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Fish - Temperate Fish -  More Fish
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Barber Sea Perch (Caesioperca Rasor). Portsea, Victoria, Australia
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Schooling Tarwhine (Rhabdosargus sarba). Also known as Silver Bream. Solitary Islands, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Sand Flathead (Platycephalus bassensis). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Rainbow Cale (Odax acroptilus) - male. Also known as Rainbow fish. Found on rocky kelp, coastal and offshore reefs throughout Southern Australia. Photo taken Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
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Eastern Star Gazer (Kathetostoma laeve). Restricted to the temperate waters of south-eastern Australia. Photo taken at Portsea, Victoria, Australia
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Moonlighter or Six-banded Coral Fish (Tilodon sexfasciatus), juvenile. Found in temperate waters of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Photo taken at Edithburg, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Tunicate Coralfish or Western Talma (Chelmonops curiosus). Found from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Robe, South Australia. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Magpie Perch (Cheilodactylus nigripes), juvenile. Found from Albany, Western Australia, to Kiama, New South Wales. Photo taken at Edithburgh, South Australia, Australia.
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A small fish (possibly: Threefin), resting next to a clump of Blue Tunicates. Photo taken on a pylon at Edithburgh Jetty, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Sweep (Scorpis lineolata). Often seen schooling and found in shallow coastal waters of Port Phillip Bay (Vic) to Noosa Head (Qld). Also Lord Howe Is. and New Zealand. Photo taken at Solitary Islands, off Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
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Red Morwong (Cheilodactylus fuscus). Found in eastern Bass Strait (Vic) to Hervey Bay (Qld). Common in NSW. Also New Zealand. Photo taken at Solitary Islands, off Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
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Black-tipped Bullseye (Pempheris affinis). Found on coastal rocky reefs, ledges and caves from southern Qld to Montague Island, NSW. Photo taken at Solitary Islands, off Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
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Eastern Star Gazer (Kathetostoma laeve), burried in sand. Restricted to the temperate waters of south-eastern Australia. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
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Gurnard Perch (Neosebastes scorpaenoides). Found in coastal waters from Sydney, NSW, to Ceduna, SA. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Vic, Australia.
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Snook (Sphyraena novaehollandiae). Also known as Pike, Sea Pike and Short-fin Pike. A prized eating fish found in bays and estuaries of southern Australia. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Blackfish, or Luderick (Girella tricuspidata) and Drummer (Kyphosus sp.), feeding beneath a crashing coastal wave. Photo taken near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
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Deformed Dusky Morwong, or Strongfish (Dactylophora nigricans). It is thought that the deformation of these fish is caused by high levels of Zinc poisoning. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Moonlighter, or Six-banded Coral Fish (Tilodon sexfasciatus). Found in temperate waters of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Photo taken at Edithburg, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Moonlighter, or Six-banded Coral Fish (Tilodon sexfasciatus), juvenile. Found in temperate waters of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Photo taken at Edithburg, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Tunicate Coralfish, or Western Talma (Chelmonops curiosus), juvenile. Found from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Robe, South Australia. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Magpie Perch (Cheilodactylus nigripes), juvenile. Found from Albany, Western Australia, to Kiama, New South Wales. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Tunicate Coralfish, or Western Talma (Chelmonops curiosus), juvenile. Found from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Robe, South Australia. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Tunicate Coralfish, or Western Talma (Chelmonops curiosus). Found from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Robe, South Australia. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Tunicate Coralfish, or Western Talma (Chelmonops curiosus), juvenile. Found from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Robe, South Australia. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Marble Dragonet (Bovichtus angustifrons). Also known as Thornfish and Marblefish. Found from southern NSW to eastern Great Australian Bight, including Tasmania. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Vic, Australia.
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Eastern Star Gazer (Kathetostoma laeve), buried in sand. Restricted to the temperate waters of south-eastern Australia. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
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Rainbow Cale (Odax acroptilus), male. Found in coastal sea grass and kelp beds in temperate waters of southern Australia. Photo taken in Western Port Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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Rainbow Cale (Odax acroptilus), male. Found in coastal sea grass and kelp beds in temperate waters of southern Australia. Photo taken in Western Port Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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Rainbow Cale (Odax acroptilus), male. Found in coastal sea grass and kelp beds in temperate waters of southern Australia. Photo taken in Western Port Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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Rainbow Cale (Odax acroptilus), male. Found in coastal sea grass and kelp beds in temperate waters of southern Australia. Photo taken in Western Port Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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Southern Blue Devil (Paraplesiops meleagris). Found in coastal and off-shore rocky reefs in caves and crevices throughout southern WA, SA and Vic. Photo taken at Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia.
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Magpie Perch (Cheilodactylus nigripes). Found from Albany, Western Australia, to Kiama, New South Wales. Photo taken at Flinders, Western Port, Victoria, Australia.
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Blue-throated Wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus), initial phase. Found in south-eastern Australia, from NSW to SA, including Tas. Photo taken at Flinders, Western Port, Victoria, Australia.
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Girdled Scalyfin (Parma unifasciata), juvenile. Also known as Girdled Parma. Endemic to coastal reefs from southern Queensland to southern New South Wales, Australia. Photo taken at Bermagui, New South Wales.
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Girdled Scalyfin (Parma unifasciata), juvenile. Also known as Girdled Parma. Endemic to coastal reefs from southern Queensland to southern New South Wales, Australia. Photo taken at Bermagui, New South Wales.
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Flathead (Platycephalus sp.), resting in Sea Grass (Heterozostera tasmanica). Found throughout temperate Australian waters in shallow reefs and sea grass beds. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Flathead (Platycephalus sp.), resting in Sea Grass (Heterozostera tasmanica). Found throughout temperate Australian waters in shallow reefs and sea grass beds. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Rock Flathead (Platycephalus laevigatus), resting in Sea Grass (Heterozostera tasmanica). Also known as Grass Flathead. Found throughout temperate Australian waters in shallow reefs and sea grass beds. Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia
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Banded Sweep (Scorpis aequipinnis), amongst Sea Lettuce (Ulva australis) and a variety of other sea alga. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, off Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Banded Sweep (Scorpis aequipinnis), amongst Sea Lettuce (Ulva australis) and a variety of other sea alga. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, off Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Blue-throated Wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus) and Banded Sweep (Scorpis aequipinnis), amongst Sea Lettuce (Ulva australis) and a variety of other sea alga. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, off Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Blue-throated Wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus) and Banded Sweep (Scorpis aequipinnis), amongst Sea Lettuce (Ulva australis) and a variety of other sea alga. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, off Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Blue-throated Wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus) and Banded Sweep (Scorpis aequipinnis), amongst Sea Lettuce (Ulva australis) and a variety of other sea alga. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, off Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Blue-throated Wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus), amongst Sea Lettuce (Ulva australis) and a variety of other Sea Alga. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, off Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Moonlighter or Six-banded Coral Fish (Tilodon sexfasciatus), amongst a variety of sea alga. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Old Wife (Enoplosus armatus), with schooling Stripey or Footballer (Microcanthus strigatus). Photo taken at Solitary Islands, off Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
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Temperate deep water reef comprising of a variety of Reef Fish amongst Sea Sponges, Sea Whips and Crinoid Feather Stars. Photo taken at Governor Island Marine Sanctuary, Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia.
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Temperate deep water reef comprising of a variety of Reef Fish amongst Sea Whips, Sea Sponges and Crinoid Feather Stars. Photo taken at Governor Island Marine Sanctuary, Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia.
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