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Table 1: 4164 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 94 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 53 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 4311 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 3: 53 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Acanthocepola indicamisidentification  Indo-akatachi 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus berdamisidentification Goldsilk seabream  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus chronixismisidentification Chronixis surgeonfish Namerahagi 
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser medirostrisextirpated Green sturgeon Chôzame 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanot established European eel Unagi 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla australisnot established Short-finned eel  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Bodianus dianamisidentification Diana's hogfish Montsukibera 
Gadiformes Bregmacerotidae Bregmaceros mcclellandimisidentification Unicorn cod Minami-saiuo 
Carcharhiniformes Scyliorhinidae Cephaloscyllium isabellamisidentification Draughtsboard shark  
Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium griseummisidentification Grey bambooshark Shimazame 
Eupercaria/misc Scaridae Chlorurus sordidusmisidentification Daisy parrotfish Hagebudai 
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Coregonus clupeaformisnot established Lake whitefish  
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Dagetichthys marginatusmisidentification White-margined sole Amami-ushinoshita 
Gadiformes Gaidropsaridae Enchelyopus cimbriusmisidentification Fourbeard rockling  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus chlorostigmamisidentification Brownspotted grouper  
Scombriformes Gempylidae Epinnula magistralismisidentification Domine Aosumiyaki 
Clupeiformes Dussumieriidae Etrumeus sadinamisidentification Red-eye round herring Ureme-iwashi 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota albolineatamisidentification White-line dwarfgoby Shiro-isohaze 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota epiphanesmisidentification Divine dwarfgoby  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Foa brachygrammamisidentification Weed cardinalfish Taiwan-mato-ishimochi 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Hyporthodus mystacinusmisidentification Misty grouper Mahata-modoki 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo rohitanot established Roho labeo  
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Lepadichthys frenatusmisidentification  Misaki-uba-uo 
Centrarchiformes Centrarchidae Lepomis cyanellusnot established Green sunfish  
Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae Malthopsis jordanimisidentification Jordan's triangular batfish Kowanuke-fûryû-uo 
Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae Malthopsis luteaerror Yellow triangular batfish Fûryû-uo 
Eupercaria/misc Moronidae Morone saxatilisnot established Striped bass  
Gobiiformes Microdesmidae Nemateleotris helfrichimisidentification Helfrichs' dartfish  
Acropomatiformes Bathyclupeidae Neobathyclupea argenteamisidentification West Atlantic (silver) deepsea herring Sokonishin 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Neotrygon kuhliimisidentification Blue-spotted stingray Yakko-ei 
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Neozoarcidae Neozoarces pulchererror Tape blenny  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Novaculops woodimisidentification Hawaiian sandy Tensumodoki 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Odontamblyopus rubicundusmisidentification  Warasubo 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Odontanthias chrysostictusmisidentification  Barahanadai 
Orectolobiformes Orectolobidae Orectolobus ornatusmisidentification Ornate wobbegong Karakusa-ôse 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis macrochirnot established Longfin tilapia  
Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Owstonia grammodonmisidentification   
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Pinguipedidae Parapercis maculatamisidentification Harlequin sandperch  
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Pinguipedidae Parapercis somaliensismisidentification Somali sandperch Somari-toragisu 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Pastinachus sephenerror Cowtail stingray Tsuka-ei 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Plectranthias kelloggimisidentification   
Beryciformes Melamphaidae Poromitra crassicepserror Crested bigscale Kabuto-uo 
Beryciformes Melamphaidae Poromitra unicorniserror  Futozuno-kabuto-uo 
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Pseudojuloides atavaimisidentification Polynesian wrasse  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Pseudojuloides cerasinusmisidentification Smalltail wrasse  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Pseudojuloides elongatusmisidentification Long green wrasse Otohimebera 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Scorpaenidae Rhinopias aphaneserror Lacy scorpionfish  
Rhinopristiformes Rhinidae Rhynchobatus djiddensismisidentification Giant guitarfish Tongari-sakatazame 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon melanotheronnot established Blackchin tilapia  
Eupercaria/misc Nemipteridae Scolopsis taeniopteramisidentification Lattice monocle bream Hitosuji-tamagashira 
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