List of endemic fish of Papua New Guinea

This is a list of the endemic fish species recorded in Papua New Guinea.^[1]^[2]

Species

Scientific name	Common name	Family	Habitat	Notes
Cheroscorpaena tridactyla		Apistidae	Marine
Apogon dammermani		Apogonidae	Marine	May or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Apogon novaeguineae		Apogonidae	Marine	May or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Apogon photogaster		Apogonidae	Marine
Ecsenius collettei	Collette's blenny	Blenniidae	Marine
Ecsenius taeniatus		Blenniidae	Marine
Meiacanthus limbatus		Blenniidae	Marine
Omobranchus robertsi		Blenniidae	Marine
Omox lupus		Blenniidae	Marine	May or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Parabrosmolus novaeguineae		Bythitidae	Marine
Callionymus colini	Tiny New Guinea longtail dragonet	Callionymidae	Marine
Callionymus zythros		Callionymidae	Marine
Synchiropus claudiae		Callionymidae	Marine	May or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Trimma rubromaculatus		Gobiidae	Marine	May or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Vanderhorstia flavilineata		Gobiidae	Marine
Cirrhilabrus condei		Labridae	Marine
Hoplolatilus pohle		Malacanthidae	Marine
Moringua penni	Penn's thrush eel	Moringuidae	Marine	May or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Callechelys papulosa		Ophichthidae	Marine	May or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Stalix dicra		Opistognathidae	Marine
Stalix eremia		Opistognathidae	Marine
Nematops microstoma	Small-mouth righteye flounder	Pleuronectidae	Marine	May or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Chrysiptera cymatilis		Pomacentridae	Marine
Chrysiptera niger	Black damselfish	Pomacentridae	Marine	May or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Chrysiptera sinclairi	Sinclair's damselfish	Pomacentridae	Marine	May or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Neopomacentrus aquadulcis		Pomacentridae	Marine
Pomacentrus albimaculus	Whitespot damsel	Pomacentridae	Marine	May or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Pomacentrus colini	Colin's damsel	Pomacentridae	Marine
Pseudochromis ephippiatus		Pseudochromidae	Marine
Pseudochromis marginatus		Pseudochromidae	Marine
Pseudomugil majusculus	Cape blue-eye	Pseudomugilidae	Marine
Atrobucca adusta	Scorched croaker	Sciaenidae	Marine
Liopropoma incomptum		Serranidae	Marine
Rabaulichthys altipinnis	Sailfin anthias	Serranidae	Marine	May or may not be endemic (FishBase).
Aseraggodes persimilis	Ocellated sole	Soleidae	Marine
Brachirus dicholepis		Soleidae	Marine
Gogolia filewoodi	Sailback houndshark	Triakidae	Marine
Urolophus armatus	New Ireland stingaree	Urolophidae	Marine
Rhabdoblennius papuensis		Blenniidae	Marine
Ungusurculus collettei		Bythitidae	Marine
Lepadicyathus mendeleevi		gobiesocidae	Marine
Amblyeleotris neumanni		Gobiidae	Marine
Ctenogobiops phaeostictus		Gobiidae	Marine
Tryssogobius quinquespinus		Gobiidae	Marine
Vanderhorstia belloides		Gobiidae	Marine
Parapercis vittafrons		Pinguipedidae	Marine
Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi		Pomacanthidae	Marine
Ptereleotris crossogenion		Ptereleotridae	Marine
Aseraggodes chapleaui		Soleidae	Marine
Tetracentrum apogonoides	Four-spined glass perchlet	Ambassidae	Freshwater
Tetracentrum caudovittatus	Kokoda glass perchlet	Ambassidae	Freshwater
Tetracentrum honessi	Honess' glass perchlet	Ambassidae	Freshwater
Glossamia abo		Apogonidae	Freshwater
Glossamia narindica	Slender mouth almighty	Apogonidae	Freshwater
Brustiarius nox	Comb-gilled catfish	Ariidae	Freshwater
Cochlefelis danielsi	Daniel's catfish	Ariidae	Freshwater
Nemapteryx augusta	Short-barbelled catfish	Ariidae	Freshwater
Neoarius coatesi	Coates' catfish	Ariidae	Freshwater
Neoarius taylori	Taylor's catfish	Ariidae	Freshwater
Pachyula crassilabris	Thick-lipped catfish	Ariidae	Freshwater
Craterocephalus kailolae	Kailola's hardyhead	Atherinidae	Freshwater
Craterocephalus lacustris	Kutubu freshwater hardyhead	Atherinidae	Freshwater
Craterocephalus pimatuae	Pima hardyhead	Atherinidae	Freshwater
Allomogurnda flavimarginata		Eleotridae	Freshwater
Allomogurnda hoesei		Eleotridae	Freshwater
Allomogurnda insularis		Eleotridae	Freshwater
Allomogurnda landfordi		Eleotridae	Freshwater
Allomogurnda montana		Eleotridae	Freshwater
Allomogurnda papua		Eleotridae	Freshwater
Eleotris aquadulcis	Freshwater gudgeon	Eleotridae	Freshwater
Mogurnda furva	Black mogurnda	Eleotridae	Freshwater
Mogurnda kutubuensis	Lake Kutuba mogurnda	Eleotridae	Freshwater
Mogurnda lineata	Kokoda mogurnda	Eleotridae	Freshwater
Mogurnda maccuneae		Eleotridae	Freshwater
Mogurnda malsmithi		Eleotridae	Freshwater
Mogurnda mosa	Mosa mogurnda	Eleotridae	Freshwater
Mogurnda orientalis	Eastern mogurnda	Eleotridae	Freshwater
Mogurnda pulchra	Moresby mogurnda	Eleotridae	Freshwater
Mogurnda spilota	Blotched mogurnda	Eleotridae	Freshwater
Mogurnda variegata	Variegated gudgeon	Eleotridae	Freshwater
Mogurnda vitta	Striped mogurnda	Eleotridae	Freshwater
Oxyeleotris caeca		Eleotridae	Freshwater
Tateurndina ocellicauda	Peacock gudgeon	Eleotridae	Freshwater
Thryssa rastrosa	Fly River thryssa	Engraulidae	Freshwater
Boleophthalmus poti		Gobiidae	Freshwater
Glossogobius asaro		Gobiidae	Freshwater
Glossogobius coatesi	Coates' goby	Gobiidae	Freshwater
Glossogobius macrocephalus		Gobiidae	Freshwater
Glossogobius multipapillus		Gobiidae	Freshwater
Glossogobius muscorum		Gobiidae	Freshwater
Glossogobius torrentis	White water goby	Gobiidae	Freshwater
Gymnoamblyopus novaeguineae		Gobiidae	Freshwater
Lentipes watsoni		Gobiidae	Freshwater
Mugilogobius fusculus	Obscure goby	Gobiidae	Freshwater
Sicyopterus ocellaris		Gobiidae	Freshwater
Stenogobius alleni		Gobiidae	Freshwater
Stenogobius watsoni		Gobiidae	Freshwater
Stiphodon larson		Gobiidae	Freshwater
Chilatherina axelrodi	Axelrod's rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Chilatherina bulolo	Bulolo rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Chilatherina campsi	Highland rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Chilatherina pagwiensis	Pagwi rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Glossolepis kabia	Sepik rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Glossolepis maculosus	Spotted rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Glossolepis ramuensis	Ramu rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Glossolepis wanamensis	Lake Wanam rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Melanotaenia caerulea	Blue rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi	Lake Tebera rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Melanotaenia iris	Strickland rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Melanotaenia lacustris	Lake Kutubu rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Melanotaenia monticola	Mountain rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Melanotaenia mubiensis	Mubi rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Melanotaenia oktediensis	Oktedi rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Melanotaenia papuae	Papuan rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Melanotaenia parkinsoni	Parkinson's rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Melanotaenia pimaensis	Pima River rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Melanotaenia sexlineata	Fly River rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Melanotaenia sylvatica	Forest rainbowfish	Melanotaeniidae	Freshwater
Neosilurus coatesi		Plotosidae	Freshwater
Neosilurus gjellerupi	Northern tandan	Plotosidae	Freshwater
Oloplotosus luteus	Pale yellow tandan	Plotosidae	Freshwater
Oloplotosus torobo	Kutubu tandan	Plotosidae	Freshwater
Kiunga ballochi	Glass blue-eye	Pseudomugilidae	Freshwater
Kiunga bleheri	Bleher's blue-eye	Pseudomugilidae	Freshwater
Popondichthys furcatus	Forktail blue-eye	Pseudomugilidae	Freshwater
Pseudomugil connieae	Popondetta blue-eye	Pseudomugilidae	Freshwater
Pseudomugil majusculus	Cape blue-eye	Pseudomugilidae	Freshwater
Leptachirus bensbach	Bensbach River sole	Soleidae	Freshwater
Leptachirus kikori	Kikori River sole	Soleidae	Freshwater
Leptachirus robertsi	Robert's sole	Soleidae	Freshwater
Microphis spinachioides	Spinach pipefish	Syngnathidae	Freshwater
Amniataba affinis	Tiger grunter	Terapontidae	Freshwater
Hephaestus adamsoni	Adamson's grunter	Terapontidae	Freshwater
Hephaestus komaensis		Terapontidae	Freshwater
Hephaestus raymondi	Raymond's grunter	Terapontidae	Freshwater
Hephaestus trimaculatus	Threespot grunter	Terapontidae	Freshwater
Zenarchopterus robertsi	Robert's river garfish	Zenarchopteridae	Freshwater

References

^ Living National Treasure. Papua New Guinea Endemic Marine Fish Checklist.
^ Living National Treasure. Papua New Guinea Endemic Freshwater Fish Checklist.

FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.
Catalog of Fishes database, 13 March 2009 version
Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke, and R. van der Laan (eds). Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References.

[1] Living National Treasure. Papua New Guinea Endemic Marine Fish Checklist.

[2] Living National Treasure. Papua New Guinea Endemic Freshwater Fish Checklist.

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References