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List of Marine Fishes reported from Ascension Island
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Table 1: 174 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 26 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: 204 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 4: 204 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf saxatilisnative Sergeant-major  
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo  
Tetraodontiformes Ostraciidae Acanthostracion notacanthusnative Island cowfish Bottlefish boxfish 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus bahianusnative Barber surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus chirurgusnative Doctorfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus coeruleusnative Blue tang surgeonfish Blue surgeonfish 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus tractusmisidentification Ocean surgeonfish Brown surgeonfish 
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias superciliosusnative Bigeye thresher  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus scriptusnative Scribbled leatherjacket filefish  
Centrarchiformes Cirrhitidae Amblycirrhitus earnshawiendemic White hawkfish White hawkfish 
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennarius multiocellatusnative Longlure frogfish  
Acanthuriformes Antigoniidae Antigonia caprosnative Deepbody boarfish  
Scombriformes Trichiuridae Aphanopus intermediusnative Intermediate scabbardfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon axillarisnative Axillary-spot cardinalfish Cardinalfish 
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon pseudomaculatusnative Twospot cardinalfish  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus capensisnative Cape scaldfish  
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes caulophorusnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes micropogonnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes nigernative   
Syngnathiformes Aulostomidae Aulostomus strigosusnative Atlantic cornetfish Trantran 
Scombriformes Scombridae Auxis rocheinative Bullet tuna  
Scombriformes Scombridae Auxis thazardnative Frigate tuna  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Azurina multilineatanative Brown chromis  
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistes capriscusnative Grey triggerfish  
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistes vetulanative Queen triggerfish  
Alepocephaliformes Platytroctidae Barbantus elongatusnative   
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Bodianus insularisnative Island hogfish Hogfish 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus lunatusnative Plate fish  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus mellissinative St. Helena flounder Mellissi'flounder 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus podasnative Wide-eyed flounder  
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Callechelys bilinearisnative Twostripe snake eel  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus bairdinative Lancer dragonet  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Cantherhines macrocerusnative American whitespotted filefish  
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Canthidermis maculatanative Rough triggerfish  
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Canthidermis sufflamennative Ocean triggerfish  
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster sanctaehelenaenative St. Helena Sharpnose Pufferfish Sharpnose pufferfish 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx bartholomaeinative Yellow jack  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx crysosnative Blue runner  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx fischerinative Longfin crevalle jack  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx hipposquestionable Crevalle jack  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx latusnative Horse-eye jack  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx lugubrisnative Black jack  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx rubernative Bar jack  
Ophidiiformes Carapidae Carapus acusnative Pearl fish  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus galapagensisnative Galapagos shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus obscurusnative Dusky shark  
Acanthuriformes Pomacanthidae Centropyge resplendensendemic Resplendent angelfish Resplendent pygmy angelfish 
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon sanctaehelenaenative Saint Helena butterflyfish  
Anguilliformes Muraenidae Channomuraena vittatanative Broadbanded moray  
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Chauliodus minimusnative   
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