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Atlantic Spadefish
Chaetodipterus faber
Atlantic spadefish are a distinctive reef-associated species of the western Atlantic, often schooling around piers, wrecks, jetties, and offshore structure. They feed on small invertebrates, especially jellyfish, squid, and crustaceans, and are a common sight in warm coastal waters.
Atlantic Spanish Mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus
Atlantic Spanish mackerel are fast, schooling coastal predators that move along beaches, piers, jetties, and offshore edges in warm months. They strike baitfish aggressively and are a popular light-tackle target where present.
Atlantic Spanish Mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus
Atlantic Spanish Mackerel is a fast, schooling coastal predator of the western Atlantic, common from nearshore surf and inlets to bays and shelf edges. It feeds heavily on small baitfish and is a popular light-tackle game fish.
Atlantic Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
A large air-breathing sport fish famous for jumps and coastal migrations. This guide covers field identification, habitat, bait choices, fishing notes, and local rule reminders.
Atlantic Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Atlantic tarpon are large, silvery migratory fish known for rolling at the surface and making powerful leaps when hooked. They inhabit warm coastal waters, estuaries, and river mouths, often schooling by size and moving with tides and seasonal temperature changes.
Atlantic Tripletail
Lobotes surinamensis
Atlantic tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) is a large, laterally compressed coastal fish that often drifts near floating structure and surface debris, where it lies on its side to mimic a leaf or broken weed. It is an opportunistic predator that ambushes small fish, shrimp, and crabs in warm tropical to subtropical waters.
Australian Bass
Percalates novemaculeata
Australian Bass (Percalates novemaculeata) is a native eastern Australian perch found mainly in cool forest streams, rivers, and impoundments, with some populations moving downstream to estuaries to spawn. It is a popular sportfish, especially on lures, and is closely managed because many rivers support stocked and regulated populations.
Australian Green Moray
Gymnothorax prasinus
A large moray eel of Indo-Pacific reefs and coastal rocky habitats, often hidden in crevices by day and active at night. It is an ambush predator that takes fish and crustaceans, and like other morays it can bite defensively if handled.
Australian Mado
Atypichthys strigatus
Australian Mado is a schooling reef fish found mainly around temperate eastern Australian coastal reefs. It feeds on small planktonic and benthic prey and is usually taken incidentally rather than targeted as a major table or sport species.
Axillary Wrasse
Symphodus mediterraneus
The axillary wrasse is a small Mediterranean wrasse commonly found over rocky reefs and seagrass beds, where it forages close to the bottom. It is not a major sport or table species in most areas, and reliable local rules should be checked because wrasse regulations vary by country.
Axilspot Hogfish
Bodianus axillaris
Axilspot Hogfish (Bodianus axillaris) is a reef-associated wrasse found across the tropical Indo-Pacific. It is most often seen along outer reef slopes and drop-offs, where it forages on benthic invertebrates and small reef prey.
Ayu
Plecoglossus altivelis
Ayu (sweetfish) is an East Asian amphidromous fish that moves between coastal waters and rivers, then lives and feeds in clear streams. It is prized as a table fish and an important seasonal catch where native or stocked.