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List of Marine Fishes reported from Aruba
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Table 1: 572 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 2 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 6 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 580 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 572 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Beloniformes Belonidae Ablennes hiansnative Flat needlefish  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf saxatilisnative Sergeant-major  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf taurusnative Night sergeant  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria asperanative Roughhead blenny  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria spinosanative Spinyhead blenny  
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo  
Tetraodontiformes Ostraciidae Acanthostracion polygoniumnative Honeycomb cowfish  
Tetraodontiformes Ostraciidae Acanthostracion quadricornisnative Scrawled cowfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus chirurgusnative Doctorfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus coeruleusnative Blue tang surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus tractusnative Ocean surgeonfish  
Pleuronectiformes Achiridae Achirus lineatusnative Lined sole  
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Acyrtus rubiginosusnative Red clingfish  
Myliobatiformes Aetobatidae Aetobatus narinarinative Whitespotted eagle ray  
Albuliformes Albulidae Albula vulpesnative Bonefish  
Carangiformes Carangidae Alectis ciliarisnative African pompano  
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus brevirostrisnative Short snouted lancetfish  
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus feroxnative Long snouted lancetfish  
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias superciliosusnative Bigeye thresher  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Alphestes afernative Mutton hamlet  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus schoepfiinative Orange filefish  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus scriptusnative Scribbled leatherjacket filefish  
Centrarchiformes Cirrhitidae Amblycirrhitus pinosnative Redspotted hawkfish  
Batrachoidiformes Batrachoididae Amphichthys cryptocentrusnative Bocon toadfish  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa colonensisnative Narrow-striped anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa cubananative Cuban anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa filiferanative Longfinger anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa lamprotaenianative Big-eye anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa lyolepisnative Shortfinger anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa spinifernative Spicule anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchovia clupeoidesnative Zabaleta anchovy  
Pleuronectiformes Paralichthyidae Ancylopsetta cycloideanative Cyclope flounder  
Pleuronectiformes Paralichthyidae Ancylopsetta kumperaenative Foureyed flounder  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla rostratanative American eel  
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Anisotremus surinamensisnative Black margate  
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Anisotremus virginicusnative Porkfish  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennarius multiocellatusnative Longlure frogfish  
Acanthuriformes Antigoniidae Antigonia caprosnative Deepbody boarfish  
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Aplatophis chauliodusnative Fangtooth snake-eel  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon binotatusnative Barred cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon lachnerinative Whitestar cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon maculatusnative Flamefish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon planifronsnative Pale cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon quadrisquamatusnative Sawcheek cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon townsendinative Belted cardinalfish  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Archosargus probatocephalusnative Sheepshead  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Archosargus rhomboidalisnative Western Atlantic seabream  
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina bruceinative Bruce's argentine  
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina striatanative Striated argentine  
Scombriformes Ariommatidae Ariomma bondinative Silver-rag driftfish  
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