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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
Paxton's whipnose
Gigantactis paxtoni
LC
🌊 Marine
Pearl cichlid
Geophagus brasiliensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Pearl gourami
Trichopodus leerii
NT
💧 Freshwater
Pearly lanternfish
Myctophum nitidulum
LC
🌊 Marine
Pelagic basslet
Howella brodiei
🌊 Marine
Pelagic butterfish
Schedophilus maculatus
🌊 Marine
Pelagic cod
Melanonus gracilis
🌊 Marine
Pelagic porcupinefish
Diodon eydouxii
LC
🌊 Marine
Pelagic scorpionfish
Ectreposebastes niger
🌊 Marine
Pelagic thresher
Alopias pelagicus
EN
🌊 Marine
Pelican eel
Eurypharynx pelecanoides
LC
🌊 Marine
Peltorhamphus Tenuis
Peltorhamphus tenuis
🌊 Marine
Pencil cardinal
Epigonus denticulatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pennant coralfish
Heniochus acuminatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pentherichthys Atratus
Pentherichthys atratus
LC
🌊 Marine
Phantom Roughy
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Philippine catfish
Clarias batrachus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Philippine snubnose halfbeak
Melapedalion breve
🌊 Marine
Photostomias Atrox
Photostomias atrox
LC
🌊 Marine
Photostomias Guernei
Photostomias guernei
LC
🌊 Marine
Piano fangblenny
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
LC
🌊 Marine
Pike-perch
Sander lucioperca
LC
💧 Freshwater
Piked dogfish
Squalus acanthias
VU
🌊 Marine
Pillar wire eel
Saurenchelys stylura
LC
🌊 Marine
Pineapple rattail
Idiolophorhynchus andriashevi
🌊 Marine
Pineconefish
Monocentris japonica
LC
🌊 Marine
Pink cusk-eel
Genypterus blacodes
VU
🌊 Marine
Pink flabby whalefish
Cetostoma regani
DD
🌊 Marine
Pink maomao
Caprodon longimanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pink salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Pink whipray
Pateobatis fai
VU
🌊 Marine
Pipefish
Leptonotus elevatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Platinum acara
Andinoacara latifrons
LC
💧 Freshwater
Plectrochilus Machadoi
Plectrochilus machadoi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Pointed sawfish
Anoxypristis cuspidata
CR
🔄 Diadromous
Polyipnus Unispinus
Polyipnus unispinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pompano dolphinfish
Coryphaena equiselis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pond loach
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Pond smelt
Hypomesus olidus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Popeye lampfish
Bolinichthys longipes
LC
🌊 Marine
Porae
Nemadactylus douglasii
🌊 Marine
Porbeagle
Lamna nasus
VU
🌊 Marine
Porcupine whipray
Urogymnus asperrimus
EN
🌊 Marine
Port Jackson shark
Heterodontus portusjacksoni
LC
🌊 Marine
Portholefish
Diplophos australis
LC
🌊 Marine
Portuguese dogfish
Centroscymnus coelolepis
NT
🌊 Marine
Pouched lamprey
Geotria australis
DD
🔄 Diadromous
Power's deep-water bristle-mouth fish
Vinciguerria poweriae
LC
🌊 Marine