Fish of Tamil Nadu
1,024 fish on the India list have an open record placed in Tamil Nadu, 93 of them threatened (22 Critically Endangered, 33 Endangered and 38 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 Tamil Nadu (93)
- Acroteriobatus variegatus Stripenose Guitarfish CR
- Anoxypristis cuspidata Narrow Sawfish CR
- Carcharhinus hemiodon Pondicherry Shark CR
- Eusphyra blochii Winghead Shark CR
- Glaucostegus granulatus Granulated Guitarfish CR
- Glaucostegus obtusus Widenose guitarfish CR
- Glaucostegus typus Giant Guitarfish CR
- Glaucostegus younholeei CR
- Hemibagrus punctatus Nilgiri mystus CR
- Horalabiosa arunachalami CR
- Maculabatis bineeshi Short-tail whipray CR
- Mesonoemacheilus herrei CR
- Mobula mobular Spinetail Devil Ray CR
- Mobula tarapacana Sicklefin Devil Ray CR
- Rhinobatos annandalei Annandale's Guitarfish CR
- Rhinobatos lionotus Smoothback Guitarfish CR
- Rhinobatos schlegelii Brown Guitarfish CR
- Rhynchobatus djiddensis Giant Guitarfish CR
- Rhynchobatus laevis Smoothnose Wedgefish CR
- Sphyrna lewini Scalloped Hammerhead CR
- Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead CR
- Tor remadeviae CR
- Aetobatus flagellum Longheaded Eagle Ray EN
- Aetobatus ocellatus White-spotted Eagle Ray EN
- Aetomylaeus maculatus Mottled Eagle Ray EN
- Alopias pelagicus Pelagic Thresher Shark EN
- Carcharhinus dussumieri Whitecheek Shark EN
- Dawkinsia arulius Arulius Barb EN
- Dawkinsia assimilis Mascara Barb EN
- Dawkinsia tambraparniei Tambraparini Barb EN
- Devario neilgherriensis Nilgiri Danio EN
- Echinorhinus brucus Bramble Shark EN
- Eechathalakenda ophicephalus Channa Barb EN
- Garra hughi Cardamon garra EN
- Garra kalakadensis Kalakad Garra EN
- Glyptothorax anamalaiensis Anamalai Sucker Catfish EN
- Glyptothorax housei EN
- Glyptothorax madraspatanus EN
- Himantura uarnak Reticulate Whipray EN
- Hippocampus trimaculatus Three-spot Seahorse EN
- Horalabiosa joshuai Lipped algae eater EN
- Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako EN
- Lethrinus mahsena Mahsena Emperor EN
- Maculabatis gerrardi Whitespotted Whipray EN
- Narcine prodorsalis Tonkin Numbfish EN
- Nemacheilus pulchellus EN
- Pastinachus gracilicaudus Narrowtail Stingray EN
- Pethia sharmai Chennai Sawfin Barb EN
- Pterocryptis wynaadensis Malabar Silurus EN
- Puntius cauveriensis Cauvery Barb EN
- Rhincodon typus Whale Shark EN
- Rhinoptera javanica Javanese Cownose Ray EN
- Stegostoma tigrinum Zebra Shark EN
- Torpedo panthera Leopard Torpedo EN
- Travancoria jonesi Travancore Loach EN
- Acentrogobius griseus VU
- Aetomylaeus nichofii Banded Eagle Ray VU
- Alopias superciliosus Bigeye Thresher Shark VU
- Batasio travancoria Travancore batasio VU
- Boleophthalmus pectinirostris Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper VU
- Brevitrygon imbricata Coromandel Whipray VU
- Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner Shark VU
- Carcharhinus limbatus Common Blacktip Shark VU
- Carcharhinus melanopterus Blacktip Reef Shark VU
- Channa diplogramma Malabar Snakehead VU
- Chiloscyllium griseum Grey Bamboo Shark VU
- Chiloscyllium indicum Slender Bamboo Shark VU
- Cirrhinus cirrhosus Mrigal VU
- Dawkinsia rohani Rohan's Barb VU
- Epinephelus polyphekadion Camouflage Grouper VU
- Gymnura poecilura Longtail Butterfly Ray VU
- Hippocampus histrix Spiny Seahorse VU
- Hippocampus kelloggi Great Seahorse VU
- Hippocampus kuda Common Seahorse VU
- Hyporhamphus xanthopterus Red-tipped Halfbeak VU
- Istiophorus platypterus Sailfish VU
- Makaira nigricans Blue Marlin VU
- Narcine maculata Smallspot Numbfish VU
- Narcine timlei brown numbfish VU
- Narke dipterygia Spottail Sleeper Ray VU
- Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique Tilapia VU
- Oxymonacanthus longirostris Longnose Filefish VU
- Poecilia velifera Yucatán Molly VU
- Rastrelliger brachysoma Short Mackerel VU
- Rastrelliger faughni Island Mackerel VU
- Rhizoprionodon acutus Milk Shark VU
- Taeniurops meyeni Blotched Fantail Ray VU
- Telatrygon zugei Pale-edged Stingray VU
- Tenualosa toli Toli Shad VU
- Thunnus obesus Bigeye Tuna VU
- Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus Bentstick Pipefish VU
- Trachyrhamphus serratus Goggle-eye Pipefish VU
- Wallago attu Wallago VU
All fish of Tamil Nadu on the list (1,024)
- Abalistes stellatus Starry Triggerfish
- Ablennes hians Flat Needlefish
- Abudefduf bengalensis Bengal Sergeant
- Abudefduf notatus Yellowtail Sergeant
- Abudefduf saxatilis Atlantic Sergeant Major
- Abudefduf septemfasciatus Banded Sergeant
- Abudefduf sexfasciatus Scissortail Sergeant
- Abudefduf sordidus Blackspot Sergeant
- Abudefduf vaigiensis Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major
- Acanthocepola abbreviata Yellowspotted Bandfish
- Acanthocepola indica Indian Bandfish
- Acanthocybium solandri Wahoo
- Acanthopagrus berda Goldsilk Seabream
- Acanthopagrus datnia
- Acanthopagrus pacificus Pikey Bream
- Acanthostracion quadricornis Scrawled Cowfish
- Acanthurus gahhm Black Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus mata Yellowmask Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus nigrofuscus Dusky Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus triostegus Convict Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus xanthopterus Yellowfin Surgeonfish
- Acentrogobius ennorensis DD
- Acentrogobius griseus VU
- Acentrogobius janthinopterus Robust Mangrovegoby
- Acentrogobius viganensis
- Acentrogobius viridipunctatus Greenspotted Goby
- Acroteriobatus variegatus Stripenose Guitarfish CR
- Aeoliscus strigatus Jointed Razorfish DD
- Aesopia cornuta Thickray Sole
- Aetobatus flagellum Longheaded Eagle Ray EN
- Aetobatus ocellatus White-spotted Eagle Ray EN
- Aetomylaeus maculatus Mottled Eagle Ray EN
- Aetomylaeus nichofii Banded Eagle Ray VU
- Albula argentea Silver Sharpjaw Bonefish DD
- Aldrovandia mediorostris Challenger halosaur
- Alectis alexandrina Alexandria Pompano
- Alectis ciliaris African Pompano
- Alepes djedaba Shrimp scad
- Alepes kleinii Razorbelly Trevally
- Alepes melanoptera Blackfin Scad
- Alepes vari Herring Scad
- Allenbatrachus grunniens Grunting Toadfish
- Alopias pelagicus Pelagic Thresher Shark EN
- Alopias superciliosus Bigeye Thresher Shark VU
- Aluterus monoceros Unicorn Leatherjacket
- Aluterus scriptus Scrawled Filefish
- Ambassis ambassis Commerson's Glassy
- Ambassis dussumieri Barehead Glassfish
- Ambassis gymnocephalus Bald glassy
- Ambassis vachellii Vachell's Glassfish
- Amblyeleotris gymnocephala Nakedhead Shrimpgoby
- Amblygaster indiana DD
- Amblygaster sirm Spotted Sardinella
- Amblygobius semicinctus
- Amblypharyngodon microlepis Carplet
- Amoya madraspatensis Manyband Goby
- Amphiprion clarkii Clark's Anemonefish
- Amphiprion sebae Sebae Anemonefish
- Anabas testudineus Climbing Perch
- Anacanthus barbatus Bearded Leatherjacket
- Anarchias allardicei Allardice's Moray
- Anguilla australis Short-finned Eel NT
- Anguilla bengalensis Indian Mottled Eel NT
- Anguilla bicolor Indonesian Shortfin Eel NT
- Anguilla marmorata Marbled Eel
- Anodontostoma chacunda Chacunda Gizzard Shad
- Anoxypristis cuspidata Narrow Sawfish CR
- Antennarius hispidus Shaggy Anglerfish
- Antennarius indicus Indian Frogfish
- Apistus belengerii
- Apistus carinatus Longfin Waspfish
- Aplocheilus blockii Green Panchax
- Aplocheilus lineatus Striped Panchax
- Aplocheilus panchax Blue Panchax
- Aplocheilus parvus Dwarf panchax
- Apocryptodon madurensis Peppered Mudskipper
- Apogon coccineus
- Apolemichthys xanthurus Yellowtail Angelfish
- Aprion virescens Green Jobfish
- Archamia bleekeri Gon's Cardinalfish
- Argyrops spinifer Frypan Bream
- Ariomma indica
- Ariosoma anago Silvery Conger DD
- Ariosoma balearicum Bandtooth Conger
- Ariosoma meeki
- Ariosoma shiroanago
- Aristostomias scintillans Shining Loosejaw
- Arius arius Threadfin Sea Catfish
- Arius subrostratus Shovelnose sea catfish
- Arothron hispidus White-spotted Puffer
- Arothron immaculatus Yellow-eyed Puffer
- Arothron manilensis Narrowlined Puffer
- Arothron nigropunctatus Blackspotted Puffer
- Arothron reticularis Reticulated Puffer
- Arothron stellatus Starry Puffer
- Asterropteryx semipunctata Starry Goby
- Atherinomorus stipes Hardhead Silverside
- Atropus armatus
- Atropus atropos Cleftbelly Trevally
- Atropus hedlandensis
- Atule mate Barred Yellowtail Scad
- Aulostomus chinensis Pacific Trumpetfish
- Awaous ocellaris Spotfin River Goby
- Badis badis Badis
- Balistapus undulatus Orangestripe Triggerfish
- Balistes ellioti Elliot's Filefish
- Balistoides viridescens Titan Triggerfish
- Bangana dero Kalabans
- Barbodes carnaticus Carnatic Carp
- Batasio travancoria Travancore batasio VU
- Bathygobius cocosensis Cocos Frillgoby
- Bathygobius fuscus Dusky Frillgoby
- Bathygobius meggitti Meggitt's Frillgoby
- Bathygobius ostreicola DD
- Bathymyrus simus
- Bhava vittata
- Bhavania australis Western Ghats Loach
- Boleophthalmus boddarti Boddart's Blue-spotted Mudskipper
- Boleophthalmus pectinirostris Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper VU
- Brachirus orientalis Oriental Sole
- Brachypterois serrulata Sawcheek Scorpionfish
- Brevitrygon imbricata Coromandel Whipray VU
- Brevitrygon walga Bengal whipray NT
- Brotula maculata
- Brotula multibarbata Bearded Brotula
- Butis butis Crimsontip Gudgeon
- Butis koilomatodon Crested Gudgeon
- Caesio caerulaurea Scissor-tailed Fusilier
- Caesio cuning Yellowtail Fusilier
- Caesio varilineata Variable-lined Fusilier
- Caesio xanthonota Yellowback Fusilier
- Callechelys catostoma Black-striped Snake Eel
- Callionymus draconis Barb Dragonet
- Callionymus erythraeus Smallhead Dragonet
- Callionymus filamentosus Blotchfin dragonet
- Callionymus fluviatilis River dragonet
- Callionymus hindsii Hinds' dragonet
- Callionymus japonicus
- Callionymus margaretae Margaret's dragonet
- Callionymus sagitta Arrow Dragonet
- Callionymus schaapii Short-snout sand-dragonet
- Callogobius maculipinnis Ostrich Goby
- Callogobius mannarensis DD
- Callogobius seshaiyai DD
- Calotomus spinidens Spinytooth Parrotfish
- Canthidermis maculata Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish
- Canthigaster petersii Peter's Toby
- Canthigaster solandri Spotted Toby
- Carangoides praeustus Brownback Trevally
- Caranx heberi Blacktip Trevally
- Caranx ignobilis Giant Trevally
- Caranx melampygus Bluefin Trevally
- Caranx papuensis Brassy Trevally
- Caranx sexfasciatus Bigeye Trevally
- Caranx tille Tille Trevally
- Carassius auratus Goldfish
- Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner Shark VU
- Carcharhinus dussumieri Whitecheek Shark EN
- Carcharhinus hemiodon Pondicherry Shark CR
- Carcharhinus limbatus Common Blacktip Shark VU
- Carcharhinus melanopterus Blacktip Reef Shark VU
- Carcharhinus sorrah Spot-tail Shark NT
- Centriscus scutatus Grooved Razorfish
- Cephalopholis formosa Bluelined Rockcod
- Cephalopholis sonnerati Tomato Grouper
- Chaetodon auriga Threadfin Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon collare Red-tailed Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon decussatus Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon gardineri Gardiner's Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon lineolatus Lined Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon octofasciatus Eightband Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon plebeius Bluespot Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon vagabundus Vagabond Butterflyfish
- Chanda nama Elongate Glassy Perchlet
- Channa diplogramma Malabar Snakehead VU
- Channa gachua Dwarf Snakehead
- Channa kelaartii NT
- Channa marulius Bullseye Snakehead
- Channa punctata Spotted Snakehead
- Channa striata Striped Snakehead
- Chanos chanos Milkfish
- Chaunax flammeus DD
- Cheilinus chlorourus Floral Maori Wrasse
- Cheilinus trilobatus Tripletail Maori Wrasse
- Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Fiveline Cardinalfish
- Cheilopogon atrisignis Glider Flyingfish
- Cheilopogon spilopterus Manyspot Flyingfish
- Chelmon rostratus Copperband Butterflyfish
- Chelonodon kappa
- Chelonodon patoca Milkspot Toadfish
- Chiloscyllium griseum Grey Bamboo Shark VU
- Chiloscyllium indicum Slender Bamboo Shark VU
- Chirocentrus dorab Dorab Wolf Herring
- Chirocentrus nudus Whitefin Wolf Herring
- Chloroscombrus chrysurus Atlantic Bumper
- Choerodon typus
- Chonerhinos naritus Yellow Puffer
- Choridactylus multibarbus Stonefish
- Chromis ternatensis Ternate Chromis
- Chrysiptera biocellata Twospot Demoiselle
- Cichlasoma trimaculatum Threespot Cichlid
- Cirrhinus cirrhosus Mrigal VU
- Cirrhinus mrigala Mrigal Carp
- Cirrhinus reba Reba Carp
- Cirrhitichthys aprinus Threadfin Hawkfish
- Cirrhitichthys aureus Golden Hawkfish
- Cirrhitichthys bleekeri Bleeker's Hawkfish
- Clarias gariepinus Sharptooth Catfish
- Cocotropus microps Patchwork Velvetfish
- Cocotropus roseus Velvetfish
- Conger cinereus Mustache Conger
- Conger melanopterus
- Coris schroederii
- Coryphaena hippurus Common Dolphinfish
- Corythoichthys haematopterus Reeftop Pipefish
- Crenimugil buchanani Blue-tail Mullet
- Crenimugil seheli
- Ctenopharyngodon idella
- Cyclichthys orbicularis Shortspine Porcupinefish
- Cymolutes lecluse Hawaiian Knifefish
- Cymolutes praetextatus Knife Wrasse
- Cynoglossus arel largescale tonguesole DD
- Cynoglossus bilineatus Fourline Tongue Sole
- Cynoglossus dispar Roundhead tonguesole DD
- Cynoglossus lachneri
- Cynoglossus lida
- Cynoglossus macrolepidotus Largescaled tonguesole DD
- Cynoglossus puncticeps Spotted Tongue Sole
- Cynoglossus robustus
- Cynoglossus semifasciatus Malabar sole DD
- Cyprinus carpio European Carp
- Cyprinus rubrofuscus Amur Carp
- Cypselurus oligolepis Largescale Flyingfish
- Dactyloptena orientalis Oriental Flying Gurnard
- Danio rerio Zebra Danio
- Dascyllus aruanus Humbug Dascyllus
- Dawkinsia arulius Arulius Barb EN
- Dawkinsia assimilis Mascara Barb EN
- Dawkinsia filamentosa Filament Barb
- Dawkinsia rohani Rohan's Barb VU
- Dawkinsia tambraparniei Tambraparini Barb EN
- Daysciaena albida Bengal Corvina
- Decapterus russelli Indian Scad
- Dendrochirus zebra Zebra Lionfish
- Dendrophysa russelii Goatee Croaker
- Devario aequipinnatus Giant Danio
- Devario malabaricus Malabar Danio
- Devario neilgherriensis Nilgiri Danio EN
- Deveximentum insidiator DD
- Deveximentum ruconius Deep Pugnose Ponyfish
- Diagramma labiosum Grey Sweetlips
- Diagramma pictum Painted Sweetlips
- Dichotomyctere fluviatilis Ceylon Green Puffer
- Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides Yellow Pigmy Brotula
- Diodon holocanthus Longspined Porcupinefish
- Diodon hystrix Spotted Porcupinefish
- Diodon liturosus Blackblotched Porcupinefish
- Diploprion bifasciatus Barred Soapfish
- Drepane longimana Banded Sicklefish
- Drepane punctata Spotted Sicklefish
- Drombus globiceps Bighead goby
- Dussumieria acuta Rainbow Sardine
- Dussumieria elopsoides Slender Rainbow Sardine
- Dussumieria hasseltii
- Dussumieria modakandai
- Echeneis naucrates Sharksucker
- Echidna delicatula Mottled Moray
- Echidna nebulosa Snowflake Moray
- Echidna polyzona Barred Moray
- Echinorhinus brucus Bramble Shark EN
- Eechathalakenda ophicephalus Channa Barb EN
- Ehirava fluviatilis Malabar Sprat DD
- Elagatis bipinnulata Rainbow Runner
- Eleotris fusca Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon
- Eleutherochir opercularis Flap-gilled Dragonet
- Eleutheronema tetradactylum Fourfinger Threadfin
- Ellochelon vaigiensis Squaretail Mullet
- Elops machnata Indo-Pacific Tenpounder
- Encrasicholina heteroloba Shorthead Anchovy
- Encrasicholina intermedia DD
- Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba
- Enneapterygius fasciatus Tiny Threefin
- Enteromius afrohamiltoni Hamilton's Barb
- Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos Tidepool Blenny
- Entomacrodus striatus Blackspotted Rockskipper
- Entomacrodus vermiculatus Vermiculated Rockskipper
- Ephippus orbis Orbfish
- Epinephelus areolatus Areolate Grouper
- Epinephelus bleekeri Duskytail Grouper DD
- Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus Whitespotted Grouper
- Epinephelus coioides Goldspotted Rockcod
- Epinephelus diacanthus Spinycheek Grouper
- Epinephelus faveatus Barred-chest Grouper
- Epinephelus flavocaeruleus Blue-and-yellow Grouper
- Epinephelus lanceolatus Giant Grouper DD
- Epinephelus latifasciatus Striped Grouper
- Epinephelus longispinis Longspine Grouper
- Epinephelus maculatus Highfin Grouper
- Epinephelus malabaricus Malabar Grouper
- Epinephelus merra Honeycomb Grouper
- Epinephelus polyphekadion Camouflage Grouper VU
- Epinephelus radiatus Radiant Rockcod
- Epinephelus sexfasciatus Sixbar Grouper
- Epinephelus spilotoceps Foursaddle Grouper
- Epinephelus tauvina Greasy Rockcod DD
- Epinephelus undulosus Wavy-lined Grouper
- Equulites elongatus Elongate Ponyfish
- Equulites lineolatus Ponyfish
- Escualosa thoracata White Sardine
- Esomus barbatus
- Esomus danrica Indian Flying Barb
- Esomus thermoicos South Indian Flying Barb
- Etroplus suratensis Green Chromide
- Eubleekeria splendens Blacktip Ponyfish
- Eugnathogobius mindora Stripe-face Calamiana
- Euleptorhamphus viridis Longfin Garfish
- Eupleurogrammus glossodon Longtooth hairtail
- Eupleurogrammus muticus Smallhead hairtail
- Eurypegasus draconis Dragon Seamoth
- Eusphyra blochii Winghead Shark CR
- Euthynnus affinis Mackerel Tuna
- Facciolella oxyrhynchus Facciola's Sorcerer
- Favonigobius gymnauchen Sharp-nosed Sand Goby
- Favonigobius reichei Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby
- Filimanus similis
- Filistriatus plebeius
- Filistriatus sexfilis
- Fistularia petimba Rough Flutemouth
- Fowleria aurita Crosseye Cardinalfish
- Fusigobius neophytus Neophyte Sandgoby
- Galeocerdo cuvier Tiger Shark NT
- Gambusia affinis Western Mosquitofish
- Gambusia holbrooki Eastern Mosquitofish
- Garra hughi Cardamon garra EN
- Garra jerdoni
- Garra kalakadensis Kalakad Garra EN
- Garra mcclellandi Cauvery Garra
- Garra mullya Mullya Garra
- Garra stenorhynchus
- Gavialiceps taiwanensis
- Gazza achlamys Ponyfish
- Gazza minuta Toothed Ponyfish
- Gerres erythrourus Short Silverbiddy
- Gerres filamentosus Threadfin Silverbiddy
- Gerres infasciatus Nonbanded Whipfin Mojarra DD
- Gerres limbatus Saddleback Mojarra
- Gerres macracanthus Longspine Silverbiddy
- Gerres oyena Blacktip Silverbiddy
- Gerres subfasciatus Common Silverbiddy
- Ghatsa montana
- Ghatsa santhamparaiensis
- Glaucostegus granulatus Granulated Guitarfish CR
- Glaucostegus obtusus Widenose guitarfish CR
- Glaucostegus typus Giant Guitarfish CR
- Glaucostegus younholeei CR
- Glossogobius giuris Tank Goby
- Glossogobius kokius DD
- Glyptothorax anamalaiensis Anamalai Sucker Catfish EN
- Glyptothorax annandalei
- Glyptothorax housei EN
- Glyptothorax madraspatanus EN
- Gnathanodon speciosus Golden Trevally
- Gnathophis musteliceps
- Gobiopsis quinquecincta Fiveband barbelgoby
- Gobiopsis woodsi Woods' barbelgoby
- Gobius littoreus
- Gobius magniloquus
- Gobius sexfasciatus
- Gobius zonalternans
- Gomphosus caeruleus Green Bird Wrasse
- Grammistes sexlineatus Lined Soapfish
- Grammoplites scaber
- Gunnellichthys viridescens Yellowstripe Wormfish
- Gymnocranius grandoculis Robinson's Seabream
- Gymnostomus ariza
- Gymnothorax buroensis Latticetail Moray
- Gymnothorax favagineus Laced Moray
- Gymnothorax fimbriatus Fimbriated Moray
- Gymnothorax flavimarginatus Yellowmargin Moray
- Gymnothorax hepaticus Liver-coloured Moray
- Gymnothorax javanicus Giant Moray
- Gymnothorax johnsoni Whitespotted Moray
- Gymnothorax meleagris Whitemouth Moray
- Gymnothorax monochrous Drab Moray
- Gymnothorax pictus Peppered Moray
- Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus Highfin Moray
- Gymnothorax punctatus Red Sea Whitespotted Moray
- Gymnothorax reticularis Reticulated Moray
- Gymnothorax sagmacephalus Beautyface Moray DD
- Gymnothorax thyrsoideus White-eyed Moray
- Gymnothorax undulatus Undulated Moray
- Gymnura poecilura Longtail Butterfly Ray VU
- Halichoeres binotopsis Banded Rainbowfish
- Halichoeres hortulanus Checkerboard Wrasse
- Halichoeres kneri
- Halichoeres margaritaceus Weedy Surge Wrasse
- Halichoeres marginatus Red Sea Dusky Wrasse
- Halichoeres melanurus Pinstriped Wrasse
- Halichoeres nigrescens Bubblefin Wrasse
- Halichoeres pardaleocephalus Lineblotch Wrasse
- Halichoeres scapularis Zigzag Wrasse
- Halichoeres timorensis Timor Wrasse
- Halichoeres zeylonicus Goldstripe Wrasse
- Halieutaea indica Indian Seabat
- Haludaria fasciata Ember Barb
- Haludaria kannikattiensis
- Haludaria melanampyx Panda Barb DD
- Harpadon nehereus Bombay Duck NT
- Helcogramma ellioti Red-eye Threefin
- Helotes sexlineatus
- Hemibagrus punctatus Nilgiri mystus CR
- Hemigobius hoevenii Banded Mulletgoby
- Hemigymnus fasciatus Barred Thicklip
- Hemiramphus far Black-barred Halfbeak
- Heniochus acuminatus Longfin Bannerfish
- Heniochus diphreutes Schooling Bannerfish
- Heniochus singularius Singular Bannerfish
- Heteromycteris oculus Eyed Sole DD
- Heteropneustes fossilis Asian Stinging Catfish
- Hilsa kelee Hilsa
- Himantura uarnak Reticulate Whipray EN
- Hippichthys cyanospilos Bluespeckled Pipefish
- Hippichthys spicifer Bellybar Pipefish
- Hippocampus histrix Spiny Seahorse VU
- Hippocampus kelloggi Great Seahorse VU
- Hippocampus kuda Common Seahorse VU
- Hippocampus trimaculatus Three-spot Seahorse EN
- Hirundichthys oxycephalus Bony Flyingfish
- Histrio histrio Sargassumfish
- Horadandia brittani Dwarf Fire Rasbora
- Horalabiosa arunachalami CR
- Horalabiosa joshuai Lipped algae eater EN
- Hyporhamphus dussumieri Dussumier's Halfbeak
- Hyporhamphus limbatus Congaturi Halfbeak
- Hyporhamphus quoyi Longtail Garfish
- Hyporhamphus xanthopterus Red-tipped Halfbeak VU
- Hypselobarbus dobsoni Krishna Carp DD
- Hypselobarbus kurali
- Hypselobarbus tamiraparaniei
- Iago omanensis Bigeye Houndshark
- Ichthyocampus carce Freshwater Pipefish
- Ichthyscopus lebeck Long-nosed Stargazer
- Ichthyscopus sannio Spotcheck Stargazer
- Ilisha elongata Elongate Ilisha
- Ilisha filigera DD
- Ilisha megaloptera bigeye ilisha
- Ilisha melastoma Indian ilisha
- Ilisha obfuscata DD
- Ilisha striatula Banded Ilisha DD
- Indoreonectes keralensis
- Inegocia japonica Rusty Flathead
- Iniistius bimaculatus Twospot Razorfish
- Iniistius cyanifrons DD
- Iniistius dea Leaf Wrasse
- Inimicus sinensis Spotted Stingerfish
- Insidiator macracanthus
- Istiblennius dussumieri Dussumier's Rockskipper
- Istigobius diadema Spectacled Goby
- Istigobius ornatus Ornate Sandgoby
- Istiompax indica Black Marlin DD
- Istiophorus platypterus Sailfish VU
- Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako EN
- Jaydia novaeguineae
- Jaydia poeciloptera Pearlyfin Cardinalfish
- Jaydia smithi
- Jaydia truncata Flagfin Cardinalfish
- Johnius amblycephalus Green-backed Croaker
- Johnius belangerii Belenger's Croaker
- Johnius borneensis Sharp-toothed Hammer Croaker
- Johnius carouna Caroun Croaker
- Johnius carutta Karut Croaker
- Johnius dussumieri Sin Croaker
- Johnius elongatus DD
- Johnius macropterus
- Johnius medidentatus
- Kajikia audax Striped Marlin
- Kanduka annandalei
- Karalla daura Goldstripe Ponyfish
- Karalla dussumieri Dussumier's Ponyfish
- Kathala axillaris Kathala Croaker
- Katsuwonus pelamis Skipjack Tuna
- Kumococius rodericensis Whitefin Flathead
- Kurtus indicus Indian Humphead
- Labeo boga Boga labeo
- Labeo boggut Boggut labeo
- Labeo calbasu orangefin labeo
- Labeo catla Catla
- Labeo dyocheilus
- Labeo fimbriatus Fringed-lipped peninsula carp
- Labeo kontius Pigmouth carp
- Labeo rohita Rohu
- Labroides dimidiatus Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
- Lactarius lactarius False Trevally
- Lactoria cornuta Longhorn Cowfish
- Laeops guentheri Günther's Flounder
- Lagocephalus guentheri Diamondback Puffer
- Lagocephalus inermis Smooth Golden Puffer
- Lagocephalus lunaris Rough Golden Puffer
- Lagocephalus sceleratus Silver Puffer
- Lagocephalus spadiceus Half-smooth Golden Puffer
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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