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All fishes reported from Virgin Islands (US)
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Table 1: 568 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 6 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: 576 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 4: 576 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Beloniformes Belonidae Ablennes hiansnative Flat needlefish Grassfish 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf saxatilisnative Sergeant-major  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf taurusnative Night sergeant  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria asperanative Roughhead blenny  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria marianative Secretary blenny  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria medusanative Medusa 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  
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Acyrtops amplicirrusnative Flarenostril clingfish  
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Acyrtops beryllinusnative Emerald clingfish  
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Acyrtus rubiginosusnative Red clingfish  
Myliobatiformes Aetobatidae Aetobatus narinarinative Whitespotted eagle ray Sunfish 
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Ahlia egmontisnative Key worm eel  
Albuliformes Albulidae Albula vulpesnative Bonefish  
Carangiformes Carangidae Alectis ciliarisnative African pompano African pompano 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Alphestes afernative Mutton hamlet  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus scriptusnative Scribbled leatherjacket filefish Scrawled filefish 
Centrarchiformes Cirrhitidae Amblycirrhitus pinosnative Redspotted hawkfish  
Anguilliformes Muraenidae Anarchias similisnative Pygmy moray  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Anarchopterus tectusnative Insular pipefish  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa cayorumnative Key anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa choerostomaquestionable Bermuda anchovy  
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 Anchovia clupeoidesnative Zabaleta anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoviella perfasciatanative Poey's anchovy  
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  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennarius striatusnative Striated frogfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon binotatusnative Barred cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon maculatusnative Flamefish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon planifronsnative Pale cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon quadrisquamatusnative Sawcheek cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon townsendinative Belted cardinalfish  
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Aprognathodon platyventrisnative Stripe eel  
Eupercaria/misc Lutjanidae Apsilus dentatusnative Black snapper  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Archosargus rhomboidalisnative Western Atlantic seabream  
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Arcos nudusnative Padded clingfish  
Scombriformes Ariommatidae Ariomma regulusnative Spotted driftfish  
Anguilliformes Congridae Ariosoma balearicumnative Bandtooth conger  
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