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All fishes reported from Canary Islands
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Table 1: 554 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: 2 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 567 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 554 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Anguilliformes Nemichthyidae Avocettina infansnative Avocet snipe eel  
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistes punctatusnative Bluespotted triggerfish  
Alepocephaliformes Platytroctidae Barbantus curvifronsnative Palebelly searsid  
Beryciformes Barbourisiidae Barbourisia rufanative Velvet whalefish  
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus digitatusnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus longipinnisnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus nigerrimusnative Scaleless dragonfish  
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus pawneeinative Pawnee dragonfish  
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus vaillantinative   
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Bathylaco nigricansnative Black warrior  
Argentiniformes Bathylagidae Bathylagichthys greyaenative Grey's deepsea smelt  
Aulopiformes Ipnopidae Bathymicrops regisnative   
Aulopiformes Ipnopidae Bathypterois dubiusnative Spiderfish  
Aulopiformes Bathysauridae Bathysaurus feroxnative Deep-sea lizardfish  
Aulopiformes Bathysauridae Bathysaurus mollisnative Highfin lizardfish  
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Bathysolea profundicolanative Deepwater sole  
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Bathytoshia centrouranative Roughtail stingray  
Beloniformes Belonidae Belone belonenative Garfish  
Aulopiformes Scopelarchidae Benthalbella infansnative Zugmayer's pearleye  
Scombriformes Trichiuridae Benthodesmus simonyinative Simony's frostfish  
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Benthosema suborbitalenative Smallfin lanternfish  
Beryciformes Berycidae Beryx decadactylusnative Alfonsino  
Beryciformes Berycidae Beryx splendensnative Splendid alfonsino  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Bodianus scrofanative Barred hogfish  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Bodianus speciosusnative Blackbar hogfish  
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Bolinichthys indicusnative Lanternfish  
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Bolinichthys supralateralisnative Stubby lanternfish  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Boops boopsnative Bogue  
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Borostomias elucensnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Borostomias mononemanative Sickle snaggletooth  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus podasnative Wide-eyed flounder  
Eupercaria/misc Callanthiidae Callanthias rubernative Parrot seaperch  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus lyranative Dragonet  
Carangiformes Carangidae Campogramma glaycosnative Vadigo  
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster capistratanative Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx hipposnative Crevalle jack  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx rhonchusnative False scad  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus brachyurusnative Copper shark Jaqueta 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus falciformisnative Silky shark Jaqueta 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus galapagensisnative Galapagos shark Jaqueta 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus longimanusnative Oceanic whitetip shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus obscurusnative Dusky shark Jaqueta 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus plumbeusnative Sandbar shark Jaquetón 
Lamniformes Carchariidae Carcharias taurusnative Sand tiger shark Sarda 
Lamniformes Lamnidae Carcharodon carchariasnative Great white shark  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Centracanthus cirrusnative Curled picarel  
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Centrobranchus nigroocellatusnative Roundnose lanternfish  
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus granulosusnative Gulper shark Quelme 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus lusitanicusnative Lowfin gulper shark Quelme 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus squamosusnative Leafscale gulper shark Remudo 
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