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Table 1: 5053 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 88 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 55 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 5196 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 3: 55 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf saxatilismisidentification Sergeant-major  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus berdamisidentification Goldsilk seabream Pikey bream 
Acropomatiformes Acropomatidae Acropoma japonicummisidentification Glowbelly Japanese seabass 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Argyrops spinifermisidentification King soldierbream King soldierbream 
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Argyrosomus hololepidotusmisidentification Southern meagre Mulloway 
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Atractoscion aequidensmisidentification Geelbeck croaker Teraglin 
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Bodianus dianamisidentification Diana's hogfish Diana's pigfish 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Scorpaenidae Brachypterois serrulatamisidentification Sawcheek scorpionfish Sawcheek scorpionfish 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Cabillus macrophthalmusmisidentification Bigeye cabillus Bigeye cabillus 
Acanthuriformes Pomacanthidae Centropyge heraldimisidentification Yellow angelfish Yellow angelfish 
Carcharhiniformes Scyliorhinidae Cephaloscyllium fasciatummisidentification Reticulated swellshark Reticulate swell shark 
Lophiiformes Chaunacidae Chaunax fimbriatusmisidentification Tassled coffinfish Tassled coffinfish 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Ctenochaetus strigosusmisidentification Spotted surgeonfish Goldring bristletooth 
Clupeiformes Dussumieriidae Dussumieria acutamisidentification Rainbow sardine  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus chlorostigmamisidentification Brownspotted grouper  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota albolineatamisidentification White-line dwarfgoby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota pellucidamisidentification Transparent dwarfgoby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota zebrinamisidentification Zebra dwarfgoby Zebra eviota 
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Foa brachygrammamisidentification Weed cardinalfish Harbour cardinalfish 
Rhinopristiformes Glaucostegidae Glaucostegus granulatuserror Granulated guitarfish  
Rhinopristiformes Glaucostegidae Glaucostegus halavimisidentification Halavi ray  
Beryciformes Cetomimidae Gyrinomimus myersimisidentification   
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Halaelurus boesemanimisidentification Speckled catshark Speckled catshark 
Carcharhiniformes Hemigaleidae Hemigaleus microstomamisidentification Sicklefin weasel shark Sicklefin weasel shark 
Aulopiformes Aulopidae Hime japonicamisidentification Japanese thread-sail fish Japanese threadsail 
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Hippocampus fisherimisidentification Fisher's seahorse  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Hippocampus trimaculatusmisidentification Longnose seahorse Flat-faced seahorse 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Koumansetta hectorimisidentification Hector's goby  
Acropomatiformes Lateolabracidae Lateolabrax japonicusnot established Japanese seabass Japanese seaperch 
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Leptachirus klunzingerimisidentification Tailed sole Tailed sole 
Aulopiformes Lestidiidae Lestidium atlanticummisidentification Atlantic barracudina Atlantic barracudina 
Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae Malthopsis luteaerror Yellow triangular batfish  
Ovalentaria/misc Pseudochromidae Manonichthys splendensmisidentification Splendid dottyback Splendid dottyback 
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Micrognathus brevirostrismisidentification Thorntail pipefish Thorntail pipefish 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Neosebastidae Neosebastes entaxismisidentification Orange-banded scorpionfish Orange-banded scorpionfish 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Neotrygon kuhliimisidentification Blue-spotted stingray Bluespotted maskray 
Syngnathiformes Centriscidae Notopogon fernandezianusmisidentification Orange bellowfish  
Acanthuriformes Leiognathidae Nuchequula blochiimisidentification Twoblotch ponyfish Twoblotch ponyfish 
Trachichthyiformes Trachichthyidae Optivus elongatusmisidentification Slender roughy  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Ostorhinchus moluccensismisidentification Moluccan cardinalfish Moluccan cardinalfish 
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Pinguipedidae Parapercis hexophtalmaerror Speckled sandperch Blacktail grubfish 
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Pinguipedidae Parapercis macrophthalmamisidentification Narrow barred grubfish Narrow barred grubfish 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Pastinachus sephenerror Cowtail stingray Gundurru 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Pethia conchoniusnot established Rosy barb Rosy barb 
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Pomadasys commersonniimisidentification Smallspotted grunter  
Beryciformes Melamphaidae Poromitra crassicepserror Crested bigscale Crested bigscale 
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Pseudojuloides cerasinusmisidentification Smalltail wrasse  
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Platycephalidae Ratabulus megacephalusmisidentification   
Rhinopristiformes Rhinidae Rhynchobatus djiddensismisidentification Giant guitarfish Mirbuy 
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Roa modestamisidentification Brown-banded butterflyfish  
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