Reunion
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Reunion 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, Referemces. Version downloaded 9 February 2023 https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp
The current version can be accessed here
An alternative list of endemic fishes is on (p. 2 of ResearchGate pdf)
Marine fishes known only from the deep-sea (below 200 m) are listed at the bottom of the page and are not included in species totals
+ = species added to the Catalog of Fishes after 9 Februrary 2023
Apolemichthys guezei
(Acanthuriformes Pomacanthidae) Reunion Angelfish
Symphysanodon
pitondelafournaisei (Acropomatiformes
Symphysanodontidae) Reunion Slopefish
Channomuraena bauchotae
(Anguilliformes Muraenidae) Reunion Broadbanded
Moray
Mimoblennius lineathorax
(Blenniiformes Blenniidae) Chinbar Blenny
Aseraggodes guttulatus
(Carangiformes Soleidae) Reclusive Sole
Chromis durvillei
(Cichliformes Pomacentridae) Bourbon Chromis
Coris flava (Perciformes Labridae)
Yellow Coris
Scorpaenopsis
rubrimarginata (Perciformes Scorpaenidae)
Argyripnus hulleyi
(Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae) Reunion
Bristlemouth
Canthigaster
caeruleolineata (Tetraodontiformes
Tetraodontidae) Bluelined Toby
Chlorophthalmus vulcanus (Aulopiformes Chlorophthalmidae) Volcano Greeneye