List of endemic fish of Papua New Guinea

This is a list of the endemic fish species recorded in Papua New Guinea.[1][2]

Species

Scientific nameCommon nameFamilyHabitatNotes
Cheroscorpaena tridactylaApistidaeMarine
Apogon dammermaniApogonidaeMarineMay or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Apogon novaeguineaeApogonidaeMarineMay or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Apogon photogasterApogonidaeMarine
Ecsenius colletteiCollette's BlennyBlenniidaeMarine
Ecsenius taeniatusBlenniidaeMarine
Meiacanthus limbatusBlenniidaeMarine
Omobranchus robertsiBlenniidaeMarine
Omox lupusBlenniidaeMarineMay or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Parabrosmolus novaeguineaeBythitidaeMarine
Callionymus coliniTiny New Guinea Longtail DragonetCallionymidaeMarine
Callionymus zythrosCallionymidaeMarine
Synchiropus claudiaeCallionymidaeMarineMay or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Trimma rubromaculatusGobiidaeMarineMay or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Vanderhorstia flavilineataGobiidaeMarine
Cirrhilabrus condeiLabridaeMarine
Hoplolatilus pohleMalacanthidaeMarine
Moringua penniPenn's Thrush EelMoringuidaeMarineMay or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Callechelys papulosaOphichthidaeMarineMay or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Stalix dicraOpistognathidaeMarine
Stalix eremiaOpistognathidaeMarine
Nematops microstomaSmall-mouth Righteye FlounderPleuronectidaeMarineMay or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Chrysiptera cymatilisPomacentridaeMarine
Chrysiptera nigerBlack DamselfishPomacentridaeMarineMay or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Chrysiptera sinclairiSinclair's DamselfishPomacentridaeMarineMay or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Neopomacentrus aquadulcisPomacentridaeMarine
Pomacentrus albimaculusWhitespot DamselPomacentridaeMarineMay or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Pomacentrus coliniColin's DamselPomacentridaeMarine
Pseudochromis ephippiatusPseudochromidaeMarine
Pseudochromis marginatusPseudochromidaeMarine
Pseudomugil majusculusCape Blue-eyePseudomugilidaeMarine
Atrobucca adustaScorched CroakerSciaenidaeMarine
Liopropoma incomptumSerranidaeMarine
Rabaulichthys altipinnisSailfin AnthiasSerranidaeMarineMay or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Aseraggodes persimilisOcellated SoleSoleidaeMarine
Brachirus dicholepisSoleidaeMarine
Gogolia filewoodiSailback HoundsharkTriakidaeMarine
Urolophus armatusNew Ireland StingareeUrolophidaeMarine
Rhabdoblennius papuensisBlenniidaeMarine
Ungusurculus colletteiBythitidaeMarine
Lepadicyathus mendeleeviGobiesocidaeMarine
Amblyeleotris neumanniGobiidaeMarine
Ctenogobiops phaeostictusGobiidaeMarine
Tryssogobius quinquespinusGobiidaeMarine
Vanderhorstia belloidesGobiidaeMarine
Parapercis vittafronsPinguipedidaeMarine
Chaetodontoplus vanderloosiPomacanthidaeMarine
Ptereleotris crossogenionPtereleotridaeMarine
Aseraggodes chapleauiSoleidaeMarine
Tetracentrum apogonoidesFour-spined Glass PerchletAmbassidaeFreshwater
Tetracentrum caudovittatusKokoda Glass PerchletAmbassidaeFreshwater
Tetracentrum honessiHoness' Glass PerchletAmbassidaeFreshwater
Glossamia aboApogonidaeFreshwater
Glossamia narindicaSlender Mouth AlmightyApogonidaeFreshwater
Brustiarius noxComb-gilled CatfishAriidaeFreshwater
Cochlefelis danielsiDaniel's CatfishAriidaeFreshwater
Nemapteryx augustaShort-barbelled CatfishAriidaeFreshwater
Neoarius coatesiCoates' CatfishAriidaeFreshwater
Neoarius tayloriTaylor's CatfishAriidaeFreshwater
Pachyula crassilabrisThick-lipped CatfishAriidaeFreshwater
Craterocephalus kailolaeKailola's HardyheadAtherinidaeFreshwater
Craterocephalus lacustrisKutubu HardyheadAtherinidaeFreshwater
Craterocephalus pimatuaePima HardyheadAtherinidaeFreshwater
Allomogurnda flavimarginataEleotridaeFreshwater
Allomogurnda hoeseiEleotridaeFreshwater
Allomogurnda insularisEleotridaeFreshwater
Allomogurnda landfordiEleotridaeFreshwater
Allomogurnda montanaEleotridaeFreshwater
Allomogurnda papuaEleotridaeFreshwater
Eleotris aquadulcisFreshwater GudgeonEleotridaeFreshwater
Mogurnda furvaBlack MogurndaEleotridaeFreshwater
Mogurnda kutubuensisLake Kutuba MogurndaEleotridaeFreshwater
Mogurnda lineataKokoda MogurndaEleotridaeFreshwater
Mogurnda maccuneaeEleotridaeFreshwater
Mogurnda malsmithiEleotridaeFreshwater
Mogurnda mosaMosa MogurndaEleotridaeFreshwater
Mogurnda orientalisEastern MogurndaEleotridaeFreshwater
Mogurnda pulchraMoresby MogurndaEleotridaeFreshwater
Mogurnda spilotaBlotched MogurndaEleotridaeFreshwater
Mogurnda variegataVariegated GudgeonEleotridaeFreshwater
Mogurnda vittaStriped MogurndaEleotridaeFreshwater
Oxyeleotris caecaEleotridaeFreshwater
Tateurndina ocellicaudaPeacock GudgeonEleotridaeFreshwater
Thryssa rastrosaFly River ThryssaEngraulidaeFreshwater
Boleophthalmus potiGobiidaeFreshwater
Glossogobius asaroGobiidaeFreshwater
Glossogobius coatesiCoates' GobyGobiidaeFreshwater
Glossogobius macrocephalusGobiidaeFreshwater
Glossogobius multipapillusGobiidaeFreshwater
Glossogobius muscorumGobiidaeFreshwater
Glossogobius torrentisWhite Water GobyGobiidaeFreshwater
Gymnoamblyopus novaeguineaeGobiidaeFreshwater
Lentipes watsoniGobiidaeFreshwater
Mugilogobius fusculusObscure GobyGobiidaeFreshwater
Sicyopterus ocellarisGobiidaeFreshwater
Stenogobius alleniGobiidaeFreshwater
Stenogobius watsoniGobiidaeFreshwater
Stiphodon larsonGobiidaeFreshwater
Chilatherina axelrodiAxelrod's RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Chilatherina buloloBulolo RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Chilatherina campsiHighland RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Chilatherina pagwiensisPagwi RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Glossolepis kabiaSepik RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Glossolepis maculosusSpotted RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Glossolepis ramuensisRamu RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Glossolepis wanamensisLake Wanam RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Melanotaenia caeruleaBlue RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodiLake Tebera RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Melanotaenia irisStrickland RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Melanotaenia lacustrisLake Kutubu RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Melanotaenia monticolaMountain RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Melanotaenia mubiensisMubi RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Melanotaenia oktediensisOktedi RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Melanotaenia papuaePapuan RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Melanotaenia parkinsoniParkinson's RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Melanotaenia pimaensisPima River RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Melanotaenia sexlineataFly River RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Melanotaenia sylvaticaForest RainbowfishMelanotaeniidaeFreshwater
Neosilurus coatesiPlotosidaeFreshwater
Neosilurus gjellerupiNorthern TandanPlotosidaeFreshwater
Oloplotosus luteusPale Yellow TandanPlotosidaeFreshwater
Oloplotosus toroboKutubu TandanPlotosidaeFreshwater
Kiunga ballochiGlass Blue-eyePseudomugilidaeFreshwater
Kiunga bleheriBleher's Blue-eyePseudomugilidaeFreshwater
Popondichthys furcatusForktail Blue-eyePseudomugilidaeFreshwater
Pseudomugil connieaePopondetta Blue-eyePseudomugilidaeFreshwater
Pseudomugil majusculusCape Blue-eyePseudomugilidaeFreshwater
Leptachirus bensbachBensbach River SoleSoleidaeFreshwater
Leptachirus kikoriKikori River SoleSoleidaeFreshwater
Leptachirus robertsiRobert's SoleSoleidaeFreshwater
Microphis spinachioidesSpinach PipefishSyngnathidaeFreshwater
Amniataba affinisTiger GrunterTerapontidaeFreshwater
Hephaestus adamsoniAdamson's GrunterTerapontidaeFreshwater
Hephaestus komaensisTerapontidaeFreshwater
Hephaestus raymondiRaymond's GrunterTerapontidaeFreshwater
Hephaestus trimaculatusThreespot GrunterTerapontidaeFreshwater
Zenarchopterus robertsiRobert's River GarfishZenarchopteridaeFreshwater

See also

References

  • FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.
  • Catalog of Fishes database, 13 March 2009 version
  • Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke, and R. van der Laan (eds). Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References.
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