Fisheries Management (Estuary General Share Management Plan) Regulation 2006
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16 Permitted species
16 Permitted species
For the purposes of this Plan, a permitted species of fish is a species of fish listed in the following Table.
Table Species of fish permitted to be taken in the fishery
| Common name | Scientific name | Designation | | Australian anchovy | Engraulis australis | Secondary species | | Australian bonito | Sarda australis | Secondary species | | Australian herring | Arripis georgianus | Secondary species | | Eastern Australian salmon | Arripis trutta | Secondary species | | Barred grunter | Amniataba percoides | Secondary species | | Beachworm spp. | various (Class: POLYCHAETA) | Key secondary species | | Bigeye trevally | Caranx sexfasciatus | Secondary species | | Birdwire rockcod | Epinephelus merra | Secondary species | | Blackspotted rockcod | Epinephelus malabaricus | Secondary species | | Blue mackerel | Scomber australasicus | Secondary species | | Brassy trevally | Caranx papuensis | Secondary species | | Bream | | | | • Black bream | Acanthopagrus butcheri | Secondary species | | • Yellowfin bream | Acanthopagrus australis | Primary species | | Catfish spp. | various (Family: ARIIDAE/PLOTOSIDAE) | Secondary species | | Cockle spp. | various (Family: ARCIDAE/VENERIDAE) | Key secondary species | | Common ponyfish | Leiognathus equulus | Secondary species | | Crabs | | | | • Blue swimmer crab | Portunus armatus | Key secondary species | | • Mud crab | Scylla serrata | Primary species | | • Sand crab spp. | various (Family: PORTUNIDAE) | Secondary species | | Cuttlefish spp. | various (Family: SEPIIDAE) | Secondary species | | Diamondfish | Monodactylus argenteus | Secondary species | | Eastern shovelnose ray | Aptychotrema rostrata | Secondary species | | Eastern wirrah | Acanthistius ocellatus | Secondary species | | Eels | | | | • Longfin eel | Anguilla reinhardtii | Primary species | | • Pike eel | Muraenesox bagio | Secondary species | | • Southern shortfin eel | Anguilla australis | Primary species | | • Short-finned conger eel | Conger wilsoni | Secondary species | | • Southern conger eel | Conger verreauxi | Secondary species | | Emperor | Lethrinus spp. | Secondary species | | Flathead | | | | • Dusky flathead | Platycephalus fuscus | Primary species | | • Bluespotted flathead | Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus | Secondary species | | Flounder spp. | various (Family: PLEURONECTIDAE/BOTHIDAE) | Secondary species | | Garfish | | | | • Eastern sea garfish | Hyporhamphus australis | Secondary species | | • River garfish | Hyporhamphus regularis | Key secondary species | | • Shortbill garfish | Arrhamphus sclerolepis | Secondary species | | Giant sea catfish | Netuma thalassina | Secondary species | | Giant trevally | Caranx ignobilis | Secondary species | | Greenback flounder | Rhombosolea tapirina | Secondary species | | Gurnard spp. | various (Family: TRIGLIDAE) | Secondary species | | Hairtail | Trichiurus lepturus | Secondary species | | Hardyhead spp. | various (Family: ATHERINIDAE) | Secondary species | | Hawaiian giant herring | Elops hawaiensis | Secondary species | | John dory | Zeus faber | Secondary species | | Leatherjacket spp. | various (Family: MONACANTHIDAE) | Secondary species | | Longtom spp. | various (Family: BELONIDAE) | Secondary species | | Luderick | Girella tricuspidata | Primary species | | Mackerel tuna | Euthynnus affinis | Secondary species | | Mangrove jack | Lutjanus argentimaculatus | Secondary species | | Mantis shrimp spp. | various (Family: SQUILLIDAE) | Secondary species | | Moses snapper | Lutjanus russellii | Secondary species | | Mullet | | | | • Flat-tail mullet | Liza argentea | Key secondary species | | • Pink-eye mullet | Myxus petardi | Secondary species | | • Red mullet | Upeneichthys lineatus | Secondary species | | • Sand mullet | Myxus elongatus | Secondary species | | • Sea mullet | Mugil cephalus | Primary species | | Mulloway | Argyrosomus japonicus | Key secondary species | | Mussel spp. | various (Family: MYTILIDAE) | Secondary species | | Nipper spp. | Callianassa spp. | Secondary species | | Octopus spp. | various (Family: OCTOPODIDAE) | Secondary species | | Old maid | Scatophagus multifasciatus | Secondary species | | Oxeye herring | Megalops cyprinoides | Secondary species | | Painted sweetlips | Diagramma pictum | Secondary species | | Pike spp. | Sphyraena spp. | Secondary species | | Australian sardine | Sardinops sagax | Secondary species | | Pipi | Donax deltoides | Primary species | | Prawns | | | | • Eastern king prawn | Melicertus plebejus | Primary species | | • Greasyback prawn | Metapenaeus bennettae | Key secondary species | | • Eastern school prawn | Metapenaeus macleayi | Primary species | | • Tiger prawn | Penaeus esculentus | Secondary species | | Queenfishes | Scomberoides spp. | Secondary species | | Red morwong | Cheilodactylus fuscus | Secondary species | | Redthroat emperor | Lethrinus miniatus | Secondary species | | Saucer scallop | Amusium spp. | Secondary species | | Scallop | Pecten fumatus | Secondary species | | Shell spp. | various (Class: GASTROPODA/PELECYPODA) | Secondary species | | Silver biddy | Gerres subfasciatus | Key secondary species | | Snapper | Chrysophrys auratus | Secondary species | | Sole spp. | various (Family: SOLEIDAE) | Secondary species | | Squid spp. | various (Class: CEPHALOPODA) | Secondary species | | Stargazers | various (Family: URANOSCOPIDAE) | Secondary species | | Stingray/stingaree spp. | various (Family: DASYATIDAE/UROLOPHIDAE) | Secondary species | | Striped grunter spp. | Pelates spp. | Secondary species | | Silver sweep | Scorpis lineolata | Secondary species | | Sweetlips | Haemulidae except Pomadasys spp. | Secondary species | | Tailor | Pomatomus saltatrix | Secondary species | | Tarwhine | Rhabdosargus sarba | Secondary species | | Trevally | | | | • Black trevally | Siganus nebulosus | Secondary species | | • Golden trevally | Gnathanodon speciosus | Secondary species | | • Silver trevally | Pseudocaranx georgianus | Secondary species | | Whaler shark spp. | Carcharhinus spp. | Secondary species | | Whitebait spp. | various (Family: CLUPEIDAE/GALAXIIDAE) | Secondary species | | Whiting | | | | • Sand whiting | Sillago ciliata | Primary species | | • School whiting | Sillago bassensis | Secondary species | | • Trumpeter whiting | Sillago maculata | Key secondary species | | Yellowtail scad | Trachurus novaezelandiae | Secondary species | | Yellowtail kingfish | Seriola lalandi | Secondary species |