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2346 species in Pacific, Southwest (see list below)

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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Gymnothorax prionodon
[Australian mottled moray]

Photo by Pyle, R.L.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 73.2 cm TL
Photo by Pyle, R.L.
 
Gymnothorax thyrsoideus
[Greyface moray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Gymnothorax undulatus
[Undulated moray]

Photo by Chen, H.M./Loh, K.H.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Photo by Chen, H.M./Loh, K.H.
 
Gymnothorax ypsilon
[Y-bar moray]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 94 cm WD
Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Gymnura australis
[Australian butterfly ray]
No picture found
Probably circumglobal in
Max. Length 31 cm SL
 
Gyrinomimus grahami
[Flabby whalefish]
No picture found
Circumglobal.
 
Gyrinomimus parri
[Parr's combtooth whalefish]

Photo by Armesto, A.

Spotty records from the s
Max. Length 56 cm TL
Photo by Armesto, A.
 
Halargyreus johnsonii
[Slender codling]

Photo by Yau, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 29 cm SL
Photo by Yau, B.
 
Haletta semifasciata
[Blue weed whiting]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Halicampus boothae
[Booth's pipefish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Halichoeres chrysus
[Canary wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Halichoeres hartzfeldii
[Hartzfeld's wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Halichoeres margaritaceus
[Pink-belly wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Halichoeres nebulosus
[Nebulous wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Halichoeres trimaculatus
[Threespot wrasse]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Halicmetus niger
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Halieutaea brevicauda
[Spiny sea bat]

Photo by Yuniar, A.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Yuniar, A.T.
 
Halieutaea stellata
[Minipizza batfish]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Halieutopsis bathyoreos
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Halosauropsis macrochir
[Abyssal halosaur]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 68 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Halosaurus pectoralis
[Australian halosaur]

Photo by Conway, K.W.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Photo by Conway, K.W.
 
Haplocylix littoreus
[Giant clingfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southern Atlantic, Indian
Max. Length 57.5 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Haplomacrourus nudirostris
[Naked snout rattail]

Photo by Pohl, R.E.

Tropical and subtropical
Max. Length 15.9 cm SL
Photo by Pohl, R.E.
 
Haplophryne mollis
[Soft leafvent angler]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Harpagifer andriashevi
[]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Harpagifer georgianus
[South Georgia spiny plunderfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Harpagifer macquariensis
[]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Cosmopolitan,
Max. Length 120 cm OT
Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Harriotta raleighana
[Pacific longnose chimaera]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Photo by FAO
 
Hastatobythites arafurensis
[Spinyhead cusk]

Photo by Hutson, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 36.5 cm SL
Photo by Hutson, K.
 
Helicolenus barathri
[Bigeye sea perch]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Helicolenus percoides
[Red gurnard perch]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Helotes sexlineatus
[Eastern striped grunter]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Hemerocoetes artus
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Hemerocoetes macrophthalmus
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
 
Hemerocoetes monopterygius
[Opalfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Hemerocoetes morelandi
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Hemerocoetes pauciradiatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean to W
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Hemigaleus australiensis
[Australian weasel shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 114 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hemigaleus microstoma
[Sicklefin weasel shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific except the R
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hemigymnus fasciatus
[Barred thicklip]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 39.6 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hemigymnus melapterus
[Blackeye thicklip]

Photo by Good, P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 31.5 cm SL
Photo by Good, P.
 
Hemiramphus robustus
[Three-by-two garfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Western Pacific
Max. Length 107 cm TL
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Hemiscyllium ocellatum
[Epaulette shark]

Photo by FAO

Western Central and South
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Hemitrygon fluviorum
[Estuary stingray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Heniochus acuminatus
[Pennant coralfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Heniochus diphreutes
[False moorish idol]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Heniochus monoceros
[Masked bannerfish]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Heptranchias perlo
[Sharpnose sevengill shark]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Heraldia nocturna
[Upside-down pipefish]

Photo by Yau, B.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by Yau, B.
 
Herklotsichthys castelnaui
[Castelnau's herring]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Herwigia kreffti
[Krefft's smooth-head]

Photo by Larson, H.K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Photo by Larson, H.K.
 
Hetereleotris readerae
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Heteroclinus adelaidae
[Adelaide's weedfish]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific southe
Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Heteroclinus eckloniae
[Kelp weedfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Heteroclinus heptaeolus
[Ogilby's weedfish]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Heteroclinus johnstoni
[Johnston's weedfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Heteroclinus macrophthalmus
[Large-eye weedfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Heteroclinus nasutus
[Large-nose weedfish]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Heteroclinus roseus
[Rosy weedfish]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Groeneveld, R.
 
Heteroclinus tristis
[Sharp-nose weedfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Heteroclinus whiteleggii
[Banded weedfish]

Photo by Lee, D.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Photo by Lee, D.
 
Heteroclinus wilsoni
[Wilson's weedfish]

Photo by Atkinson, W.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 152 cm TL
Photo by Atkinson, W.
 
Heterodontus galeatus
[Crested hornshark]

Photo by Atkinson, W.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 165 cm TL
Photo by Atkinson, W.
 
Heterodontus portusjacksoni
[Port Jackson shark]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35.6 cm SL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Heterophotus ophistoma
[Wingfin snaggletooth]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Heteroscarus acroptilus
[Rainbow cale]

Photo by Murch, A.

Circumglobal with patchy
Max. Length 600 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Hexanchus griseus
[Bluntnose sixgill shark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 180 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Hexanchus nakamurai
[Bigeyed sixgill shark]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Circumglobal in the south
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Himantolophus appelii
[Prickly footballfish]
No picture found
North Atlantic.
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Himantolophus brevirostris
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 27.6 cm SL
 
Himantolophus litoceras
[]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
 
Himantolophus pseudalbinares
[]
No picture found
Tasman Sea
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
 
Himantolophus stewarti
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 19.3 cm SL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Hime curtirostris
[Shortsnout threadsail]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22.3 cm SL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Hime japonica
[Japanese thread-sail fish]
No picture found
Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 26.8 cm SL
 
Hime pyrhistion
[Flaming flagfin]

Photo by SFSA

Generally ranges between
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Hintonia candens
[]

Photo by Lourie, S.A.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm OT
Photo by Lourie, S.A.
 
Hippocampus abdominalis
[Big-belly seahorse]

Photo by Steene, R.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Photo by Steene, R.
 
Hippocampus colemani
[Coleman's pygmy seahorse]

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.4 cm OT
Photo by Kuiter, R.H.
 
Hippocampus jugumus
[Collared seahorse]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm OT
Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Hippocampus kelloggi
[Great seahorse]

Photo by Lourie, S.A.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm OT
Photo by Lourie, S.A.
 
Hippocampus minotaur
[Bullneck seahorse]

Photo by Marine Conservation Cambodia (MCC)

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Photo by Marine Conservation Cambodia (MCC)
 
Hippocampus trimaculatus
[Longnose seahorse]

Photo by Banks, I.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm OT
Photo by Banks, I.
 
Hippocampus whitei
[White's seahorse]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Hirundichthys ilma
[]

Photo by Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Photo by Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
 
Hirundichthys oxycephalus
[Bony flyingfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Subtropical waters of all
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Hirundichthys rondeletii
[Black wing flyingfish]

Photo by Villalba, D.O.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 25.1 cm SL
Photo by Villalba, D.O.
 
Hirundichthys speculiger
[Mirrorwing flyingfish]

Photo by Almeida, A.J.

South Atlantic, Indian an
Max. Length 67 cm TL
Photo by Almeida, A.J.
 
Histiobranchus australis
[]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

North Atlantic and North
Max. Length 137 cm
Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Histiobranchus bathybius
[Deep-water arrowtooth eel]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 69 cm TL
 
Histiobranchus bruuni
[Bruun's cutthroat]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
 
Histiogamphelus briggsii
[Briggs' pipefish]

Photo by Harasti, D.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Photo by Harasti, D.
 
Histiophryne bougainvilli
[Smooth anglerfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 9.6 cm TL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Histiophryne cryptacanthus
[Cryptic anglerfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Histrio histrio
[Sargassumfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hologymnosus doliatus
[Pastel ringwrasse]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Holtbyrnia laticauda
[Tusked tubeshoulder]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18.4 cm SL
Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Homostolus acer
[Filament cusk]

Photo by Richer de Forges, B.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 21.5 cm TL
Photo by Richer de Forges, B.
 
Hoplichthys citrinus
[Lemon ghost flathead]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific. Likely
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Hoplichthys filamentosus
[Longray ghost flathead]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Hoplichthys haswelli
[Armoured flathead]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Hoplichthys ogilbyi
[Ogilby's ghost flathead]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Hoplostethus atlanticus
[Orange roughy]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 52.5 cm SL
 
Hoplostethus gigas
[Giant sawbelly]

Photo by De Sanctis, A.

Cosmopolitan. Atlantic. I
Max. Length 42 cm SL
Photo by De Sanctis, A.
 
Hoplostethus mediterraneus
[Mediterranean slimehead]
No picture found
South Pacific
Max. Length 51.5 cm SL
 
Hoplostethus melanopeza
[New Zealand giant sawbelly]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 7.9 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Howella brodiei
[Pelagic basslet]

Photo by Armesto, A.

South Atlantic, central S
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Photo by Armesto, A.
 
Howella sherborni
[Sherborn's pelagic bass]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 111.5 cm TL
 
Hydrolagus bemisi
[]
No picture found
Southern Ocean
Max. Length 108.5 cm TL
 
Hydrolagus homonycteris
[Black ghostshark]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 80.1 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Hydrolagus marmoratus
[]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 96 cm TL
Photo by SeaFIC
 
Hydrolagus novaezealandiae
[Dark ghost shark]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 120.4 cm TL
 
Hydrolagus trolli
[Pointy-nosed blue chimaera]

Photo by SFSA

Convergence species in al
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Hygophum hanseni
[Hansen's lanternfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.1 cm TL
Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Hygophum hygomii
[Bermuda lantern fish]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Hygophum macrochir
[Large-finned lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Indian and Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Hygophum proximum
[Firefly lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Hygophum reinhardtii
[Reinhardt's lantern fish]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Widespread but patchy and
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenocephalus aterrimus
[Blackest whiptail]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 14.8 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus fuscus
[Black membranehead]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific.
 
Hymenocephalus longiceps
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 16.3 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus maculicaudus
[Spottytail membranehead]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Hymenocephalus nascens
[Nascent membranehead]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Circumglobal, widespread.
Max. Length 39.6 cm TL
Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenogadus gracilis
[Slender membranehead]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Photo by FAO
 
Hyperlophus translucidus
[Glassy sprat]

Photo by Yau, B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Photo by Yau, B.
 
Hyperlophus vittatus
[Sandy sprat]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Photo by SeaFIC
 
Hyperoglyphe antarctica
[Bluenose warehou]

Photo by Vogt, A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Photo by Vogt, A.
 
Hypnos monopterygius
[Coffin ray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hypoatherina temminckii
[Samoan silverside]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hypoatherina tropicalis
[Whitley's silverside]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 127 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hypogaleus hyugaensis
[Blacktip tope]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hypoplectrodes annulatus
[Blackbanded seaperch]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hypoplectrodes huntii
[Redbanded perch]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Hypoplectrodes jamesoni
[Jameson's seaperch]

Photo by Yau, B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Photo by Yau, B.
 
Hypoplectrodes maccullochi
[Halfbanded seaperch]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber
[Banded seaperch]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 39.8 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hyporhamphus australis
[Eastern sea garfish]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Photo by SeaFIC
 
Hyporhamphus ihi
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 52 cm SL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Hyporhamphus melanochir
[Southern garfish]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 157 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Hyporthodus ergastularius
[Sevenbar grouper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hyporthodus octofasciatus
[Eightbar grouper]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Ichthyococcus elongatus
[Slim lightfish]

Photo by Costa, F.

Circumglobal except North
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Photo by Costa, F.
 
Ichthyococcus ovatus
[Lightfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Ichthyscopus barbatus
[Fringed stargazer]

Photo by IGFA

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Photo by IGFA
 
Ichthyscopus sannio
[Spotcheck stargazer]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Icichthys australis
[Southern driftfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Subtropical to temperate
Max. Length 53 cm SL
Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Idiacanthus atlanticus
[Black dragonfish]

Photo by Tibbatts, B.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 48.9 cm SL
Photo by Tibbatts, B.
 
Idiacanthus fasciola
[Ribbon sawtail fish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Idiolophorhynchus andriashevi
[Pineapple rattail]

Photo by Schlögl, E.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Photo by Schlögl, E.
 
Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri
[Sydney's pygmy pipehorse]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 58 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Ilyophis brunneus
[Muddy arrowtooth eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius aneitensis
[Yellowblotch razorfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18.9 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius jacksonensis
[Australian keel-head wrasse]

Photo by Myers, R.F.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Photo by Myers, R.F.
 
Iniistius melanopus
[Yellowpatch razorfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius pavo
[Peacock wrasse]

Photo by Harris, M.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 56 cm TL
Photo by Harris, M.
 
Isistius brasiliensis
[Cookie cutter shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iso hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian surf sardine]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Iso rhothophilus
[Flower of the wave]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific. East
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Istiblennius dussumieri
[Streaky rockskipper]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Istiblennius edentulus
[Rippled rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Istiblennius meleagris
[Peacock rockskipper]

Photo by Andy Cornish@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Photo by Andy Cornish@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Istigobius decoratus
[Decorated goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6.6 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Istigobius hoesei
[Hoese's sandgoby]

Photo by JJPhoto

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 465 cm FL
Photo by JJPhoto
 
Istiompax indica
[Black marlin]

Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)


Max. Length 348 cm FL
Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)
 
Istiophorus platypterus
[Indo-Pacific sailfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cosmopolitan in temperate
Max. Length 445 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Isurus oxyrinchus
[Shortfin mako]

Photo by Yau, B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Yau, B.
 
Johnius belangerii
[Belanger's croaker]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 34.8 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Johnius borneensis
[Sharpnose hammer croaker]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Johnius novaehollandiae
[]

Photo by Chao, N.L.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Photo by Chao, N.L.
 
Johnius weberi
[Weber's croaker]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm FL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Kaiwarinus equula
[Whitefin trevally]

Photo by Archambault, C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 420 cm TL
Photo by Archambault, C.
 
Kajikia audax
[Striped marlin]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal in equatoria
Max. Length 26.2 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Kali indica
[]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal
Max. Length 19.3 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Kali kerberti
[]

Photo by Clements, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Photo by Clements, K.
 
Karalepis stewarti
[Scaly-headed triplefin]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 56 cm SL
 
Kathetostoma binigrasella
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Kathetostoma canaster
[]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Photo by SeaFIC
 
Kathetostoma giganteum
[Giant stargazer]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Kathetostoma laeve
[Common stargazer]

Photo by Freitas, R.

Cosmopolitan in tropical
Max. Length 110 cm FL
Photo by Freitas, R.
 
Katsuwonus pelamis
[Skipjack tuna]

Photo by Museum of New Zealand

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
Photo by Museum of New Zealand
 
Kentrocapros eco
[]
No picture found
Pacific
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
 
Kopua kuiteri
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Kopua nuimata
[]

Photo by SFSA

Ranges from the Antarctic
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Krefftichthys anderssoni
[Rhombic lanternfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific and Eastern
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Kuhlia mugil
[Barred flagtail]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Kuhlia sandvicensis
[Hawaiian flagtail]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Kuiterichthys furcipilis
[Rough anglerfish]

Photo by Merrett & Iwamoto

Southwest Pacific
Photo by Merrett & Iwamoto
 
Kumba musorstom
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic, Western
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Kuronezumia bubonis
[Bulbous rattail]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Kuronezumia leonis
[Snubnose whiptail]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Kyphosus bigibbus
[Brown chub]

Photo by Bailly, N.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 53 cm FL
Photo by Bailly, N.
 
Kyphosus cinerascens
[Blue sea chub]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Kyphosus pacificus
[Pacific drummer]

Photo by Minguell, C.

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by Minguell, C.
 
Kyphosus sectatrix
[Bermuda sea chub]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Kyphosus sydneyanus
[Silver drummer]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Circumtropical
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Kyphosus vaigiensis
[Brassy chub]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Labichthys yanoi
[Yano's snipe eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Labracoglossa nitida
[Blue knifefish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Labrichthys unilineatus
[Tubelip wrasse]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Labroides bicolor
[Bicolor cleaner wrasse]

Photo by Pais, M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Photo by Pais, M.
 
Labroides dimidiatus
[Bluestreak cleaner wrasse]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Labropsis australis
[Southern tubelip]

Photo by Chan, T.T.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Photo by Chan, T.T.C.
 
Lactoria cornuta
[Longhorn cowfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Lactoria diaphana
[Roundbelly cowfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Lactoria fornasini
[Thornback cowfish]

Photo by Colombo, G.L.A.

Circumglobal in the south
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Photo by Colombo, G.L.A.
 
Lagiacrusichthys macropinna
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Lagocephalus cheesemanii
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Lagocephalus inermis
[Smooth blaasop]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Circumglobal
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Lagocephalus lagocephalus
[Oceanic puffer]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 4
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Lagocephalus sceleratus
[Silver-cheeked toadfish]

Photo by Murch, A.

Circumglobal, amphitemper
Max. Length 350 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Lamna nasus
[Porbeagle]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Lamnostoma orientale
[Oriental worm-eel]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Lampadena chavesi
[Chaves' lanternfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Lampadena luminosa
[Luminous lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Convergence species in al
Max. Length 13.9 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Lampadena notialis
[Notal lanternfish]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Lampadena speculigera
[Mirror lanternfish]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Lampadena urophaos
[Sunbeam lampfish]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Lampanyctodes hectoris
[Hector's lanternfish]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Circumglobal from the Sub
Max. Length 16.2 cm SL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Lampanyctus achirus
[Lantern fish]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Lampanyctus alatus
[Winged lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Most widely distributed s
Max. Length 18.1 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Lampanyctus ater
[Dusky lanternfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Circumglobal between 33°
Max. Length 13.1 cm SL
Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Lampanyctus australis
[Southern lanternfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Lampanyctus festivus
[Festive lanternfish]

Photo by DESCNA

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by DESCNA
 
Lampanyctus intricarius
[Diamondcheek lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal convergence
Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Lampanyctus lepidolychnus
[Mermaid lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Tropical and subtropical
Max. Length 23.7 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Lampanyctus lineatus
[]

Photo by SFSA

North Atlantic
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Lampanyctus macdonaldi
[Rakery beaconlamp]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Circumglobal. Eastern At
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Lampanyctus nobilis
[Noble lampfish]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Photo by Costa, F.
 
Lampanyctus pusillus
[Pygmy lanternfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Lampanyctus tenuiformis
[Slender lanternfish]
No picture found
Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
 
Lampanyctus wisneri
[]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal in the south
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Lampichthys procerus
[Blackhead lanternfish]

Photo by Mincarone, M.M.

Worldwide in tropical to
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Photo by Mincarone, M.M.
 
Lampris guttatus
[Opah]

Photo by Duhamel, G.

Circumglobal in the south
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Photo by Duhamel, G.
 
Lampris immaculatus
[Southern opah]

Photo by CAFS

Western Pacific
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Photo by CAFS
 
Lateolabrax japonicus
[Japanese seabass]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm FL
Photo by SeaFIC
 
Latridopsis ciliaris
[Blue moki]

Photo by Camrrubi, J.-F.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Photo by Camrrubi, J.-F.
 
Latridopsis forsteri
[Bastard trumpeter]

Photo by CSIRO

Southern Hemisphere
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Latris lineata
[Striped trumpeter]

Photo by Camrrubi, J.-F.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by Camrrubi, J.-F.
 
Latropiscis purpurissatus
[Sergeant baker]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Leiuranus semicinctus
[Saddled snake-eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 75.4 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Leiuranus versicolor
[Convict snake eel]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Lepadichthys caritus
[Pale clingfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Lepadichthys frenatus
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 60.5 cm SL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Lepidion inosimae
[Morid cod]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Lepidion microcephalus
[Small-headed cod]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 85 cm SL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Lepidion schmidti
[Schmidt's cod]

Photo by Griffiths, S.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
Photo by Griffiths, S.
 
Lepidoblennius haplodactylus
[Eastern jumping blenny]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Tropical and temperate se
Max. Length 200 cm SL
Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
[Escolar]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 25.7 cm SL
 
Lepidoperca aurantia
[New Zealand orange perch]

Photo by Yau, B.

Southwest Pacific
Photo by Yau, B.
 
Lepidoperca brochata
[Fangtooth perch]
2346 Species of Family Anthiadidae
(Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Gymnothorax prionodon Australian mottled moray Western Pacific 150 TL
Gymnothorax thyrsoideus Greyface moray Indo-Pacific 73.2 TL
Gymnothorax undulatus Undulated moray Indo-Pacific 150 TL
Gymnothorax ypsilon Y-bar moray Pacific Ocean 89 TL
Gymnura australis Australian butterfly ray Indo-West Pacific 94 WD
Gyrinomimus grahami Flabby whalefish Probably circumglobal in 31 SL
Gyrinomimus parri Parr's combtooth whalefish Circumglobal.
Halargyreus johnsonii Slender codling Spotty records from the s 56 TL
Haletta semifasciata Blue weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean and 29 SL
Halicampus boothae Booth's pipefish Western Indian Ocean 17.5 SL
Halichoeres chrysus Canary wrasse Eastern Indian Ocean 12 TL
Halichoeres hartzfeldii Hartzfeld's wrasse Western Pacific 18 TL
Halichoeres margaritaceus Pink-belly wrasse Indo-Pacific 12.5 SL
Halichoeres nebulosus Nebulous wrasse Indo-West Pacific 12 TL
Halichoeres trimaculatus Threespot wrasse Indo-Pacific 27 TL
Halicmetus niger Western Pacific 8.7 SL
Halieutaea brevicauda Spiny sea bat Southwest Pacific 21 TL
Halieutaea stellata Minipizza batfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
Halieutopsis bathyoreos Pacific Ocean 6.3 SL
Halosauropsis macrochir Abyssal halosaur Eastern Atlantic 90 TL
Halosaurus pectoralis Australian halosaur Southwest Pacific. 68 TL
Haplocylix littoreus Giant clingfish Southwest Pacific 15 TL
Haplomacrourus nudirostris Naked snout rattail Southern Atlantic, Indian 57.5 TL
Haplophryne mollis Soft leafvent angler Tropical and subtropical 15.9 SL
Harpagifer andriashevi Southwest Pacific
Harpagifer georgianus South Georgia spiny plunderfish Southern Ocean 7 SL
Harpagifer macquariensis Southwest Pacific
Harriotta raleighana Pacific longnose chimaera Cosmopolitan, 120 OT
Hastatobythites arafurensis Spinyhead cusk Western Pacific 9 SL
Helicolenus barathri Bigeye sea perch Southwest Pacific 36.5 SL
Helicolenus percoides Red gurnard perch Southwest Pacific 47 TL
Helotes sexlineatus Eastern striped grunter Western Pacific 15 TL
Hemerocoetes artus Southwest Pacific
Hemerocoetes macrophthalmus Southwest Pacific
Hemerocoetes monopterygius Opalfish Southwest Pacific 28 TL
Hemerocoetes morelandi Southwest Pacific
Hemerocoetes pauciradiatus Southwest Pacific
Hemigaleus australiensis Australian weasel shark Eastern Indian Ocean to W 110 TL
Hemigaleus microstoma Sicklefin weasel shark Indo-West Pacific 114 TL
Hemigymnus fasciatus Barred thicklip Indo-Pacific except the R 30 TL
Hemigymnus melapterus Blackeye thicklip Indo-West Pacific 39.6 TL
Hemiramphus robustus Three-by-two garfish Western Pacific 31.5 SL
Hemiscyllium ocellatum Epaulette shark Western Pacific 107 TL
Hemitrygon fluviorum Estuary stingray Western Central and South 130 TL
Heniochus acuminatus Pennant coralfish Indo-Pacific 25 TL
Heniochus diphreutes False moorish idol Indo-Pacific 21 TL
Heniochus monoceros Masked bannerfish Indo-Pacific 24 TL
Heptranchias perlo Sharpnose sevengill shark Circumglobal in tropical 140 TL
Heraldia nocturna Upside-down pipefish Eastern Indian Ocean 9.2 SL
Herklotsichthys castelnaui Castelnau's herring Southwest Pacific 20 SL
Herwigia kreffti Krefft's smooth-head Eastern Atlantic 40 SL
Hetereleotris readerae Southwest Pacific 2.4 SL
Heteroclinus adelaidae Adelaide's weedfish Indo-West Pacific 9 TL
Heteroclinus eckloniae Kelp weedfish Indo-West Pacific southe 11 TL
Heteroclinus heptaeolus Ogilby's weedfish Indo-West Pacific 10 TL
Heteroclinus johnstoni Johnston's weedfish Indo-West Pacific 40 TL
Heteroclinus macrophthalmus Large-eye weedfish Eastern Indian Ocean 10 TL
Heteroclinus nasutus Large-nose weedfish Southwest Pacific 9 TL
Heteroclinus roseus Rosy weedfish Pacific Ocean 15 TL
Heteroclinus tristis Sharp-nose weedfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
Heteroclinus whiteleggii Banded weedfish Western Pacific 10 TL
Heteroclinus wilsoni Wilson's weedfish Eastern Indian Ocean 14 TL
Heterodontus galeatus Crested hornshark Western Pacific 152 TL
Heterodontus portusjacksoni Port Jackson shark Western Pacific 165 TL
Heterophotus ophistoma Wingfin snaggletooth Eastern Atlantic 35.6 SL
Heteroscarus acroptilus Rainbow cale Eastern Indian Ocean 24 SL
Hexanchus griseus Bluntnose sixgill shark Circumglobal with patchy 600 TL
Hexanchus nakamurai Bigeyed sixgill shark Indo-West Pacific 180 TL
Himantolophus appelii Prickly footballfish Circumglobal in the south 40 TL
Himantolophus brevirostris North Atlantic. 4 TL
Himantolophus litoceras Southwest Pacific 27.6 SL
Himantolophus pseudalbinares Southeast Atlantic 14.8 SL
Himantolophus stewarti Tasman Sea 12.4 SL
Hime curtirostris Shortsnout threadsail Southwest Pacific 19.3 SL
Hime japonica Japanese thread-sail fish Western Pacific 22.3 SL
Hime pyrhistion Flaming flagfin Southwestern Pacific 26.8 SL
Hintonia candens Generally ranges between 13 SL
Hippocampus abdominalis Big-belly seahorse Southwest Pacific 35 OT
Hippocampus colemani Coleman's pygmy seahorse Southwest Pacific 2.7 SL
Hippocampus jugumus Collared seahorse Southwest Pacific 4.4 OT
Hippocampus kelloggi Great seahorse Indo-West Pacific 28 OT
Hippocampus minotaur Bullneck seahorse Southwest Pacific 5 OT
Hippocampus trimaculatus Longnose seahorse Indo-West Pacific 22 TL
Hippocampus whitei White's seahorse Southwest Pacific 13 OT
Hirundichthys ilma Southwest Pacific
Hirundichthys oxycephalus Bony flyingfish Indo-West Pacific 18 SL
Hirundichthys rondeletii Black wing flyingfish Subtropical waters of all 30 TL
Hirundichthys speculiger Mirrorwing flyingfish Circumglobal 25.1 SL
Histiobranchus australis South Atlantic, Indian an 67 TL
Histiobranchus bathybius Deep-water arrowtooth eel North Atlantic and North 137
Histiobranchus bruuni Bruun's cutthroat Southwest Pacific 69 TL
Histiogamphelus briggsii Briggs' pipefish Eastern Indian Ocean 22.5 SL
Histiophryne bougainvilli Smooth anglerfish Western Pacific 9 TL
Histiophryne cryptacanthus Cryptic anglerfish Western Pacific. 9.6 TL
Histrio histrio Sargassumfish Indian Ocean 20 TL
Hologymnosus doliatus Pastel ringwrasse Indo-Pacific 50 TL
Holtbyrnia laticauda Tusked tubeshoulder Eastern Atlantic 30 TL
Homostolus acer Filament cusk Western Pacific 18.4 SL
Hoplichthys citrinus Lemon ghost flathead Western Central Pacific 21.5 TL
Hoplichthys filamentosus Longray ghost flathead Western Pacific. Likely 30 SL
Hoplichthys haswelli Armoured flathead Southwest Pacific. 43 TL
Hoplichthys ogilbyi Ogilby's ghost flathead Southwest Pacific
Hoplostethus atlanticus Orange roughy Western Atlantic 75 TL
Hoplostethus gigas Giant sawbelly Eastern Indian Ocean 52.5 SL
Hoplostethus mediterraneus Mediterranean slimehead Cosmopolitan. Atlantic. I 42 SL
Hoplostethus melanopeza New Zealand giant sawbelly South Pacific 51.5 SL
Howella brodiei Pelagic basslet Indo-Pacific. 7.9 TL
Howella sherborni Sherborn's pelagic bass South Atlantic, central S 8 TL
Hydrolagus bemisi Southwest Pacific 111.5 TL
Hydrolagus homonycteris Black ghostshark Southern Ocean 108.5 TL
Hydrolagus marmoratus Western Pacific 80.1 TL
Hydrolagus novaezealandiae Dark ghost shark Southwest Pacific 96 TL
Hydrolagus trolli Pointy-nosed blue chimaera Western Pacific 120.4 TL
Hygophum hanseni Hansen's lanternfish Convergence species in al 6.7 SL
Hygophum hygomii Bermuda lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 8.1 TL
Hygophum macrochir Large-finned lanternfish Atlantic Ocean 6 SL
Hygophum proximum Firefly lanternfish Indian and Pacific 5 SL
Hygophum reinhardtii Reinhardt's lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 6 SL
Hymenocephalus aterrimus Blackest whiptail Widespread but patchy and 20 TL
Hymenocephalus fuscus Black membranehead Southwest Pacific 14.8 TL
Hymenocephalus longiceps Indo-West Pacific.
Hymenocephalus maculicaudus Spottytail membranehead Southwest Pacific 16.3 TL
Hymenocephalus nascens Nascent membranehead Western Central Pacific 18.2 TL
Hymenogadus gracilis Slender membranehead Circumglobal, widespread. 39.6 TL
Hyperlophus translucidus Glassy sprat Southwest Pacific 6 SL
Hyperlophus vittatus Sandy sprat Western Pacific 10 SL
Hyperoglyphe antarctica Bluenose warehou Southwest Atlantic 140 TL
Hypnos monopterygius Coffin ray Indo-West Pacific 70 TL
Hypoatherina temminckii Samoan silverside Indo-Pacific 12 TL
Hypoatherina tropicalis Whitley's silverside Western Pacific 12.5 TL
Hypogaleus hyugaensis Blacktip tope Indo-West Pacific 127 TL
Hypoplectrodes annulatus Blackbanded seaperch Southwest Pacific 30 TL
Hypoplectrodes huntii Redbanded perch Southwest Pacific 20 TL
Hypoplectrodes jamesoni Jameson's seaperch Western Pacific 12 TL
Hypoplectrodes maccullochi Halfbanded seaperch Western Pacific 45 TL
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber Banded seaperch Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL
Hyporhamphus australis Eastern sea garfish Southwest Pacific 39.8 SL
Hyporhamphus ihi Southwest Pacific 26 SL
Hyporhamphus melanochir Southern garfish Eastern Indian Ocean 52 SL
Hyporthodus ergastularius Sevenbar grouper Southwest Pacific 157 TL
Hyporthodus octofasciatus Eightbar grouper Indo-West Pacific 130 TL
Ichthyococcus elongatus Slim lightfish North Pacific 13 SL
Ichthyococcus ovatus Lightfish Circumglobal except North 8.5 SL
Ichthyscopus barbatus Fringed stargazer Eastern Indian Ocean 41 TL
Ichthyscopus sannio Spotcheck stargazer Western Central Pacific 65 TL
Icichthys australis Southern driftfish Eastern Indian Ocean 81 TL
Idiacanthus atlanticus Black dragonfish Subtropical to temperate 53 SL
Idiacanthus fasciola Ribbon sawtail fish North Atlantic 48.9 SL
Idiolophorhynchus andriashevi Pineapple rattail Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL
Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri Sydney's pygmy pipehorse Southwestern Pacific 5.5 TL
Ilyophis brunneus Muddy arrowtooth eel Atlantic, Indian and Paci 58 TL
Iniistius aneitensis Yellowblotch razorfish Indo-Pacific 24 TL
Iniistius jacksonensis Australian keel-head wrasse Western Pacific 18.9 SL
Iniistius melanopus Yellowpatch razorfish Indo-West Pacific. 26 TL
Iniistius pavo Peacock wrasse Indo-Pacific 42 TL
Isistius brasiliensis Cookie cutter shark Western Atlantic 56 TL
Iso hawaiiensis Hawaiian surf sardine Pacific Ocean 5 TL
Iso rhothophilus Flower of the wave Indo-Pacific 7.5 TL
Istiblennius dussumieri Streaky rockskipper Indo-West Pacific. East 12 TL
Istiblennius edentulus Rippled rockskipper Indo-Pacific 16 TL
Istiblennius meleagris Peacock rockskipper Western Pacific 15 TL
Istigobius decoratus Decorated goby Indo-West Pacific 13 TL
Istigobius hoesei Hoese's sandgoby Southwest Pacific 6.6 TL
Istiompax indica Black marlin Indo-Pacific 465 FL
Istiophorus platypterus Indo-Pacific sailfish 348 FL
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin mako Cosmopolitan in temperate 445 TL
Johnius belangerii Belanger's croaker Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
Johnius borneensis Sharpnose hammer croaker Indo-West Pacific 34.8 TL
Johnius novaehollandiae Southwest Pacific
Johnius weberi Weber's croaker Southwest Pacific 14 SL
Kaiwarinus equula Whitefin trevally Indo-Pacific 50 FL
Kajikia audax Striped marlin Indo-Pacific 420 TL
Kali indica Circumglobal in equatoria 26.2 SL
Kali kerberti Circumglobal 19.3 SL
Karalepis stewarti Scaly-headed triplefin Southwest Pacific 15 TL
Kathetostoma binigrasella Pacific Ocean 56 SL
Kathetostoma canaster Eastern Indian Ocean 65 TL
Kathetostoma giganteum Giant stargazer Southwest Pacific 90 TL
Kathetostoma laeve Common stargazer Eastern Indian Ocean 75 TL
Katsuwonus pelamis Skipjack tuna Cosmopolitan in tropical 110 FL
Kentrocapros eco Southwest Pacific 10.4 SL
Kopua kuiteri Pacific 2.6 SL
Kopua nuimata Southwest Pacific 2.7 SL
Krefftichthys anderssoni Rhombic lanternfish Ranges from the Antarctic 7.1 SL
Kuhlia mugil Barred flagtail Indo-Pacific and Eastern 40 SL
Kuhlia sandvicensis Hawaiian flagtail Pacific Ocean 25 TL
Kuiterichthys furcipilis Rough anglerfish Southwest Pacific 15 TL
Kumba musorstom Southwest Pacific
Kuronezumia bubonis Bulbous rattail Western Atlantic, Western 60 TL
Kuronezumia leonis Snubnose whiptail Southeast Atlantic 50 TL
Kyphosus bigibbus Brown chub Indo-Pacific 75 TL
Kyphosus cinerascens Blue sea chub Indo-Pacific 53 FL
Kyphosus pacificus Pacific drummer Western Central Pacific. 75 TL
Kyphosus sectatrix Bermuda sea chub Circumglobal. 76 TL
Kyphosus sydneyanus Silver drummer Southwest Pacific 80 TL
Kyphosus vaigiensis Brassy chub Circumtropical 70 TL
Labichthys yanoi Yano's snipe eel Southwest Pacific
Labracoglossa nitida Blue knifefish Southwest Pacific. 20 TL
Labrichthys unilineatus Tubelip wrasse Indo-Pacific 17.5 TL
Labroides bicolor Bicolor cleaner wrasse Indo-Pacific 15 TL
Labroides dimidiatus Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Indo-Pacific 14 TL
Labropsis australis Southern tubelip Western Pacific 10.5 TL
Lactoria cornuta Longhorn cowfish Indo-Pacific 46 TL
Lactoria diaphana Roundbelly cowfish Southeast Atlantic 34 TL
Lactoria fornasini Thornback cowfish Indo-West Pacific 23 TL
Lagiacrusichthys macropinna Circumglobal in the south 24 SL
Lagocephalus cheesemanii Southwest Pacific 10.5 SL
Lagocephalus inermis Smooth blaasop Indo-West Pacific 90 SL
Lagocephalus lagocephalus Oceanic puffer Circumglobal 61 TL
Lagocephalus sceleratus Silver-cheeked toadfish Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 4 110 TL
Lamna nasus Porbeagle Circumglobal, amphitemper 350 TL
Lamnostoma orientale Oriental worm-eel Indo-West Pacific 36 TL
Lampadena chavesi Chaves' lanternfish Atlantic Ocean 8 SL
Lampadena luminosa Luminous lanternfish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 20 SL
Lampadena notialis Notal lanternfish Convergence species in al 13.9 SL
Lampadena speculigera Mirror lanternfish Atlantic Ocean 15.3 SL
Lampadena urophaos Sunbeam lampfish Western Pacific 20 SL
Lampanyctodes hectoris Hector's lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 7 SL
Lampanyctus achirus Lantern fish Circumglobal from the Sub 16.2 SL
Lampanyctus alatus Winged lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 6.1 SL
Lampanyctus ater Dusky lanternfish Most widely distributed s 18.1 SL
Lampanyctus australis Southern lanternfish Circumglobal between 33° 13.1 SL
Lampanyctus festivus Festive lanternfish Atlantic Ocean 13.8 SL
Lampanyctus intricarius Diamondcheek lanternfish Northwest Atlantic 20 SL
Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Mermaid lanternfish Circumglobal convergence 11.9 SL
Lampanyctus lineatus Tropical and subtropical 23.7 SL
Lampanyctus macdonaldi Rakery beaconlamp North Atlantic 16 SL
Lampanyctus nobilis Noble lampfish Circumglobal. Eastern At 12.4 SL
Lampanyctus pusillus Pygmy lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 4.3 SL
Lampanyctus tenuiformis Slender lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 15.3 SL
Lampanyctus wisneri Atlantic, Indian and Paci 8.8 SL
Lampichthys procerus Blackhead lanternfish Circumglobal in the south 10 TL
Lampris guttatus Opah Worldwide in tropical to 200 TL
Lampris immaculatus Southern opah Circumglobal in the south 110 TL
Lateolabrax japonicus Japanese seabass Western Pacific 102 TL
Latridopsis ciliaris Blue moki Southwest Pacific 80 FL
Latridopsis forsteri Bastard trumpeter Eastern Indian Ocean and 65 TL
Latris lineata Striped trumpeter Southern Hemisphere 120 TL
Latropiscis purpurissatus Sergeant baker Southwest Pacific 60 TL
Leiuranus semicinctus Saddled snake-eel Indo-Pacific 66 TL
Leiuranus versicolor Convict snake eel Pacific Ocean 75.4 TL
Lepadichthys caritus Pale clingfish Western Indian Ocean. 3 TL
Lepadichthys frenatus Southwestern Pacific 5.7 SL
Lepidion inosimae Morid cod Western Pacific 60.5 SL
Lepidion microcephalus Small-headed cod Southwest Pacific 48 TL
Lepidion schmidti Schmidt's cod Southwest Pacific 85 SL
Lepidoblennius haplodactylus Eastern jumping blenny Southwest Pacific 10.7 SL
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum Escolar Tropical and temperate se 200 SL
Lepidoperca aurantia New Zealand orange perch Southwest Pacific 25.7 SL
Lepidoperca brochata Fangtooth perch Southwest Pacific



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