Oman
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Oman 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 dhofar (Apogonidae) Dhofar Cardinalfish
Apogon omanensis (Apogonidae) Oman Cardinalfish
Archamia pallida (Apogonidae)
Bifax lacinia (Batrachoididae) Two-faced Toadfish
Oman ypsilon (Blenniidae) Oman Blenny
Chaetodon dialeucos (Chaetodontidae) Oman Butterflyfish
Ego zebra (Gobiidae)
Trimma omanensis OC (Gobiidae)
Pomadasys aheneus (Haemulidae) Yellowback Grunt
Coris nigrotaenia (Labridae) Blackbar Coris
Halichoeres melas (Labridae)
Halichoeres signifer (Labridae)
Thalassoma loxum (Labridae)
Gymnothorax flavoculus (Muraenidae) Palenose Moray
Rhinoptera jayakari (Myliobatidae) Oman cownose ray
Stalix omanensis (Opistognathidae) Oman Jawfish
Pseudorhombus annulatus OC (Paralichthyidae) Ringed Flounder
Amphiprion omanensis (Pomacentridae) Oman Anemonefish
Chrysiptera sheila (Pomacentridae) Sheila's Damselfish
Pomacentrus arabicus (Pomacentridae) Arabian Damsel
Chlidichthys cacatuoides (Pseudochromidae) Cockatoo Dottyback
Halidesmus coccus (Pseudochromidae) Rooster Snakelet
Haliophis diademus (Pseudochromidae) Stars-and-stripes Snakelet
Pseudochromis omanensis (Pseudochromidae)
Rusichthys explicitus (Pseudochromidae)
Rhinobatos salalah (Rhinobatidae) Salalah Guitarfish
Scarus zufar (Scaridae) Dhofar Parrotfish
Plectranthias vexillarius OC (Serranidae)
Pseudanthias marcia (Serranidae) Marcia's Anthias
Sacura boulengeri (Serranidae) Boulenger's Anthias
Pardachirus balius (Soleidae) Piebald Sole
Choridactylus lineatus (Synanceiidae) Lined Stingfish
Doryrhamphus aurolineatus (Syngnathidae)
Enneapterygius hollemani (Tripterygiidae) Holleman's Triplefin
Enneapterygius melanospilus (Tripterygiidae)
An additional endemic marine fish species not included in FishBase 2004 is 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 35 endemic marine fish species listed above, the additional species listed below gives a total of 36 species of marine fishes known solely from Oman.
Heterodontus omanensis (Heterodontidae) Oman Bullhead Shark 2005