Leatherjackets come in all shapes and sizes from XL to XS - the Pygmy Leatherjacket. Some leatherjackets including the pygmy, come with a secret pouch that they can puff out when they want to show off, the look is very in this season.
It is pretty obvious why Red Indian fish were given their name. These rare and strange looking fish are native Australians – they’re found nowhere else on the planet.
To our knowledge the Sergeant Baker is the only fish in the world that gets its name directly from the first recorded person who caught one… Sergeant Baker.
Okay, so the Silverside Weedfish doesn't really have a silver side, but we'll ignore that bizarre part of its name. The weedfish part couldn't be more spot on.
Nature has all her fun underwater. Experimenting with some of the bizarrest creatures on the planet. It may seem odd to make a long flute shaped fish as there aren't any straight lines underwater. You'd think it would stand out like a sore thumb. But bizarrely, whether they hang horizontally or vertically in the water, these fish just seem to disappear against the background.
Smooth Toadfish are one of the friendliest fish in Sydney. They often swim right up to you, especially if you're trying to take their picture. It's as if they have no fear.
There are more species of Wrasse in Sydney than any other family of fish - nearly 50 in total. They come in all sizes shapes and colours, even bright blue - yes, the famous Blue Groper is actually a Wrasse.
Southern Roughy are often confused with a much more common fish in Sydney, the Bullseye. Both are a similar shape and colour and both like hiding in the dark under ledges and in caves.
There are two different species of Moray Eels in Sydney - there's the Speckled Moray Eel which is yellow and the Green Moray Eel which is also yellow. Fortunately the Speckled Moray is actually speckled so it's easy to distinguish which is which. Green Morays are the larger of the two and are very common but Speckled Morays are few and far between. The best place to see them is in the harbour.
You need to be a pretty odd looking fish to get away with a name like Gurnard. On first sight these fish just don't cut it. They look like just another pink fish sitting on the ocean floor. But when they splay their electric blue wings you soon realise they're something special.