Vietnam
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Vietnam 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
+ = species added to the Catalog of Fishes after 9 Februrary 2023
Branchiostegus biendong
(Acanthuriformes Latilidae) Yellowblotched
Tilefish
Nemipterus biendongensis
(Acanthuriformes Nemipteridae)
Bathycongrus parviporus
(Anguilliformes Congridae)
Gymnothorax emmae
(Anguilliformes Muraenidae)
Gymnothorax vietnamensis
(Anguilliformes Muraenidae) Vietnamese Brown
Moray
Strophidon dawydoffi
(Anguilliformes Muraenidae)
Cirrhimuraena orientalis
(Anguilliformes Ophichthidae)
Ophichthus longicorpus
(Anguilliformes Ophichthidae) Longbody Snake Eel
Ophichthus vietnamensis
(Anguilliformes Ophichthidae) Vietnamese Snake
Eel
Dysomma intermedium + (Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae)
Dysommina brevis + (Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae)
Meadia minor (Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae)
Small Arrowtooth Eel
Symphurus brachycephalus
(Carangiformes Cynoglossidae) Shortheaded
Tonguefish
Amblypomacentrus vietnamicus (Cichliformes Pomacentridae)
Chromis oligactis + (Cichliformes Pomacentridae)
Thryssa belvedere
(Clupeiformes Engraulidae) Ha Long Thryssa
Amblyeleotris memnonia
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Biendongella iljini
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Eviota maculibotella
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Spotted Dick Dwarfgoby
Feia ranta (Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Ranta Goby
Lubricogobius tre
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Odontamblyopus rebecca
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Platygobiopsis dispar
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Psammogobius viet
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Oxymetopon curticauda
(Gobiiformes Microdesmidae)
Oxymetopon filamentosum
(Gobiiformes Microdesmidae)
Myripristis astakhovi
(Holocentriformes Holocentridae)
Halieutaea dromedaria
(Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae)
Grammonus minutus
(Ophidiiformes Bythitidae)
Brotula phenax
(Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae)
Chelidoperca pollux + (Perciformes Serranidae)
Cocotropus astakhovi
(Perciformes Synanceiidae)
Cocotropus eksae
(Perciformes Synanceiidae)
Lepidotrigla firmisquamis
(Perciformes Triglidae)
Plotosus nhatrangensis
(Siluriformes Plotosidae)
Callionymus vietnamensis
(Syngnathiformes Callionymidae) Vietnamese
Longtail Dragonet
Upeneus dimipavlov
(Syngnathiformes Mullidae) Pavlov's Goatfish
Upeneus huan + (Syngnathiformes Mullidae)
Eptatretus albiderma
(Myxiniformes Myxinidae) Whitish Hagfish
Bajacalifornia microstoma
(Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae)
Atractodenchelys
brevitrunca (Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae) Shortbodied Arrowtooth Eel
Halicmetus odysseus
(Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae)