China Endemic Marine Fish Checklist

China

Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species

This list of marine fish species found exclusively in China 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)

* = Mainland plus Taiwan ** = Taiwan only

Erisphex simplex ** (Aploactinidae)

Apogon tchefouensis (Apogonidae)

Archamia goni ** OC (Apogonidae)

Arius arenarius * OC (Ariidae) Sand Catfish

Aulopus formosanus ** (Aulopidae)

Centroberyx rubricaudus ** (Berycidae)

Omobranchus aurosplendidus (Blenniidae)

Bothus assimilis * (Bothidae)

Engyprosopon filipennis * (Bothidae)

Laeops tungkongensis ** (Bothidae)

Parabothus taiwanensis ** (Bothidae)

Psettina filimana (Bothidae)

Psettina hainanensis (Bothidae)

Callionymus hainanensis * OC (Callionymidae)

Callionymus martinae ** (Callionymidae)

Repomucenus olidus OC (Callionymidae)

Sardinella hualiensis * OC (Clupeidae) Taiwan Sardinella

Sardinella richardsoni * OC (Clupeidae) Richardson's Sardinella

Ariosoma nancyae ** (Congridae)

Cynoglossus lighti * (Cynoglossidae)

Cynoglossus lineolatus (Cynoglossidae)

Cynoglossus roulei * (Cynoglossidae)

Symphurus novemfasciatus ** (Cynoglossidae)

Dasyatis laevigata * (Dasyatidae) Yantai Stingray

Dasyatis navarrae * OC (Dasyatidae) Blackish Stingray

Dasyatis sinensis (Dasyatidae) Chinese Stingray

Himantura microphthalma ** (Dasyatidae) Smalleye Whip Ray

Pseudosetipinna haizhouensis (Engraulidae)

Stolephorus shantungensis (Engraulidae)

Thryssa adelae * (Engraulidae) Swatow Thryssa

Calamiana polylepis (Gobiidae)

Callogobius nigromarginatus ** (Gobiidae)

Cryptocentrus yatsui ** (Gobiidae)

Ctenogobiops formosa ** (Gobiidae)

Egglestonichthys patriciae (Gobiidae)

Oxyurichthys petersenii (Gobiidae)

Polyspondylogobius sinensis (Gobiidae)

Triaenopogon microsquamis (Gobiidae)

Gymnura bimaculata * OC (Gymnuridae) Twin-spot Butterfly Ray

Gymnura crooki (Gymnuridae)

Hyporhamphus paucirastris OC (Hemiramphidae)

Myripristis formosa ** (Holocentridae)

Ostichthys sheni ** (Holocentridae)

Halichoeres tenuispinis * OC (Labridae)

Pseudocoris ocellata ** (Labridae) Ocellated Wrasse

Xyrichtys trivittatus * OC (Labridae)

Liparis chefuensis OC (Liparidae)

Liparis petschiliensis (Liparidae)

Ciliata tchangi (Lotidae)

Parioglossus sinensis (Microdesmidae)

Valamugil formosae * (Mugilidae)

Cirrimaxilla formosa ** (Muraenidae) Taiwanese Barbel Moray

Gymnothorax niphostigmus ** (Muraenidae) Snowflake-patched Moray

Gymnothorax prolatus ** (Muraenidae)

Paramyxine nelsoni ** (Myxinidae)

Paramyxine taiwanae ** (Myxinidae)

Paramyxine yangi ** (Myxinidae)

Brachysomophis longipinnis ** (Ophichthidae)

Cirrhimuraena paucidens (Ophichthidae)

Cirricaecula macdowelli ** (Ophichthidae)

Myrophis cheni ** (Ophichthidae)

Ophichthus brevicaudatus ** (Ophichthidae)

Ophichthus limkouensis (Ophichthidae)

Ophichthus tchangi (Ophichthidae)

Ophichthus woosuitingi (Ophichthidae)

Yirrkala maculatus * (Ophichthidae)

Opistognathus hongkongiensis * (Opistognathidae)

Stalix immaculata (Opistognathidae)

Stalix sheni ** (Opistognathidae)

Pseudorhombus ctenosquamis ** (Paralichthyidae)

Cirrhoscyllium formosanum ** (Parascylliidae) Taiwan Saddled Carpetshark

Pholis fangi (Pholidae)

Platycephalus cultellatus (Platycephalidae)

Thysanophrys longirostris * OC (Platycephalidae)

Plotosus brevibarbus OC (Plotosidae)

Platyrhina limboonkengi * OC (Rhinobatidae) Amoy Fanray

Rhinobatos microphthalmus ** (Rhinobatidae) Smalleyed Guitarfish

Samariscus filipectoralis ** (Samaridae)

Scarus chinensis (Scaridae) Chinese Parrotfish

Scarus gracilis (Scaridae)

Collichthys niveatus (Sciaenidae)

Johnius fasciatus * (Sciaenidae)

Plectranthias sheni ** (Serranidae) Shen's Basslet

Sillago megacephalus (Sillaginidae) Large-headed Sillago

Sillago microps ** (Sillaginidae) Small-eyed Sillago

Zebrias crossolepis * (Soleidae)

Squatina tergocellatoides * (Squatinidae) Ocellated Angelshark

Zoarchias microstomus (Stichaeidae)

Dysomma longirostrum ** (Synaphobranchidae)

Dysomma melanurum ** OC (Synaphobranchidae)

Dysomma opisthoproctus ** (Synaphobranchidae)

Helotes qinglanensis (Terapontidae)

Takifugu coronoidus (Tetraodontidae)

Ocosia spinosa ** (Tetrarogidae)

Lepidotrigla lepidojugulata * (Triglidae)

Lepidotrigla longimana (Triglidae)

Enneapterygius cheni ** (Tripterygiidae)

Additional endemic marine fish species that were not 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 97 endemic marine fish species listed above, these additional 21 species total 118 species of marine fishes known solely from China.

Amblyeleotris bleekeri ** (Gobiidae) 2006

Callogobius sheni ** (Gobiidae) 2006

Cristatogobius albius * (Gobiidae)

Tryssogobius porosus * (Gobiidae) 2007

Nuchequula mannusella ** (Leiognathidae) 2007

Liparis zonatus (Liparidae)

Gymnothorax shaoi ** (Muraenidae) 2007

Gymnothorax taiwanensis ** (Muraenidae) Taiwanese Moray Eel 2008

Ophichthus fasciatus * (Ophichthidae)

Cirrhimuraena yuanding (Ophichthidae ) 2003

Parapercis shaoi ** (Pinguipedidae) 2008

Okamejei mengae (Rajidae) 2007