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List of Marine Fishes reported from Canary Islands
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Table 1: 554 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 11 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 2 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 567 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 4: 567 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Abantennarius nummifernative Spotfin frogfish  
Beryciformes Stephanoberycidae Acanthochaenus luetkeniinative Pricklefish  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Acantholabrus palloninative Scale-rayed wrasse  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus monroviaenative Monrovia doctorfish  
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus bovinusnative Bull ray Ratón 
Aulopiformes Notosudidae Ahliesaurus berryinative   
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Aldrovandia affinisnative Gilbert's halosaurid fish  
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Aldrovandia phalacranative Hawaiian halosaurid fish  
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus feroxnative Long snouted lancetfish  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus australisnative Small scaled brown slickhead  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus bairdiinative Baird's slickhead  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus rostratusnative Risso's smooth-head  
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias superciliosusnative Bigeye thresher Coleto 
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias vulpinusnative Thresher Coleto 
Clupeiformes Alosidae Alosa alosanative Allis shad  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanative European eel  
Trachichthyiformes Anoplogastridae Anoplogaster cornutanative Common fangtooth  
Aulopiformes Anotopteridae Anotopterus pharaonative Daggertooth  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Anthias anthiasnative Swallowtail seaperch  
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Apagesoma delosommatumnative   
Scombriformes Trichiuridae Aphanopus carbonative Black scabbardfish  
Scombriformes Trichiuridae Aphanopus intermediusnative Intermediate scabbardfish  
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Aphyonus gelatinosusnative Gelatinous blindfish  
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Apletodon incognitusnative   
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Apletodon pellegrininative Chubby clingfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon imberbisnative Cardinal fish  
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Apristurus laurussoniinative Iceland catshark  
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Apterichtus anguiformisnative Slender finless eel  
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Apterichtus caecusnative European finless eel  
Aulopiformes Paralepididae Arctozenus rissonative Spotted barracudina  
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyripnus atlanticusnative   
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus aculeatusnative Lovely hatchetfish  
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus affinisnative Pacific hatchet fish  
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus gigasnative Hatchetfish  
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus hemigymnusnative Half-naked hatchetfish  
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus olfersiinative   
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Argyrosomus regiusstray Meagre  
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Aristostomias lunifernative   
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus rueppeliinative Rüppell's scaldback  
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes gemmifernative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes indicusnative Black snaggletooth  
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes leucopogonnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes macropogonnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes micropogonnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes neopogonnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes nigernative   
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina hepsetusnative Mediterranean sand smelt  
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina presbyternative Sand smelt  
Aulopiformes Aulopidae Aulopus filamentosusnative Royal flagfin Lagarto de hondura 
Scombriformes Scombridae Auxis rocheinative Bullet tuna  
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