Timor sea – Tag my Fish

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Bays

Joseph Bonaparte Gulf

Van Diemen Gulf

Koolama Bay

Largest tributaries

Daly River (Northern Territory)

Berkeley River

Blyth River (Northern Territory)

Moyle River

Mugiliformes - Mullets

Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Hornlip mullet (Plicomugil labiosus)

Perciformes - Perches

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)

Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)

Two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)

Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae)

Ribboned sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia)

Harry hotlips (Plectorhinchus gibbosus)

Yellowbanded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus)

Blackspotted rubberlip (Plectorhinchus gaterinus)

Lemonfish (Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus)

Two-striped sweetlips (Plectorhinchus albovittatus)

Painted sweetlip (Plectorhinchus picus)

Humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis)

Blacktail snapper (Lutjanus fulvus)

Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russellii)

Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus)

Blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus)

One-blotch grouper (Epinephelus melanostigma)

Comet grouper (Epinephelus morrhua)

Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)

Blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus)

Common bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)

Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides)

Peacock hind (Cephalopholis argus)

Coral hind (Cephalopholis miniata)

Spinecheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus)

Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris)

Smallspotted grunter (Pomadasys commersonnii)

Randall’s tilefish (Hoplolatilus randalli)

Waigieu seaperch (Psammoperca waigiensis)

Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)

Honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra)

Potato grouper (Epinephelus tukula)

Blue-and-yellow grouper (Epinephelus flavocaeruleus)

Spotted soapfish (Pogonoperca punctata)

Two-spot banded snapper (Lutjanus biguttatus)

Brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus vitta)

One-spot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)

Dory snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma)

Yellow-edged lyretail (Variola louti)

Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus)

Slender grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus)

False scorpionfish (Centrogenys vaigiensis)

Sailfin snapper (Symphorichthys spilurus)

Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis)

Black and white snapper (Macolor niger)

Darkfin hind (Cephalopholis urodeta)

Blackspot snapper (Lutjanus ehrenbergii)

Epaulet grouper (Epinephelus stoliczkae)

Spotted coralgrouper (Plectropomus maculatus)

Roving coral grouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus)

Masked grouper (Gracila albomarginata)

Bowtie damselfish (Neoglyphidodon melas)

Goldenstriped soapfish (Grammistes sexlineatus)

Goldribbon soapfish (Aulacocephalus temminckii)

One-spot damselfish (Chrysiptera unimaculata)

White-edged lyretail (Variola albimarginata)

Dark damsel (Pomacentrus aquilus)

Areolate grouper (Epinephelus areolatus)

Mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

Chocolate hind (Cephalopholis boenak)

Deep-water red snapper (Etelis carbunculus)

Brownspotted grouper (Epinephelus chlorostigma)

Crescent sweetlips (Plectorhinchus cinctus)

Deepwater longtail red snapper (Etelis coruscans)

Grey demoiselle (Chrysiptera glauca)

Moontail bullseye (Priacanthus hamrur)

Banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix)

Leopard hind (Cephalopholis leopardus)

Longspine grouper (Epinephelus longispinis)

Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus)

Slender silver-biddy (Gerres oblongus)

Common silver-biddy (Gerres oyena)

Thai damsel (Pomacentrus polyspinus)

Pale snapper (Etelis radiosus)

Redmouth grouper (Aethaloperca rogaa)

Strawberry hind (Cephalopholis spiloparaea)

Paletail damsel (Pomacentrus trichrourus)

Carangiformes - Jacks

Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)

Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Leerfish (Lichia amia)

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus)

Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis)

Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)

Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)

Torpedo scad (Megalaspis cordyla)

Striped marlin (Kajikia audax)

Black marlin (Istiompax indica)

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

Shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)

Black jack (Caranx lugubris)

Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi)

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

Orange-spotted trevally (Carangoides bajad)

Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)

Longfin yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana)

Small spotted dart (Trachinotus baillonii)

Snubnose pompano (Trachinotus blochii)

African pompano (Alectis ciliaris)

Talang queenfish (Scomberoides commersonnianus)

Bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus)

White trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex)

Shadow trevally (Carangoides dinema)

Whitefin trevally (Carangoides equula)

Bumpnose trevally (Carangoides hedlandensis)

Indian threadfish (Alectis indica)

Doublespotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)

Live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)

Coachwhip trevally (Carangoides oblongus)

Brassy trevally (Caranx papuensis)

Barred queenfish (Scomberoides tala)

Needlescaled queenfish (Scomberoides tol)

Istiophoriformes - Barracudas

Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)

Yellowtail barracuda (Sphyraena flavicauda)

Yellowstripe barracuda (Sphyraena chrysotaenia)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

Devil firefish (Pterois miles)

Estuarine stonefish (Synanceia horrida)

Streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza)

Bearded scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis barbata)

Bartail flathead (Platycephalus indicus)

Wispy waspfish (Paracentropogon longispinis)

Spotfin lionfish (Pterois antennata)

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans)

African lionfish (Pterois mombasae)

Red sea lionfish (Pterois cincta)

Tentacled flathead (Papilloculiceps longiceps)

Ryukyu gurnard (Lepidotrigla ryukyuensis)

Northern scorpionfish (Parascorpaena picta)

Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

Smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)

Thresher (Alopias vulpinus)

Bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus)

Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks

Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)

Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)

Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)

Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)

Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)

Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)

Milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus)

Starspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus manazo)

Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)

Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus)

Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

Tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)

Zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)

Brownbanded bambooshark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)

Myliobatiformes - Stingrays

Blue-spotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii)

Plavopega trakorepa raža (Taeniura lymma)

Giant manta ray (Mobula birostris)

Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi)

Cowtail stingray (Pastinachus sephen)

Round ribbontail ray (Taeniurops meyeni)

Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus)

Pink whipray (Pateobatis fai)

Brown stingray (Bathytoshia lata)

Scombriformes - Mackerels

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)

Dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)

Narrow-barred spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

Starry moray (Echidna nebulosa)

Napoleon snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti)

Giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata)

Gymnothorax undulatus (Gymnothorax undulatus)

Indian mottled eel (Anguilla bengalensis)

Indonesian shortfin eel (Anguilla bicolor)

Zebra moray (Gymnomuraena zebra)

Laced moray (Gymnothorax favagineus)

Fimbriated moray (Gymnothorax fimbriatus)

Geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus)

Giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus)

Turkey moray (Gymnothorax meleagris)

Yellowmouth moray (Gymnothorax nudivomer)

Daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus)

Blotched snake-eel (Ophichthus erabo)

Many-eyed snake-eel (Ophichthus polyophthalmus)

Barred moray (Echidna polyzona)

Broadbanded moray (Channomuraena vittata)

Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

Black triggerfish (Melichthys niger)

White-banded triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)

Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)

Orange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus)

Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

White-spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus)

Stellate puffer (Arothron stellatus)

Bluetail trunkfish (Ostracion cyanurus)

Spotted sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster solandri)

Valentin’s sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini)

Scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)

Broom filefish (Amanses scopas)

Long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus)

Spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)

Pinktail triggerfish (Melichthys vidua)

Blackbelly triggerfish (Rhinecanthus verrucosus)

Picasso triggerfish (Rhinecanthus assasi)

Boomerang triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa)

Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicum)

Yellowspotted puffer (Torquigener flavimaculosus)

Yellowmargin triggerfish (Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus)

Masked triggerfish (Sufflamen fraenatum)

Indian triggerfish (Melichthys indicus)

Unicorn leatherjacket filefish (Aluterus monoceros)

Red-toothed triggerfish (Odonus niger)

Wedge-tail triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus)

Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes

Silverspot squirrelfish (Sargocentron caudimaculatum)

Sabre squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum)

Redcoat (Sargocentron rubrum)

Blotcheye soldierfish (Myripristis berndti)

Crown squirrelfish (Sargocentron diadema)

Samurai squirrelfish (Sargocentron ittodai)

Blackblotch squirrelfish (Sargocentron melanospilos)

Scarlet soldierfish (Myripristis pralinia)

Pink squirrelfish (Sargocentron tiereoides)

Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes

Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus)

Warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus)

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus)

Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes

Soldier croaker (Nibea soldado)

Short-nosed unicornfish (Naso brevirostris)

Bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis)

Whitemargin unicornfish (Naso annulatus)

Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus)

Threespot angelfish (Apolemichthys trimaculatus)

Yellowtail angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthurus)

Blackspot sergeant (Abudefduf sordidus)

Copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus)

Redtail butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare)

Magnificent rabbitfish (Siganus magnificus)

Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis)

Bicolor angelfish (Centropyge bicolor)

Yellowbar angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus)

Spotbanded scat (Selenotoca multifasciata)

Blackwedged butterflyfish (Chaetodon falcula)

Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)

Canary drum (Umbrina canariensis)

Mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens)

Orange-spotted spinefoot (Siganus guttatus)

Brown-spotted spinefoot (Siganus stellatus)

Blue-spotted spinefoot (Siganus corallinus)

Blackeye rabbitfish (Siganus puelloides)

Dusky spinefoot (Siganus luridus)

Foxface rabbitfish (Siganus vulpinus)

Masked spinefoot (Siganus puellus)

Barhead spinefoot (Siganus virgatus)

Lined surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus)

Elongate surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata)

Powderblue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon)

Convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus)

Yellowfin surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus)

Sohal surgeonfish (Acanthurus sohal)

Orangespot surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus)

Goldtail angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus)

Bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)

Regal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus)

Semicircled angelfish (Pomacanthus semicirculatus)

Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)

Yellowface angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon)

Arabian angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur)

Blue-girdled angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus)

Scissortail sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus)

Bengal sergeant (Abudefduf bengalensis)

Yellowtail sergeant (Abudefduf notatus)

Indo-Pacific sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis)

Banded sergeant (Abudefduf septemfasciatus)

Spotted scat (Scatophagus argus)

Whipfin ponyfish (Equulites leuciscus)

Marbled spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus)

Labriformes - Wrasses

Green humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum)

Clown wrasse (Coris aygula)

Queen coris (Coris formosa)

Spottail coris (Coris caudimacula)

African wrasse (Coris cuvieri)

Broomtail wrasse (Cheilinus lunulatus)

Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)

Abudjubbe wrasse (Cheilinus abudjubbe)

Redbreasted wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus)

Klunzinger’s wrasse (Thalassoma rueppellii)

Jansen’s wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii)

Sling-jaw wrasse (Epibulus insidiator)

Dusky wrasse (Halichoeres marginatus)

Zigzag wrasse (Halichoeres scapularis)

Tail-spot wrasse (Halichoeres melanurus)

Checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus)

Canary wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus)

Purple tuskfish (Choerodon cephalotes)

Blue-spotted wrasse (Anampses caeruleopunctatus)

Red Sea thicklip wrasse (Hemigymnus sexfasciatus)

Barred thicklip (Hemigymnus fasciatus)

Blackeye thicklip wrasse (Hemigymnus melapterus)

Yellowbreasted wrasse (Anampses twistii)

Orange-dotted tuskfish (Choerodon anchorago)

Diana’s hogfish (Bodianus diana)

Axilspot hogfish (Bodianus axillaris)

Bird wrasse (Gomphosus varius)

Yellowblotch razorfish (Iniistius aneitensis)

Peacock wrasse (Iniistius pavo)

Fivefinger razorfish (Iniistius pentadactylus)

Mental wrasse (Oxycheilinus mentalis)

Cheeklined wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma)

Rusty parrotfish (Scarus ferrugineus)

Quoy's parrotfish (Scarus quoyi)

Daisy parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus)

Batu coris (Coris batuensis)

Splitlevel hogfish (Bodianus mesothorax)

Lyretail hogfish (Bodianus anthioides)

Palebar hogfish (Bodianus atrolumbus)

Lined hogfish (Bodianus leucosticticus)

Carolines parrotfish (Calotomus carolinus)

Floral wrasse (Cheilinus chlorourus)

Snooty wrasse (Cheilinus oxycephalus)

Surge wrasse (Thalassoma purpureum)

Whitebarred wrasse (Cheilinus quinquecinctus)

Tripletail wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus)

Gobiiformes - Gobies

Atlantic mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus)

Tiger dwarf goby (Mugilogobius tigrinus)

Orange-spotted sleeper-goby (Valenciennea puellaris)

Blueband goby (Valenciennea strigata)

Dusky frillgoby (Bathygobius fuscus)

Ninebar prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus)

Arabian goby (Cryptocentroides arabicus)

Olive flathead-gudgeon (Butis amboinensis)

Snakehead gudgeon (Giuris margaritaceus)

Puntang goby (Exyrias puntang)

Starry goby (Asterropteryx semipunctata)

Chinese zebra goby (Ptereleotris zebra)

Spangled Gudgeon (Ophiocara ophicephalus)

Lampriformes - Lamprids

Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)

Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)

Mulliformes - Goatfishes

Manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

Gold-saddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus)

Yellowstripe goatfish (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)

Red Sea goatfish (Parupeneus forsskali)

Long-barbel goatfish (Parupeneus macronemus)

Sidespot goatfish (Parupeneus pleurostigma)

Yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis)

Striped goatfish (Upeneus vittatus)

Gadiformes - Cods

Abyssal grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus)

Common mora (Mora moro)

Spariformes - Breams and porgies

Red Sea seabream (Diplodus noct)

Oman seabream (Diplodus omanensis)

Goldlined seabream (Rhabdosargus sarba)

Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)

Two-lined monocle bream (Scolopsis bilineata)

Orange-striped emperor (Lethrinus obsoletus)

Twobar seabream (Acanthopagrus bifasciatus)

Longface emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus)

Black-streaked monocle bream (Scolopsis taeniata)

Thumbprint monocle bream (Scolopsis bimaculata)

Snubnose emperor (Lethrinus borbonicus)

Suez Canal Sillago (Sillago suezensis)

Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses

Ringed pipefish (Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus)

Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)

Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)

Network pipefish (Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)

Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes

Milkfish (Chanos chanos)

Beaked salmon (Gonorynchus gonorynchus)

Beryciformes - Sawbellies

Alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus)

Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels

Brunswig's Cusk-eel (Lamprogrammus brunswigi)

Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses

Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)

Dusky sweeper (Pempheris adusta)

Indian sweeper (Pempheris mangula)

Moluccan bullseye (Pempheris molucca)

Vanikoro sweeper (Pempheris vanicolensis)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Bermuda sea chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)

Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)

Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri)

Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus)

Coral hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus)

Spotted hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus)

Dwarf hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco)

Jarbua terapon (Terapon jarbua)

Dark-margined flagtail (Kuhlia marginata)

Barred flagtail (Kuhlia mugil)

Stocky hawkfish (Cirrhitus pinnulatus)

Rock flagtail (Kuhlia rupestris)

Largescaled terapon (Terapon theraps)

Beloniformes - Needlefishes

Flat needlefish (Ablennes hians)

Hound needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus)

Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes

Speckled sandperch (Parapercis hexophtalma)

Latticed sandperch (Parapercis clathrata)

Reticulated sandperch (Parapercis tetracantha)

Marbled stargazer (Uranoscopus bicinctus)

Naked-nape stargazer (Uranoscopus oligolepis)

Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays

Giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis)

Dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata)

Common sawfish (Pristis pristis)

Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes

Large-toothed cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus macrodon)

Five-lined cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus)

Bridled cardinalfish (Pristiapogon fraenatus)

Iridescent cardinalfish (Pristiapogon kallopterus)

Pharaoh cardinalfish (Apogonichthyoides pharaonis)

Bandfin cardinalfish (Pristiapogon taeniopterus)

Half-barred cardinal (Fibramia thermalis)

Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes

Peacock flounder (Bothus mancus)

Leopard flounder (Bothus pantherinus)

Largetooth flounder (Pseudorhombus arsius)

Aulopiformes - Grinners

Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus)

Brushtooth lizardfish, large-scale grinner or largescale saury (Saurida undosquamis)

Gracile lizardfish (Saurida gracilis)

Blenniiformes - Blennies

Molly miller (Scartella cristata)

Rippled rockskipper (Istiblennius edentulus)

Atheriniformes - Silversides

Red Sea Hardyhead Silverside (Atherinomorus forskalii)

Albuliformes - Bonefishes

Roundjaw bonefish (Albula glossodonta)

Siluriformes - Catfishes

Kata (Nemapteryx nenga)

Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks

Zebra bullhead shark (Heterodontus zebra)

The Timor Sea is a relatively shallow sea bounded to the north by the island of Timor (Asian continent), to the east by the Arafura Sea, and to the south by Australia.

The sea contains a number of reefs, uninhabited islands and significant hydrocarbon reserves. International disputes emerged after the reserves were discovered resulting in the signing of the Timor Sea Treaty.

The Timor Sea was hit by the worst oil spill for 25 years in 2009.