South Georgia & south sandwich islands
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in South Georgia 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
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
Parachaenichthys
georgianus (Perciformes Bathydraconidae) South Georgia Icefish
Psilodraco breviceps
(Perciformes Bathydraconidae)
Artedidraco mirus
(Perciformes Harpagiferidae) South Georgian
Plunderfish
Harpagifer permitini
(Perciformes Harpagiferidae) Permitin Spiny
Plunderfish
Careproctus georgianus
(Perciformes Liparidae)
Gobionotothen angustifrons
(Perciformes Nototheniidae) Narrowhead Rockcod
Patagonotothen shagensis
(Perciformes Nototheniidae)
Pseudotrematomus vicarius (Perciformes Nototheniidae) Orange Notothen
Additional deep-sea species (below 200 m) recorded only from South Georgia:Careproctus credispinulosus
(Perciformes Liparidae)
Careproctus eltaninae
(Perciformes Liparidae)
Careproctus improvisus
(Perciformes Liparidae)
Careproctus sandwichensis
(Perciformes Liparidae)
Paraliparis diploprora
(Perciformes Liparidae)
Bathylutichthys taranetzi
(Perciformes Psychrolutidae)
Lycenchelys
bellingshauseni (Perciformes Zoarcidae)
Melanostigma olgae
(Perciformes Zoarcidae)