Unlike Pisces, the zodiac constellation which consists of two fish held together by a string, Piscis Austrinus is a single fish. Except for the bright star Formalhaut, Piscis Austrinus is rather unremarkable. The size of each star indicates its relative magnitude . Constellation names are light blue . Messier object numbers are pink .
Globular clusters are gold starbursts .
Open clusters are dotted white circles. Planetary nebula are green diamonds . Bright nebula are magenta squares . Dark nebula are grey rectangles . Green x's are x-ray sources.