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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
Lemon tetra
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Leopard mandarin fish
Siniperca scherzeri
DD
💧 Freshwater
Lepidotrigla Robinsi
Lepidotrigla robinsi
🌊 Marine
Leptostomias Gladiator
Leptostomias gladiator
LC
🌊 Marine
Lesser bream
Brama dussumieri
LC
🌊 Marine
Lestidiops Pacificus
Lestidiops pacificus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lestrolepis Intermedia
Lestrolepis intermedia
LC
🌊 Marine
Lightfish
Ichthyococcus ovatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Limp eelpout
Melanostigma gelatinosum
🌊 Marine
Little conger eel
Gnathophis habenatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Little sleeper shark
Somniosus rostratus
LC
🌊 Marine
Live sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
LC
🌊 Marine
Lobed dreamer
Dolopichthys pullatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Lobetoothed piranha
Pygopristis denticulata
LC
💧 Freshwater
Lobisomem
Notoscopelus caudispinosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Long green wrasse
Pseudojuloides elongatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Long snouted lancetfish
Alepisaurus ferox
LC
🌊 Marine
Long-lined Sculpin
Antipodocottus megalops
🌊 Marine
Long-snouted pipefish
Stigmatopora macropterygia
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbarb dragonfish
Flagellostomias boureei
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbarb scaly dragonfish
Stomias longibarbatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbeard grenadier
Ventrifossa macropogon
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin barracudina
Macroparalepis macrogeneion
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin batfish
Platax teira
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin boarfish
Zanclistius elevatus
🌊 Marine
Longfin catshark
Apristurus herklotsi
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin escolar
Scombrolabrax heterolepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin lanternfish
Diogenichthys atlanticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin mako
Isurus paucus
EN
🌊 Marine
Longfin yellowtail
Seriola rivoliana
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfinned bullseye
Cookeolus japonicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfinned triplefin
Ruanoho decemdigitatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longnose deep-sea skate
Bathyraja shuntovi
DD
🌊 Marine
Longnose seahorse
Hippocampus trimaculatus
VU
🌊 Marine
Longnose tapirfish
Polyacanthonotus challengeri
LC
🌊 Marine
Longrayed whiptail
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longsnout blacksmelt
Dolicholagus longirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Longsnout pipefish
Leptonotus norae
LC
🌊 Marine
Longspine snipefish
Macroramphosus scolopax
LC
🌊 Marine
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longtail slickhead
Talismania longifilis
LC
🌊 Marine
Longtooth grouper
Epinephelus bruneus
VU
🌊 Marine
Longwing spinyfin
Diretmoides pauciradiatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lord Howe Island butterflyfish
Amphichaetodon howensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Luetken's lanternfish
Diaphus luetkeni
LC
🌊 Marine
Luminescent cod
Physiculus luminosa
🌊 Marine
Luminous lanternfish
Lampadena luminosa
LC
🌊 Marine
Luminousline Dragonfish
Grammatostomias dentatus
LC
🌊 Marine