How Many Species?

[blairv]

Talking about fishing shows whilst out the otehr night got us thinking (inspired by Marks Bergs Fishing Addiction where anglers win a big prize if they catch 15 different species of fish).

How many species of fish are in the Brisbane River?

The list we came up with so far:

1. Bream

2. Flathead

3. Whiting

4. Threadfin Salmon

5. Cod

6. Snapper

7. Bullsharks

8. Fingermark

9. Grunter

10. Jewfish

11. Luderick

12. Happy Moments (not sure of the official name)

13. Garfish

14. Mullet

15. Herring

That will do for a starter what else have you seen or caught?

[Scope]

Catfish

[neal82]

toadfish

[Bommie]

boney bream

tarpon

bass

mary r cod

golden perch

saratoga

spangled perch

[Scope]

Javelinfish

Dolphin

[werewolf]

Catfish (Fork-tailed and Eel-tailed)

Tailor (cast netted them at Karalee)

Bullrout

I guess down at the mouth you would get the old trev, and your pelagics?

[Angus]

GT's

Pike pike pike.

Squid

Jacks

Qld Grouper!

[ellicat]

There's more than 1 type of mullet

Flounder

Herring

Lungfish

Silver Scat

Silver Biddy

Barramundi

Shovelnose

...then there's the rare species of cobia (Indro Cobiasus)

[elops]

Freshwater 25+ species

Saltwater 150+ species

[Rocket75]

perhaps a new prize category for next year...the allrounder.

the angler who catches (and photos) the most different species over the term of the comp.

rod

[tiotony]

There's fingermark in the Brisbane river!!?? Or are you talking about moses perch?

[kriso]

perhaps a new prize category for next year...the allrounder.

the angler who catches (and photos) the most different species over the term of the comp.

rod

or maybe the biggest total length of all catergorie species!!

[Angus]

There's fingermark in the Brisbane river!!?? Or are you talking about moses perch?

Have seen one caught and reported but thats all. It was a solid fish at about 60cm from memory (ill look for the report pretty sure it was a Franco report).

With all the other typical northern species turning up though its not that surprising.

Angus

[Scope]

Sole

[Keen-as-fisho]

Mermaids :whistle:

[dassa]

Mackrel

Tuna

grinner (BUT NOT ON MY HIT LIST)

[tugger]

blind mullet

[jeff f]

gar

tillapia

banded grunter

spangled perch

[werewolf]

blind mullet

LOL :pinch:

[blairv]

Yep got one a Colmslie a coupla months ago

[pinkey]

Hairtail

Tripletail

Gudgeon

Bigeye Trevally

Mac Tuna

Spotted Mackerel

Giant Herring

Moses Perch

[Bluevien]

stingray

[nadders]

anyone mention m. jack yet?

[pinkey]

Not that hard to read back nadders yes

[hooked_on_trout]

Tailor

Pike Eel

River Perch

[blairv]

So I guess the next question is - how many have you caught?

[straddiebrad]

hardey head

[hooked_on_trout]

Tarpon :cheer:

wonder how long the list can go?

Edit: Getting a bit carried away there, I see Tarpon has already been listed :pinch: :side: :side:

[Funfisher]

lots of anchovies and i got a triggerfish the other night . Glass perch too.

[ellicat]

Crescent Perch

Eagle ray

[straddiebrad]

bullshark,stonefish

[elops]

Heres a complete list of freshwater species, accepted common names , easier than going through the thread.

Please quote and add any if I have missed them.

Australian Smelt

Fly Specked Hardyhead

Marjories Hardyhead

Duboulays Rainbowfish

Pacific Blue Eye

Striped Gudgeon

Empire Gudgeon

Purple Spotted Gudgeon

Flathead Gudgeon

Firetail Gudgeon

Olive Perchlet

Snubnose Gar

Freshwater Mullet

Bullrout

Bony Bream

Long Finned Eel

Short Finned Eel

Spangled Perch

Australian Bass

Tandanus Catfish

Rendahls Catfishh

Stocked or Non Indiginous Natives

Australian Lungfish

Mary River Cod

Murray Cod

Golden Perch

Silver Perch

Southern Saratoga

Barred Grunter

Barramundi

Mouth Almighty

Western Carp Gudgeon

Mouth Almighty

Introduced and Noxious

European Carp

Goldfish

Swordtail

Platty

Gambusia

Tilapia (T. mariae)

Tilapia (O. mossambicus)

Brasiliensis Cichlid (G. brasiliensis)

Extinct or Extirpated

Brisbane River Cod

Ornate Rainbowfish

[tugger]

lung fish

Heres a complete list of freshwater species, accepted common names , easier than going through the thread.

Please quote and add any if I have missed them.

Australian Smelt

Fly Specked Hardyhead

Marjories Hardyhead

Duboulays Rainbowfish

Pacific Blue Eye

Striped Gudgeon

Empire Gudgeon

Purple Spotted Gudgeon

Flathead Gudgeon

Firetail Gudgeon

Olive Perchlet

Snubnose Gar

Freshwater Mullet

Bullrout

Bony Bream

Long Finned Eel

Short Finned Eel

Australian Bass

Tandanus Catfish

Hyrtles Tandan

Stocked or Non Indiginous Natives

Australian Lungfish

Mary River Cod

Murray Cod

Golden Perch

Silver Perch

Southern Saratoga

Barred Grunter

Barramundi

Mouth Almighty

Western Carp Gudgeon

Introduced and Noxious

European Carp

Goldfish

Swordtail

Platty

Gambusia

Tilapia (T. mariae)

Tilapia (O. mossambicus)

Green Terror (G. brasiliensis)

Extinct or Extirpated

Brisbane River Cod

Ornate Rainbowfish

[ellicat]

Tilapia (T. mariae)

Is it Golden brown ?

and do you drink it when the sun goes down ?

:silly:

Australian Lungfish

- surprised to see it in the non indigenous list. Where's it native to ?

[rosstralia46]

hardy heads

pike eel

freshwater eel

[elops]

Tilapia (T. mariae)

Is it Golden brown ?

and do you drink it when the sun goes down ?

:silly:

Australian Lungfish

- surprised to see it in the non indigenous list. Where's it native to ?

Lungfish native to Burnett River possibly the Mary some debate over ,this some genetic studies were done, translocated to Brisbane, Pine and some other rivers in the late 1800's

[hooked_on_trout]

Another ifsh I caught once in a cast net at Oxley Ck was those sucker fish (Black and white stripe) with the mouth on top of their head for cleaning sharks.

They exist in the river and I am guessing they live here as much as the Bullies do, you just wont hook many because they do not take bait .

cheers

Dan

[faulked]

scat

bootfish

trolleyus squeekallotus

[David88]

Puttynose Perch

[straddiebrad]

Another ifsh I caught once in a cast net at Oxley Ck was those sucker fish (Black and white stripe) with the mouth on top of their head for cleaning sharks.

They exist in the river and I am guessing they live here as much as the Bullies do, you just wont hook many because they do not take bait .

cheers

Dan

i got one on bait off the sunny coast