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List of Marine Fishes reported from Bahrain
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Table 1: 505 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 11 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 5 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 521 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 505 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Carangiformes Carangidae Atule matenative Yellowtail scad Jinnes 
Scombriformes Scombridae Auxis rocheinative Bullet tuna  
Scombriformes Scombridae Auxis thazardnative Frigate tuna  
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Blenniella periophthalmusnative Blue-dashed rockskipper  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus pantherinusnative Leopard flounder  
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Brachirus orientalisnative Oriental sole  
Pleuronectiformes Citharidae Brachypleura novaezeelandiaenative Yellow-dabbled flounder  
Gadiformes Bregmacerotidae Bregmaceros nectabanusnative Smallscale codlet  
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Brevitrygon imbricatanative Bengal whipray  
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Brotula multibarbatanative Goatsbeard brotula  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Bryaninops yongeinative Whip coral goby  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Bryx analicarensnative Pink pipefish  
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 erythraeusnative Smallhead dragonet  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus filamentosusnative Blotchfin dragonet  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus hindsiinative Hinds' dragonet  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus margaretaenative Margaret's dragonet  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus marleyinative Sand dragonet  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus persicusnative Persian dragonet  
Carangiformes Carangidae Carangoides praeustusnative Brownback trevally  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx heberinative Blacktip trevally  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx ignobilisnative Giant trevally  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx sexfasciatusnative Bigeye trevally Jash 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoidesnative Graceful shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus amboinensisnative Pigeye shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus dussumierinative Whitecheek shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus humaninative Human’s whaler shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucasnative Bull shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus limbatusnative Blacktip shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus melanopterusnative Blacktip reef shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus plumbeusnative Sandbar shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus sorrahnative Spot-tail shark  
Syngnathiformes Centriscidae Centriscus scutatusnative Grooved razor-fish  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Cephalopholis hemistiktosnative Yellowfin hind  
Carcharhiniformes Hemigaleidae Chaenogaleus macrostomanative Hooktooth shark  
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon gardinerinative Gardner's butterflyfish  
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon melapterusnative Arabian butterflyfish  
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon nigropunctatusnative Black-spotted butterflyfish  
Gonorynchiformes Chanidae Chanos chanosnative Milkfish  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Cheilinus lunulatusnative Broomtail wrasse  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Cheilodipterus macrodonnative Large toothed cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Cheilodipterus novemstriatusnative Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Cheilodipterus persicusnative Persian cardinalfish  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Cheimerius nufarnative Santer seabream  
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Chelonodontops patocanative Milkspotted puffer  
Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium arabicumnative Arabian carpetshark  
Clupeiformes Chirocentridae Chirocentrus dorabnative Dorab wolf-herring  
Clupeiformes Chirocentridae Chirocentrus nudusnative Whitefin wolf-herring  
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