Indonesia
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Indonesia 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)
Kanekonia pelta (Aploactinidae)
Apogon cantoris (Apogonidae)
Apogon cyanotaenia OC (Apogonidae)
Apogon kalosoma OC (Apogonidae)
Apogon komodoensis (Apogonidae)
Apogon leptofasciatus (Apogonidae)
Apogon lineomaculatus (Apogonidae)
Apogon microspilos (Apogonidae)
Apogon oxygrammus (Apogonidae)
Archamia bleekeri OC (Apogonidae)
Fowleria polystigma OC (Apogonidae)
Pterapogon kauderni (Apogonidae) Banggai Cardinalfish
Rhabdamia clupeiformis OC (Apogonidae)
Rhabdamia spilota OC (Apogonidae)
Arius leptonotacanthus OC (Ariidae)
Arius melanochir (Ariidae)
Arius oetik (Ariidae)
Ecsenius ops (Blenniidae)
Ecsenius polystictus (Blenniidae)
Ecsenius randalli (Blenniidae)
Meiacanthus crinitus (Blenniidae)
Meiacanthus urostigma OC (Blenniidae)
Meiacanthus vicinus (Blenniidae)
Praealticus oortii OC (Blenniidae)
Praealticus semicrenatus OC (Blenniidae)
Salarias sexfilum (Blenniidae)
Salarias sibogai (Blenniidae)
Psettina profunda (Bothidae)
Callionymus amboina (Callionymidae)
Callionymus bleekeri (Callionymidae)
Callionymus melanotopterus OC (Callionymidae)
Callionymus mortenseni (Callionymidae)
Callionymus obscurus (Callionymidae)
Callionymus superbus OC (Callionymidae)
Callionymus whiteheadi (Callionymidae)
Pseudocalliurichthys brevianalis OC (Callionymidae)
Synchiropus kuiteri (Callionymidae)
Amblycirrhitus oxyrhynchos OC (Cirrhitidae)
Sardinella atricauda OC (Clupeidae) Bleeker's blacktip sardinella
Heteroconger tricia (Congridae)
Antipodocottus mesembrinus (Cottidae)
Cynoglossus oligolepis OC (Cynoglossidae)
Himantura pareh (Dasyatidae)
Himantura pastinacoides (Dasyatidae) Round Whip Ray
Himantura uarnacoides OC (Dasyatidae) Whitenose Whip Ray
Eleotris macrocephala OC (Eleotridae)
Eleotris macrolepis OC (Eleotridae)
Hypseleotris leuciscus (Eleotridae)
Cabillus macrophthalmus OC (Gobiidae)
Cryptocentrus diproctotaenia (Gobiidae)
Cryptocentrus niveatus (Gobiidae)
Cryptocentrus pavoninoides OC (Gobiidae)
Eviota raja (Gobiidae)
Gobiodon ceramensis OC (Gobiidae)
Gobiopsis springeri (Gobiidae)
Oxyurichthys notonema (Gobiidae)
Oxyurichthys uronema OC (Gobiidae)
Platygobiopsis akihito (Gobiidae)
Pleurosicya labiata OC (Gobiidae)
Priolepis aithiops (Gobiidae)
Priolepis sticta (Gobiidae)
Stenogobius marinus OC (Gobiidae)
Taenioides eruptionis OC (Gobiidae)
Trypauchen taenia OC (Gobiidae)
Vanderhorstia longimanus (Gobiidae)
Myripristis aulacodes (Holocentridae)
Sargocentron shimizui (Holocentridae)
Cirrhilabrus adornatus (Labridae)
Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis (Labridae)
Cirrhilabrus filamentosus (Labridae) Whip-fin Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus joanallenae (Labridae)
Cirrhilabrus tonozukai (Labridae)
Halichoeres girardi (Labridae)
Halichoeres rubricephalus (Labridae)
Paracheilinus cyaneus (Labridae)
Paracheilinus togeanensis (Labridae)
Latimeria menadoensis (Latimeriidae) Indonesian Coelacanth
Leiognathus hataii OC (Leiognathidae)
Leiognathus spilotus (Leiognathidae)
Branchiostegus gloerfelti (Malacanthidae)
Hoplolatilus luteus (Malacanthidae) Yellow Tilefish
Parioglossus aporos (Microdesmidae)
Echidna amblyodon OC (Muraenidae)
Gymnothorax formosus OC (Muraenidae)
Gymnothorax microspila (Muraenidae)
Nemipterus balinensis OC (Nemipteridae) Balinese Threadfin Bream
Nemipterus gracilis (Nemipteridae) Graceful Threadfin Bream
Parascolopsis qantasi (Nemipteridae) Slender Dwarf Monocle Bream
Coelophrys brevipes (Ogcocephalidae)
Bascanichthys filaria OC (Ophichthidae)
Hemerorhinus heyningi (Ophichthidae)
Scolecenchelys acutirostris OC (Ophichthidae)
Yirrkala misolensis OC (Ophichthidae)
Yirrkala moluccensis (Ophichthidae)
Opistognathus rosenbergii OC (Opistognathidae)
Opistognathus solorensis OC (Opistognathidae)
Stalix moenensis (Opistognathidae)
Stalix versluysi (Opistognathidae)
Acanthaphritis grandisquamis OC (Percophidae)
Plesiops facicavus (Plesiopidae)
Plesiops thysanopterus (Plesiopidae)
Nematops grandisquama OC (Pleuronectidae) Large-scale Righteye Flounder
Filimanus hexanema OC (Polynemidae) Javanese Threadfin
Filimanus perplexa (Polynemidae) Splendid Threadfin
Polydactylus bifurcus (Polynemidae) Slender Fivefinger Threadfin
Amblypomacentrus clarus (Pomacentridae)
Chrysiptera pricei (Pomacentridae)
Neoglyphidodon crossi (Pomacentridae) Cross' Damsel
Pomacentrus bintanensis (Pomacentridae)
Pomacentrus javanicus (Pomacentridae) Java Damsel
Pomacentrus komodoensis (Pomacentridae)
Pomacentrus saksonoi (Pomacentridae)
Pomacentrus xanthosternus (Pomacentridae) Yellowbreasted Damsel
Haliophis aethiopus (Pseudochromidae)
Pseudochromis aurulentus (Pseudochromidae)
Pseudochromis cometes (Pseudochromidae)
Pseudochromis flavopunctatus (Pseudochromidae)
Pseudochromis litus (Pseudochromidae)
Pseudochromis pictus (Pseudochromidae)
Pseudoplesiops collare (Pseudochromidae)
Samariscus sunieri OC (Samaridae) Sunier's Righteye Flounder
Dactylanthias aplodactylus (Serranidae)
Luzonichthys taeniatus (Serranidae)
Pseudanthias manadensis OC (Serranidae)
Sacura speciosa (Serranidae)
Siganus labyrinthodes OC (Siganidae) Labyrinth Spinefoot
Sillago nierstraszi (Sillaginidae) Rough Sillago
Brachirus heterolepis OC (Soleidae)
Monochirus trichodactylus (Soleidae)
Typhlachirus caecus (Soleidae)
Synanceia platyrhyncha OC (Synanceiidae)
Bhanotia pauciradiata (Syngnathidae)
Nannocampus weberi (Syngnathidae)
Javichthys kailolae OC (Tetraodontidae)
Torquigener gloerfelti OC (Tetraodontidae)
Vespicula zollingeri (Tetrarogidae)
Helcogramma kranos (Tripterygiidae) Helmet Triplefin
Helcogramma solorensis (Tripterygiidae) Solor Triplefin
Helcogramma vulcanum (Tripterygiidae)
Urolophus javanicus (Urolophidae) Java Stingaree
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 140 endemic marine fish species listed above, these additional 48 species total 188 species of marine fishes known solely from Indonesia.
Ecsenius caeruliventris (Blenniidae) Bluebelly Blenny 2004
Ecsenius shirleyae (Blenniidae) Shirley's Blenny 2004
Diancistrus niger (Bythitidae) Dark Coralbrotula 2005
Grammonus thielei (Bythitidae) 2004
Paradiancistrus lombokensis (Bythitidae) 2007
Ungusurculus komodoensis (Bythitidae) 2007
Ungusurculus sundaensis (Bythitidae) 2007
Pterocaesio monikae (Caesionidae) 2008
Himantura hortlei (Dasyatidae) Hortle's Whipray 2006
Cryptocentrus polyophthalmus (Gobiidae)
Grallenia lipi (Gobiidae) 2007
Tomiyamichthys tanyspilus (Gobiidae) 2007
Trimma fangi (Gobiidae) 2004
Vanderhorstia auronotata (Gobiidae) 2007
Hemiscyllium galei (Hemiscylliidae) 2008
Hemiscyllium henryi (Hemiscylliidae) 2008
Cirrhilabrus cenderawasih (Labridae) Cenderawasih Wrasse 2006
Paracheilinus nursalim (Labridae) 2008
Paracheilinus walton (Labridae) 2006
Hoplolatilus erdmanni (Malacanthidae) Triton Tilefish 2007
Diaphenchelys pelonates (Muraenidae) Mud-dwelling Moray 2007
Opistognathus rufilineatus (Opistognathidae ) 2007
Parapercis compressa (Pinguipedidae) 2008
Parapercis diagonalis (Pinguipedidae) 2008
Parapercis flavolineata (Pinguipedidae) 2008
Chaetodontoplus dimidiatus (Pomacanthidae) Velvet Angelfish
Chromis athena (Pomacentridae) 2008
Chromis monochroma (Pomacentridae) 2004
Chromis pura (Pomacentridae) 2004
Chrysiptera giti (Pomacentridae) 2008
Manonichthys jamali (Pseudochromidae) 2007
Pholidochromis cerasina (Pseudochromidae) 2004
Pictichromis caitlinae (Pseudochromidae) 2008
Pseudochromis jace (Pseudochromidae) 2008
Rhinobatos jimbaranensis (Rhinobatidae) Jimbaran Shovelnose Ray 2006
Rhinobatos penggali (Rhinobatidae) Indonesian Shovelnose Ray 2006
Atelomycterus baliensis (Scyliorhinidae) Bali Catshark 2005
Pseudanthias charleneae (Serranidae) 2008
Aseraggodes albidus (Soleidae) 2007
Aseraggodes longipinnis (Soleidae) 2007
Aseraggodes suzumotoi (Soleidae) 2007
Aseraggodes zizette (Soleidae) 2007
Squatina legnota (Squatinidae) 2008
Hippocampus pontohi (Syngnathidae) 2008
Kyonemichthys rumengani (Syngnathidae) Pygmy Pipedragon 2007
Mustelus widodoi (Triakidae) Whitefin Smooth-hound 2006
Demissolinea novaeguineensis (Trichiuridae) New Guinean Hairtail 2003
Lepturacanthus roelandti (Trichiuridae)