Wallis and Futuna

Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species

This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Wallis and Futuna 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

Callionymus futuna (Syngnathiformes Callionymidae) Futuna Deepwater Dragonet

Callionymus sereti (Syngnathiformes Callionymidae) Seret's Deepwater Dragonet

Additional deep-sea species (below 200 m) recorded only from Wallis and Futuna:

Neobythites musorstomi (Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae)

Scorpaenopsis crenulata (Perciformes Scorpaenidae) Serrated Deepwater Scorpionfish