Common Name: Rainbow Runner
Scientific Name: Elegatis bipinnulata
Maximum Size: 120cm
NSW Record: kg
Range: QLD, NSW, NT, WA.
Our oceans provide a wide range of excellent target species for fishers of all types and abilities.
Out of the many species that you may encounter listed below, some will be more common and easier to target and some you will regard as better eating than others.
The critical thing to remember is that you never take more than you need and that you always respect your catch. This way there will always be a fresh feed of seafood available on your next adventure.
Common Name: Rainbow Runner
Scientific Name: Elegatis bipinnulata
Maximum Size: 120cm
NSW Record: kg
Range: QLD, NSW, NT, WA.
Common Name: Cobia
Scientific Name: Rachycentrum canadum
Maximum Size: 200cm
NSW Record: kg
Range: QLD, NSW, NT, WA.
Common Name: Longsnout Boarfish
Scientific Name: Pentaceropsis recurvirostris
Maximum Size: 50cm
NSW Record: kg
Range: NSW, VIC, TAS, SA, WA.
Common Name: Giant Boarfish
Scientific Name: Paristiopterus labiosus
Maximum Size: 100cm
NSW Record: kg
Range: NSW, VIC, TAS, SA, WA.
Common Name: Gold-spotted Sweetlip
Scientific Name: Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
Maximum Size: 60cm
NSW Record: kg
Range: QLD, NSW, NT, WA.
Common Name: Common Sweep, Silver Sweep
Scientific Name: Scorpis lineolata
Maximum Size: 37 cm
NSW Record: kg
Range: NSW, VIC, TAS, SOUTHERN QLD
Common Name:Sergeant Baker
Scientific Name: Hime purpurissatus
Maximum Size: 61 cm
NSW Record: kg
Range: NSW, VIC, TAS, SA, WA, SOUTHERN QLD
Common Name: Samsonfish
Scientific Name: Seriola hippos
Maximum Size: 1.75 m
NSW Record: kg
Range: NSW, SA, WA
Common Name:Remora, Slender Suckerfish
Scientific Name: Echeneis naucrates
Maximum Size: 1 m
NSW Record: kg
Range: NSW, WA, QLD, NT
Common Name: Long Fin Pike
Scientific Name: Dinolestes lewini
Maximum Size: 90 cm
NSW Record: kg
Range: NSW, WA, SA, VIC, TAS
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