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Ray-finned fishes of Daintree River drainage sub-basin

Total number of species: 52

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Scatophagidae Scatophagus argus spotted scat QAI I 1 1 26/11/1985
Gobiidae Awaous acritosus roman-nose goby QI I 36 2 18/09/2025
Gobiidae Awaous ocellaris QAI 1 0 01/09/2012
Gobiidae Glossogobius bellendenensis Mulgrave goby Q I 6 0 19/09/2024
Gobiidae Glossogobius illimis false celebes goby QAI I 40 2 18/09/2025
Gobiidae Glossogobius laticeps tank goby QAI I 1 1 14/09/1980
Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus speckled goby QAI I 12 4 16/09/2025
Gobiidae Redigobius chrysosoma spotfin goby QAI I 7 5 01/09/2012
Gobiidae Schismatogobius hoesei scaleless goby Q I 20 2 18/09/2025
Gobiidae Sicyopterus cf. lagocephalus cling-goby QAI I 7 0 18/09/2025
Gobiidae Sicyopus discordipinnis QI 2 0 01/09/2012
Gobiidae Stiphodon pelewensis Daintree cling goby V QAI I 4 0 01/09/2012
Gobiidae Stiphodon rutilaureus orange cling goby V QAI I 5 0 01/09/2012
Gobiidae Stiphodon semoni neon goby CE QAI I 4 0 01/09/2012
Eleotridae Bunaka gyrinoides greenback gudgeon QI I 37 2 18/09/2025
Eleotridae Eleotris fusca brown spine-cheek gudgeon QI I 32 0 18/09/2025
Eleotridae Eleotris melanosoma black spine-cheek gudgeon QI I 4 0 18/09/2024
Eleotridae Giuris aporocephalus snakehead gudgeon QI I 34 1 17/09/2025
Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I 60 11 18/09/2025
Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon E QA I 37 0 18/09/2025
Eleotridae Ophiocara porocephala spangled gudgeon QAI I 3 0 31/12/1981
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus sea mullet QAI I 1 0 01/09/2012
Mugilidae Planiliza subviridis greenback mullet QAI I 3 0 16/09/2025
Monodactylidae Monodactylus argenteus diamondfish QAI I 4 2 31/12/1993
Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I 2 1 14/02/2023
Gerreidae Gerres filamentosus threadfin silverbiddy QAI I 1 0 05/09/2024
Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus mangrove jack QAI I 12 2 17/09/2025
Carangidae Caranx sexfasciatus bigeye trevally QAI I 2 0 01/09/2012
Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I 9 2 18/09/2024
Kuhliidae Kuhlia marginata spotted flagtail QI I 21 0 18/09/2025
Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I 52 3 18/09/2025
Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I 1 1 24/11/1985
Terapontidae Hephaestus tulliensis khaki grunter Q I 3 0 17/09/2024
Terapontidae Mesopristes argenteus silver grunter QI I 7 0 12/09/2024
Percichthyidae Guyu wujalwujalensis tropical nightfish Q I 11 4 11/09/2024
Ambassidae Ambassis miops flagtail glassfish QI I 11 4 16/09/2025
Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I 4 1 01/09/2012
Scorpaenidae Notesthes robusta bullrout QA I 15 4 18/09/2024
Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I 1 0 31/12/1989
Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata guppy II I 8 0 18/09/2024
Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I 62 13 18/09/2025
Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus Daintree rainbowfish CR CE Q 3 0 15/09/2025
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia maccullochi McCulloch's rainbowfish QAI I 10 3 10/09/2024
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI I 37 0 18/09/2025
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I 16 12 01/09/2012
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia trifasciata banded rainbowfish QA I 3 0 15/09/2025
Plotosidae Tandanus tropicanus Q I 51 5 18/09/2025
Muraenidae Gymnothorax polyuranodon freshwater moray QI I 6 0 12/09/2024
Anguillidae Anguilla marmorata giant mottled eel VI I 38 0 18/09/2025
Anguillidae Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfin eel QI I 12 1 18/09/2025
Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I 66 5 18/09/2025
Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring QAI I 6 2 01/09/2012

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
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
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
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
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
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
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Ray-finned fishes of Daintree River drainage sub-basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 September 2026. https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-daintree-river&Class=ray-finned+fishes&Kingdom=animals

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