Madagascar
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Madagascar 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.
Foa madagascariensis (Apogonidae)
Siphamia nigra (Apogonidae)
Draculo maugei (Callionymidae)
Narcine insolita (Narcinidae)
Plesiops malalaxus (Plesiopidae)
Plotosus fisadoha (Plotosidae)
Pomacentrus atriaxillaris (Pomacentridae)
Halimuraenoides isostigma (Pseudochromidae)
Rhinobatos petiti (Rhinobatidae) Madagascar Guitarfish
Samariscus desoutterae (Samaridae)
Plectranthias bauchotae (Serranidae)
Minous andriashevi (Synanceiidae)
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 12 endemic marine fish species listed above, these additional 2 species total 14 species of marine fishes known solely from Madagascar.
Majungaichthys simplex (Bythitidae) 2007
Equulites antongil (Leiognathidae) 2006