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List of Marine Fishes reported from Maldives
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Table 1: 1119 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 24 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 13 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 1156 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 2: 24 species possibly present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Eupercaria/misc Scaridae Calotomus viridescensquestionable Viridescent parrotfish  
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster papuaquestionable Papuan toby  
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster solandriquestionable Spotted sharpnose Jewel pufferfish 
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon auripesquestionable Oriental butterflyfish  
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon mertensiiquestionable Atoll butterflyfish  
Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium griseumquestionable Grey bambooshark  
Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium indicumquestionable Slender bambooshark  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Dascyllus reticulatusquestionable Reticulate dascyllus Demoiselle réticulée 
Blenniiformes Tripterygiidae Enneapterygius obscurusquestionable   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota teresaequestionable Terry's dwarfgoby  
Beloniformes Hemiramphidae Hemiramphus marginatusquestionable Yellowtip halfbeak  
Carcharhiniformes Triakidae Mustelus mosisquestionable Arabian smooth-hound  
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Pinguipedidae Parapercis cylindricaquestionable Cylindrical sandperch  
Acropomatiformes Pempheridae Parapriacanthus ransonnetiquestionable Golden sweeper Baraki 
Acropomatiformes Pempheridae Pempheris vanicolensisquestionable Vanikoro sweeper  
Carcharhiniformes Pseudotriakidae Planonasus indicusquestionable Eastern dwarf false catshark  
Acanthuriformes Ephippidae Platax pinnatusquestionable Dusky batfish Baiypolhi mas 
Gobiiformes Microdesmidae Ptereleotris hanaequestionable Blue hana goby  
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Scorpaenidae Pterois volitansquestionable Red lionfish Fanhaa mas 
Holocentriformes Holocentridae Sargocentron cornutumquestionable Threespot squirrelfish  
Aulopiformes Synodontidae Saurida undosquamisquestionable Brushtooth lizardfish  
Acanthuriformes Siganidae Siganus punctatusquestionable Goldspotted spinefoot Picot nid d'abeille 
Torpediniformes Torpedinidae Torpedo fuscomaculataquestionable Black-spotted torpedo  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Trimma tevegaequestionable Tevegae pygmygoby  
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