List of Marine Fishes reported from Pakistan
n = 526
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Table 1: 513 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: 4 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 526 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 513 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Scombriformes Scombridae Auxis thazardnative Frigate tuna  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Awaous jayakarinative   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Bathygobius karachiensisnative   
Anguilliformes Congridae Bathymyrus echinorhynchusnative   
Siluriformes Ariidae Batrachocephalus minonative Beardless sea catfish  
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Benthosema pterotumnative Skinnycheek lanternfish  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Bodianus diananative Diana's hogfish  
Gobiiformes Oxudercidae Boleophthalmus dussumierinative   
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Brachirus orientalisnative Oriental sole  
Gadiformes Bregmacerotidae Bregmaceros mcclellandinative Unicorn cod Mac Lelland's unicorn-codfish 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Brevitrygon walganative Scaly whipray Kutti 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Brotula multibarbatanative Goatsbeard brotula  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Bryx analicarensnative Pink pipefish  
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Bythaelurus alcockiiendemic Arabian catshark  
Eupercaria/misc Caesionidae Caesio lunarisnative Lunar fusilier  
Eupercaria/misc Caesionidae Caesio varilineatanative Variable-lined fusilier  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus carebaresnative Indian deepwater dragonet  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus hindsiinative Hinds' dragonet  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus margaretaenative Margaret's dragonet  
Carangiformes Carangidae Carangoides praeustusnative Brownback trevally  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx heberinative Blacktip trevally  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx ignobilisnative Giant trevally  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx melampygusnative Bluefin trevally  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx sexfasciatusnative Bigeye trevally  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus amboinensisnative Pigeye shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus dussumierinative Whitecheek shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus hemiodonnative Pondicherry shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus limbatusnative Blacktip shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus longimanusnative Oceanic whitetip shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus maclotinative Hardnose shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus melanopterusnative Blacktip reef shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus sealeinative Blackspot shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus sorrahnative Spot-tail shark Kanatyan 
Lamniformes Carchariidae Carcharias tricuspidatusnative Indian sand tiger Gussi 
Acanthuriformes Pomacanthidae Centropyge bicolornative Bicolor angelfish  
Squaliformes Etmopteridae Centroscyllium ornatumnative Ornate dogfish  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Cephalopholis hemistiktosnative Yellowfin hind  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Cephalopholis sexmaculatanative Sixblotch hind  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Cephalopholis urodetanative Darkfin hind  
Pleuronectiformes Paralichthyidae Cephalopsetta ventrocellatanative   
Carcharhiniformes Hemigaleidae Chaenogaleus macrostomanative Hooktooth shark  
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon collarenative Redtail butterflyfish  
Gonorynchiformes Chanidae Chanos chanosnative Milkfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Cheilodipterus macrodonnative Large toothed cardinalfish  
Beloniformes Exocoetidae Cheilopogon abeinative Abe's flyingfish  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Cheimerius nufarnative Santer seabream  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Serranidae Chelidoperca occipitalisnative Arabian perchlet  
Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium arabicumnative Arabian carpetshark  
Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium griseumnative Grey bambooshark  
Clupeiformes Chirocentridae Chirocentrus dorabnative Dorab wolf-herring Kerli 
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