List of Marine Fishes reported from Nigeria
n = 483
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Table 1: 476 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 4 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 3 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 483 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 476 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  
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus monroviaenative Monrovia doctorfish  
Myliobatiformes Aetobatidae Aetobatus narinarinative Whitespotted eagle ray  
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus bovinusnative Bull ray  
Aulopiformes Notosudidae Ahliesaurus berryinative   
Albuliformes Albulidae Albula goreensisnative   
Carangiformes Carangidae Alectis ciliarisnative African pompano  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus australisnative Small scaled brown slickhead  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus rostratusnative Risso's smooth-head  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus schoepfiinative Orange filefish  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennarius pardalisnative   
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennarius striatusnative Striated frogfish  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Anthias anthiasnative Swallowtail seaperch  
Acanthuriformes Antigoniidae Antigonia caprosnative Deepbody boarfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon imberbisnative Cardinal fish  
Eupercaria/misc Lutjanidae Apsilus fuscusnative African forktail snapper  
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Apterichtus monodinative   
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus affinisnative Pacific hatchet fish  
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus gigasnative Hatchetfish  
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus hemigymnusnative Half-naked hatchetfish  
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus sladeninative Sladen's hatchet fish  
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Argyrosomus regiusnative Meagre  
Scombriformes Ariommatidae Ariomma bondinative Silver-rag driftfish  
Scombriformes Ariommatidae Ariomma melananative Brown driftfish  
Anguilliformes Congridae Ariosoma balearicumnative Bandtooth conger  
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Aristostomias xenostomanative   
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus capensisnative Cape scaldfish  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus imperialisnative Imperial scaldfish  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus laternanative Mediterranean scaldfish  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Asquamiceps caeruleusnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes caulophorusnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes macropogonnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes micropogonnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes nigernative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes richardsoninative Richardson's snaggletooth  
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistes punctatusnative Bluespotted triggerfish  
Alepocephaliformes Platytroctidae Barbantus curvifronsnative Palebelly searsid  
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Bascanichthys ceciliaenative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus brevisnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus nigerrimusnative Scaleless dragonfish  
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Bathyblennius antholopsnative   
Anguilliformes Congridae Bathycongrus bertininative   
Gadiformes Bathygadidae Bathygadus macropsnative Bullseye grenadier  
Gadiformes Bathygadidae Bathygadus melanobranchusnative Vaillant's grenadier  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Bathygobius soporatornative Frillfin goby  
Aulopiformes Ipnopidae Bathymicrops regisnative   
Aulopiformes Ipnopidae Bathypterois atricolornative Attenuated spider fish  
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