleotris acanthopoma spine-cheek gudgeon QI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Eleotris fusca brown spine-cheek gudgeon QI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Eleotris melanosoma black spine-cheek gudgeon QI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Giuris margaritacea snakehead gudgeon QI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Gobiomorphus australis striped gudgeon QA
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Gobiomorphus coxii Cox gudgeon QA
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris galii firetail gudgeon QA
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris klunzingeri western carp gudgeon QA
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris species 1 Midgley's carp gudgeon QA
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris species 2 Lake's carp gudgeon QA
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris species 3 Murray-Darling carp gudgeon QA
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda clivicola Flinders Ranges mogurnda V QA
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda mogurnda northern purplespotted gudgeon QAI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Ophiocara porocephala spangled gudgeon QAI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris aruensis Aru gudgeon QI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris fimbriata fimbriate gudgeon QI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris nullipora poreless gudgeon QAI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris selheimi blackbanded gudgeon QAI
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Philypnodon grandiceps flathead gudgeon QA
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Philypnodon macrostomus dwarf flathead gudgeon QA
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Prionobutis microps smalleye gudgeon QAI
ray-finned fishes Scaridae Bolbometopon muricatum bumphead parrotfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Labridae Cheilinus undulatus humphead maori wrasse QAI
ray-finned fishes Labridae Choerodon fasciatus harlequin tuskfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacentridae Amphiprion akindynos Barrier Reef anemonefish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacentridae Amphiprion chrysopterus orangefin anemonefish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacentridae Amphiprion clarkii Clark's anemonefish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacentridae Amphiprion latezonatus wideband anemonefish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacentridae Amphiprion melanopus blackback anemonefish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacentridae Amphiprion percula eastern clown anemonefish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacentridae Amphiprion perideraion pink anemonefish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacentridae Amphiprion polymnus saddleback anemonefish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacentridae Neopomacentrus taeniurus freshwater demoiselle QI
ray-finned fishes Pomacentridae Premnas biaculeatus spine-cheek clownfish U
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Aequidens curviceps dwarf flag cichlid XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Aequidens maroni keyhole cichlid XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Aequidens sp. U
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Amatitlania nigrofasciata convict cichlid II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Amphilophus citrinellus Midas cichlid II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Amphilophus labiatus red devil II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Amphilophus macracanthus firemouth II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Andinoacara pulcher blue acara II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Andinoacara rivulatus green terror II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Apistogramma spp. dwarf cichlid XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Astatotilapia burtoni Burton's haplochromis II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Astronotus ocellatus oscar II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Chalinochromis spp. chalinochromis XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Cichlasoma festivum flag cichlid XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Geophagus brasiliensis pearl cichlid II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Hemichromis guttatus jewel cichlid II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Hemichromis stellifer jewelfish II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Heros severus green severum II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Julidochromis spp. julie XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Lamprologus brichardi brichardi XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Limnotilapia dardennii latticed cichlid XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Melanochromis auratus auratus XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Melanochromis similis melanochromis XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Melanochromis sp. U
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Microgeophagus ramirezi ram XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Nannacara anomala golden dwarf cichlid XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Nannacara spp. dwarf lattice cichlid XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambica Mozambique mouthbrooder II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Pelvicachromis pulcher dusky krib XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Pelvicachromis sp. U
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Pelvicachromis subocellatus gold-cheek krib XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Pelvicachromis taeniatus striped kribensis XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Pterophyllum spp. angel fish XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Symphysodon spp. discus XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Tilapia mariae spotted tilapia II
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Tropheus duboisi duboisi XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Tropheus moorii moorii XU
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Tropheus sp. U
ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Liza alata diamond mullet QAI
ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Liza subviridis greenback mullet QAI
ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Mugil cephalus sea mullet QAI
ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Trachystoma petardi pinkeye mullet QA
ray-finned fishes Cirrhitidae Amblycirrhitus bimacula twinspot hawkfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Cirrhitidae Cirrhitichthys aprinus blotched hawkfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Cirrhitidae Cirrhitichthys falco dwarf hawkfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Cirrhitidae Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus spotted hawkfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Cirrhitidae Cirrhitus pinnulatus whitespotted hawkfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Cirrhitidae Cyprinocirrhites polyactis lyretail hawkfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Cirrhitidae Neocirrhites armatus flame hawkfish U
ray-finned fishes Cirrhitidae Oxycirrhites typus longnose hawkfish U
ray-finned fishes Cirrhitidae Paracirrhites arcatus ringeye hawkfish U
ray-finned fishes Cirrhitidae Paracirrhites forsteri freckled hawkfish U
ray-finned fishes Cirrhitidae Paracirrhites hemistictus ornate hawkfish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Apolemichthys trimaculatus threespot angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Centropyge aurantia golden angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Centropyge bicolor bicolor angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Centropyge bispinosa coral beauty QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Centropyge flavicauda whitetail angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Centropyge flavissima lemonpeel angelfish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Centropyge heraldi yellow angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Centropyge loricula flame angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Centropyge nox midnight angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Centropyge tibicen keyhole angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Centropyge vroliki pearlscale angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus conspicuous angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Chaetodontoplus duboulayi scribbled angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Chaetodontoplus meredithi Queensland yellowtail angelfish QA
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Genicanthus lamarck Lamarck's angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Genicanthus melanospilos swallowtail angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Genicanthus watanabei Watanabe's angelfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Paracentropyge multifasciatus multibar angelfish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Pomacanthus imperator emperor angelfish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Pomacanthus navarchus bluegirdle angelfish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Pomacanthus semicirculatus blue angelfish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Pomacanthus sexstriatus sixband angelfish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Pomacanthus xanthometopon blueface angelfish U
ray-finned fishes Pomacanthidae Pygoplites diacanthus regal angelfish U
ray-finned fishes Monodactylidae Monodactylus argenteus diamondfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Monodactylidae Monodactylus sebae african mono XU
ray-finned fishes Monodactylidae Monodactylus sp. U
ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes jaculatrix banded archerfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes sp. archerfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Sciaenidae Nibea microgenys smallmouth jewfish QA
ray-finned fishes Sciaenidae Nibea squamosa scaly jewfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Sparidae Acanthopagrus australis yellowfin bream QA
ray-finned fishes Sparidae Acanthopagrus pacificus pikey bream QAI
ray-finned fishes Gerreidae Gerres filamentosus threadfin silverbiddy QAI
ray-finned fishes Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus mangrove jack QAI
ray-finned fishes Leiognathidae Leiognathus equulus common ponyfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Carangidae Caranx sexfasciatus bigeye trevally QAI
ray-finned fishes Sillaginidae Sillago sihama northern whiting QAI
ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Apogon hyalosoma mangrove cardinalfish QI
ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI
ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia marginata spotted flagtail QI
ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia munda silver flagtail QI
ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba caudavittata yellowtail grunter QAI
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch E QA
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus welchi Welch's grunter QA
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus carbo coal grunter QA
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus tulliensis khaki grunter Q
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Mesopristes argenteus silver grunter QI
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Pingalla gilberti Gilbert's grunter Q
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Pingalla lorentzi Lorentz grunter QAI
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum barcoo Barcoo grunter QA
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum hillii leathery grunter Q
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum ogilbyi Gulf grunter QA
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum parviceps smallhead grunter Q
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Terapon jarbua crescent grunter QAI
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Variichthys lacustris lake grunter QI
ray-finned fishes Pseudochromidae Ogilbyina novaehollandiae multicolour dottyback Q
ray-finned fishes Serranidae Cromileptes altivelis barramundi cod QAI
ray-finned fishes Serranidae Epinephelus coioides goldspotted rockcod QAI
ray-finned fishes Serranidae Epinephelus cyanopodus purple rockcod QAI
ray-finned fishes Serranidae Epinephelus daemelii black rockcod V QAI
ray-finned fishes Serranidae Epinephelus fuscoguttatus flowery rockcod QAI
ray-finned fishes Serranidae Epinephelus lanceolatus Queensland groper QAI
ray-finned fishes Serranidae Epinephelus malabaricus blackspotted rockcod QAI
ray-finned fishes Serranidae Epinephelus polyphekadion camouflage grouper QAI
ray-finned fishes Serranidae Epinephelus tauvina greasy rockcod QAI
ray-finned fishes Serranidae Epinephelus tukula potato rockcod QAI
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Gadopsis marmoratus river blackfish QA
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Guyu wujalwujalensis tropical nightfish Q
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Maccullochella mariensis Mary River cod E Q
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Maccullochella peelii Murray cod V QA
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Macquaria ambigua golden perch QA
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Macquaria novemaculeata Australian bass QA
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Macquaria sp. U
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Nannoperca oxleyana Oxleyan pygmy perch E E QA
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis dussumieri barehead glassfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis elongatus elongate glassfish Q
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis interrupta longspine glassfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis macleayi Macleay's glassfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis marianus estuary glassfish QA
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis miops flagtail glassfish QI
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis sp. U
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis species northwest glassfish QA
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis vachellii Vachell's glassfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Chanda spp. glass fish XU
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Denariusa australis pennyfish QI
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Parambassis gulliveri giant glassfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI
ray-finned fishes Scorpaenidae Notesthes robusta bullrout QA
ray-finned fishes Mastacembelidae Macrognathus aculeatus spiny eel XU
ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Monopterus albus belut QI
ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon bengalense onegill eel QI
ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Batrachomoeus dubius eastern frogfish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Batrachomoeus trispinosus threespine frogfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Bulbonaricus davaoensis Davao pughead pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Campichthys tricarinatus three-keel pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Campichthys tryoni Tryon's pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Choeroichthys brachysoma Pacific shortbody pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Choeroichthys cinctus barred shortbody pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Choeroichthys sculptus sculptured pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Choeroichthys suillus pigsnout pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Cleidopus gloriamaris Australian pineapplefish QA
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Corythoichthys amplexus redbanded pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Corythoichthys intestinalis messmate pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Corythoichthys ocellatus ocellate pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Corythoichthys paxtoni Paxton's pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Corythoichthys schultzi Schultz's pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Cosmocampus darrosanus whiteface pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Cosmocampus howensis Lord Howe pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Cosmocampus maxweberi Maxweber's pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Doryrhamphus janssi cleaner pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus banded pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Festucalex cinctus girdled pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Festucalex gibbsi Gibbs' pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Filicampus tigris tiger pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Halicampus brocki tasselled pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Halicampus dunckeri ridgenose pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Halicampus grayi mud pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Halicampus macrorhynchus whiskered pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Halicampus mataafae Samoan pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Halicampus nitidus glittering pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Halicampus spinirostris spinysnout pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Haliichthys taeniophorus ribboned pipehorse U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Halophryne diemensis banded frogfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Halophryne queenslandiae sculptured frogfish QA
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippichthys cyanospilos bluespeckled pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippichthys heptagonus Madura pipefish QAI
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippichthys parvicarinatus short-keel pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippichthys penicillus beady pipefish QAI
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippichthys spicifer bellybar pipefish QI
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus alatus winged seahorse U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus bargibanti pygmy seahorse U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus dahli lowcrown seahorse U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus grandiceps bighead seahorse U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus hendriki eastern spiny seahorse U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus spinosissimus Queensland seahorse QAI
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus taeniopterus common seahorse U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus tristis sad seahorse U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus whitei White's Seahorse E E QA
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus zebra zebra seahorse U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Lissocampus fatiloquus Prophet's pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Lissocampus runa javelin pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Maroubra perserrata sawtooth pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Micrognathus andersonii Anderson's pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Micrognathus natans offshore pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Microphis brachyurus short-tail pipefish QI
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Microphis cf. leiaspis U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Microphis leiaspis freshwater pipefish QI
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Monocentris japonica Japanese pineapplefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Phoxocampus diacanthus paleblotched pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Siokunichthys breviceps softcoral pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Solegnathus dunckeri Duncker's pipehorse U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Solegnathus spinosissimus spiny pipehorse U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Stigmatopora nigra widebody pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Syngnathoides biaculeatus double-end pipehorse U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus bentstick pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Trachyrhamphus longirostris straightstick pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Urocampus carinirostris hairy pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Vanacampus margaritifer mother-of-pearl pipefish U
ray-finned fishes Adrianichthyidae Oryzias javanicus javanese rice fish XU
ray-finned fishes Adrianichthyidae Oryzias latipes medaka XU
ray-finned fishes Adrianichthyidae Oryzias sp. XU
ray-finned fishes Hemiramphidae Arrhamphus sclerolepis snubnose garfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Hemiramphidae Dermogenys pusillus malayan halfbeak XU
ray-finned fishes Hemiramphidae Zenarchopterus buffonis northern river garfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Hemiramphidae Zenarchopterus dispar spoonfin river garfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Hemiramphidae Zenarchopterus novaeguineae Fly River garfish QI
ray-finned fishes Hemiramphidae Zenarchopterus rasori short river garfish QA
ray-finned fishes Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Poecilia latipinna sailfin molly II
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata guppy II
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Poecilia sp. U
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Poecilia sphenops sphenops mollie XU
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Poecilia velifera yucatan mollie XU
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus hellerii swordtail II
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus maculatus platy II
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus sp. U
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus variatus platy variatus XU
ray-finned fishes Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion spp. killie fish XU
ray-finned fishes Aplocheilidae Aplocheilus spp. XU
ray-finned fishes Aplocheilidae Epiplatys spp. XU
ray-finned fishes Telmatherinidae Telmatherina ladigesi celebes rainbow XU
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus amniculus Darling Hardyhead QA
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus eyresii desert hardyhead QA
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus marjoriae silverstreak hardyhead QA
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus munroi Munro's hardyhead QA
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stramineus blackmast QA
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis blueback blue eye QA
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil gertrudae spotted blue eye QAI
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil mellis honey blue eye E E Q
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil tenellus delicate blue eye QAI
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis redfin blue eye E E Q
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Cairns rainbowfish E Q
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Chilatherina spp. XU
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Glossolepis spp. XU
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Iriatherina werneri threadfin rainbowfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia duboulayi crimsonspotted rainbowfish QA
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia eachamensis Lake Eacham rainbowfish E Q
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia fluviatilis Murray River rainbowfish QA
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia maccullochi McCulloch's rainbowfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia nigrans blackbanded rainbowfish QA
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. nov. 'Malanda' Malanda rainbowfish CR CE Q
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. nov. 'Running River' Running River rainbowfish CR CE Q
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida tatei desert rainbowfish QA
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia trifasciata banded rainbowfish QA
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia utcheensis Utchee rainbowfish Q
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Rhadinocentrus ornatus ornate rainbowfish QA
ray-finned fishes Brachionichthyidae Brachionichthys australis QA
ray-finned fishes Antennariidae Antennarius commerson giant anglerfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss rainbow trout II
ray-finned fishes Salmonidae Salmo trutta brown trout II
ray-finned fishes Galaxiidae Galaxias maculatus common galaxias QAI
ray-finned fishes Galaxiidae Galaxias olidus mountain galaxias QA
ray-finned fishes Retropinnidae Retropinna semoni Australian smelt QA
ray-finned fishes Apteronotidae Apteronotus albifrons black ghost knife fish XU
ray-finned fishes Loricariidae Farlowella acus twig catfish XU
ray-finned fishes Loricariidae Loricaria filamentosa whiptail catfish XU
ray-finned fishes Loricariidae Otocinclus arnoldi sucker catfish XU
ray-finned fishes Callichthyidae Brochis splendens common brochis XU
ray-finned fishes Callichthyidae Corydoras spp. armoured cat (cory) XU
ray-finned fishes Callichthyidae Dianema urostriata flagtail porthole catfish XU
ray-finned fishes Pimelodidae Pimelodus ornatus ornate pimelodus XU
ray-finned fishes Mochokidae Synodontis nigriventris black-spotted upsidedown catfish XU
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Anodontiglanis dahli toothless catfish QA
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Cinetodus froggatti smallmouth catfish U
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosiluroides cooperensis Cooper Creek catfish QA
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus brevidorsalis shortfin catfish QI
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus mollespiculum softspine catfish Q
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus pseudospinosus falsespine catfish QA
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus argenteus silver catfish QA
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus obbesi Obbes' catfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus rendahli Rendahl's catfish QA
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus sp. U
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tandanus freshwater catfish QA
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tropicanus Q
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius berneyi highfin catfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius graeffei blue catfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius leptaspis boofhead catfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius midgleyi silver cobbler XA
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Sciades paucus shovelnose catfish QA
ray-finned fishes Siluridae Kryptopterus bicirrhis glass catfish XU
ray-finned fishes Siluridae Kryptopterus macrocephalus poorman's glass catfish XU
ray-finned fishes Siluridae Kryptopterus sp. XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Aphyocharax anisitsi argentine bloodfin (tetra) XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Astyanax mexicanus blind cave tetra XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Boehlkea fredcochui Cochu's blue tetra XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Gymnocorymbus ternetzi black tetra XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Hemigrammus spp. XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Hyphessobrycon spp. XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Megalamphodus megalopterus black phantom tetra XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Megalamphodus sp. XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Megalamphodus sweglesi Swegle's tetra XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Microbrycon fredcochui microbrycon XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Moenkhausia spp. XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Nematobrycon palmeri emperor tetra XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Paracheirodon axelrodi cardinal tetra XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Paracheirodon innesi neon tetra XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Paracheirodon sp. XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Petitella georgiae black-finned rummy-nose XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Prionobrama filigera glass bloodfin XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Pristella maxillaris pristella XU
ray-finned fishes Characidae Thayeria spp. penguin fish XU
ray-finned fishes Gasteropelecidae Carnegiella spp. XU
ray-finned fishes Gasteropelecidae Gasteropelecus spp. black-line silver hatchet fish XU
ray-finned fishes Gasteropelecidae Thoracocharax spp. XU
ray-finned fishes Lebiasinidae Nannostomus sp. pencil fish XU
ray-finned fishes Anostomidae Abramites hypselonotus headstander XU
ray-finned fishes Anostomidae Anostomus spp. headstande XU
ray-finned fishes Anostomidae Leporinus arcus lipstick leporinus XU
ray-finned fishes Anostomidae Leporinus fasciatus banded leporinus XU
ray-finned fishes Anostomidae Leporinus friderici Frideric's leporinus XU
ray-finned fishes Anostomidae Leporinus maculatus spotted leporinus XU
ray-finned fishes Anostomidae Leporinus melanopleura spot-tailed leporinus XU
ray-finned fishes Anostomidae Leporinus multifasciatus multi-banded leporinus XU
ray-finned fishes Anostomidae Leporinus sp. U
ray-finned fishes Anostomidae Leporinus striatus striped leporinus XU
ray-finned fishes Curimatidae Chilodus punctatus black-banded headstander XU
ray-finned fishes Curimatidae Prochilodus insignis silver prochilodus XU
ray-finned fishes Alestidae Brycinus longipinnis long-finned african tetra XU
ray-finned fishes Alestidae Phenacogrammus interruptus congo tetra XU
ray-finned fishes Gyrinocheilidae Gyrinocheilos aymonieri chinese algae eater XU
ray-finned fishes Balitoridae Homaloptera orthogoniata saddled hillstream loach XU
ray-finned fishes Balitoridae Pseudogastromyzon myersi Myers's hillstream loach XU
ray-finned fishes Cobitidae Acanthophthalmus kuhli kuhli loach XU
ray-finned fishes Cobitidae Botia macracantha clown loach XU
ray-finned fishes Cobitidae Botia sidthimunki dwarf loach XU
ray-finned fishes Cobitidae Botia sp. U
ray-finned fishes Cobitidae Misgurnus anguillicaudatus oriental weatherloach II
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Balantiocheilos melanopterus tricolor sharkminnow XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Barbodes everetti clown barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Barbodes pentazona banded barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Barbodes sp. XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Brachydanio albolineatus pearl danio XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Brachydanio frankei leopard danio XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Brachydanio kerri Kerr's danio XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Brachydanio nigrofascicatus spotted danio XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Brachydanio rerio zebra danio XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Brachydanio sp. XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Capoeta arulius longfin barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Capoeta oligolepis checkerboard barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Capoeta semifasciolatus thin-banded barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Capoeta sp. XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Capoeta tetrazona tiger barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Capoeta titteya cherry barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Carassius auratus goldfish II
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Chela laubuca indian hatchetfish XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Ctenopharyngodon idella grass carp XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio European carp II
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Danio aequipinnatus giant danio XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Epalzeorhynchus kalopterus flying fox XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Epalzeorhynchus siamensis siamese flying fox XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Epalzeorhynchus sp. XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Esomus malayensis malayan flying barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Labeo bicolor red-finned black shark XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Labeo chrysophekadion black sharkminnow XI
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Labeo erythrurus rainbow shark XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Labeo frenatus red-finned shark XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Labeo sp. XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Labeo variegatus variegated shark XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Osteochilus hasseltii hard lipped barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Osteochilus sp. U
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Osteochilus vittatus black-banded osteochilus XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Puntius asoka asoka barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Puntius bimaculatus red-striped barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Puntius conchonius rosy barb II
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Puntius cummingi Cumming's barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Puntius filamentosus black-spot filament barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Puntius lineatus striped barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Puntius nigrofasciatus black ruby barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Puntius puellus glass barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Puntius sp. U
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Puntius ticto tic-tac-toe barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Puntius vittatus kooli barb XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora argyrotaenia silver rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora borapetensis false magnificant rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora caudimaculata spot-tailed rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora dorsiocellata hi-spot rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora dusonensis yellow tail rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora einthoveni long-band rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora elegans elegant rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora heteromorpha harlequin rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora kalochroma big-spot rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora leptosoma copper striped rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora maculata spotted rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora pauciperforata red line rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora sarawakensis sarawak rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora sp. U
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora steineri gold line rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora taeniata blue line rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora trilineata scissortail rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rasbora vaterifloris orange-finned rasbora XU
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rhodeus amarus European bitterling XI
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rhodeus sericeus Asian bitterling XI
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Rhodeus sp. U
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Tanichthys albonubes mountain minnow XU
ray-finned fishes Chanidae Chanos chanos milkfish QAI
ray-finned fishes Engraulidae Thryssa scratchleyi freshwater thyrssa QAI
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Clupeoides cf. papuensis QI
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Herklotsichthys castelnaui southern herring QAI
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA
ray-finned fishes Muraenidae Gymnothorax polyuranodon freshwater moray QI
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla australis southern shortfin eel QAI
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla marmorata giant mottled eel VI
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla megastoma Polynesian longfinned eel VI
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfin eel QI
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI
ray-finned fishes Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring QAI
ray-finned fishes Elopidae Elops hawaiensis Hawaiian giant herring QAI
ray-finned fishes Mormyridae Gnathonemus macrolepidotus elephantnose XU
ray-finned fishes Mormyridae Gnathonemus petersii elephantnose (Peter's) XU
ray-finned fishes Mormyridae Gnathonemus sp. XU
ray-finned fishes Pantodontidae Pantodon buchholzi butterfly fish XU
ray-finned fishes Osteoglossidae Scleropages jardinii northern saratoga QAI
ray-finned fishes Osteoglossidae Scleropages leichardti southern saratoga Q

Reptile

These creatures live most of their lives in aquatic ecosystems and are therefore considered wetland indicators.

Reptile Wetland Indicator Species List
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name NCA EPBC End.
reptiles Elapidae Disteira sp. U
reptiles Elapidae Emydocephalus annulatus turtle-headed sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Hydrelaps darwiniensis black-ringed mangrove sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis caerulescens dwarf sea snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis coggeri slender-necked sea snake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis kingii spectacled sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis macdowelli small-headed sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis major olive-headed sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis melanosoma black-banded robust sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis ornatus spotted sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis pacificus Pacific sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis peronii horned sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis sp. C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis vorisi plain-banded sea snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis zweifeli Australian beaked sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Laticauda sp. QA
reptiles Elapidae Microcephalophis gracilis slender sea snake C VI
reptiles Elapidae Parahydrophis mertoni northern mangrove sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA
reptiles Colubridae Cerberus australis bockadam C QA
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI
reptiles Colubridae Fordonia leucobalia white-bellied mangrove snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Myron richardsonii Richardson's mangrove snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus parvus slate-brown snake XI
reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI
reptiles Acrochordidae Acrochordus arafurae Arafura file snake C QAI
reptiles Acrochordidae Acrochordus granulatus little file snake C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA
reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina expansa broad-shelled river turtle C QA
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI
reptiles Chelidae Elseya albagula white-throated snapping turtle CR CE Q
reptiles Chelidae Elseya dentata northern snapping turtle C XA
reptiles Chelidae Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle C Q
reptiles Chelidae Elseya lavarackorum Gulf snapping turtle V E QA
reptiles Chelidae Elusor macrurus Mary River turtle E E Q
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii emmotti Emmott's short-neck turtle C QA
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii nigra Fraser Island short-neck turtle C Q
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii signata Brisbane short-necked turtle C QA
reptiles Chelidae Emydura subglobosa angkibaanya Jardine River turtle CR CE Q
reptiles Chelidae Emydura subglobosa worrelli diamond head turtle NT QA
reptiles Chelidae Emydura tanybaraga northern yellow-faced turtle C QA
reptiles Chelidae Rheodytes leukops Fitzroy River turtle E V Q
reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia belli Bell's turtle E E QA
reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI

Frog

Frogs are amphibians, usually going through 3 distinct life cycle stages from eggs to aquatic larvae (tadpole) and air breathing adults. Expert opinion should be sought as these animals may live at least one stage of their life cycle outside wetland habitats.
The frog species selected for these lists are the most hydrophilic frog species whose life cycle fits within the Queensland Wetlands Program wetland definition (animals that are adapted to and dependent on living in wet conditions for at least part of their life cycle).

Frogs living in permanent wetland conditions usually breed in the wetter summer months. Those in the arid inland areas with ephemeral wetlands are usually burrowing frogs that bury themselves in the moist underground, subdue body metabolism and enter a state of dormancy referred to as aestivation for months or years of drought. They can then activate themselves within 24 hours of a rain or flood event, rise to the surface and mate with the tadpole metamorphosing into a frog in about 14 to 20 days in most species. Breeding occurs as long as the wet event lasts. The moistest soil for burrowing and drought survival is beneath the wetlands. As such, the frog wetland indicator list is divided into 3 tables to differentiate between the frogs according to their relationship with wetlands.

Frog—entire aquatic life

These frog species are considered to live an entirely aquatic life. One species is noted as being in seepage areas. As most members of the family Microhylidae lay eggs on the land and are arboreal or terrestrial[1], they are not included as representative WIS.

Frog Wetland Indicator Species List - entire aquatic life
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name NCA EPBC End. Eggs in water Tadpoles in water Notes
amphibians Hylidae Litoria dahlii northern waterfrog C QA Y Y Aquatic
amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA Y Y Aquatic
amphibians Hylidae Litoria lorica little waterfall frog CR CE Q Y Y Aquatic
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q Y Y Aquatic
amphibians Hylidae Litoria olongburensis wallum sedgefrog V V QA Y Y Aquatic
amphibians Hylidae Litoria subglandulosa New England treefrog V V QA Y Y Aquatic
amphibians Hylidae Litoria verreauxii whistling treefrog C QA Y Y Aquatic
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA Y Y Aquatic
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia tinnula wallum froglet V QA Y Y Aquatic
amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne covacevichae magnificent broodfrog V V Q N Y Seepage
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus pleione Kroombit tinkerfrog CR CE Q ? ? Aquatic
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus rheophilus northern tinkerfrog CR CE Q Y Y Aquatic
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI Y Y Aquatic
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA Y Y Aquatic

Frog—partial aquatic life

These species do not spend all life stages (egg, tadpole or maturity) within the aquatic environment. These species can be indicators of wetland conditions, but require expert interpretation of their associations with wetlands.

Frog Wetland Indicator Species List - partial aquatic life
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name NCA EPBC End. Eggs in water Tadpoles in water Adult habitat
amphibians Hylidae Litoria andiirrmalin Melville Range treefrog V Q ? Y Aquatic fringing
amphibians Hylidae Litoria cooloolensis Cooloola sedgefrog NT Q Y Y Aquatic/Terrestrial
amphibians Hylidae Litoria coplandi sandstone frog C QA Y Y Terrestrial/Aquatic
amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA Y Y Aquatic/Terrestrial
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI Y Y Aquatic fringing
amphibians Hylidae Litoria pearsoniana cascade treefrog V QA Y Y Aquatic / Aquatic fringing
amphibians Hylidae Litoria revelata whirring treefrog C QA Y Y Terrestrial/Aquatic
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog E Q Y Y Aquatic fringing
amphibians Hylidae Litoria tyleri southern laughing treefrog C QA Y Y Aquatic/Terrestrial?
amphibians Hylidae Litoria xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q Y Y Aquatic fringing/Aboreal
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia remota northern froglet C QAI Y Y Aquatic/Terrestrial
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia signifera clicking froglet C QA Y Y Aquatic/Terrestrial
amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne coriacea red backed broodfrog C QA N Y Aquatic/Terrestrial
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus eungellensis Eungella dayfrog E E Q Y Y Aquatic/Aquatic fringing
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus liemi Eungella tinkerfrog NT Q Y Y Aquatic/Aboreal
amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA Y Y Terrestrial/Aquatic

Frog—early aquatic life

For these species, the aquatic environment is essential for the early life stages (egg and tadpole), and the mature stage is not aquatic but burrowed except for breeding events. Therefore, these species are only an indicator for possible wetland conditions in the egg and tadpole stages, and during breeding events.

Frog Wetland Indicator Species List - early aquatic life
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name NCA EPBC End. Eggs in water Tadpoles in water Adult habitat
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana cultripes grassland collared frog C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana manya little collared frog C Q Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana platycephala water holding frog C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana verrucosa rough collared frog C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes dumerilii grey bellied pobblebonk C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes salmini salmon striped frog C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Limnodynastidae Neobatrachus aquilonius rattling frog C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Limnodynastidae Neobatrachus centralis trilling frog C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Limnodynastidae Notaden bennettii holy cross frog C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA Y Y Burrowing
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum spenceri desert burrowing frog C QA Y Y Burrowing

Bird

The birds listed in the following tables are selected for their close relationship with wetlands. To assist with identification, the lists have been divided into categories of species that share similar behaviour and habitats.

The lists include indicator species that either:

  • breed in wetlands
  • feed almost entirely in wetlands
  • live in wetlands or abutting habitat.

These lists include species that are easy to identify but are not complete lists of wetland species. Uncommon and vagrant species are not included. It is important to note that some species in these lists may be recorded out of wetland habitats because they migrate or move during dry periods. This does not interfere with their status of wetland indicators but means that data used as wetland indication may require expert interpretation.

It is also important to recognise that while most wader birds breed in wetlands of the Northern Hemisphere, they remain faithful to wetland sites when in Australia.

The following species recorded in Queensland have been considered as shorebirds based on morphology and taxonomy[2] but are not assigned as wetland indicator species here: little curlew (Numenius minutus), oriental plover (Charadrius veredus), oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum), Australian pratincole (Stiltia Isabella), bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius), inland dotterel (Charadrius australis), plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus), banded lapwing (Vanellus tricolor) and masked lapwing (Vanellus miles).

Bird Wetland Indicator Species List
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name Group Resident, Migrant or Vagrant NCA EPBC End.
birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt shorebirds C QAI
birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper shorebirds migrant SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone shorebirds migrant SL V QAI
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper shorebirds migrant SL V QAI
birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling shorebirds migrant SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot shorebirds migrant E V QAI
birds Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper shorebirds migrant SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper shorebirds migrant CR CE QAI
birds Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper shorebirds migrant SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Calidris pugnax ruff shorebirds migrant SL VU
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint shorebirds migrant SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Calidris subminuta long-toed stint shorebirds migrant SL VU
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot shorebirds migrant CR V QAI
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe shorebirds migrant SL V QAI
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago megala Swinhoe's snipe shorebirds migrant SL VU
birds Scolopacidae Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher shorebirds migrant SL V QAI
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit shorebirds migrant V E QAI
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica menzbieri Northern Siberian bar-tailed godwit shorebirds migrant E E XU
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit shorebirds migrant SL E QAI
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew shorebirds migrant E CE QAI
birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel shorebirds migrant SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Phalaropus lobatus red-necked phalarope shorebirds migrant SL VU
birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler shorebirds migrant SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper shorebirds migrant SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler shorebirds migrant SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank shorebirds migrant SL E QAI
birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper shorebirds migrant SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Tringa totanus common redshank shorebirds migrant SL VU
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper shorebirds migrant SL V QAI
birds Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover shorebirds migrant SL QAI
birds Charadriidae Charadrius dubius little ringed plover shorebirds migrant SL VU
birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover shorebirds migrant V V QAI
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover shorebirds migrant E E QAI
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover shorebirds migrant SL QAI
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover shorebirds migrant SL V QAI
birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe shorebirds resident E E QA
birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana shorebirds resident C QAI
birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover shorebirds resident C QAI
birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel shorebirds resident C QAI
birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel shorebirds resident C QA
birds Charadriidae Thinornis cucullatus hooded plover shorebirds resident C V VA
birds Recurvirostridae Cladorhynchus leucocephalus banded stilt shorebirds resident C VU
birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet shorebirds resident C QA
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher shorebirds resident C QA
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher shorebirds resident C QAI
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew shorebirds resident V QAI
birds Scolopacidae Calidris alpina dunlin shorebirds vagrant C VI
birds Scolopacidae Calidris minuta little stint shorebirds vagrant C QAI
birds Scolopacidae Calidris subruficollis buff-breasted sandpiper shorebirds vagrant C VI
birds Scolopacidae Phalaropus fulicarius grey phalarope shorebirds vagrant C VI
birds Scolopacidae Tringa flavipes lesser yellowlegs shorebirds vagrant C VU
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus finschi South Island pied oystercatcher shorebirds vagrant C VI
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher kingfishers C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher kingfishers C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher kingfishers C QAI
birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern gulls and terns C QAI
birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern gulls and terns SL QAI
birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern gulls and terns SL QAI
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern gulls and terns SL QAI
birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern gulls and terns C QAI
birds Rallidae Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake coots, moorhens and crakes C QAI
birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot coots, moorhens and crakes C QAI
birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen coots, moorhens and crakes C QAI
birds Rallidae Porzana fluminea Australian spotted crake coots, moorhens and crakes C QA
birds Rallidae Zapornia pusilla Baillon's crake coots, moorhens and crakes C QAI
birds Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake coots, moorhens and crakes C QAI
birds Gruidae Antigone antigone sarus crane cranes, rails and allies C QAI
birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga cranes, rails and allies C QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QA
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QAI
birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QAI
birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QAI
birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QA
birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QAI
birds Ardeidae Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian bittern herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills E E QAI
birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QAI
birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QAI
birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QAI
birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QAI
birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus dubius Australian little bittern herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QAI
birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QAI
birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QAI
birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork herons, bitterns, storks, ibises and spoonbills C QAI
birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican pelicans, cormorants, darters and allies C QAI
birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant pelicans, cormorants, darters and allies C QAI
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant pelicans, cormorants, darters and allies C QAI
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant pelicans, cormorants, darters and allies C QA
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant pelicans, cormorants, darters and allies C QAI
birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter pelicans, cormorants, darters and allies C QAI
birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe grebes C QAI
birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe grebes C QA
birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe grebes C QAI
birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal geese, swans and ducks C QA
birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal geese, swans and ducks C QAI
birds Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos northern mallard geese, swans and ducks II
birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck geese, swans and ducks C QAI
birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead geese, swans and ducks C QAI
birds Anatidae Biziura lobata musk duck geese, swans and ducks C QA
birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan geese, swans and ducks C QA
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck geese, swans and ducks C QAI
birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck geese, swans and ducks C QA
birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose geese, swans and ducks C QAI
birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose geese, swans and ducks C QAI
birds Anatidae Oxyura australis blue-billed duck geese, swans and ducks C QA
birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck geese, swans and ducks C QAI
birds Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler geese, swans and ducks C QAI
birds Anatidae Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck geese, swans and ducks C QA
birds Anatidae Tadorna tadornoides Australian shelduck geese, swans and ducks C VU
birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose geese, swans and ducks C QAI

Mammal

Wetland mammals are grouped in 2 categories—fresh water and saltwater.

Mammal—freshwater

These species are wetland specialists but do not spend their entire life in the water environment.

Mammal Wetland Indicator Species List - freshwater
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name NCA EPBC End.
mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus lutreolus swamp rat C QA
mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI
mammals Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus platypus SL QA
Mammal Wetland Indicator Species List - saltwater
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name NCA EPBC End.
mammals Delphinidae Delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin C QAI
mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V QA
mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V QAI
mammals Delphinidae Tursiops aduncus Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin C QAI
mammals Delphinidae Tursiops sp. bottlenose dolphin C QAI
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI

Uncategorised

Uncategorised Wetland Indicator Species List
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name NCA EPBC End.
amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria balatus slender bleating treefrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria dayi Australian lacelid V V Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria dentata sensu lato bleating treefrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria spaldingi northern creek frog C QA
amphibians Limnodynastidae Neobatrachus sudellae meeowing frog C QA
lampreys Mordaciidae Mordacia mordax shorthead lamprey XA
lampreys Mordaciidae Mordacia praecox non-parasitic lamprey E E QA
lampreys Mordaciidae Mordacia sp. QAI
insects Libellulidae Aethriamanta circumsignata square-spot basker QA
insects Libellulidae Aethriamanta nymphaeae l-spot basker QA
insects Libellulidae Agrionoptera insignis allogenes red swampdragon QAI
insects Libellulidae Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis striped swampdragon QI
insects Libellulidae Austrothemis nigrescens swamp flat-tail QA
insects Libellulidae Brachydiplax denticauda palemouth QAI
insects Libellulidae Brachydiplax duivenbodei darkmouth QAI
insects Libellulidae Camacinia gigantea sultan QI
insects Libellulidae Camacinia othello black knight QAI
insects Libellulidae Crocothemis nigrifrons black-headed skimmer QAI
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes bipunctata wandering percher QAI
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes haematodes scarlet percher QAI
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes melanopsis black-faced percher QA
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes nebulosa charcoal-winged percher QAI
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes trivialis chalky percher QAI
insects Libellulidae Hydrobasileus brevistylus water prince QAI
insects Libellulidae Lathrecista asiatica festa Australasian slimwing QAI
insects Libellulidae Macrodiplax cora wandering pennant QAI
insects Libellulidae Nannodiplax rubra pygmy percher QAI
insects Libellulidae Nannophlebia eludens elusive archtail QA
insects Libellulidae Nannophlebia risi common archtail QA
insects Libellulidae Nannophya australis Australian pygmyfly QA
insects Libellulidae Nannophya paulsoni scarlet pygmyfly QA
insects Libellulidae Neurothemis decora QI
insects Libellulidae Neurothemis oligoneura spotted grasshawk QAI
insects Libellulidae Neurothemis stigmatizans bramina painted grasshawk QI
insects Libellulidae Neurothemis stigmatizans stigmatizans painted grasshawk QA
insects Libellulidae Notolibellula bicolor bicoloured skimmer QA
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum balteatum speckled skimmer QAI
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum boumiera brownwater skimmer QA
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum migratum rosy skimmer QA
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum sabina slender skimmer QAI
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum serapia green skimmer QAI
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum villosovittatum fiery skimmer QAI
insects Libellulidae Pantala flavescens wandering glider QAI
insects Libellulidae Potamarcha congener swampwatcher QAI
insects Libellulidae Raphismia bispina spiny-chested percher QI
insects Libellulidae Rhodothemis lieftincki red arrow QA
insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis braganza iridescent flutterer QA
insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis graphiptera graphic flutterer QAI
insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis phyllis beatricis yellow-striped flutterer QAI
insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis phyllis chloe yellow-striped flutterer QAI
insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis princeps sapphire flutterer QI
insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis resplendens jewel flutterer QI
insects Libellulidae Tetrathemis irregularis cladophila rainforest elf QI
insects Libellulidae Tholymis tillarga twister QAI
insects Libellulidae Tramea eurybia dune glider QAI
insects Libellulidae Tramea loewii common glider QAI
insects Libellulidae Tramea propinqua northern glider QI
insects Libellulidae Tramea stenoloba narrow-lobed glider QAI
insects Libellulidae Urothemis aliena red baron QAI
insects Libellulidae Zyxomma elgneri short-tailed duskdarter QAI
insects Libellulidae Zyxomma multinervorum large duskdarter QI
insects Libellulidae Zyxomma petiolatum long-tailed duskdarter QAI
insects Corduliidae Hemicordulia australiae Australian emerald QAI
insects Corduliidae Hemicordulia continentalis fat-bellied emerald QA
insects Corduliidae Hemicordulia intermedia yellow-spotted emerald QA
insects Corduliidae Hemicordulia kalliste slender emerald QA
insects Corduliidae Hemicordulia superba superb emerald QA
insects Corduliidae Hemicordulia tau tau emerald QAI
insects Corduliidae Metaphya tillyardi offshore emerald QI
insects Corduliidae Pentathemis membranulata metallic tigerhawk QA
insects Corduliidae Procordulia jacksoniensis eastern swamp emerald QA
insects Macromiidae Macromia tillyardi Australian cruiser QA
insects Macromiidae Macromia viridescens rainforest cruiser QI
insects Austrocorduliidae Austrocordulia refracta refracta eastern hawk QA
insects Austrocorduliidae Austrophya mystica rainforest mystic Q
insects Austrocorduliidae Lathrocordulia garrisoni Queensland swiftwing Q
insects Austrocorduliidae Micromidia atrifrons forest mosquitohawk QA
insects Austrocorduliidae Micromidia convergens early mosquitohawk QA
insects Austrocorduliidae Micromidia rodericki Thursday Island mosquitohawk Q
insects Cordulephyidae Cordulephya bidens tropical shutwing Q
insects Cordulephyidae Cordulephya pygmaea common shutwing QA
insects Pseudocorduliidae Pseudocordulia circularis circle-tipped mistfly Q
insects Pseudocorduliidae Pseudocordulia elliptica ellipse-tipped mistfly Q
insects Gomphomacromiidae Archaeophya adamsi horned urfly QA
insects Gomphomacromiidae Archaeophya magnifica magnificent urfly Q
insects Synthemistidae Archaeosynthemis orientalis eastern brown tigertail QA
insects Synthemistidae Choristhemis flavoterminata yellow-tipped tigertail QA
insects Synthemistidae Choristhemis olivei delicate tigertail Q
insects Synthemistidae Eusynthemis aurolineata variable tigertail QA
insects Synthemistidae Eusynthemis barbarae Mount Lewis tigertail Q
insects Synthemistidae Eusynthemis brevistyla subjuncta small tigertail QA
insects Synthemistidae Eusynthemis cooloola Q
insects Synthemistidae Eusynthemis deniseae carnarvon tigertail Q
insects Synthemistidae Eusynthemis netta pretty tigertail Q
insects Synthemistidae Eusynthemis nigra nigra black tigertail Q
insects Synthemistidae Eusynthemis nigra xanthosticta black tigertail QA
insects Synthemistidae Eusynthemis rentziana swift tigertail QA
insects Synthemistidae Eusynthemis tenera rainforest tigertail Q
insects Synthemistidae Eusynthemis virgula golden tigertail QA
insects Synthemistidae Parasynthemis regina royal tigertail QA
insects Synthemistidae Synthemis eustalacta swamp tigertail QA
insects Synthemistidae Tonyosynthemis claviculata clavicle tigertail Q
insects Synthemistidae Tonyosynthemis ofarrelli slender tigertail QA
insects Petaluridae Petalura gigantea south-eastern petaltail QA
insects Petaluridae Petalura ingentissima giant petaltail Q
insects Petaluridae Petalura litorea coastal petaltail QA
insects Petaluridae Petalura pulcherrima beautiful petaltail Q
insects Gomphidae Antipodogomphus acolythus southern dragon QA
insects Gomphidae Antipodogomphus edentulus Cape York dragon Q
insects Gomphidae Antipodogomphus neophytus northern dragon QA
insects Gomphidae Antipodogomphus proselythus spinehead dragon Q
insects Gomphidae Austroepigomphus praeruptus Twinspot Hunter QA
insects Gomphidae Austroepigomphus turneri flame-tipped hunter QA
insects Gomphidae Austrogomphus amphiclitus pale hunter QA
insects Gomphidae Austrogomphus arbustorum toothed hunter Q
insects Gomphidae Austrogomphus australis inland hunter QA
insects Gomphidae Austrogomphus bifurcatus dark hunter Q
insects Gomphidae Austrogomphus cornutus unicorn hunter QA
insects Gomphidae Austrogomphus divaricatus fork hunter Q
insects Gomphidae Austrogomphus doddi northern river hunter Q
insects Gomphidae Austrogomphus guerini yellow-striped hunter QA
insects Gomphidae Austrogomphus mjobergi pimple-headed hunter QA
insects Gomphidae Austrogomphus ochraceus jade hunter QA
insects Gomphidae Austrogomphus prasinus lemon-tipped hunter Q
insects Gomphidae Hemigomphus atratus black vicetail Q
insects Gomphidae Hemigomphus comitatus zebra vicetail Q
insects Gomphidae Hemigomphus cooloola wallum vicetail Q
insects Gomphidae Hemigomphus gouldii southern vicetail QA
insects Gomphidae Hemigomphus heteroclytus stout vicetail QA
insects Gomphidae Hemigomphus theischingeri rainforest vicetail Q
insects Gomphidae Odontogomphus donnellyi pinchtail Q
insects Gomphidae Zephyrogomphus longipositor rainforest hunter Q
insects Lindeniidae Ictinogomphus australis Australian tiger QA
insects Lindeniidae Ictinogomphus paulini Cape York tiger Q
insects Telephlebiidae Acanthaeschna victoria Thylacine darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Antipodophlebia asthenes terrestrial evening darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna atrata mountain darner XA
insects Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna christine s-spot darner Q
insects Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna cooloola wallum darner Q
insects Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna eungella Eungella darner Q
insects Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna muelleri carnarvon darner Q
insects Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna parvistigma swamp darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna pinheyi inland darner Q
insects Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna pulchra forest darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna sigma sigma darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna speciosa tropical unicorn darner Q
insects Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna subapicalis conehead darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna unicornis unicorn darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Austrophlebia costalis southern giant darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Austrophlebia subcostalis northern giant darner Q
insects Telephlebiidae Dromaeschna forcipata Green-striped Darner Q
insects Telephlebiidae Dromaeschna weiskei Ochre-tipped Darner Q
insects Telephlebiidae Notoaeschna geminata northern riffle darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Spinaeschna tripunctata southern cascade darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Spinaeschna watsoni tropical cascade darner Q
insects Telephlebiidae Telephlebia cyclops northern evening darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Telephlebia godeffroyi eastern evening darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Telephlebia tillyardi tropical evening darner Q
insects Telephlebiidae Telephlebia tryoni coastal evening darner QA
insects Telephlebiidae Telephlebia undia Carnarvon evening darner Q
insects Brachytronidae Dendroaeschna conspersa wide-faced darner QA
insects Aeshnidae Adversaeschna brevistyla blue-spotted hawker QAI
insects Aeshnidae Agyrtacantha dirupta trifid duskhawker QI
insects Aeshnidae Anaciaeschna jaspidea Australasian duskhawker QAI
insects Aeshnidae Anax gibbosulus green emperor QAI
insects Aeshnidae Anax guttatus lesser green emperor QAI
insects Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI
insects Aeshnidae Austrogynacantha heterogena Australian duskhawker QAI
insects Aeshnidae Gynacantha dobsoni lesser duskhawker QAI
insects Aeshnidae Gynacantha kirbyi slender duskhawker QAI
insects Aeshnidae Gynacantha mocsaryi paddle-tipped duskhawker QI
insects Aeshnidae Gynacantha nourlangie cave duskhawker QA
insects Aeshnidae Gynacantha rosenbergi grey duskhawker QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Aciagrion fragilis blue slim QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Agriocnemis argentea silver wisp QA
insects Coenagrionidae Agriocnemis dobsoni tropical wisp Q
insects Coenagrionidae Agriocnemis femina pinhead wisp QI
insects Coenagrionidae Agriocnemis pygmaea pygmy wisp QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Agriocnemis rubricauda red-rumped wisp QA
insects Coenagrionidae Archibasis mimetes blue-banded longtail QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Argiocnemis rubescens red-tipped shadefly QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Austroagrion exclamationis northern billabongfly QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Austroagrion watsoni eastern billabongfly QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Austrocnemis maccullochi tiny longlegs QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Austrocnemis splendida splendid longlegs QA
insects Coenagrionidae Caliagrion billinghursti large riverdamsel QA
insects Coenagrionidae Ceriagrion aeruginosum redtail QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Coenagrion lyelli swamp bluet QA
insects Coenagrionidae Ischnura aurora aurora bluetail QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta common bluetail QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Ischnura pruinescens colourful bluetail QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion aureofrons gold-fronted riverdamsel QA
insects Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion cingillum northern riverdamsel QA
insects Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion ignifer flame-headed riverdamsel QA
insects Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion jedda dusky riverdamsel QA
insects Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion lucifer aureum citrine-headed riverdamsel Q
insects Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion microcephalum blue riverdamsel QAI
insects Coenagrionidae Teinobasis rufithorax red-breasted longtail QI
insects Coenagrionidae Xanthagrion erythroneurum red & blue damsel QAI
insects Platycnemididae Nososticta coelestina green-blue threadtail QA
insects Platycnemididae Nososticta fraterna northern threadtail QA
insects Platycnemididae Nososticta solida orange threadtail QA
insects Platycnemididae Nososticta solitaria fivespot threadtail Q
insects Isostictidae Austrosticta fieldi northern pondsitter QA
insects Isostictidae Austrosticta frater eastern pondsitter Q
insects Isostictidae Eurysticta reevesi Queensland pin Q
insects Isostictidae Labidiosticta vallisi large wiretail QA
insects Isostictidae Neosticta canescens dorrigoensis southern pinfly QA
insects Isostictidae Neosticta fraseri tropical pinfly Q
insects Isostictidae Neosticta silvarum forest pinfly Q
insects Isostictidae Oristicta filicicola slender wiretail Q
insects Isostictidae Oristicta rosendaleorum elegant wiretail Q
insects Isostictidae Rhadinosticta banksi northern wiretail QA
insects Isostictidae Rhadinosticta simplex powdered wiretail QA
insects Diphlebiidae Diphlebia coerulescens sapphire rockmaster QA
insects Diphlebiidae Diphlebia euphoeoides tropical rockmaster QI
insects Diphlebiidae Diphlebia hybridoides giant rockmaster Q
insects Diphlebiidae Diphlebia lestoides tillyardi whitewater rockmaster QA
insects Diphlebiidae Diphlebia nymphoides arrowhead rockmaster QA
insects Lestoideidae Lestoidea barbarae large bluestreak Q
insects Lestoideidae Lestoidea brevicauda short-tipped bluestreak Q
insects Lestoideidae Lestoidea conjuncta common bluestreak Q
insects Lestoideidae Lestoidea lewisiana Mount Lewis bluestreak Q
insects Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes amabilis flame flatwing QA
insects Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes aureus tropical flatwing Q
insects Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes chrysoides golden flatwing Q
insects Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes elke azure flatwing Q
insects Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes icteromelas icteromelas pale-mouth common flatwing QA
insects Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes icteromelas nigrolabiatus black-mouth common flatwing QA
insects Megapodagrionidae Griseargiolestes albescens coastal flatwing QA
insects Megapodagrionidae Griseargiolestes eboracus grey-chested flatwing QA
insects Megapodagrionidae Griseargiolestes fontanus springs flatwing QA
insects Megapodagrionidae Griseargiolestes metallicus metallic flatwing Q
insects Megapodagrionidae Podopteryx selysi treehole flatwing QA
insects Synlestidae Episynlestes albicauda southern whitetip QA
insects Synlestidae Episynlestes cristatus tropical whitetip Q
insects Synlestidae Episynlestes intermedius intermediate whitetip Q
insects Synlestidae Synlestes selysi forest needle QA
insects Synlestidae Synlestes tropicus tropical needle Q
insects Synlestidae Synlestes weyersii tillyardi bronze needle QA
insects Chorismagrionidae Chorismagrion risi pretty relict Q
insects Lestidae Austrolestes annulosus blue ringtail QA
insects Lestidae Austrolestes aridus inland ringtail QA
insects Lestidae Austrolestes cingulatus metallic ringtail QA
insects Lestidae Austrolestes insularis northern ringtail QA
insects Lestidae Austrolestes leda wandering ringtail QA
insects Lestidae Austrolestes minjerriba dune ringtail QA
insects Lestidae Austrolestes psyche cup ringtail QA
insects Lestidae Indolestes alleni small reedling QA
insects Lestidae Indolestes tenuissimus slender reedling QI
insects Lestidae Lestes concinnus dusky spreadwing QA

Legend

NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native

Download a list of all fauna wetland indicator species (except insect and spider) in .CSV format


References

  1. ^ Cogger, HG (1994), Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia; 5th edition, Reed Books, Sydney.
  2. ^ Geering, ADW, Agnew, L & Harding, S (2007), Shorebirds of Australia. [online], CSIRO Pub., Victoria, Australia. Available at: https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/5345/ [Accessed 13 November 2020].

Last updated: 22 March 2013

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Fauna - Wetland Indicator Species List, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/

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