Coral Sea Islands
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in the Coral Sea 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
Opistognathus
elizabethensis (Cichliformes Opistognathidae) Elizabeth Reef Jawfish
Pascua readerae
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Tempestichthys bettyae
(Gobiiformes Thalasseleotrididae) Betty's
Ocean Sleeper
Plectranthias bennetti
(Perciformes Anthiadidae) Bennett's Perchlet
Tosanoides bennetti
(Perciformes Anthiadidae) Bennett's Fairy
Basslet