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Fishes - Carangiformes to Ceratodontiformes

Barramundi Lates calcarifer
Japanese Lates Lates japonicus
Black Sand Bass Psammoperca datnioides
Great Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
Pickhandle Barracuda Sphyraena jello
Wide-eyed Flounder Bothus podas
Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus
European Plaice Pleuronectes platessa
Marbled Flounder Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae
Sevenspot Archerfish Toxotes chatareus
Banded Archerfish Toxotes jaculatrix
Giant Trevally Caranx ignobilis
Bluefin Trevally Caranx melampygus
Bigeye Trevally Caranx sexfasciatus
Brassy Trevally Caranx papuensis
Barcheek Trevally Carangoides plagiotaenia
Skipjack Trevally Pseudocaranx dentex
Golden Trevally Gnathanodon speciosus
Diamond Trevally Alectis indica
Lookdown Selene vomer
Japanese Horse Mackerel Trachurus japonicus
Yellowtail Scad Trachurus novaezelandiae
Barred Trevally Ferdauia ferdau
Rainbow Runner Elagatis bipinnulata
Snubnose Dart Trachinotus blochii
Smallspotted Dart Trachinotus baillonii
Queenfish sp. Scomberoides sp.
Live Sharksucker Echeneis naucrates
Cobia Rhachycentron canadum
Scalloped Glassfish Ambassis nalua
Olive Perchlet Ambassis agassizii
Port Jackson Glassfish Ambassis jacksoniensus
Indian Glassfish Parambassis ranga
Marshall Dottyback? Pseudochromis marshallensis?
Bicoloured Dottyback Pictichromis coralensis
Royal Gramma Gramma loreto
Southern Hulafish Trachinops caudimaculatus
Eastern Hulafish Trachinops taeniatus
Southern Blue Devil Paraplesiops melagris
Comet Calloplesiops altivelis
Blue Assessor Assessor macneilli
Yellow Assessor Assessor flavissimus
Jawfish sp. Opistognathus sp.
Convict Cichlid Amatitlania nigrofasciata
Blue Acara Andinoacara pulcher
Green Terror Andinoacara rivulatus
Texas Cichlid Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Guapote Parachromis dovii
Jaguar Cichlid Parachromis managuensis
Bay Snook Petenia splendida
Amazonian Angelfish Pterophyllum scalare
Altum Angelfish Pterophyllum altum
Jack Dempsey Rocio octofasciata
Firemouth Thorichthys meeki
Redhead Cichlid Vieja melanurus
Midas Cichlid Amphilophus citrinellus
Blood Parrot Cichlid Amphilophus citrinellus X Vieja melanurus
Nicaraguan Parrot Cichlid Hypsophrys nicaraguensis
Tiger Oscar Astronotus ocellatus
Salvin's Cichlid Cichlasoma salvini
Tucanare Peacock Bass Cichla monoculus
Ram Cichlid Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
Bolivian Ram Mikrogeophagus altispinosus
Threadfin Acara Acarichthys heckelii
Cockatoo Apisto Apistogramma cacatuoides
Agassiz's Apisto Apistogramma agassizii
Red-striped Eartheater Geophagus surinamensis
Bandit Cichlid Guianacara geayi
Festivum Cichlid Mesonauta festivus
Flavescent Peacock Cichlid Aulonocara stuartgranti
Eureka Red Peacock Cichlid Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
Blue Orchid Cichlid Aulonocara kandeense
Marble Peacock Cichlid Aulonocara hyb.
Red Fire Peacock Cichlid Aulonocara hyb.
Strawberry/Dragon Blood Peacock Cichlid Aulonocara hyb.
Malawi Trout Champsochromis caeruleus
Yellow Dingani Cichlid Chindongo flavus
Blue Dolphin Cichlid Cyrtocara moorii
Blood-red Jewel Cichlid Hemichromis lifalili
Dickfeld's Julie Julidochromis dickfeldi
Electric Yellow Cichlid Labidochromis caeruleus
Brichardi Princess Cichlid Neolamprologus brichardi
Lemon Cichlid Neolamprologus leleupi?
Multi Shell-dweller Neolamprologus multifasciatus
Five-barred Cichlid Neolamprologus tretocephalus
Giraffe Cichlid Nimbochromis venustus
Livingston's Cichlid Nimbochromis livingstoni
Rainbow Kribensis Pelvicachromis pulcher
Spindle Hap Protomelas taeniolatus
White-spotted Cichlid Tropheus duboisii
Black Pemba Tropheus Tropheus sp. "Black" (Pemba)
Red Moliro Tropheus Tropheus sp. "Red" (Moliro)
Compressiceps Cichlid Altolamprologus compressiceps
White Calvus Cichlid "Altolamprologus calvus"
Star Sapphire Placidochromis phenochilus
Super VC-10 Hap Placidochromis milomilo
Red Fin Kadango Copadichromis borleyi
Hap sp. Buccochromis sp.
Red Zebra Cichlid Maylandia estherae
Lionhead Cichlid Steatocranus casuarius
Frontosa Cyphotilapia frontosa
Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus
Spotted Tilapia Pelmatolapia mariae
Marakely Cichlid Paratilapia polleni
Convict-blenny Pholidichthys leucotaenia
Striped Surfperch Embiotoca lateralis
Black Surfperch Ditrema temmincki (pacificum)
Shiner Perch Cymatogaster aggregata
Barrier Reef Anemonefish Amphiprion akindynos
Clark's Anemonefish Amphiprion clarkii
Western Australian Anemonefish Amphiprion milii
Saddle Anemonefish Amphiprion polymnus
Tomato Clown Amphiprion frenatus
Red Saddle Clown Amphiprion ephippium
Ocellaris Clown Amphiprion ocellaris
Percula Clown Amphiprion percula
Pink Skunk Anemonefish Aphiprion perideraion
Orange Skunk Anemonefish Amphiprion sandaracinos
Spinecheek Anemonefish Amphiprion biaculeatus
Maldive Anemonefish Amphiprion nigripes
Australian Anemonefish Amphiprion rubrocinctus
Spiny Chromis Acanthochromis polyacanthus
Golden Damsel Amblyglyphidodon aureus
Staghorn Damsel Amblyglyphidodon curacao
Whitebelly Damsel Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster
Blackvent Damsel Dischistodus melanotus
White Damsel Dischistodus perspicillatus
Monarch Damsel Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus
Black Damsel Neoglyphidodon melas
Scarface Damsel Neoglyphidodon nigroris
Neon Damsel Pomacentrus coelestis
Lemon Damsel Pomacentrus moluccensis
Peacock Demoiselle Pomacentrus pavo
Bluespot Damsel Pomacentrus grammorhynchus
Speckled Damsel Pomacentrus bankanensis
Whitetail Damsel Pomacentrus chrysurus
Obscure Damsel Pomacentrus adelus
Ward's Damsel Pomacentrus wardi
Blackfin Damsel Pomacentrus magniseptus
South Seas Demoiselle Chrysiptera taupou
Starck's Demoiselle Chrysiptera starcki
Blue Devil Chrysiptera caerulea
Greyback Damsel Chrysiptera caesifrons
Yellowtail Demoiselle Neopomacentus azysron
Chinese Demoiselle Neopomacentrus bankieri
Regal Demoiselle Neopomacentrus cyanomos
Mediterranean Chromis Chromis chromis
Blackaxil Chromis Chromis atripectoralis
Bluegreen Chromis Chromis viridis
Barrier Reef Chromis Chromis nitida
Ternate Chromis Chromis ternatensis
Pearl-spot Chromis Chromis notata
Pale-tail Puller Chromis xanthura
Doublebar Chromis Chromis opercularis
Blackhead Puller Chromis klunzingeri
New Zealand Demoiselle Chromis dispilus
Half-and-half Chromis Pycnochromis iomelas
Bicolour Chromis Pycnochromis margaritifer
Vanderbilt's Chromis Pycnochromis vanderbilti
Blue Chromis Azurina cyanea
Scaly Puller Azurina lepidolepis
Whitetail Dascyllus Dascyllus aruanus
Reticulate Dascyllus Dascyllus reticulatus
Threespot Dascyllus Dascyllus trimaculatus
Blacktail Dascyllus Dascyllus melanurus
Bengal Sergeant Abudefduf bengalensis
Scissortail Sergeant Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Indo-Pacific Sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis
Whitley's Sergeant Abudefduf whitleyi
Fusilier Damsel Lepidozygus tapeinosoma
Blue-eye Damsel Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
Dick's Damsel Plectoglyphidodon dickii
Australian Gregory Plectroglyphidodon apicalis
Whiteband Damsel Plectroglyphidodon leucozona
Jewel Damsel Stegastes lacrymatus
Dusky Gregory Stegastes nigricans
Scalyfin Parma victoriae
Madagascan Rainbowfish Bedotia madagascariensis
Boeseman's Rainbowfish Melanotaenia boesemani
Crimson-spotted Rainbowfish Melanotaenia duboulayi
Murray River Rainbowfish Melanotaenia fluviatilis
Neon Rainbowfish Melanotaenia praecox
Eastern Rainbowfish Melanotaenia splendida (nominate)
Malanda X Eastern Rainbowfish Melanotaenia sp. "Malanda" X splendida
Banded Rainbowfish Melanotaenia trifasciata
Dwarf Rainbowfish Melanotaenia macullochi
Black-banded Rainbowfish Melanotaenia nigrans
Salmon-red Rainbowfish Glossolepis incisus
Threadfin Rainbowfish Iriatherina werneri
Pacific Blue-eye Pseudomugil signifer (signata)
Spotted Blue-eye Pseudomugil gertrudae
Celebes Rainbowfish Marosatherina ladigesi
Golden Panchax Aplocheilus lineatus
Banded Panchax Epiplatys annulatus
Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
Guppy Poecilia reticulata
Domestic Endler's Livebearer Poecilia wingei X reticulata
Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
Domestic Green Swordtail Xiphophorus helleri X maculatus
Domestic Southern Platyfish Xiphophorus maculatus X helleri
Four-eyed fish sp. Anableps sp.
Crocodile Longtom Tylosurus crocodilus
Blackspot Longtom Strongylura strongylura
Freshwater Longtom Strongylura krefftii
Blackbarred Garfish Hemirhamphus far
Halfbeak sp. Hemirhamphidae sp.
Northern River Garfish Zenarchopterus buffonis
Wrestling Halfbeak Dermogenys pusilla
Flyingfish sp. Exocoetidae sp.
Japanese Ricefish Oryzias latipes
Squaretail Mullet Ellochelon vaigiensis
Greenback Mullet Planiliza subviridis
Yellow-eye Mullet Aldrichetta forsteri
Sea Mullet Mugil cephalus
Mullet sp. Mugilidae sp.
Masked Threefin? Enneapterygius similis?
Two-colour Threefin? Enneapterygius flavoccipitus?
Twister sp. Bellapiscis sp.
Common Weedfish Heteroclinus perspicillatus
Wilson's Weedfish Heteroclinus wilsoni
Linespot Fangblenny Meiacanthus grammistes
Eyelash Fangblenny Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
Piano Fangblenny Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
Bluestriped Fangblenny Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
False Cleanerfish Aspidontus taeniatus
Bicolour Blenny Ecsenius bicolor
Queensland Combtooth Blenny Ecsenius mandibularis
Tiger Blenny Ecsenius tigris
Smallspotted Blenny Ecsenius stictus
Midas Blenny Escenius midas
Chestnut Blenny Cirripectes castaneus
Redstreaked Blenny Cirripectes stigmaticus
Filamentous Blenny Cirripectes filamentosus
Lawnmower Blenny Salarias fasciatus
Whitespotted Blenny Salarias alboguttatus
Tasmanian Blenny Parablennius tasmanianus
"Oriental Leaping Blenny" Alticus orientalis
Tobaccofish Serranus tabacarius
Butter Hamlet Hypoplectrus unicolor
Lyretail Anthias Pseudanthias squammipinnis
Squarespot Anthias Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
Stocky Anthias Pseudanthias hypselosoma
Barrier Reef Anthias Pseudanthias engelhardorum
Painted Anthias Pseudanthias pictilis
Red-bar Anthias Pseudanthias cooperi
Longfin Anthias Pseudanthias ventralis
Central Pacific Anthias Pyronotanthias aurulentus
Coral Sea Anthias Pyronotanthias cf. aurulentus "Coral Sea"
Bartlett's Anthias Nemanthias bartlettorum
Redfin Anthias Nemanthias dispar
Purple Queen Anthias Mirolabrichthys tuka
Wass' Anthias Odontanthias wassi
Cherry Anthias Odontanthias "Sacura" margaritacea
Hawkfish Anthias Serranocirrhitis latus
Bennett's Perchlet Plectranthias bennetti
Barber Perch Caesioperca rasor
Pink Maomao Caprodon longimanus
Sunrise Perch Caprodon schlegelii
Red Seaperch Hypoplectrodes cardinalis
Queensland Grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus
Malabar Grouper Epinephelus malabaricus
Longtooth Grouper Epinephelus bruneus
Flowery Cod Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
Goldspotted Grouper Epinephelis coioides
Blacktip Grouper Epinephelus fasciatus
Potato Cod Epinephelus tuka
Birdwire Rockcod Epinephelus merra
Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus
Coral Grouper Cephalopholis miniata
Bluespotted Rockcod Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Pacific Creolefish Cephalopholis coronus
Flagtail Grouper Cephalopholis urodeta
Humpback Grouper Cromileptes altivelis
Common Coral Trout Plectropomus leopardus
Bluespotted Coral Trout Plectropomus laevis
Whitelined Rockcod Anyperodon leucogrammicus
Barred Soapfish Diploprion bifasciatum
Arrowhead Soapfish Belonoperca chabanaudi
European Perch Perca fluviatilis
Eastern Blue Groper Achoerodus viridis
Western Foxfish Bodianus frenchii
Lyretail Hogfish Bodianus anthioides
Masuda's Hogfish Bodianus masudai
Twospot Hogfish Bodianus bimaculatus
Coral Pigfish Bodianus axillaris
Redfin Hogfish Bodianus dictynna
Cuban Hogfish Bodianus pulchellus
Spanish Hogfish Bodianus rufus
Eastern Pigfish Bodianus unimaculatus
Asian Sheepshead Wrasse Bodianus reticulatus
Harlequin Tuskfish Choerodon fasciatus
Graphic Tuskfish Choerodon graphicus
Anchor Tuskfish Choerodon anchorago
East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse Symphodus tinca
Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus spilurus
Steephead Parrotfish Chlorurus microrhinos
Bleeker's Parrotfish Chlorurus bleekeri
Spotted Parrotfish Cetoscarus ocellatus
Marbled Parrotfish Leptoscarus vaigiensis
Bumphead Parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum
Surf Parrotfish Scarus rivulatus
Minifin Parrotfish Scarus altipinnis
Palenose Parrotfish Scarus psittacus
Sixband Parrotfish Scarus frenatus
Swarthy Parrotfish Scarus niger
Darkcap Parrotfish Scarus oviceps
Yellowbar Parrotfish Scarus schlegeli
Bluebarred Parrotfish Scarus ghobban
Highfin Parrotfish Scarus longipinnis
Bluepatch Parrotfish Scarus forsteni
Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma viride
Tripletail Maori Wrasse Cheilinus trilobatus
Floral Maori Wrasse Cheilinus chlorourus
Snooty Maori Wrasse? Cheilinus oxycephalus?
Humphead Maori Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus
Redbreast Maori Wrasse Cheilinus fasciatus
Linedcheek Maori Wrasse Oxycheilinus diagramma
Little Maori Wrasse Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
Slingjaw Wrasse Epibulus insidiator
Spotted Fairywrasse Cirrhilabrus punctatus
Melanesian Fairywrasse Cirrhilabrus beauperryi
Scott's Fairywrasse Cirrhilabrus scottorum
Laboute's Fairywrasse Cirrhilabrus laboutei
Purplelined Fairywrasse Cirrhilabrus lineatus
Deepwater Fairywrasse Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
Monsoon Fairywrasse Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus
Exquisite Fairywrasse Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Sixline Wrasse Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Eightline Wrasse Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
Pinstripe Wrasse Pseudocheilinus evadinus
Peacock Wrasse Iniistius pavo
Bluethroat Wrasse Notolabrus tetricus
Senator Wrasse Pictilabrus laticlavius
Japanese Wrasse Pseudocoris yamashiroi
Rockmover Wrasse Novaculichthys taeniourus
Blackeye Thicklip Hemigymnus melapterus
Barred Thicklip Hemigymnus fasciatus
Senorita Oxyjulis californica
Ornate Wrasse Thalassoma pavo
Saddle Wrasse Thalassoma duperrey
Red-ribbon Wrasse Thalassoma qinquevittatum
Cupid Wrasse Thalassoma cupido
Indo-Pacific Bluehead Wrasse Thalassoma amblycephalum
Atlantic Bluehead Wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum
Sixbar Wrasse Thalassoma hardwicke
Blackbarred Wrasse Thalassoma nigrofasciatum
Moon Wrasse Thalassoma lunare
Green Moon Wrasse Thalassoma lutescens
Bubblefin Wrasse Halichoeres nigrescens
Threespot Wrasse Halichoeres trimaculatus
Canary Wrasse Halichoeres chrysus
Hoeven's Wrasse Halichoeres melanurus
False-eyed Wrasse Halichoeres biocellatus
Adorned Wrasse Halichoeres cosmetus
Checkerboard Wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus
Twotone Wrasse Halichoeres prosopeion
Pastel Green Wrasse Halichoeres chloropterus
Indo-Pacific Bird Wrasse Gomphosus varius
Three-ribbon Wrasse Stethojulis trilineata
Silverstreak Wrasse Stethojulis strigiventer
Redspot Wrasse Stethojulis bandanensis
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
Breastspot Cleaner Wrasse Labroides pectoralis
Bicolour Cleaner Wrasse Labroides bicolor
Oneline Wrasse Labrichthys unilineatus
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse Coris julis
Variegated Wrasse Coris batuensis
Clown Coris Coris aygula
Yellowtail Coris Coris gaimard
Pinklined Wrasse Coris dorsomacula
Blackback Wrasse Anampses neoguinaicus
Blue-spotted Wrasse Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Leopard Wrasse Macropharyngodon meleagris
Black Leopard Wrasse Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Choat's Wrasse Macropharyngodon choati
Pencil Weed-whiting Sheardichthys beddomei
Blue Weed-whiting Haletta semifasciata
Rainbow Cale Heteroscarus acroptilus
Arctic Shanny Stichaeus punctatus
Gunnel sp. Pholinae sp.
Thornfish Bovichtus angustifrons
Blacktail Grubfish Parapercis queenslandica
Southern Grubfish Parapercis australis
Torrentfish Cheimarrichthys fosterae
Southern Sand Flathead Platycephalus bassensis
Spiny Red Gurnard Chelidonichthys spinosum
Reef Stonefish Synanceia verrucosa
Bullrout Notesthes robusta
South Australian Cobbler Gymnapistes marmoratus
Devil Stinger Inimicus japonicus
Warty Prowfish Aetapcus maculatus
Red Velvetfish Gnathanacanthus goetzeei
Eastern Red Scorpioncod Scorpaena jacksoniensis
Western Red Scorpioncod Scorpaena sumptuosa
False Stonefish Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Leaf Scorpionfish Taenianotus triacanthus
Volitans Lionfish Pterois volitans
Luna Lionfish Pterois lunulata
Spotfin Lionfish Pterois antennata
Zebra Dwarf Lionfish Dendrochirus zebra
Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish Dendrochirus brachypterus
Vermillion Rockfish Sebastes miniatus
Blue Rockfish Sebastes mystinus
Brass-blotched Rockfish Sebastes pachycephalus
Hilgendorf's Saucord Helicolenus hilgendorfii
Peruvian Horsefish Congiopodus peruvianus
Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
Tube-snout Aulorhynchus flavidus
Japanese Fluvial Sculpin Cottus pollux
"Monk Sculpin" Ebiania brephocephala
Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus
Balloon Lumpsucker Eumicrotremus pacificus
Murray Cod Maccullochella peelii
Macquarie Perch Macquaria australasica
Golden Perch Macquaria ambigua
Southern Pygmy Perch Nannoperca australis
Crescent Grunter Terapon jarbua
Eastern Striped Trumpeter Pelates sexileatus
Silver Grunter Pomadasys argenteus
Sooty Grunter Hephaestus fuliginosus
Khaki Grunter Hephaestus tulliensis
Coal Grunter Hephaestus carbo
Barcoo Grunter Scortum barcoo
Spangled Grunter Leiopotheropon unicolor
Jungle Perch Kuhlia rupestris
Barred Flagtail Kuhlia mugil
Spotted Knifejaw/ X Barred Knifejaw Oplegnathus punctatus/ X fasciatus
Brassy Drummer Kyphosus vaigiensis
Snubnose Drummer Kyphosus cinerascens
Zebrafish Girella zebra
Largescale Blackfish Girella punctata
Silver Sweep Scorpis lineolata
Blue Maomao Scorpis violacea
Yellowstriped Butterfish Labracoglossa argentiventris
Stripey Microcanthus strigatus
East-Australian Stripey Microcanthus joyceae
Footballer Sweep Neatypus obliquus
Moonlighter Tilodon sexfasciatus
Old Wife Enoplosus armatus
Japanese Perch Coreoperca kawamebari
Dwarf Hawkfish Cirrhitichthys falco
Pixy Hawkfish Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Freckled Hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri
Arc-eye Hawkfish Paracirrhites arcatus
Flame Hawkfish Neocirrhites armatus
Longnose Hawkfish Oxycirrhites typus
Giant Hawkfish Cirrhitus rivulatus
Eastern Kelpfish Chironemus marmoratus
Barred Fingerfin Cheilodactylus pixi
Magpie Perch Pseudogoniistius nigripes
Eastern Morwong Goniistius vestitus
Spottedtail Morwong Goniistius zonatus
Red Morwong Morwong fuscus
Gnomefish Scombrops boops
Hapuku Polyprion oxygeneios
Japanese Seabass Lateolabrax japonicus
West Australian Dhufish Glaucosoma hebraicum
Big-scaled Bullseye Pempheris multiradiata
Rough Bullseye Pempheris klunzingeri
Copper Bullseye Pemperis oualensis
Japanese Armourhead Pentaceros japonicus
Striped Boarfish Evistias acutirostris
Longsnout Boarfish Pentaceropsis recurvirostris
Striped Jewfish Steriolepis doederleini
European Seabass Dicentrarchus labrax
Japanese Splendid Perch Callanthias japonicus
Bigeye sp. Priacanthidae sp.
Japanese Whiting Sillago japonica
Sand Whiting Sillago ciliata
Blue Blanquillo Malacanthus latovittatus
Crimson Snapper Lutjanus ethyropterus
Stripey Snapper Lutjanus carponotatus
Red Emperor Lutjanus sebae
Onespot Snapper Lutjanus monostigmus
Darktail Snapper Lutjanus lemniscatus
Blacktail Snapper Lutjanus fulvus
Moses' Perch Lutjanus russellii
Blackspot Snapper Lutjanus fulviflamma
Bluestriped Snapper Lutjanus kasmira
Fiveline Snapper Lutjanus quinquelineatus
Humpback Snapper Lutjanus gibbus
Mangrove Jack Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Two-spot Red Snapper Lujanus bohar
Yellowtail Fusilier Caesio cuning
Blue-and-yellow Fusilier Caesio teres
Lunar Fusilier Caesio lunaris
Scissortail Fusilier Caesio caerulaurea
Doublelined Fusilier Pterocaesio digramma
Threestripe Fusilier Pterocaesio trilineata
Black-and-white Snapper Macolor niger
Midnight Snapper Macolor macularis
Green Jobfish Aprion virescens
Sailfin Snapper Symphorichthys spilurus
Chinamanfish Symphorus nematophorus
Threadfin Silverbiddy Gerres filamentosus
Strongspine Silverbiddy Gerres longirostris
Common Silverbiddy Gerres subfasciatus
Silverbiddy sp. Gerres sp.
Porkfish Anisotremus virginicus
French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatum
Brown Sweetlips Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Goldspotted Sweetlips Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
Striped Sweetlips Plectorhinchus lessonii
Oblique-lined Sweetlips Plectorhinchus lineatus
Harlequin Sweetlips Plectorhinchus chaetodontoides
Dotted Sweetlips Plectorhinchus pica
Goldstripe Sweetlips Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia
Slaty Sweetlips Diagramma labiosum
Painted Sweetlips Diagramma pictum
Gilthead Seabream Sparus auratus
Common Two-banded Seabream Diplodus vulgaris
Pikey Bream Acanthopagrus pacificus
Yellowfin Bream Acanthopagrus australis
Black Bream Acanthopagrus butcheri
Tarwhine Rhabdosargus sarba
Salema Porgy Sarpa salpa
Blotched Picarel Spicara maena
Red Seabream Pagrus major
Australasian Snapper Chrysophrys auratus
Yellowtail Emperor Lethrinus atkinsoni
Spangled Emperor Lethrinus nebulosus
Yellowlip Emperor Lethrinus xanthochilus
Redspot Emperor Lethrinus lentjan
Orangestriped Emperor Lethrinus obsoletus
Thumbprint Emperor Lethrinus harak
Longnose Emperor? Lethrinus olivaceus?
Variegated Emperor? Lethrinus variegatus?
Bigeye Seabream Monotaxis grandoculis
Redfin Bream Monotaxis heterodon
Goldspot Seabream Gnathodentex aureolineatus
Two-lined Monocle Bream Scolopsis bilineata
Pearly Monocle Bream Scolopsis margaritifera
High-hat Pareques acuminatus
Jack-knifefish Equetus lanceolatus
Mulloway Argyrosomus japonicus
Silver Croaker Pennahia argentite
Green-backed Croaker Johnius amblycephalus
Sharp-toothed Hammer Croaker Johnius borneensis
Diamondfish Monodactylus argenteus
African Moony Monodactylus sebae
Eastern Pomfred Schuettea scalaripinnis
Skewband Grunt Hapalogenys nigripinnis
Long-barbeled Grunter Hapalogenys sennin
Coral Beauty Centropyge bispinosa
Whitetail Angelfish Centropyge fisheri
Lemonpeel Angelfish Centropyge flavissima
Pearlscale Angelfish Centropyge vrolikii
Bicolour Angelfish Centropyge bicolor
Flame Angelfish Centropyge loriculus
Eibl's Angelfish Centropyge eibili
Herald's Angelfish Centropyge heraldi
Abe's Angelfish Centropyge abei
Threespot Angelfish Apolemichthys trimaculatus
Bandit Angelfish Apolemichthus arcuatus
Lamarck's Angelfish Genicanthus lamarck
Watanabe's Angelfish Genicanthus watanabei
Lyretail Angelfish Genicanthus caudovittatus
Black-spot Angelfish Genicanthus melanospilos
Queen Angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris
Rock Beauty Holacanthus tricolor
French Angelfish Pomacanthus paru
Emperor Angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
Grey Angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatus
Koran Angelfish Pomacanthus semicircularis
Sixbar Angelfish Pomacanthus sexstriatus
Halfmoon Angelfish Pomacanthus maculosus
Asfur Angelfish Pomacanthus asfur
Queensland Yellowtail Angelfish Chaetodontoplus meredithi
Copperband Butterflyfish Chelmon rostratus
Eastern Talma Chelmonops truncatus
Forceps Buttferflyfish Forcipiger flavissimus
Pyramid Butterflyfish Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Pennant Bannerfish Heniochus chrysostomus
Horned Bannerfish Heniochus varius
Longfin Bannerfish Heniochus acuminatus
Schooling Bannerfish Heniochus diphreutes
Red Sea Bannerfish Heniochus intermedius
Masked Bannerfish Heniochus monoceros
Citron Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Exornator) citrinellus
Spotbanded Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Exornator) punctatofasciatus
Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Exornator) pelewensis
Dot-and-dash X Spotbanded Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Exornator) pelewensis X punctatofasciatus
Milletseed Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Exornator) miliaris
Wrought Iron Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Lepidochaetodon) daedalma
Klein's Coralfish Chaetodon (Lepidochaetodon) kleinii
Japanese Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Lepidochaetodon) nippon
Teardrop Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Lepidochaetodon) unimaculatus
Atoll Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Rhombochaetodon) mertensii
Burgess' Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Rhombochaetodon) burgessi
Ornate Butterflyfish Chaetodon ("Citharerodus") ornatissimus
Oval Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Corallochaetodon) lunulatus
Goldstripe Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Discochaetodon) aureofasciatus
Rainford's Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Discochaetodon) rainfordi
Eastern Triangle Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Gonochaetodon) baronessa
Chevron Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Megaprotodon) trifascialis
Bluespot Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Tetrachaetodon) plebius
Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Rhabdophorus) auriga
Vagabond Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Rhabdophorus) vagabundus
Lined Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Rhabdophorus) lineolatus
Blackback Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Rhabdophorus) melannotus
Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Rhabdophorus) ulietensis
Saddle Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Rhabdophorus) ephippium
Raccoon Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Rhabdophorus) lunula
Red Sea Raccoon Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Rhabdophorus) fasciatus
Dusky Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Rhabdophorus) flavirostris
Lattice Butterflyfish Chaetodon (Rhabdophorus) rafflesii
Twin Butterflyfish Prognathodes geminus
Longfin Batfish Platax tiera
Hump Batfish Platax batavianus
Pinnate Batfish Platax pinnatus
Orbicular Batfish Platax orbicularis
Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faber
Spotted Scat Scatophagus argus
Striped Scat Selenotoca multifasciata
Bluelined Rabbitfish Siganus doliatus
Coral Rabbitfish Siganus corallinus
Spotted Rabbitfish Siganus punctatus
Goldlined Rabbitfish Siganus lineatus
Forktail Rabbitfish Siganus argenteus
Foxface Siganus vulpinus
Blotched Foxface Siganus unimaculatus
Masked Rabbitfish Siganus puellus
Black Rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens
Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus
Whitemargin Unicornfish Naso annulatus
Humpnose Unicornfish Naso tonganus
Paletail Unicornfish Naso brevirostris
Sleek Unicornfish Naso hexacanthus
Vlaming's Unicornfish Naso vlamingii
Orangespine Unicornfish Naso lituratus
Bluespine Unicornfish Naso unicornis
Night Surgeonfish Acanthurus thompsoni
Convict Tang Acanthurus triostegus (nominate)
Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Powder-blue Tang Acanthurus leucosternon
Velvet Tang Acanthurus nigricans
Whitebar Surgeonfish Acanthurus leucopareius
Dusky Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Clown Tang Acanthurus lineatus
Sohal Tang Acanthurus sohal
Mimic Tang Acanthurus pyroferus
Lined Bristletooth Acanthurus (Ctenochaetus) striatus
Chevron Tang Acanthurus (Centochaetus) hawaiiensis
Twospot Bristletooth Acanthurus (Ctenochaetus) binotatus
Orangeshoulder Tang Acanthurus olivaceus
Epaulette Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricauda
Dark Surgeonfish Acanthurus blochii
Pencil Surgeonfish Acanthurus dussumieri
Inshore Surgeonfish Acanthurus grammoptilus
Yellowmask Surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus
Pale Surgeonfish Acanthurus mata
Spotted Sawtail Prionurus maculatus
Japanese Sawtail Prionurus scalprum
Australian Sawtail Prionurus microlepidotus
Regal Tang Paracanthurus hepatus
Pacific Sailfin Tang Zebrasoma veliferum
Indian Sailfin Tang Zebrasoma desjardinii
Purple Tang Zebrasoma xanthurum
Yellow Tang Zebrasoma flavescens
Scopas Tang Zebrasoma scopas
Natal Angler Lophiodes insidiator
Tasselled Anglerfish Rhycherus filamentosus
Spotted Handfish Brachionichthys hirsutus
Red Handfish Thymichthys politus
Frogfish sp. Antennarius sp.
Sea Toad Chaunax abei
Triplespine sp. Triacanthidae sp.
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola
Spotted Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix
Longspine Porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
Globefish Diodon nichthemerus
Blackblotched Porcupinefish Diodon liturosus
Deepwater Burrfish Allomycterus pilatus
Pacific Burrfish Cheilomycterus reticulatus
Banded Toadfish Marilyna pleurosticta
Smooth Toadfish Tetractenos glaber
Tiger Puffer Takifugu rubripes
Yellowfin Puffer Takifugu xanthopterus
Pacific Crowned Toby Canthigaster axiologus
Blacksaddle Toby Canthigaster valentini
Papuan Toby Canthigaster papua
Honeycomb Toby Canthigaster janthinoptera
Milkspotted Puffer Chelonodontops patoca
Blackspotted Puffer Arothron nigropunctatus
Guineafowl Puffer Arothron meleagris
Stars-and-stripes Puffer Arothron hispidus
Map Puffer Arothron mappa
Starry Puffer Arothron stellatus
Narrow-lined Puffer Arothron manilensis
Pea Puffer Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Ornate Cowfish Aracana ornata
Shaw's Cowfish Aracana aurita
Whitebarred Boxfish Anoplocapros lenticularis
Eastern Smooth Boxfish Anoplocapros inermis
Black Boxfish Ostracion meleagris
Yellow Boxfish Ostracion cubicus
Shortnose Boxfish Ostracion nasus
Longhorn Cowfish Lactoria cornutus
Fanbelly Leatherjacket Monacanthus chinensis
Unicorn Leatherjacket Aluteres monoceros
Harlequin Filefish Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Mimic Filefish Paraluteres prionurus
Black Scraper Thamnaconus modestus
Mosaic Leatherjacket Eubalichthys mosaicus
Spectacled Filefish Cantherhines fronticinctus
Wirenet Filefish Cantherhines pardalis
Toothbrush Leatherjacket Acanthaluteres vittiger
Horseshoe Leatherjacket Meuschenia hippocrepis
Threadsail Filefish Stephanolepis cirrhifer
Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket Brachaluteres jacksonianus
Orangestriped Triggerfish Balistapus undulatus
Clown Triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum
Titan Triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
Pinktail Triggerfish Melichthys vedua
Flagtail Triggerfish Sufflamen chrysopterum
Scythe Triggerfish Sufflamen bursa
Picasso Triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Wedgetail Triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Redtooth Triggerfish Odonus niger
Queensland Lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri
 
INVERTEBRATES - Arthropods

Velvet mite sp. Erythraeidae sp.
Hard-backed tick sp. Ixodidae sp.
Tailless whipscorpion Charinus pescotti
Flinders Ranges Scorpion Urodacus elongatus
Northern Jewelled Spider Gasteracantha fornicata
Priestly Spiny Orbweaver Gasteracantha sacerdotalis
Northern Saint Andrew's Cross Spider Argiope aetheria
Dome-web Spider Cyrtophora moluccensis
Pan-web Orbweaver Cyrtophora exanthematica
Spotted orbweaver sp. Neoscona sp.
Orbweaver sp. Socca sp.
Orbweaver sp. Plebs sp.
Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes
Australian Golden Orbweaver Trichonephila edulis
Detachable Penis Spider Nephilengys papuana
Long-jawed orbweaver sp. Tetragnatha sp.
Silver Orb Spider Leucauge dromedaria
Ninja-star Ceiling Spider Zosis geniculata
Redback Spider Latrodectus hasselti
Rufous Net-casting Spider Asianopis subrufa
Linyphiid spider sp. Linyphiidae sp.
Lean Lynx Spider Oxyopes macilentus
Crab spider sp. Tharrhalea sp.
Crab spider sp. Thomisidae sp.
Wolf spider Venatrix furcillata
Black House Spider Badumna insignis
Giant huntsman spider sp. Heteropoda sp.
Australian Lichen Spider Pandercetes gracilis
Social Huntsman Spider Delena cancerides
Northern Lined Hygropoda Hygropoda lineata
Crafty Fishing Spider Dolomedes facetus
Spotted Ground Swift Spider Nyssus coloripes
Swift's Ant-hunter Spider Zenodorus swiftorum
Ant-eater Jumping Spider Zenodorus orbiculatus
North Queensland Jumping Spider Cosmophasis micarioides
Green Ant-hunter Spider Cosmophasis bitaeniata
Bleeker's Jumper Euryattus bleekeri
Wallace's Euryattus Euryattus wallacei
Leaping Northern Jumping Spider Bavia aericeps
Jumping spider Opisthocnus sexmaculatus
Australian Mopsolodes Mopsolodes australiensis
White-banded House Jumper Maratus griseus
Flat White Jumping Spider Arasia mollicola
Jumping spider Ocrisonia leucocomis
Jumping spider sp. Jacksonoides sp.
Striped jumping spider sp. Cytaea sp.
Green Jumping Spider Mopsus mormon
Brush Tarantula Coremiocnemis tropix
Queensland Whistling Tarantula Selenocosmia crassipes
Round-backed millipede sp. Juliformia sp.
Flat-backed millipede sp. Polydesmida sp.
Flat-backed millipede sp. Polydesmida sp.
Giant millipede sp. Rhinocrocidae sp.
Cave centipede sp. Cryptops sp.
Orange-footed Centipede Cormocephalus aurantiipes
Peacock Mantis Shrimp Odontodactylus scyllaris
Zebra Mantis Shrimp Lysiosquallina maculata
Copepod sp. Copepoda sp.
Rosette Barnacle Tetraclitella purpurescens
Beaked Barnacle Austrominius modestus
Goose barnacle Lepas indica
Powder Blue Isopod Porcellionides pruinosus
Pillbug sp. Armadillidium sp.
Fish isopod sp. Cymothoidae sp.
Giant Isopod Bathynomus giganteus
Doederlein's Giant Isopod Bathynomus doerderleinii
Australian Shield Shrimp Triops australiensis
Shield shrimp sp. Triops sp.
Artemia NYOS Artemia hyb.
Brine Shrimp Artemia salina
Opossum shrimp sp. Mysida sp.
Amphipod sp. Amphipoda sp.
Oowarekara Skeleton Shrimp Caprella kroyeri
Skeleton shrimp sp. Caprellidae sp.
Coral Banded Shrimp Stenopus hispidus
Kuruma Prawn Penaeus japonicus
Penaeid prawn sp. Penaeidae sp.
Glass shrimp Caridina gracilipes
Bee Shrimp Caridina cantonensis
Cherry Shrimp Neocaridina davidi
Riffle Shrimp Australatya striolata
Marbled Saron Shrimp Saron marmoratus
Ambon Cleaner Shrimp Lysmata amboinensis
Fire Shrimp Lysmata debelius
Peppermint Shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni
Oriental Prawn Palaemon orientis
Harlequin Shrimp Hymenocera picta
Giant Jungle Prawn Macrobrachium lar
Longarm prawn Macrobrachium tolmerum
Longarm prawn Macrobrachium australiense
Camel Shrimp Rhyncocinetes durbanensis
Randall's Snapping Shrimp Alpheus randalli
Tiger Snapping Shrimp Alpheus bellulus
Pandalid shrimp Pandalus cf. nipponensis
Chicken Prawn Lebbeus groenlandicus
Blunt Slipper Lobster Scyllarides squamosus
Sculptured Slipper Lobster Parribacus antarcticus
Caledonian Slipper Lobster Parribacus caledonicus
Ornate Rock Lobster Panulirus ornatus
Painted Rock Lobster Panulirus versicolor
Japanese Spiny Lobster Panulirus japonicus
Ogasawara Spiny Lobster Panulirus bruneiflagellum
Southern Rock Lobster Jasus edwardsii
Eastern Rock Lobster Jasus verreauxii
Packhorse Lobster Sagmariasus verreauxi
European Lobster Homarus gammarus
Japanese Lobster Metanephrops japonicus
Yabby Cherax destructor
Redclaw Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus
Northern Koura Paranephrops planifrons
Australian Land Hermit Coenobita variabilis
Strawberry Land Hermit Coenobita perlatus
Left-handed hermit crab Diogenes senex
White-spotted Hermit Crab Dardanus megistos
Hairy Red Hermit Crab Dardanus lagopodes
Yellow-footed Hermit Crab Clibanarius virescens
Long-legged Hermit Crab Clibanarius longitarsus
Mole crab sp. Hippoidea sp.
New Zealand Half Crab Petrolisthes elongatus
Horned Ghost Crab Ocypode ceratophthalmus
Orange-clawed Fiddler Crab Gelasimus vomeris
Compressed Fiddler Crab Tubuca coarctata
Shaking Fiddler Crab Tubuca seismella
Perplexing Fiddler Crab Astruca perplexa
Dotillid crab Ilyoplax strigicarpus
Sand bubbler crab sp. Dotillidae sp.
Giant Sentinel Crab Venitus latreillei
Mottled Lightfoot Crab Grapsus albolineatus
Natal Lightfoot Crab Grapsus tenuicrustatus
Purple Climber Crab Metpograpsus frontalis
Maroon Mangrove Crab Parasesarma messa
Fourmanior's Mangrove Crab Neosarmatium fourmanoiri
Scarlet Three-spined Mangrove Crab Neosarmatium trispinosum
Tioman Crab Tiomanium indicum
Mud Crab Scylla serrata
Crenate Swimming Crab Thalamita crenata
Australian Blue Swimmer Crab Portunus armatus
Pie-crust Crab Metacarcinus novaezelandiae
Varunid crab sp. Varunidae sp.
Spiny Spooner Etisus dentatus
Boxer Crab Lybia tessellata
Japanese Freshwater Crab Geothelphusa dehaani
Common Moon Crab Matuta victor
Soldier Crab Mictyris platycheles
Light-blue Soldier Crab Mictyris longicarpus
Crystal Crab Chaceon albus
Japanese Spider Crab Macrochiera kampferi
Silverfish sp. Lepismatidae sp.
Wandering Percher Diplacodes bipunctata
Chalky Percher Diplacodes trivialis
Scarlet Percher Diplacodes haematodes
Palemouth Brachyplax denticulata
Darkmouth Brachydiplax duivenbodei
Painted Grasshawk Neurothemis stigmatizans
Yellow-striped Flutterer Rhyothemis phyllis
Sapphire Flutterer Rhyothemis princeps
Graphic Flutterer Rhyothemis graphipterum
Jewel Flutterer Rhyothemis resplendens
Red Arrow Rhodothemis lieftincki
Fiery Skimmer Orthetrum villosovittatum
Green Skimmer Orthetrum serapia
Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina
Blue Skimmer Orthetrum caledonicum
Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens
Common Glider Tramea loewii
L-spot Basker Aethriamanta nymphaeae
Striped Swampdragon Agrionoptera longitudinalis (biserialis)
Grenadier Agrionoptera insignis
Asian Blood Tail Lathrecista asiatica (festa)
Dingy Dusk-Darter Zyxomma petiolatum
Water Prince Hydrobasilieus brevistylis
Tau Emerald Hemicordulia tau
Australian Emerald Hemicordulia australiae
Australian Emperor Anax papuensis
Blue-spotted Hawker Adversaeschna brevistyla
Ochre-tipped Darner? Dromaeschna weiskei?
Australian Tiger Ictinogomphus australis
Black Tigertail Eusynthemis nigra
Common Bluetail Ischnura heterosticta
Aurora Bluetail Ischnura aurora
Colourful Bluetail Ischnura pruinescens
Redtail Ceriagrion aeruginosum
Blue Riverdamsel Pseudagrion microcephalum
Flame-headed Riverdamsel Pseudagrion ignifer
Red-tipped Shadefly Argiocnemus rubescens
Red-and-blue Damsel Xanthagrion erythoneurium
Billabongfly sp. Austroagrion sp.
Red-breasted Longtail Taenobasis rufithorax
Tropical Rockmaster Diphlebia euphoeoides
Giant Rockmaster Diphlebia hybridoides
Wandering Ringtail Austrolestes leda
Slender Ringtail Austrolestes analis
Green-blue Threadtail Nososticta coelestina
Orange Threadtail Nososticta solida
Five-spotted Threadtail Notosticta solitaria
Common Flatwing Austroargiolestes icteromelas
Mayfly sp. Ephemoptera sp.
Giant Grasshopper Valanga irregularis
Australian Plague-Locust Chortoicetes terminifera
Tasmanian Grasshopper Tasmaniacris tasmaniensis
Red-legged Methiola Methiola picta
Tropical Sharptail Stenocatantops angustifrons
Cedarinia sp. Cedarinia sp.
Tassie Hopper Russalpia albertisi
Tropical Theomolpus Theomolpus badius
Northern Grass Pyrgomorph Atractomorpha similis
Grasshopper Desmoptera truncatipennis
Leaf katydid sp. Phaneropterinae sp.
Spiny Rainforest Katydid Phricta spinosa
Greenish Meadow Katydid Conocephalus upoluensis
Giant katydid sp. Phyllophorella sp.
Rainforest Cricket Cardiodactylus novaeguineae
Cricket Mjobergella warra
Cricket sp. Tetriginae sp.
Sword-tailed cricket sp. Metioche sp.
Mole cricket sp. Gryllotalpidae sp.
King cricket sp. Penalva sp.
Rentz' Treerunner Mantis Ciulfina rentzi
Mantis Tenoderna blanchardi
Giant Rainforest Mantis Hierodula majuscula
Grass mantis sp. Archimantis sp.
Metallic Cockroach Euzosteria subreflexa
Cockroach sp. Ellipsidion sp.
Wood cockroach sp. Ectobiidae sp.
Wood cockroach sp. Ectobiidae sp.
Cockroach sp. Carbrunneria sp.
Giant Burrowing Cockroach Macropanesthia rhinoceros
Cockroach sp. Calolampra sp.
Termite sp. Schedorhinotermes sp.

Wülfing's Stick Insect Acrophylla wuelfingi
Titan Stick Insect Acrophylla titan
Strong Stick Insect Anchiale briareus
Peppermint Stick Insect Megacrania batesii
Spiny Leaf Insect Extatosoma tiaratum
Goliath Stick Insect Eurycnema goliath
Children's Stick Insect Tropidoderus childrenii
Australian Leaf Insect Walaphyllium monteithi
Human Louse Pediculus humanis (capitis)

Psocodea sp. Psocodea sp.
Dodd's Bunyip Tamasa doddi
Two-toned Bunyip Tamasa burgessi
Jungle Grinder Henicopsaltria rufivelum
Red Belly Cicada Gymnotymana varicolor
Northern Cherrynose Macrotrystia sylvara
Golden Emperor Anapsaltoda pulchra
Lesser Bladder Cicada Cystosoma schmeltzi
Emerald Fairy Cicada Taurella viridis
Sea skater sp. Halobates sp.
Pond skater Tenagogerris euprosyne
Pond skater Limnometra cursitans
Pond skater Limnogonus luctuosus
Striped pond skater Limnogonus fossarum (gilguy)
Paddy Bug Leptocorisa acuta
Brown Bean Bug Riptortus serripes
Stink bug Poecilometis armatus
Stink bug Poecilometis elongatus
Stink bug sp. Nezarini sp.
Stink bug Notius depressus
Stink bug Bromocoris souefi
Palm Planthopper Magia subocellata
Mango Planthopper Colgaroides acuminata
Flatid planthopper sp. Nephesini sp.
Leafhopper sp. Cofana sp.
Delphacid planthopper sp. Delphacidae sp.
Dirt-coloured seed bug sp. Horridipamera sp.
Dirt-coloured seed bug sp. Paromius sp.
Dirt-coloured seed bug sp. Lethaeini sp.
Dirt-coloured seed bug Malipatilis forticornis
Assassin bug sp. Polytoxus sp.
Assassin bug sp. Helonotus sp.
Fruit Spotting Bug Alblypelta lutescens
Leaf-footed bug sp. Pternistria bispina
Hibiscus Harlequin Bug Tectocoris diophthalmus
Bordered plant bug Physopelta gutta (famelica)
Harlequin Red Bug Dyndymus versicolor
Aphid sp. Aphididae sp.
Plant bug Pseudopantilius australis
Lace bug Cantacaderinae sp.
Seed bug Pachygronthinae sp.
Lerp psyllid sp. Glycaspis sp.
Oriental Giant Water Bug Lethocerus deyrollei
Japanese Water Scorpion Laccotrephes japonensis
Water boatman sp. Corixidae sp.
Green Tree Ant Oecophylla smaragdina
Spider ant Leptomyrmex ruficeps
Spider ant Leptomyrmex unicolor
Red-headed Spider Ant Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus
Spiny ant Polyrhacis cupreata
Longhorn Crazy Ant Paratrechina longicornis
Tasmanian Inchman Ant Myrmecia esuriens
Black Jumper Ant Myrmecia pilosula
Inchman Ant Myrmecia forficata
Jumping Jack Ant Myrmecia nigrocincta
Carpenter ant sp. Camponotus sp.
Leptomyrmecine ant sp. Anonychomyrma sp.
Rattle ant sp. Cyrtomyrma sp.
Camponotine ant sp. Calomyrmex sp.
Pony ant sp. Rhyditoponera pupurea
Cocktail ant sp. Crematogaster sp.
Big-headed ant sp. Pheidole sp.
Leptomyrmecine ant sp. Linepithema sp.
Flower Ant Monomorium floricola
Haddon's Strobe Ant Opisthopsis haddoni
Muscleman tree ant sp. Podomyrma sp.
Gate-keeper ant Colopobsis gasseri
Spiny ant sp. Campomyrna sp.
Spiny ant sp. Chariomyrma sp.
Electric Ant Wasmannia auropunctata
Southern Meat Ant Iridomyrmex purpureus
European Honeybee Apis mellifera
Asian Honeybee Apis cerana
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Hocking's Stingless Bee Tetragonula hockingsi
Stingless bee Tetragonula sapiens
Charcoal Stingless Bee Tetragonula carbonaria
Australian Banded-Digger Amegilla cingulata
Neon Cloak-and-dagger Bee Thyreus nitidulus (nominate)
Australian Mellitidia Mellitidia tomentifera
Disrupted Beautiful-masked Bee Palaeorhiza disrupta
Tropical Paper Wasp Polistes stigma
Yellow Paper Wasp Ropalidia romandi
Tree Brown Paper Wasp Ropalidia socialistica
Australian Hornet Abispa ephippium
Mason wasp sp. Phimenes arcuatus
White-spotted Ichneumon Echthromorpha intricatoria
Ichneumonid sp. Anomaloninae sp.
Ichneumonid sp. Enicospilus sp.
Braconid wasp sp. Callibracon sp.
Braconid wasp sp. Agathidinae sp.
Scoliid wasp sp. Campsomerinae sp.
Thynnid flower wasp sp. Thynnidae sp.
Weevil wasp sp. Cerceris sp.
Square-headed wasp sp. Pison sp.
Square-headed wasp sp. Gastrosericina sp.
Square-headed wasp sp. Larrini sp.
Chalcidoid wasp sp. Eucharitidae sp.
Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp Evania appendigaster
Spider wasp sp. Fabriogenia sp.
Thread-waisted wasp Sphex carbonicolor
Thread-waisted wasp Sphex fumipennis
Leaf beetle Aspidimorpha deusta
Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle Monolepta australis
Leaf beetle sp. Aulacophora sp.
Leaf beetle sp. Dicranosterna sp.
Leaf beetle sp. Rhyparida sp.
Leaf beetle Paropsis aegrota
Leaf beetle Paropsisterna bimaculata
Greyback Cane Beetle Dermolepida albohirtum
Australian Rhinoceros Beetle Xylotrupes australicus
Chafer beetle Ischiopsopha wallacei
Dung beetle sp. Onthophagus sp.
Variable Ladybird Coelophora inaequalis
Tasmanian Ladybird Cleobora mellyi
Transverse Ladybird Coccinella transversalis
Mealybug Destroyer Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Steel-blue Ladybeetle Hamus chalybeus
Yellow-shouldered Ladybird Apolinus lividigaster
Scale-feeding ladybeetle Orcus bilunulatus
Net-winged Beetle Trichalus serraticornis
Tiger beetle sp. Distipsidera sp.
Vivid metallic ground beetle sp. Chlaenius sp.
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor
Darkling beetle sp. Amargymus sp.
Darkling beetle sp. Echnolagria sp.
Whirligig beetle sp. Macrogyrus sp.
Weevil Eutyrhinus meditabundus
Broad-nosed weevil sp. Prypnus sp.
Handsome fungus beetle Encymon immaculatus
Sap-feeding beetle sp Nitidulidae sp.
Rove beetle sp. Astenina sp.
Click beetle sp. Elateridae sp.
Silvanid flat bark beetle sp. Psammoecus sp.
Predaceous diving beetle Cybister tripunctatus (orientalis)
Predaceous diving beetle sp. Dytiscidae sp.
Hide Beetle Dermestes maculatus
Green lacewing sp. Chrysopini sp.
Macleay's Swallowtail Graphium macleayanum (nominate and moggana)
Blue Triangle Graphuim choredon
Pale Triangle Graphium eurypylus (lycaon)
Green Triangle Graphium macfarlanei (nominate)
Green-spotted Triangle Graphium agamemnon (ligatus)
Orchard Swallowtail Papilio aegeus (nominate)
Ambrax Swallowtail Papilio ambrax (epigius)
Fuscous Swallowtail Papilio fuscus (capaneus)
Ulysses Swallowtail Papilio ulysses (joesa)
Dainty Swallowtail Papilio anactus
Chequered Swallowtail Papilio demoleus (sthenulus)
Clearwing Swallowtail Cressida cressida (nominate)
Red-bodied Swallowtail Pachliopta polydorus (queenslandicus)
Pied Flat Tagiades japetus (janetta)
Banded Demon Notocrypta waigensis (proserpina)
Wide-brand Grass-Dart Suniana sunias (rectivitta)
Bright-orange Darter Telecota augias (krefftii)
Narrow-brand Darter Telecota paceka (mesoptis)
Orange Palm-Dart Cephrenes augiades (sperthias)
Lemon Migrant Catopsilia pomona (f. pomona)
Macleay's Grass-Yellow Eurema herla
Scalloped Grass-Yellow Eurema alitha
Large Grass-Yellow Eurema hecabe (phoebus)
Cabbage White Pieris rapae (nominate)
Yellow Albatross Appias paulina (ega)
Grey Albatross Appias melania (scyllara)
Yellow-banded Jezebel Delias ennia (nigidus)
Scarlet Jezebel Delias argenthona (nominate)
Red-banded Jezebel Delias mysis
Black Jezebel Delias nigrina
Striated Pearl-White Elodina parthia
Hamadryad Tellervo zoilus (nominate)
Blue Tiger Tirumala hamata (nominate)
Lesser Wanderer Danaus petilia
Monarch Danaus plexippus (nominate)
Swamp Tiger Danaus affinis (nominate)
Purple Crow Euploea tulliolus (nominate)
Common Crow Euploea core (corinna)
Red Lacewing Cethosia cydippe (nominate)
Orange Lacewing Cethosia penthesilea
Tawny Coster Acraea terpsicore
Cruiser Vindula arsinoe (ada)
Bordered Rustic Cupha prosope
White-banded Plane Phaedyma shepherdi
Yellow-eyed Plane Neptis praslini
Orange Plane Pantoporia consimilis (nominate)
Australian Painted-Lady Vanessa kershawi
Yellow Admiral Vanessa itea
Meadow Argus Junonia villida
Chocolate Argus Junonia hedonia
Varied Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina (nerina)
Blue-banded Eggfly Hypolimnas alimena (lamena)
Australian Lurcher Yoma sabina (nominate)
Tailed Emperor Charaxes sempronius (nominate)
Evening Brown Melanitis leda (bankia)
Dingy Bush-Brown Mycalesis perseus
Cedar Bush-Brown Mycalesis sirius
Orange Bush-Brown Mycalesis terminus
Dusky Knight Ypthima arctous
Common Brown Heteronympha merope (nominate)
Ringlet sp. Hypocista sp.
Copper Jewel Hypochrysops apelles
Purple Oak-Blue Arhopala eupolis
Bright Oak-Blue Arhopala madytus
Shining Oak-Blue Arhopala micale (amytis)
Black-spotted Flash Hypolycaena phorbas (nominate)
Blue sp. Anthene sp.
Shining Pencil-Blue Candalides helenita
Large Green-banded Blue Danis danis (serapis)
Small Green-banded Blue Psychonotis caelius (taygetis)
Green-banded Line-Blue Nacaduba cyanea (arinia)
Large Purple Line-Blue Nacaduba berenice
Two-spotted Line-Blue Nacaduba biocellata (nominate)
Speckled Line-Blue Catopyrops florinda (estrella)
Cycad Blue Theclinesthes onycha
Purple Caerulean Jamides phaseli
White-banded Cerulean Jamides aleuas (coelestis)
Long-tailed Pea-Blue Lampides boeticus
Common Grass-Blue Zizina otis (labradus)
Asian Magpie Moth Nyctemera baulus
Rattlepod moth sp. Utetheisa sp.
Yellow Tussock Euproctis lutea
Handmaiden sp. Amata sp.
Litter moth Adrapsa ablualis
Lichen moth sp. Brunia sp.
Lichen moth sp. Cyme sp.
Granny's Cloak Moth Speiredonia spectans
Snouted tiger moth Mecodina praecipua
Poinciana Looper Pericyma cruegeri
Litter moth sp. Bocana sp.
Erebid moth Speirofonia mutabilis
Erebid moth Gesonia obeditalis
Hypenine snout moth Hypena conscitalis
Small-eyed Box Owlet Grammodes oculicola
Walker's Frother Amerila rubripes
Erebid moth Rusicada combinans
Erebid moth Parallelia correctata
Erebid moth Tolpiodes oligolasia
Zodiac Moth Alcides metaurus
Four O' Clock Moth Dysphania numana
Geometer moth Scopula hypochra
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth Spoladea recurvalis
Banded Pearl Sameodes cancellalis
Pearl moth Aethaloessa calidalis
Grass Webworm Moth Herpetogramma licarsiscalus
Pearl moth Nacoleia aphidecalis
Crambid snout moth sp. Crambidae sp.
Armyworm moth sp. Spodoptera sp.
Fire-flag Plume Moth Sphenarches anisodactylus
Tufted Moth sp. Nola sp.
Concealer moth sp. Oecophoridae sp.
Hercules Moth Coscinocera hercules
Euteliid moth sp. Pataeta sp.
Leafroller moth sp. Tortricinae sp.
Cotton Tipworm Moth Crocidosema plebejana
Case moth sp. Lomera sp.
Curved-horn moth sp. Snellenia sp.
Processionary moth sp. Thaumetopoeinae sp.
Long-horned caddisfly sp. Leptocercidae sp.
Bluebottle fly sp. Calliphora sp.
Australian Sheep Blowfly Lucilia cuprina
Oriental Latrine Fly Chrysomia megacephala
Blowfly sp. Amenia sp.
Red Mangrove Fly Pemphigonotus mirabilis
Long-legged fly sp. Chrysosomatini sp.
Robber fly Laphria telecles
Robber fly Colepia compernis
Robber fly sp. Ommatius sp.
Robber fly sp. Bathypogon sp.
Hexham Grey Aedes alternans
Mosquito Aedes alboannulatus
Black-banded Hoverfly Episyrphus viridaureus
Common Halfband Melangyna viridiceps
Common House Fly Musca domestica
Muscid fly sp. Dichaetomyia sp.
Common flesh fly sp. Sarcophaga sp.
Bristle fly sp. Senostoma sp.
Black Soldier Fly Hermetia illucens
Soldier fly sp. Odontomyia sp.
Horse fly sp. Tabaninae sp.
Bee fly Anthrax incomptus
Bee fly Anthrax maculatus
Bee fly Ligyra satyrus
Bathroom Moth Fly Clogmia albipunctata
Shore fly sp. Scatella sp.
Lauxaniid fly Homoneura discoglauca
Dark-winged fungus gnat sp. Sciaridae sp.
Tiger crane fly sp. Nephrotoma sp.
Stilt-legged fly Mimegralla australica
Banana fly Telostylinus lineolatus
Signal fly sp. Rivellia sp.
Wood gnat Sylvicola dubius
Lovebug sp. Plecia sp.
Non-biting midge sp. Tanytarsini sp.
Limoniid crane fly sp. Styringomyia sp.
New Zealand Glowworm Arachnocampa luminosa
 
INVERTEBRATES - Others

Winged Pocket Comb Jelly Neis cordigera
Comb jelly Bolinopsis mikado
Comb jelly sp. Bolinopsis sp.
Waratah Anemone Actinia tenebrosa
Green Snakelock Anemone Aulactinia veratra
Bubbletip Anemone Entacmaea quadricolor
Sebae Anemone Heteractis crispa
Magnificent Sea Anemone Heteractis magnifica
Sea anemone sp. Edwardsiidae sp.
Aiptasia sp. Aiptasia sp.
Sea anemone sp. Actinaria sp.
Sea Mat Palythoa tuberculosa
Palythoa sp. Palythoa sp.
Zoanthid sp. Zoanthus sp.
Mushroom polyp sp. Discosoma sp.
Mushroom polyp Ricordia yuma
Brown Staghorn Coral Acropora muricata
Staghorn coral Acropora millepora
Staghorn coral Acropora longicyathus
Staghorn coral Acropora spathulata
Staghorn coral Acropora florida
Brush Coral Acropora hyacinthus
Staghorn coral Acropora pulchra
Staghorn coral Acropora sarmentosa
Plate coral sp. Fungiidae sp.
Stony coral Dipsastrea sp.
Open brain coral sp. Lobophyllia sp.
Greater maze coral sp. Platygyra sp.
Plate coral sp. Montipora sp.
Hedgehog coral sp. Echinopora sp.
Honeycomb coral sp. Favites sp.
Flowerpot coral sp. Clavularia sp.
Stony coral Diploastrea heliopora
Flowerpot coral sp. Goniopora sp.
Lace Coral Pocillopora damicornis
Cauliflower Coral Pocillopora meandrina
Plate and Pillar Coral Porites rus
Pagoda Coral Duncanopsammia peltata
Scoly coral sp. Scolymia sp.
Elegance Coral Catalaphyllia jardinei
Sun Coral Tubastrea aurea
Meat Coral Cynarina lacrymatus
Desh coral Acanthophyllia deshayesiana
Bubble Coral Plerogyra sinuosa
Frogspawn coral sp. Fimbriaphyllia sp.
Blasto coral Blastomussa wellsi
Toadstool leather coral sp. Sarcophyton sp.
Devil's hand leather coral sp Lobophytum sp.
Finger leather coral sp. Sinularia sp.
Spaghetti Finger Leather Coral Sclerophytum flexibilis
Blushing coral sp. Cladiella sp.
Pulse coral sp. Xeniidae sp.
Sea Strawberry Bellonella rubra
Green Star Polyp Briareum violacea
Orange Sea Pen Ptilosarcus gurneyi
Sea pen sp. Pennatuloidea sp.
Box jelly Chiropsella bronzie
Irukandji sp. Carukiidae sp.
Fire coral sp. Aglaopheniidae sp.
Crystal Jelly Aequorea coerulescens
Crystal jelly sp. Aequorea sp.
Immortal jelly sp. Turritopsis sp.
Flower Hat Jelly Olindias formosa
Hydroid Leuckartiara octona
Blue Blubber Jelly Catostylus mosaicus
Moon jelly sp. Aurelia sp.
Moon Jelly Aurelia aurita
Asian Moon Jelly Aurelia coerulea
Mauve Stinger Pelagia noctiluca
Japanese Sea Nettle Chrysaora pacifica
Amakusa Jelly Sanderia malayensis
White-spotted Lagoon Jelly Phyllorhiza punctata
Upside-down jelly sp. Cassiopeia sp.
Lion's Mane Jelly Cyanea annaskala
Lion's mane jelly sp. Cyanea sp.
Fried Egg Jelly Phacellophora camtschatica
Blue Garden Flatworm Caenoplana coerulea
Persian Carpet Flatworm Pseudobiceros bedfordi
Marine flatworm sp. Pseudobiceros sp.
Mediterranean Limpet Patella caerulea
Orange-edged Limpet Cellana solida
Tall-ribbed Limpet Patelloida alticostata
Lottid limpet Patelloida saccharina
Lottid limpet Notoacmea corrodenda
Abalone sp. Haliotis sp.
Trochus snail sp. Trochus sp.
Turbo snail sp. Turbo sp.
Turban snail sp. Turbinidae sp.
Pleated Nerite Nerita plicata
Lined Nerite Nerita balteata
Nerite Nerita striata
Garden Snail Cornu aspersum
Italian White/Chocolate-band Snail Thebini sp.
Semi-slug Helicarion cuvieri
Asian Tramp Snail Bradybaena similaris
Atherton Tableland Bicoloured Snail Hadra webbi
Opalescent Pendant-Snail Leptopoma perlucidum
Tropical Beehive Snail Coneuplecta calculosa
Kauri Snail Paryphanta busbyi
Ramshorn snail sp. Planorbidae sp.
Bladder snail sp. Physidae sp.
Mystery Snail Pomacea bridgesii
Spiny Marsh Snail Thiara amarula
Mud Creeper Telescopium telescopium
Striped False Limpet Siphonaria diemensis
Tropical Periwinkle Planatus sulcatus
Planaxid snail Hinea fasciata
Periwinkle snail sp. Littoraria sp.
Periwinkle snail sp. Bembicium sp.
Nassa mud snail Nassarius dorsatus
Monk-Shell sp. Plesiotrochidae sp.
Gold Ring Cowry Monetaria annulus
Common Spider Conch Lambis lambis
Strawberry Conch Conomurex luhuanus
Mulberry Whelk Tenguella marginalba
Olive snail Oliva sp.
Naked Sea Butterfly Clione limacina
Seahare sp. Aplysidae sp.
Banana Nudibranch Notodoris minor
Magnificent Chromodoris Chromodoris magnifica
Kuni's Nudibranch Goniobranchus kuniei
Electric Fileclam Ctenoides ales
Boring Giant Clam Tridacna crocea
Gigas Giant Clam Tridacna gigas
Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima
Fluted Giant Clam Tridacna squamosa
Smooth Giant Clam Tridacna derasa
Bear Paw Clam Hippopus hippopus
Pacific Oyster Magallana gigas
Black mussel sp. Mytilus sp.
Iridescent Scallop Pedium spondyloideum
Billabong Mussel Velesunio ambiguus
Chiton Acanthopleura gemmata
Snakeskin Chiton Sypharochiton pelliserpentis
Giant Cuttlefish Sepia apama
European Common Cuttlefish Sepia officinalis
Mourning Cuttlefish Sepia plangon
Bigfin Reef Squid Sepioteuthus lessoniana
Gloomy Octopus Octopus tetricus
Western Gloomy Octopus Octopus djinda
Common Octopus Octopus vulgaris
East Asian Common Octopus Octopus sinensis
Day Octopus Octopus cyanea
Maori Octopus Macroctopus maorum
Blue-ringed octopus sp. Hapalochlaena sp.
Christmas tree worm sp. Spirobranchus sp.
Spaghetti worm sp. Terebellidae sp.
Bearded Fireworm Hermodice carunculata
Australian Tiger Leech Richardsonianus australis
Leech sp. Philaemon sp.
Earthworm sp. Lumbricidae sp.
North Pacific Sea Star Asterias amurensis
Eleven-armed Sea Star Coscinasterias calamaria
New Zealand Common Cushion Star Patiriella regularis
Dwarf Cushion Star Parvulastra exigua
Eight-armed Cushion Star Meridiastra calcar
Indian Sea Star Fromia indica
Icon Star Iconaster cf. longimanus
Biscuit star Tosia sp.
Cushion Star Culcita novaeguineae
Granulated Sea Star Choriaster granulatus
Rhinoceros Sea Star Protoreaster nodosus
Yellow Mesh Sea Star Nardoa novaecaledoniae
Blue Linckia Star Linckia laevigata
Luzon Sea Star Echinaster luzonicus
Indo-Pacific Sand Star Archaster typicus
Long-spined Crown-of-Thorns Acanthaster planci
Common Sunstar Crossaster papposus
Green Brittle Star Ophiaracna incrassata
Basket star sp. Gorgonocephalidae sp.
Beautiful Feather Star Himerometra robustipinna
Feather star sp. Comasterini sp.
Feather star sp. Anneissia sp.
Black Longspine Urchin Diadema setosum
Long-spined Sea Urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii
Western Pacific Purple Sea Urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma
Collector Urchin Tripneustes gratilla
Tuxedo Urchin Mespilia globulus
Black Sea Urchin Arbacia lixula
Eccentric Sand Dollar Dendraster excentricus
Lollyfish Sea Cucumber Holothuria atra
Burnt Sausage Sea Cucumber Holothuria edulis
Black Sea Cucumber Holothuria leucospilota
Elephant Trunkfish Holothuria fuscopunctata
Garlic Bread Sea Cucumber Holothuria scabra
Leopard Sea Cucumber Bohadschia argus
Greenfish Sea Cucumber Stichopus chloronotus
Dragonfish Sea Cucumber Stichopus horrens
Pineapple Sea Cucumber Thelenota ananas
Japanese Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus
Violet Sea Apple Pseudocolochirus violaceus
Green Barrel Sea Squirt Didemnum molle
Golden Sea Squirt Polycarpa aurata
 
Is this topic still active? Seeing others who 'collect' new species for their life list is always a pleasure.

Since 2017 (when I was 16 years old), I have started documenting the species that I encounter as well. It took at least another year for me to also give fish and invertebrates a chance. It's now been 6 years later and I must say that I love them all. I created a database on Google Drive that I have now turned into an actual website that follows the taxonomic classification. It's far from done though. It just takes so long to sort my pictures, with a current backlog of 5 months.

My database currently has 9200 (sub)species. I'm guessing there are about 150-200 species left to put online that I photographed in the last few months + another big trip is coming up soon. I don't expect that I will cross the 10.000 species this year, but it's definitely next year's goal. I will have turned 24 years old by then. Aiming to set a world record as the youngest person to photograph this species amount. But who knows, lots of 'collectors' out there that might have done better. It's always fun to meet others with a similar interest though! If interested, don't hesitate to send me a request on Facebook (Jo Kuyken).
 
Is this topic still active? Seeing others who 'collect' new species for their life list is always a pleasure.

Since 2017 (when I was 16 years old), I have started documenting the species that I encounter as well. It took at least another year for me to also give fish and invertebrates a chance. It's now been 6 years later and I must say that I love them all. I created a database on Google Drive that I have now turned into an actual website that follows the taxonomic classification. It's far from done though. It just takes so long to sort my pictures, with a current backlog of 5 months.

My database currently has 9200 (sub)species. I'm guessing there are about 150-200 species left to put online that I photographed in the last few months + another big trip is coming up soon. I don't expect that I will cross the 10.000 species this year, but it's definitely next year's goal. I will have turned 24 years old by then. Aiming to set a world record as the youngest person to photograph this species amount. But who knows, lots of 'collectors' out there that might have done better. It's always fun to meet others with a similar interest though! If interested, don't hesitate to send me a request on Facebook (Jo Kuyken).

I started around 2016 myself. First goal was to see as many birds and mammals taxa, then to photodocument them. Then photography became quite a big thing for me and the focus shifted to all vertebrates - besides fish. I have to say I am no way near the thousands you have seen, but then I also failed to list all the fish and invertebrates I've been seeing. Based on my vertebrates listing and on all the zoos and privates I've visited, I would guess at 5000 taxa so far all included.

My focus also shifted through the years, it's not really about the number anymore for me, more about the quality of both the species and the picture as well as filling up some taxonomical clades I would say. It's rewarding to have say 30 true vipers species in pictures.

You know you're always welcome in Switzerland if you want to add a few species to the list, wild or captive.

Lastly, highlights of the year so far have been mammal oriented. North African Sengi and Balkan's snow voles take the crown.
 
It took at least another year for me to also give fish and invertebrates a chance.

I wonder how you keep track of all the invertebrates. A lot of time it is difficult or even impossible to ID an insect, spider or snail to species level. This is my main reason for not keeping track of them. There would just be too many unknowns. Even on iNaturalist a lot of my invertabrate observations are still unidentified, or they are identified to genus of even just family or superfamily level.

I use iNaturalist, observation.org en eBird to create databases for species I've seen in the wild. I don't have anything online for captive species though.
 
I wonder how you keep track of all the invertebrates. A lot of time it is difficult or even impossible to ID an insect, spider or snail to species level. This is my main reason for not keeping track of them. There would just be too many unknowns. Even on iNaturalist a lot of my invertabrate observations are still unidentified, or they are identified to genus of even just family or superfamily level.

I use iNaturalist, observation.org en eBird to create databases for species I've seen in the wild. I don't have anything online for captive species though.
The vast majority of invertebrates that are in my life list are captive animals. Stick insects, beetles, snails, crabs, etc. in zoos and private collections. Wild animals remain a great challenge. The Dutch app Obsidentify helps a lot.
 
How do/will you handle un-IDed species if you are certain you've never seen them elsewhere? Do you just not count them at all? Or do you count them as 'spp' ?

Personally I will only count a 'spp' if I am certain I have never seen the species before.

Example:
The only big cat I have seen is the Lion. My list will be as follows
1) Panthera leo

Then, I encounter a wild cat in Thailand! But, I am not sure if it is a tiger or leopard. Because lions don't occur in Thailand though, I will know for sure it IS a new species, so it gets added as a 'spp'.

My updated list:
1) Panthera leo
2) Panthera sp. (tigris / pardus)

Then I visit Dierenrijk, where I see tigers. This means I will now add Panthera tigris to my list. And I will delete the Panthera sp.

1) Panthera leo
2) Panthera tigris

At this point, I could have seen either 2 or 3 species of Panthera, but since the unknown in cat in Thailand is no longer guaranteed to be seperate species from the ones I've seen for sure, it will no longer be counted.
 
My animal species and subspecies list numbers are now approaching 4000. I began in 2021 at the same age as @Sicarius after I wanted to know what species I had seen at a particular zoo and then as a result I began listing and taking photos of what I was seeing. I have gained a wealth of knowledge in the process and love helping others identify what they have seen for themselves.

I find by far the easiest way of obtaining species is by observing wild invertebrates. I have now built up contacts who help with my identification of these such as hoverflies, moths etc. I also use inaturalist for help too as it is a very good resource. The only frustration is that only a fraction of my taxa observed will actually get identified to species as so many are too similar without proper dissection.

Every year I have a year list of wild and captive taxa alike so I can keep tabs on my numbers. I have these both on inaturalist and on Microsoft excel. The only issue with the former is taxonomy updates which can lead to a species being lumped or split without me noticing on my lists.

I understand that this is zoochat but I also list every organism I see now, whether that be an enormous tree species or a very unusual slime mould or lichen. I believe all life has purpose and I find great interest in everything. I really need to attend to my plant photographic lifelist now I think about it. However, plant hybrids and cultivars are a whole other kettle of fish.
 
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At this point, I could have seen either 2 or 3 species of Panthera, but since the unknown in cat in Thailand is no longer guaranteed to be seperate species from the ones I've seen for sure, it will no longer be counted.
Collecting species for a life list has several different grey areas. In this case, I would do the exact same as you would. But I always photograph everything. If no visual proof, I won't count it.

For me, the following random situation is challenging:
- I photograph the black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) at Miami Zoo. It's obviously a first sighting for me, so a new species for the life list.
- Years later, I visit a zoo in Asia, where I encounter another black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus asiaticus). In this case, it's a confirmed nominate subspecies from a country of origin.
Do I recognize them as separate taxa in my database? It's a difficult situation. I will always make a tremendous effort to trace back the specimen from Miami and where it came from to see which subspecies we are dealing with. This situation is actually one I have been working on for a few days now. I checked ZIMS, mailed the zoo, and mailed a history expert and zoologist. Nobody knows where the birds came from other than that they arrived in 1977. Now, what do I do? These are the grey area situations that I have trouble with. I will probably add the nominate subspecies as a different page in my database, but I won't put +1 in my Excel file.

Another such case:
- A few weeks ago, I took a full-body shot of a jawfish (Opistognathus) at a fish wholesaler. Like all red-headed specimens in the aquarium trade, it was labelled as Opistognathus castelnaui. Always having followed websites as such, including Zootierliste, I never assumed that there were any other options. But in recent years, I have been doing nothing than critical thinking. Now it turns out that the fish I photographed was the variable jawfish (Opistognathus variabilis), a species commonly imported but always traded under the wrong name. That made me question my previously seen Opistognathus castelnaui from European aquariums. I compared the pictures and those from Berlin & Dusseldorf are different from the Opistognathus variabilis that I saw at the wholesaler, but no full body shots of these specimens can be found online. So I checked if they could be correctly labelled as O. castelnaui and it turns out that this species doesn't even have a red-head in the first place. Fishbase shows an animal that I have never seen in any aquarium so far. So that gives an issue. The specimens in European aquariums came from imports years ago, but they were never correctly identified. Since there are no clear body shots available, we are stuck with another unknown jawfish species. In this exceptional case, I decided to list the animal as can be seen in this screenshot from my website (a very bad shot btw, I know), but I didn't give it +1 in my life list.
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I do count undescribed species. Just half an hour ago, I added the Pachypanchax sp. 'Sofia'. It's not yet described, but wildly accepted as considered different from other members of its genus. That's enough
reason for me to consider it as valid.

I also count genera, if a species cannot be determined to species level. This is the case as for your Panthera, but I don't think I have ever done so for any vertebrate animal, with the exception of Paramormyrops sp. In those cases, if I photograph a described species of the genus that looks identical, I will remove the non-species one. If I see a member of the genus that looks different, in which I can assume both specimens are of different species (even though one is not identified), I count both of them.
 

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Do I recognize them as separate taxa in my database? It's a difficult situation. I will always make a tremendous effort to trace back the specimen from Miami and where it came from to see which subspecies we are dealing with. This situation is actually one I have been working on for a few days now. I checked ZIMS, mailed the zoo, and mailed a history expert and zoologist. Nobody knows where the birds came from other than that they arrived in 1977. Now, what do I do? These are the grey area situations that I have trouble with. I will probably add the nominate subspecies as a different page in my database, but I won't put +1 in my Excel file.

I always put the subspecies or localities bellow the species level in my classification tree.
So this would end up being :
- Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
>>> Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus asiaticus : here 1 picture
>>> Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus no ssp : here the other picture

Since I also count subspecies in my excel total, I added a hidden column where I just tick an X or whatever letter, than makes the line relevant in the formula that counts how many I've seen.
This is the best way I've found to still get taxa classified the clearest possible. Sometimes I will add precise localities only in the name of the image while still classifying it under one subspecies.
 
How do/will you handle un-IDed species if you are certain you've never seen them elsewhere? Do you just not count them at all? Or do you count them as 'spp' ?

Personally I will only count a 'spp' if I am certain I have never seen the species before.

Example:
The only big cat I have seen is the Lion. My list will be as follows
1) Panthera leo

Then, I encounter a wild cat in Thailand! But, I am not sure if it is a tiger or leopard. Because lions don't occur in Thailand though, I will know for sure it IS a new species, so it gets added as a 'spp'.

My updated list:
1) Panthera leo
2) Panthera sp. (tigris / pardus)

Then I visit Dierenrijk, where I see tigers. This means I will now add Panthera tigris to my list. And I will delete the Panthera sp.

1) Panthera leo
2) Panthera tigris

At this point, I could have seen either 2 or 3 species of Panthera, but since the unknown in cat in Thailand is no longer guaranteed to be seperate species from the ones I've seen for sure, it will no longer be counted.
I don't count anything that I'm not 99% certain of the identification of. That said, I also don't keep track of inverts or fish, and only keep track to the species-level, so unidentifiable species don't happen very often.
 
I am not listing them all but here are the numbers:
(Species & subspecies)

Birds: 695
Mammals: 257
Reptiles: 244
Amphibians: 60
Fish: ~250
Invertebrates: ~200


Total: ~1704
 
Here's a document with all of the mammals that I've seen. I might be missing some though as I didn't start recording until this year, and a lot of them are just what I remember. So, I've seen around 268 mammals in my life. Most of the species were found in captivity but some were found in the wild.
 
Due to my list being not the most accurate, I'm going to restart my animal lists, updating them yearly so that there isn't any mistakes (a lot of the previous list was just from memory). I'm only doing mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians as it's the easiest to do.
2025 Species
 
Not going to post the full lists here, but here are the total number of species/subspecies I've tracked from each major division of Vertebrata (though this list is definitely incomplete, particularly when it comes to fishes and reptiles)

Fishes: 720
Amphibians: 86
Reptiles: 279
Birds: 387
Mammals: 248
Vertebrata (Total): 1702
 
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