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2346 species in Pacific, Southwest (see list below)

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Photo by Dijkstra, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 22.1 cm SL
Photo by Dijkstra, K.
 
Neosebastes incisipinnis
[Incised gurnard perch]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Eastern Indian Ocean to S
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by Groeneveld, R.
 
Neosebastes scorpaenoides
[Common gurnard perch]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean to S
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Neosebastes thetidis
[Thetis fish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Neotrygon kuhlii
[Blue-spotted stingray]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Probably distributed worl
Max. Length 130 cm SL
Photo by Román Marcote, E.
 
Nesiarchus nasutus
[Black gemfish]

Photo by Saunders, B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Photo by Saunders, B.
 
Nesogobius greeni
[]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Photo by Groeneveld, R.
 
Nesogobius pulchellus
[Australian sailfin goby]
No picture found
Atlantic, Indian and West
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Nessorhamphus danae
[Blackbelly spoonbill eel]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Nessorhamphus ingolfianus
[Duckbill oceanic eel]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 82 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Nettastoma parviceps
[Duck-billed eel]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 46.5 cm TL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Nettastoma solitarium
[Solitary duckbill eel]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 185 cm TL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Netuma thalassina
[Giant catfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Nezumia coheni
[Cohen's whiptail]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Nezumia kapala
[Kapala whiptail]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Nezumia namatahi
[Squashed face rattail]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Nezumia toi
[]

Photo by O'Donnell, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Photo by O'Donnell, P.
 
Nomeus gronovii
[Man-of-war fish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Norfolkia squamiceps
[Scalyhead Triplefin]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Norfolkia thomasi
[Thomas' triplefin]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal in the Sub-t
Max. Length 16.4 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Normichthys yahganorum
[]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Worldwide except in tropi
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Román Marcote, E.
 
Notacanthus chemnitzii
[Snubnosed spiny eel]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Notacanthus sexspinis
[Spiny-back eel]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16.4 cm SL
 
Notiocampus ruber
[Red pipefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Notocirrhitus splendens
[Splendid hawkfish]

Photo by Clements, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Photo by Clements, K.
 
Notoclinops caerulepunctus
[Blue-dot triplefin]

Photo by Clements, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
Photo by Clements, K.
 
Notoclinops segmentatus
[Blue-eyed triplefin]

Photo by Clements, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
Photo by Clements, K.
 
Notoclinops yaldwyni
[Yaldwyn's triplefin]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Notoclinus compressus
[Brown topknot]

Photo by Clements, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 18.2 cm SL
Photo by Clements, K.
 
Notoclinus fenestratus
[New Zealand topknot]

Photo by Tveskov, E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 23.9 cm SL
Photo by Tveskov, E.
 
Notolabrus celidotus
[Spotty]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 29.9 cm SL
Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Notolabrus cinctus
[]

Photo by Caiger, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Photo by Caiger, P.
 
Notolabrus fucicola
[Yellow-saddled wrasse]

Photo by Yau, B.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Photo by Yau, B.
 
Notolabrus gymnogenis
[Crimsonband wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Notolabrus inscriptus
[Inscribed wrasse]

Photo by Lam, V.H.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by Lam, V.H.
 
Notolabrus tetricus
[Blue-throated wrasse]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 25.8 cm SL
 
Notoliparis kermadecensis
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
 
Notoliparis macquariensis
[Macquarie notoliparid]

Photo by SFSA

Worldwide distribution in
Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Notolychnus valdiviae
[Topside lampfish]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Notophycis marginata
[Dwarf codling]

Photo by CSIRO

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Notopogon fernandezianus
[Orange bellowfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Notopogon lilliei
[Crested bellowfish]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Notopogon xenosoma
[Longspine bellowfish]

Photo by Aitken, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 64.5 cm TL
Photo by Aitken, K.
 
Notoraja azurea
[]

Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.

West Pacific
Max. Length 41.3 cm TL
Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.
 
Notoraja sapphira
[Sapphire Skate]

Photo by Murch, A.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Notorynchus cepedianus
[Broadnose sevengill shark]

Photo by Mac Eachern, W.J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Photo by Mac Eachern, W.J.
 
Notoscopelus caudispinosus
[Lobisomem]

Photo by Mac Eachern, W.J.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Photo by Mac Eachern, W.J.
 
Notoscopelus resplendens
[Patchwork lampfish]

Photo by Hollenberg, R.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Photo by Hollenberg, R.
 
Notothenia angustata
[Maori chief]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
 
Notothenia microlepidota
[Black cod]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 92 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Notothenia rossii
[Marbled rockcod]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Novaculichthys taeniourus
[Rockmover wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Novaculoides macrolepidotus
[Seagrass wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Novaculops pastellus
[Lord Howe sandy]

Photo by Chungthanawong, S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Photo by Chungthanawong, S.
 
Ocosia apia
[Stoutspine waspfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Odax cyanoallix
[Bluefinned butterfish]

Photo by Caiger, P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Photo by Caiger, P.
 
Odax pullus
[Butterfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Odontanthias grahami
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 450 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Odontaspis ferox
[Smalltooth sand tiger]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Odontomacrurus murrayi
[Roundhead grenadier]

Photo by Arronte, J.C.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
Photo by Arronte, J.C.
 
Odontostomops normalops
[Undistinguished sabretooth]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Olisthops cyanomelas
[Herring cale]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by Groeneveld, R.
 
Omegophora armilla
[Ringed toadfish]

Photo by Yau, B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Photo by Yau, B.
 
Omobranchus anolius
[]

Photo by Nunes, J.L.S.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Photo by Nunes, J.L.S.
 
Omobranchus punctatus
[Muzzled blenny]

Photo by Good, P.

Indo-West Pacific.
Photo by Good, P.
 
Omobranchus rotundiceps
[Rotund blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Omobranchus verticalis
[Vertical blenny]

Photo by JAMARC

Worldwide in tropical and
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Omosudis lowii
[Omosudid]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Pacific Slope from Kuskok
Max. Length 122 cm TL
Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Oncorhynchus mykiss
[Rainbow trout]

Photo by McDowall, R.M.

Arctic, Northwest to Nort
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Photo by McDowall, R.M.
 
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
[Chinook salmon]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Circumglobal
Max. Length 29.7 cm TL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Oneirodes eschrichtii
[Bulbous dreamer]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
 
Oneirodes haplonema
[]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal, southern la
Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Oneirodes kreffti
[Krefft's dreamer]
No picture found
Southern Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Oneirodes notius
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 18.9 cm SL
Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Oneirodes sabex
[Rough dreamer]
No picture found
Pacific South West
Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
 
Onigocia lacrimalis
[Smooth-snout flathead]

Photo by Steene, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by Steene, R.
 
Onuxodon fowleri
[Fowler's pearlfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Onuxodon margaritiferae
[Bivalve pearlfish]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Onuxodon parvibrachium
[Oyster pearlfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Ophichthus alleni
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 61.5 cm TL
Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Ophichthus urolophus
[Manetail snake eel]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Ophiclinops varius
[Variegated snake blenny]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Ophiclinus gabrieli
[Frosted snake blenny]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Ophiclinus gracilis
[Black-back snake-blenny]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Ophiclinus ningulus
[Variable snake-blenny]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Ophidion genyopus
[Ravenous cusk]

Photo by El Aoussimi, A.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Photo by El Aoussimi, A.
 
Ophisurus serpens
[Serpent eel]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15.7 cm SL
 
Ophthalmolycus campbellensis
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Opisthoproctus soleatus
[Barrel-eye]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Opistognathus elizabethensis
[Elizabeth reef jawfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Opistognathus jacksoniensis
[Smiler]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 86 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Oplegnathus punctatus
[Spotted knifejaw]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Oplegnathus woodwardi
[Knifejaw]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Opostomias micripnus
[Obese dragonfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Optivus agastos
[Violet roughy]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Optivus elongatus
[Slender roughy]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 320 cm TL
Photo by JJPhoto
 
Orectolobus maculatus
[Spotted wobbegong]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 290 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Orectolobus ornatus
[Ornate wobbegong]

Photo by CSIRO

Southeast Atlantic and We
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Oreosoma atlanticum
[Ox-eyed oreo]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
 
Osteodiscus rhepostomias
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostorhinchus apogonoides
[Short-tooth cardinal]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
Photo by Field, R.
 
Ostorhinchus aureus
[Ring-tailed cardinalfish]

Photo by Bajol, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Photo by Bajol, R.
 
Ostorhinchus capricornis
[Capricorn cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostorhinchus chrysotaenia
[Yellowlined cardinalfish]

Photo by Yin, Robert

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Photo by Yin, Robert
 
Ostorhinchus cyanosoma
[Yellowstriped cardinalfish]

Photo by Miko Lui@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Photo by Miko Lui@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Ostorhinchus doederleini
[Doederlein's cardinalfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12.6 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
[Broadbanded cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostorhinchus flavus
[Brassy cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostorhinchus fukuii
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostorhinchus hartzfeldii
[Hartzfeld's cardinalfish]

Photo by Banks, I.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Photo by Banks, I.
 
Ostorhinchus limenus
[Sydney cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostorhinchus norfolcensis
[Norfolk cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostorhinchus taeniophorus
[Reef-flat cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostracion cubicum
[Yellow boxfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific and Eastern
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostracion meleagris
[Whitespotted boxfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15.7 cm SL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Ostracoberyx paxtoni
[Spinycheek seabass]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 21.3 cm DL
 
Owstonia ainonaka
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 21.4 cm SL
 
Owstonia maccullochi
[McCulloch's bandfish]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Owstonia taeniosoma
[]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 16.4 cm TL
Photo by Cox, C.D.
 
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
[Two-spot wrasse]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 16.0 cm SL
 
Oxycheilinus lineatus
[]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Oxycheilinus orientalis
[Oriental maori wrasse]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Oxyconger leptognathus
[Shorttail pike conger]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Oxymonacanthus longirostris
[Harlequin filefish]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 74 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Oxynotus bruniensis
[Prickly dogfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Pachycara garricki
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 22.1 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Pachystomias microdon
[Smalltooth dragonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pagrus auratus
[Silver seabream]

Photo by Voorwinde, S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Voorwinde, S.
 
Parablennius intermedius
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Parablennius laticlavius
[]

Photo by Prior, S.

Southwest Pacific
Photo by Prior, S.
 
Parablennius serratolineatus
[]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Eastern Indian Ocean (Aus
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Photo by Groeneveld, R.
 
Parablennius tasmanianus
[Tasmanian blenny]

Photo by FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
Photo by FAO
 
Parabothus coarctatus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Parabrotula plagiophthalma
[False cusk]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Paracaesio xanthura
[Yellowtail blue snapper]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Paracanthostracion lindsayi
[]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Paracanthurus hepatus
[Palette surgeonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Paracirrhites arcatus
[Arc-eye hawkfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Paracirrhites forsteri
[Blackside hawkfish]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 52 cm SL
Photo by FAO
 
Paradiplospinus antarcticus
[Antarctic escolar]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 52 cm SL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Paradiplospinus gracilis
[Slender escolar]

Photo by Herler, J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Photo by Herler, J.
 
Paragobiodon echinocephalus
[Redhead goby]

Photo by Lougher, T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Photo by Lougher, T.
 
Paragobiodon lacunicolus
[Blackfin coral goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Paragobiodon modestus
[Warthead goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Paragobiodon xanthosoma
[Emerald coral goby]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 18.3 cm SL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Paraliparis eastmani
[Thickskin snailfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Paraliparis exilis
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Paraliparis freeborni
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
 
Paraliparis pearcyi
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Paraliparis pseudokreffti
[]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 13.9 cm SL
Photo by FAO
 
Paramonacanthus lowei
[Lowe's leatherjacket]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Photo by FAO
 
Paramonacanthus otisensis
[Dusky leatherjacket]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Paramugil georgii
[Silver mullet]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Paranotothenia magellanica
[Magellanic rockcod]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Parapercis allporti
[Barred grubfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parapercis binivirgata
[Redbanded weever]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parapercis colemani
[]

Photo by Denny, C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Photo by Denny, C.
 
Parapercis colias
[New Zealand blue cod]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Parapercis cylindrica
[Cylindrical sandperch]

Photo by Johnson, J.W.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
Photo by Johnson, J.W.
 
Parapercis flavolabiata
[Yellowlip grubfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Parapercis gilliesii
[Yellow weaver]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parapercis hexophtalma
[Speckled sandperch]

Photo by Fenner, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Photo by Fenner, R.
 
Parapercis lineopunctata
[Nosestripe sandperch]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parapercis nebulosa
[Barred sandperch]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
 
Parapercis nigrodorsalis
[Blackfin sandperch]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Parapercis ramsayi
[Spotted grubfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Parapercis stricticeps
[White-streaked grubfish]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Parapercis xanthozona
[Yellowbar sandperch]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
 
Paraphyonus bolini
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

West and East Central Atl
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Paraphyonus rassi
[]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Southwest Pacific
Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Paraplesiops bleekeri
[Eastern blue devil]

Photo by Fenner, R.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Photo by Fenner, R.
 
Paraplesiops poweri
[Northern blue devil]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
 
Paraploactis trachyderma
[Mossback velvetfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Parapriacanthus elongatus
[Elongate bullseye]

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 12.1 cm TL
Photo by Petrinos, C.
 
Parapriacanthus ransonneti
[Golden sweeper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 51.3 cm NG
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parapristipomoides squamimaxillaris
[Scalemouth jobfish]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 87 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Parascyllium collare
[Collar carpetshark]

Photo by American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.6 cm TL
Photo by American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
 
Parataeniophorus brevis
[Short tapetail]

Photo by Graham, K.

East Indian to Southweste
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Paratrachichthys macleayi
[Sandpaper fish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 24.6 cm SL
 
Paratrachichthys trailli
[Common roughy]

Photo by Humphreys, S.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm SL
Photo by Humphreys, S.
 
Paraulopus balteatus
[Banded cucumberfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 24.3 cm SL
 
Paraulopus melanogrammus
[Blackline cucumberfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm FL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Paraulopus nigripinnis
[Cucumber fish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Paraulopus novaeseelandiae
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Paraulopus okamurai
[Piedtip cucumberfish]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Photo by Groeneveld, R.
 
Pardachirus hedleyi
[Southern peacock sole]

Photo by Whitley, G.P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
Photo by Whitley, G.P.
 
Parenchelyurus hyena
[Hyena blenny]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Parioglossus marginalis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Paristiopterus labiosus
[Giant boarfish]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Parkraemeria ornata
[]

Photo by Caiger, P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Photo by Caiger, P.
 
Parma alboscapularis
[Black scalyfin]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
 
Parma kermadecensis
[Kermadec scalyfin]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parma microlepis
[White-ear scalyfin]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parma polylepis
[Banded parma]

Photo by Yau, B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Photo by Yau, B.
 
Parma unifasciata
[Girdled scalyfin]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Parma victoriae
[Victorian scalyfin]
No picture found
Southwest in the Indian O
Max. Length 45 cm TL
 
Parmaturus macmillani
[McMillan's cat shark]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Parupeneus barberinus
[Dash-and-dot goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus ciliatus
[Whitesaddle goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus heptacanthus
[Cinnabar goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus multifasciatus
[Manybar goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus pleurostigma
[Sidespot goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus spilurus
[Blackspot goatfish]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Parvicrepis parvipinnis
[Little clingfish]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Photo by Williams, J.T.
 
Pascua sticta
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Pataecus fronto
[Red Indian fish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 36.8 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Pavoraja nitida
[Peacock skate]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 36.9 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Pavoraja umbrosa
[Dusky skate]

Photo by Maddern, M.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Maddern, M.
 
Pegasus volitans
[Longtail seamouth]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Pelagocephalus coheni
[]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Pelagocephalus marki
[Rippled blaasop]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by SeaFIC
 
Pelotretis flavilatus
[Southern lemon sole]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
 
Peltorhamphus kryptostomus
[New Zealand gray sole]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
 
Peltorhamphus latus
[Speckled sole]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Photo by SeaFIC
 
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae
[New Zealand sole]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
 
Peltorhamphus tenuis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pempheris adspersa
[]

Photo by King, D.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Photo by King, D.R.
 
Pempheris adusta
[Dusky sweeper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pempheris analis
[Bronze sweeper]

Photo by Yau, B.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Yau, B.
 
Pempheris compressa
[Smallscale bullseye]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Pempheris multiradiata
[Bigscale bullseye]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pempheris oualensis
[Blackspot sweeper]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Pempheris vanicolensis
[Vanikoro sweeper]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Pentaceropsis recurvirostris
[Longsnout boarfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25.5 cm NG
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pentaceros decacanthus
[Bigspined boarfish]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Pentaceros japonicus
[Japanese armorhead]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 56 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pentaceros richardsoni
[Pelagic armourhead]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pentapodus paradiseus
[Paradise whiptail]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Peristedion liorhynchus
[Armoured gurnard]

Photo by Saunders, B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Photo by Saunders, B.
 
Peronedys anguillaris
[Eel snake blenny]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Perryena leucometopon
[Whitenose pigfish]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Persparsia kopua
[Spangled tubeshoulder]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Pervagor alternans
[Yelloweye filefish]

Photo by Kamy Yeung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Photo by Kamy Yeung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Pervagor janthinosoma
[Blackbar filefish]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Photo by Cox, C.D.
 
Pervagor melanocephalus
[Redtail filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pervagor nigrolineatus
[Blacklined filefish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
 
Petroscirtes fallax
[Deceiver fangbelly]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Petroscirtes lupus
[Wolf fangbelly]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Pezichthys amplispinus
[Cockatoo Handfish]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Phenacoscorpius adenensis
[Toothed no-line scorpionfish]
No picture found
Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Phenacoscorpius longilineatus
[Southern no-line scorpionfish]

Photo by CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Photo by CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection
 
Phenacoscorpius longirostris
[Longsnout No-line Scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific
Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Phenacoscorpius megalops
[Noline scorpionfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Phosichthys argenteus
[Silver lightfish]
No picture found
Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
 
Photonectes achirus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Photonectes albipennis
[Whitepen dragonfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 28.2 cm SL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Photonectes braueri
[Brauer's dragonfish]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Photonectes caerulescens
[Bulbless dragonfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 20.8 cm SL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Photonectes gracilis
[Graceful dragonfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 39.6 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Photonectes margarita
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 16.4 cm SL
 
Photonectes mirabilis
[Blueband dragonfish]
2346 Species of Family Stomiidae
(Barbeled dragonfishes)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Neosebastes incisipinnis Incised gurnard perch Southwest Pacific 22.1 SL
Neosebastes scorpaenoides Common gurnard perch Eastern Indian Ocean to S 40 TL
Neosebastes thetidis Thetis fish Eastern Indian Ocean to S 35 TL
Neotrygon kuhlii Blue-spotted stingray Southwest Pacific 70 TL
Nesiarchus nasutus Black gemfish Probably distributed worl 130 SL
Nesogobius greeni Indo-Pacific 3.1 SL
Nesogobius pulchellus Australian sailfin goby Indo-West Pacific 7 TL
Nessorhamphus danae Blackbelly spoonbill eel Atlantic, Indian and West 30 TL
Nessorhamphus ingolfianus Duckbill oceanic eel Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
Nettastoma parviceps Duck-billed eel Indo-Pacific 82 TL
Nettastoma solitarium Solitary duckbill eel Indo-West Pacific 46.5 TL
Netuma thalassina Giant catfish Indo-West Pacific 185 TL
Nezumia coheni Cohen's whiptail Western Pacific 40 TL
Nezumia kapala Kapala whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean and 41 TL
Nezumia namatahi Squashed face rattail Southwest Pacific 35 TL
Nezumia toi Southwest Pacific
Nomeus gronovii Man-of-war fish Western Atlantic 39 TL
Norfolkia squamiceps Scalyhead Triplefin Southwest Pacific 6.6 SL
Norfolkia thomasi Thomas' triplefin Western Pacific 5 SL
Normichthys yahganorum Circumglobal in the Sub-t 16.4 SL
Notacanthus chemnitzii Snubnosed spiny eel Worldwide except in tropi 120 TL
Notacanthus sexspinis Spiny-back eel Southeast Atlantic 60 TL
Notiocampus ruber Red pipefish Eastern Indian Ocean 16.4 SL
Notocirrhitus splendens Splendid hawkfish Southwest Pacific 20 TL
Notoclinops caerulepunctus Blue-dot triplefin Southwest Pacific 3.6 SL
Notoclinops segmentatus Blue-eyed triplefin Southwest Pacific 4.4 SL
Notoclinops yaldwyni Yaldwyn's triplefin Southwest Pacific 5.2 SL
Notoclinus compressus Brown topknot Southwest Pacific 8.5 SL
Notoclinus fenestratus New Zealand topknot Southwest Pacific 18.2 SL
Notolabrus celidotus Spotty Southwest Pacific 23.9 SL
Notolabrus cinctus Southwest Pacific 29.9 SL
Notolabrus fucicola Yellow-saddled wrasse Eastern Indian Ocean and 38 TL
Notolabrus gymnogenis Crimsonband wrasse Southwest Pacific 23 SL
Notolabrus inscriptus Inscribed wrasse Southwest Pacific 50 SL
Notolabrus tetricus Blue-throated wrasse Southwest Pacific 50 TL
Notoliparis kermadecensis Southwest Pacific 25.8 SL
Notoliparis macquariensis Macquarie notoliparid Southwest Pacific 8.8 SL
Notolychnus valdiviae Topside lampfish Worldwide distribution in 6.3 TL
Notophycis marginata Dwarf codling Southeast Pacific and Sou 24 TL
Notopogon fernandezianus Orange bellowfish Southeast Pacific and Sou 18 TL
Notopogon lilliei Crested bellowfish Southwest Pacific 27 TL
Notopogon xenosoma Longspine bellowfish Indo-Pacific 17 TL
Notoraja azurea Indo-West Pacific 64.5 TL
Notoraja sapphira Sapphire Skate West Pacific 41.3 TL
Notorynchus cepedianus Broadnose sevengill shark Circumglobal 300 TL
Notoscopelus caudispinosus Lobisomem Eastern Atlantic 14 SL
Notoscopelus resplendens Patchwork lampfish Atlantic Ocean 9.5 SL
Notothenia angustata Maori chief Southwest Pacific 41 TL
Notothenia microlepidota Black cod Southwest Pacific 70 TL
Notothenia rossii Marbled rockcod Southern Ocean 92 TL
Novaculichthys taeniourus Rockmover wrasse Indo-Pacific 30 TL
Novaculoides macrolepidotus Seagrass wrasse Indo-West Pacific 16 TL
Novaculops pastellus Lord Howe sandy Southwest Pacific 11.7 SL
Ocosia apia Stoutspine waspfish Western Pacific 5.3 SL
Odax cyanoallix Bluefinned butterfish Southwest Pacific 27 SL
Odax pullus Butterfish Southwest Pacific 40 SL
Odontanthias grahami Southwest Pacific 9.4 SL
Odontaspis ferox Smalltooth sand tiger Eastern Atlantic 450 TL
Odontomacrurus murrayi Roundhead grenadier Atlantic, Indian and Paci 64 TL
Odontostomops normalops Undistinguished sabretooth Atlantic, Indian and Paci 12.3 SL
Olisthops cyanomelas Herring cale Eastern Indian Ocean 35 SL
Omegophora armilla Ringed toadfish Eastern Indian Ocean 25 TL
Omobranchus anolius Western Pacific 7.5 TL
Omobranchus punctatus Muzzled blenny Indo-Pacific 9.5 SL
Omobranchus rotundiceps Rotund blenny Indo-West Pacific.
Omobranchus verticalis Vertical blenny Southwest Pacific 4.8 SL
Omosudis lowii Omosudid Worldwide in tropical and 23 SL
Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout Pacific Slope from Kuskok 122 TL
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook salmon Arctic, Northwest to Nort 150 TL
Oneirodes eschrichtii Bulbous dreamer Circumglobal 29.7 TL
Oneirodes haplonema Indo-West Pacific 11.6 SL
Oneirodes kreffti Krefft's dreamer Circumglobal, southern la 11.1 SL
Oneirodes notius Southern Ocean 15 SL
Oneirodes sabex Rough dreamer Pacific Ocean 18.9 SL
Onigocia lacrimalis Smooth-snout flathead Pacific South West 14.4 SL
Onuxodon fowleri Fowler's pearlfish Indo-Pacific 10 TL
Onuxodon margaritiferae Bivalve pearlfish Eastern Indian Ocean 10 TL
Onuxodon parvibrachium Oyster pearlfish Indo-Pacific 10 TL
Ophichthus alleni Western Pacific 76 TL
Ophichthus urolophus Manetail snake eel Indo-Pacific. 61.5 TL
Ophiclinops varius Variegated snake blenny Indo-West Pacific 5 TL
Ophiclinus gabrieli Frosted snake blenny Indo-West Pacific 16 TL
Ophiclinus gracilis Black-back snake-blenny Indo-West Pacific 10 TL
Ophiclinus ningulus Variable snake-blenny Indo-West Pacific 7.5 TL
Ophidion genyopus Ravenous cusk Southwest Pacific
Ophisurus serpens Serpent eel Circumglobal 250 TL
Ophthalmolycus campbellensis Southwest Pacific 15.7 SL
Opisthoproctus soleatus Barrel-eye Circumglobal in tropical 10.5 SL
Opistognathus elizabethensis Elizabeth reef jawfish Southwest Pacific 7.1 SL
Opistognathus jacksoniensis Smiler Western Pacific
Oplegnathus punctatus Spotted knifejaw Pacific Ocean 86 TL
Oplegnathus woodwardi Knifejaw Eastern Indian Ocean 45 TL
Opostomias micripnus Obese dragonfish Circumglobal 50 TL
Optivus agastos Violet roughy Southwest Pacific 9.5 SL
Optivus elongatus Slender roughy Southwestern Pacific 11.3 SL
Orectolobus maculatus Spotted wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 320 TL
Orectolobus ornatus Ornate wobbegong Southwest Pacific 290 TL
Oreosoma atlanticum Ox-eyed oreo Southeast Atlantic and We 21 TL
Osteodiscus rhepostomias Southwest Pacific 4 SL
Ostorhinchus apogonoides Short-tooth cardinal Indo-West Pacific 10 TL
Ostorhinchus aureus Ring-tailed cardinalfish Indo-West Pacific 14.5 TL
Ostorhinchus capricornis Capricorn cardinalfish Western Pacific 5.8 SL
Ostorhinchus chrysotaenia Yellowlined cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 12 TL
Ostorhinchus cyanosoma Yellowstriped cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 8 TL
Ostorhinchus doederleini Doederlein's cardinalfish Western Pacific 14 TL
Ostorhinchus fasciatus Broadbanded cardinalfish Indo-West Pacific 12.6 TL
Ostorhinchus flavus Brassy cardinalfish Southwest Pacific 9.6 SL
Ostorhinchus fukuii Indo-West Pacific 9.3 SL
Ostorhinchus hartzfeldii Hartzfeld's cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 12 TL
Ostorhinchus limenus Sydney cardinalfish Southwest Pacific 14 TL
Ostorhinchus norfolcensis Norfolk cardinalfish Southwest Pacific 15 TL
Ostorhinchus taeniophorus Reef-flat cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 11.5 TL
Ostracion cubicum Yellow boxfish Indo-Pacific 45 TL
Ostracion meleagris Whitespotted boxfish Indo-Pacific and Eastern 25 TL
Ostracoberyx paxtoni Spinycheek seabass Western Pacific 15.7 SL
Owstonia ainonaka Southwest Pacific 21.3 DL
Owstonia maccullochi McCulloch's bandfish Western Pacific 21.4 SL
Owstonia taeniosoma Indo-West Pacific 25 SL
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus Two-spot wrasse Indo-Pacific 16.4 TL
Oxycheilinus lineatus Eastern Central Pacific 16.0 SL
Oxycheilinus orientalis Oriental maori wrasse Indo-West Pacific 20 TL
Oxyconger leptognathus Shorttail pike conger Western Pacific 60 TL
Oxymonacanthus longirostris Harlequin filefish Indo-Pacific 12 TL
Oxynotus bruniensis Prickly dogfish Southwest Pacific 74 TL
Pachycara garricki Southwest Pacific 20 SL
Pachystomias microdon Smalltooth dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 22.1 SL
Pagrus auratus Silver seabream Indo-Pacific 130 TL
Parablennius intermedius Western Pacific 12 TL
Parablennius laticlavius Southwest Pacific 8 TL
Parablennius serratolineatus Southwest Pacific
Parablennius tasmanianus Tasmanian blenny Eastern Indian Ocean (Aus 13 TL
Parabothus coarctatus Pacific Ocean 22.5 SL
Parabrotula plagiophthalma False cusk Northeast Atlantic 5.4 SL
Paracaesio xanthura Yellowtail blue snapper Indo-Pacific 50 TL
Paracanthostracion lindsayi Southwest Pacific
Paracanthurus hepatus Palette surgeonfish Indo-Pacific 31 TL
Paracirrhites arcatus Arc-eye hawkfish Indo-Pacific 20 TL
Paracirrhites forsteri Blackside hawkfish Indo-Pacific 22 TL
Paradiplospinus antarcticus Antarctic escolar Southern Ocean 52 SL
Paradiplospinus gracilis Slender escolar Southeast Atlantic 52 SL
Paragobiodon echinocephalus Redhead goby Indo-Pacific 4 TL
Paragobiodon lacunicolus Blackfin coral goby Indo-Pacific 3 TL
Paragobiodon modestus Warthead goby Indo-Pacific 3.5 TL
Paragobiodon xanthosoma Emerald coral goby Indo-Pacific. 4 TL
Paraliparis eastmani Thickskin snailfish Southwest Pacific 18.3 SL
Paraliparis exilis Southwest Pacific 12.9 SL
Paraliparis freeborni Southwest Pacific 11.8 SL
Paraliparis pearcyi Southwest Pacific 11.7 SL
Paraliparis pseudokreffti Southwest Pacific 12.8 SL
Paramonacanthus lowei Lowe's leatherjacket Southwest Pacific 13.9 SL
Paramonacanthus otisensis Dusky leatherjacket Southwest Pacific 11 SL
Paramugil georgii Silver mullet Western Pacific 30 TL
Paranotothenia magellanica Magellanic rockcod Southern Ocean 43 TL
Parapercis allporti Barred grubfish Eastern Indian Ocean 33 TL
Parapercis binivirgata Redbanded weever Pacific
Parapercis colemani Pacific 8.2 SL
Parapercis colias New Zealand blue cod Southwest Pacific 45 TL
Parapercis cylindrica Cylindrical sandperch Western Pacific 23 TL
Parapercis flavolabiata Yellowlip grubfish Western Pacific 9.1 SL
Parapercis gilliesii Yellow weaver Southwest Pacific 35 TL
Parapercis hexophtalma Speckled sandperch Indo-Pacific. 29 TL
Parapercis lineopunctata Nosestripe sandperch Western Pacific 7.6 SL
Parapercis nebulosa Barred sandperch Indo-West Pacific 25 TL
Parapercis nigrodorsalis Blackfin sandperch Southwest Pacific 15.6 SL
Parapercis ramsayi Spotted grubfish Eastern Indian Ocean 20 TL
Parapercis stricticeps White-streaked grubfish Western Pacific 18 TL
Parapercis xanthozona Yellowbar sandperch Indo-West Pacific 23 TL
Paraphyonus bolini Indo-West Pacific 15.5 SL
Paraphyonus rassi West and East Central Atl 10.9 SL
Paraplesiops bleekeri Eastern blue devil Southwest Pacific
Paraplesiops poweri Northern blue devil Southwest Pacific 8.3 SL
Paraploactis trachyderma Mossback velvetfish Indo-Pacific
Parapriacanthus elongatus Elongate bullseye Indo-West Pacific 14 TL
Parapriacanthus ransonneti Golden sweeper Western Pacific. 12.1 TL
Parapristipomoides squamimaxillaris Scalemouth jobfish Pacific Ocean 51.3 NG
Parascyllium collare Collar carpetshark Southwest Pacific 87 TL
Parataeniophorus brevis Short tapetail Western Indian Ocean 4.6 TL
Paratrachichthys macleayi Sandpaper fish East Indian to Southweste
Paratrachichthys trailli Common roughy Western Pacific 24.6 SL
Paraulopus balteatus Banded cucumberfish Southwest Pacific 32 SL
Paraulopus melanogrammus Blackline cucumberfish Western Pacific 24.3 SL
Paraulopus nigripinnis Cucumber fish Southwest Pacific 25 FL
Paraulopus novaeseelandiae Southwest Pacific
Paraulopus okamurai Piedtip cucumberfish Southwest Pacific
Pardachirus hedleyi Southern peacock sole Southwest Pacific 15 TL
Parenchelyurus hyena Hyena blenny Western Pacific 3.8 TL
Parioglossus marginalis Southwest Pacific. 3.3 SL
Paristiopterus labiosus Giant boarfish Eastern Indian Ocean 100 TL
Parkraemeria ornata Western Pacific 3.5 SL
Parma alboscapularis Black scalyfin Southwest Pacific 22 SL
Parma kermadecensis Kermadec scalyfin Southwest Pacific 22 SL
Parma microlepis White-ear scalyfin Southwest Pacific 14 SL
Parma polylepis Banded parma Western Central Pacific 21 TL
Parma unifasciata Girdled scalyfin Western Pacific 18 SL
Parma victoriae Victorian scalyfin Eastern Indian Ocean 20 SL
Parmaturus macmillani McMillan's cat shark Southwest in the Indian O 45 TL
Parupeneus barberinus Dash-and-dot goatfish Indo-Pacific 60 TL
Parupeneus ciliatus Whitesaddle goatfish Indo-Pacific 38 TL
Parupeneus heptacanthus Cinnabar goatfish Indo-West Pacific 36 TL
Parupeneus multifasciatus Manybar goatfish Pacific Ocean 35 TL
Parupeneus pleurostigma Sidespot goatfish Indo-Pacific 33 TL
Parupeneus spilurus Blackspot goatfish Western Pacific 50 TL
Parvicrepis parvipinnis Little clingfish Indo-Pacific 3 TL
Pascua sticta Southwest Pacific 2.8 SL
Pataecus fronto Red Indian fish Indo-Pacific 27 TL
Pavoraja nitida Peacock skate Eastern Indian Ocean 36.8 TL
Pavoraja umbrosa Dusky skate Western Pacific 36.9 TL
Pegasus volitans Longtail seamouth Indo-West Pacific 20 TL
Pelagocephalus coheni Southeast Pacific 9.2 SL
Pelagocephalus marki Rippled blaasop Southeast Atlantic 12 TL
Pelotretis flavilatus Southern lemon sole Southwest Pacific 50 TL
Peltorhamphus kryptostomus New Zealand gray sole Southwest Pacific 14.5 SL
Peltorhamphus latus Speckled sole Southwest Pacific 17.5 SL
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae New Zealand sole Southwest Pacific 55 TL
Peltorhamphus tenuis Southwest Pacific 16.1 SL
Pempheris adspersa Southwest Pacific 15.8 SL
Pempheris adusta Dusky sweeper Indo-Pacific 17 TL
Pempheris analis Bronze sweeper Southwest Pacific 20 TL
Pempheris compressa Smallscale bullseye Southwest Pacific 20 TL
Pempheris multiradiata Bigscale bullseye Indo-West Pacific 28 TL
Pempheris oualensis Blackspot sweeper Indo-Pacific 22 TL
Pempheris vanicolensis Vanikoro sweeper Indo-West Pacific 20 TL
Pentaceropsis recurvirostris Longsnout boarfish Eastern Indian Ocean 50 TL
Pentaceros decacanthus Bigspined boarfish Indo-Pacific 25.5 NG
Pentaceros japonicus Japanese armorhead Western Pacific 25 TL
Pentaceros richardsoni Pelagic armourhead Southeast Atlantic 56 TL
Pentapodus paradiseus Paradise whiptail Western Pacific 30 TL
Peristedion liorhynchus Armoured gurnard Indo-West Pacific 40 TL
Peronedys anguillaris Eel snake blenny Indo-West Pacific 13 TL
Perryena leucometopon Whitenose pigfish Southwest Pacific. 16 TL
Persparsia kopua Spangled tubeshoulder Atlantic, Indian and Paci 14 TL
Pervagor alternans Yelloweye filefish Western Pacific 16 TL
Pervagor janthinosoma Blackbar filefish Indo-Pacific 13 SL
Pervagor melanocephalus Redtail filefish Indo-West Pacific. 16 TL
Pervagor nigrolineatus Blacklined filefish Western Pacific 10 TL
Petroscirtes fallax Deceiver fangbelly Western Pacific 9.5 TL
Petroscirtes lupus Wolf fangbelly Western Pacific 13 TL
Pezichthys amplispinus Cockatoo Handfish Southwest Pacific 4.6 SL
Phenacoscorpius adenensis Toothed no-line scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific. 10 TL
Phenacoscorpius longilineatus Southern no-line scorpionfish Southwestern Pacific 10.5 SL
Phenacoscorpius longirostris Longsnout No-line Scorpionfish Southwest Pacific 6.3 SL
Phenacoscorpius megalops Noline scorpionfish Pacific 13.5 TL
Phosichthys argenteus Silver lightfish Eastern Atlantic 30 TL
Photonectes achirus Northwest Atlantic 8.7 SL
Photonectes albipennis Whitepen dragonfish Western Pacific 30 SL
Photonectes braueri Brauer's dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 28.2 SL
Photonectes caerulescens Bulbless dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 15 SL
Photonectes gracilis Graceful dragonfish Eastern Indian Ocean and 20.8 SL
Photonectes margarita Circumglobal. 39.6 SL
Photonectes mirabilis Blueband dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 16.4 SL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by mortiz, 28/05/2012