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List of Marine Fishes reported from Iran
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Table 1: 400 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 9 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 6 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 415 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 400 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Benthophilus grimminative   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Benthophilus mahmudbejovinative Small-spine tadpole-goby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Benthophilus persicusnative   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Benthophilus spinosusnative Spiny pugolovka  
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Benthosema pterotumnative Skinnycheek lanternfish  
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Brachirus orientalisnative Oriental sole Kafshak-e-gerd 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Brevitrygon walganative Scaly whipray Pow-e-dokhar 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Brotula multibarbatanative Goatsbeard brotula  
Eupercaria/misc Caesionidae Caesio lunarisnative Lunar fusilier  
Eupercaria/misc Caesionidae Caesio varilineatanative Variable-lined fusilier  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus margaretaenative Margaret's dragonet  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus persicusnative Persian dragonet  
Carangiformes Carangidae Carangoides praeustusnative Brownback trevally  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx heberinative Blacktip trevally Poroo domsyah 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx ignobilisnative Giant trevally Gish-e-bozorg 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx sexfasciatusnative Bigeye trevally Poroo-e-chashmdorosht 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus dussumierinative Whitecheek shark Kooseh-e-chaneh-e-sefid 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucasnative Bull shark Kooseh 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus limbatusnative Blacktip shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus maclotinative Hardnose shark Kooseh-e-noktiz 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus melanopterusnative Blacktip reef shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus plumbeusnative Sandbar shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus sorrahnative Spot-tail shark Kooseh-e-baleh-syah 
Syngnathiformes Centriscidae Centriscus scutatusnative Grooved razor-fish Maygoo-mahi 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Cephalopholis hemistiktosnative Yellowfin hind Saman-e-ajori 
Carcharhiniformes Hemigaleidae Chaenogaleus macrostomanative Hooktooth shark Kooseh-e-ghollab-dandan 
Gonorynchiformes Chanidae Chanos chanosnative Milkfish Khameh Mahi 
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Cheilinus lunulatusnative Broomtail wrasse Zomorrod-mahi-e-domjaroobi 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Cheimerius nufarnative Santer seabream  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon auratusintroduced Golden grey mullet Kefal Talaee 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon saliensintroduced Leaping mullet Kefal-e Saliens 
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Chelonodontops patocanative Milkspotted puffer Badkonak-mahi-e-zeytooni 
Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium arabicumnative Arabian carpetshark Gorbeh-kooseh-e-arabi 
Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium punctatumnative Brownbanded bambooshark Gorbeh-kooseh-e-lakkedar 
Clupeiformes Chirocentridae Chirocentrus dorabnative Dorab wolf-herring  
Clupeiformes Chirocentridae Chirocentrus nudusnative Whitefin wolf-herring Kharoo baleh-sefid 
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Chondrostoma cyrinative Kura nase Shekamsiah-e-Aras 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Chrysiptera unimaculatanative Onespot demoiselle  
Clupeiformes Ehiravidae Clupeonella caspianative Caspian tyulka Kilka-e-maamooli 
Clupeiformes Ehiravidae Clupeonella cultriventrisnative Black and Caspian Sea sprat Kilka-ye Ma'muli 
Clupeiformes Ehiravidae Clupeonella engrauliformisnative Anchovy sprat Rizeh Keraye 
Clupeiformes Ehiravidae Clupeonella grimminative Southern Caspian sprat Kilka-ye Cheshm Dorosht 
Batrachoidiformes Batrachoididae Colletteichthys occidentalisnative Arabian toadfish  
Anguilliformes Muraenesocidae Congresox talabonnative Yellow pike conger Mar-mahi-e-zard 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Coryogalops adamsoninative Adamson's goby  
Carangiformes Coryphaenidae Coryphaena hippurusnative Common dolphinfish Galit-e-maamooli 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Crenidens crenidensnative Karanteen seabream Sim-e-dandan-noma 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Crenidens indicusnative   
Tetraodontiformes Diodontidae Cyclichthys orbicularisnative Birdbeak burrfish Kharposht-mahi-e-Lab-menghari 
Pleuronectiformes Cynoglossidae Cynoglossus arelnative Largescale tonguesole Zabangavi-e-doroshtpoolak 
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