Wildlife Act 1953

Miscellaneous

Schedule 7A: Marine species declared to be animals

You could also call this:

"Marine animals listed under the Wildlife Act 1953"

The Wildlife Act 1953 has a list of marine species that are declared to be animals. You can find them in the schedule called 'Marine species declared to be animals'. This schedule is part of the Wildlife Act 1953.

Some of these marine animals are corals and sea anemones, which are part of a group called CNIDARIA. Others are fish with backbones, like sharks and rays, which are part of a group called CHORDATA.

You can see the full list of marine species in the schedule, which includes different types of sharks, rays, and fish, such as the oceanic whitetip shark, basking shark, and giant grouper.

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7AMarine species declared to be animals

CNIDARIA

The following table is small in size and has 3 columns grouped under the heading CNIDARIA.
Anthozoa (corals and sea anemones)—
Black corals—
all species in the order Antipatharia
Gorgonian corals—
all species in the order Gorgonacea
Stony corals—
all species in the order Scleractinia
Hydrozoa (hydra-like animals)—
Hydrocorals—
all species in the family Stylasteridae

CHORDATA

The following table is small in size and has 3 columns grouped under the heading CHORDATA.
Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)—
Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks)—
Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
Lamniformes (mackerel sharks)—
Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
Deepwater nurse shark (Odontaspis ferox)
White pointer shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks)—
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
Rajiformes (skates and rays)—
Manta ray (Manta birostris)
Spinetail devil ray (spinetail mobula) (Mobula japanica)
Osteichthyes (bony fishes)—
Perciformes (perch-like fishes)—
Giant grouper (Queensland grouper) (Epinephelus lanceolatus)
Spotted black grouper (Epinephelus daemelii)
Notes
  • Schedule 7A: amended, on , by clause 3 of the Wildlife (Oceanic Whitetip Shark) Order 2012 (SR 2012/356).
  • Schedule 7A: amended, on , by clause 3 of the Wildlife (Basking Shark) Order 2010 (SR 2010/411).