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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
Hansen's lanternfish
Hygophum hanseni
LC
🌊 Marine
Hardyhead silverside
Atherinomorus lacunosus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Harlequin filefish
Oxymonacanthus longirostris
VU
🌊 Marine
Harm
Hydrolycus armatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Hart's rivulus
Anablepsoides hartii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Hatchetfish
Argyropelecus gigas
LC
🌊 Marine
Hawaiian halosaurid fish
Aldrovandia phalacra
LC
🌊 Marine
Hawknose grenadier
Coelorinchus oliverianus
🌊 Marine
Head-and-taillight tetra
Hemigrammus ocellifer
LC
💧 Freshwater
Headlight fish
Diaphus effulgens
LC
🌊 Marine
Hector's lanternfish
Lampanyctodes hectoris
LC
🌊 Marine
Hedgehog seahorse
Hippocampus spinosissimus
VU
🌊 Marine
Helicolenus Percoides
Helicolenus percoides
🌊 Marine
Hemerocoetes Artus
Hemerocoetes artus
🌊 Marine
Hemibarbus Longirostris
Hemibarbus longirostris
LC
💧 Freshwater
Herwig lanternfish
Metelectrona herwigi
LC
🌊 Marine
Hidden bristlemouth
Cyclothone obscura
LC
🌊 Marine
Highfin lizardfish
Bathysaurus mollis
LC
🌊 Marine
Highlight hatchetfish
Sternoptyx pseudobscura
LC
🌊 Marine
Hintonia Candens
Hintonia candens
LC
🌊 Marine
Honeycomb stingray
Himantura uarnak
EN
🌊 Marine
Hong Kong catfish
Clarias fuscus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Hong Kong grouper
Epinephelus akaara
EN
🌊 Marine
Hooktooth shark
Chaenogaleus macrostoma
VU
🌊 Marine
Horned lantern fish
Centrophryne spinulosa
LC
🌊 Marine
Horned lanternfish
Diaphus splendidus
LC
🌊 Marine
Hound needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
LC
🌊 Marine
Hubb's pearleye
Rosenblattichthys hubbsi
LC
🌊 Marine
Humpback anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
LC
🌊 Marine
Humpback whiptail
Coryphaenoides dossenus
🌊 Marine
Humpbacked piranha
Serrasalmus gibbus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Humphead wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus
EN
🌊 Marine
Hyena Cichlid
Nimbochromis polystigma
LC
💧 Freshwater
Ide
Leuciscus idus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Inanga
Galaxias maculatus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Indian glassy fish
Parambassis ranga
LC
💧 Freshwater
Indian sabretooth
Evermannella indica
LC
🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara
🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
VU
🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific sergeant
Abudefduf vaigiensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Indonesian snakehead
Channa micropeltes
LC
💧 Freshwater
Inflated whiptail
Macrouroides inflaticeps
LC
🌊 Marine
Ipnops Murrayi
Ipnops murrayi
LC
🌊 Marine
Jack Dempsey
Rocio octofasciata
LC
💧 Freshwater
Jaguar guapote
Parachromis managuensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Jansen's wrasse
Thalassoma jansenii
LC
🌊 Marine
Japanese Amago
Oncorhynchus rhodurus
🔄 Diadromous
Japanese bullhead shark
Heterodontus japonicus
LC
🌊 Marine