Chile
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Chile is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.
The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.
OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range (these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)
Aplodactylus guttatus (Aplodactylidae)
Apogon chalcius (Apogonidae)
Entomacrodus chapmani (Blenniidae)
Hypsoblennius sordidus OC (Blenniidae)
Scartichthys crapulatus (Blenniidae)
Scartichthys variolatus OC (Blenniidae)
Engyprosopon regani (Bothidae)
Callanthias platei (Callanthiidae)
Synchiropus randalli (Callionymidae)
Pseudocaranx chilensis (Carangidae) Juan Fernandez Trevally
Amphichaetodon melbae (Chaetodontidae) Narrow-barred Butterflyfish
Chaetodon litus (Chaetodontidae) Easter Island Butterflyfish
Nemadactylus gayi (Cheilodactylidae)
Hydrolagus macrophthalmus (Chimaeridae)
Chironemus bicornis (Chironemidae)
Chironemus delfini (Chironemidae)
Myxodes cristatus (Clinidae) Sailfin Clinid
Myxodes ornatus (Clinidae)
Strangomera bentincki (Clupeidae) Araucanian Herring
Crystallodytes pauciradiatus (Creediidae)
Sindoscopus australis (Dactyloscopidae)
Sicyases brevirostris (Gobiesocidae)
Sicyases hildebrandi (Gobiesocidae)
Sicyases sanguineus (Gobiesocidae)
Heterogobius chiloensis (Gobiidae)
Ophiogobius jenynsi (Gobiidae)
Paratrimma nigrimenta (Gobiidae)
Paratrimma urospila (Gobiidae)
Pomadasys bipunctatus (Haemulidae)
Sargocentron wilhelmi (Holocentridae)
Kuhlia nutabunda (Kuhliidae)
Bathystethus orientale (Kyphosidae)
Girella albostriata (Kyphosidae)
Girella feliciana (Kyphosidae)
Girella nebulosa (Kyphosidae)
Graus nigra OC (Kyphosidae)
Scorpis chilensis (Kyphosidae)
Coris debueni (Labridae)
Malapterus reticulatus (Labridae)
Pseudolabrus gayi (Labridae)
Pseudolabrus semifasciatus (Labridae)
Auchenionchus crinitus OC (Labrisomidae)
Auchenionchus microcirrhis OC (Labrisomidae)
Auchenionchus variolosus OC (Labrisomidae)
Calliclinus geniguttatus (Labrisomidae)
Calliclinus nudiventris (Labrisomidae)
Labrisomus fernandezianus (Labrisomidae)
Careproctus crassus (Liparidae)
Liparis antarctica OC (Liparidae)
Paraliparis anarthractae (Liparidae)
Cantherhines rapanui (Monacanthidae)
Cantherhines tiki (Monacanthidae)
Thamnaconus paschalis (Monacanthidae)
Monocentris reedi OC (Monocentridae) Pinecone Fish
Lotella fernandeziana (Moridae)
Parupeneus orientalis (Mullidae)
Gymnothorax bathyphilus (Muraenidae)
Gymnothorax nasuta (Muraenidae)
Muraena appendiculata (Muraenidae)
Eptatretus bischoffii (Myxinidae)
Eptatretus polytrema (Myxinidae) Fourteen-gill Hagfish
Maxillicosta reticulata (Neosebastidae)
Facciolella castlei (Nettastomatidae)
Notocheirus hubbsi OC (Notocheiridae)
Patagonotothen longipes OC (Nototheniidae)
Patagonotothen squamiceps OC (Nototheniidae)
Patagonotothen thompsoni (Nototheniidae)
Scolecenchelys chilensis (Ophichthidae)
Ophidion metoecus (Ophidiidae)
Lactoria paschae (Ostraciidae)
Hippoglossina montemaris (Paralichthyidae)
Hippoglossina mystacium (Paralichthyidae)
Paralichthys coeruleosticta (Paralichthyidae)
Paralichthys delfini (Paralichthyidae)
Paralichthys fernandezianus (Paralichthyidae)
Paralichthys hilgendorfii (Paralichthyidae)
Paralichthys microps OC (Paralichthyidae)
Paralichthys schmitti (Paralichthyidae)
Parapercis dockinsi (Pinguipedidae)
Polyprion yanezi (Polyprionidae)
Chromis meridiana (Pomacentridae)
Chromis randalli (Pomacentridae) Randall's Chromis
Priacanthus nasca (Priacanthidae)
Pseudaphritis undulatus (Pseudaphritidae)
Bathyraja longicauda (Rajidae) Slimtail Skate
Bathyraja magellanica OC (Rajidae) Magellan Skate
Dipturus flavirostris OC (Rajidae)
Psammobatis scobina OC (Rajidae) Raspthorn Sand Skate
Sympterygia lima OC (Rajidae) Filetail Fanskate
Tarsistes philippii (Rhinobatidae)
Micropogonias fasciatus (Sciaenidae)
Umbrina imberbis (Sciaenidae)
Umbrina reedi (Sciaenidae)
Rhinopias cea (Scorpaenidae)
Scorpaena fernandeziana (Scorpaenidae)
Scorpaena orgila (Scorpaenidae)
Scorpaena pascuensis (Scorpaenidae)
Scorpaena thomsoni (Scorpaenidae)
Scorpaena uncinata (Scorpaenidae)
Scorpaenodes englerti (Scorpaenidae)
Acanthistius fuscus (Serranidae)
Hypoplectrodes semicinctum (Serranidae)
Paralabrax semifasciatus (Serranidae)
Pseudogramma australis (Serranidae)
Synodus capricornis OC (Synodontidae)
Canthigaster cyanetron (Tetraodontidae) Easter Island Puffer
Trachinus cornutus (Trachinidae)
Helcogrammoides chilensis OC (Tripterygiidae)
Urobatis marmoratus OC (Urolophidae) Chilean Round Stingray
Additional endemic marine fish species that were described too recently to be included in FishBase 2004 are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the 13 March 2009 version of the Catalog of Fishes database (current version here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 109 endemic marine fish species listed above, these additional 4 species total 113 species of marine fishes known solely from Chile.
Apogon kautamea (Apogonidae) 2004
Apogon rubrifuscus (Apogonidae) 2004
Hetereleotris caudilinea (Gobiidae) 2005
Xyrichtys koteamea (Labridae) 2004