Fish of Goa
250 fish on the India list have an open record placed in Goa, 19 of them threatened (5 Critically Endangered, 2 Endangered and 12 Vulnerable).
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The sources give no endemic mark for fish yet. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened fish of Goa (19)
- Glaucostegus granulatus Granulated Guitarfish CR
- Glaucostegus obtusus Widenose guitarfish CR
- Maculabatis arabica Arabic whipray CR
- Rhina ancylostomus Bowmouth Guitarfish CR
- Sphyrna lewini Scalloped Hammerhead CR
- Aetobatus flagellum Longheaded Eagle Ray EN
- Himantura uarnak Reticulate Whipray EN
- Carcharhinus leucas Bull Shark VU
- Chiloscyllium griseum Grey Bamboo Shark VU
- Cynoglossus macrostomus Malabar tonguesole VU
- Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Flowery Rockcod VU
- Hippocampus kuda Common Seahorse VU
- Horabagrus brachysoma Sun Catfish VU
- Pastinachus ater Broad Cowtail Stingray VU
- Pateobatis fai Pink Whipray VU
- Pethia setnai Indigo Barb VU
- Rastrelliger brachysoma Short Mackerel VU
- Rhizoprionodon acutus Milk Shark VU
- Telatrygon zugei Pale-edged Stingray VU
All fish of Goa on the list (250)
- Abudefduf bengalensis Bengal Sergeant
- Abudefduf septemfasciatus Banded Sergeant
- Abudefduf sordidus Blackspot Sergeant
- Abudefduf vaigiensis Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major
- Acanthopagrus berda Goldsilk Seabream
- Acanthurus blochii Dark Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus dussumieri Eyestripe Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus mata Yellowmask Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus nigrofuscus Dusky Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus triostegus Convict Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus xanthopterus Yellowfin Surgeonfish
- Aetobatus flagellum Longheaded Eagle Ray EN
- Alectis ciliaris African Pompano
- Alepes djedaba Shrimp scad
- Alepes kleinii Razorbelly Trevally
- Amblyceps vayavy
- Amblyeleotris periophthalmus Broad-banded Shrimpgoby
- Amphiprion clarkii Clark's Anemonefish
- Amphiprion frenatus Tomato Clownfish
- Anabas testudineus Climbing Perch
- Aplocheilus kirchmayeri DD
- Aplocheilus lineatus Striped Panchax
- Apolemichthys xanthurus Yellowtail Angelfish
- Arothron immaculatus Yellow-eyed Puffer
- Arothron meleagris Guineafowl Puffer
- Atropus atropos Cleftbelly Trevally
- Balistoides viridescens Titan Triggerfish
- Balitora laticauda
- Bathygobius meggitti Meggitt's Frillgoby
- Boleophthalmus boddarti Boddart's Blue-spotted Mudskipper
- Brevitrygon manjajiae NT
- Caesio cuning Yellowtail Fusilier
- Caranx heberi Blacktip Trevally
- Caranx ignobilis Giant Trevally
- Caranx melampygus Bluefin Trevally
- Caranx sexfasciatus Bigeye Trevally
- Carcharhinus leucas Bull Shark VU
- Carcharhinus sorrah Spot-tail Shark NT
- Cephalopholis formosa Bluelined Rockcod
- Chaetodon auriga Threadfin Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon collare Red-tailed Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon decussatus Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon falcula Saddleback Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon vagabundus Vagabond Butterflyfish
- Channa gachua Dwarf Snakehead
- Channa punctata Spotted Snakehead
- Chanos chanos Milkfish
- Cheilopogon spilopterus Manyspot Flyingfish
- Chelonodon kappa
- Chelonodon patoca Milkspot Toadfish
- Chiloscyllium arabicum Arabian Carpetshark NT
- Chiloscyllium griseum Grey Bamboo Shark VU
- Chirocentrus dorab Dorab Wolf Herring
- Chirocentrus nudus Whitefin Wolf Herring
- Chrysiptera glauca Grey Demoiselle
- Clarias gariepinus Sharptooth Catfish
- Coradion chrysozonus Orangebanded Coralfish
- Coryphaena hippurus Common Dolphinfish
- Crenimugil seheli
- Cryptocentrus altipinna
- Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia Lagoon shrimpgoby
- Cryptocentrus maudae Maude's Shrimpgoby
- Cyclichthys orbicularis Shortspine Porcupinefish
- Cynoglossus macrostomus Malabar tonguesole VU
- Cyprinus rubrofuscus Amur Carp
- Dawkinsia filamentosa Filament Barb
- Devario malabaricus Malabar Danio
- Deveximentum interruptum
- Deveximentum ruconius Deep Pugnose Ponyfish
- Dichotomyctere fluviatilis Ceylon Green Puffer
- Dichotomyctere nigroviridis Green Spotted Puffer
- Dichotomyctere ocellatus Eyespot Puffer DD
- Diodon holocanthus Longspined Porcupinefish
- Diodon hystrix Spotted Porcupinefish
- Drepane punctata Spotted Sicklefish
- Echeneis naucrates Sharksucker
- Elagatis bipinnulata Rainbow Runner
- Ellochelon vaigiensis Squaretail Mullet
- Entomacrodus vermiculatus Vermiculated Rockskipper
- Epinephelus bleekeri Duskytail Grouper DD
- Epinephelus coioides Goldspotted Rockcod
- Epinephelus cyanopodus Purple Rockcod
- Epinephelus diacanthus Spinycheek Grouper
- Epinephelus erythrurus Cloudy Grouper
- Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Flowery Rockcod VU
- Epinephelus latifasciatus Striped Grouper
- Escualosa thoracata White Sardine
- Etroplus suratensis Green Chromide
- Eubleekeria splendens Blacktip Ponyfish
- Euthynnus affinis Mackerel Tuna
- Gerres filamentosus Threadfin Silverbiddy
- Glaucostegus granulatus Granulated Guitarfish CR
- Glaucostegus obtusus Widenose guitarfish CR
- Gymnothorax favagineus Laced Moray
- Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus Highfin Moray
- Gymnothorax thyrsoideus White-eyed Moray
- Halichoeres nigrescens Bubblefin Wrasse
- Halichoeres zeylonicus Goldstripe Wrasse
- Haludaria fasciata Ember Barb
- Hemiramphus far Black-barred Halfbeak
- Heniochus acuminatus Longfin Bannerfish
- Heniochus diphreutes Schooling Bannerfish
- Heniochus monoceros Masked Bannerfish
- Heniochus pleurotaenia Phantom Bannerfish
- Heniochus singularius Singular Bannerfish
- Himantura uarnak Reticulate Whipray EN
- Hippocampus kuda Common Seahorse VU
- Holapogon maximus
- Horabagrus brachysoma Sun Catfish VU
- Istiblennius dussumieri Dussumier's Rockskipper
- Istigobius diadema Spectacled Goby
- Istigobius ornatus Ornate Sandgoby
- Johnius carouna Caroun Croaker
- Karalla daura Goldstripe Ponyfish
- Labroides dimidiatus Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
- Lactarius lactarius False Trevally
- Lactoria cornuta Longhorn Cowfish
- Lates calcarifer Barramundi
- Lepidamia kalosoma Pinstripe Cardinalfish
- Lethrinus nebulosus Spangled Emperor
- Lobotes surinamensis Atlantic Tripletail
- Lutjanus argentimaculatus Mangrove Red Snapper
- Lutjanus fulviflamma Blackspot Snapper
- Lutjanus fulvus Blacktail Snapper
- Lutjanus indicus Indian Snapper
- Lutjanus johnii Golden Snapper
- Lutjanus lemniscatus Darktail Snapper
- Lutjanus lutjanus Bigeye Snapper
- Lutjanus madras Indian Snapper
- Lutjanus rivulatus Speckled Snapper
- Maculabatis arabica Arabic whipray CR
- Megalaspis cordyla Torpedo Scad
- Megalops cyprinoides Indo-Pacific Tarpon DD
- Mene maculata Razor Moonfish
- Mimoblennius atrocinctus Mimic Blenny
- Mogurnda mogurnda Northern Purple-spotted Gudgeon
- Monodactylus argenteus silver moony
- Monotaxis heterodon Redfin Bream
- Mugil cephalus Sea Mullet
- Mugilogobius tigrinus Tiger Dwarf Goby
- Myersina adonis
- Mystus gulio Gulio Catfish
- Nemipterus japonicus Japanese Threadfin Bream
- Neopomacentrus cyanomos Regal Demoiselle
- Neotrygon indica
- Nuchequula blochii Twoblotch Ponyfish
- Odontamblyopus roseus DD
- Odontamblyopus rubicundus
- Odonus niger Redtooth Triggerfish
- Omobranchus ferox Gossamer Blenny
- Omobranchus punctatus Muzzled Blenny
- Ompok goae DD
- Opisthopterus tardoore
- Ostracion cubicum Yellow Boxfish
- Ostracion nasus Shortnose Boxfish
- Ostracion rhinorhynchos Horn-nose Boxfish
- Otolithes cuvieri Lesser Tigertooth Croaker
- Otolithes ruber Tigertooth Croaker
- Pampus argenteus Silver Pomfret
- Pampus candidus
- Parablennius thysanius Tasseled Blenny
- Paranibea semiluctuosa Half-mourning Croaker
- Parastromateus niger Black Pomfret
- Parioglossus philippinus Philippine Dartfish
- Parupeneus indicus Yellowspot Goatfish
- Pastinachus ater Broad Cowtail Stingray VU
- Pateobatis fai Pink Whipray VU
- Pennahia ovata DD
- Periophthalmus argentilineatus Barred Mudskipper
- Pethia setnai Indigo Barb VU
- Platax teira Longfin Batfish
- Plectorhinchus chubbi Dusky Sweetlips DD
- Plectorhinchus gibbosus Blubberlip
- Plectorhinchus schotaf Grey Sweetlips
- Plotosus lineatus Striped Eel Catfish
- Pomacanthus annularis Bluering Angelfish
- Pomacentrus pavo Peacock Damsel
- Pomacentrus proteus Colombo Damsel
- Pomacentrus tripunctatus Threespot Damsel
- Pomadasys argenteus Silver Javelin
- Pomadasys furcatus Banded Grunter
- Pomadasys grunniens
- Pomadasys kaakan Barred Javelin
- Pomadasys maculatus Blotched Javelin
- Pseudanthias pillai Pillai's Goldie
- Pseudetroplus maculatus
- Pseudochromis caudalis Stripe-tailed Dottyback
- Pseudogobius fulvicaudus Yellowfin Snubnose Goby
- Pseudogobius melanosticta
- Pseudorhombus arsius Largetooth Flounder
- Pseudorhombus triocellatus Three-ring Flounder
- Pseudosphromenus cupanus Spiketail Gourami
- Pterois miles Indian Lionfish
- Pterois volitans Common Lionfish
- Pteropterus mombasae
- Puntius amphibius DD
- Puntius mahecola Mahecola Barb DD
- Puntius vittatus Greenstripe Barb
- Rachycentron canadum Cobia
- Rasbora dandia Striped Rasbora
- Rasbora daniconius Slender Rasbora
- Rastrelliger brachysoma Short Mackerel VU
- Rastrelliger kanagurta Longjaw Mackerel
- Rhina ancylostomus Bowmouth Guitarfish CR
- Rhizoprionodon acutus Milk Shark VU
- Sardinella longiceps Indian Sardinella
- Sargocentron rubrum Red Squirrelfish
- Saurida tumbil Common Saury
- Scarus ghobban Blue-barred Parrotfish
- Scarus zufar Dhofar Parrotfish DD
- Scatophagus argus Spotted Scat
- Scoliodon laticaudus Spadenose Shark NT
- Scolopsis vosmeri Whitecheek Monocle Bream
- Scomberoides commersonnianus Giant Queenfish
- Scomberoides pelagicus
- Scomberoides tol Needleskin Queenfish
- Scomberomorus commerson Narrow-banded Spanish Mackerel NT
- Scorpaenopsis diabolus Devil Scorpionfish
- Scyris indica
- Siganus javus Java Rabbitfish
- Siganus vermiculatus Maze Rabbitfish
- Solea ovata Ovate Sole
- Solenostomus cyanopterus Robust Ghostpipefish
- Sparidentex jamalensis DD
- Sphyraena barracuda Great Barracuda
- Sphyraena jello Pickhandle Barracuda
- Sphyraena qenie Blackfin Barracuda
- Sphyrna lewini Scalloped Hammerhead CR
- Stolephorus commersonnii Commerson's Anchovy
- Strongylura leiurus Slender Longtom
- Strongylura strongylura Spottail Needlefish
- Strophidon sathete Gangetic Moray
- Sufflamen fraenatum Bridled Triggerfish
- Synaptura commersonnii
- Systomus sarana Olive Barb
- Telatrygon zugei Pale-edged Stingray VU
- Terapon jarbua Crescent Grunter
- Thryssa dussumieri Dussumier's Thryssa
- Trachicephalus uranoscopus Stargazing stonefish
- Trachinocephalus trachinus Painted Grinner
- Trachinotus baillonii Smallspotted Dart
- Triacanthus biaculeatus Shortnose Tripodfish
- Trypauchen vagina Pink Mud Goby
- Upeneus moluccensis Goldband Goatfish
- Valenciennea schlieweni
- Valenciennea sexguttata Sixspot Glidergoby
- Xenentodon cancila Freshwater Garfish
- Yarica hyalosoma Mangrove Cardinalfish
- Zanclus cornutus Moorish Idol
- Zenarchopterus buffonis Northern River Garfish
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