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Table 1: 509 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 19 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 4 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 532 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 509 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country Habitat Depth (m)
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Abyssobrotula galatheaenative   bathypelagic3110 - 7965 
Beryciformes Stephanoberycidae Acanthochaenus luetkeniinative Pricklefish  benthopelagic1655 - 5397 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Liparidae Aetheliparis taurocanisnative   bathypelagic731 - 869 
Aulopiformes Notosudidae Ahliesaurus berryinative   bathypelagic 
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Aldrovandia affinisnative Gilbert's halosaurid fish  benthopelagic730 - 2560 
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus brevirostrisnative Short snouted lancetfish Shortsnouted lancetfish bathypelagic640 - 1591 
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus feroxnative Long snouted lancetfish Longsnouted lancetfish bathypelagic 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus australisnative Small scaled brown slickhead Small scaled brown slickhead bathydemersal1000 - 2600 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Zanclorhynchidae Alertichthys blackinative Alert pigfish Alert pigfish bathydemersal458 - 549 
Zeiformes Oreosomatidae Allocyttus nigernative Black oreo Black oreo bathypelagic560 - 1300 
Zeiformes Oreosomatidae Allocyttus verrucosusnative Warty dory Warty oreo bathypelagic 
Rajiformes Rajidae Amblyraja georgiananative Antarctic starry skate Amblyraja georgiana bathydemersal20 - 350 
Rajiformes Rajidae Amblyraja hyperboreanative Arctic skate Arctic skate bathydemersal92 - 2925 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Psychrolutidae Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephorosnative   bathydemersal230 - 282 
Trachichthyiformes Anoplogastridae Anoplogaster cornutanative Common fangtooth Fangtooth bathypelagic2 - 4992 
Aulopiformes Anotopteridae Anotopterus voraxnative Southern ocean daggertooth Daggertooth bathypelagic 
Acanthuriformes Antigoniidae Antigonia rubicundanative Rosy deepsea boarfish  bathydemersal125 - 340 
Gadiformes Moridae Antimora rostratanative Blue antimora Violet cod bathypelagic350 - 3000 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Cottidae Antipodocottus megalopsnative   bathydemersal400 - 600 
Scombriformes Trichiuridae Aphanopus mikhailininative Mikhailin's scabbardfish  benthopelagic905 - 2000 
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Aphyonus gelatinosusnative Gelatinous blindfish  bathydemersal625 - 2560 
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Apristurus exsanguisnative   bathydemersal560 - 1200 
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Apristurus garrickinative   bathydemersal 
Aulopiformes Paralepididae Arctozenus rissonative Spotted barracudina  bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyripnus iridescensnative Brilliant pearlside  bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus aculeatusnative Lovely hatchetfish  bathypelagic100 - 2056 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus gigasnative Hatchetfish Giant hatchetfish bathypelagic300 - 1000 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus hemigymnusnative Half-naked hatchetfish Common hatchetfish bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus lychnusnative Tropical hatchetfish  bathypelagic150 - 700 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus olfersiinative   bathypelagic100 - 800 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus sladeninative Sladen's hatchet fish  bathypelagic 
Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae Arhynchobatis asperrimusendemic Longtail skate Longtail skate bathydemersal90 - 1070 
Scombriformes Ariommatidae Ariomma luridanative Ariommid Ariommid bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Aristostomias polydactylusnative   bathypelagic25 - 1100 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus boopsnative   bathydemersal 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus scaphanative  Witch bathydemersal20 - 500 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Asquamiceps hjortinative Barethroat slickhead  bathypelagic1000 - 2865 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes boulengerinative Boulenger's snaggletooth  bathypelagic12 - 4000 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes krefftinative Krefft's snaggletooth  bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes psychrolutesnative Temperate snaggletooth  pelagic-oceanic 
Anguilliformes Nemichthyidae Avocettina acuticepsnative Southern fintail snipe eel  bathypelagic 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Bajacalifornia calcaratanative Brown slickhead Brown slickhead bathypelagic350 - 1100 
Beryciformes Barbourisiidae Barbourisia rufanative Velvet whalefish Red whalefish bathydemersal120 - 2000 
Anguilliformes Congridae Bassanago bulbicepsnative Swollen-headed conger eel Swollenheaded conger bathydemersal270 - 1100 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus aternative Winged dragonfish  bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus brevisnative   bathypelagic75 - 1650 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus filifernative Sparing  bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus vaillantinative   bathypelagic 
Gadiformes Bathygadidae Bathygadus cottoidesnative Codheaded rattail Codheaded rattail bathydemersal950 - 1600 
Argentiniformes Bathylagidae Bathylagichthys greyaenative Grey's deepsea smelt  bathypelagic25 - 1000 
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