Marshall Islands
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in the Marshall 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.
Callogobius bauchotae (Gobiidae) Bauchot's Goby
Cirrhilabrus balteatus (Labridae) Girdled Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus johnsoni (Labridae) Johnson's Wrasse
Gunnellichthys grandoculis (Microdesmidae)
Cirricaecula johnsoni (Ophichthidae) Fringelip Snake-eel
Ichthyocampus bikiniensis (Syngnathidae)
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 6 endemic marine fish species listed above, these additional 5 species total 11 species of marine fishes known solely from the Marshall Islands.
Tuamotuichthys marshallensis (Bythitidae) Marshall Slopebrotula 2006
Silhouettea capitlineata (Gobiidae) 2008
Bodianus neopercularis (Labridae) 2006
Pomacentrus yoshii (Pomacentridae) 2004
Aseraggodes heraldi (Soleidae) 2005