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Table 1: 1110 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 35 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: 1158 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 1110 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Abantennarius nummifernative Spotfin frogfish  
Beloniformes Belonidae Ablennes hiansnative Flat needlefish  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf vaigiensisnative Indo-Pacific sergeant Indo-Pacific sergeant 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Abyssobrotula galatheaenative   
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Acanthistius cinctusnative Yellowbanded perch Yellowbanded perch 
Beryciformes Stephanoberycidae Acanthochaenus luetkeniinative Pricklefish  
Ovalentaria/misc Plesiopidae Acanthoclinus fuscusendemic Rockfish Rockfish 
Ovalentaria/misc Plesiopidae Acanthoclinus littoreusnative  Rockfish 
Ovalentaria/misc Plesiopidae Acanthoclinus marilynaeendemic Stout rockfish Stout rockfish 
Ovalentaria/misc Plesiopidae Acanthoclinus mattinative   
Ovalentaria/misc Plesiopidae Acanthoclinus ruaendemic Little rockfish Little rockfish 
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo Wahoo 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus dussumierinative Eyestripe surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus triostegusnative Convict surgeonfish  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Acentrogobius pflaumiiintroduced Striped sandgoby  
Pleuronectiformes Achiropsettidae Achiropsetta tricholepisnative Prickly flounder  
Perciformes/Cottoidei Liparidae Aetheliparis taurocanisnative   
Lampriformes Regalecidae Agrostichthys parkerinative Streamer fish Ribbonfish 
Aulopiformes Notosudidae Ahliesaurus berryinative   
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Aldrichetta forsterinative Yellow-eye mullet Aua 
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Aldrovandia affinisnative Gilbert's halosaurid fish  
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus brevirostrisnative Short snouted lancetfish Shortsnouted lancetfish 
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus feroxnative Long snouted lancetfish Longsnouted lancetfish 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus australisnative Small scaled brown slickhead Small scaled brown slickhead 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Zanclorhynchidae Alertichthys blackinative Alert pigfish Alert pigfish 
Zeiformes Oreosomatidae Allocyttus nigernative Black oreo Black oreo 
Zeiformes Oreosomatidae Allocyttus verrucosusnative Warty dory Warty oreo 
Tetraodontiformes Diodontidae Allomycterus pilatusnative Deep-water burrfish Nohu 
Scombriformes Scombridae Allothunnus fallainative Slender tuna Slender tuna 
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias superciliosusnative Bigeye thresher Bigeye thresher 
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias vulpinusnative Thresher Mango-ripi 
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus monocerosnative Unicorn leatherjacket filefish Rough leatherjacket 
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus scriptusnative Scribbled leatherjacket filefish Scribbled leatherjacket 
Rajiformes Rajidae Amblyraja georgiananative Antarctic starry skate Amblyraja georgiana 
Rajiformes Rajidae Amblyraja hyperboreanative Arctic skate Arctic skate 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Psychrolutidae Ambophthalmos angustusnative Pale toadfish Pale toadfish 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Psychrolutidae Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephorosnative   
Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ameiurus nebulosusintroduced Brown bullhead Catfish 
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Amphichaetodon howensisnative Lord Howe Island butterflyfish Lord Howe coral fish 
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Anampses caeruleopunctatusnative Bluespotted wrasse  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Anampses elegansnative Elegant wrasse Elegant wrasse 
Anguilliformes Muraenidae Anarchias seychellensisnative Seychelles moray  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla australisnative Short-finned eel Shortfinned eel 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla dieffenbachiiendemic New Zealand longfin eel Longfinned eel 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtiinative Speckled longfin eel  
Trachichthyiformes Anoplogastridae Anoplogaster cornutanative Common fangtooth Fangtooth 
Aulopiformes Anotopteridae Anotopterus voraxnative Southern ocean daggertooth Daggertooth 
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennarius striatusnative Striated frogfish Striped angler 
Acanthuriformes Antigoniidae Antigonia rubicundanative Rosy deepsea boarfish  
Gadiformes Moridae Antimora rostratanative Blue antimora Violet cod 
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