Below is a list of fish species sighted by Society member Ian Healy in the Upper Spencer Gulf region prior to 1992.
| COMMON NAME | FAMILY | GENUS | SPECIES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boarfish, Long-snouted | Pentacerotidae | Pentaceropsis | recurvirostris |
| Cardinal, Southern | Apogonidae | Vincentia | conspersa |
| Coral Fish | Chaetodontidae | Chelmonops | truncatus |
| Cowfish, Shaw’s | Ostraciidae | Aracana | aurita |
| Cowfish, Ornate | Ostraciidae | Aracana | ornata |
| Drummer, Silver | Kyphosidae | Kyphosus | sydneyanus |
| Flathead | Platycephalidae | Platycephalus | |
| Garfish | Hemiramphidae | Hyporamphus | |
| Globe Fish | Diodontidae | Diodon | nicthemerus |
| Goatfish, Blue-spotted | Mullidae | Upeneicthys | vlamingii |
| Goby | Gobiidae | ||
| Grubfish, Wavy | Mugiloididae | Parapercis | haackei |
| Gurnard Perch | Scorpaenidae | Neosebastes | pandus |
| Leatherjacket, Horseshoe | Monacanthidae | Meuschenia | hippocrepis |
| Leatherjacket, Blue-lined | Monacanthidae | Meuschenia | galii |
| Leatherjacket, Mosaic | Monacanthidae | Eubalichthys | mosaicus |
| Leatherjacket, Pygmy | Monacanthidae | Brachaluteres | jacksonianus |
| Leatherjacket, Gunn’s | Monacanthidae | Eubalichthys | gunni |
| Moonlighter | Scorpididae | Tilodon | sexfasciatum |
| Morwong, Dusky | Cheilodactylidae | Dactylophora | nigricans |
| Morwong, Magpie (Perch) | Cheilodactylidae | Goniistius | vizonarius |
| Western Talma | Chaetodontidae | Chelmonops | Sp. |
| Mullet, Red | Mullidae | Upeneichthys | lineatus |
| Mulloway | Sciaenadae | Argyrosomus | hololepidotus |
| Old Wife | Enoplosidae | Enoplosus | armatus |
| Salmon, WA | Arripidae | Arripis | truttaceus |
| Silverbelly | Gerreidae | Parequula | melbournensis |
| Snapper | Sparidae | Chrysophrys | auratus |
| Sweep, Banded | Scorpididae | Scorpis | geogianis |
| Sweep, Sea | Scorpididae | Scorpis | aequipinnis |
| Tommy Rough | Arripidae | Arripis | georgianus |
| Trevally | Carangidae | ||
| Trumpeter | Teraponidae or Latridae | ||
| Whiting, Yellowfin | Sillaginidae | Sillago | schomburgkii |
| Whiting, King George | Sillaginidae | Sillaginodes | punctatus |
| Yellowtail Kingfish | Carangidae | Seriola | grandis |