Fish (Freshwater): Carp

Genus: Cyprinus

Family: Cyprinidae (carp and minnow family)

Species: Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Fish (Freshwater): Catfish

Genus: Ictalurus

Family: Ictaluridae (North American catfishes)

Species: I. punctatus

Fish (Freshwater): Eel

Genus: Over 100 genera

Family: 19 families

Species: Approximately 800-1000 species

Fish and Seafood: Anchovies

Genus: Engraulis

Family: Engraulidae

Species: Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) European anchovy

Fish and Seafood: Barramundi

Genus: Lates

Family: Latidae (formerly Centropomidae) Australian barramundi

Species: Lates calcarifer

Fish and Seafood: Calamari

Genus: Calamari primarily refers to cephalopods in the genus Sepioteuthis

Family: Loliginidae

Species: There are over 700 recognized species of squid

Fish and Seafood: Caviar

Genus: Four main genera

Family: Black Caviar (Acipenseridae from Sturgeon) and Red Caviar (Salmonidae from Salmon))

Species:

Fish and Seafood: Cod

Genus: Gadus (True cods)

Family: Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)

Species: Gadus macrocephalus (Pacific cod)

Fish and Seafood: Cuttlefish

Genus: Sepia (most common), though others include Metasepia, Sepiella, and Acanthosepion

Family: Sepiidae

Species: There are over 120 species of cuttlefish

Fish and Seafood: Flounder

Genus: Flounder and sole (roughly134 genera)

Family: Flounder and sole (14 families)

Species: Flounder and sole (over 700 species)

Fish and Seafood: Grouper

Genus: 16 genera

Family: Epinephelidae (often grouped within Serranidae)

Species: Over 170 species

Fish and Seafood: Haddock

Genus: Melanogrammus

Family: Gadidae (cod-family)

Species: M. aeglefinus

Fish and Seafood: Herring

Genus: Clupea

Family: Clupeidae

Species: Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)

Fish and Seafood: Mackerel

Genus: Scomber

Family: Scombridae (tunas and mackerels)

Species: Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)

Fish and Seafood: Octopus

Genus: Octopus

Family: Octopodidae

Species: Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)

Fish and Seafood: Perch

Genus: Helicolenus

Family: Scorpaenidae

Species: Ocean Perch (Helicolenus percoides) found on Australian continental shelves

Fish and Seafood: Rockfish

Genus: Sebastes (majority), with some Sebastolobus (thornyheads)

Family: Scorpaenidae (or sometimes separated into Sebastidae)

Species: More than 75 species exist in the Pacific alone

Fish and Seafood: Salmon

Genus: Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmon)

Family: Salmonidae

Species: Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

Fish and Seafood: Sardines

Genus: Sardina

Family: Clupeidae (herring family)

Species: Sardina pilchardus (European pilchard/sardine)

Fish and Seafood: Shark

Genus: Hundreds of genera

Family: Dozens of families

Species: Over 500 species

Fish and Seafood: Snapper

Genus: Chrysophrys

Family: Sparidae

Species: Australasian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)

Fish and Seafood: Spanish Mackerel

Genus: Scomberomorus

Family: Scombridae (tunas and mackerels)

Species: Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel: Scomberomorus commerson (Indo-Pacific)

Fish and Seafood: Swordfish

Genus: Xiphias

Family: Xiphiidae

Species: Species: X. gladius

Fish and Seafood: Trout

Genus: Oncorhynchus

Family: Salmonidae

Species: Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Fish and Seafood: Tuna

Genus: Katsuwonus

Family: Scombridae

Species: Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis): The most common, primarily used for canning

Fish and Seafood: Whiting

Genus: Two main genera in Australia: Sillago (most species) and Sillaginodes (King George whiting).

Family: Sillaginidae

Species: 30 total species in the family globally, about 13-15 distinct species exist in Australia.

Fish and Seafood: Yellowtail

Genus: Seriola

Family: Carangidae

Species: Yellowtail amberjack, or yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi)

Shellfish: Abalone

Genus: Halioti

Family: Haliotidae

Species: The two main commercial abalone varieties in Australia are Blacklip (Haliotis rubra) and Greenlip (Haliotis laevigata)

Shellfish: Clams

Genus: At least eight to nine distinct genera

Family: Several families

Species: 72 species in Australia at last count

Shellfish: Lobster

Genus: Australia are predominantly from the genus Panulirus (tropical/spiny rock lobsters) and Jasus (southern rock lobsters)

Family: Palinuridae (spiny lobsters or rock lobsters)

Species: Australia has several major commercial rock lobster species

Shellfish: Mussels

Genus: Mytilus

Family: Mytilidae

Species: Blue Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) is the main marine Mussel species farmed in Australia

Shellfish: Oysters

Genus: Australian oysters primarily belong to the genera Saccostrea (rock oysters) and Ostrea (native flat oysters)

Family: Australian oysters, including the native Sydney Rock (Saccostrea glomerata) and Pacific (Magallana gigas) varieties, belong to the Ostreidae family

Species: Australia primarily cultivates three main species of oysters: the native Sydney Rock (Saccostrea glomerata), the introduced Pacific (Crassostrea gigas), and the native Angasi/Flat (Ostrea angasi)

Shellfish: Prawns

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Family:

Species: There are approximately 900 species of prawns and shrimps in Australia

Shellfish: Scallops

Genus: Pecten

Family: Both in the family Pectinidae

Species: Australia's main commercial scallop species are the Commercial Scallop (Pecten fumatus) and the Saucer Scallop (Ylistrum balloti)

Shellfish: Snails

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Family:

Species: Roughly 65,000–80,000 species