the Ashmore and Cartier Islands Endemic Marine Fish Checklist

ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS

Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species

This list of marine fish species found exclusively in the Ashmore and Cartier Islands is based on the taxonomy used in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (2023). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2023 Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Version downloaded 9 February 2023 https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp

The current version can be accessed here

+ = species added to the Catalog of Fishes after 9 Februrary 2023

Opistognathus asper + (Cichliformes Opistognathidae) Ashmore Jawfish

The following deep-sea species (below 200 m) has been recorded only from the Ashmore and Cartier Islands:

Chlopsis sagmacollaris (Anguilliformes Chlopsidae)

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Mammal Species 0

Bird Species 0

Reptile Species 0

Amphibian Species 0

Freshwater Fish Species 0

Marine Fish Species 1

Vertebrate Genera 0

Swallowtail & Milkweed Butterfly Species 0

Vascular Plant Genera 0

Families & Orders 0