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All fishes reported from Vanuatu
n = 887 (Incomplete)
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Table 1: 861 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 19 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 7 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 887 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 861 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Anampses meleagridesnative Spotted wrasse  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Anampses neoguinaicusnative New Guinea wrasse  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla marmoratanative Giant mottled eel Namarae 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla megastomanative Polynesian longfinned eel Namarae 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla obscuranative Pacific shortfinned eel Anguille de vase 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtiinative Speckled longfin eel Anguille tachetée 
Trachichthyiformes Anomalopidae Anomalops katoptronnative Splitfin flashlightfish  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennatus tuberosusnative Tuberculated frogfish  
Eupercaria/misc Lutjanidae Aphareus furcanative Small toothed jobfish  
Eupercaria/misc Lutjanidae Aphareus rutilansnative Rusty jobfish  
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Aphyonus gelatinosusnative Gelatinous blindfish  
Acanthuriformes Pomacanthidae Apolemichthys trimaculatusnative Threespot angelfish  
Eupercaria/misc Lutjanidae Aprion virescensnative Green jobfish  
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Apterichtus dunalailainative   
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Apterichtus jeffwilliamsinative   
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Arothron hispidusnative White-spotted puffer  
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Arothron immaculatusnative Immaculate puffer  
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Arothron manilensisnative Narrow-lined puffer  
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Arothron nigropunctatusnative Blackspotted puffer  
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherinomorus endrachtensisnative Eendracht Land silverside  
Atheriniformes Atherionidae Atherion elymusnative Bearded silverside  
Carangiformes Carangidae Atropus hedlandensisnative Bumpnose trevally  
Carangiformes Carangidae Atule matenative Yellowtail scad  
Syngnathiformes Aulostomidae Aulostomus chinensisnative Chinese trumpetfish  
Acanthuriformes Leiognathidae Aurigequula fasciatanative Striped ponyfish  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Awaous guamensisnative  Scribbled goby 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Awaous ocellarisnative  Gobie ocellé 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Azurina brevirostrisnative Shortsnout Chromis  
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistapus undulatusnative Orange-lined triggerfish  
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistoides conspicillumnative Clown triggerfish  
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistoides viridescensnative Titan triggerfish  
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Barathronus diaphanusnative   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Barbuligobius boehlkeinative Cryptic bearded goby  
Anguilliformes Congridae Bathycongrus longicavisnative   
Anguilliformes Congridae Bathycongrus villosusnative   
Gobiiformes Eleotridae Belobranchus belobranchusnative Throat-spine gudgeon Gougeon à gorge épineuse 
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Benthosema suborbitalenative Smallfin lanternfish  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Bhanotia fasciolatanative Corrugated pipefish  
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Blenniella caudolineatanative Blue-spotted blenny  
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Blenniella chrysospilosnative Red-spotted blenny  
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Blenniella interruptanative Dashed-line blenny  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Bodianus axillarisnative Axilspot hogfish  
Eupercaria/misc Scaridae Bolbometopon muricatumnative Green humphead parrotfish  
Gobiiformes Butidae Bostrychus sinensisnative Four-eyed sleeper  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus pantherinusnative Leopard flounder  
Gadiformes Bregmacerotidae Bregmaceros retrodorsalisnative Back-fin codlet  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Bryaninops amplusnative Large whip goby  
Gobiiformes Eleotridae Bunaka gyrinoidesnative Greenback gauvina Lochon tétard 
Gobiiformes Butidae Butis amboinensisnative Olive flathead-gudgeon Butis 
Eupercaria/misc Caesionidae Caesio caerulaureanative Blue and gold fusilier  
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