Spratly Islands And Paracel Islands
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in the Spratly Islands and Paracel 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
Amblyeleotris taipinensis (Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Chelidoperca leucostigmata
(Perciformes Serranidae) Whitespotted Perchlet
Prosoproctus pataecus
(Perciformes Synanceiidae)
Callionymus luridus
(Syngnathiformes Callionymidae) Macclesfield
Longtail Dragonet
Callionymus
macclesfieldensis (Syngnathiformes
Callionymidae) Maclesfield Dragonet
Neobythites longispinis
(Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae)
Neobythites sinensis
(Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae)
Monognathus bruuni
(Saccopharyngiformes Monognathidae)
Paratriacanthodes abei
(Tetraodontiformes Triacanthodidae)