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Fish Species of the Indo-Pacific
The largest biogeographic marine region, spanning the tropical Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific, and the connecting seas — home to the world's greatest coral reef diversity.
1,161
Total Species
122
Threatened
253
Edible
18
Countries
Bramble shark
Echinorhinus brucus
EN
🌊 Marine
Brassy chub
Kyphosus vaigiensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Brauer's dragonfish
Photonectes braueri
LC
🌊 Marine
Bristlemouth
Cyclothone alba
LC
🌊 Marine
Broad-tailed Hatchetfish
Polyipnus stereope
LC
🌊 Marine
Broadgilled hagfish
Eptatretus cirrhatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Broadnose sevengill shark
Notorynchus cepedianus
VU
🌊 Marine
Bronze sweeper
Pempheris analis
🌊 Marine
Bronze whiptail
Lucigadus ori
🌊 Marine
Brown chub
Kyphosus bigibbus
LC
🌊 Marine
Brown grenadier cod
Tripterophycis svetovidovi
🌊 Marine
Brown guitarfish
Rhinobatos schlegelii
CR
🌊 Marine
Brown slickhead
Bajacalifornia calcarata
LC
🌊 Marine
Brown topknot
Notoclinus compressus
LC
🌊 Marine
Brown-marbled grouper
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
VU
🌊 Marine
Brownbanded bambooshark
Chiloscyllium punctatum
NT
🌊 Marine
Bruun's cutthroat
Histiobranchus bruuni
LC
🌊 Marine
Bulbous dreamer
Oneirodes eschrichtii
LC
🌊 Marine
Bulbous rattail
Kuronezumia bubonis
LC
🌊 Marine
Bullet tuna
Auxis rochei
LC
🌊 Marine
Butterfish
Odax pullus
LC
🌊 Marine
Butterfly kingfish
Gasterochisma melampus
LC
🌊 Marine
Butterfly perch
Caesioperca lepidoptera
🌊 Marine
Camouflage grouper
Epinephelus polyphekadion
VU
🌊 Marine
Campbell whiptail
Coelorinchus kaiyomaru
🌊 Marine
Can-opener smoothdream
Chaenophryne longiceps
LC
🌊 Marine
Cape bonnetmouth
Emmelichthys nitidus
LC
🌊 Marine
Cape snaggletooth
Neonesthes capensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Capro dory
Capromimus abbreviatus
🌊 Marine
Careproctus Novaezelandiae
Careproctus novaezelandiae
🌊 Marine
Champsodon Nudivittis
Champsodon nudivittis
🌊 Marine
Champsodon Vorax
Champsodon vorax
🌊 Marine
Channel scabbardfish
Evoxymetopon taeniatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Chauliodus Schmidti
Chauliodus schmidti
LC
🌊 Marine
Chestnut eyelash-blenny
Cirripectes castaneus
LC
🌊 Marine
Chinese trumpetfish
Aulostomus chinensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Christmas wrasse
Thalassoma trilobatum
LC
🌊 Marine
Chronixis surgeonfish
Acanthurus chronixis
VU
🌊 Marine
Clouded angelshark
Squatina nebulosa
EN
🌊 Marine
Clown toado
Canthigaster callisterna
LC
🌊 Marine
Cobia
Rachycentron canadum
LC
🌊 Marine
Cocco's lantern fish
Lobianchia gemellarii
LC
🌊 Marine
Coccorella Atrata
Coccorella atrata
LC
🌊 Marine
Codheaded rattail
Bathygadus cottoides
🌊 Marine
Coelorinchus Mycterismus
Coelorinchus mycterismus
LC
🌊 Marine
Coelorinchus Trachycarus
Coelorinchus trachycarus
🌊 Marine
Collar carpetshark
Parascyllium collare
LC
🌊 Marine
Comb wrasse
Coris picta
LC
🌊 Marine