Palau
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Palau 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.
Apogon dianthus (Apogonidae)
Gobiodon acicularis (Gobiidae) Needlespine Coral Goby
Oxyurichthys takagi (Gobiidae)
Cirrhilabrus earlei (Labridae) Orange-striped Wrasse
Evips percinctus (Ophichthidae) False-saddled Snake-eel
Pseudanthias calloura (Serranidae) Aurora Anthias
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 7 species total 13 species of marine fishes known solely from Palau.
Epigonus cavaticus (Epigonidae) 2007
Feia dabra (Gobiidae) Dabra Goby 2005
Trimma gigantum (Gobiidae) Giant Pygmy Goby 2007
Trimma tauroculum (Gobiidae) Bullseye Pygmy Goby 2007
Chromis abyssus (Pomacentridae) Deep Blue Chromis 2008
Aseraggodes firmisquamis (Soleidae) 2005
Paraxenisthmus cerberusi (Xenisthmidae) 2006