Family Centropomidae - barramundi
Family Serranidae – rockcods, seaperches, groupers
Subfamily Anthiinae - anthias
- Waite's splitfin, Luzonichthys waitei (Fowler, 1931) (Philippines, Indonesia and Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Longfin perchlet, Plectranthias longimanus (Weber, 1913) (western Pacific to East Africa) [2]
- Dwarf perchlet, Plectranthias nanus Randall, 1980 (islands of Oceania to Christmas and Cocos-Keeling islands in the eastern Indian Ocean) [2]
- Redblotch perchlet, Plectranthias winniensis (Tyler, 1966) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Bicolour anthias, Pseudanthias bicolor (Randall, 1979) (Hawaii and New Caledonia to the islands of the western Indian Ocean) [2]
- Silverstreak anthias, Pseudanthias cooperi (Regan, 1902) (Line Islands and Samoa west to East Africa) [2]
- Redfin anthias, Pseudanthias dispar (Herre, 1955) (western Pacific to Samoa and the Line Islands) [2]
- Barrier Reef anthias, Pseudanthias engelhardi (Allen & Starck, 1983) (known only from Escape Reef, Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Striped anthias, Pseudanthias fasciatus (Kamohara, 1954) (southern Japan to the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Threadfin anthias, Pseudanthias huchtii (Bleeker, 1857) (Philippines to Vanuatu and the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Stocky anthias, Pseudanthias hypselosoma Bleeker, 1878 (Samoa to Maldives) [2]
- Lori's anthias, Pseudanthias lori (Lubbock & Randall, 1976) (French Polynesia to Christmas Island, Indian Ocean) [2]
- Yellowlined anthias, Pseudanthias luzonensis (Katayama & Masuda, 1983) (Philippines, Indonesia and the northern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Amethyst anthias, Pseudanthias pascalus (Jordan & Tanaka, 1927) (French Polynesia to Australia, and in the north Pacific from the Marshall Islands to southern Japan) [2]
- Painted anthias, Pseudanthias pictilis (Randall & Allen, 1978) (New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island and the southern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Squarespot anthias, Pseudanthias pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1857) (Philippines south to northern Great Barrier Reef and east to the Marshall Islands and Samoa) [2]
- Redbar anthias, Pseudanthias rubrizonatus (Randall, 1983) (Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Princess anthia, Pseudanthias smithvanizi (Randall & Lubbock, 1981) (Marshall Islands to Christmas and Keeling-Cocos Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean) [2]
- Scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters, 1855) (western Pacific to East Africa and the Red Sea) [2]
- Purple anthias, Pseudanthias tuka (Herre & Montalban, 1927) (Philippines to northern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Longfin anthias, Pseudanthias ventralis (Randall, 1979) (Great Barrier Reef north to southern Japan, east to the islands of Oceania except Hawaii) [2]
- Hawk anthias, Serranocirrhitus latus (Watanabe, 1949) (southern Japan, Indonesia, Palau, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
Subfamily Epinephelinae - rockcods
- Redmouth rockcod, Aethaloperca rogaa (Forsskal, 1775) (Red Sea and coast of East Africa to Kiribati) [2]
- White-lined rockcod, Anyperodon leucogrammicus (Valenciennes, 1828) (Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Peacock rockcod, Cephalopholis argus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Indo-Pacific and Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Brown-barred rockcod, Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch, 1790) (western Pacific to East Africa) [2]
- Blue-spotted rockcod, Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Valenciennes, 1828) (Philippines to Queensland, west to Thailand and Western Australia) [2]
- Blue-lined rockcod, Cephalopholis formosa (Shaw, 1804) (western Pacific to Western India) [2]
- Leopard rockcod, Cephalopholis leopardus (Lacepede, 1801) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Dothead rockcod, Cephalopholis microprion (Bleeker, 1852) (western Pacific to Andaman Sea) [2]
- Coral cod, Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskal, 1775) (Line Islands in the central Pacific to East Africa and the Red Sea) [2]
- Sixspot rockcod, Cephalopholis sexmaculata (Rueppell, 1830) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Tomato rockcod, Cephalopholis sonnerati (Valenciennes, 1828) (Line Islands and Kiribati in central Pacific to East Africa) [2]
- Strawberry rockcod, Cephalopholis spiloparaea (Valenciennes, 1828) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Flagtail rockcod, Cephalopholis urodeta (Bloch & Scneider, 1801) (central and western Pacific) [2]
- Barramundi cod, Cromileptes altivelis (Valenciennes, 1828) (western Pacific to Nicobar Islands) [2]
- Areolate rockcod, Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskal, 1775) (western Pacific to East Africa and the Red Sea) [2]
- White-spotted rockcod, Epinephelus caerulopunctatus (Bloch, 1790) (Kiribati and Caroline Islands to East Africa) [2]
- Estuary cod, Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822) (western Pacific to western Indian Ocean) [2]
- Coral rockcod, Epinephelus corallicola (Valenciennes, 1828) (western Pacific) [2]
- Blue Maori, Epinephelus cyanopodus (Richardson, 1846) (western Pacific to Marshall Islands and Kiribati) [2]
- Black-tipped rockcod, Epinephalus fasciatus (Forsskal, 1775) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Flowery cod, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskal, 1775) (Marshall Islands and Phoenix Islands to East Africa and the Red Sea) [2]
- Hexagon rockcod, Epinephelus hexagonatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Blacksaddle rockcod, Epinephelus howlandi (Guenther, 1873) (western Pacific from Ryukyu Islands to Great Barrier Reef and east to the Marshalls and Samoa) [2]
- Queensland grouper, Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Snubnose rockcod, Epinephelus macrospilos (Bleeker, 1855) (central western Pacific to Nicobar Islands) [2]
- Trout cod, Epinephelus maculatus (Bloch, 1790) (western Pacific to Marshall Islands and Samoa) [2]
- Malabar grouper, Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (western Pacific to East Africa and Red Sea) [2]
- Dwarf spotted rockcod, Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Speckled-fin rockcod, Epinephelus ongus (Bloch, 1790) (Caroline Islands and western Pacific to East Africa) [2]
- Camouflage rockcod, Epinephelus polyphekadion (Bleeker, 1856) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Longfin rockcod, Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830) (western Pacific to southwest coast of Thailand) [2]
- Chinaman rockcod, Epinephelus rivulatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (western Pacific and Indian Ocean) [2]
- Sixbar rockcod, Epinephelus sexfasciatus (Valenciennes, 1828) (Indo-Malayan region) [2]
- Four-saddle rockcod, Epinephelus spilotoceps Schultz, 1953 (Line Islands in the central Pacific to East Africa) [2]
- Greasy rockcod, Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskal, 1775) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Potato cod, Epinephelus tukula Morgans, 1959 (western Pacific to East Africa and the Red Sea) [2]
- Maori cod, Epinephelus undulatostriatus (Peters, 1866) (southern Great Barrier Reef to New South Wales) [2]
- Thinspine rockcod, Gracila albomarginata (Fowler & Bean, 1930) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Squaretail coral trout, Plectropomus areolatus (Rueppell, 1830) (Marshall Islands and Samoa to the Maldives and Red Sea) [2]
- Chinese footballer, Plectropomus laevis (Lacepede, 1802) (Indo-Pacific except Red Sea) [2]
- Coral trout, Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepede, 1802) (Fiji and Caroline Islands to Western Australia) [2]
- Barred-cheek coral trout, Plectropomus maculatus (Bloch, 1790) (Philippines, southeast Asia, Indonesia and Australia) [2]
- Highfin coral trout, Plectropomus oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1854) (Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomons and north Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Lyretail trout, Variola albimarginata Baissac, 1953 (western Pacific to western Indian Ocean) [2]
- Coronation trout, Variola louti (Forsskal, 1775) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
Subfamily Grammistinae
Tribe Liopropomini
Tribe Diploprioni
Tribe Grammistini
Tribe Pseudogrammini
Family Pseudochromidae – dottybacks and eel blennies
Subfamily Congrogadinae
Subfamily Pseudochromidae
- Oblique-lined dottyback, Cypho purpurascens (De Vis, 1884) (Southwestern Pacific) [2]
- Fine-scaled dottyback, Lubbockichthys multisquamatus (Allen, 1987) syn. Pseudoplesiops multisquamatus (eastern Indian Ocean to central Pacific) [2]
- Multicoloured dottyback, Ogilbyina novaehollandiae (Steindachner, 1880) (southern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Queensland dottyback, Ogilbyina queenslandiae (Saville-Kent, 1893) (Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Sailfin dottyback, Ogilbyina velifera (Lubbock, 1980) (Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Double-striped dottyback, Pseudochromis bitaeniatus (Fowler, 1931) (Indonesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands and the northern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Blue-barred dottyback, Pseudochromis cyanotaenia Bleeker, 1857 (eastern Indian Ocean to central Pacific) [2]
- Brown dottyback, Pseudochromis fuscus Mueller & Troschel, 1849 (central Indian Ocean to western Pacific) [2]
- Firetail dottyback, Pseudochromis flammicauda Lubbock & Goldman, 1976 (Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Spot-tailed dottyback, Pseudochromis jamesi Schultz, 1943 (south-western Pacific) [2]
- Royal dottyback, Pseudochromis paccagnellae Axelrod, 1973 (Indonesia to Melanesia and Australia) [2]
- Midnight dottyback, Pseudochromis paranox Lubbock & Goldman, 1976 (Southwestern Pacific) [2]
- Spotted dottyback, Pseudochromis quinquedentatus McCulloch, 1926 (Northern Australia) [2]
- Yellowfin dottyback, Pseudochromis wilsoni (Whitley, 1929) (Northern Australia) [2]
- Bug-eyed dottyback, Pseudoplesiops knighti Allen, 1987 (Indonesia, Melanesia and Northern Australia) [2]
- Large-scaled dottyback, Pseudoplesiops rosae Schultz, 1943 (eastern Indian Ocean to central Pacific) [2]
- Bearded dottyback, Pseudoplesiops sp. (central Indian Ocean to western Pacific) [2]
- Ring-eyed dottyback, Pseudoplesiops typus Bleeker, 1858 (eastern Indian Ocean to central Pacific) [2]
Family Plesiopidae – prettyfins, blue devilfishes, hulafishes, longfins
- Yellow devilfish, Assessor flavissimus Allen & Kuiter, 1976 (northern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Blue devilfish, Assessor macneilli Whitley, 1935 (Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia) [2]
- Comet, Calloplesiops altivelis (Steindachner, 1903) (East Africa and Red Sea to Tonga and the Line Islands) [2]
- Blue-tip longfin, Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby, 1908 (central and southern Queensland and adjacent Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Red-tipped longfin, Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rueppell, 1835 (East Africa and the Red Sea to Australia and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Coral Sea longfin, Plesiops insularis Mooi & Randall, 1991 (Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Cheekveil longfin, Plesiops genaricus Mooi & Randall (Great Barrier Reef) [2]
Subfamily Acanthoclininae
- Banded spiny basslet, Belonepterygion fasciolatum (Ogilby, 1889) (west and east coasts of Australia in tropical and subtropical seas, and Lord Howe Island) [2]
Family Teraponidae - grunters
- Crescent grunter, Terapon jarbua (Forsskal, 1775) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa) [2]
Family Kuhliidae - flagtails
- Fiveband flagtail, Kuhlia mugil (Forster in Bloch & Scneider, 1801) (Indo-Pacific and tropical eastern Pacific) [2]
Family Priacanthidae - bigeyes
Family Apogonidae – cardinalfishes
- Ring-tailed cardinalfish, Apogon aureus (Lacepede, 1802) (East Africa to western Pacific) [2]
- Ruby cardinalfish, Apogon crassiceps Garman, 1903 (western Pacific to islands of Oceania except Hawaii) [2]
- Split-banded cardinalfish, Apogon compressus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911) (East Indies to Solomon Islands and north to Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Yellow-striped cardinalfish, Apogon cyanosoma Bleeker, 1853 (East Africa and Red Sea to Australia and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Doederlein's cardinalfish, Apogon doederleini Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (western Pacific antitropical: southern Japan to Taiwan in the north, subtropical Australia to New Caledonia and the Kermadec Islands in the south) [2]
- Fragile cardinalfish, Apogon fragilis Smith, 1961 (East Africa to Samoa) [2]
- Frostfin cardunalfish, Apogon hoeveni Bleeker, 1854 (East Indies and Northern Australia to Japan) [2]
- Longspine cardinalfish, Apogon leptacanthus Bleeker, 1856 (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa) [2]
- Moluccan cardinalfish, Apogon moluccensis Valenciennes, 1832 (East Indies and Northern Australia) [2]
- Blackstripe cardinalfish, Apogon nigrofasciatus Lachner, 1953 (Red Sea to the Taumotus) [2]
- Spotnape cardinalfish, Apogon notatus (Houttuyn, 1782) (Coral Sea to southern Japan) [2]
- Sangi cardinalfish, Apogon sangiensis Bleeker, 1857 (East Indies to Vanuatu and north to Japan) [2]
- Oblique banded cardinalfish, Apogon semiornatus Peters, 1876 (East Africa to Northern Australia and north to Japan) [2]
- Three-spot cardinalfish, Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier, 1828 (East Indies to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Three saddle cardinalfish, Apogon sp. (French Polynesia and Marshall Islands to northern Indian Ocean) [2]
- Timor cardinalfish, Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker, 1854) [6] syn. Apogon timorensis ((as A. timorensis) East Africa and the Red Sea to Northern Australia and north to Japan) [2]
- Ocellated cardinalfish, Apogonichthys ocellatus (Weber, 1913) (East Africa to the Marquesas and Taumotus) [2]
- Narrow-lined cardinalfish, Archamia fucata (Cantor, 1850) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa) [2]
- Lea's cardinalfish, Archamia leai Waite, 1916 (Coral Sea and southern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Two-spot cardinalfish, Archamia biguttata Lachner, 1951 (Northern Australia and New Guinea) [2]
- Girdled cardinalfish, Archamia zosterophora (Bleeker, 1856) (Indonesia and Philippines to New Caledonia and north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Tiger cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus macrodon (Lacepede, 1802) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Wolf cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus artus Smith, 1961 (East Africa to the Taumotu Archipelago, In the western Pacific from Ryukyu Islands to the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Five-lined cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1828 (East Africa and the Red Sea to southeastern Polynesia) [2]
- Mimic cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus parazonatus Gon, 1993 (Indonesia, Phlippines, New Guinea and Queensland) [2]
- Weed cardinalfish, Foa brachygramma (Jenkins, 1903) (East Africa to Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Dwarf cardinalfish, Fowleria vaiulae (Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Red Sea to western Pacific) [2]
- Aurita cardinalfish, Fowleria aurita (Valenciennes, 1831) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the western Pacific) [2]
- Eared cardinalfish, Fowleria marmorata (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877) (Red Sea to southeastern Polynesia) [2]
- Peppered cardinalfish, Fowleria punctulata (Rueppell, 1838) (Red Sea to central and south Pacific) [2]
- Variegated cardinalfish, Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes, 1832) (Red Sea to Samoa and north to Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Eightspine cardinalfish, Neamia octospina Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (East Africa and the Red Sea to Australia and Philippine Islands) [2]
- Guam cardinalfish, Nectamia fusca (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) [7] syn. Apogon guamensis Valenciennes, 1832 ((as A. guamensis) East Africa and Red Sea to Samoa) [2]
- Samoan cardinalfish, Nectamia savayensis (Günther, 1872) syn. Apogon savayensis ((as A. savayensis) Indo-Pacific from East Africa to French Polynesia) [2]
- Striped cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus angustatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911) syn. Apogon angustatus ((as A. angustatus) East Africa and the Red Sea to Melanesia and Micronesia) [2]
- Goldbelly cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus apogonoides (Bleeker, 1856) syn. Apogon apogonides ((as A. apogonides) East Africa to East Indies and Australia) [2]
- Cook's cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus cookii (MacLeay, 1881) syn. Apogon cookii ((as A. cookii) East Africa to Australia, north to Japan) [2]
- Rifle cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus kiensis (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) syn. Apogon kiensis ((as A. kiensis) East Africa and Red Sea north to Japan) [2]
- Nine-banded cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus novemfasciatus (Cuvier, 1828) [8] syn. Apogon novemfasciatus ((as A. novemfasciatus) Cocos-Keeling Islands to Samoa and north to the Izu Islands) [2]
- Coral cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus properuptus (Whitley, 1964) [9] syn. Apogon properupta ((as A. properupta) Queensland and the northern section of the Great Barrier Reef south to Montague Island, New South Wales) [2]
- Reef-flat cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus taeniophorus (Regan, 1908) [10] syn. Apogon taeniophorus ((as A. taeniophorus) Mauritius to Polynesia) [2]
- Flame cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus talboti (Smith, 1961) [11] syn. Apogon talboti Smith, 1961 ((as A. talboti) Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Narrowstripe cardinalfish, Pristiapogon exostigma (Jordan & Starks, 1906) syn. Apogon exostigma ((as A. exostigma) Red Sea to southeastern Polynesia) [2]
- Spur-cheek cardinalfish, Pristiapogon fraenatus (Valenciennes, 1832) syn. Apogon fraenatus ((as A. fraenatus) East Africa and Red Sea to the Line Islands and Taumotu Archipelago) [2]
- Iridescent cardinalfish, Pristiapogon kallopterus (Bleeker, 1856) [12] syn. Apogon kallopterus Bleeker, 1856 ((as A. kallopterus) East Africa and Red Sea to Polynesia) [2]
- Gelatinous cardinalfish, Pseudamia gelatinosa Smith, 1954 (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Society Islands and north to Japan) [2]
- Slender cardinalfish, Rhabdamia gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) (East Africa to the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Striped siphonfish, Siphamia majimai Matsubara & Iwai, 1958 (Northern Australia to Japan) [2]
- Threadfin cardinalfish, Sphaeramia nematoptera (Bleeker, 1856) (East Indies and Northern Australia to Micronesia and north to Japan) [2]
Family Malacanthidae - sand tilefishes
- Grey tilefish, Hoplolatilus cuniculus Randall & Dooley, 1974 (Mauritius to the Society Islands) [2]
- Blue tilefish, Hoplolatilus starcki Randall & Dooley, 1974 (Indonesia to Australia, Melanesia and Micronesia) [2]
- Flagtail banquillo, Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848 (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Blue blanquilillo, Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepede, 1801) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Cook Islands, north to Japan) [2]
Family Echeneidae - remoras, suckerfish
Family Carangidae – trevallies
- Pennantfish, Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1788) (worldwide in tropical seas) [2]
- Diamond trevally, Alectis indicus (Rueppell, 1830) (East Africa to Australia and the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Fringe-finned trevally, Pantolabus radiatus (MacLeay, 1881) [13] syn. Absalom radiatus (Macleay, 1881) ((as A. radiatus) Indonesia and Northern Australia) [2]
- Small mouth scad, Alepes sp. (Indonesia and Northern Australia) [2]
- Yellowtail scad, Atule mate (Cuvier, 1833) (Indo-West Pacific to Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Onion trevally, Carangoides caeruleopinnatus (Rueppell, 1830) (East Africa to Japan and Australia) [2]
- Club-nosed trevally, Carangoides chrysophrys (Cuvier, 1833) (East Africa to Japan and Australia) [2]
- Whitefin trevally, Carangoides equula (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (East Africa, Gulf of Oman, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and Easter Island) [2]
- Blue trevally, Carangoides ferdau (Forsskal, 1775) (Indo-Pacific east to Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Gold-spotted trevally, Carangoides fulvoguttatus (Forsskal, 1775) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Bludger trevally, Carangoides gymnostethus (Cuvier, 1833) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Bump-nosed trevally, Carangoides hedlandensis (Whitley, 1934) (East Africa to Samoa and north to Japan) [2]
- Epaulet trevally, Carangoides humerosus (McCulloch, 1915) (Indonesia, New Guinea and Northern Australia) [2]
- Malabar trevally, Carangoides malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (tropical coastal waters of Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Thicklip trevally, Carangoides orthogrammus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881) (Indo-Pacific and eastern Pacific) [2]
- White-tongued trevally, Carangoides talamparoides Bleeker, 1852 (Gulf of Oman to Northern Australia) [2]
- Japanese trevally, Carangoides uii Wakiya, 1924 (East Africa to Australia and Japan) [2]
- Blue-spotted trevally, Caranx bucculentus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 (Northern Australia and New Guinea) [2]
- Giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis (Forsskal, 1775) (Indo-West Pacific from East Africa to the Hawaiian and Marquesas Islands) [2]
- Black trevally, Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860 (circumtropical) [2]
- Bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833 (tropical Indo-Pacific to the Americas) [2]
- Brassy trevally, Caranx papuensis Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 (Indo-Pacific eastward to the Marquesas) [2]
- Banded scad, Alepes kleinii (Bloch, 1793) (East Africa to Northern Australia and north to Japan) [2]
- Bigeye trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (tropical Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Americas) [2]
- Tille trevally, Caranx tille Cuvier, 1833 (East Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Okinawa to Australia and Fiji) [2]
- Redtail scad, Decapterus kurroides Bleeker, 1855 (East Africa to Australia and Japan) [2]
- Mackerel scad, Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier, 1833) (circumtropical) [2]
- Long-bodied scad, Decapterus macrosoma Bleeker, 1851 (Indo-Pacific and eastern Pacific) [2]
- Russell's mackerel scad, Decapterus russelli (Rueppell, 1830) (East Africa to Japan and Australia) [2]
- Rough-ear scad, Decapterys tabl Berry, 1968 (Indo-Pacific east to Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Rainbow runner, Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (circumtropical) [2]
- Golden trevally, Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskal, 1775) (tropical Indo-Pacific eastwards to the Americas) [2]
- Finny scad, Megalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus, 1758) (Indo-Pacific to Japan and Australia) [2]
- Pilotfish, Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus, 1758) (circumtropical) [2]
- Black pomfret, Parastromateus niger (Bloch, 1795) (East Africa to southern Japan and Australia) [2]
- Silver trevally, Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (antitropical, both sides of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific eastwards to the Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Talang queenfish, Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepede, 1801 (East Africa to Taiwan and Australia) [2]
- Double-spotted queenfish, Scomberoides lysan (Forsskal, 1775) (Indo-Pacific eastwards to Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Barred queenfish, Scomberoides tala (Cuvier, 1832) (Sri Lanka and east coast of India to Australia and the Solomon Islands) [2]
- Needleskin queenfish, Scomberoides tol (Cuvier, 1832) (Indian Ocean to Japan and Australia, eastwards to Fiji) [2]
- Oxeye scad, Selar boops (Cuvier, 1833) (tropical Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic) [2]
- Purse-eye scad, Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) (worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters) [2]
- Smooth tailed trevally, Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier, 1833) (Persian Gulf eastwards to Australia and Japan) [2]
- Amberjack, Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810) (tropical Indo-Pacific and Atlantic) [2]
- Yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833 (Perth, Western Australia, to Capricorn group, Queensland, and northern Tasmania) [3] (circumglobal restricted to subtropical and temperate waters) [2]
- Almaco jack, Seriola rivoliana Valenciennes, 1833 (circumtropical, entering temperate waters in some areas) [2]
- Black-banded kingfish, Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rueppell, 1829) (East Africa to Japan and Australia) [2]
- Black-spotted dart, Trachinotus baillonii (Lacepede, 1801) (Indo-West Pacific from East Africa to the Marshall and Line Islands) [2]
- Snub-nosed dart, Trachinotus blochii (Lacepede, 1801) (Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Common dart, Trachinotus botla (Shaw, 1803) (East Africa to Australia) [2]
Family Coryphaenidae – dolphinfishes
Family Lutjanidae – snappers
- Small-toothed jobfish, Aphareus furca (Lacepede, 1802) (East Africa to Polynesia) [2]
- Green jobfish, Aprion virescens Valenciennes, 1830 (East Africa and the Red sea to Polynesia) [2]
- Hussar, Lutjanus adetii Castelnau, 1873 (eastern Australia and the Coral Sea) [2]
- Mangrove jack, Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskal, 1775) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa - introduced to eastern Mediterranean) [2]
- Red bass, Lutjanus bohar (Forsskal, 1775) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Marquesas and Line Islands) [2]
- Spanish flag, Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson, 1842) (Andaman sea to Northern Australia) [2]
- Checkered seaperch, Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier, 1828) (Andaman Sea to Northern Australia) [2]
- Black spot snapper, Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskal, 1775) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa) [2]
- Yellow margined seaperch, Lutjanus fulvus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (East Africa and the Red Sea to eastern Oceania - introduced in the Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Paddletail, Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskal, 1775) (East Africa and the Red Sea to southeastern Oceania) [2]
- Bluestripe seaperch, Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskal, 1775) (East Africa to Polynesia - introduced in Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Dark-tailed seaperch, Lutjanus lemniscatus (Valenciennes, 1828) (Sri Lanka to Northern Australia) [2]
- Bigeye seaperch, Lutjanus lutjanus (Bloch, 1790) (East Africa to Australia, Melanesia and Mariana Islands) [2]
- Onespot seaperch, Lutjanus monostigma (Cuvier, 1828) (East Africa and Red Sea to the Marquesa and Line Islands) [2]
- Five-lined seaperch, Lutjanus quinquelineatus (Bloch, 1790) (Persian Gulf to Fiji) [2]
- Maori seaperch, Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828) (East Africa and Red Sea to Society Islands and north to Japan) [2]
- Moses perch, Lutjanus russelli (Bleeker, 1849) (East Africa to Fiji) [2]
- Red emperor, Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1828) (East Africa to western Pacific) [2]
- Black banded seaperch, Lutjanus semicinctus Quoy and Gaimard, 1824 (Indonesia to Fiji) [2]
- Brownstripe seaperch, Lutjanus vitta (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) (Seychelles to western Pacific) [2]
- Midnight seaperch, Macolor macularis Fowler, 1931 (East Indies and Northern Australia to Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Black and white seaperch, Macolor niger (Forsskal, 1775) (East Africa to Samoa) [2]
- Sailfin snapper, Symphorichthys spilurus (Guenther, 1874) (western Pacific from Northern Australia to Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Chinamanfish, Symphorus nematophorus (Bleeker, 1860) (western Pacific from Northern Australia to Ryukyu Islands) [2]
Family Caesionidae – fusiliers
- Scissortail fusilier, Caesio caerulaurea Lacepede, 1801 (East Africa to Samoa) [2]
- Red-bellied fusilier, Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791) (Sri Lanka to New Caledonia, north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Lunar fusilier, Caesio lunaris Cuvier, 1830 (East Africa to Melanesia) [2]
- Blue and gold fusilier, Caesio teres Seale, 1906 (East Africa to the Line Islands and north to Japan) [2]
- Marr's fusilier, Pterocaesio marri Schultz, 1953 (East Africa to the Marquesas and north to Japan) [2]
- Neon fusilier, Pterocaesio tile (Cuvier, 1830) (East Africa to southeastern Oceania and north to Japan) [2]
- Three lined fusilier, Pterocaesio trilineata Carpenter, 1987 (western and Central Pacific) [2]
Family Lobotidae - tripletails
Family Gerreidae – silverbiddies, silverbellies
- Oceanic silver biddy, Gerres longirostris (Lacepède, 1801) [14] syn. Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854 ((as G. acinaces) East Africa and Red Sea to Samoa) [2]
Family Haemulidae – sweetlips, grunts, grunter breams
- Painted sweetlips, Diagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792) (East Africa and the Red Sea to New Caledonia, and north to Japan) [2]
- Goldstriped sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1855) (Indonesia to New Caledonia and north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Many-spotted sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides (Lacepède, 1800) (Cocos-Keeling Islands to Samoa) [2]
- Striped sweetlips, Plectorhinchus lessonii (Cuvier, 1830) (Malaysia to Melanesia and north to Japan) [2]
- Goldspotted sweetlips, netted sweetlips, netted morwong, Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus (Ehrenberg, 1830) (tropical Australia south to Geographe Bay, Western Australia, and to Moruya, New South Wales - also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region) [3] (Cuvier, 1830) (East Africa and the Red Sea to western Pacific) [2]
- Brown sweetlips, blubber-lip bream, Plectorhinchus gibbosus (Lacepède, 1802) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa, and north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Diagonal banded sweetlips, Plectorhinchus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (western Pacific from Australia to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Giant sweetlips, Plectorhinchus albovittatus (Rueppell, 1838) (Red Sea to Fiji) [2]
- Dotted sweetlips, Plectorhinchus picus (Cuvier, 1830) (Seychelles to Society Islands and north to Japan) [2]
- Somber sweetlips, Plectorhinchus unicolor (Macleay, 1883) (Papua New Guinea to Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
Family Sparidae – breams
- Yellowfin bream, bream, silver bream, Acanthopagrus australis (Owen, 1853) (Lakes Entrance, Victoria, to Townsville, Queensland) [3]
- Tarwhine, Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775) (Coral Bay to Albany, Western Australia, and Lakes Entrance, Victoria, to Queensland - also widespread overseas) [3]
- Snapper, cockney bream, red bream, squire, old man, Pagrus auratus (Schneider, 1801) (Barrow Island, Western Australia, to Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland, and northern Tasmania - also New Zealand, Japan and the Indo-Malayan region) [3] (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (New Zealand and southern Australia north to the Capricorns) [2]
Family Lethrinidae – emperors
- Gold-lined sea bream, Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802) (East Africa to the Taumotus) [2]
- Collared sea bream, Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby, 1916 (southern Queensland including southern part of the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Japanese sea bream, Gymnocranius euanus Guenther, 1879 (Queensland to Tonga and north to Japan) [2]
- Robinson's sea bream, Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830) (East Africa and the Red Sea to southeastern Oceania) [2]
- Spotted sea bream, Gymnocranius sp. (Great Barrier Reef, Coral sea, New Caledonia, New Guinea and southern Japan) [2]
- Yellow tailed emperor, Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1909 (Indonesia to Taumotus, north to Japan) [2]
- Bi-eye bream, Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskal, 1775) (East Africa and the Red Sea to southeastern Oceania and Hawaiian Islands) [2]
Family Nemipteridae – coral breams
- Japanese butterfish, Pentapodus nagasakiensis (Tanaka, 1915) (western Pacific from Japan to Northern Australia - reported from Lizard Island and Lihou Reef) [2]
- Paradise butterfish, Pentapodus paradiseus (Guenther, 1859) (northeastern Australia to the Arafura sea) [2]
- Blue butterfish, Pentapodus sp. (northeastern Australia to Fiji) [2]
- Pale monocle bream, Scolopsis affinis Peters, 1877 (Indonesia and Philippines to Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Bridled monocle bream, Scolopsis bilineata (Bloch, 1793) (Andaman Sea to Fiji and north to Japan) [2]
- Lined monocle bream, Scolopsis lineata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 [15] syn. Scolopsis cancellatus (Cocos-Keeling Islands to Polynesia) [2]
- Pearly monocle bream, Scolopsis margaritifera (Cuvier, 1830) [16] (Malay Peninsula to Melanesia and Northern Australia) [2]
- Monocle bream, Scolopsis monogramma (Cuvier, 1830) (Andaman Sea to New Caledonia and north to Taiwan) [2]
- Threelined monocle bream, Scolopsis trilineata Kner, 1868 [17] (western Pacific to Samoa) [2]
Family Mullidae – goatfishes, red mullet
- Yellowstripe goatfish, Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepede, 1801) syn. M. samoensis (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Yellowfin goatfish, Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Bicolour goatfish, Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852) (western Pacific east to Micronesia and Samoa) [2]
- Dash-dot goatfish, Parupeneus barberinus (Lacepede, 1801) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Doublebar goatfish, Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) [18] syn. Parupeneus bifasciatus (Lacepede, 1801) ((as P. bifasciatus) Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Cardinal goatfish, Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepede, 1801) syn. P. fraterculus, P. pleurotaenia (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Goldsaddle goatfish, Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepede, 1801) syn. P. chryserydros, P. luteus (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Cinnabar goatfish, Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepede, 1801) syn. P. cinnabarensis, P. pleurospilos (East Africa to the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Indian goatfish, Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803) (East Africa to Samoa) [2]
- Manybar goatfish, Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (central and western Pacific) [2]
- Sidespot goatfish, Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1830) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Blacksaddle goatfish, blackspot goatfish, Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854) syn. P. signatus (tropical Australia south to Geographe Bay, Western Australia, and to Mallacoota, Victoria - also Lord Howe Island, New Zealand and New Guinea) [3] (northern New Zealand and New Caledonia to Western Australia) [2]
- Bartail goatfish, freckled goatfish, Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846 (tropical Australia south to Perth, Western Australia, and to Merimbula, New South Wales) [3] (western Pacific to East Africa) [2]
Family Pempheridae – bullseyes, sweepers
- Golden sweeper, Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870 (western Pacific east to New Caledonia and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Bronze sweeper, Pempheris analis Waite, 1910 (Kermadec Islands, Lord Howe Island, southern Great Barrier Reef and Western Australia) [2]
- Copper sweeper, Pempheris otaitensis Lesson, 1830 (islands of Oceania and western Pacific to Western Australia and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean) [2]
- Silver sweeper, Pempheris schwenkii Bleeker, 1855 (Fiji and Vanuatu through Australia and Indonesia to East Africa) [2]
Family Kyphosidae – drummers, rudderfishes
- Topsail drummer, Kyphosus cinerascens Forsskal, 1775 (East Africa and the Red Sea to Polynesia) [2]
- Long finned drummer, Kyphosis vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Polynesia) [2]
- Stripey, Microcanthus strigatus (Cuvier, 1831) (antiequatorial, isolated populations in western and eastern Australia, and in the Hawaiian Island and Taiwan to Japan) [2]
Family Ephippidae - batfishes
- Hump-headed batfish, Platax batavianus Cuvier, 1831 (Malay Peninsula to Northern Australia) [2]
- Orbicular batfish, Platax orbicularis (Forsskal, 1775) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Taumotus) [2]
- Pinnate batfish, Platax pinnatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (western Pacific from the Ryukyu Islands to Australia) [2]
- Teira batfish, Platax teira (Forsskal, 1775) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Melanesia) [2]
- Short-finned batfish, Zabidius novemaculeatus (McCulloch, 1916) [19] syn. Platax novemaculatus ((as P. novemaculatus) Northern Australia and southern New Guinea) [2]
Family Chaetodontidae – butterflyfishes
- Bennett's butterflyfish, Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831 (East Africa to the Pitcairn Islands, and north to Japan) [2]
- Speckled butterflyfish, Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831 (East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and Tuamotu archipelago) [2]
- Saddled butterflyfish, Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831 (Cocos-Keeling Islands to the Hawaiian Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago) [2]
- Dusky butterflyfish, Chaetodon flavirostris Guenther, 1873 (Great Barrier Reef to Pitcairn Islands) [2]
- Gunther's butterflyfish, Chaetodon guentheri Ahl, 1913 (Merimbula, New South Wales, to Capricorn group, Queensland) [3] (antiequatorial - Lord How Island and New South Wales - also Japan - sighted at Lizard Island) [2]
- Klein's butterflyfish, Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790 (East Africa and the Red Sea to Hawaiian Islands and Samoa) [2]
- Lined butterflyfish, Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831 (East Africa and the Red Sea to Polynesia) [2]
- Raccoon butterflyfish, Chaetodon lunula (Lacepede, 1802) (East Africa to Polynesia) [2]
- Blackback butterflyfish, Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa and north to Japan) [2]
- Merten's butterflyfish, Chaetodon mertensii Cuvier, 1831 (Lord Howe Island and the Great Barrier Reef to the Ryukyu Islands and east to the Tuamotu Archipelago) [2]
- Meyer's butterflyfish, Chaetodon meyeri Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (East Africa to the Line Islands) [2]
- Spot-tail butterflyfish, Chaetodon ocellicaudus Cuvier, 1831 (East Indies, Philippines and northern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Ornate butterflyfish, Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831 (Sri Lanka to Polynesia) [2]
- Spotnape butterflyfish, Chaetodon oxycephalus Bleeker, 1851 (Sri Lanka to Queensland and north to the Philippines) [2]
- Dot and dash butterflyfish, Chaetodon pelewensis Kner, 1868 (southern Oceania from Queensland to the Tuamotus) [2]
- Bluespot butterflyfish, Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831 (Andaman sea to Fiji and north to Japan) [2]
- Spot-banded butterflyfish, Chaetodon punctatofasciatus Cuvier, 1831 (Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) to the Line Islands) [2]
- Latticed butterflyfish, Chaetodon rafflesii Bennett, 1830 (Sri Lanka to Taumotus and north to Japan) [2]
- Rainford's Butterflyfish, Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923 (Great Barrier Reef and inshore areas of the Queensland coast) [2]
- Reticulated butterflyfish, Chaetodon reticulatus Cuvier, 1831 (Great Barrier Reef to Taiwan and east to Polynesia) [2]
- Dotted butterflyfish, Chaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855 (Maldive Islands to Tuamotus) [2]
- Ovalspot butterflyfish, Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831 (Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) to Tonga and north to Japan) [2]
- Chevroned butterflyfish, Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 (East Africa and the Red Sea to Hawaiian and Society Islands) [2]
- Redfin butterflyfish, oval butterflyfish, Chaetodon trifasciatus Park, 1797 (East Africa to Hawaiian Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago) [2]
- Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831 (Cocos-Keeling Islands to Tuamotus and north to Japan) [2]
- Teardrop butterflyfish, Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787 (East Africa to Polynesia) [2]
- Müller's coralfish, Chelmon muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879) (Northern Australia coastal reefs) [2]
- Beaked coralfish, Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Andaman Sea to Australia and the Great Barrier Reef, north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Highfin coralfish, Coradion altivelis McCulloch, 1916 (western Pacific from Australia north to Japan) [2]
- Orange-banded coralfish, Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier, 1831) (western Pacific from Australia north to the Ogasawara Islands) [2]
- Forcepsfish, Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898 (East Africa to Central America and Mexico) [2]
- Longnose butterflyfish, Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782) (East Africa to Polynesia) [2]
- Pyramid butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857) (Cocos-Keeling Islands to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn group) [2]
- Longfin bannerfish, Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (East Africa and the Persian Gulf to the Society Islands) [2]
- Pennant bannerfish, Heniochus chrysostomus Cuvier, 1831 syn. H. permutatus (Cocos-Keeling Islands to Pitcairn group) [2]
- Schooling bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes Jordan, 1903 (East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Masked bannerfish, Heniochus monoceros Cuvier, 1831 (East Africa to the Tuamotus) [2]
- Singular bannerfish, Heniochus singularius Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 (Andaman Sea to Samoa and north to Japan) [2]
- Humphead bannerfish, Heniochus varius (Cuvier, 1829) (Malay Peninsula to Samoa) [2]
- Ocellated coralfish, Parachaetodon ocellatus (Cuvier, 1831) (Australia north to Ogasawara Islands) [2]
Family Pomacanthidae - angelfishes
- Three-spot angelfish, Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1831) (East Africa to Samoa and north to Japan) [2]
- Golden angelfish, Centropyge aurantia Randall & Wass, 1974 [20] (northern Great Barrier Reef to Samoa) [2]
- Bicolor angelfish, Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787) (Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) to Samoa and north to Japan) [2]
- Two-spined angelfish, Centropyge bispinosus (Guenther, 1860) (East Africa to Tuamotus and north to Izu Islands) [2]
- White-tail angelfish, Centropyge flavicauda Fraser-Brunner, 1933 (Queensland and East Indies north to Japan and east to the Tuamotu Archipelago) [2]
- Lemonpeel angelfish, Centropyge flavissima (Cuvier, 1831) [21] (Cocos-Leeling Islands to southeastern Oceania and north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Herald's angelfish, Centropyge heraldi Woods & Schultz, 1953 (Queensland to the Tuamotus and north to Taiwan) [2]
- Flame angelfish, Centropyge loricula (Guenther, 1874) [22] syn. C. flammeus (Oceanic coral reefs from Queensland to Samoa and the Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Multi-barred angelfish, Centropyge multifasciata (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911) [23] (Cocos-Keeling Islands to Society Islands) [2]
- Midnight angelfish, Centropyge nox (Bleeker, 1853) (Queensland and Melanesia north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Keyhole angelfish, Centropyge tibicen (Cuvier, 1831) (Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) to Melanesia and north to Japan) [2]
- Pearl-scaled angelfish, Centropyge vrolikii (Bleeker, 1853) (Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) to Melanesia and Micronesia) [2]
- Conspicuous angelfish, Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus (Waite, 1900) (southern part of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea) [2]
- Scribbled angelfish, Chaetodontoplus duboulayi (Guenther, 1867) (Northern Australia and southern New Guinea - also reported from Japan) [2]
- Queensland yellowtail angelfish, Chaetodontoplus meredithi Kuiter, 1990 (Queensland coastal and inner reefs) [2]
- Lamarck's angelfish, Genicanthus lamarck (Lacepede, 1802) (East Africa and Indonesia to Queensland and Solomon Islands, and north to Japan. Recorded from Escape Reef on the northern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Black-spot angelfish, Genicanthus melanospilos (Bleeker, 1857) (Queensland to Fiji and north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Watanabe's angelfish, Genicanthus watanabei (Yasuda & Tominaga, 1970) (Queensland to Tuamotus and north to Taiwan) [2]
- Emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Tuamotus and north to Japan) [2]
- Blue-girdled angelfish, Pomacanthus navarchus (Cuvier, 1831) (Indonesia and Philippines to northern Queensland) [2]
- Semicircle angelfish, Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831) (East Africa to Samoa) [2]
- Six-banded angelfish, Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831) (Malaysia to Solomon Islands and north to Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Yellowmask angelfish, Pomacanthus xanthometopon (Bleeker, 1853) (Maldive Islands to Vanuatu and north to Yaeyama Islands) [2]
- Regal angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Tuamotus and north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
Family Pomacentridae – damselfishes
- Bengal sergeant, Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787) (northeastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific) [2]
- Banded sergeant, Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier, 1830) (East Africa to Tuamotu Archipelago and Line Islands) [2]
- Scissor-tail sergeant, Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepede, 1802) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Tuamotus) [2]
- Blackspot sergeant, Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskal, 1775) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Polynesia) [2]
- Indo-Pacific sergeant, Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Marquesas) [2]
- Whitley's sergeant, Abudefduf whitleyi Allen & Robertson, 1974 (Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea and New Caledonia) [2]
- Spiny chromis, Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) (Indonesia and the Philippines to northeastern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Golden damsel, Amblyglyphidodon aureus (Cuvier, 1830) (eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific) [2]
- Staghorn damsel, Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787) (eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific) [2]
- White-belly damsel, Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker, 1847) (Red Sea to Samoa) [2]
- Black banded demoiselle, Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Mueller, 1839) [2]
- Barrier reef anemonefish, Amphiprion akindynos (Allen, 1972) (Southwestern Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, northern New South Wales, New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands) [2]
- Orange-fin anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier, 1830 (Queensland and New Guinea to Tuamotus and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Clark's anemone fish, Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830) (Persian Gulf to Vanuatu and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Red and black anemonefish, Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852 (Indonesia to the Society and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Clown anemonefish, Amphiprion percula (Lacepede, 1802) (Queensland and Melanesia) [2]
- Pink anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion Bleeker, 1855 (western Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia ranging north to Japan) [2]
- Big-lip damsel, Cheiloprion labiatus (Day, 1877) (Andaman Sea to Northern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Midget chromis, Chromis acares Randall & Swerdloff, 1973 (Coral Sea to Society islands and Johnston Island) [2]
- Agile chromis, Chromis agilis Smith, 1960 (East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn group) [2]
- Yellow speckled chromis, Chromis alpha Randall, 1988 (Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) to Society Islands) [2]
- Ambon chromis, Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1873) (Cocos-Keeling Islands to Samoa and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Yellow chromis, Chromis analis (Cuvier, 1830) (Indonesia to Fiji and Mariana Islands) [2]
- Black-axil chromis, Chromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz, 1951 (Seychelles to Tuamotus) [2]
- Dark-fin chromis, Chromis atripes Fowler & Bean, 1928 (Cocos-Keeling Islands to Kiribati) [2]
- Stout body chromis, Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883) (three isolated antitropical populations at Southwestern Pacific, Japan to Taiwan and Mauritius to Reunion) [2]
- Deep reef chromis, Chromis delta Randall, 1988 (Cocos Keeling Islands to Fiji) [2]
- Twin-spot chromis, Chromis elerae Fowler & Bean, 1928 (Maldive Islands to Fiji and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Yellow-spotted chromis, Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara, 1960 (antiequatorial distribution with two isolated populations: Lord Howe Island, Coral Sea New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands, and Japan to Taiwan) [2]
- Half and half chromis, Chromis iomelas Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Great Barrier Reef and northern New Guinea to Samoa and the Society Islands) [2]
- Scaly chromis, Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877 (Rast Africa and the Red Sea to Fuji and the Line Islands) [2]
- Bicolour chromis, Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946 (Cocos-Keeling Islands to the Tuamotus) [2]
- Barrier Reef chromis, Chromis nitida (Whitley, 1928) (southern and central Great Barrier Reef, Rare or absent in other parts of the Coral Sea) [2]
- Black-bar chromis, Chromis retrofasciata Weber, 1913 (Indonesia and the Philippines to Fiji) [2]
- Ternate chromis, Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856) (East Africa to Fiji and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Vanderbilt's chromis, Chromis vanderbilti (Fowler, 1941) (scattered localities in the western and central Pacific) [2]
- Blue-green chromis, Chromis viridis (Cuvier, 1830) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Tuamotu Archipelago and Line Islands) [2]
- Weber's chromis, Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928 (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Line Islands and Pitcairn group) [2]
- Yellow-axil chromis, Chromis xanthochira (Bleeker, 1851) (Indonesia and Philippines to northeastern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Pale-tail chromis, Chromis xanthura (Bleeker, 1854) (Cocos-Keeling Islands to southeastern Oceania) [2]
- Two-spot demoiselle, Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (East Africa to Samoa and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Blueline demoiselle, Chrysiptera caeruleolineata (Allen, 1973) (Coral Sea to Samoa and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Blue devil, Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Indonesia to Vanuatu and Palau and north to the Ryukyu Islands - fairly common on the Great Barrier Reef but absent from other parts of the Coral Sea) [2]
- Yellowfin damsel, Chrysiptera flavipinnis (Allen & Robertson, 1974) (Southwestern Pacific including New Guinea, eastern Australia and the Coral Sea) [2]
- Grey damsel, Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, 1830) (East Africa to the Pitcairn group and Line Islands) [2]
- Surge demoiselle, Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828) (East Africa to the Marquesas and Line Islands) [2]
- King demoiselle, Chrysiptera rex (Snyder, 1909) (Indonesia and the Philippines to northeastern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Rolland's demoiselle, Chrysiptera rollandi (Whitley, 1961) (Malay Peninsula to northeastern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Starck's demoiselle, Chrysiptera starcki (Allen, 1973) (antiequatorial distribution in the western Pacific: New Caledonia to Queensland, and Taiwan to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Talbot's demoiselle, Chrysiptera talboti (Allen, 1975) (Malay Peninsula to northeastern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- South seas demoiselle, Chrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Southwestern Pacific, including Australia, to Fiji and Samoa) [2]
- Threeband demoiselle, Chrysiptera tricincta (Allen & Randall, 1974) (antiequatorial distribution in western Pacific: Coral Sea to Samoa, and Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Onespot demoiselle, Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Fiji) [2]
- Humbug dascyllus, Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Line Islands and southeastern Polynesia) [2]
- Black tailed dascyllus, Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker, 1854 (Malay Peninsula to northeastern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Reticulated dascyllus, Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846) (Cocos-Keeling Islands to Samoa) [2]
- Three-spot dascyllus, Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rueppell, 1828) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Line Islands and Pitcairn group) [2]
- Black vent damsel, Dischistodus melanotus (Bleeker, 1853) syn. D. notopthalmus (Indonesia and the Philippines to Northern Australia and the Solomon Islands) [2]
- White damsel, Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830) (eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific) [2]
- Honey-head damsel, Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852) (Andaman Sea to Northern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Monarch damsel, Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus (Allen & Robertson, 1974) (Philippines to Northern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Lagoon damsel, Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon (Bleeker, 1852) (Andaman Sea to Queensland and the Solomon Islands, and north to China - northern Great Barrier Reef, apparently absent from the rest of the Coral Sea) [2]
- Fusilier damsel, Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856) (East Africa to the Tuamotus, Marquesas and Line Islands) [2]
- Yellowtail damsel, Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker, 1877) (East Africa to New Caledonia) [2]
- Chinese demoiselle, Neopomacentrus bankieri (Richardson, 1846) (South China Sea and Java Sea to northeastern Australia) [2]
- Regal demoiselle, Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856) (East Africa to Northern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Black demoiselle, Neoglyphidodon melas (Cuvier, 1830) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Vanuatu and north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Yellowfin damsel, Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830) (Andaman Sea to Vanuatu, and north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Multispine damselfish, Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus (Ogilby, 1889) (Southernmost Great Barrier Reef, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and New Caledonia) [2]
- Bigscale scalyfin, Parma oligolepis Whitley, 1929 (Sydney, New South Wales, to Cairns, Queensland) [3] (northern New South Wales to Cape Tribulation on the Cape Yorke Peninsula) [2]
- Banded scalyfin, Parma polylepis Günther, 1862 (Bass Point, New South Wales, to Capricorn group, Queensland - also Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and New Caledonia) [3] (Southernmost Great Barrier Reef, New South Wales, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and New Caledonia) [2]
- Dick's damsel, Plectroglyphidodon dickii (Lienard, 1839) (East Africa to the Tuamotus and Line Islands) [2]
- Brighteye damsel, Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) (East Africa to the Pitcairn group and Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Johnston damsel, Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler & Ball, 1924 (East Africa to Pitcairn group and Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Jewel damsel, Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Society Islands and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Whiteband damsel, Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859) (East Africa to Pitcairn group and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Phoenix damsel, Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis (Schultz, 1943) (East Africa to the Tuamotus and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Ambon damsel, Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker, 1868 (Andaman Sea to northeastern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Australian damsel, Pomacentrus australis Allen & Robertson, 1973 (Great Barrier Reef south to Sydney) [2]
- Speckled damsel, Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker, 1853 (Christmas Island, (Indian Ocean) to Fiji and north to Japan) [2]
- Charcoal damsel, Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier, 1830 (western Pacific to Fiji and Samoa) [2]
- Whitetail damsel, Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier, 1830 syn. P. rhodonotus, P. flavicauda (Maldive Islands to the Coral Sea - also Melanesia and Micronesia) [2]
- Neon damsel, Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks, 1901 (Cocos-Leeling Islands to Tuamotus) [2]
- Bluespot damsel, Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler, 1918 (Indonesia and Philippines to northeastern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Imitator damsel, Pomacentrus imitator (Whitley, 1964) (rare on Great Barrier Reef, but common in other parts of the Coral sea - also New Caledonia, Rotuma and Fiji) [2]
- Scaly damsel, Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler & Ball, 1928 (Malay Peninsula to Fiji) [2]
- Lemon damsel, Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker, 1853 syn. P. popei (Andaman Sea to Fiji and north to Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Sandy damsel, Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka, 1917 syn. P. arenarius (Indonesia to Coral Sea and Vanuatu, north to Japan) [2]
- Blackmargined damsel, Pomacentrus nigromarginatus Allen, 1973 (Indonesia to Coral Sea and Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Blue damsel, Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787) (East Africa to the Tuamotus and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Philippine damsel, Pomacentrus philippinus Evermann & Seale, 1907 (Maldive Islands to Fiji) [2]
- Reid's damsel, Pomacentrus reidi Fowler & Bean, 1928 (Indonesia and Philippines to northeastern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Threespot damsel, Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830 (Sri Lanka to northeastern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Princess damsel, Pomacentrus vaiuli Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Molucca Islands to Samoa and north to Japan) [2]
- Ward's damsel, Pomacentrus wardi Whitley, 1927 (Great Barrier Reef and eastern Australian coast south to Sydney) [2]
- Richardson's reef-damsel, Pomachromis richardsoni (Snyder, 1909) (Mauritius to Fiji) [2]
- Spine cheek anemonefish, Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790) (Malay peninsula to northeastern Australia and Melanesia) [2]
- Gulf damsel, Pristotis obtusirostris (Guenther, 1862) syn. P. jerdoni (Persian Gulf and Red Sea to Australia, north to Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Whitebar gregory, Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Mueller, 1839) (East Africa to the Tuamotus and Line Islands) [2]
- Australian gregory, Stegastes apicalis (De Vis, 1885) (Great Barrier Reef and eastern coast of Australia to Sydney) [2]
- Pacific gregory, Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889) syn. S. jenkinsi (East Africa to Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island) [2]
- Coral Sea gregory, Stegastes gascoynei (Whitley, 1964) (Coral Sea and northern Tasman Sea) [2]
- Bluntsnout gregory, Stegastes lividus (Forster in Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [2]
- Dusky gregory, Stegastes nigricans (Lecepede, 1802) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Tuamotus, Marquesas and Line Islands) [2]
Family Cirrhitidae – hawkfishes
- Twinspot hawkfish, Amblycirrhitus bimacula Jenkins, 1903 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Threadfin hawkfish, blotched hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aprinus (Cuvier, 1829) (tropical Australia south to Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, and to Merimbula, New South Wales - also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region) [3] (western Pacific) [2]
- Dwarf hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys falco Randall, 1963 (Maldives through western Pacific to Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands and Samoa) [2]
- Pixy hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855) (Indo-Pacific and tropical eastern Pacific) [2]
- Stocky hawkfish, Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Schneider, 1801) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Swallowtail hawkfish, Cyprinocirrhites polyactis (Bleeker, 1875) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Flame hawkfish, Neocirrhites armatus Castelnau, 1873 (islands of Oceania and western Pacific) [2]
- Longnose hawkfish, Oxycirrhites typus Bleeker, 1857 (Indo-Pacific and tropical eastern Pacific) [2]
- Arc-eye hawkfish, Paracirrhites arcatus (Cuvier, 1829) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Blackside hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Halfspotted hawkfish, Paracirrhites hemistictus (Guenther, 1874) syn. P. polystictus (islands of Oceania, Great Barrier Reef and Christmas and Cocos-Keeling Islands) [2]
Family Sphyraenidae – pikes, barracudas
- Great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Hawaiian Islands and the Tuamotu archipelago) [2]
- Yellowtail barracuda, Sphyraena flavicauda Rueppell, 1838 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Bigeye barracuda, Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829 (East Africa to the Society Islands) [2]
- Heller's barracuda, Sphyraena helleri Jenkins, 1901 (western Pacific including the Coral Sea to Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Pickhandle barracuda, Sphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829 (East Africa and the Red Sea to western Pacific) [2]
- Chevron barracuda, Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870 (East Africa and the Red Sea to western Pacific) [2]
Family Polynemidae - threadfins
- Six-fingered threadfin, Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes, 1831) (India to Hawaiian Islands and Tuamotu archipelago) [2]
Family Labridae - wrasses
- Bluespotted wrasse, Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rueppell, 1829 syn. A. diadematus (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Feminine wrasse, Anampses femininus Randall, 1972 (southern subtropical Pacific from Easter Island to New Caledonia and the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Geographic wrasse, Anampses geographicus Valenciennes, 1840 syn. A. pterophthalmus (Western Australia and western Pacific east to the Caroline Islands and Fiji) [2]
- Spotted wrasse, Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840 syn. A. amboinensis (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa and the Caroline Islands) [2]
- New Guinea wrasse, Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker, 1878 (western Pacific, east to Fiji) [2]
- Yellowbreasted wrasse, Anampses twistii Bleeker, 1856 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Lyretail hogfish, Bodianus anthioides (Bennett, 1830) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Axilspot hogfish, Bodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1831) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Twospot hogfish, Bodianus bimaculatus Allen, 1973 (Mauritius and the Maldives to the western Pacific) [2]
- Diana's pigfish, Diana's hogfish, Bodianus diana (Lacépède, 1801) syn. Lepidapolois aldabraensis (tropical Australia south to Montague Island, New South Wales - also widespread in the Indo-Pacific region) [3] (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Blackfin hogfish, Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder, 1908) (western Pacific to French Polynesia) [2]
- Splitlevel hogfish, Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Scneider, 1801) (western Pacific to Fiji) [2]
- Goldspot hogfish, Bodianus perditio (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (antiequatorial: southern Africa to islands of southern Oceania, and Taiwan to southern Japan) [2]
- Floral Maori wrasse, Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Redbreasted Maori wrasse, Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa and Micronesia) [2]
- Snooty Maori wrasse, Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Tripletail Maori wrasse, Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepede, 1801 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Humphead Maori wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus Rueppell, 1835 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Cigar wrasse, Cheilio inermis (Forsskal, 1775) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Anchor tuskfish, Choerodon anchorago (Bloch, 1791) (Sri Lanka to western Pacific) [2]
- Grass tuskfish, Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau, 1975) (Indonesia to Queensland) [2]
- Blue tuskfish, Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson, 1843) syn. Choerops albigena (Western Australia to Queensland) [2]
- Harlequin tuskfish, Choerodon fasciatus (Guenther, 1867) (antiequatorial; Taiwan to Ryukyu Islands and Queensland to New Caledonia) [2]
- Graphic tuskfish, Choerodon graphicus (De Vis, 1885) syn. C. transversalis (Queensland to New Caledonia) [2]
- Blackspot tuskfish, Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes, 1839) (Western Australia to western Pacific) [2]
- Venus tuskfish, Choerodon venustus (De Vis, 1884) (northern New South Wales to Queensland) [2]
- Exquisite wrasse, Cirrhilabrus exquisitus Smith, 1957 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Magenta streaked wrasse, Cirrhilabrus laboutei Randall & Lubbock, 1982 (Great Barrier Reef to New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands) [2]
- Purplelined wrasse, Cirrhilabrus lineatus Randall & Lubbock, 1982 (Great Barrier Reef to New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands) [2]
- Dotted wrasse, Cirrhilabrus punctatus Randall & Kuiter, 1989 (New South Wales to southern New Guinea, and east to Fiji) [2]
- Scott's wrasse, Cirrhilabrus scottorum Randall & Pyle, 1989 (south Pacific from the Great Barrier Reef to the Pitcairn group) [2]
- Goldlined coris, Coris aurilineata Randall & Kuiter, 1982 (New South Wales to the southern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Clown coris, Coris aygula Lacepede, 1801 syn. Coris angulata (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Pale-barred coris, Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908 syn. Coris dorsomaculata ((as C. dorsomaculata) western Pacific) [2]
- Yellowtail coris, Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (central and western Pacific) [2]
- Blackspot coris, Coris pictoides Randall & Kuiter, 1982 (known from New South Wales, Great Barrier Reef, Western Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines) [2]
- Batu coris, Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1857) (western Indian Ocean to the Marshall Islands and Tonga) [2]
- Knifefish, Cymolutes praetextatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Indo-Pacific except Hawaii) [2]
- Collared knifefish, Cymolutes torquatus Valenciennes, 1840 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Yellowtail tubelip, Diproctacanthus xanthurus (Bleeker, 1856) (Philippines, Palau, Indonesia, New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Slingjaw wrasse, Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Bird wrasse, Gomphosus varius Lacepede, 1801 syn. G. tricolor (Oceania and the western Pacific) [2]
- Biocellate wrasse, Halichoeres biocellatus Schultz, 1960 (western Pacific to Samoa and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Pastel-green wrasse, Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch, 1791) syn. H. gymnocephalus (Philippines to Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Golden wrasse, Halichoeres chrysus Randall, 1981 (Christmas Island (Indian Ocean), western Pacific and Micronesia) [2]
- Goldstripe wrasse, Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1852) (Red sea, Persian Gulf and western Indian Ocean to the western Pacific) [2]
- Checkerboard wrasse, Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepede, 1801) syn. H. centiquadrus (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Pink-belly wrasse, Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) (western and central Pacific) [2]
- Dusky wrasse, Halichoeres marginatus Rueppell, 1835 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Tailspot wrasse, Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker, 1851) (western Pacific east to Micronesia and Samoa) [2]
- Ocellated wrasse, Halichoeres melasmapomus Randall, 1980 (islands of Oceania except Hawaii and Easter Island, and from the Philippines to the Red Sea - also recorded from Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) and the Cocos-Keeling Islands) [2]
- Circle-cheek wrasse, Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes, 1839) (western Pacific) [2]
- Nebulous wrasse, Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Red Sea and tropical and subtropical Indian Ocean to the western Pacific) [2]
- Ornate wrasse, Halichoeres ornatissimus (Garrett, 1863) (western Pacific and islands of Oceania) [2]
- Twotone wrasse, Halichoeres prosopeion (Bleeker, 1853) (western Pacific to Samoa, and Palau) [2]
- Zigzag wrasse, Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett, 1831) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the western Pacific) [2]
- Threespot wrasse, Halichoeres trimaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (western Pacific and islands of Oceania, and Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)) [2]
- Barred thicklip, Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Blackeye thicklip, Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Micronesia and Samoa) [2]
- Ringwrasse, Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepede, 1801) syn. H. semidiscus (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Pastel ringwrasse, Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepede, 1801) (East Africa to Samoa and the Line Islands) [2]
- Sidespot ringwrasse, Hologymnosus longipes (Guenther, 1862) (southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands and Vanuatu) [2]
- Whitepatch razorfish, Iniistius aneitensis (Günther, 1862) syn. Xyrichthys aneitensis ((as X. aneitensis) western and central Pacific) [2]
- Peacock razorfish, Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840) syn. Xyrichtys pavo ((as X. pavo) Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Tubelip wrasse, Labrichthys unilineatus (Guichenot, 1847) syn. L. cyanotaenia (East Africa to Micronesia and Samoa) [2]
- Bicolor cleaner wrasse, Labroides bicolor Fowler & Bean, 1928 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Striped cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Breastspot cleaner wrasse, Labroides pectoralis Randall & Springer, 1975 (Indonesia and the Great Barrier Reef to Micronesia and New Caledonia - also Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)) [2]
- Southern tubelip, Labropsis australis Randall, 1981 (Great Barrier Reef and Solomon Islands to Fiji and Samoa) [2]
- Yellowback tubelip, Labropsis xanthonota Randall, 1981 (East Africa to Micronesia and Samoa) [2]
- Shoulderspot wrasse, Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1853) (Gulf of Oman to Philippines and Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Choat's wrasse, Macropharyngodon choati Randall, 1978 (southern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Kuiter's wrasse, Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall, 1978 (New South Wales and southern Great Barrier Reef to New Caledonia) [2]
- Blackspotted wrasse, Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839) syn. Leptojulis pardalis (Cocos-Keeling Islands to western Pacific and the islands of Oceania) [2]
- Black wrasse, Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932 (western Pacific) [2]
- Rockmover wrasse, Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepede, 1801) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Twospot Maori wrasse, Oxycheilinus bimaculatis (Valenciennes, 1840) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Cheeklined Maori wrasse, Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepede, 1801) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Ringtail Maori wrasse, Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets, 1877) (central and western Pacific, Hawaii) [2]
- Disappearing wrasse, Pseudocheilinus evanidus Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Sixstripe wrasse, Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Eightstripe wrasse, Pseudocheilinus octotaenia Jenkins, 1900 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Redspot wrasse, Pseudocoris yamashiroi (Schmidt, 1930) (western Pacific to Micronesia and Samoa) [2]
- Chiseltooth wrasse, Pseudodax moluccanus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Smalltail wrasse, Pseudojuloides cerasinus (Snyder, 1904) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Gunther's wrasse, Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker, 1862 (Montague Island, New South Wales, to Whitsunday group, Queensland) [3] (New South Wales to southern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Redstriped wrasse, Pteragogus enneacanthus (Bleeker, 1853) syn. P. amboinensis (Indonesia to the Coral Sea) [2]
- Cryptic wrasse, Pteragogus cryptus Randall, 1981 (Red Sea and western Pacific to Micronesia and Samoa) [2]
- Bluelined wrasse, Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker, 1851) syn. S. rubromaculata, S. linearis (western Pacific and islands of Oceania and the eastern Pacific except Hawaii) [2]
- Cutribbon wrasse, Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker, 1851) syn. S. kalosoma (East Africa to Samoa and the Mariana Islands) [2]
- Stripebelly wrasse, Stethojulis strigiventer (Bennett, 1832) syn. S. renardi (East Africa to Micronesia and Samoa) [2]
- Three-ribbon wrasse, Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) syn. S. phekadopleura (Maldives to western Pacific) [2]
- Slender wrasse, Suezichthys gracilis (Steindachner & Doederlein, 1887) (antitropical, known from southern Japan, Korea and Taiwan in the north and New South Wales and the southern Great Barrier Reef to New Caledonia in the south) [2]
- Bluntheaded wrasse, Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker, 1856) syn. T. melanochir (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Sixbar wrasse, Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1828) syn. T. schwanefeldii (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Jansen's wrasse, Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856) (Maldives to the western Pacific and Fiji) [2]
- Moon wrasse, Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Sunset wrasse, Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett, 1839) (Indo-Pacific and Clipperton Island in the eastern Pacific, but apparently absent from the Indo-Malayan region and southern Indian Ocean) [2]
- Surge wrasse, Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskal, 1775) syn. T. umbrostygma (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Fivestripe wrasse, Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & Bennett, 1839) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Ladder wrasse, Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepede, 1801) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Whitebanded sharpnose wrasse, Wetmorella albofasciata (Schultz & Marshall, 1954) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Sharpnose wrasse, Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale, 1901) syn. W. philippinus, W. ocellata, W. triocellata (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Fivefinger razorfish, Xyrichthys pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758) (East Africa and the Red Sea to the western Pacific) [2]
Family Scaridae - parrotfishes
- Bumphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa and the Line Islands in the central Pacific) [2]
- Stareye parrotfish, Calotomus carolinus (Valenciennes, 1840) syn. C. sandwicensis (Indo-Pacific and tropical east Pacific) [2]
- Raggedtooth parrotfish, Calotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (East Africa to Tonga and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Bicolour parrotfish, Cetoscarus bicolor (Rueppell, 1829) syn. Scarus pulchellus (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Bleeker's parrotfish, Chlorurus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940) [24] syn. S. bleekeri ((as S. bleekeri) western Pacific to Fiji and the islands of Micronesia) [2]
- Reefcrest parrotfish, Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes, 1840) (western Pacific to islands of Oceania) [2]
- Redtail parrotfish, Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789) syn. Scarus pyrrhurus (western Pacific to Samoa) [2]
- Steephead parrotfish, Chlorurus microrhinos (Bleeker, 1854) (western Pacific and islands of Oceania) [2]
- Bullethead parrotfish, Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskal, 1775) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Pacific longnose parrotfish, Hipposcarus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1840) (western Pacific to French Polynesia) [2]
- Slender parrotfish, marbled parrotfish, Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (scattered localities in the Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Minifin parrotfish, Scarus altipinnis (Steindachner, 1879) syn. S. brevifilis (Great Barrier Reef and islands of Oceania) [2]
- Chameleon parrotfish, Scarus chameleon Choat & Randall, 1986 (Western Australia to western Pacific and Fiji) [2]
- Bridled parrotfish, Scarus frenatus (Lacepede, 1802) syn. S. sexvittatus (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Bluebarred parrotfish, Scarus ghobban Forsskal, 1775 (Indo-Pacific and tropical eastern Pacific) [2]
- Globehead parrotfish, Scarus globiceps Valenciennes, 1840 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Highfin parrotfish, Scarus longipinnis Randall & Choat, 1980 (southern subtropical Pacific from the Great Barrier Reef to Pitcairn Islands) [2]
- Swarthy parrotfish, Scarus niger Forsskal, 1775 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Egghead parrotfish, Scarus oviceps Valenciennes, 1840 (western Pacific and islands of Oceania) [2]
- Whitespot parrotfish, palenose parrotfish, Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 [25] syn. Scarus forsteri (Bleeker, 1861) ((as S. forsteri) western Pacific to Micronesia and Pitcairn group) [2] ((as S. psittacus) Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Surf parrotfish, Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840 syn. S. fasciatus (western Pacific to the Caroline Islands and New Caledonia) [2]
- Ember parrotfish, Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847 (Indo-Pacific and tropical eastern Pacific) [2]
- Schlegel's parrotfish, Scarus schlegeli (Bleeker, 1861) (western Pacific and islands of Oceania) [2]
- Greensnout parrotfish, Scarus spinus (Kner, 1868) (western Pacific to Micronesia and Samoa) [2]
Family Opistognathidae - jawfishes, smilers
- Papuan jawfish, Opistognathus papuensis (Bleeker, 1868) (southern New Guinea and northern Queensland) [2]
- Coral sea jawfish, Opistognathus sp. (known only from Lizard Island and Lihou Reef in the Coral Sea) [2]
Family Uranoscopidae – stargazers
- Whitemargin stargazer, Uranoscopus sulphureus Valenciennes, 1831 syn. U. fuscomaculatus (Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Indonesia and the Red Sea) [2]
Family Trichonotidae - sand-divers
- Spotted sand-diver, Trichonotus setiger (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Persian Gulf to Queensland and Melanesia) [2]
- Threadfin sand-diver, Trichonotus sp. (Coral sea, Marians & Marshall Islands) [2]
Family Creediidae - sand burrowers
Family Pinguipedidae – grubfishes, weevers, sandperches
- Latticed sandperch, Parapercis clathrata Ogilby, 1911 (western Pacific to Samoa and the islands of Micronesia) [2]
- Sharpnose sandperch, Parapercis cylindrica (Bloch, 1797) (western Pacific to Fiji and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Speckled sandperch, Parapercis hexophtalma (Cuvier, 1829) syn. P. polyophtalma (East Africa and the Red Sea to the western Pacific and Fiji) [2]
- Spotted sandperch, Parapercis millepunctata (Guenther, 1860) (Maldives to the islands of Oceania) [2]
- Redbarred sandperch, Parapercis multiplicata Randall, 1984 (Ryukyu Islands, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Western Australia and the Coral Sea) [2]
- Barred sandperch, Parapercis nebulosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Western Australia to New South Wales) [2]
- Redspotted sandperch, Parapercis schauinslandii (Steindachner, 1900) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- U-mark sandperch, Parapercis snyderi Jordan & Starcks, 1905 (western Pacific) [2]
- Yellowbar sandperch, Parapercis xanthozona (Bleeker, 1849) (East Africa to western Pacific and Fiji) [2]
Family Tripterygiidae – triplefins, threefins
- Highfin triplefin, Enneapterygius tutuilae Jordan & Seale, 1906 syn. E. altipinnis (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Saddled triplefin, Enneapterygius atrogulare (Guenther, 18??) syn. E. annulatus (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Tailbar triplefin, Enneapterygius sp. (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Neon triplefin, Helcogramma striatum Hansen, 1986 (Sri-lanka to western Pacific and Line Islands) [2]
- Red-finned triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Bigmouth triplefin, Ucla sp. (Indo-Pacific) [2]
Family Blenniidae – blennies
Tribe Nemophini - sabretooth blennies, fangblennies
- Lance blenny, Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Mimic blenny, Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Yellowtail fangblenny, Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Guenther, 1877) (Western Australia and western Pacific to Micronesia and Samoa) [2]
- Doublepore fangblenny, Meiacanthus ditrema Smith-Vaniz, 1976 (Western Australia and western Pacific to Samoa and Tonga) [2]
- Striped fangblenny, Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836) (Western Australia and western Pacific to Caroline Islands and Santa Cruz Islands) [2]
- Lined fangblenny, Meiacanthus lineatus (De Vis, 1884) (Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Yellow fangblenny, Meiacanthus luteus Smith-Vaniz, 1987 (Western Australia, 20°S to Queensland, 19°S) [2]
Subfamily Blenniinae [27]
- Black blenny, Enchelyurus ater (Guenther, 1877) (southern Oceania from the Coral Sea to the Tuamotu Archipelago, but not the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Krauss's blenny, Enchelyurus kraussii (Klunzinger, 171) (Comores, Seychelles and Red Sea to the western Pacific and Mariana Islands) [2]
- Oyster blenny, Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes, 1836) (Spencer gulf, South Australia to the Queensland coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria) [2]
- Hepburn's blenny, Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder, 1908) (western Pacific to Samoa and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Deceiver fangblenny, Petroscirtes fallax Smith-Vaniz, 1976 (Great Barrier Reef south of 17°S to New South Wales) [2]
- Wolf fangblenny, brown sabretooth blenny, Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis, 1886) (Queensland, New South Wales, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia) [2] (Merimbula, New South Wales, to southern Queensland - also New Caledonia) [3]
- Highfin fangblenny, Petroscirtes mitratus Rueppell, 1830 (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa, Tonga and the islands of Micronesia) [2]
- Variable fangblenny, Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor, 1850 (Sri Lanka to the western Pacific) [2]
- Smooth fangblenny, Petroscirtes xestus Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Bicolour fangblenny, Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley, 1961) (Western Australia and western Pacific to Samoa and the islands of Micronesia) [2]
- Bluestriped fangblenny, blue-lined sabretooth blenny, Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852) (Indo-Pacific except Hawaii) [2] (tropical Australia south to Walpole, Western Australia, and to Merimbula, New South Wales - also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region) [3]
- Piano fangblenny, hit and run blenny, yellow sabretooth blenny, Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857) (tropical Australia south to Rottnest Island, Western Australia, and to Merimbula, New South Wales - also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region) [3] (Indo-Pacific except Hawaii) [2]
- Hairtail blenny, Xiphasia setifer Swainson, 1839 (East Africa and the Red Sea to western Pacific including New Caledonia and Vanuatu) [2]
Subfamily Salariinae [28]
- Brown coral blenny, Atrosalarias fuscus (Rueppell, 1835) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- White-dotted blenny, Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby, 1899) syn. C. patuki (southern subtropical Pacific from the southern Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe Island to Easter Island) [2]
- Chestnut blenny, Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836) syn. C. sebae (East Africa and the Red Sea to Tonga and the Caroline Islands) [2]
- Lady Musgrave blenny, Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé, 1983 (Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe Island to Tonga and Fiji) [2]
- Filamentous blenny, Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877) (western Indian Ocean including Persian Gulf and southern Red Sea to western Pacific) [2]
- Barred blenny, Cirripectes polyzona (Bleeker, 1868) (East Africa to Samoa and the Line Islands) [2]
- Zebra blenny, Cirripectes quagga (Fowler & Ball, 1924) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Reticulated blenny, Cirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz, 1953 [29] (East Africa to Samoa and islands of Micronesia) [2]
- Triplespot blenny, Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 (western Pacific to Tonga) [2]
- Fourline blenny, Ecsenius aequalis Springer, 1988 (Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea) [2]
- Australian blenny, Ecsenius australianus Springer, 1988 (northern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Bicolour blenny, Ecsenius bicolor (Day, 1888) (Maldives to the islands of Micronesia and Samoa) [2]
- Queensland blenny, Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch, 1923 (Queensland from Cape Yorke Peninsula at 12°S to the Bunger group, southern Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Midas blenny, Ecsenius midas Starck, 1969 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Great Barrier Reef blenny, Ecsenius stictus Springer, 1988 (Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Tiger blenny, Ecsenius tigris Springer, 1988 (Osprey, Bougainville & Holmes reefs in the western Coral Sea) [2]
- Wavyline rockskipper, Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker, 1858) (Western Australia to western and central Pacific) [2]
- Blackspotted rockskipper, Entomacrodus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1836) syn. E. plurifilis (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Shortbodied blenny, Exallias brevis (Kner, 1868) ((Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Goldspotted rockskipper, Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker, 1857) syn. Salarias coronatus (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Dussumier's rockskipper, Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836) (East Africa to western Pacific) [2]
- Rippled rockskipper, Istiblennius edentulus (Forster, 1801) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Lined rockskipper, Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Maldive to Pitcairn group) [2]
- Peacock rockskipper, Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes, 1836) (Western Australia to Queensland) [2]
- Bullethead rockskipper, Blenniella paula (Bryan & Herre, 1903) (Great Barrier Reef and the islands of Oceania except Hawaii and Easter Island) [2]
- Throatspot blenny, Nannosalarias nativitatis (Regan, 1909) (Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) to western Pacific and Tonga) [2]
- Barred-chin blenny, Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther, 1861) syn. Rhabdoblennius ellipes ((as R. ellipes) Great Barrier Reef and islands of Oceania) [2]
- Jewelled blenny, Salarias fasciatus (Bloch, 1786) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa and the islands of Micronesia) [2]
- Fringelip blenny, Salarias sinuosus Snyder, 1908 (western Pacific) [2]
- Talbot's blenny, Stanulus talboti Springer, 1968 (Great Barrier Reef, Lord Howe Island, Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands) [2]
Family Callionymidae - dragonets
Family Eleotridae - gudgeons, sleepers
Family Xenisthmidae - wrigglers
Family Gobiidae – gobies
- Spotted shrimp goby, Amblyeleotris guttata (Fowler, 1938) (East Indies to Samoa and north to the Ryukyu Islands) [2]
- Blotchy shrimp goby, Amblyeleotris periophthalma (Bleeker, 1853) (western Pacific eastwards to Samoa) [2]
- Steinitz's shrimp goby, Amblyeleotris steinitzi (Klausewitz, 1974) (Red Sea to Samoa) [2]
- Wheeler's shrimp goby, Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Polunin & Lubbock, 1977) (East Africa to Australia and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Orange-striped goby, Amblygobius decussatus (Bleeker, 1855) (western Pacific) [2]
- Banded goby, Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Old glory, Amblygobius rainfordi (Whitley, 1940) (Queensland and Coral Sea to Philippines) [2]
- Sphynx goby, Amblygobius sphynx (Valenciennes, 1837) (East Africa to western Pacific) [2]
- Starry goby, Asteropteryx semipunctata Rueppell, 1830 [30] (East Africa and the Red Sea to Hawaiian Islands and Tuamotus) [2]
- Common goby, Bathygobius fuscus (Rueppell, 1830) (East Africa and Red Sea to Tuamotus and Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Cocos goby, Bathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker, 1854) (East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago) [2]
- Large whip goby, Bryaninops amplus Larson, 1985 (Madagascar and the Seychelles to the Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Erythrops goby, Bryaninops erythrops (Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Chagos Archipelago to Marhall Islands and Samoa) [2]
- Redeye goby, Bryaninops natans Larson, 18985 (Red Sea to Micronesia and Cook Islands) [2]
- Black coral goby, Bryaninops tigris Larson, 1985 (Chagos Archipelago to Hawaiian Islands) [2]
- Whip goby, Bryaninops yongei (Davis & Cohen, 1968) (Australia to Hawaiian Islands and Rapa) [2]
- Ostrich goby, Callogobius maculipinnis (Fowler, 1918) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Tripleband goby, Callogobius sclateri (Steindachner, 1880) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Yellow shrimp goby, Cryptocentrus cinctus (Herre, 1936) (western Pacific) [2]
- Y-bar shrimp goby, Cryptocentrus fasciatus (Playfair & Guenther, 1867) (East Africa to Melanesia and the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Saddled shrimp goby, Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Guenther, 1871) (western Pacific) [2]
- Target shrimp goby, Cryptocentrus strigilliceps (Jordan & Seale, 1906) (East Africa to the Marshall Islands and Samoa) [2]
- Spotfin shrimp goby, Ctenogobiops pomastictus Lubbock & Polunin, 1977 (Queensland to Ryukyo Islands, east to Mariana Islands) [2]
- Masted shrimp goby, Ctenogobiops tangaroai Lubbock & Polunin, 1977 (Australia to Samoa) [2]
- Spikefin goby, Discordipinna griessingeri Hoese & Fourmanoir, 1978 (Red Sea to the Marquesas)
- Doublebar goby, Eviota bifasciata Lachner & Karnella, 1989 (Philippines and Indonesia to Northern Australia) [2]
- Blackbelly goby, Eviota nigriventris Giltay, 1933 (Philippines to Melanesia and eastern Australia) [2]
- Beautiful goby, Exyrias belissimus (Smith, 1959) (East Africa to Samoa) [2]
- Puntang goby, Exyrias puntang Bleeker (Queensland) [2]
- Novice goby, Fusigobius neophytus (Günther, 1877) [31] syn. Coryphopterus neophytus ((as C. neophytus) East Africa to the Tuamotus) [2]
- Blotched sand goby, Coryphopterus sp. (western Pacific) [2]
- Shoulderspot goby, Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853) [32] syn. Gnatholepis scapulostigma Herre, 1953 ((as G. scapulostigma) eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific) [2]
- Fourbar goby, Gobiodon citrinus (Rueppell, 1838) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa) [2]
- Broad-barred goby, Gobiodon histrio (Valenciennes, 1837) (western Pacific) [2]
- Small-eyed goby, Gobiodon micropus (Guenther, 1861) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Okinawa goby, Gobiodon okinawae (Sawada, Arai & Abe, 1973) (western Pacific, Japan to Australia) [2]
- Decorated goby, Istigobius decoratus (Herre, 1927) (East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa) [2]
- Orange-spotted goby, Istigobius rigilius (Herre, 1953) (Molucca and Philippine Islands to Australia and east to Fiji and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Whitecap goby, Lotilia graciliosa Klausewitz, 1960 (Red Sea to southern Japan, Marshall Islands and Fiji) [2]
- Wilbur's goby, Macrodontogobius wilburi Herre, 1926 (Seychelles to New Caledonia and Line Islands) [2]
- Spinecheek goby, Oplopomus oplopomus (Valenciennes, 1837) (East Africa to Society Islands) [2]
- Redhead goby, Paragobiodon echinocephalus Rueppell, 1828 (East Africa and the Red Sea to the Tuamotus and Marshall Islands) [2]
- Yellowskin goby, Paragobiodon xanthosoma (Bleeker, 1852) (Chagos Archipelago to Samoa) [2]
- Silverlined mudskipper, Periophthalmus argentilineatus (Valenciennes, 1837) (southern Red Sea south to Natal and east to the Marianas and Samoa) [2]
- Coral goby, Pleurosicya micheli Fourmanoir, 1971 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Girdled goby, Priolepis cincta (Regan, 1908) syn. P. naraharae (East Africa to southeastern Polynesia) [2]
- Trinspot goby, Signigobius biocellatus Hoese & Allen, 1977 (Philippines, Indonesia and Palau Islands to Melanesia and the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Yellownose shrimp goby, Stonogobiops xanthorhinica Hoese & Randall, 1982 (western edge of Pacific from Japan to the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Orange-red goby, Trimma okinawae (Aoyagi, 1949) (western Pacific) [2]
- Stripehead goby, Trimma striatum (Herre, 1945) (Philippines to Australia) [2]
- Orange-spotted goby, Trimma sp.1 (in Randall, 1997) (DFH-9 - Hoese) (western Pacific) [2]
- Benjamin's goby, Trimma benjamini Winterbottom, 1996 (western Pacific) [2]
- Twostripe goby, Valenciennea helsdingenii (Bleeker, 1858) (East Africa to the western Pacific) [2]
- Long finned goby, Valenciennea longipinnis (Lay & Bennett, 1839) (eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific) [2]
- Striped goby, Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes, 1837) (Indonesia to Melanesia and Northern Australia) [2]
- Orange-dashed goby, Valenciennea puellaris (Tomiyama, 1956) (Red Sea to Samoa and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Sixspot goby, Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes, 1837) (East Africa to Samoa and the Marshall Islands) [2]
- Blueband goby, Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet, 1782) (East Africa to Society Islands and Line Islands) [2]
- Parva goby, Valenciennea parva Hoese & Larson, 1994 (western Pacific) [2]
- Elegant goby, Valenciennea decora Hoese & Larson, 1994 (Great Barrier Reef to New Caledonia) [2]
- Ambanoro goby, Vanderhorstia ambanoro (Fourmanoir, 1957) (East Africa to Samoa) [2]
- Ocellated goby, Vanderhorstia ornatissima Smith, 1959 (East Africa to Samoa) [2]
- Shadow goby, Acentrogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775) syn. Yongeichthys nebulosus ((as Y. nebulosus) East Africa to western Pacific) [2]
Family Microdesmidae - wormfishes, dartfishes
- Curious wormfish, Gunnellichthys curiosus Dawson, 1968 (Seychelles, Maldives, Indonesia, Coral Sea, Society Islands and Hawaii) [2]
- Onespot wormfish, Gunnellichthys monostigma Smith, 1958 [33] syn. Gunnellichthys monostigmata Smith, 1958 ((as G. monostigmata) Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Brownstripe wormfish, Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1858 (western Pacific east to Samoa and the Mariana Islands) [2]
- Yellowstripe wormfish, Gunnellichthys viridescens (Seychelles, Maldives, Marshall Islands and Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Elegant firefish, Nemateleotris decora Randall & Allen, 1973 (Islands of the western Indian Ocean to the western Pacific) [2]
- Fire dartfish, Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Twotone dartfish, Ptereleotris evides (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) syn. P. tricolor (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Lined dartfish, Ptereleotris grammica Randall & Lubbock, 1982 (western Pacific) [2]
- Threadfin dartfish, Ptereleotris hanae (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Western Australia to western Pacific and east to Samoa and the Line Islands) [2]
- Spottail dartfish, Ptereleotris heteroptera Bleeker, 1855 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Pale dartfish, Ptereleotris microlepis (Bleeker, 1856) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Monofin dartfish, Ptereleotris monoptera Randall & Hoese, 1985 (Indo-Pacific from scattered localities) [2]
- Bandtail dartfish, Ptereleotris uroditaenia Randall & Hoese, 1985 (Indonesia, Solomon Islands and Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Zebra dartfish, Ptereleotris zebra Fowler, 1938 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
Family Acanthuridae - surgeonfishes
Subfamily Acanthurinae
- Whitefin surgeonfish, Acanthurus albipectoralis Allen & Ayling, 1987 (Great Barrier Reef and of the Coral Sea to Tonga) [2]
- Orange-socket surgeonfish, Acanthurus auranticavus Randall, 1956 (Maldives, Philippines, Indonesia and the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Roundspot surgeonfish, Acanthurus bariene Lesson, 1830 syn. A. nummifer (Maldives to the western Pacific) [2]
- Ringtail surgeonfish, Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes, 1835 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Eyestripe surgeonfish, Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835 (East Africa to the Line Islands and Hawaii) [2]
- Finelined surgeonfish, Acanthurus grammoptilus Richardson, 1843 (Philippines to Australia including the Great Barrier Reef) [2]
- Whitespotted surgeonfish, Acanthurus guttatus Forster, 1801 (Islands of the western Indian Ocean to Oceania) [2]
- Striped surgeonfish, Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Indo-Pacific except Red Sea) [2]
- Elongate surgeonfish, Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Whitecheek surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758) syn. A. glaucopareius (Islands of the tropical Pacific including eastern Pacific) [2]
- Blackstreak surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricauda Duncker & Mohr, 1929 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Brown surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskal, 1775) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Bluelined surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes, 1835 (islands of Oceania) [2]
- Orangeband surgeonfish, Acanthurus olivaceus Forster, 1801 (western Pacific and islands of Oceania) [2]
- Mimic surgeonfish, Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834 (western Pacific to islands of Oceania) [2]
- Thompson's surgeonfish, Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923) syn. A. philppinus (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Convict surgeonfish, Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Indo-Pacific and tropical eastern Pacific) [2]
- Yellowfin surgeonfish, Acanthurus xanthopterus (Valenciennes, 1835) (Indo-Pacific and tropical eastern Pacific) [2]
- Twospot bristletooth, Ctenochaetus binotatus Randall, 1955 (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Lined bristletooth, Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Goldring bristletooth, Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bennett, 1828) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (East Africa to Samoa, Kiribati and Mariana Islands) [2]
- Brushtail tang, Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Sailfin tang, Zebrasoma veliferum (Bloch, 1797) (western Pacific and islands of Oceania) [2]
Subfamily Nasinae
- Whitemargin unicornfish, Naso annulatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) syn. N. herrei (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Humpback unicornfish, Naso brachycentron (Valenciennes, 1835) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Spotted unicornfish, Naso brevirostris (Valenciennes, 1835) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Sleek unicornfish, Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Orangespine unicornfish, Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801) (Indo-Pacific) [2]
- Elongate unicornfish, Naso lopezi Herre, 1927 (western Pacific) [2]
- Grey unicornfish, Naso caesius Randall & Bell, 1992 (antiequatorial in Oceania including New Caledonia and the southern Coral Sea) [2]
Family Zanclidae - Moorish idol
Family Siganidae – rabbitfishes, spinefeet
Family Istiophoridae - billfishes
Family Scombridae – mackerels, tunas
- Southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyi Castelnau, 1872 (Western Australia to southern Queensland and around Tasmania - also widespread in the Southern Hemisphere) [3] [2]