Mauritius
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Mauritius 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)
Apogon quartus (Apogonidae)
Cheilodipterus octovittatus (Apogonidae)
Neamia notula (Apogonidae)
Meiacanthus fraseri OC (Blenniidae)
Engyprosopon hensleyi (Bothidae)
Parabothus malhensis (Bothidae)
Psettina multisquamea (Bothidae)
Tosarhombus nielseni (Bothidae)
Callionymus mascarenus (Callionymidae) Mauritius Dragonet
Callionymus regani (Callionymidae)
Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus (Congridae)
Plagiogeneion unispina (Emmelichthyidae)
Trimma bisella (Gobiidae)
Anampses viridis (Labridae)
Cirrhilabrus sanguineus (Labridae)
Paracheilinus piscilineatus (Labridae)
Pseudojuloides xanthomos (Labridae)
Parupeneus procerigena (Mullidae)
Gymnothorax sagenodeta (Muraenidae)
Paraulopus atripes (Paraulopidae)
Poecilopsetta normani (Pleuronectidae)
Amphiprion chrysogaster OC (Pomacentridae) Mauritian Anemonefish
Anisochromis straussi (Pseudochromidae)
Chlidichthys randalli (Pseudochromidae) Randall's Dottyback
Chlidichthys smithae (Pseudochromidae) Smith's Dottyback
Pseudochromis magnificus (Pseudochromidae)
Pseudotrichonotus xanthotaenia (Pseudotrichonotidae)
Pteropterus brevipectoralis (Scorpaenidae)
Odontanthias dorsomaculatus (Serranidae)
Plectranthias pelicieri (Serranidae)
Canthigaster punctata (Tetraodontidae)
Ocosia possi (Tetrarogidae)
Triacanthodes indicus (Triacanthodidae)
Lepidotrigla sayademalha (Triglidae)
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 34 endemic marine fish species listed above, these additional 8 species total 42 species of marine fishes known solely from Mauritius.
Antigonia quiproqua (Caproidae) 2006
Pomacentrus rodriguesensis (Pomacentridae) 2003
Chlidichthys abruptus (Pseudochromidae) St. Brandon's Dottyback
Chlidichthys foudioides (Pseudochromidae) Fody Dottyback 2004
Rhinobatos nudidorsalis (Rhinobatidae) 2004
Aseraggodes jenny (Soleidae) 2006
Enneapterygius elaine (Tripterygiidae) 2005
Enneapterygius genamaculatus (Tripterygiidae) 2005