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All fishes reported from Maldives
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Table 1: 1121 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: 14 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 1159 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 1121 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Abalistes stellatusnative Starry triggerfish  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Abantennarius coccineusnative Scarlet frogfish  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Abantennarius nummifernative Spotfin frogfish  
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Tetrarogidae Ablabys binotatusnative Redskinfish  
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Tetrarogidae Ablabys macracanthusnative Spiny waspfish  
Beloniformes Belonidae Ablennes hiansnative Flat needlefish  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf notatusnative Yellowtail sergeant Sergent à queue jaune 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf septemfasciatusnative Banded sergeant  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf sexfasciatusnative Scissortail sergeant  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf sordidusnative Blackspot sergeant  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf vaigiensisnative Indo-Pacific sergeant  
Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Acanthocepola limbatanative Blackspot bandfish  
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus auranticavusnative Orange-socket surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus barienenative Black-spot surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus dussumierinative Eyestripe surgeonfish Blaustreifen-Doktorfisch 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus guttatusnative Whitespotted surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus leucocheilusnative Palelipped surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus leucosternonnative Powderblue surgeonfish Noo libaas 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus lineatusnative Lined surgeonfish Fashuli libaas 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus maculicepsnative White-freckled surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus matanative Elongate surgeonfish Chirurgien élégant 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus nigricansnative Whitecheek surgeonfish Chirurgien noirâtre 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus nigricaudanative Epaulette surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus nigrofuscusnative Brown surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus tennentiinative Doubleband surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus thompsoninative Thompson's surgeonfish Chirurgien à queue blanche 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus triostegusnative Convict surgeonfish Chirurgien zèbre 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus tristisnative Indian Ocean mimic surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus xanthopterusnative Yellowfin surgeonfish  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Aethaloperca rogaanative Redmouth grouper Ginimas faana 
Myliobatiformes Aetobatidae Aetobatus ocellatusnative Ocellated eagle ray  
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus maculatusnative Mottled eagle ray  
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus vespertilionative Ornate eagle ray  
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Aldrovandia affinisnative Gilbert's halosaurid fish  
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Aldrovandia phalacranative Hawaiian halosaurid fish  
Carangiformes Carangidae Alectis ciliarisnative African pompano  
Carangiformes Carangidae Alepes djedabanative Shrimp scad  
Carangiformes Carangidae Alepes melanopteranative Blackfin scad  
Carangiformes Carangidae Alepes varinative Herring scad  
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus feroxnative Long snouted lancetfish  
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias pelagicusnative Pelagic thresher  
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias superciliosusnative Bigeye thresher  
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias vulpinusnative Thresher  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus scriptusnative Scribbled leatherjacket filefish Großer Feilenfisch 
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Amanses scopasnative Broom filefish  
Centrarchiformes Cirrhitidae Amblycirrhitus bimaculanative Twospot hawkfish  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Amblyeleotris auroranative Pinkbar goby Datehaze 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Amblyeleotris diagonalisnative Diagonal shrimp goby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Amblyeleotris periophthalmanative Periophthalma prawn-goby  
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