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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
Atlantic footballfish
Himantolophus groenlandicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Atlantic pomfret
Brama brama
LC
🌊 Marine
Atlantic sabretooth
Coccorella atlantica
LC
🌊 Marine
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
NT
🔄 Diadromous
🍽️ ★★★★★
Atlantic saury
Scomberesox saurus
LC
🌊 Marine
Austral cod
Guttigadus kongi
🌊 Marine
Austral lightfish
Woodsia meyerwaardeni
LC
🌊 Marine
Australian anchovy
Engraulis australis
LC
🌊 Marine
Australian bonito
Sarda australis
LC
🌊 Marine
Australian bonytongue
Scleropages jardinii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Australian freshwater catfish
Tandanus tandanus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Australian halosaur
Halosaurus pectoralis
🌊 Marine
Australian mado
Atypichthys strigatus
🌊 Marine
Australian salmon
Arripis trutta
🌊 Marine
Avocet snipe eel
Avocettina infans
LC
🌊 Marine
Avocettina Paucipora
Avocettina paucipora
LC
🌊 Marine
Ayu sweetfish
Plecoglossus altivelis
DD
🔄 Diadromous
backfin tapirfish
Lipogenys gillii
🌊 Marine
Balbo sabretooth
Evermannella balbo
LC
🌊 Marine
Banded cichlid
Heros severus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Banded corydoras
Scleromystax barbatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Banded driftfish
Psenes arafurensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Banded eagle ray
Aetomylaeus nichofii
VU
🌊 Marine
Banded houndshark
Triakis scyllium
EN
🌊 Marine
Banded jewel cichlid
Hemichromis elongatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Banded puffer
Colomesus psittacus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Banded tilapia
Tilapia sparrmanii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Banded whiptail
Coelorinchus fasciatus
🌊 Marine
Banded yellowfish
Centriscops humerosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Banded-fin flounder
Azygopus pinnifasciatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Barbate dragonfish
Eustomias enbarbatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Barbel steed
Hemibarbus labeo
LC
💧 Freshwater
Barbless dragonfish
Bathophilus abarbatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Barnards lanternfishes
Symbolophorus barnardi
LC
🌊 Marine
Barne's lanternfish
Gonichthys barnesi
LC
🌊 Marine
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Barred flagtail
Kuhlia mugil
LC
🌊 Marine
Barred sand burrower
Limnichthys fasciatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Basketwork eel
Diastobranchus capensis
VU
🌊 Marine
Basking shark
Cetorhinus maximus
EN
🌊 Marine
Bassogigas Gillii
Bassogigas gillii
LC
🌊 Marine
Bastard trumpeter
Latridopsis forsteri
🌊 Marine
Bathypterois Longicauda
Bathypterois longicauda
DD
🌊 Marine
Bathypterois Oddi
Bathypterois oddi
DD
🌊 Marine
Bean's bigscale
Scopelogadus beanii
DD
🌊 Marine
Beardie
Lotella phycis
🌊 Marine
Belanger's croaker
Johnius belangerii
LC
🌊 Marine
Belted lanternfish
Electrona paucirastra
LC
🌊 Marine