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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
Dark banded rattail
Coelorinchus maurofasciatus
🌊 Marine
Dark chub
Nipponocypris temminckii
💧 Freshwater
Dark ghost shark
Hydrolagus novaezealandiae
LC 🌊 Marine
Dark hatchetfish
Sternoptyx obscura
LC 🌊 Marine
Dark toadfish
Neophrynichthys latus
🌊 Marine
Darwin's slimehead
Gephyroberyx darwinii
LC 🌊 Marine
Deep-sea lizardfish
Bathysaurus ferox
LC 🌊 Marine
Deep-water arrowtooth eel
Histiobranchus bathybius
DD 🌊 Marine
Deep-water hap
Placidochromis electra
LC 💧 Freshwater
Deepbody boarfish
Antigonia capros
LC 🌊 Marine
Deepbody mojarra
Gerres erythrourus
LC 🌊 Marine
Deepscale slickhead
Bathytroctes squamosus
LC 🌊 Marine
Deepsea Anglerfish
Linophryne arborifera
LC 🌊 Marine
Deepsea dragonfish
Eustomias trewavasae
LC 🌊 Marine
Deepsea pigfish
Congiopodus coriaceus
🌊 Marine
Deepwater longtail red snapper
Etelis coruscans
LC 🌊 Marine
Deepwater red snapper
Etelis carbunculus
LC 🌊 Marine
Diaphanous hatchet fish
Sternoptyx diaphana
LC 🌊 Marine
Diaphus Suborbitalis
Diaphus suborbitalis
LC 🌊 Marine
Diaphus Wisneri
Diaphus wisneri
LC 🌊 Marine
Ditropichthys Storeri
Ditropichthys storeri
DD 🌊 Marine
Dotted dwarfgoby
Eviota punctulata
LC 🌊 Marine
Duck-billed eel
Nettastoma parviceps
LC 🌊 Marine
Duckbill barracudina
Magnisudis atlantica
LC 🌊 Marine
Duckbill oceanic eel
Nessorhamphus ingolfianus
LC 🌊 Marine
Dusky millions fish
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dusky rattail
Coelorinchus infuscus
🌊 Marine
Dusky shark
Carcharhinus obscurus
EN 🌊 Marine
Dwarf codling
Notophycis marginata
🌊 Marine
Dwarf Dory
Zenion hololepis
LC 🌊 Marine
Dwarf gourami
Trichogaster lalius
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dwarf paradise fish
Parapolynemus verekeri
🔄 Diadromous
Dysalotus Oligoscolus
Dysalotus oligoscolus
LC 🌊 Marine
Eared blacksmelt
Lipolagus ochotensis
🌊 Marine
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
LC 💧 Freshwater
Echiodon Neotes
Echiodon neotes
DD 🌊 Marine
Egyptian mouth-brooder
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor
LC 💧 Freshwater
Eightfinger threadfin
Filimanus sealei
🌊 Marine
Electric blue hap
Sciaenochromis ahli
LC 💧 Freshwater
Electric eel
Electrophorus electricus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Electric lantern fish
Electrona risso
LC 🌊 Marine
Electron subantarctic
Electrona carlsbergi
LC 🌊 Marine
Elongate dory
Zenion leptolepis
🌊 Marine
Elongate frostfish
Benthodesmus elongatus
🌊 Marine
Elongated bristlemouth fish
Sigmops elongatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Emerald cichlid
Hypselecara temporalis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Eptatretus Cheni
Eptatretus cheni
VU 🌊 Marine
Estuary stargazer
Leptoscopus macropygus
🌊 Marine
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