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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
Mottled triplefin
Forsterygion malcolmi
LC 🌊 Marine
Mozambique tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
VU 💧 Freshwater
Mrigal carp
Cirrhinus cirrhosus
VU 💧 Freshwater
Mud carp
Cirrhinus molitorella
NT 💧 Freshwater
Mud sleeper
Butis koilomatodon
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Muddy arrowtooth eel
Ilyophis brunneus
LC 🌊 Marine
Multiray Dragonfish
Eustomias braueri
DD 🌊 Marine
Multispotted lanternfish
Scopelopsis multipunctatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Mummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Murray's abyssal anglerfish
Melanocetus murrayi
LC 🌊 Marine
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
LC 💧 Freshwater
Naked snout rattail
Haplomacrourus nudirostris
🌊 Marine
Narcetes Erimelas
Narcetes erimelas
LC 🌊 Marine
Narrownecked oceanic eel
Derichthys serpentinus
LC 🌊 Marine
Neomyxine Biniplicata
Neomyxine biniplicata
DD 🌊 Marine
Neon tetra
Paracheirodon innesi
LC 💧 Freshwater
New Zealand blue cod
Parapercis colias
LC 🌊 Marine
New Zealand dory
Cyttus novaezealandiae
LC 🌊 Marine
New Zealand Opalfish
Hemerocoetes morelandi
🌊 Marine
New Zealand orange perch
Lepidoperca aurantia
🌊 Marine
New Zealand Rockfish
Acanthoclinus littoreus
🌊 Marine
New Zealand sole
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae
🌊 Marine
New Zealand sprat
Sprattus muelleri
LC 🌊 Marine
New Zealand topknot
Notoclinus fenestratus
LC 🌊 Marine
Nikolay's lanternfish
Bolinichthys nikolayi
LC 🌊 Marine
Nile perch
Lates niloticus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Nile tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Ninespine stickleback
Pungitius pungitius
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Nkhomo-benga peacock
Aulonocara baenschi
CR 💧 Freshwater
Noble lampfish
Lampanyctus nobilis
LC 🌊 Marine
Nobulb Loosejaw
Aristostomias grimaldii
LC 🌊 Marine
Noline scorpionfish
Phenacoscorpius megalops
LC 🌊 Marine
Norman's lanterrnfish
Protomyctophum normani
LC 🌊 Marine
Normichthys Yahganorum
Normichthys yahganorum
🌊 Marine
North African catfish
Clarias gariepinus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Northern bastard codling
Pseudophycis breviuscula
🌊 Marine
Northern kahawai
Arripis xylabion
🌊 Marine
Northern pike
Esox lucius
LC 💧 Freshwater
Notable whiptail
Coelorinchus innotabilis
🌊 Marine
Notal lanternfish
Lampadena notialis
LC 🌊 Marine
Notoliparis Kermadecensis
Notoliparis kermadecensis
🌊 Marine
Obese dragonfish
Opostomias micripnus
LC 🌊 Marine
Ocean sunfish
Mola mola
VU 🌊 Marine
Oceanic puffer
Lagocephalus lagocephalus
LC 🌊 Marine
Oceanic two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus obtusirostris
LC 🌊 Marine
Oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinus longimanus
CR 🌊 Marine
Oilfish
Ruvettus pretiosus
LC 🌊 Marine
Oily bitterling
Tanakia limbata
LC 💧 Freshwater
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