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Table 1: 4739 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 85 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 52 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 4876 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 2: 85 species possibly present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Acreichthys tomentosusquestionable Bristle-tail file-fish Bristle-tail leatherjacket 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus longicepsquestionable Longfin slickhead Longfin slickhead 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus owstoniquestionable Owston's slickhead Owston's slickhead 
Anguilliformes Muraenidae Anarchias leucurusquestionable Snyder's moray Finespot moray 
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon unicolorquestionable Big red cardinalfish Big red cardinalfish 
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Apterichtus flavicaudusquestionable  Sharpnose snake eel 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes exsulquestionable Exile snaggletooth Exile snaggletooth 
Gadiformes Bathygadidae Bathygadus furvescensquestionable Blackfin rat tail Blackfin rat tail 
Aulopiformes Ipnopidae Bathytyphlops marionaequestionable Marion's spiderfish Marion's spiderfish 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Bembridae Bembras japonicaquestionable   
Gadiformes Bregmacerotidae Bregmaceros atlanticusquestionable Antenna codlet Antenna codlet 
Gadiformes Bregmacerotidae Bregmaceros mcclellandiquestionable Unicorn cod Unicorn codlet 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Brotulotaenia crassaquestionable Violet cuskeel Violet cusk 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Brotulotaenia nigraquestionable Dark cusk Dark cusk 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus dussumieriquestionable Whitecheek shark Whitecheek shark 
Scombriformes Caristiidae Caristius fasciatusquestionable Greenland manefish  
Beloniformes Exocoetidae Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatusquestionable Bennett's flyingfish Tallfin flyingfish 
Gadiformes Macrouridae Coelorinchus anatirostrisquestionable Duckbill grenadier Duckbill whiptail 
Acropomatiformes Epigonidae Epigonus occidentalisquestionable Western deepsea cardinalfish Western deepsea cardinalfish 
Squaliformes Etmopteridae Etmopterus brachyurusquestionable Shorttail lanternshark Short-tail lanternshark 
Squaliformes Etmopteridae Etmopterus luciferquestionable Blackbelly lanternshark Blackbelly lanternshark 
Clupeiformes Dussumieriidae Etrumeus sadinaquestionable Red-eye round herring Maray 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota dorsogilvaquestionable Creamback dwarfgoby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota guttataquestionable Spotted dwarfgoby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota nigriventrisquestionable Redbelly dwarfgoby Red-and-black Eviota 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota punctulataquestionable Dotted dwarfgoby Finespot Eviota 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Evynnis tumifronsquestionable Yellowback seabream Yellowback bream 
Beloniformes Exocoetidae Exocoetus gibbosusquestionable Oceanic flyingfish Oceanic flyingfish 
Gadiformes Moridae Gadella macruraquestionable Longtail cod Longtail cod 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Glyptophidium oceaniumquestionable   
Anguilliformes Muraenidae Gymnothorax atolliquestionable Atoll moray Atoll moray 
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Halosaurus oveniiquestionable  Oven's halosaur 
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Hippocampus pontohiquestionable Pontoh's pygmy seahorse  
Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae Histiobranchus bathybiusquestionable Deep-water arrowtooth eel Black cut-throat eel 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Hypoplectrodes huntiiquestionable Redbanded perch  
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Uranoscopidae Ichthyscopus lebeckquestionable Longnosed stargazer  
Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae Insentiraja subtilispinosaquestionable Velvet skate Western looseskin skate 
Lamniformes Lamnidae Isurus paucusquestionable Longfin mako Longfin mako 
Acanthuriformes Leiognathidae Karalla dussumieriquestionable Dussumier's ponyfish  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Karsten totoyensisquestionable  Blind goby 
Gadiformes Macrouridae Kuronezumia pallidaquestionable Pallid whiptail Pallid whiptail 
Gadiformes Moridae Laemonema robustumquestionable Robust mora Robust cod 
Acanthuriformes Leiognathidae Leiognathus berbisquestionable Berber ponyfish  
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Lepadichthys caritusquestionable Pale clingfish Precious clingfish 
Carangaria/misc Polynemidae Leptomelanosoma indicumquestionable Indian threadfin  
Gadiformes Macrouridae Lucigadus oriquestionable Bronze whiptail Bronze whiptail 
Gadiformes Macrouridae Mesovagus berryiquestionable Berry's grenadier Berry's whiptail 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Mirognathus normaniquestionable Norman's smooth-head Beaked slickhead 
Myliobatiformes Mobulidae Mobula japanicaquestionable Spinetail mobula Japanese devilray 
Argentiniformes Opisthoproctidae Monacoa griseusquestionable Grey mirrorbelly  
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