Archives: Species
| Image | Title | Summary | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787) | Common Name: Bengal Sergeant Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical west Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Scissortail Sergeant Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) | Common Name: Indo-pacific Sergeant Distribution: Abundant throughout Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific, southern Japan to … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Abudefduf whitleyi (Allen and Robertson, 1974) | Common Name: Whitley’s Sergeant Distribution: Relatively common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the western … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Crown Of Thorns Starfish Distribution: Relatively uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed across … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Acanthistius ocellatus (Gunther, 1859) | Common Name: Wirrah Distribution: Common in coastal and offshore reef areas of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Acanthopagrus australis (Gunther, 1859) | Common Name: Yellowfin Bream Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to eastern Australia from … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Acanthurus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835) | Common Name: Pencil Surgeon Fish Distribution: Relatively common throughout Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific. In … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829) | Common Name: Pale Surgeonfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Indo-Pacific distribution generally, north to … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Dusky Surgeonfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific, Red Sea … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Acanthurus olivaceus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Orangeblotch Surgeonfish Distribution: Uncommon as adults in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread Indo-Pacific, Christmas … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Acanthurus pyroferus (Kittlitz, 1834) | Common Name: Mimic Surgeonfish Distribution: Not commonly seen in Solitary Islands Marine Park. Ranges through Islands of … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Convict Surgeonfish Distribution: Adults uncommon but juveniles seen in rock pools and shallow coastal waters … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Acanthurus xanthopterus (Valenciennes, 1835) | Common Name: Yellowmask Surgeonfish Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Indo-Pacific distribution, from … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Achaeus japonicus (De Haan, 1839) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Japan. … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Achoerodus viridis (Gill, 1863) | Common Name: Eastern Blue Groper Distribution: Common around the coastline and offshore islands in the Solitary Islands … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Acropora glauca (Brook, 1893) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the central Indo-Pacific region, north to … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Chagos Islands in the Indian … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Acropora solitaryensis (Veron and Wallace, 1984) | Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Acropora sp. (Oken, 1815) | Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indian and Pacific Ocean, from … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Actinimenes ornatus (Bruce, 1969) | Distribution: Relatively common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Aegires citrinus (Pruvot-Fol, 1930) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Reported from Hawaii and the Philippines, probable distribution … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823) | Common Name: Whitespotted Eagle Ray Distribution: Common throughout Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Agnewia tritoniformis (Blainville, 1832) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Australia and northern New Zealand. Recorded … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Alcyonohippolyte commensalis (Kemp, 1925) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-Pacific region, including the Solomon … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Allogalathea elegans (Adams and White, 1848) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from Shark Bay in Western … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Allostichaster polyplax (Muller and Troschel, 1844) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park as this represents its northern limit on the … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Alpheus ochrostriatus (Karplus, Szlep and Tsurnamal, 1981) | Common Name: Fine-striped Snapping Shrimp Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Red … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Alpheus richardsoni (Yaldwyn, 1971) | Common Name: Richardson’s Snapping Shrimp Distribution: Probably common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) | Common Name: Scribbled Leatherjacket Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found worldwide in tropical waters. … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Amaryllis philatelica (Lowry and Stoddart, 2002) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Limited records from southern New South … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Ambassis sp. (Cuvier, 1828) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Members of the family are found throughout the … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Amblyeleotris ogasawarensis (Yanagisawa, 1978) | Common Name: Redspotted Shrimpgoby Distribution: Rare in Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known only from the Ryukyu and … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Amblyeleotris periophthalma (Bleeker, 1853) | Common Name: Broadbanded Shrimpgoby Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the Indo West … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Polunin and Lubbock, 1977) | Common Name: Burgundy Shrimpgoby Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific: East … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837) | Common Name: Whitebarred Goby Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Pacific Ocean: … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Amoria zebra (Leach, 1814) | Distribution: Common at inshore areas of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia. recorded from … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Amphiprion akindynos (Allen, 1972) | Common Name: Barrier Reef Anemonefish Distribution: Common at all offshore islands in the Solitary Islands Marine Park, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Amphiprion latezonatus (Waite, 1900) | Common Name: Wideband Anemonefish Distribution: Known only from northern New South Wales to southern Queensland and Lord … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Amphiprion melanopus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Blackback Anemonefish Distribution: Locally common in the northern section of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Anadara trapezia (Deshayes, 1840) | Common Name: Sydney Cockle Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from south eastern and … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Anampses caeruleopunctatus (Ruppell, 1829) | Common Name: Bluespotted Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific, north to … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Anampses elegans (Ogilby, 1889) | Common Name: Elegant Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Lord Howe Is, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Anampses femininus (Randall, 1972) | Common Name: Bluetail Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the subtropical Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Anampses geographicus (Valenciennes, 1840) | Common Name: Scribbled Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Anampses melanurus (Bleeker, 1856) | Common Name: Blacktail Wrasse Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Pacific Ocean extending … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Anampses meleagrides (Valenciennes, 1840) | Common Name: Speckled Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Anampses neoguinaicus (Bleeker, 1878) | Common Name: Black Backed Wrasse Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from areas … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Ancylocaris brevicarpalis (Schenkel, 1902) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region. In … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Anhinga novaehollandiae (Gould 1847) | Common Name: Australasian Darter Distribution: Found across Australia, though not in the Great Sandy or Great Victoria … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Annulobalcis sp. (Habe, 1965) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park where it is found at outer islands and … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Anoplocapros inermis (Fraser-Brunner, 1935) | Common Name: Eastern Smooth Boxfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from southern Queensland … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Common Noddy Distribution: Found in tropical and sub-tropical waters off the west, north and east … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Anteaeolidiella indica (Bergh, 1888) | Distribution: Uncommon within the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in Japan, California, Sth Africa, Mediterranean and … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817) | Common Name: Spotfin Anglerfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread Indo-Pacific region, Red Sea, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Antennarius pictus (Shaw and Nodder, 1794) | Common Name: Painted Anglerfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Anthus novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Australasian Pipit Distribution: Australia generally. Ecological Notes: Occupies a range of habitat types from saltmarshes to … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Antigona persimilis (Iredale, 1930) | Common Name: Venus Clam Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Family represented worldwide. Distributed … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Aphelodoris varia (Abraham, 1877) | Distribution: Moderately common within the Solitary Islands Marine Park, but probably at the northern end … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aploactisoma milesii (Richardson, 1850) | Common Name: Southern Velvetfish Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, is primarily … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aplodactylus lophodon (Gunther, 1859) | Common Name: Rock Cale Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from south eastern Australian … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-Pacific region generally. In Australia … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aplysia argus (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1830) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found around the tropical coastline of Australia south … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aplysia extraordinaria (Allan, 1932) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the east coast of Australia and … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aplysia juliana (Quay and Gaimard, 1832) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. All Australian waters including Tasmania. Circumtropical distribution in … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aplysia parvula (March, 1863) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. World-wide distribution in tropical and warm temperate waters. … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Apogon semiornatus (Peters, 1876) | Common Name: Halfband Cardinalfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aptychotrema rostrata (Shaw, 1794) | Common Name: Eastern Shovelnose Ray Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, distributed … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Arctides antipodarum (Holthuis, 1960) | Common Name: Rough Spanish Lobster Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Island Marine Park. Distributed throughout the … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Ardea alba (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Great Egret Distribution: Great Egrets occur throughout most of the world. They are common … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Ardea intermedia (Wagler, 1827) | Common Name: Intermediate Egret Distribution: The Intermediate Egret can be found at wetlands throughout the northern third … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Ardea pacifica (Latham, 1801) | Common Name: White-necked Heron Distribution: Ranges across mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Commonly observed in shallow fresh … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Ardeadoris averni (Rudman, 1985) | Distribution: Probably rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Great Barrier Reef south … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Ardeadoris rubroannulata (Rudman, 1986) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from northern New South Wales and southern … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Ardenna carneipes (Gould, 1844) | Common Name: Flesh-footed Shearwater Distribution: The species is a trans-equatorial migrant. It is widely distributed across the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Ardenna pacificus (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Wedge-tailed Shearwater Distribution: Ranges throughout the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans generally between latitudes 35°N … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Ruddy Turnstone Distribution: Worldwide. Coastal areas of mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Observed along the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Arenigobius bifrenatus (Kner, 1865) | Common Name: Bridled Goby Distribution: Common in estuarine and shallow coastal areas of the Solitary Islands Marine … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1843) | Common Name: Mulloway Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the southern hemisphere. In … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Stars and Stripes Toadfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Indo-Pacific generally. In … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Arothron manilensis (Proce, 1822) | Common Name: Narrow-lined Puffer Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical West … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831) | Common Name: Scribbled Puffer Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Blackspot Puffer Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific, East … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798) | Common Name: Starry Puffer Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aspasmogaster costata (Ogilby, 1885) | Common Name: Pink Clingfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the south west … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aspidontus taeniatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1834) | Common Name: False Cleanerfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Island Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Pacific Ocean, from … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Asthenosoma intermedium (H.L. Clark, 1938) | Distribution: Not commonly seen in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Australian endemic. In Australia recorded from … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Asthenosoma sp.(possibly varium) (Grube, 1868) | Distribution: Not commonly seen in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-west Pacific region, … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Astralium tentoriiforme (Jonas, 1845) | Distribution: Abundantly common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to the east coast of Australia, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Astrobrachion constrictum (Farquhar, 1900) | Common Name: Eastern Snake Star Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Australia and … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Atagema albata (Burn, 1962) | Distribution: Status unknown in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from New South Wales, Victoria, South … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Atagema intecta (Kelaart, 1858) | Distribution: Locally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific. In … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Atypichthys strigatus (Gunther, 1860) | Common Name: Australian Mado Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific. … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Aulactinia veratra (Drayton in Dana, 1846) | Common Name: Snakelock Anemone Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia and … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | Common Name: Trumpetfish Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific. In … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Austraeolis ornata (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Possibly common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the southern half of Australia, … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Austrocochlea porcata (A. Adams, 1853) | Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Island Marine Park. Found around the southern coastlines of Australia from … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Austrolabrus maculatus (Macleay, 1881) | Common Name: Blackspotted Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, known from … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Austrolittorina unifasciata (Gray, 1826) | Common Name: Banded Periwinkle Distribution: Abundant on hard surfaces of intertidal and littoral areas on rocky headlands … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Baeolidia australis (Rudman, 1982) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Western Australia, south through to … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Baeolidia moebii (Bergh, 1888) | Distribution: Not common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Seychelles and Tanzania, Japan, … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Clown Triggerfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific, East and … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker, 1854) | Common Name: Cocos Frillgoby Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bathygobius krefftii (Steindachner, 1866) | Common Name: Krefft’s Frillgoby Distribution: Appears common in estuarine waters in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Disjunct … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875) | Common Name: Smooth Stingray Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Batillaria australis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833) | Distribution: Abundant in coastal estuary and mangrove regions of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Batrachomoeus dubius (White, 1790) | Common Name: Eastern Frogfish Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, range extends … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bedeva paivae (Crosse, 1864) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, recorded from Cairns, Qld, to … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Bembicium nanum (Lamarck, 1822) | Distribution: Common throughout hard surfaces of rocky shores in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Berthella martensi (Pilsbry, 1896) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Reported from wide area of the Indo-Pacific region … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Berthella stellata (Risso, 1826) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Worldwide distribution in tropical and temperate waters. In … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Berthellina citrina (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Biuve fulvipunctata (Baba, 1938) | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-Pacific region generally. In … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1832) | Common Name: Coral Pigfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread Tropical Indo – Pacific, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Saddleback Pigfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
| Bodianus dictynna (Gomon, 2006) | Common Name: Pacific Diana’s Pigfish Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western … | admin | 22/04/2023 | |
 | Bodianus frenchii (Klunzinger, 1879) | Common Name: Foxfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific. In … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Eclipse Pigfish Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Western Pacific: … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bodianus perditio (Quoy and Gaimard, 1834) | Common Name: Golden Spot Pigfish Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bornella anguilla (S. Johnson, 1984) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region generally, including … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bornella hermanni (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distribution through the Indo-West Pacific region generally. … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bothus pantherinus (Ruppell, 1830) | Common Name: Leopard Flounder Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo – Pacific. … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Botrylloides magnicoecus (Hartmeyer, 1912) | Distribution: Relatively common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Members of this Genus are distributed worldwide. … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Blind Shark Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to eastern Australia, ranges … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) | Common Name: Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia it … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Brachirus nigra (Macleay, 1880) | Common Name: Black Sole Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the south west … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Breviturma dentata (Muller and Troschel, 1842) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In Australia recorded … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Bryaninops loki (Larson, 1985) | Common Name: Loki Whip Goby Distribution: Common in Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific. … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bryaninops yongei (Davis and Cohen, 1968) | Common Name: Whip Goby Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Cattle Egret Distribution: South-eastern, south-western and northern mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Inhabits grasslands, woodlands … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Bulbaeolidia alba (Risbec, 1928) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circum-global distribution throughout warm waters. In Australia recorded … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bullina lineata (Gray, 1825) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Japan, Indonesia, and New Zealand. In … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Bursa rhodostoma (G.B. Sowerby II, 1835 ) | Common Name: Frog Shell Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Range throughout the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Bursatella leachii (Blainville, 1817) | Common Name: Ragged Sea Hare Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Striated Heron Distribution: The Striated Heron is found along the coast of mainland Australia, from … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811) | Common Name: Spengler’s Triton Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the South-West Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cadlinella ornatissima (Risbec, 1928) | Distribution: Uncommon in Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to Japan. In … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Caesio caerulaurea (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Goldband Fusilier Distribution: Seasonally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park when water temperatures are … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Calappa capellonis (Laurie, 1906) | Common Name: Box Crab Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Members of the genus are … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calappa gallus (Herbst, 1803) | Common Name: Rough Box Crab Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calcinus gaimardii (H. Milne Edwards, 1848) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-Pacific region including East … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calcinus guamensis (Wooster, 1984) | Common Name: Guam Hermit Crab Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calcinus laevimanus (Randall, 1840) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calcinus latens (Sachiko Suzuki, 2013) | Common Name: Hidden Hermit Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo – … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calcinus lineapropodus (Morgan and Forest, 1991) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Exmouth in Western Australia, the … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calcinus minutus (Buitendijk, 1937) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calcinus morgani (Rahayu and Forest, 1999) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calcinus sirius (Morgan, 1991) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Eastern Australia, New Zealand, Norfolk … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calcinus spicatus (Forest, 1951) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the South Pacific region with recordings … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calliactis polypus (Forskal, 1775) | Common Name: Anemone Distribution: Found in numbers attached to pumice washed up on the beaches of the … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Calpurnus verrucosus (Linnaeus,1758) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park where most records are from the inshore islands. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-West Pacific region, the Red … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard, 1854) | Common Name: Barred Filefish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cantherhines pardalis (Ruppell, 1837) | Common Name: Honeycomb Leatherjacket Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cantheschenia grandisquamis (Hutchins, 1977) | Common Name: Largescale Leatherjacket Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from east coast Australia, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Canthigaster axiologus (Whitley, 1931) | Common Name: Crowned Toby Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the western Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854) | Common Name: Blackspot Toby Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Canthigaster callisterna (Ogilby, 1889) | Common Name: Blacksaddle Toby Distribution: Common throughout Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed in the Southwest Pacific, including … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Canthigaster janthinoptera (Bleeker, 1855) | Common Name: Spotted Toby Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853) | Common Name: Saddled Puffer Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Generally widespread tropical Indo-Pacific, from … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Caphyra loevis (A. Milne Edwards, 1869) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Carangoides chrysophrys (Cuvier, 1833) | Common Name: Longnose Trevally Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found from East Africa to … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Carangoides orthogrammus (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882) | Common Name: Thicklip Trevally Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific ranging … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Caranx sexfasciatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) | Common Name: Bigeye Trevally Distribution: Common throughout Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific, East Africa to … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Carcharias taurus (Rafinesque, 1810) | Common Name: Grey Nurse Shark Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed in tropical and … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Carminodoris nodulosa (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the temperate waters of southern … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cellana tramoserica (Holten, 1802) | Distribution: Abundantly common throughout intertidal areas of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia from … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Centropogon australis (White, 1790) | Common Name: Eastern Fortescue Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Generally found on the Australian … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787) | Common Name: Blue and Gold Angelfish Distribution: Common in Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread west Pacific and … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Centropyge bispinosa (Gunther, 1860) | Common Name: Coral Beauty Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific, East Africa … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
| Centropyge flavissima (Cuvier, 1831) | Common Name: Lemonpeel Angelfish Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 | |
 | Centropyge heraldi (Woods and Schultz, 1953) | Common Name: Yellow Angelfish Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Indo-Pacific distribution, from Sri Lank … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Centropyge tibicen (Cuvier, 1831) | Common Name: Keyhole Angelfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Generally tropical Indo-Pacific, Christmas Island … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Centropyge vrolikii (Bleeker, 1853) | Common Name: Pearlscale Angelfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the tropical west … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Centrostephanus rodgersii (A. Agassiz, 1864) | Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the warm temperate and cool temperate … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Cephalopholis argus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Peacock Rockcod Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Ranges generally in the Indo-Pacific, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Coral Rockcod Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cephalopholis sonnerati (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Tomato Rockcod Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-Pacific: east … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cephalopholis urodeta (Forster, 1801) | Common Name: Flagtail Rockcod Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Ceratosoma amoenum (Cheeseman, 1886) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Reported from Australia and New Zealand. Ecological Notes: Prefers … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Ceratosoma brevicaudatum (Abraham, 1876) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to temperate east and western coasts of … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
| Ceratosoma tenue (Abraham, 1876) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout tropical western Pacific and Indian … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 | |
 | Ceyx azureus (Rafinesque, 1815) | Common Name: Azure Kingfisher Distribution: Northern and eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Typically found close to … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon auriga (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Threadfin Butterflyfish Distribution: Common in Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific, central Pacific from … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon citrinellus (Cuvier, 1831) | Common Name: Citron Butterflyfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon flavirostris (Gunther, 1874) | Common Name: Dusky Butterflyfish Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Wide-spread tropical south-west Pacific from … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon guentheri (Ahl, 1923) | Common Name: Gunther’s Butterflyfish Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical West Pacific from … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon kleinii (Bloch, 1790) | Common Name: Klein’s Butterflyfish Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon lunulatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) | Common Name: Pinstripe Butterflyfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Pacific Ocean, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon melannotus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Blackback Butterflyfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon mertensii (Cuvier, 1831) | Common Name: Mertens Butterflyfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Ranges throughout the Indo – … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon ornatissimus (Cuvier, 1831) | Common Name: Ornate Butterflyfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon pelewensis (Kner, 1868) | Common Name: Dot and Dash Butterflyfish Distribution: Uncommon to rare in Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon plebeius (Cuvier, 1831) | Common Name: Blue Spot Butterflyfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the West … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon rainfordi (McCulloch, 1923) | Common Name: Rainford’s Butterflyfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known only from the Western … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon reticulatus (Cuvier, 1831) | Common Name: Reticulated Butterflyfish Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon speculum (Cuvier, 1831) | Common Name: Ovalspot Butterflyfish Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon tricinctus (Waite, 1901) | Common Name: Threeband Butterflyfish Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Limited distribution confined to south … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon trifascialis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) | Common Name: Chevron Butterflyfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Wide ranging species from East … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon unimaculatus (Bloch, 1787) | Common Name: Teardrop Butterflyfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodon vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Vagabond Butterflyfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chaetodontoplus meredithi (Kuiter, 1990) | Common Name: Queensland Yellowtail Angelfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the western … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Charadrius ruficapillus (Temmnck, 1822) | Common Name: Red-capped Plover, Red-capped Dotterel Distribution: The most common and widespread of Australia’s beach-nesting shorebirds. It … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Knobbed Triton Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed around southern Australia from … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Charybdis (Goniosupradens) acutifrons (de Man, 1879) | Common Name: Spine-fronted Swimming Crab Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Japan and … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Cheilinus trilobatus (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Tripletail Maori Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cheilio inermis (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Sharpnose Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, from … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cheilodactylus fuscus (Castelnau, 1879) | Common Name: Red Morwong Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Ranges throughout the tropical and … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cheilodactylus vestitus (Castelnau, 1879) | Common Name: Crested Morwong Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Great Barrier … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cheilodipterus macrodon (Lacepede, 1802) | Common Name: Tiger Cardinalfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chelidonura electra (Rudman, 1970) | Distribution: Not commonly found in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Solomon Islands, Indonesia, New … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chelidonura hirundinina (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-West Pacific and the tropical … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chelmonops truncatus (Kner, 1859) | Common Name: Eastern Talma Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, on … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801) | Common Name: Australian Wood Duck Distribution: Eastern and south-western mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Occupies freshwater wetlands, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Chicoreus denudatus (Perry, 1811) | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia; Rockhampton, Queensland to Westernport, … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Chironemus marmoratus (Gunther, 1860) | Common Name: Eastern Kelpfish Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Ranges from northern New South … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Choerodon fasciatus (Gunther, 1867) | Common Name: Harlequin Tuskfish Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Island Marine Park. Distribution in separate … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Choerodon graphicus (De Vis, 1885) | Common Name: Graphic Tuskfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the western Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Choerodon jordani (Snyder, 1908) | Common Name: Jordans Tuskfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout Western Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Choerodon venustus (De Vis, 1884) | Common Name: Venus Tuskfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distribution in the Western Pacific; … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) | Common Name: Silver Gull Distribution: Mainland Australia and Tasmania. Also found in New Caledonia and New Zealand. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Chromis atripectoralis (Welander and Schultz, 1951) | Common Name: Black-axil Chromis Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883) | Common Name: Stoutbody Puller Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromis hypsilepis (Gunther, 1867) | Common Name: One Spot Puller Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. East coast Australia from … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromis kennensis (Whitley, 1964) | Common Name: Yellowspot Puller Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Two isolated populations: the northern … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromis lepidolepis (Bleeker, 1877) | Common Name: Scaly Puller Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, from … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromis nitida (Whitley, 1928) | Common Name: Yellowback Puller Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the Western Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromis viridis (Cuvier, 1830) | Common Name: Blue-green Puller Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region from … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromis weberi (Fowler and Bean, 1928) | Common Name: Weber’s Puller Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromodoris aspersa (Gould, 1852) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-Pacific region generally, including South … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromodoris buchananae (Gosliner and Behrens, 2000) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Only known record from South Solitary Island. Ecological … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromodoris cf. striatella (Bergh, 1876) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromodoris elisabethina (Bergh, 1877) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in the tropical Indo-Pacific and South Pacific, … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromodoris kuiteri (Rudman, 1982) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Queensland and northern New South … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromodoris quagga (Bonomo and Gosliner, 2020) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands. Recorded from Bali in Indonesia and Luzon in the Philippines. … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chromodoris strigata (Rudman, 1982) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-Pacific region, from the Red … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chrysiptera flavipinnis (Allen and Robertson, 1974) | Common Name: Yellowfin Demoiselle Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chrysiptera notialis (Allen, 1975) | Common Name: Southern Demoiselle Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the western Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chrysiptera talboti (Allen, 1975) | Common Name: Talbot’s Demoiselle Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific: … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Chrysophrys auratus (Forster, 1801) | Common Name: Snapper Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout warm temperate waters of … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Ciliopagurus strigatus (Herbst, 1804) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from East Africa, Red Sea to Australia, … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Cirrhilabrus punctatus (Randall and Kuiter, 1989) | Common Name: Finespot Wrasse Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Generally found in eastern Australia, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cirrhitichthys aprinus (Cuvier, 1829) | Common Name: Blotched Hawkfish Distribution: Common throughout Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread west Pacific Central New South … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
| Cirrhitichthys falco (Randall, 1963) | Common Name: Dwarf Hawkfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 22/04/2023 | |
 | Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855) | Common Name: Spotted Hawkfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836) | Common Name: Chestnut Blenny Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cleidopus gloriamaris (De Vis, 1882) | Common Name: Australian Pineapplefish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from east coast of … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Clibanarius taeniatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1848) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from the northern half of … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Clibanarius virescens (Krauss, 1843) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Clypeaster tumidus (Tension-Woods, 1878) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the east coast of Australia, Norfolk … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Cnemidocarpa stolonifera (Herdman, 1899) | Common Name: Orange-spouted Sea Squirt Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Western … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Cnidoglanis macrocephalus (Valenciennes, 1840) | Common Name: Estuary Catfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia: widespread southern … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cochleoceps orientalis (Hutchins, 1991) | Common Name: Eastern Cleaner Clingfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the South … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Colpodaspis sp. | Distribution: Status unknown in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. The genus is known from temperate southeastern … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Colpodaspis thompsoni (Brown, 1979) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Island Marine Park. Widespread distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific region including … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Conchoderma virgatum (Spengler, 1789) | Common Name: Goose Barnacle Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical distribution, found in all … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Conomurex luhuanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Red Mouthed Stromb Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-West Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus capitaneus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed generally through the Indo-West Pacific region. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus coronatus (Gmelin, 1791) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus ebraeus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-West Pacific region. In … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus leopardus (Roding, 1798) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout Indo-West Pacific, known from the North … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus miles (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Only moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus miliaris (Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792) | Common Name: Thousand Spot Cone Shell Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus musicus (Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the central Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus omaria (Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792) | Common Name: Omaria Cone Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western and … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Conus textile (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Textile Cone Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Coralliophila monodonta (Blainville, 1832) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the tropical Indo-West Pacific and tropical … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Coralliophila radula (A. Adams, 1855) | Distribution: Reasonably common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from around Geraldton in … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Coralliophila squamosissima (Smith, 1876) | Distribution: Uncommon or rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Corella eumyota (Traustedt, 1882) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed world wide from tropical to polar … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Coris aurilineata (Randall and Kuiter, 1982) | Common Name: Goldlined Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Western Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Coris aygula (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Clown Coris Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific, Red … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1857) | Common Name: Variegated Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific, East … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Coris bulbifrons (Randall and Kuiter, 1982) | Common Name: Double Header Distribution: Adults rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Limited range on the … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Coris dorsomacula (Fowler, 1908) | Common Name: Pinklined Wrasse Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Coris gaimard (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) | Common Name: Clown Wrasse Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical West … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Coris picta (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Comb Wrasse Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Only known from the Western … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Coris sandeyeri (Hector, 1844) | Common Name: Eastern King Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the South … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
| Coryphellina rubrolineata (O’Donoghue, 1929) | Distribution: Seasonally common on food source in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Generally Tropical Indo-Pacific distribution. … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 | |
 | Coscinasterias muricata (Verrill, 1870) | Common Name: Eleven-armed Seastar Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from temperate waters surrounding … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Cratena lineata (Eliot, 1904) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Crenavolva aureola (Fehse, 2002) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Records from the Western Pacific region, in Australia … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Crenavolva striatula (G.B. Sowerby II, 1828 ) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cribrarula cribraria (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Specimens have been recorded from the offshore islands in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cristiceps aurantiacus (Castelnau, 1879) | Common Name: Yellow Crested Weedfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the southern … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cronia aurantiaca (Hombron and Jaquinot, 1853) | Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the central and western Pacific region. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cryptocentroides gobioides (Ogilby, 1886) | Common Name: Crested Oystergoby Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from central Queensland to … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Ctenochaetus binotatus (Randall, 1955) | Common Name: Twospot Bristletooth Distribution: Adults uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cuspivolva draperi (Cate and Azuma in Cate, 1973) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In New South Wales has been recorded from … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cuspivolva ostheimerae (Cate, 1973) | Distribution: Not common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Port Stephens and South West … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Cuspivolva tigris (Yamamoto, 1971) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Cyerce cf. pavonina | Distribution: Probably uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indian Ocean at Tanzania … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cyerce nigricans (Pease, 1866) | Distribution: Not commonly recorded from the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region. … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) | Common Name: Black Swan Distribution: Eastern and western mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Occupies deep permanent water, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802) | Common Name: Magnificent Volute Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia and distributed … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Cypraea tigris | Common Name: Tiger Cowrie Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Cyprinocirrhites polyactis (Bleeker, 1875) | Common Name: Lyretail Hawkfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dacosta australis (Sowerby, 1829) | Common Name: Watering Pot Shell Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Dardanus crassimanus (H. Milne Edwards, 1836) | Common Name: Mauve-eyed Hermit Crab Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Dardanus guttatus (Oliver, 1811) | Common Name: Blue Knee Hermit Crab Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Dardanus lagopodes (Forsskal, 1775) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region: from East … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Dardanus longior (Asakura, 2006) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Line and Phoenix Islands and … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Dardanus megistos (Herbst, 1804) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Dardanus pedunculatus (Herbst, 1804) | Common Name: Pink-clawed Hermit Crab Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846) | Common Name: Headband Humbug Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dascyllus trimaculatus (Ruppell, 1829) | Common Name: Threespot Humbug Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific: Red Sea … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) | Common Name: Zebra Lionfish Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dendrodoris fumata (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1830) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-West Pacific Region, including … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Dendrodoris guttata (Odhner, 1917) | Distribution: Possibly seasonally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-Pacific region generally, … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare within the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout South Africa and Indo-West … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from tropical and warm temperate … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Dermatobranchus primus (Baba, 1976) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distribution unknown but specimens recorded from … | Ian Shaw | 22/04/2023 |
 | Dermatobranchus sp. (van Hasselt, 1824.) | Distribution: Unknown status in the Solitary Island Marine Park. The Family may be found throughout coastal … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Diadema palmeri (Baker, 1967) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from New South Wales generally, Coffs Harbour … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Diadema savignyi (Audouin, 1829) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, East Africa … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Diagramma labiosum (MacLeay, 1883) | Common Name: Painted Sweetlips Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific: East Africa … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791) | Common Name: Cartrut Shell Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia where it … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Dicotylichthys punctulatus (Kaup, 1855) | Common Name: Three Barred Porcupinefish Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Western Pacific distribution. In … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Didemnum lissoclinum (Kott, 2001) | Distribution: Relatively common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distribution unknown but members of this Genus … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Diminovula culmen (Cate, 1973) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the West Pacific region: Philippines, Japan … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Diminovula margarita (G.B. Sowerby II, 1828 ) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In Australia, recorded … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Diminovula whitworthi (Cate, 1973) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Diodon holocanthus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Fine Spotted Porcupinefish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical range. In Australia … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Diodon hystrix (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Spotted Porcupinefish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical distribution. In Australia recorded … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Diplogrammus goramensis (Bleeker, 1858) | Common Name: Goram Dragonet Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the western Pacific Ocean … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Diploprion bifasciatum (Cuvier, 1828) | Common Name: Barred Soapfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Diversidoris sulphurea (Rudman, 1986) | Distribution: Moderately rare in Solitary Islands Marine Park, and probably at northern extremity of its range. … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific and North-West … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dolabrifera brazieri (Sowerby, 1870) | Distribution: Probably common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park but rarely seen due to small size … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical distribution in warm tropical and subtropical waters. … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Domecia hispida (Eydoux and Souleyet, 1842) | Distribution: Distribution and abundance unknown in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded in the Hawaiian and … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Doriopsilla miniata (Alder and Hancock, 1864) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, South Africa, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Doriopsis pecten (Collingwood, 1881) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Doriprismatica atromarginata (Cuvier, 1804) | Distribution: Very common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Doris cameroni (Allan, 1947) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from northern New South Wales south … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Doris chrysoderma (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in temperate waters around the southern … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Doris immonda (Risbec, 1928) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific, north to … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Doto sp. | Distribution: Unknown, possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Ecological Notes: Found on food source hydroids, Gymnangium … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) | Common Name: Emu Distribution: Found throughout Australia. Locally found in coastal areas, including beaches, from Red Rock … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Drupa ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Echeneis naucrates (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Slender Suckerfish Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical distribution in warm waters. … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789) | Common Name: Starry Moray Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific Ocean … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Echinaster colemani (Rowe and Albertson, 1987) | Distribution: Not common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from eastern Australia, Moreton Island in … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840) | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo – West Pacific … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Echinometra sp. (Gray, 1825) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout tropical Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Echinostrephus aciculatus (A. Agassiz, 1863) | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region including Japan … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Echinothrix calamaris (Pallas, 1774) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Tropical Western Pacific, Red Sea, … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Ecsenius bicolor (Day, 1888) | Common Name: Bicolor Combtooth Blenny Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Ecteinascidia maxima (Kott, 1985) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the South-West Pacific region: Australia and … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) | Common Name: White-faced Heron Distribution: Found throughout the Australian mainland and Tasmania, and most coastal islands. It … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Pacific Reef Heron Distribution: Widely distributed across southern Asia and Oceania. In Australia, the species … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) | Common Name: Rainbow Runner Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical species, common in subtropical … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Elanus axillaris (Latham, 1801) | Common Name: Black-shouldered Kite Distribution: Mainland Australia. Ecological Notes: Black-shouldered Kites are usually observed perched on power lines … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Ellatrivia merces (Iredale, 1924) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Common in the range from southern Queensland around … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Elysia maoria (Powell, 1937) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Australia and New Zealand. In Australia … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Elysia ornata (Swainson, 1840) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical distribution, recorded from the Indo-Pacific region, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Elysia pusilla (Bergh, 1871) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, from India … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Elysia sp. | Distribution: Seasonably common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Probably restricted to the South Pacific region, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Enchelycore ramosa (Griffin, 1926) | Common Name: Mosaic Moray Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the South Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Engina australis (Pease, 1871) | Distribution: Moderately common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, east coast from Ballina … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Enigmapercis reducta (Whitley, 1936) | Common Name: Broad Duckbill Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Indo-Pacific region: in … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Enneapterygius atrogulare (Gunther, 1873) | Common Name: Ringscale Threefin Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Enneapterygius rufopileus (Waite, 1904) | Common Name: Blackcheek Threefin Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the South West … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Enneapterygius similis (Fricke, 1997) | Common Name: Masked Threefin Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Central Western … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Enoplosus armatus (White, 1790) | Common Name: Old Wife Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, ranges from … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Entacmaea quadricolor (Leuckart in Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) | Common Name: Bubble-tip Anemone Distribution: Locally very common in the northern section of the Solitary Islands Marine … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Entomyzon cyanotis (Latham, 1801) | Common name: Blue-faced Honeyeater Distribution: Northern and eastern Australia, absent from Tasmania. Ecological notes: Rainforest fringes, … | Ian Shaw | 30/08/2023 |
 | Eocallionymus papilio (Gunther, 1864) | Common Name: Painted Stinkfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Eastern Indian Ocean distribution. In … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790) | Common Name: Black-necked Stork Distribution: Northern and eastern Australia, widespread throughout monsoonal areas but less common in … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Epidendrium aureum (Gittenberger and Gittenberger, 2005) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822) | Common Name: Goldspotted Rockcod Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-West Pacific: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Epinephelus cyanopodus (Richardson, 1846) | Common Name: Purple Rockcod Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the western Pacific: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Epinephelus daemelii (Gunther, 1876) | Common Name: Black Cod Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Southwest Pacific, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Blacktip Rockcod Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Epinephelus maculatus (Bloch, 1790) | Common Name: Highfin Grouper Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Blackspotted Rockcod Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Epinephelus merra (Bloch, 1793) | Common Name: Birdwire Rockcod Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Epinephelus rivulatus (Valenciennes, 1830) | Common Name: Chinaman Rockcod Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Indo-West Pacific: East … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Epinephelus undulatostriatus (Peters, 1866) | Common Name: Maori Cod Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, ranges from … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Epitonium pyramidale (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Western Central Pacific region and … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Erosaria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific, in Australia found … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In Australia recorded … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In Australia recorded … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Erronea xanthodon (Sowerby, 1832) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to eastern Australia, recorded from northern Queensland … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Esacus magnirostris (Vieillot, 1818) | Common Name: Beach Stone-curlew Distribution: Northern and eastern Australia coastlines. The species has largely disappeared from the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Eubalichthys mosaicus (Ramsay and Ogilby, 1886) | Common Name: Mosaic Leatherjacket Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the eastern Indian … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Eupetrichthys angustipes (Ramsay and Ogilby, 1888) | Common Name: Snakeskin Wrasse Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Eastern Indian … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
| Euplica scripta (Lamarck, 1822) | Common Name: Lettered Doveshell Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. … | admin | 21/04/2023 | |
 | Eviota cf. teresae (Greenfield and Randall, 2016) | Common Name: Terry’s Dwarfgoby Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Eviota sebreei (Jordan and Seale, 1906) | Common Name: Striped Pygmy Goby Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Exallias brevis (Kner, 1868) | Common Name: Leopard Blenny Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread Indo-Pacific generally, from … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Facelina newcombi (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Pak. Known from Angourie in northern New South … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Falco cenchroides (Vigors & Horsefield, 1827) | Common Name: Nankeen Kestrel Distribution: Nankeen Kestrels range across most areas of Australia and are also found … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Favonigobius exquisitus (Whitley, 1950) | Common Name: Exquisite Sandgoby Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the south west … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Favorinus japonicus (Baba, 1949) | Distribution: Uncommon in Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific region. Ecological Notes: Location … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Filicampus tigris (Castelnau, 1879) | Common Name: Tiger Pipefish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia and known … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Fistularia commersonii (Ruppell, 1838) | Common Name: Smooth Flutemouth Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Forcipiger flavissimus (Jordan and McGregor, 1898) | Common Name: Forceps Fish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Occurs in both the Indian … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Fregata ariel (Gray, 1845) | Common Name: Lesser Frigatebird Distribution: Occurs over tropical and subtropical waters across the Indian and Pacific Oceans, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Great Frigatebird Distribution: Major nesting populations are located in the tropical Pacific, including the Coral … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Fromia indica (Perrier, 1869) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific Oceans, from South … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Fromia polypora (H.L. Clark, 1916) | Common Name: Many-pored Seastar Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park, which is possibly the limit … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Fusigobius duospilus (Hoese and Reader, 1985) | Common Name: Twospot Sandgoby Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Fusigobius inframaculatus (Randall, 1994) | Common Name: Innerspot Sandgoby Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gelasimus vomeris (McNeill, 1920) | Common Name: Orange-clawed Fiddler Crab Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the south-western … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Girella cyanea (Macleay, 1881) | Common Name: Bluefish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the Southwest Pacific: common … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Girella elevata (Macleay, 1881) | Common Name: Rock Blackfish Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the Southwest Pacific: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Girella tricuspidata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) | Common Name: Luderick Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the Western Pacific region, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Glaucilla bennettae (Churchill, Valdes and Foighil, 2014) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Frequents open ocean throughout the Tropical Indo-Western Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Glaucosoma scapulare (Macleay, 1881) | Common Name: Pearl Perch Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Glaucus atlanticus (Forster, 1777) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical in temperate and tropical waters. Recorded from … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Globovula cavanaghi (Iredale, 1931) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed in the West Pacific region from Indonesia … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Glossodoris aeruginosa (Rudman, 1995) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Western Pacific region; New Caledonia … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Glossodoris angasi (Rudman, 1986) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from New South Wales … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Glossodoris rufomarginata (Bergh, 1890) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-West Pacific region, north to … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepede, 1802) | Common Name: Gold Spot Emperor Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853) | Common Name: Shoulderspot Goby Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gobiodon histrio (Bleeker, 1856) | Common Name: Maori Coral Goby Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. The Genus is distributed … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gobiodon qinquestrigatus (Valenciennes, 1837) | Common Name: Fiveline Coralgoby Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gomphosus varius (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Bird Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus aureopurpureus (Collingwood, 1881) | Distribution: Very rare in Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in Indo-West Pacific, but mainly south west … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus collingwoodi (Rudman, 1987) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Indonesia, Hong Kong and the South … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus geometricus (Risbec, 1928) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in tropical Indo-West Pacific, including Sth Africa, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus kuniei (Pruvot-Fol, 1930) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical West Pacific region, from … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus leopardus (Rudman, 1987) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Previously recorded no further south than Hastings Point … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus loringi (Angas, 1864.) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, where it is found on … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus sp. (Pease, 1866) | Distribution: Sometimes locally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, generally … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus splendidus (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to New South Wales and southern Queensland. … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus tinctorius (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1830) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Sth Africa, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus verrieri (Crosse, 1875) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from, but not common in, Indonesia, Vietnam, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniobranchus woodwardae (Rudman, 1983) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to New South Wales, recorded from Coffs … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Goniopora sp. (de Blainville, 1830) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, from South … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Gracilimugil argenteus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) | Common Name: Goldspot Mullet Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Grammistes sexlineatus (Thunberg, 1792) | Common Name: Lined Soapfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Graphicomassa ligula (Duclos, 1840) | Distribution: Uncommon in Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-West Pacific region, more common in … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Gymnocranius euanus (Gunther, 1879) | Common Name: Paddletail Seabream Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gymnodoris alba (Bergh, 1877) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the western Pacific, there are records … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gymnodoris okinawae (Baba, 1936) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Japan, in Australia from … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gymnosarda unicolor (Ruppell, 1836) | Common Name: Dogtooth Tuna Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific: Red … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gymnothorax cribroris (Whitley, 1932) | Common Name: Sieve Moray Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia where it … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbot, 1860) | Common Name: Stout Moray Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific, eastern Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gymnothorax mucifer (Snyder, 1904) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the Western Pacific from southern Japan … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gymnothorax nudivomer (Gunther, 1867) | Common Name: Yellowmouth Moray Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848) | Common Name: Green Moray Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the Southwest Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (Richardson, 1845) | Common Name: White-eyed Moray Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hacelia helicosticha (Sladen, 1889) | Common name: Coiled Seastar Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. The genus has been … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Haematopus fuliginosus (Gould, 1845) | Common Name: Sooty Oystercatcher Distribution: The Sooty Oystercatcher ranges along the coastlines of mainland Australian and Tasmania. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Haematopus longirostris (Vieillot, 1817) | Common Name: Pied Oystercatcher Distribution: Found in coastal areas around the Australian continent, except for areas of … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Halgerda tessellata (Bergh, 1880) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-Pacific region, from Tanzania in … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Halgerda willeyi (Eliot, 1903) | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific, in … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788) | Common Name: White-bellied Sea Eagle Distribution: Range throughout coastal and near coastal areas of Australia. The species … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) | Common Name: Brahminy Kite Distribution: Coastal northern and eastern Australia. Widespread along the coastline of tropical Asia. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) | Common Name: Whistling Kite Distribution: Widespread over mainland Australia, but uncommon in Tasmania. It is also found … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Halichoeres biocellatus (Schulz, 1960) | Common Name: False-eyed Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Halichoeres chrysus (Randall, 1981) | Common Name: Golden Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the eastern Indian Ocean … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1852) | Common Name: Orangeline Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Checkerboard Wrasse Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) | Common Name: Pearly Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Halichoeres marginatus (Ruppell, 1835) | Common Name: Dusky Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839) | Common Name: Cloud Wrasse Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical Indo-West Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Halichoeres prosopeion (Bleeker, 1853) | Common Name: Twotone Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Halichoeres trimaculatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1834) | Common Name: Threespot Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Haliotis brazieri (Angas, 1869) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, known from the east coast, … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Haliotis coccoradiata (Reeve, 1846) | Distribution: Common throughout the Sollitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, found from southern Queensland to … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Halophryne queenslandiae (De Vis, 1882) | Common Name: Sculptured Frogfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to eastern Australia, primarily … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Haminoea sp.2 (Richard Willan) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. This family is well represented across the Indo-Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Heliacus ponderi (Garrard, 1978) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, recorded from New South Wales, … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Heliacus variegatus (Gmelin, 1791) | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region: from … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Valenciennes, 1846) | Common Name: Purple Urchin Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Eastern Indian … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Heliocidaris tuberculata (Lamarck, 1816) | Common Name: Tuberculate Urchin Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. On the east coast of … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Heloecius cordiformis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) | Common Name: Semaphore Crab Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from southern … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Helotes sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Common Name: Eastern Striped Grunter Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792) | Common Name: Fiveband Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hemitrygon fluviorum (Ogilby, 1908) | Common Name: Estuary Stingray Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to eastern Australia, recorded … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Longfin Bannerfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Heniochus chrysostomus (Cuvier, 1831) | Common Name: Pennant Bannerfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Heniochus diphreutes (Jordan, 1903) | Common Name: Schooling Bannerfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Heniochus monoceros (Cuvier, 1831) | Common Name: Masked Bannerfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Herdmania grandis (Heller, 1878) | Common Name: Red-mouthed Ascidian Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Herdmania momus (Savigny, 1816) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Herviella claror (Burn, 1963) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known only from northern New South … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Heteranthus verruculatus (Klunzinger, 1877) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the central and western Pacific Ocean, … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Heterodontus galeatus (Gunther, 1870) | Common Name: Crested Horn Shark Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Only known from the … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Blotched Glasseye Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout tropical seas world … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hexabranchus sanguineus (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1830) | Common Name: Spanish Dancer Distribution: Widespread throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park, although uncommon. World distribution is … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Black-winged Stilt, Pied Stilt. Distribution: Mainland Australia. Ecological Notes: Occupy freshwater and saltwater marshes, mudflats, and … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Hirundo neoxena (Gould, 1842) | Common Name: Welcome Swallow Distribution: Welcome Swallows are widespread across Australia. The species is less common in … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Sargassum Fish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Approximately circumtropical, known between 43 … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Ringed Slender Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Pastel Slender Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Holopneustes purpurascens (A. Agassiz, 1872) | Distribution: Common in shallow areas and estuaries of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from northern … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811) | Common Name: Skeleton Murex Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific but … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893) | Common Name: Dendronephthya Crab, Candy Crab Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circum-global distribution in tropical waters including the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hydnophora sp. (Fischer de Waldheim, 1807) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. The genus is found throughout the Indian and … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Hypnos monopterygius (Shaw and Nodder, 1795) | Common Name: Coffin Ray Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, recorded from … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Hypoplectrodes maccullochi (Whitley, 1929) | Common Name: Halfbanded Seaperch Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris bennetti (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Occasionally extremely common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Only known from the east coast … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris bertschi (Gosliner and R. F. Johnson, 1999) | Distribution: Previously unknown from the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Only known from South Africa, Japan and … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris bullocki (Collingwood, 1881) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris jacksoni (Wilson and Willan, 2007) | Distribution: Seasonally common and widespread in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded only from the South … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris maculosa (Pease, 1871) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Considered uncommon throughout its range in the Indo-West … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949) | Distribution: Relatively uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from New Caledonia and South East … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris obscura (Stimpson, 1855) | Distribution: Seasonally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park, depending on available food source. Common throughout … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris sp. (Stimpson, 1855) | Distribution: Not common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the tropical Western Pacific. In … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris tryoni (Garret, 1873) | Distribution: Probably at the southernmost limit of distribution in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread but … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris whitei (Adams and Reeve, 1850) | Distribution: Not common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the tropical Western Pacific region, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Hypselodoris zephyra (Gosliner and Johnson, 1999) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Island Marine Park. Recorded from the western and central Pacific, also … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840) | Common Name: Blue Razorfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Istiblennius edentulus (Forster and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Rippled Rockskipper Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: from … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes, 1836) | Common Name: Peacock Rockskipper Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Istigobius decoratus (Herre, 1927) | Common Name: Decorated Sandgoby Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Istigobius rigilius (Herre, 1953) | Common Name: Orangespotted Sandgoby Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Istigobius spence (Smith, 1947) | Common Name: Reticulate Sandgoby Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
| Janolus sp.1 | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Members of the Family have been recorded throughout … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 | |
 | Janolus sp.4 | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Members of the Family have been recorded throughout the … | Ian Shaw | 26/04/2023 |
 | Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Common Violet Snail Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through seas worldwide. … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Jorunna funebris (Kelaart, 1858) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Island Marine Park. Widespread from South Africa, Tanzania and … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Jorunna sp. | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Undescribed species presently known from central New … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Kaloplocamus acutus (Baba, 1955) | Distribution: Rarely sighted in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Japan, Hong Kong, New Caledonia … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Kuhlia mugil (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Fivebar Flagtail Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the eastern Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Kyphosus bigibbus (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Grey Drummer Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Labroides bicolor (Fowler and Bean, 1928) | Common Name: Bicolor Cleanerfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839) | Common Name: Common Cleanerfish Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread tropical west Pacific, north … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Labropsis australis (Randall, 1981) | Common Name: Southern Tubelip Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846) | Common Name: Thornback Cowfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lamellaria sp. (Montagu, 1815) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Members of this genus are distributed in oceans … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Laomenes sp. (Clark, 1919) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distribution throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Latirus polygonus (Gmelin, 1791) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region; from … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Latropiscis purpurissatus (Richardson, 1843) | Common Name: Sergeant Baker Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia with some … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Leiaster sp. (Peters, 1852) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Discontinuous distribution throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera (Linnaeus, 1767) | Common Name: Short-stalked Goose Barnacle Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical, present in all … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Lepidoblennius haplodactylus (Steindachner, 1867) | Common Name: Eastern Jumping Blenny Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia it … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Leptoclinides madara (Tokioka, 1953) | Distribution: Relatively common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Pacific Ocean. Members of … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Lethrinus miniatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Sweetlip Emporer Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical West … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Spangled Emperor Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lethrinus rubrioperculatus (Sato, 1978) | Common Name: Spotcheek Emperor Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Limacia ornata (Baba, 1937) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Japan and Australia. In Western Australia … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Limnichthys fasciatus (Waite, 1904) | Common Name: Tommyfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific: Japan … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Bar-tailed Godwit Distribution: Eastern and north-western mainland Australia and Tasmania. A migratory species, Bar-tailed Godwits arrive … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Limosa limosa (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Black-tailed Godwit Distribution: Black-tailed Godwits arrive in Australia each year in late August from breeding … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Linckia guildingi (Gray, 1840) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In Australia recorded … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific region. … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Liomera cf. margaritata (A. Milne Edwards, 1873) | Distribution: Status unknown in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Members of the family are distributed widely … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Lissocampus runa (Whitley, 1931) | Common Name: Javelin Pipefish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia it is … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lissocarcinus orbicularis (Dana, 1852) | Common Name: Harlequin CrabDistribution:Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Littoraria filosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) | Distribution: Northern Australia, south coast of Papua New Guinea and southern Indonesia. In Australia known from … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Littoraria luteola (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Restricted to eastern Australia, from the Torres Strait … | Ian Shaw | 21/04/2023 |
 | Lobiger viridis (Pease, 1863) | Distribution: Status in the Solitary Islands Marine Park unknown. Recorded from the tropical Indo-Pacific region. In … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lophozozymus pulchellus (Milne-Edwards, 1867) | Common Name: Pretty Xanthid Crab Distribution: Status unknown in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Probable distribution throughout … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Lunella torquata (Gmelin, 1791) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, with a discontinuous range. The … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Lunella undulata (Lightfoot, 1786) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia ranging from the New South … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Lutjanus adetii (Castelnau, 1873) | Common Name: Hussar Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the western Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Mangrove Jack Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific: … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lutjanus bohar (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Red Bass Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Blackspot Snapper Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lutjanus fulvus (Forster, 1801) | Common Name: Blacktail Snapper Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Blue Stripe Seaperch Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lutjanus quinquelineatus (Bloch, 1790) | Common Name: Fiveline Snapper Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lutjanus russelli (Bleeker, 1849) | Common Name: Moses’ Snapper Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Lybia tessellata (Latreille, 1812) | Common Name: Boxer Crab Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In Australia recorded … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Milk Spot Cowrie Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Lysmata amboinensis (de Man, 1888) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In Australia recorded … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Macropharyngodon choati (Randall, 1978) | Common Name: Choat’s Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed in the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Macropharyngodon kuiteri (Randall, 1978) | Common Name: Kuiters Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839) | Common Name: Leopard Wrasse Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Macropharyngodon negrosensis (Herre, 1932) | Common Name: Black Leopard Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the eastern … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Madrella sanguinea (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Possibly seasonally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from Indo-West Pacific with recordings … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Malacanthus brevirostris (Guichenot, 1848) | Common Name: Flagtail Blanquillo Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Blue Blanquillo Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) | Common Name: Superb Fairy-wren Distribution: Superb Fairy-wrens range south of the Tropic of Capricorn through eastern Australia … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Malurus lamberti (Vigors & Horsefield, 1827) | Common Name: Variegated Fairywren Distribution: Found throughout Australia, being absent only from Cape York Peninsula, Tasmania and … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Malurus melanocephalus (Latham, 1801) | Common Name: Red-backed Fairy-wren Distribution: Distributed across the north of Australia including the far north of … | Ian Shaw | 22/08/2023 |
 | Mancinella alouina (Roding, 1798) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Mariaglaja inornata (Baba, 1949) | Distribution: Sometimes very common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the western Pacific region, … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Marionia pustulosa (Ohdner, 1936) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distribution Indo-West Pacific. Recorded from Western … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Marionia sp. (Vayssiere, 1877) | Distribution: Not commonly encountered in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Red Sea. Known … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Marmorofusus nicobaricus (Roding, 1798) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific: from Sri Lanka to … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Maroubra perserrata (Whitley, 1948) | Common Name: Sawtooth Pipefish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to southern Australia it … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Matuta victor (Fabricius, 1781) | Common Name: Common Moon Crab Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Mauritia arabica (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Ranges throughout the tropical Indo- Western Pacific region. … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Ranges throughout the tropical Indo- Western Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 17/08/2023 |
 | Mecaenichthys immaculatus (Ogilby, 1885) | Common Name: Immaculate Damsel Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through Southwest Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Melibe australis (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Not commonly found in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in temperate southern states of … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Melicerona listeri (Gray, 1824) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the West Pacific region: Eastern Indonesia … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) | Common Name: Lewin’s Honeyeater Distribution: Locally common on the east coastal regions of Australia, from around Cooktown … | Ian Shaw | 20/08/2023 |
 | Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816) | Common Name: Eight-armed Seastar Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from southern … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Meridiastra oriens (O’Loughlin, Waters and Roy, 2003) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia and recorded from Swain Reefs … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Merops ornatus (Latham, 1801) | Common Name: Rainbow Bee-eater Distribution: Found throughout mainland Australia, except desert areas. Also ranges across eastern Indonesia, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Mespilia globulus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific region including Indonesia … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Meuschenia trachylepis (Gunther, 1870) | Common Name: Yellow Finned Leatherjacket Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed within the Southwest … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Mexichromis festiva (Angas, 1864) | Distribution: Sometimes common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Thought to be endemic to eastern Australia … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Miamira flavicostata (Baba, 1940) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, from the Red … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Miamira sinuata | Distribution: Rarely found in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distribution throughout the Indo-West Pacific with records … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Microcanthus strigatus (Cuvier, 1831) | Common Name: Stripey Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817) | Common Name: Little Pied Cormorant Distribution: Ranges across New Zealand, mainland Australia, with the exception of the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Micromelo undatus (Bruguiere, 1792) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Circumtropical distribution: South Africa, Red Sea … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Micromussa lordhowensis (Veron and Pichon, 1982) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-West Pacific region generally. In … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Mictyris longicarpus (Latreille, 1806) | Common Name: Soldier Crab Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from northern … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Mitra aurora floridula (Sowerby, 1874) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Indo-west Pacific, the Philippines and Mauritius. … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Mobula alfredi (Krefft, 1868) | Common Name: Alfred Manta Distribution: Seasonally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) | Common Name: Fanbelly Leatherjacket Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Yellow Ringed Cowrie Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Silver Batfish Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis Marschlins, 1793) | Common Name: Hairy Triton Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout subtropical and warm … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Big-eye Seabream Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Montipora sp. (Blainville, 1830) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. The genus is spread widely throughout the Indian … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Morula spinosa (H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853) | Distribution: Uncommon in Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-west Pacific region. In Australia recorded … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Morus serrator (Gray, 1843) | Common Name: Australasian Gannet Distribution: Australasian Gannets are found throughout southern and south-eastern Australia, to New Zealand. … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Sea Mullet Distribution: Abundant seasonally in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed worldwide in coastal … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Yellowstripe Goatfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) | Common Name: Yellow Stripe Goatfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Myliobatis australis (Macleay, 1881) | Common Name: Southern Eagle Ray Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the eastern … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Myripristis kuntee (Valenciennes, 1831) | Common Name: Epaulette Soldierfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Myripristis murdjan (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Crimson Squirrelfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Mysticoncha wilsonae (E. A. Smith, 1886) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Specimens recorded from the Solitary Islands and Eden … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Myurella nebulosa (Sowerby, 1825) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In Australia recorded … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Naso lituratus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Clown Unicornfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Pacific Ocean: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Naso unicornis (Forsskal, 1775) | Common Name: Bluespine Unicornfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Nassarius glans particeps (Hedley, 1915) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. The subspecies is endemic to Australia; recorded from … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Nelusetta ayraud (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) | Common Name: Ocean Jacket Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, known from … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Nemadactylus douglasii (Hector, 1875) | Common Name: Grey Morwong Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Southwest Pacific, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Nemateleotris magnifica (Fowler, 1938) | Common Name: Red Firegoby Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: East … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Nembrotha livingstonei (Allan, 1933) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare within the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Western Australia, the Great … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Nembrotha purpureolineata (O’Donoghue, 1924) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Widespread throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Nembrotha rosannulata (Pola, Cervera and Gosliner, 2008) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known only from a limited range on the … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Neocirrhites armatus (Castelnau, 1873) | Common Name: Flame Hawkfish Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Pacific Ocean: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) | Common Name: Porcelain Crab Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park wherever giant anemones are found. … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Neopetrolisthes spinatus (Osawa and Fujita, 2001) | Common Name: Spiny Porcelain Crab Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker, 1877) | Common Name: Yellowtail Demoiselle Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Neosynchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770) | Common Name: Marble Dragonet Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Pacific Ocean … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Neotrygon kuhlii (Muller and Henle, 1841) | Common Name: Blue Spotted Maskray Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Nerita albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Uncommon throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the Indo-West Pacific region. In … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Nerita plicata (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Abundant in tropical Indo-West Pacific, declining in abundance … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Nodopelagia brazieri (Angas, 1877) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, recorded from Caloundra in … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Norfolkia brachylepis (Schultz, 1960) | Common Name: Scalyfin Threefin Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Notocirrhitus splendens (Ogilby, 1889) | Common Name: Splendid Hawkfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the South West … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Notodoris gardineri (Eliot, 1906) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Maldives, Indonesia and the … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Notolabrus gymnogenis (Gunther, 1862) | Common Name: Crimsonband Wrasse Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to eastern Australia: known … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Noumea flava (Eliot, 1904) | Distribution: Sometimes common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific region. … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Noumea laboutei (Rudman, 1986) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Western Pacific (New Caledonia), the … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Noumea simplex (Pease, 1871) | Distribution: Probably uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Reindeer Wrasse Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Tropical … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1791) | Common Name: Seagrass Wrasse Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-west Pacific: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | Common Name: Far Eastern Curlew Distribution: Coastal mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological Notes: Occupies intertidal mudflats and sandflats, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common name: Whimbrel Distribution: Coastal mainland Australia and Tasmania. Ecological notes: Frequents intertidal mudflats and … | Ian Shaw | 06/04/2024 |
 | Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Nankeen Night Heron Distribution: Ranges throughout much of Australia, except the arid interior. It is … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Octopus cyanea (Gray, 1849) | Common Name: Day Octopus Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indian … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Octopus tetricus (Gould, 1852) | Common Name: Common Sydney Octopus Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | Common Name: Horn-eyed Ghost Crab Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Ocypode cordimanus (Desmarest, 1825) | Common Name: Smooth-handed Ghost Crab Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Odontodactylus scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Distribution: Relatively common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region, South … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Okenia atkinsonorum (Rudman, 2007) | Distribution: Sometimes common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park, depending upon available food source. Members of … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Okenia cf. mellita (Rudman, 2004) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Only reported from eastern Australian waters. Ecological Notes: Found … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Oliva amethystina (Gmelin, 1791) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In Australia recorded … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes, 1836) | Common Name: Oyster Blenny Distribution: Common in estuarine areas of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Onchidium daemelli (Semper, 1885) | Common Name: Common Mangrove Slug Distribution: Probably common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Onigocia oligolepis (Regan, 1908) | Common Name: Shortsnout Flathead Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands marine Park. Previously recorded from … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Onychoprion fuscata (Linnaeus, 1766) | Common Name: Sooty Tern Distribution: The Sooty Tern ranges over tropical and sub-tropical seas and on associated … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Ophiarachna incrassata (Lamarck, 1816) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the West Indian Ocean, East Africa, … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Ophiarachna megacantha (H.L. Clark, 1938) | Distribution: Found throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park although not often observed. Known from Lindeman Island … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Ophidiaster confertus (H.L. Clark, 1916) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, from Queensland south to Shellharbour … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Ophiomyxa australis (Lutken, 1869) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in waters around Australia, including Tasmania. Recorded … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Ophioplocus imbricatus (Muller and Troschel, 1842) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Valenciennes, 1839) | Common Name: Southern Maori Wrasse Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed around the southern … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Opistognathus jacksoniensis (Macleay, 1881) | Common Name: Southern Smiler Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Species distribution uncertain but probably … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Oppomorus noduliferus (Menke, 1829) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Queensland, Western Australia and Norfolk … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Orectolobus halei (Whitley, 1940) | Common Name: Banded Carpet Shark Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from southern Queensland … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788) | Common Name: Spotted Wobbegong Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the eastern Indian … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Orectolobus ornatus (De Vis, 1883) | Common Name: Dwarf Ornate Wobbegong Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Ostorhinchus angustatus (Smith and Radcliffe, 1911) | Common Name: Broadstripe Cardinalfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Ostorhinchus aureus (Lacepede, 1802) | Common Name: Ringtail Cardinalfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Ostorhinchus capricornis (Allen and Randall, 1993) | Common Name: Capricorn Cardinalfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Capricorn Group … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Ostorhinchus cookii (Macleay, 1881) | Common Name: Cook’s Cardinalfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Ostorhinchus doederleini (Jordan and Snyder, 1901) | Common Name: Fourline Cardinalfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Western Pacific: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Ostorhinchus limenus (Randall and Hoese, 1988) | Common Name: Sydney Cardinalfish Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Southern Queensland to southern New … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Ostorhinchus properuptus (Whitley, 1964) | Common Name: Coral Cardinalfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Ostorhinchus taeniophorus (Regan, 1908) | Common Name: Pearly-lined Cardinalfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Ostracion cubicus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Yellow Boxfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Ostracion meleagris (Shaw, 1796) | Common Name: Black Boxfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific and … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Oulactis muscosa (Drayton in Dana, 1846) | Common Name: Sand Anemone Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from Spencer … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Ovatipsa chinensis (Gmelin, 1791) | Distribution: Uncommon to rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Ovula costellata (Larmarck, 1810) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In Australia recorded … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Egg Cowrie Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840) | Common Name: Little Maori Wrasse Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Beaked Leatherjacket Distribution: Uncommon in Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: from … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Oxynoe viridis (Pease, 1861) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the tropical and warm temperate Indo-Pacific … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Paguristes pugil (McCulloch, 1913) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. In Australia recorded from New South Wales … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Pagurixus jerviensis (McLaughlin and Haig, 1984) | Distribution: Relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed around the south-east coast of Australia, … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Pagurus sinuatus (Stimpson, 1858) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Ranges northern New South Wales south to the … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Palaemon serenus (Heller, 1862) | Common Name: Rockpool Shrimp Distribution: Abundantly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the southern … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Palmadusta clandestina (Linnaeus, 1767) | Distribution: Moderately common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Pandion cristatus (Vieillot, 1816) | Common Name: Eastern Osprey Distribution: Ospreys are cosmopolitan, being found in many coastal and lake areas of … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Panulirus longipes (A. Milne-Edwards, 1868) | Common Name: Coral Crayfish Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915) | Common Name: Horned Blenny Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia, recorded from … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Paracaesio xanthura (Bleeker, 1869) | Common Name: False Fusilier Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766) | Common Name: Blue Tang Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Paracirrhites arcatus (Cuvier, 1829) | Common Name: Ringeye Hawkfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Paracirrhites forsteri (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Common Name: Freckled Hawkfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Paragobiodon lacunicolus (Kendall and Goldsborough, 1911.) | Common Name: Blackfin Coralgoby Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Paragoniastrea australensis (Milne Edwards, 1857) | Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed around Australia and the western Pacific, north … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Paraluteres prionurus (Bleeker, 1851) | Common Name: Mimic Filefish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parapercis australis (Randall, 2003) | Common Name: Southern Grubfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the western Central … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parapercis clathrata (Ogilby, 1910) | Common Name: Spothead Grubfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific: India … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parapercis millepunctata (Gunther, 1860) | Common Name: Thousandspot Grubfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parapercis queenslandica (Imamura and Yoshino 2007) | Common Name: Blacktail Grubfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parapercis ramsayi (Steindachner, 1883) | Common Name: Spotted Grubfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Eastern Indian … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parapercis schauinslandii (Steindachner, 1900) | Common Name: Redspotted Sandperch Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parapercis stricticeps (De Vis, 1884) | Common Name: Whitestreak Grubfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Paraplesiops bleekeri (Gunther, 1861) | Common Name: Bleekers Devilfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Eastern Australia. Recorded … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parapriacanthus ransonneti (Steindachner, 1870) | Common Name: Golden Bullseye Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout Indo-West Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855) | Common Name: Mozambique Scorpionfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parma microlepis (Gunther, 1862) | Common Name: White-ear Distribution: Juveniles common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed in the South West … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parma oligolepis (Whitley, 1929) | Common Name: Bigscale Parma Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parma polylepis (Gunther, 1862) | Common Name: Banded Scalyfin Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Central … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parma unifasciata (Steindachner, 1867) | Common Name: Girdled Scalyfin Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed in the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852) | Common Name: Bicolor Goatfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepede, 1802) | Common Name: Diamondscale Goatfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepede, 1801) | Common Name: Goldsaddle Goatfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) | Common Name: Banded Goatfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Pacific Ocean: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831) | Common Name: Sidespot Goatfish Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the Indo-Pacific region: from … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854) | Common Name: Blacksaddle Goatfish Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Pataecus fronto (Richardson, 1844) | Common Name: Red Indianfish Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia. Generally southern … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Pelecanus conspicillatus (Temminck, 1824) | Common Name: Australian Pelican Distribution: Mainland Australia, except western deserts, and Tasmania. It is a highly nomadic … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Pellasimnia cf. improcera (Azuma and Cate, 1971) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed generally throughout Western Pacific, Australia, Phillipines and … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Pellasimnia improcera (Azuma and Cate, 1971) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-west Pacific region, including … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Pempheris affinis (McCulloch, 1911) | Common Name: Blacktip Bullseye Distribution: Abundant in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Eastern Indian … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Pempheris compressa (White, 1790) | Common Name: Smallscale Bullseye Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to south eastern Australia, … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Pempheris oualensis (Cuvier, 1831) | Common Name: Oualan Bullseye Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Pentaceraster sp. (Doderlein, 1916) | Distribution: Not commonly observed in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Members of the Genus are distributed … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Pentagonaster duebeni (Gray, 1847) | Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Endemic to Australia. Distributed around southern Australia from … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Pentapodus aureofasciatus (Russell, 2001) | Common Name: Yellowstripe Threadfin Bream Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Percnon guinotae (Crosnier, 1965) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, from East Africa … | admin | 20/04/2023 |
 | Perirhoe circumcincta (Deshayes, 1857) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Limited distribution throughout the Western Pacific region. Recorded … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Peristernia nassatula (Lamarck, 1822) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region. In Australia … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Pervagor alternans (Ogilby, 1899) | Common Name: Yelloweye Leatherjacket Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. An antitropical species distributed throughout … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Pervagor janthinosoma (Bleeker, 1854) | Common Name: Gillblotch Leatherjacket Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Petricia vernicina (Lamarck, 1816) | Common Name: Velvet Seastar Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed around the southern coast … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Petroscirtes fallax (Smith-Vaniz, 1976) | Common Name: Yellow Sabretooth Blenny Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis, 1886) | Common Name: Brown Sabretooth Blenny Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Western … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Name: Great (Black) Cormorant Distribution: The most widespread member of the cormorant family with a range … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Phalacrocorax sulcirirostris (Brandt, 1837) | Common Name: Little Black Cormorant Distribution: Ranges from New Zealand’s North Island, throughout Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1789) | Common Name: Pied Cormorant Distribution: Ranges throughout QLD, NSW, VIC, eastern SA and coastal areas of the … | Ian Shaw | 20/04/2023 |
 | Phallusia obesa (Herdman, 1880) | Common Name: Fleshy sea squirt Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the Indo-West … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Phenacovolva poppei (Fehse, 2000) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park where they have been recorded at Split Solitary … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Phenacovolva sp. (Iredale, 1930) | Distribution: Moderately common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Family is distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Phidiana bourailli (Risbec, 1928) | Distribution: Possibly common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Indo-west Pacific distribution with records from Tanzania … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Philinopsis gardineri (Eliot, 1903) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from Hawaii and Komodo, probable distribution through … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phlyctenactis tuberculosa (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833) | Common Name: Swimming Anemone Distribution: Moderately common in inshore waters of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Phlyctenanthus australis (Carlgren, 1950) | Common Name: Southern Sea Anemone Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park, being at or near … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Phylidonyris niger (Bechstein, 1811) | Common Name: White-cheeked Honeyeater Distribution: Mainly coastal Eastern Australia, from around Cairns in north Queensland south … | Ian Shaw | 20/08/2023 |
 | Phyllacanthus parvispinus (Tension Woods, 1878) | Distribution: Abundant throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the east coast of Australia from … | admin | 19/04/2023 |
 | Phyllidia ocellata (Cuvier, 1804) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific generally including the … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phyllidia varicosa (Lamarck, 1801) | Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, from Sth Africa … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phyllidiella pustulosa (Cuvier, 1804) | Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific generally. In Australia … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phyllodesmium crypticum (Rudman, 1981) | Distribution: Possibly seasonally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from tropical eastern Australia, also … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phyllodesmium macphersonae (Burn, 1962) | Distribution: Possibly common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed through the tropical Indo-West Pacific region. … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Phyllodesmium magnum (Rudman, 1991) | Distribution: Rare in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the tropical West Pacific, possible distribution … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Physalia physalis (Gmelin, 1788) | Common Name: Blue Bottle, Indo-Pacific Portuguese man-of-war. Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found throughout … | Ian Shaw | 19/04/2023 |
 | Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson, 1839) | Common Name: Senator Wrasse Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Eastern Indian … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Pinctada fucata (Gould, 1850) | Common Name: Akoya Pearl Oyster Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Pinna bicolor (Gmelin, 1791) | Common Name: Razor Shell Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found around the tropical coastline … | admin | 21/04/2023 |
 | Placida cremoniana (Trinchese, 1893) | Distribution: Possibly seasonally common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Disjunct distribution in the Mediterranean, Japan … | Ian Shaw | 23/04/2023 |
 | Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley, 1961) | Common Name: Bicolor Fangblenny Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Recorded from the tropical Indo-Pacific region: … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
 | Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852) | Common Name: Bluestriped Fangblenny Distribution: Common throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific … | admin | 23/04/2023 |
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