List of Marine Fishes reported from Italy
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Table 1: 518 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 21 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 9 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 548 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 4: 548 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf saxatilisstray Sergeant-major Pesce damigella 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf vaigiensisintroduced Indo-Pacific sergeant  
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandristray Wahoo Acantocibio 
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Acantholabrus palloninative Scale-rayed wrasse Tordo di fondale 
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser naccariinative Adriatic sturgeon Storione cobice 
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser sturionative Sturgeon Storione 
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus bovinusnative Bull ray Colombo di mare 
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Aidablennius sphynxnative  Bavosa sfinge 
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus feroxerror Long snouted lancetfish Sauro feroce 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus rostratusnative Risso's smooth-head Testa nuda 
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias superciliosusnative Bigeye thresher Pesce volpe occhio grosso 
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias vulpinusnative Thresher Pesce volpe 
Clupeiformes Alosidae Alosa algeriensisnative North African shad  
Clupeiformes Alosidae Alosa alosamisidentification Allis shad Alosa 
Clupeiformes Alosidae Alosa fallaxnative Twaite shad Cheppia 
Anguilliformes Muraenidae Anarchias euryurusnative   
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Anarhichadidae Anarhichas lupusquestionable Atlantic wolffish Pesce lupo 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanative European eel Anguilla 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Anthias anthiasnative Swallowtail seaperch Castagnola rossa 
Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae Aphanius fasciatusnative Mediterranean banded killifish Nono 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Aphia minutanative Transparent goby Rossetto 
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Apletodon dentatusnative Small-headed clingfish Succiascoglio 
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Apletodon incognitusnative  Succiascoglio 
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon imberbisnative Cardinal fish Re di triglie 
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Apterichtus anguiformisnative Slender finless eel Anguilla sottile 
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Apterichtus caecusnative European finless eel Biscia di mare cieca 
Aulopiformes Paralepididae Arctozenus rissonative Spotted barracudina Barracudina di risso 
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina sphyraenanative Argentine Argentina 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus hemigymnusnative Half-naked hatchetfish Ascia d'argento 
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Argyrosomus regiusnative Meagre Bocca d'oro 
Anguilliformes Congridae Ariosoma balearicumnative Bandtooth conger Grongo delle Baleari 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus grohmanninative   
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus imperialisnative Imperial scaldfish Suacia imperiale 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus kesslerinative Scaldback Suacia fosca 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus laternanative Mediterranean scaldfish Suacia 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus rueppeliinative Rüppell's scaldback Suacia cianchetta 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus thorinative Thor's scaldfish Suacia mora 
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina boyerinative Big-scale sand smelt Latterino 
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina hepsetusnative Mediterranean sand smelt Latterino sardaro 
Aulopiformes Aulopidae Aulopus filamentosusnative Royal flagfin Lacerto 
Scombriformes Scombridae Auxis rocheinative Bullet tuna Tombarello 
Scombriformes Scombridae Auxis thazardquestionable Frigate tuna Tombarello 
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistes capriscusnative Grey triggerfish Pesce balestra 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus nigerrimusnative Scaleless dragonfish Batofilo nero 
Aulopiformes Ipnopidae Bathypterois dubiusnative Spiderfish Ala filosa 
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Bathysolea profundicolanative Deepwater sole Sogliola batifila 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Bathytoshia centrouranative Roughtail stingray Trigone spinoso 
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Bellottia apodanative  Brotola apoda 
Beloniformes Belonidae Belone belonenative Garfish Aguglia 
Beloniformes Belonidae Belone svetovidovinative  Aguglia 
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