French Polynesia
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in French Polynesia 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)
Acanthurus reversus (Acanthuridae)
Apogon brevispinis (Apogonidae)
Apogon lativittatus (Apogonidae)
Apogon marquesensis (Apogonidae)
Apogon relativus (Apogonidae)
Apogon sinus (Apogonidae)
Pseudamiops phasma (Apogonidae)
Alticus simplicirrus (Blenniidae)
Entomacrodus corneliae (Blenniidae)
Entomacrodus macrospilus (Blenniidae)
Entomacrodus randalli (Blenniidae)
Entomacrodus rofeni (Blenniidae)
Callionymus marquesensis (Callionymidae)
Sardinella marquesensis OC IN (Clupeidae) Marquesan Sardinella
Amblyeleotris marquesas (Gobiidae)
Kelloggella tricuspidata (Gobiidae)
Pleurosicya australis (Gobiidae)
Priolepis ailina (Gobiidae)
Stonogobiops medon (Gobiidae)
Trimma woutsi (Gobiidae)
Ostichthys ovaloculus (Holocentridae)
Coris hewetti OC (Labridae)
Coris marquesensis (Labridae)
Iniistius auropunctatus (Labridae)
Pseudojuloides pyrius (Labridae)
Pseudolabrus torotai (Labridae)
Xyrichtys virens (Labridae)
Callechelys randalli (Ophichthidae)
Ophichthus garretti (Ophichthidae)
Pempheris rapa (Pempheridae)
Abudefduf conformis (Pomacentridae)
Chromis abrupta (Pomacentridae)
Chromis fatuhivae (Pomacentridae)
Chromis flavapicis OC (Pomacentridae)
Dascyllus strasburgi OC (Pomacentridae) Strasburg's Dascyllus
Plectroglyphidodon flaviventris (Pomacentridae) Yellow-belly Damsel
Plectroglyphidodon sagmarius (Pomacentridae)
Stegastes robertsoni OC (Pomacentridae)
Scarus koputea (Scaridae) Marquesan Parrotfish
Scorpaenopsis pusilla (Scorpaenidae)
Epinephelus irroratus OC (Serranidae) Marquesan Grouper
Liopropoma flavidum (Serranidae)
Plectranthias cirrhitoides (Serranidae)
Pseudanthias hiva (Serranidae)
Pseudanthias mooreanus OC (Serranidae)
Pseudanthias regalis (Serranidae)
Halicampus marquesensis (Syngnathidae)
Canthigaster marquesensis (Tetraodontidae)
Canthigaster rapaensis (Tetraodontidae)
Enneapterygius randalli (Tripterygiidae) Rapa Triplefin
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 50 endemic marine fish species listed above, these additional 13 species total 63 species of marine fishes known solely from French Polynesia.
Engyprosopon marquisensis (Bothidae) 2005
Encheliophis chardewalli (Carapidae) 2004
Hetereleotris sticta (Gobiidae) 2005
Vanderhorstia steelei (Gobiidae) 2008
Parupeneus louise (Mullidae) 2004
Nematops nanosquama (Pleuronectidae) 2006
Chromis planesi (Pomacentridae) 2004
Parioglossus galzini (Ptereleotridae) 2004
Scorpaena lacrimata (Scorpaenidae) 2004
Aseraggodes auroculus (Soleidae) 2005
Aseraggodes cyclurus (Soleidae) 2005
Aseraggodes lateralis (Soleidae) 2005
Bathyphylax pruvosti (Triacanthodidae) 2006