Cook Islands
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in the Cook Islands 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.
Protoblepharon rosenblatti (Anomalopidae) Cook Islands Flashlightfish
Powellichthys ventriosus (Chlopsidae) Powell's False Moray
Cirrhilabrus claire (Labridae) Claire's Wrasse
Centropyge boylei (Pomacanthidae) Peppermint Angelfish
Centropyge narcosis (Pomacanthidae) Narc Angelfish
Belonoperca pylei (Serranidae) Orange-spotted Soapfish
Pseudanthias privitera (Serranidae)