| Conger
Eel Red
rock cod
Pipefish,
Seahorse, Seadragon
Gurnard
Flathead
Barber
Perch
Cardinal
fish, Gobbleguts
Marble Fish/Stinky
Groper
Jackass
Morwong
Bastard
Trumpeter
Stripey
Trumpeter
Blue Throat
Wrasse
Purple
Wrasse
Rock
Whiting
Stargazer
Greenback
Flounder
Leatherjacket
Cowfish
Porcupine
(Globe) Fish
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Fish come in all shapes and sizes, from
eels to seahorses, cowfish and stripey trumpeters. They differ
from sharks and rays because their skeleton is made of bone
instead of cartilage. There are approximately 20 000 living
species of bony fish. Most species produce eggs rather than
bearing live young, with many spawning (releasing millions
of eggs and sperm into the water at a particular moment in time).
At the Marine Discovery Centre, we regularly collect many
different types of bony fish. The following families represent the
majority of the species housed at the Centre.
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