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All fishes reported from Malta
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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
Lamniformes Carchariidae Carcharias taurusnative Sand tiger shark Tawru 
Lamniformes Lamnidae Carcharodon carchariasnative Great white shark Kelb il - Bahar Abjad 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Centracanthus cirrusnative Curled picarel Arznella rara 
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Centrolabrus melanocercusnative  Tirda denbha iswed 
Scombriformes Centrolophidae Centrolophus nigernative Rudderfish Lampuka tat-torok 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus granulosusnative Gulper shark Zaghrun 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus uyatonative Little gulper shark Ujatu 
Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Cepola macrophthalmanative Red bandfish Fjamma hamra 
Lamniformes Cetorhinidae Cetorhinus maximusnative Basking shark Gabdoll 
Beloniformes Exocoetidae Cheilopogon heterurusnative Mediterranean flyingfish Rondinella komuni 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Triglidae Chelidonichthys cuculusnative Red gurnard Zumbrell ghadma 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Triglidae Chelidonichthys lastovizanative Streaked gurnard Gallinetta tar-rigi 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Triglidae Chelidonichthys lucernanative Tub gurnard Gallinetta 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Triglidae Chelidonichthys obscurusnative Longfin gurnard Zumbrell spanjulett 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon auratusnative Golden grey mullet Mulett tac-carruta safra 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon labrosusnative Thicklip grey mullet Mulett kaplat 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon ramadanative Thinlip grey mullet Mulett ta' l'imcarrat 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon saliensnative Leaping mullet Mulett buri 
Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae Chimaera monstrosanative Rabbit fish Fenek tal-bahar 
Aulopiformes Chlorophthalmidae Chlorophthalmus agassizinative Shortnose greeneye Panjol 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Chromis chromisnative Damselfish Cawla 
Pleuronectiformes Citharidae Citharus linguatulanative Spotted flounder Lingwata tal-qxur kbar 
Blenniiformes Clinidae Clinitrachus argentatusnative Cline Budakkra tal-fidda 
Anguilliformes Congridae Conger congernative European conger Gringu 
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Coris julisnative Mediterranean rainbow wrasse Gharusa 
Carangiformes Coryphaenidae Coryphaena equiselisnative Pompano dolphinfish Lampuka rara 
Carangiformes Coryphaenidae Coryphaena hippurusnative Common dolphinfish Lampuka 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpiointroduced Common carp  
Dactylopteriformes Dactylopteridae Dactylopterus volitansnative Flying gurnard Bies 
Squaliformes Dalatiidae Dalatias lichanative Kitefin shark Murruna sewda 
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Dalophis imberbisnative Armless snake eel Gringu serp 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Dasyatis pastinacanative Common stingray Boll komuni 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Deltentosteus quadrimaculatusnative Four-spotted goby Mazzun b'erba' tikek 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Dentex dentexnative Common dentex Denci komuni 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Dentex gibbosusnative Pink dentex Denci hotbi 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Dentex macrophthalmusnative Large-eye dentex Denci ta' l-ghajn 
Eupercaria/misc Moronidae Dicentrarchus labraxnative European seabass Spnotta 
Eupercaria/misc Moronidae Dicentrarchus punctatusnative Spotted seabass Spnotta tat-tbajja 
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Diplecogaster bimaculatanative Two-spotted clingfish Buwahhal rasu qasira 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Diplodus annularisnative Annular seabream Sparlu 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Diplodus cervinusnative Zebra seabream Sargu imperjali 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Diplodus puntazzonative Sharpsnout seabream Moghza 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Diplodus sargusnative White seabream Sargu komuni 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Diplodus vulgarisnative Common two-banded seabream Xirghien 
Rajiformes Rajidae Dipturus batisnative Blue skate Rebekkin skur 
Rajiformes Rajidae Dipturus oxyrinchusnative Longnosed skate Rebekkin geddumu twil 
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Echelus myrusnative Painted eel Gringu tar-ramel 
Carangiformes Echeneidae Echeneis naucratesnative Live sharksucker Remora tal-faxx 
Perciformes/Percoidei Trachinidae Echiichthys viperanative Lesser weever Sawt 
Echinorhiniformes Echinorhinidae Echinorhinus brucusnative Bramble shark Murruna tax-xewk 
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