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Fish Species of Vanuatu
Native and commonly occurring fish across 1 ocean region - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.
39
Total Species
3
Threatened
10
Edible
1
Ocean Region
African pompano
Alectis ciliaris
LC
🌊 Marine
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
LC
🌊 Marine
Bigeye scad
Selar crumenophthalmus
LC
🌊 Marine
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
VU
🌊 Marine
Blackest whiptail
Hymenocephalus aterrimus
LC
🌊 Marine
Brassy chub
Kyphosus vaigiensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
LC
🌊 Marine
🍽️ ★★★★★
Cosmopolitan Whipnose
Gigantactis vanhoeffeni
DD
🌊 Marine
Deepbody boarfish
Antigonia capros
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf Dory
Zenion hololepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Gelatinous blindfish
Aphyonus gelatinosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Glasseye
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Humpback anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
LC
🌊 Marine
Humpback grouper
Cromileptes altivelis
DD
🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
VU
🌊 Marine
Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish
Ceratias holboelli
LC
🌊 Marine
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin yellowtail
Seriola rivoliana
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfinned bullseye
Cookeolus japonicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mozambique tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
VU
💧 Freshwater
Murray's abyssal anglerfish
Melanocetus murrayi
LC
🌊 Marine
Nile tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Oilfish
Ruvettus pretiosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pennant coralfish
Heniochus acuminatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pompano dolphinfish
Coryphaena equiselis
LC
🌊 Marine
Red lionfish
Pterois volitans
LC
🌊 Marine
Sarotherodon Occidentalis
Sarotherodon occidentalis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
LC
🌊 Marine
Slender cuskeel
Porogadus miles
LC
🌊 Marine
Smallfin lanternfish
Benthosema suborbitale
LC
🌊 Marine
Smooth dreamer
Chaenophryne draco
LC
🌊 Marine
Snake mackerel
Gempylus serpens
LC
🌊 Marine
Soft leafvent angler
Haplophryne mollis
LC
🌊 Marine
Spotted tinselfish
Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi
LC
🌊 Marine
Triplewart seadevil
Cryptopsaras couesii
LC
🌊 Marine
Unicorn leatherjacket filefish
Aluterus monoceros
LC
🌊 Marine
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
LC
🌊 Marine
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
LC
🌊 Marine
🍽️ ★★★★★