Many tanks have species signed on them that were previously kept at Cairns Aquarium but have been gone for many years. I will not be mentioning those on this list to avoid confusion. Additionally the signage for several species is on the wrong tanks.
Tanks are listed in approximately the order they are encountered, but as some hallways have tanks on both sides the tank order in these areas is not precise. Listing of species in each tank is in no particular order.
Freshwater area
Tank 1
- Jungle Perch (Kuhlia rupestris)
- Pignose Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
Tank 2
- Tully River Grunter (Hephaestus tulliensis)
Tank 3
- Sooty Grunter (Hephaestus fuliginosus)
- Australian Longfin Eel (Anguilla reinhardtii)
Tank 4
- Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
- Eel-tailed Catfish (Tandanus tandanus) - juvenile
- Jungle Perch (Kuhlia rupestris) – juvenile, unsigned
Tank 5
- Jade Perch (Scortum barcoo)
Tank 6
- Malanda Gold Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia sp. ”Malanda”)
- Empire Gudgeon (Hypseleotris compressa)
Tank 7
- Pacific Blue Eye (Pseudomugil signifer)
Tank 8 (cylinder)
- Freshwater Moray (Gymnothorax polyuranodon)
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 9 (cylinder)
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida)
- Hyrtl’s Catfish (Neosilurus hyrtlii) – unsigned
- Eel-tailed Catfish (Tandanus tandanus) – unsigned
Tank 10
- Bullrout (Notesthes robusta)
Tank 11
- Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadrituberculatus)
Tank 12
- Freshwater prawn sp. (Macrobrachium sp.) – signed but not seen on this visit. Seen on previous visits.
- Empire Gudgeon (Hypseleotris compressa) – unsigned
Tank 13 (Billabong Amphitheatre)
- Freshwater Whiptail Ray (Urogymnus granulatus)
- Forktail Catfish (Neoarius paucus)
- Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)
- Mangrove Jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
- Australian Longfin Eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) – unsigned
- Jade Perch (Scortum barcoo) – unsigned
- Gulf Saratoga (Scleropages jardinii) - unsigned
Rainforest
Tank 1
- Common Keelback (Tropidonophis mairii) – unsigned
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Trio of touch terraria (empty, have been for many years)
Tank 2 – multiple turtle species signed that are not actually on display
- Cann’s Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina canni rankini) – two signs, one calling them C. canni rankini and the other C. oblonga rugosa, which probably refers to the same thing, as which species the name C. oblonga refers to has been a topic of much taxonomic debate and the names have changed multiple times.
- Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii) – subspecies not signed
- Jardine River Turtle (Emydura subglobosa subglobosa) – subspecies not signed
- Barred Grunter (Amniataba percoides) - unsigned
- Sevenspot Archerfish (Toxotes chatareus) - unsigned
- Australian Snakehead Gudgeon (Giuris aporocephalus) – unsigned
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 3
- Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii) – juvenile, subspecies not signed
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 4
- Merten’s Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi)
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 5
- Green tree python sp. (Morelia sp.) – signed as M. viridis but the species has been split. True M. viridis is most likely but hard to rule out other species or hybrids as the split taxa are extremely similar visually.
- White-lipped Tree Frog (Sandyrana infrafrenata) – signed as Litoria infrafrenatus, a synonym. Not seen this visit but seen on prior visits.
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 6
- Boyd’s Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)
- Pinktongue Skink (Cyclodomorphus gerrardii) – unsigned
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 7
- Australian Mangrove Monitor (Varanus chlorostigma) – signed as V. indicus, from which V. chlorostigma was split
Tank 8
- Jardine River Turtle (Emydura subglobosa subglobosa) – juvenile, subspecies not signed
Tank 9
- Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
- Irwin’s Snapping Turtle (Elseyia irwini) – unsigned
- Coal Grunter (Hephaestus carbo)
Tank 10
- White-lipped Tree Frog (Sandyrana infrafrenata) – erroneously signed as “Green Tree Frog Litoria caerulea”
- Stoney creek frog sp. (Rhyaconastes sp.) – signed as Litoria wilcoxii, which has been split into several species and moved to a new genus.
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 11
- Two-lined Dragon (Diporiphora bilineata)
Tank 12
- Dainty Tree Frog (Chlorohyla gracilenta) – not seen on this visit but seen on prior visits. Signed as Litoria gracilenta, a synonym.
Tank 13
- Spiny Leaf Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum)
Tank 14
- Giant Burrowing Cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros)
Tank 15
- Spotted Tree Monitor (Varanus scalaris)
Tank 16
- Jungle Carpet Python (Morelia spilota cheynei)
Tank 17
- Spotted Python (Antaresia maculosa)
- Stick Insect sp. (Phasmatidae) - unsigned
Tank 18
- Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko (Saltuarius cornutus)
Tank 19
- Emerald Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)
- Major Skink (Bellatorias frerei) - unsigned
Tank 20
- Common Bluetongue (Tiliqua scincoides) – perhaps ssp. intermedia?
- Amethystine Python (Simalia amethistina)
- Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
Mangroves
Tank 1
- Rusty Monitor (Varanus semiremex)
- Banded Archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix)
Tank 2
- Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus) - juvenile
- Spotted Scat (Scatophagus argus) – unsigned
- Threadfin Silverbiddy (Gerres filamentosus) – unsigned
Tank 3 (cylinder)
- Silver Moony (Monodactylus argenteus) - unsigned
- Striped Scat (Selenotoca multifasciata) – unsigned
Tank 4
- Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) – juvenile
- Crescent Grunter (Terapon jarbua) – unsigned
- Striped Scat (Selenotoca multifasciata) – unsigned
Tank 5
- Mud Crab (Scylla serrata)
- Spotted Scat (Scatophagus argus) – unsigned
Tank 6
- Upside-down jelly sp. (Cassiopea sp.) – signed as C. andromeda but I do not trust that as this genus is very frequently misidentified
Reef
Tank 1 (Rockpool)
- Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray (Taeniura lymma) - unsigned
- Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) - unsigned
- Staghorn Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon curacao) – unsigned
- Scissortail Sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus)
- Dusky Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) – unsigned
- Bicolour Angelfish (Centropyge bicolor) – unsigned
- Whitley’s Sergeant (Abudefduf whitleyi) – unsigned
- Ornate Crayfish (Panulirus ornatus)
- Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) – unsigned
- Blue Linckia Star (Linckia laevigata) – unsigned
- Sea anemone sp. (Actinaria) - unsigned
Tank 2
- Convict Tang (Acanthurus triostegus)
- Striped Eel Catfish (Plotosus lineatus) – juvenile
- Whitetail Dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus) – potentially could be the split D. abudafur but due to likely collection locality D. aruanus is more likely
- Blacksaddle Toby (Canthigaster valentini)
Tank 3
- Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
- Longfin Bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus) – unsigned
- Yellowtail Fusilier (Caesio cuning) – unsigned
- Threespot Angelfish (Apolemichthys trimaculatus)
- Herald’s Angelfish (Centropyge heraldi) – unsigned
- Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)
- Green Moon Wrasse (Gomphosus lutescens syn. Thalassoma lutescens) – signed but not seen this visit, seen on prior visits
- Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin (Echinometra mathaei) – unsigned
- Urchin sp. (Echinoidea)
- Twospot Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus) – unsigned
Tank 4 (Deep Reef Amphitheatre) – I won’t label what is and isn’t signed as the signage on this tank is an annoying slideshow screen. Most species are unsigned.
- Bicolour Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides bicolor)
- Humphead Maori Wrasse (Crassilabrus undulatus syn. Cheilinus undulatus)
- Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis)
- Yellowtail Fusilier (Caesio cuning)
- Redtooth Triggerfish (Odonus niger)
- Blue-green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
- Paletail Unicornfish (Naso brevirostris)
- Pale Surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata)
- Bluespine Unicornfish (Naso unicornis)
- Coral Rabbitfish (Siganus corallinus)
- Clown Triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)
- Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus)
- Stocky Anthias (Pseudanthias hypselosoma)
- Two-lined Monocle Bream (Scolopsis bilineata)
- Fusilier sp. (Pterocaesio digramma/marri)
- Orange-shoulder Surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus)
- Foxface (Siganus vulpinus)
- Bluebarred Rabbitfish (Siganus doliatus)
- Epaulette Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricauda)
- Pacific Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma velifer)
- Snapper sp. (Lutjanus kasmira/quinquelineatus)
- Pencil Surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri)
- Teardrop Butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus)
- South Pacific Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias cf. cheirospilos)
Tank 5
- Coral Beauty (Centropyge bispinosus)
- Pink Skunk Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion)
- Harlequin Tuskfish (Choerodon fasciatus) – Great Barrier Reef form
- Pacific Orangespine Unicornfish (Naso lituratus) – unsigned
- Yellowstripe Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus cyanosoma) – unsigned
- Fusilier Damselfish (Lepidozygus tapeinosoma) – unsigned
- Bubble-tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) – unsigned
- Carpet anemone sp. (Stichodactyla sp.?) - unsigned
Tank 6 (mostly empty for undergoing maintenance)
- Fusilier Damselfish (Lepidozygus tapeinosoma) – unsigned
Tank 7 (Danger Zone 1)
- Reef Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)
- White-spotted Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos) – unsigned
Tank 8 (Danger Zone 2)
- Volitans Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
Tank 9 (Danger Zone 3)
- Moon jelly sp. (Aurelia sp.) – signed as A. aurita but this genus is very frequently misidentified
Tank 10 (Danger Zone 4)
- Dogface Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
- Pacific Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster solaris) – signed as A. planci, from which A. solaris was split.
Tank 11 (Danger Zone 5)
- Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis)
Tank 12 (only species signed is Sargocentron diadema, which I don’t think is actually in the tank)
- Pearly Soldierfish (Myripristis kuntee) – unsigned
- Tahitian Squirrelfish (Sargocentron tiere) – unsigned
- Darkstriped Squirrelfish? (Sargocentron praslin?) – unsigned
- Tailspot Squirrelfish? (Sargocentron caudimaculatum) – unsigned
Tank 13
- Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) – unsigned
- Undulate Moray (Gymnothorax undulatus) – unsigned
- Laced Moray (Gymnothorax favaigineus)
- Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) – unsigned
Tank 14
- Blue Blanquillo (Malacanthus latovittatus)
- Barrier Reef Chromis (Chromis nitida) – unsigned
- Dusky Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) – unsigned
- Longhorn Cowfish (Lactoria cornuta)
- Whitecheek Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans) – unsigned
- Finger leather coral sp. (Sclerophytum sp.) – unsigned
- Zoanthid sp. (Palythoa sp.) – unsigned
Tank 15
- Regal Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus)
- Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - unsigned
- Sea star sp. (Pentaceraster sp.) – unsigned
Tank 16
- Blue Linckia Star (Linckia laevigata) – unsigned
- Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris) – unsigned
- Sea star sp. (Asteroidea) – unsigned
- Blackaxil Chromis (Chromis atripectoralis) – unsigned
- Blackback Wrasse (Anampses novaeguineae) – unsigned
- Twospot Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus) – unsigned
- Coral Rabbitfish (Siganus corallinus) – unsigned
- Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas) – unsigned
- Bicolour Blenny (Ecsenius bicolor) – unsigned
- Orange-shoulder Surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus) – unsigned
- Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin (Echinometra mathaei) – unsigned
- Tuxedo Urchin (Mespilia globulus) – unsigned
- Bubble coral sp. (Plerogyra sp.) – unsigned
- Feather duster worm sp. (Polychaeta) – unsigned
- Zoanthid spp. (Zoantharia) – unsigned
- Plate coral sp. (Fungiidae) – unsigned
- Frogspawn coral sp. (Fimbriaphyllia sp.) – unsigned
- Hammer coral sp. (Fimbriaphyllia sp.) – unsigned
- Duncan Coral (Duncanopsammia axifuga?) – unsigned
- Stony coral spp. (Scleractinia) – unsigned
Tank 17
- Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas) – unsigned
- Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) – unsigned
- Twospot Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus) – unsigned
- Blue-green Chromis (Chromis viridis) – unsigned
- Canary Wrasse (Hemicoris chrysus, syn. Halichoeres chrysus) – unsigned
- Sixline Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) – juvenile, unsigned
- Blackback Wrasse (Anampses novaeguineae) – unsigned
- Bicolour Blenny (Ecsenius bicolor) – unsigned
- Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin (Echinometra mathaei) – unsigned
- Green Star Polyp (Briareum violaceum) – unsigned
- Zoanthid spp. (Zoantharia) – unsigned
- Staghorn coral spp. (Acropora spp.) – unsigned
- Stony coral spp. (Scleractinia) – unsigned
Tank 18
- Coral Banded Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)
- Painted Cardinalfish (Taeniamia fucata) – unsigned
Tank 19
- Grooved Razorfish (Centriscus scutatus)
- Jointed Razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus) – unsigned
- Glass anemone sp. (Aiptasia sp.) – unsigned
Tank 20
- Common seahorse sp. (Hippocampus kuda/taeniopterus) – erroneously signed as “Barbour’s Seahorse Hippocampus barbouri”, which was previously kept in this tank but is no longer displayed
Tank 21 (Touch Pool)
- Blue Linckia Star (Linckia laevigata) – unsigned
- Sea star sp. (Pentaceraster sp.) – unsigned
- Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) – unsigned
- Sea apple sp. (Pseudocolochirus sp.) – unsigned
- Blackaxil Chromis (Chromis atripectoralis) – unsigned
Tank 22
- Foxface (Siganus vulpinus) – unsigned
- Coral Rabbitfish (Siganus corallinus) – unsigned
- Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas) – unsigned
- Whitecheek Tang (Acanthurus nigricans) – unsigned
- Barrier Reef Clark’s Anemonefish (Amphiprion cf. clarkii “Barrier Reef”) – unsigned
- Regal Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) – unsigned
- Pacific Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma velifer) – unsigned
- Twospot Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus) – unsigned
- Dusky Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) – unsigned
- Blackaxil Chromis (Chromis atripectoralis) – unsigned
- Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray (Taeniura lymma) – unsigned
- Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) – unsigned
- Tuxedo Urchin (Mespilia globulus) – unsigned
- Toadstool leather coral sp. (Sarcophyton sp.) – unsigned
- Mushroom polyp spp. (Discosoma spp.) – unsigned
- Finger leather coral sp. (Sclerophytum sp.) – unsigned
- Bubble-tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) – unsigned
- Zoanthid spp. (Zoantharia) – unsigned
- Feather duster worm sp. (Polychaeta) – unsigned
Tank 24
- Twospot Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus) – unsigned
- Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion percula)
- Bubble-tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) – unsigned
- Mushroom polyp spp. (Discosoma spp.) – unsigned
- Zoanthid spp. (Zoantharia) – unsigned
Oceanarium (I wont label what is and isn’t signed here as the signage is really spread out and can be hard to find it all. Most of the sharks and rays are signed, and most else is unsigned)
- Mangrove Whipray (Urogymnus granulatus)
- Bluebarred Rabbitfish (Siganus lineatus)
- Tawny Nurse Shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
- Harlequin Sweetlips (Plectropomus chaetodonoides)
- Malabar Grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus)
- Australian Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera neglecta)
- Flowery Cod (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
- Coral trout sp. (Plectropomus leopardus/laevis) - not seen on this visit but seen on previous visits
- Giant Guitarfish (Glaucostegus typus)
- Paletail Unicornfish (Naso brevirostris)
- Vlaming’s Unicornfish (Naso vlamingii)
- Bluestriped Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)
- Epaulette Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricauda)
- Blacklip Butterflyfish (Chaetodon kleinii)
- Porcupine Ray (Urogymnus asperrimus)
- Chinamanfish (Symphorus nematophorus)
- Blotched Ribbontail Ray (Taeniurops meyeni)
- Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum syn. Stegostoma fasciatum, Stegostoma varium)
- Paddletail Snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)
- Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus)
- Queensland Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)
- Pale Surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata)
- Dark Surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii)
- Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
- Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinos amblyrhynchos)
- Twospot Red Snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
- Reticulated Whipray (Himantura australis)
- Pencil Surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri)
- Humpback Batfish (Platax batavianus)
- Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
- Orbicular Batfish (Platax orbicularis)
- Stripey Snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus)
Restaurant tank (Not part of the main aquarium, but a large tank in the adjacent restaurant)
- Bluelined Rabbitfish (Siganus doliatus) - unsigned
- Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) - unsigned
- Whitecheek Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans) - unsigned
- Redtooth Triggerfish (Odonus niger) - unsigned
- Lined Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus) - unsigned
- Redbreasted Maori Wrasse (Concholabrus fasciatus syn. Cheilinus fasciatus) - unsigned
- Map Puffer (Arothron mappa) - unsigned
- Paddletail Snapper (Lutjanus gibbus) - unsigned
- Vlaming’s Unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) - unsigned
- Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum syn. Stegostoma fasciatum, Stegostoma varium) – juvenile, unsigned
- Fiveline Snapper (Lutjanus quinquelineatus) - unsigned
- Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) - unsigned
- Blotcheye Soldierfish? (Myripristis berndti?) - unsigned
- Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus) - unsigned
- Greater Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium magnus) – unsigned, split from C. punctatum
- Regal Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) - unsigned
Tanks are listed in approximately the order they are encountered, but as some hallways have tanks on both sides the tank order in these areas is not precise. Listing of species in each tank is in no particular order.
Freshwater area
Tank 1
- Jungle Perch (Kuhlia rupestris)
- Pignose Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
Tank 2
- Tully River Grunter (Hephaestus tulliensis)
Tank 3
- Sooty Grunter (Hephaestus fuliginosus)
- Australian Longfin Eel (Anguilla reinhardtii)
Tank 4
- Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
- Eel-tailed Catfish (Tandanus tandanus) - juvenile
- Jungle Perch (Kuhlia rupestris) – juvenile, unsigned
Tank 5
- Jade Perch (Scortum barcoo)
Tank 6
- Malanda Gold Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia sp. ”Malanda”)
- Empire Gudgeon (Hypseleotris compressa)
Tank 7
- Pacific Blue Eye (Pseudomugil signifer)
Tank 8 (cylinder)
- Freshwater Moray (Gymnothorax polyuranodon)
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 9 (cylinder)
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida)
- Hyrtl’s Catfish (Neosilurus hyrtlii) – unsigned
- Eel-tailed Catfish (Tandanus tandanus) – unsigned
Tank 10
- Bullrout (Notesthes robusta)
Tank 11
- Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadrituberculatus)
Tank 12
- Freshwater prawn sp. (Macrobrachium sp.) – signed but not seen on this visit. Seen on previous visits.
- Empire Gudgeon (Hypseleotris compressa) – unsigned
Tank 13 (Billabong Amphitheatre)
- Freshwater Whiptail Ray (Urogymnus granulatus)
- Forktail Catfish (Neoarius paucus)
- Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)
- Mangrove Jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
- Australian Longfin Eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) – unsigned
- Jade Perch (Scortum barcoo) – unsigned
- Gulf Saratoga (Scleropages jardinii) - unsigned
Rainforest
Tank 1
- Common Keelback (Tropidonophis mairii) – unsigned
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Trio of touch terraria (empty, have been for many years)
Tank 2 – multiple turtle species signed that are not actually on display
- Cann’s Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina canni rankini) – two signs, one calling them C. canni rankini and the other C. oblonga rugosa, which probably refers to the same thing, as which species the name C. oblonga refers to has been a topic of much taxonomic debate and the names have changed multiple times.
- Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii) – subspecies not signed
- Jardine River Turtle (Emydura subglobosa subglobosa) – subspecies not signed
- Barred Grunter (Amniataba percoides) - unsigned
- Sevenspot Archerfish (Toxotes chatareus) - unsigned
- Australian Snakehead Gudgeon (Giuris aporocephalus) – unsigned
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 3
- Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii) – juvenile, subspecies not signed
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 4
- Merten’s Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi)
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 5
- Green tree python sp. (Morelia sp.) – signed as M. viridis but the species has been split. True M. viridis is most likely but hard to rule out other species or hybrids as the split taxa are extremely similar visually.
- White-lipped Tree Frog (Sandyrana infrafrenata) – signed as Litoria infrafrenatus, a synonym. Not seen this visit but seen on prior visits.
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 6
- Boyd’s Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)
- Pinktongue Skink (Cyclodomorphus gerrardii) – unsigned
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 7
- Australian Mangrove Monitor (Varanus chlorostigma) – signed as V. indicus, from which V. chlorostigma was split
Tank 8
- Jardine River Turtle (Emydura subglobosa subglobosa) – juvenile, subspecies not signed
Tank 9
- Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
- Irwin’s Snapping Turtle (Elseyia irwini) – unsigned
- Coal Grunter (Hephaestus carbo)
Tank 10
- White-lipped Tree Frog (Sandyrana infrafrenata) – erroneously signed as “Green Tree Frog Litoria caerulea”
- Stoney creek frog sp. (Rhyaconastes sp.) – signed as Litoria wilcoxii, which has been split into several species and moved to a new genus.
- Eastern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida) – unsigned
Tank 11
- Two-lined Dragon (Diporiphora bilineata)
Tank 12
- Dainty Tree Frog (Chlorohyla gracilenta) – not seen on this visit but seen on prior visits. Signed as Litoria gracilenta, a synonym.
Tank 13
- Spiny Leaf Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum)
Tank 14
- Giant Burrowing Cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros)
Tank 15
- Spotted Tree Monitor (Varanus scalaris)
Tank 16
- Jungle Carpet Python (Morelia spilota cheynei)
Tank 17
- Spotted Python (Antaresia maculosa)
- Stick Insect sp. (Phasmatidae) - unsigned
Tank 18
- Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko (Saltuarius cornutus)
Tank 19
- Emerald Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)
- Major Skink (Bellatorias frerei) - unsigned
Tank 20
- Common Bluetongue (Tiliqua scincoides) – perhaps ssp. intermedia?
- Amethystine Python (Simalia amethistina)
- Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
Mangroves
Tank 1
- Rusty Monitor (Varanus semiremex)
- Banded Archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix)
Tank 2
- Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus) - juvenile
- Spotted Scat (Scatophagus argus) – unsigned
- Threadfin Silverbiddy (Gerres filamentosus) – unsigned
Tank 3 (cylinder)
- Silver Moony (Monodactylus argenteus) - unsigned
- Striped Scat (Selenotoca multifasciata) – unsigned
Tank 4
- Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) – juvenile
- Crescent Grunter (Terapon jarbua) – unsigned
- Striped Scat (Selenotoca multifasciata) – unsigned
Tank 5
- Mud Crab (Scylla serrata)
- Spotted Scat (Scatophagus argus) – unsigned
Tank 6
- Upside-down jelly sp. (Cassiopea sp.) – signed as C. andromeda but I do not trust that as this genus is very frequently misidentified
Reef
Tank 1 (Rockpool)
- Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray (Taeniura lymma) - unsigned
- Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) - unsigned
- Staghorn Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon curacao) – unsigned
- Scissortail Sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus)
- Dusky Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) – unsigned
- Bicolour Angelfish (Centropyge bicolor) – unsigned
- Whitley’s Sergeant (Abudefduf whitleyi) – unsigned
- Ornate Crayfish (Panulirus ornatus)
- Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) – unsigned
- Blue Linckia Star (Linckia laevigata) – unsigned
- Sea anemone sp. (Actinaria) - unsigned
Tank 2
- Convict Tang (Acanthurus triostegus)
- Striped Eel Catfish (Plotosus lineatus) – juvenile
- Whitetail Dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus) – potentially could be the split D. abudafur but due to likely collection locality D. aruanus is more likely
- Blacksaddle Toby (Canthigaster valentini)
Tank 3
- Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
- Longfin Bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus) – unsigned
- Yellowtail Fusilier (Caesio cuning) – unsigned
- Threespot Angelfish (Apolemichthys trimaculatus)
- Herald’s Angelfish (Centropyge heraldi) – unsigned
- Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)
- Green Moon Wrasse (Gomphosus lutescens syn. Thalassoma lutescens) – signed but not seen this visit, seen on prior visits
- Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin (Echinometra mathaei) – unsigned
- Urchin sp. (Echinoidea)
- Twospot Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus) – unsigned
Tank 4 (Deep Reef Amphitheatre) – I won’t label what is and isn’t signed as the signage on this tank is an annoying slideshow screen. Most species are unsigned.
- Bicolour Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides bicolor)
- Humphead Maori Wrasse (Crassilabrus undulatus syn. Cheilinus undulatus)
- Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis)
- Yellowtail Fusilier (Caesio cuning)
- Redtooth Triggerfish (Odonus niger)
- Blue-green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
- Paletail Unicornfish (Naso brevirostris)
- Pale Surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata)
- Bluespine Unicornfish (Naso unicornis)
- Coral Rabbitfish (Siganus corallinus)
- Clown Triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)
- Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus)
- Stocky Anthias (Pseudanthias hypselosoma)
- Two-lined Monocle Bream (Scolopsis bilineata)
- Fusilier sp. (Pterocaesio digramma/marri)
- Orange-shoulder Surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus)
- Foxface (Siganus vulpinus)
- Bluebarred Rabbitfish (Siganus doliatus)
- Epaulette Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricauda)
- Pacific Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma velifer)
- Snapper sp. (Lutjanus kasmira/quinquelineatus)
- Pencil Surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri)
- Teardrop Butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus)
- South Pacific Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias cf. cheirospilos)
Tank 5
- Coral Beauty (Centropyge bispinosus)
- Pink Skunk Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion)
- Harlequin Tuskfish (Choerodon fasciatus) – Great Barrier Reef form
- Pacific Orangespine Unicornfish (Naso lituratus) – unsigned
- Yellowstripe Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus cyanosoma) – unsigned
- Fusilier Damselfish (Lepidozygus tapeinosoma) – unsigned
- Bubble-tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) – unsigned
- Carpet anemone sp. (Stichodactyla sp.?) - unsigned
Tank 6 (mostly empty for undergoing maintenance)
- Fusilier Damselfish (Lepidozygus tapeinosoma) – unsigned
Tank 7 (Danger Zone 1)
- Reef Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)
- White-spotted Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos) – unsigned
Tank 8 (Danger Zone 2)
- Volitans Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
Tank 9 (Danger Zone 3)
- Moon jelly sp. (Aurelia sp.) – signed as A. aurita but this genus is very frequently misidentified
Tank 10 (Danger Zone 4)
- Dogface Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
- Pacific Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster solaris) – signed as A. planci, from which A. solaris was split.
Tank 11 (Danger Zone 5)
- Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis)
Tank 12 (only species signed is Sargocentron diadema, which I don’t think is actually in the tank)
- Pearly Soldierfish (Myripristis kuntee) – unsigned
- Tahitian Squirrelfish (Sargocentron tiere) – unsigned
- Darkstriped Squirrelfish? (Sargocentron praslin?) – unsigned
- Tailspot Squirrelfish? (Sargocentron caudimaculatum) – unsigned
Tank 13
- Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) – unsigned
- Undulate Moray (Gymnothorax undulatus) – unsigned
- Laced Moray (Gymnothorax favaigineus)
- Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) – unsigned
Tank 14
- Blue Blanquillo (Malacanthus latovittatus)
- Barrier Reef Chromis (Chromis nitida) – unsigned
- Dusky Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) – unsigned
- Longhorn Cowfish (Lactoria cornuta)
- Whitecheek Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans) – unsigned
- Finger leather coral sp. (Sclerophytum sp.) – unsigned
- Zoanthid sp. (Palythoa sp.) – unsigned
Tank 15
- Regal Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus)
- Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - unsigned
- Sea star sp. (Pentaceraster sp.) – unsigned
Tank 16
- Blue Linckia Star (Linckia laevigata) – unsigned
- Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris) – unsigned
- Sea star sp. (Asteroidea) – unsigned
- Blackaxil Chromis (Chromis atripectoralis) – unsigned
- Blackback Wrasse (Anampses novaeguineae) – unsigned
- Twospot Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus) – unsigned
- Coral Rabbitfish (Siganus corallinus) – unsigned
- Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas) – unsigned
- Bicolour Blenny (Ecsenius bicolor) – unsigned
- Orange-shoulder Surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus) – unsigned
- Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin (Echinometra mathaei) – unsigned
- Tuxedo Urchin (Mespilia globulus) – unsigned
- Bubble coral sp. (Plerogyra sp.) – unsigned
- Feather duster worm sp. (Polychaeta) – unsigned
- Zoanthid spp. (Zoantharia) – unsigned
- Plate coral sp. (Fungiidae) – unsigned
- Frogspawn coral sp. (Fimbriaphyllia sp.) – unsigned
- Hammer coral sp. (Fimbriaphyllia sp.) – unsigned
- Duncan Coral (Duncanopsammia axifuga?) – unsigned
- Stony coral spp. (Scleractinia) – unsigned
Tank 17
- Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas) – unsigned
- Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) – unsigned
- Twospot Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus) – unsigned
- Blue-green Chromis (Chromis viridis) – unsigned
- Canary Wrasse (Hemicoris chrysus, syn. Halichoeres chrysus) – unsigned
- Sixline Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) – juvenile, unsigned
- Blackback Wrasse (Anampses novaeguineae) – unsigned
- Bicolour Blenny (Ecsenius bicolor) – unsigned
- Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin (Echinometra mathaei) – unsigned
- Green Star Polyp (Briareum violaceum) – unsigned
- Zoanthid spp. (Zoantharia) – unsigned
- Staghorn coral spp. (Acropora spp.) – unsigned
- Stony coral spp. (Scleractinia) – unsigned
Tank 18
- Coral Banded Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)
- Painted Cardinalfish (Taeniamia fucata) – unsigned
Tank 19
- Grooved Razorfish (Centriscus scutatus)
- Jointed Razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus) – unsigned
- Glass anemone sp. (Aiptasia sp.) – unsigned
Tank 20
- Common seahorse sp. (Hippocampus kuda/taeniopterus) – erroneously signed as “Barbour’s Seahorse Hippocampus barbouri”, which was previously kept in this tank but is no longer displayed
Tank 21 (Touch Pool)
- Blue Linckia Star (Linckia laevigata) – unsigned
- Sea star sp. (Pentaceraster sp.) – unsigned
- Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) – unsigned
- Sea apple sp. (Pseudocolochirus sp.) – unsigned
- Blackaxil Chromis (Chromis atripectoralis) – unsigned
Tank 22
- Foxface (Siganus vulpinus) – unsigned
- Coral Rabbitfish (Siganus corallinus) – unsigned
- Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas) – unsigned
- Whitecheek Tang (Acanthurus nigricans) – unsigned
- Barrier Reef Clark’s Anemonefish (Amphiprion cf. clarkii “Barrier Reef”) – unsigned
- Regal Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) – unsigned
- Pacific Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma velifer) – unsigned
- Twospot Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus) – unsigned
- Dusky Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) – unsigned
- Blackaxil Chromis (Chromis atripectoralis) – unsigned
- Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray (Taeniura lymma) – unsigned
- Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) – unsigned
- Tuxedo Urchin (Mespilia globulus) – unsigned
- Toadstool leather coral sp. (Sarcophyton sp.) – unsigned
- Mushroom polyp spp. (Discosoma spp.) – unsigned
- Finger leather coral sp. (Sclerophytum sp.) – unsigned
- Bubble-tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) – unsigned
- Zoanthid spp. (Zoantharia) – unsigned
- Feather duster worm sp. (Polychaeta) – unsigned
Tank 24
- Twospot Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus) – unsigned
- Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion percula)
- Bubble-tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) – unsigned
- Mushroom polyp spp. (Discosoma spp.) – unsigned
- Zoanthid spp. (Zoantharia) – unsigned
Oceanarium (I wont label what is and isn’t signed here as the signage is really spread out and can be hard to find it all. Most of the sharks and rays are signed, and most else is unsigned)
- Mangrove Whipray (Urogymnus granulatus)
- Bluebarred Rabbitfish (Siganus lineatus)
- Tawny Nurse Shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
- Harlequin Sweetlips (Plectropomus chaetodonoides)
- Malabar Grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus)
- Australian Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera neglecta)
- Flowery Cod (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
- Coral trout sp. (Plectropomus leopardus/laevis) - not seen on this visit but seen on previous visits
- Giant Guitarfish (Glaucostegus typus)
- Paletail Unicornfish (Naso brevirostris)
- Vlaming’s Unicornfish (Naso vlamingii)
- Bluestriped Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)
- Epaulette Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricauda)
- Blacklip Butterflyfish (Chaetodon kleinii)
- Porcupine Ray (Urogymnus asperrimus)
- Chinamanfish (Symphorus nematophorus)
- Blotched Ribbontail Ray (Taeniurops meyeni)
- Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum syn. Stegostoma fasciatum, Stegostoma varium)
- Paddletail Snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)
- Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus)
- Queensland Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)
- Pale Surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata)
- Dark Surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii)
- Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
- Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinos amblyrhynchos)
- Twospot Red Snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
- Reticulated Whipray (Himantura australis)
- Pencil Surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri)
- Humpback Batfish (Platax batavianus)
- Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
- Orbicular Batfish (Platax orbicularis)
- Stripey Snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus)
Restaurant tank (Not part of the main aquarium, but a large tank in the adjacent restaurant)
- Bluelined Rabbitfish (Siganus doliatus) - unsigned
- Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) - unsigned
- Whitecheek Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans) - unsigned
- Redtooth Triggerfish (Odonus niger) - unsigned
- Lined Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus) - unsigned
- Redbreasted Maori Wrasse (Concholabrus fasciatus syn. Cheilinus fasciatus) - unsigned
- Map Puffer (Arothron mappa) - unsigned
- Paddletail Snapper (Lutjanus gibbus) - unsigned
- Vlaming’s Unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) - unsigned
- Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum syn. Stegostoma fasciatum, Stegostoma varium) – juvenile, unsigned
- Fiveline Snapper (Lutjanus quinquelineatus) - unsigned
- Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) - unsigned
- Blotcheye Soldierfish? (Myripristis berndti?) - unsigned
- Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus) - unsigned
- Greater Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium magnus) – unsigned, split from C. punctatum
- Regal Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) - unsigned
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