List of Marine Fishes reported from Kenya
n = 782
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Table 1: 755 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 20 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 7 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 782 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 755 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Abalistes stellatusnative Starry triggerfish  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Abantennarius dorehensisnative New Guinean frogfish  
Beloniformes Belonidae Ablennes hiansnative Flat needlefish  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf sexfasciatusnative Scissortail sergeant  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf sordidusnative Blackspot sergeant  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf sparoidesnative False-eye sergeant  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf vaigiensisnative Indo-Pacific sergeant  
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus berdanative Goldsilk seabream  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus catenulanative Bridled seabream  
Ovalentaria/misc Plesiopidae Acanthoplesiops indicusnative Scottie  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus dussumierinative Eyestripe surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus leucosternonnative Powderblue surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus lineatusnative Lined surgeonfish Kingoye 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus tennentiinative Doubleband surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus triostegusnative Convict surgeonfish Togoo 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus xanthopterusnative Yellowfin surgeonfish  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Acentrogobius nebulosusnative Shadow goby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Acentrogobius simplexnative Bagamoyo goby Bagamoyo goby 
Syngnathiformes Centriscidae Aeoliscus punctulatusnative Speckled shrimpfish  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Aethaloperca rogaanative Redmouth grouper Chewa 
Myliobatiformes Aetobatidae Aetobatus ocellatusnative Ocellated eagle ray  
Carangiformes Carangidae Alectis ciliarisnative African pompano  
Carangiformes Carangidae Alepes djedabanative Shrimp scad  
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias superciliosusnative Bigeye thresher  
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias vulpinusnative Thresher  
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Alticus kirkiinative Kirk's blenny  
Ovalentaria/misc Ambassidae Ambassis ambassisnative Commerson's glassy  
Ovalentaria/misc Ambassidae Ambassis gymnocephalusnative Bald glassy Dodosi 
Ovalentaria/misc Ambassidae Ambassis natalensisnative Slender glassy  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Amblyeleotris diagonalisnative Diagonal shrimp goby  
Clupeiformes Dorosomatidae Amblygaster leiogasternative Smoothbelly sardinella  
Clupeiformes Dorosomatidae Amblygaster sirmnative Spotted sardinella  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Amblypomacentrus annulatusnative Footballer demoiselle  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Amphiprion akallopisosnative Skunk clownfish  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Amphiprion allardinative Twobar anemonefish  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Anampses caeruleopunctatusnative Bluespotted wrasse  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla bicolornative Indonesian shortfin eel Mkunga 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla labiatanative African mottled eel Fiyoka 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla marmoratanative Giant mottled eel  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla mossambicanative African longfin eel Mkunga 
Ovalentaria/misc Pseudochromidae Anisochromis kenyaenative Annie  
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Antennablennius variopunctatusnative Orangedotted blenny  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennarius striatusnative Striated frogfish  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennatus tuberosusnative Tuberculated frogfish  
Acanthuriformes Antigoniidae Antigonia indicanative   
Acanthuriformes Antigoniidae Antigonia undulatanative   
Eupercaria/misc Lutjanidae Aphareus furcanative Small toothed jobfish  
Eupercaria/misc Lutjanidae Aphareus rutilansnative Rusty jobfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon coccineusnative Ruby cardinalfish  
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