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Table 1: 322 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 65 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 21 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 408 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 322 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Beloniformes Belonidae Ablennes hiansnative Flat needlefish  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf saxatilisnative Sergeant-major  
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Acantholabrus palloninative Scale-rayed wrasse Tirda rara 
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser sturionative Sturgeon Sturjun 
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus bovinusnative Bull ray Hamiema rasha twila 
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Aidablennius sphynxnative  Budakkra lewn iz-zebbug 
Carangiformes Carangidae Alepes djedabaintroduced Shrimp scad Sawrella imperjali catta 
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias vulpinusnative Thresher Pixxivolpi 
Clupeiformes Alosidae Alosa fallaxnative Twaite shad Lacci tat-tbajja 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanative European eel Sallura 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Anthias anthiasnative Swallowtail seaperch Pixxiroza tar-rigi 
Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae Aphanius fasciatusnative Mediterranean banded killifish Buzaqq 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Aphia minutanative Transparent goby Makku 
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon imberbisnative Cardinal fish Sultan ic-cawl 
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Apterichtus caecusnative European finless eel Gringu bla gwienah 
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina sphyraenanative Argentine Argentina 
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Argyrosomus regiusnative Meagre Gurbell 
Anguilliformes Congridae Ariosoma balearicumnative Bandtooth conger Morina falza 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus imperialisnative Imperial scaldfish Lingwata 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus kesslerinative Scaldback Lingwata tat-tikek suwed 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus laternanative Mediterranean scaldfish Lingwata lixxa 
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina boyerinative Big-scale sand smelt Kurunella ghajnejh kbar 
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina hepsetusnative Mediterranean sand smelt Kurunella 
Aulopiformes Aulopidae Aulopus filamentosusnative Royal flagfin Zumbrell 
Scombriformes Scombridae Auxis rocheinative Bullet tuna Tumbrell 
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistes capriscusnative Grey triggerfish Hmar 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus barbusnative Barbel  
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Bathytoshia centrouranative Roughtail stingray Boll denbu ahrax 
Beloniformes Belonidae Belone belonenative Garfish Imsella 
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Blennius ocellarisnative Butterfly blenny Budakkra ta' l-ghajn 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Boops boopsnative Bogue Vopa 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus podasnative Wide-eyed flounder Barbun ghajnejh imbeghda 
Scombriformes Bramidae Brama bramanative Atlantic pomfret Pixxiluna 
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Buglossidium luteumnative Solenette Lingwata safra 
Eupercaria/misc Callanthiidae Callanthias rubernative Parrot seaperch Pixxiroza ta' l-ghajn 
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus lyranative Dragonet Wizghha ta' l'ikhal 
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus maculatusnative  Wizghha tat-tikek 
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus pusillusnative Sailfin dragonet Wizghha ta' l'ikhal zghira 
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus rissonative Risso’s dragonet Wizghha tat-tikek suwed 
Carangiformes Carangidae Campogramma glaycosnative Vadigo Serra 
Acanthuriformes Caproidae Capros apernative Boarfish Pixxi trumbetta 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx crysosnative Blue runner Sawrella imperjali denbha iswed 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx rhonchusnative False scad Sawrella imperjali tat-tikka sewda 
Ophidiiformes Carapidae Carapus acusnative Pearl fish Huta tal-hjar 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carassius carassiusnative Crucian carp  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus brevipinnanative Spinner shark Spinner shark 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus limbatusnative Blacktip shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus obscurusnative Dusky shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus plumbeusnative Sandbar shark Kelb griz 
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