Species profile search
This site allows you to find species information such as species names, notes and images for Queensland’s native and naturalised plants and animals from the WildNet database.
You can also download species records in a number of formats.
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80 families found belonging to the Actinopterygii class
- Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes)
- Adrianichthyidae (adrianichthyids)
- Alestidae (African tetras)
- Ambassidae (glassfishes)
- Anabantidae (climbing gouramies)
- Anguillidae (eels)
- Anostomidae (anostomids)
- Antennariidae (anglerfishes)
- Aplocheilidae (rivulines)
- Apogonidae (freshwater cardinalfishes)
- Apteronotidae (ghost knifefishes)
- Ariidae (fork-tailed catfishes)
- Atherinidae (hardyheads)
- Balitoridae (river loaches)
- Belonidae (needlefishes)
- Brachionichthyidae (handfishes)
- Callichthyidae (callichthyid armored catfishes)
- Carangidae (trevallies)
- Centropomidae (giant perches)
- Chanidae (milkfishes)
- Characidae (characins)
- Cichlidae (cichlids)
- Cirrhitidae (hawkfishes)
- Clupeidae (herrings)
- Cobitidae (loaches)
- Curimatidae (curimatids)
- Cyprinidae (minnows and carps)
- Eleotridae (gudgeons and sleepers)
- Elopidae (giant herrings)
- Engraulidae (anchovys)
- Galaxiidae (galaxids)
- Gasteropelecidae (freshwater hatchetfishes)
- Gerreidae (silverbellies)
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Gyrinocheilidae (algae eaters)
- Helostomatidae (kissing gourami)
- Hemiramphidae (garfish or halfbeaks)
- Kuhliidae (flagtails)
- Kurtidae (nurseryfishes)
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Lebiasinidae (lebiasinids)
- Leiognathidae (ponyfishes)
- Loricariidae (suckermouth catfishes)
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Mastacembelidae (spiny eels)
- Megalopidae (tarpon)
- Melanotaeniidae (rainbowfishes)
- Mochokidae (squeakers, upside-down catfishes)
- Monodactylidae (monos)
- Mormyridae (elephantfishes)
- Mugilidae (mullets)
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Osphronemidae (gouramies)
- Osteoglossidae (bony-tongues)
- Pantodontidae (freshwater butterflyfish)
- Percichthyidae (basses and cods)
- Pimelodidae (long-whiskered catfishes)
- Plotosidae (eel-tailed catfishes)
- Poeciliidae (livebearers)
- Pomacanthidae (anglefishes)
- Pomacentridae (damselfishes)
- Pseudochromidae (dottybacks)
- Pseudomugilidae (blue-eyes)
- Retropinnidae (smelts)
- Salmonidae (trout)
- Scaridae (parrotfishes)
- Scatophagidae (scats)
- Sciaenidae (croakers)
- Scorpaenidae (scorpionfishes)
- Serranidae (rockcods)
- Sillaginidae (smelt-whitings)
- Siluridae (sheatfishes)
- Soleidae (soles)
- Sparidae (porgies)
- Synbranchidae (swamp eels)
- Syngnathidae (pipefishes and seahorses)
- Telmatherinidae (sailfin silversides or celebes)
- Terapontidae (grunters)
- Tetraodontidae (puffers)
- Toxotidae (archerfishes)
