Recreational fishing identification guide

Authors

• Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia

Files

Description

Please note: this updated version (9th edition) published in June 2026 replaces the version published in 2023.

This guide has been developed to help you identify the more common species in Western Australia that you may encounter. The purpose of this guide is to enhance consistent and accurate species identification.

If you are unsure about a particular species (or if it is not in this guide), please discuss it with a representative of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia. You can access additional information from dpird.wa.gov.au

Throughout this guide you will see all or some of the marine bioregion symbols with each fish illustration, indicating where the species is most likely to occur.

Updated June 2026.

ISBN

978-1-921845-16-1 (Print) 978-1-921845-17-8 (Online)

ISSN

1447–2058 (Print) 2206–0928 (Online)

Publication Date

6-2026

Series Number

103, 9th edition

Publisher

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

City

Western Australia Government

Number of Pages

38

Keywords

Fisheries Management, Aquaculture, Demersal scalefish, Inshore, offshore, nearshore, estuarine, sharks, crustaceans, molluscs, freshwater, Recreational Fishing

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries

Recommended Citation

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia. 2026. Recreational fishing identification guide. 103, 9th edition. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Western Australia Government. , 38 pp.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fr_fop/37