# List of fishes of India

This is a list of the fish species found in India and is based on FishBase.

## Albuliformes
### Albulidae (bonefishes)

* Albula vulpes translated thapi lesapo by Jasson Kemiso Mudongo, a young Motswana man who also named it alibulila the (native), roundjaw bonefish, bonefish

## Anguilliformes
### Anguillidae (freshwater eels)

* Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis (native), Indian longfin eel, Indian mottled eel
* Anguilla bicolor bicolor (native), shortfin eel, Indonesian shortfin eel

### Colocongridae

* Coloconger raniceps (native), froghead eel

### Congridae (conger and garden eels)

* Bathyuroconger vicinus (native), large-toothed conger
* Conger cinereus (native), longfin African conger
* Gorgasia maculata (native), whitespotted garden eel
* Heteroconger hassi (native), spotted garden eel
* Heteroconger obscurus (native)
* Promyllantor purpureus (native)
* Uroconger lepturus (native), slender conger
* Xenomystax trucidans (native)

### Moringuidae (worm or spaghetti eels)

* Moringua abbreviata (native)
* Moringua arundinacea (native), Bengal spaghetti-eel
* Moringua bicolor (native)
* Moringua javanica (native), Java spaghetti eel
* Moringua microchir (native), lesser thrush eel
* Moringua raitaborua (native), purple spaghetti-eel

### Muraenesocidae (pike congers)

* Congresox talabon (native), yellow pike conger
* Congresox talabonoides (native), Indian pike conger
* Muraenesox bagio (native), common pike conger, pike eel
* Muraenesox cinereus (native), dagger-tooth pike conger

### Muraenidae (moray eels)

* Anarchias allardicei (native), Allardice's moray
* Anarchias cantonensis (native), Canton Island moray
* Echidna delicatula (native), mottled moray
* Echidna leucotaenia (native), whiteface moray
* Echidna nebulosa (native), snowflake moray
* Echidna polyzona (native), barred moray
* Enchelynassa canina (native), viper moray
* Gymnomuraena zebra (native), zebra moray
* Gymnothorax afer (questionable), dark moray
* Gymnothorax buroensis (native), vagrant moray
* Gymnothorax enigmaticus (native), enigmatic moray
* Gymnothorax favagineus (native), laced moray
* Gymnothorax fimbriatus (native), fimbriated moray
* Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (native), yellow-edged moray
* Gymnothorax hepaticus (native), liver-colored moray eel
* Gymnothorax javanicus (native), giant moray
* Gymnothorax meleagris (native), turkey moray
* Gymnothorax monochrous (native), drab moray
* Gymnothorax monostigma (native), one-spot moray
* Gymnothorax pictus (native), peppered moray
* Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (native), highfin moray
* Gymnothorax punctatofasciatus (native), bars'n spots moray
* Gymnothorax punctatus (native), Red Sea whitespotted moray
* Gymnothorax randalli (questionable)
* Gymnothorax reticularis (native)
* Gymnothorax richardsonii (native), Richardson's moray
* Gymnothorax rueppelliae (native), banded moray
* Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (native), greyface moray
* Gymnothorax tile (native), freshwater moray
* Gymnothorax undulatus (native), undulated moray
* Scuticaria tigrina (native), tiger reef-eel
* Strophidon sathete (native), Gangetic moray, slender giant moray
* Uropterygius concolor (native), unicolor snake moray
* Uropterygius macrocephalus (native), needle-tooth moray
* Uropterygius marmoratus (native), marbled reef-eel

### Nemichthyidae (snipe eels)

* Nemichthys scolopaceus (native), slender snipe-eel

### Nettastomatidae (duckbill eels)

* Nettenchelys taylori (native)

### Ophichthidae (snake eels)

* Bascanichthys deraniyagalai (native), Indian longtailed sand-eel, Indian longtailed sand-eel
* Bascanichthys longipinnis (native)
* Caecula pterygera (native), finny snake-eel, Finny snake eel
* Callechelys catostoma (native), black-striped snake eel
* Lamnostoma orientalis (native), Oriental worm-eel, Oriental sand-eel
* Lamnostoma polyophthalma (native), ocellated sand-eel
* Leiuranus semicinctus (native), saddled snake eel
* Muraenichthys gymnopterus (questionable)
* Muraenichthys schultzei (native), maimed snake eel
* Myrichthys colubrinus (native), harlequin snake eel
* Neenchelys buitendijki (native), fintail serpent eel
* Ophichthus altipennis (native), highfin snake eel
* Ophichthus apicalis (native), bluntnose snake-eel
* Ophichthus cephalozona (native), dark-shouldered snake eel
* Ophichthus regius (questionable), ornate snake eel
* Pisodonophis boro (native), rice-paddy eel
* Pisodonophis cancrivorus (native), longfin snake-eel
* Scolecenchelys macroptera (native), slender snake eel
* Skythrenchelys zabra (native), angry worm eel
* Xestochilus nebulosus (native), nebulous snake eel

## Atheriniformes
### Atherinidae (silversides)

* Atherinomorus duodecimalis (native), tropical silverside
* Atherinomorus lacunosus (native), hardyhead silverside
* Atherion africanus (native), pricklenose silverside
* Hypoatherina barnesi (native), Barnes' silverside
* Hypoatherina temminckii (native), Samoan silverside
* Hypoatherina valenciennei (native), Sumatran silverside

### Notocheiridae (surf sardines)

* Iso natalensis (native), surf sprite

## Aulopiformes
### Alepisauridae (lancetfishes)

* Alepisaurus ferox (questionable), longnose lancetfish

### Chlorophthalmidae (greeneyes)

* Chlorophthalmus agassizi (native), shortnose greeneye
* Chlorophthalmus bicornis (native), spinyjaw greeneye

### Ipnopidae

* Bathypterois atricolor (native), attenuated spider fish
* Bathypterois guentheri (native)
* Bathypterois insularum (native)

### Synodontidae (lizardfishes)

* Harpadon nehereus (native), Bombay duck, bummalo
* Harpadon squamosus (native)
* Harpadon translucens (native), glassy Bombay duck
* Saurida gracilis (native), gracile lizardfish
* Saurida isarankurai (questionable), shortjaw saury
* Saurida longimanus (native), longfin lizardfish
* Saurida micropectoralis (native), shortfin lizardfish
* Saurida nebulosa (native), clouded lizardfish
* Saurida pseudotumbil (native)
* Saurida tumbil (native), greater lizardfish
* Saurida undosquamis (native), brushtooth lizardfish
* Saurida wanieso (native), wanieso lizardfish
* Synodus binotatus (native), two-spot lizard fish
* Synodus englemani (native), Engleman's lizardfish
* Synodus gibbsi (native)
* Synodus indicus (native), Indian lizardfish
* Synodus jaculum (native), lighthouse lizardfish
* Synodus macrocephalus (native)
* Synodus macrops (native), triplecross lizardfish
* Synodus oculeus (native)
* Synodus sageneus (native), speartoothed grinner
* Synodus variegatus (native), variegated lizardfish
* Trachinocephalus myops (native), snakefish

## Batrachoidiformes
### Batrachoididae (toadfishes)

* Allenbatrachus grunniens (native), frog fish, Grunting toadfish
* Austrobatrachus dussumieri (native), flat toadfish

## Beloniformes
### Adrianichthyidae (ricefishes)

* Horaichthys setnai (endemic), thready top-minnow, Malabar ricefish
* Oryzias carnaticus (native)
* Oryzias dancena (native)

### Belonidae (needlefishes)

* Ablennes hians (native), flat needlefish
* Platybelone argalus platyura (native), keeled needlefish
* Strongylura incisa (native), reef needlefish
* Strongylura leiura (native), banded needlefish
* Strongylura strongylura (native), spottail needlefish
* Tylosurus acus melanotus (native), keel-jawed needle fish
* Tylosurus choram (questionable), Red Sea houndfish
* Tylosurus crocodilus (native), houndfish, crocodile needlefish
* Xenentodon cancila (native), freshwater garfish

### Exocoetidae (flyingfishes)

* Cheilopogon abei (native)
* Cheilopogon cyanopterus (native), margined flyingfish
* Cheilopogon exsiliens (questionable), bandwing flyingfish
* Cheilopogon furcatus (native), spotfin flyingfish
* Cheilopogon intermedius (native)
* Cheilopogon nigricans (native), African flyingfish
* Cheilopogon spilopterus (native), manyspotted flyingfish
* Cheilopogon suttoni (native), Sutton's flyingfish
* Cypselurus naresii (native), pharao flyingfish
* Cypselurus oligolepis (native), largescale flyingfish
* Exocoetus monocirrhus (native), barbel flyingfish
* Exocoetus volitans (native), tropical two-wing flyingfish
* Hirundichthys coromandelensis (native), Coromandel flyingfish
* Hirundichthys oxycephalus (native), bony flyingfish
* Hirundichthys speculiger (native), mirrorwing flyingfish
* Parexocoetus brachypterus (native), sailfin flyingfish
* Parexocoetus mento (native), African sailfin flyingfish
* Prognichthys brevipinnis (native), shortfin flyingfish

### Hemiramphidae (halfbeaks)

* Dermogenys brachynotopterus (native), Gangetic halfbeak
* Dermogenys pusilla (native), freshwater halfbeak, wrestling halfbeak
* Euleptorhamphus viridis (native), ribbon halfbeak
* Hemiramphus archipelagicus (native), jumping halfbeak
* Hemiramphus far (native), blackbarred halfbeak
* Hemiramphus lutkei (native), Lutke's halfbeak
* Hyporhamphus affinis (native), tropical halfbeak
* Hyporhamphus balinensis (native), Balinese garfish
* Hyporhamphus dussumieri (native), Dussumier's halfbeak
* Hyporhamphus limbatus (native), congaturi halfbeak, Valenciennes halfbeak
* Hyporhamphus quoyi (native), Quoy's garfish
* Hyporhamphus sindensis (native), Sind halfbeak
* Hyporhamphus unicuspis (native), simpletooth halfbeak
* Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (questionable), common halfbeak
* Hyporhamphus xanthopterus (endemic), red-tipped halfbeak
* Oxyporhamphus micropterus micropterus (native), bigwing halfbeak
* Rhynchorhamphus georgii (native), long billed half beak
* Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus (native), Malabar halfbeak
* Zenarchopterus buffonis (native), Buffon's river-garfish
* Zenarchopterus dispar (native), viviparous half beak, feathered river-garfish
* Zenarchopterus ectuntio (native), ectuntio halfbeak
* Zenarchopterus gilli (native), viviparous halfbeak
* Zenarchopterus pappenheimi (native), Bangkok halfbeak
* Zenarchopterus striga (native), Hooghly halfbeak

## Beryciformes
### Berycidae (alfonsinos)

* Beryx decadactylus (native), alfonsino
* Beryx splendens (native), splendid alfonsino
* Centroberyx spinosus (questionable), short alfonsino

### Holocentridae (squirrelfishes, soldierfishes)

* Myripristis adusta (native), shadowfin soldierfish
* Myripristis botche (native), blacktip soldierfish
* Myripristis hexagona (native), doubletooth soldierfish
* Myripristis murdjan (native), pinecone soldierfish
* Neoniphon argenteus (native), clearfin squirrelfish
* Neoniphon opercularis (native), blackfin squirrelfish
* Neoniphon sammara (native), sammara squirrelfish
* Ostichthys acanthorhinus (native), spinysnout soldierfish
* Ostichthys japonicus (native), brocade perch
* Sargocentron caudimaculatum (native), silverspot squirrelfish
* Adioryx diadema (native), crown squirrelfish
* Sargocentron ittodai (native), Samurai squirrelfish
* Sargocentron microstoma (native), smallmouth squirrelfish
* Sargocentron praslin (native), dark-striped squirrelfish
* Sargocentron punctatissimum (native), speckled squirrelfish
* Sargocentron rubrum (native), redcoat
* Sargocentron spiniferum (native), sabre squirrelfish
* Sargocentron violaceum (native), violet squirrelfish

### Monocentridae (pinecone fishes)

* Monocentris japonica (native), Japanese pinecone fish

### Trachichthyidae (slimeheads)

* Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus (native), Mediterranean slimehead

## Carcharhiniformes
### Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks)

* Carcharhinus altimus (native), bignose shark
* Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (native), graceful shark
* Carcharhinus amboinensis (native), pigeye shark
* Carcharhinus brevipinna (native), spinner shark
* Carcharhinus dussumieri (native), whitecheek shark, widemouth blackspot shark
* Carcharhinus falciformis (native), blackspot shark, silky shark
* Carcharhinus hemiodon (native), Pondicherry shark, Pondicherry shark
* Carcharhinus leucas (native), bull shark
* Carcharhinus limbatus (native), blacktip shark
* Carcharhinus longimanus (native), oceanic whitetip shark
* Carcharhinus macloti (native), Maclot's shark, hardnose shark
* Carcharhinus melanopterus (native), blacktip reef shark
* Carcharhinus sealei (native), blackspot shark
* Carcharhinus sorrah (native), sorrah, spottail shark
* Galeocerdo cuvier (native), tiger shark
* Glyphis gangeticus (native), Ganges shark
* Lamiopsis temminckii (native), broadfin shark
* Loxodon macrorhinus (native), sliteye shark
* Negaprion acutidens (native), sicklefin lemon shark
* Prionace glauca (native), blue shark
* Rhizoprionodon acutus (native), eidah, milk shark
* Rhizoprionodon oligolinx (native), grey dog shark, grey sharpnose shark
* Scoliodon laticaudus (native), spadenose shark
* Triaenodon obesus (native), whitetip reef shark

### Hemigaleidae (weasel sharks)

* Chaenogaleus macrostoma (native), hooktooth shark
* Hemigaleus microstoma (native), sicklefin weasel shark
* Hemipristis elongata (native), Elliot's grey shark, snaggletooth shark

### Proscylliidae (finback catsharks)

* Eridacnis radcliffei (native), pygmy ribbontail catshark

### Scyliorhinidae (cat sharks)

* Apristurus investigatoris (native), broadnose catshark
* Atelomycterus marmoratus (native), marbled cat shark, coral catshark
* Cephaloscyllium silasi (native), Indian swellshark
* Halaelurus buergeri (questionable), blackspotted catshark
* Halaelurus hispidus (native), bristly catshark
* Halaelurus quagga (native), quagga catshark
* Scyliorhinus capensis (questionable), yellowspotted catshark

### Sphyrnidae (hammerhead sharks)

* Eusphyra blochii (native), winghead shark
* Sphyrna lewini (native), scalloped hammerhead
* Sphyrna mokarran (native), great hammerhead
* Sphyrna tudes (questionable), smalleye hammerhead
* Sphyrna zygaena (native), round-headed hammerhead, smooth hammerhead

### Triakidae (houndsharks)

* Iago omanensis (native), bigeye houndshark
* Mustelus mosis (native), Arabian smooth-hound

## Clupeiformes
### Chirocentridae (wolf herring)

* Chirocentrus dorab (native), dorab wolf-herring
* Chirocentrus nudus (native), whitefin wolf-herring

### Clupeidae (herring, shads, sardines, and menhadens)

* Amblygaster clupeoides (native), bleeker smoothbelly sardinella
* Amblygaster leiogaster (native), smooth-belly sardinella
* Amblygaster sirm (native), spotted sardinella
* Anodontostoma chacunda (native), chacunda gizzard shad
* Anodontostoma selangkat (native), Indonesian gizzard shad
* Anodontostoma thailandiae (native), Thai gizzard shad
* Corica laciniata (native), Bangkok river sprat
* Corica soborna (native), Ganges river sprat
* Dayella malabarica (endemic), Day's round herring
* Ehirava fluviatilis (native), Malabar sprat
* Escualosa thoracata (native), white sardine
* Gonialosa manmina (native), Ganges river gizzard shad
* Gudusia chapra (native), Indian river shad
* Herklotsichthys punctatus (questionable), spotback herring
* Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (native), bluestripe herringHerklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
* Hilsa kelee (native), kelee shad
* Nematalosa galatheae (native), Galathea gizzard shad
* Nematalosa nasus (native), hairback, Bloch's gizzard shad
* Opisthopterus tardoore (native), tardoore
* Raconda russeliana (native), raconda
* Sardinella albella (native), white sardinella
* Sardinella brachysoma (native), deepbody sardinella
* Sardinella fimbriata (native), charree addee, fringescale sardinella
* Sardinella gibbosa (native), goldstripe sardinella
* Sardinella jussieu (native), Mauritian sardinella
* Sardinella longiceps (native), Indian oil sardine
* Sardinella melanura (native), blacktip sardinella
* Sardinella sindensis (native), Sind sardinella
* Spratelloides delicatulus (native), delicate round herring
* Spratelloides gracilis (native), silver-stripe round herringTenualosa ilisha
* Tenualosa ilisha (native), ilish
* Tenualosa toli (native), toli shad

### Dussumieriidae (round herring)

* Dussumieria acuta (native), rainbow sardine
* Dussumieria elopsoides (native), slender rainbow sardine

### Engraulidae (anchovies)

* Coilia dussumieri (native), goldspotted grenadier anchovy
* Coilia grayii (native), Gray's grenadier anchovy
* Coilia neglecta (native), neglected grenadier anchovy
* Coilia ramcarati (native), ramcarat grenadier anchovy
* Coilia reynaldi (native), Nil, Reynald's grenadier anchovy
* Encrasicholina devisi (native), Devis' anchovy
* Encrasicholina heteroloba (native), shorthead anchovy
* Encrasicholina punctifer (native), buccaneer anchovy
* Setipinna breviceps (questionable), shorthead hairfin anchovy
* Setipinna brevifilis (endemic), short-hairfin anchovy
* Setipinna phasa (endemic), Gangetic hairfin anchovy
* Setipinna taty (native), scaly hairfin anchovy
* Setipinna tenuifilis (native), common hairfin anchovy
* Stolephorus andhraensis (native), Andhra anchovy
* Stolephorus baganensis (native), Bagan anchovy
* Stolephorus commersonnii (native), Commerson's anchovy
* Stolephorus dubiosus (native), Thai anchovy
* Stolephorus indicus (native), Indian anchovy
* Stolephorus insularis (native), Hardenberg's anchovy
* Stolephorus waitei (native), spotty-face anchovy
* Thryssa baelama (native), baelama anchovy
* Thryssa dayi (native), Day's thryssa
* Thryssa dussumieri (native), Dussumier's thryssa
* Thryssa encrasicholoides (native), false baelama anchovy
* Thryssa gautamiensis (native), Gautama thryssa
* Thryssa hamiltonii (native), Hamilton's thryssa
* Thryssa kammalensis (misidentification) Kammal thryssa
* Thryssa kammalensoides (native), Godavari thryssa
* Thryssa malabarica (native), Malabar thryssa
* Thryssa mystax (native), moustached thryssa
* Thryssa polybranchialis (native), humphead thryssa
* Thryssa purava (native), oblique-jaw thryssa
* Thryssa setirostris (native), longjaw thryssa
* Thryssa spinidens (native), Bengal thryssa
* Thryssa stenosoma (native), slender thryssa
* Thryssa vitrirostris (native), orangemouth anchovy

### Pristigasteridae (pristigasterids)

* Ilisha elongata (native), elongate ilisha
* Ilisha filigera (native), Coromandel ilisha
* Ilisha kampeni (native), Kampen's ilisha
* Ilisha megaloptera (native), bigeye ilisha
* Ilisha melastoma (native), Indian ilisha
* Ilisha obfuscata (native), hidden ilisha
* Ilisha sirishai (native), lobejaw ilisha
* Ilisha striatula (native), banded ilisha
* Pellona dayi (native), Day's pellona
* Pellona ditchela (native), Indian pellona

## Cypriniformes
### Balitoridae (river loaches)

* Aborichthys elongatus (endemic)
* Aborichthys garoensis (endemic)
* Aborichthys kempi (disputed)
* Acanthocobitis botia (native), Gadera, mottled loach
* Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis (native)
* Acanthocobitis zonalternans (native)
* Balitora brucei (native), Gray's stone loach
* Balitora jalpalli (endemic), Silent Valley stone loach
* Balitora mysorensis (endemic), slender stone loach
* Bhavania australis (endemic), Western Ghats loach
* Homaloptera manipurensis (endemic)
* Homaloptera menoni (endemic)
* Homaloptera montana (endemic), Anamalai loach
* Homaloptera pillaii (endemic)
* Homaloptera santhamparaiensis (native)
* Indoreonectes evezardi (endemic)
* Longischistura bhimachari (endemic)
* Longischistura striata (endemic)
* Mesonoemacheilus guentheri (endemic)
* Mesonoemacheilus herrei (native)
* Mesonoemacheilus pambarensis (endemic)
* Mesonoemacheilus pulchellus (endemic)
* Mesonoemacheilus triangularis (endemic)
* Nemacheilus anguilla (endemic)
* Nemacheilus baluchiorum (native)
* Nemacheilus barapaniensis (native)
* Nemacheilus carletoni (endemic)
* Nemacheilus devdevi (endemic)
* Nemacheilus doonensis (endemic)
* Nemacheilus drassensis (native)
* Nemacheilus gangeticus (endemic)
* Nemacheilus guttatus (native), guntea loach
* Nemacheilus himachalensis (endemic)
* Nemacheilus kaimurensis (native)
* Nemacheilus keralensis (endemic)
* Nemacheilus kodaguensis (endemic)
* Nemacheilus menoni (native)
* Nemacheilus monilis (endemic)
* Nemacheilus mooreh (endemic)
* Nemacheilus multifasciatus (native)
* Nemacheilus nilgiriensis (endemic)
* Nemacheilus pavonaceus (endemic)
* Nemacheilus periyarensis (native)
* Nemacheilus petrubanarescui (endemic)
* Nemacheilus reticulofasciatus (endemic)
* Nemacheilus rueppelli (endemic)
* Nemacheilus shehensis (native)
* Nemacheilus sikmaiensis (native)
* Nemacheilus singhi (endemic)
* Nemacheilus subfusca (native)
* Nemacheilus tikaderi (endemic)
* Nemachilichthys shimogensis (native)
* Neonoemacheilus assamensis (native)
* Neonoemacheilus labeosus (native)
* Neonoemacheilus morehensis (native)
* Neonoemacheilus peguensis (native)
* Physoschistura elongata (endemic)
* Physoschistura shanensis (questionable)
* Schistura altipedunculata (native)
* Schistura beavani (native), creek loach
* Schistura chindwinica (endemic)
* Schistura cincticauda (native)
* Schistura corica (native)
* Schistura dayi (native)
* Schistura denisoni (endemic)
* Schistura horai (native)
* Schistura kangjupkhulensis (native)
* Schistura khugae (native)
* Schistura manipurensis (endemic)
* Schistura montana (endemic), chitai
* Schistura nagaensis (endemic)
* Schistura nalbanti (native)
* Schistura prashadi (endemic)
* Schistura prashari (native)
* Schistura punjabensis (native)
* Schistura rendahli (native)
* Schistura reticulata (native)
* Schistura rupecula (native)
* Schistura savona (native)
* Schistura scaturigina (native)
* Schistura semiarmata (endemic)
* Schistura sijuensis (endemic)
* Schistura spiloptera (questionable)
* Schistura tigrinum
* Schistura tirapensis (native)
* Schistura vinciguerrae (native)
* Schistura zonata (native)
* Travancoria elongata (endemic)
* Travancoria jonesi (endemic), Travancore loach
* Triplophysa gracilis (native), Gracilis triplophysa-loach
* Triplophysa kashmirensis (endemic)
* Triplophysa ladacensis (native)
* Triplophysa marmorata (endemic), Kashmir triplophysa-loach
* Triplophysa microps (native), Leh triplophysa-loach
* Triplophysa shehensis (endemic), Tilak triplophysa-loach
* Triplophysa stewarti (native)Triplophysa stoliczkai
* Triplophysa stoliczkai (native), Stoliczka triplophysa-loach, Tibetan stone loach
* Triplophysa tenuicauda (native), Tibetan triplophysa-loach
* Triplophysa yasinensis (native), Yasin triplophysa-loach

### Cobitidae (loaches)

* Acantopsis choirorhynchos (native), banana fish, horseface loachBotia rostrata
* Botia almorhae (native), Almorha loach
* Botia birdi (native), birdi loach
* Botia dario (native), necktie loach, Bengal loach
* Botia dayi (native), Hora loach
* Botia histrionica (native), Burmese loach
* Botia macracantha
* Botia lohachata (native), Y-loach, reticulate loach
* Botia macrolineata (native)
* Botia rostrata (native), Gangetic loach
* Botia striata (endemic), tiger loach, zebra loach
* Enobarbichthys maculatus (endemic), Whitley loach
* Lepidocephalichthys annandalei (native), Annandale loach
* Lepidocephalichthys arunachalensis (native)
* Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (native), Burmese loachLepidocephalichthys guntea
* Lepidocephalichthys guntea (native), guntea loach
* Lepidocephalichthys irrorata (native), Loktak loach
* Lepidocephalichthys manipurensis (native), Yu loach
* Lepidocephalichthys menoni (native), Tilak loach
* Lepidocephalus coromandelensis (native)
* Lepidocephalus thermalis (native), Malabar loach, common spiny loach
* Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (native), Japanese weatherfish, Oriental weatherfish
* Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli (native), Goalpara loach
* Pangio bashai (endemic)
* Pangio goaensis (endemic), Indian coolie-loach
* Pangio longipinnis (native)
* Pangio oblonga (native), Pangia coolie-loach, Java loach
* Pangio pangia (native)
* Somileptus gongota (native), Gongota loach, Gongota loach
* Syncrossus berdmorei (native), Blyth's loach, Blyth's loach
* Syncrossus hymenophysa (questionable), tiger loach

### Cyprinidae (minnows or carps)

* Amblypharyngodon atkinsonii (native), Burmese carplet
* Amblypharyngodon melettinus (native), attentive carplet
* Amblypharyngodon microlepis (native), Indian carplet
* Amblypharyngodon mola (native), mola carplet
* Aristichthys nobilis (introduced), bighead carp
* Aspidoparia jaya (native), jaya
* Aspidoparia morar (native), aspidoparia
* Aspidoparia ukhrulensis (native)
* Bangana almorae (native)
* Bangana diplostoma (native), Murree labeo
* Barbodes bovanicus (endemic), Bowany barb
* Barbodes carnaticus (endemic), Carnatica carp
* Barbodes wynaadensis (endemic)
* Barbonymus gonionotus (introduced), tawes, Java barb
* Barilius bakeri (endemic), Malabar baril
* Barilius barila (native), barred baril
* Barilius barna (native), barna baril
* Barilius bendelisis (native), Hamilton's barilaBarilius canarensis
* Barilius canarensis (endemic), Jerdon's baril
* Barilius chatricensis (native)
* Barilius cocsa (native)
* Barilius dimorphicus (endemic)
* Barilius dogarsinghi (endemic), Manipur baril
* Barilius evezardi (endemic), Day's baril
* Barilius gatensis (endemic), river-carp baril
* Barilius lairokensis (native), ngawa
* Barilius modestus (native), Indus baril
* Barilius nelsoni (native)
* Barilius ngawa (native)
* Barilius radiolatus (endemic), Günther's baril
* Barilius shacra (native), Shacra baril
* Barilius tileo (native), tileo baril
* Barilius vagra (native), dudhnea
* Carassius auratus auratus (introduced), goldfish
* Carassius carassius (introduced), crucian carp
* Catla catla (native), bhakur, catla
* Chagunius chagunio (native), chaguni
* Chagunius nicholsi (native)
* Chela cachius (native), silver hatchet chela
* Chela dadiburjori (endemic), dadio
* Chela fasciata (endemic), Malabar hatchet chela
* Chela laubuca (native), winged danio, Indian glass barb
* Cirrhinus cirrhosus (native), mrigal
* Cirrhinus fulungee (endemic), Deccan white carp
* Cirrhinus macrops (endemic), Hora white carp
* Crossocheilus burmanicus (native)
* Crossocheilus diplochilus (native), Kashmir latia
* Crossocheilus latius (native), Gangetic latia
* Crossocheilus periyarensis (endemic)
* Ctenopharyngodon idella (introduced), grass carp
* Cyprinion semiplotum (native), Assamese kingfish
* Cyprinus carpio carpio (introduced), common carp
* Danio dangila (native), Dangila danio
* Danio rerio (native), anju, zebra danio
* Desmopuntius johorensis (questionable), melon barb, striped barb
* Devario acuticephala (endemic), Manipur danio
* Devario aequipinnatus (native), giant danio
* Devario assamensis (native)
* Devario devario (native), devario danio, Sind danio
* Devario fraseri (endemic), Fraser danio
* Devario horai (native)
* Devario malabaricus (native), Malabar danio
* Devario manipurensis (native)
* Devario naganensis (endemic), Naga danio
* Devario neilgherriensis (endemic), Peninsular danio
* Devario regina (native), Fowler's danio
* Devario yuensis (native)
* Diptychus maculatus (native), Tibetan snowtrout, scaly osman
* Eechathalakenda ophicephala (endemic), Channa barb
* Esomus barbatus (endemic), South Indian flying barb
* Esomus danricus (native), Indian flying barb
* Esomus lineatus (native), striped flying barb
* Esomus malabaricus (native)
* Esomus manipurensis (native)
* Esomus thermoicos (native)
* Garra annandalei (native), Annandale garra
* Garra bicornuta (endemic), Tunga garra
* Garra compressus (native)
* Garra elongata (native)
* Garra gotyla gotyla (native), Gadhera, sucker head
* Garra gotyla stenorhynchus (endemic), Nilgiris garra
* Garra hughi (endemic), Cardamon garra
* Garra kalakadensis (endemic)
* Garra kempi (native), Kemp garra
* Garra lamta (native), Gadhera
* Garra lissorhynchus (endemic), Khasi garra
* Garra litanensis (native)
* Garra manipurensis (native)
* Garra mcclellandi (endemic), Cauvery garra
* Garra menoni (endemic)
* Garra mullya (native), mullya garra
* Garra naganensis (endemic), Naga garra
* Garra nambulica (native)
* Garra nasuta (native), Khasi garra
* Garra notata (native), Tenasserim garra
* Garra paralissorhynchus (Manipur)
* Garra periyarensis (native)
* Garra rupecula (endemic), Mishmi garra
* Garra surendranathanii (native)
* Horadandia atukorali (native)
* Horalabiosa arunachalami (native)
* Horalabiosa joshuai (native)
* Horalabiosa palaniensis (native)
* Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (introduced), silver carp
* Hypselobarbus curmuca (endemic), curmuca barb
* Hypselobarbus dobsoni (endemic), Krishna carp
* Hypselobarbus dubius (endemic), Nilgiris barb
* Hypselobarbus jerdoni (endemic), Jerdon's carp
* Hypselobarbus kolus (endemic), kolus
* Hypselobarbus kurali (endemic)
* Hypselobarbus lithopidos (endemic), canara barb
* Hypselobarbus micropogon (endemic), korhi barb
* Hypselobarbus periyarensis (native)
* Hypselobarbus pulchellus (endemic)
* Hypselobarbus thomassi (endemic), red canarese barb
* Labeo angra (native), Angra labeo
* Labeo ariza (native), ariza labeo, Reba
* Labeo bata (native), bata labeo, bata
* Labeo boga (native), boga labeo
* Labeo boggut (native), boggut labeo
* Labeo caeruleus (questionable), Sind labeo
* Labeo calbasu (native), Karnataka labeo, orange-fin labeo
* Labeo dussumieri (native), thooli
* Labeo dyocheilus (native), boalla
* Labeo fimbriatus (native), fringed-lipped peninsula carp
* Labeo gonius (native), Kuria labeo
* Labeo kawrus (endemic), Deccan labeo
* Labeo kontius (endemic), pigmouth carp
* Labeo nandina (native)
* Labeo pangusia (native), pangusia labeo
* Labeo porcellus (native), Bombay labeo
* Labeo potail (endemic), Deccan labeo
* Labeo rajasthanicus (endemic)
* Labeo rohita (native), rohu
* Labeo udaipurensis (endemic)
* Lepidopygopsis typus (endemic), peninsular hilltrout
* Megarasbora elanga (native), Bengala barb
* Neolissochilus dukai (native)
* Neolissochilus hexagonolepis (native), katli, copper mahseer
* Neolissochilus hexastichus (native)
* Neolissochilus pnar (endemic)
* Neolissochilus spinulosus (endemic)
* Oreichthys cosuatis (native)
* Oreichthys umangii (native)
* Osteobrama alfredianus (native)
* Osteobrama bakeri (endemic), Malabar osteobrama
* Osteobrama belangeri (native), Manipur osteobrama
* Osteobrama bhimensis (endemic)
* Osteobrama cotio cotio (native), cotio
* Osteobrama cotio cunma (native), cunma osteobrama
* Osteobrama cotio peninsularis (endemic), peninsular osteobrama
* Osteobrama neilli (endemic), Nilgiri osteobrama
* Osteobrama vigorsii (endemic), Bheema osteobrama
* Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (endemic), Kantaka barb
* Osteochilus hasseltii (native), silver sharkminnow
* Osteochilus longidorsalis (endemic)
* Osteochilus nashii (endemic), Chandkas barb, Nash's barb
* Osteochilus thomassi (endemic), Konti barb
* Parapsilorhynchus discophorus (endemic), ratnagiri minnow
* Parapsilorhynchus elongatus (native)
* Parapsilorhynchus prateri (endemic), Deolali minnow
* Parapsilorhynchus tentaculatus (endemic), Khandalla minnow
* Parluciosoma labiosa (endemic), slender rasbora
* Poropuntius burtoni (native)
* Poropuntius clavatus (native), Stedman barb
* Ptychobarbus conirostris (native), Indus snowtrout
* Puntius ambassis (native)
* Puntius amphibius (native), scarlet-banded barb
* Puntius arenatus (endemic), arenatus barb
* Puntius arulius (endemic), Silas barb, Arulius barb
* Puntius assimilis (native)
* Puntius bimaculatus (native), redside barb
* Puntius burmanicus (questionable)
* Puntius chalakkudiensis (endemic)
* Puntius chelynoides (native), dark mahseer
* Puntius chola (native), chola barb, swamp barb
* Pethia conchonius (native), red barb, rosy barb
* Puntius coorgensis (native)
* Puntius crescentus (native)
* Puntius deccanensis (endemic), Deccan barb
* Puntius denisonii (endemic), Denison barb
* Puntius dorsalis (native), Cauvery barb, long snouted barb
* Puntius exclamatio (native)
* Puntius fasciatus (endemic), melon barb
* Puntius filamentosus (native), black-spot barb, blackspot barb
* Puntius fraseri (endemic), dharna barb
* Pethia gelius (native), golden barb
* Puntius guganio (native), glass-barb
* Puntius kannikattiensis (native)
* Puntius mahecola (native)
* Puntius manipurensis (native)
* Puntius meingangbii (native)
* Puntius melanampyx (native)
* Puntius morehensis (native), waijabi
* Puntius mudumalaiensis (native)
* Puntius muvattupuzhaensis
* Puntius nangalensis (native)
* Puntius narayani (endemic), Narayan barb
* Puntius ornatus (native)
* Puntius orphoides (questionable), Javaen barb
* Puntius parrah (endemic), parrah barb
* Pethia phutunio (native), dwarf barb, spottedsail barb
* Puntius pleurotaenia (questionable), black lined barb
* Puntius punctatus (endemic)
* Puntius punjabensis (questionable)
* Puntius puntio (native), puntio barb
* Puntius roseipinnis (endemic), Pondicherry barb
* Puntius sahyadriensis (endemic), Khavli barb
* Puntius sarana (native), Peninsular olive barb, olive barb
* Pethia setnai (native)
* Puntius shalynius (endemic), Shalyni barb
* Puntius sharmai (endemic)
* Puntius sophore (native), spotfin swamp barb, Pool barb
* Puntius sophoroides (native)
* Puntius tambraparniei (endemic)
* Puntius terio (native), one-spot barb, onespot barb
* Puntius ticto (native), thunnus, ticto barb
* Puntius vittatus (native), kooli barb, greenstripe barb
* Puntius waageni (questionable)
* Puntius yuensis (native)Raiamas bola
* Raiamas bola (native), Indian trout, trout barb
* Raiamas guttatus (native), Burmese trout
* Rasbora caverii (endemic), Cauvery rasbora
* Rasbora daniconius (native), blackline rasbora, slender rasbora
* Rasbora rasbora (native), Gangetic scissortail rasbora
* Rasbora vaterifloris (questionable), pearly rasbora
* Rohtee ogilbii (endemic), Vatani rohtee
* Salmophasia balookee (native), Bloch razorbelly minnow
* Salmophasia punjabensis (native), Punjab razorbelly minnow
* Salmostoma acinaces (native), silver razorbelly minnow
* Salmostoma bacaila (native), large razorbelly minnow
* Salmostoma belachi (native), belachi
* Salmostoma boopis (endemic), boopis razorbelly minnow
* Salmostoma horai (endemic), Hora razorbelly minnow
* Salmostoma novacula (endemic), novacula razorbelly minnow
* Salmostoma orissaensis (endemic), Orissa razorbelly minnow
* Salmostoma phulo (native), finescale razorbelly minnow
* Salmostoma sardinella (native), sardinella razorbelly minnow
* Salmostoma untrahi (endemic), Mahanadi razorbelly minnow
* Schismatorhynchos nukta (endemic), Nukta
* Schizopyge curvifrons (native), Dapeghat snowtrout, Sattar snowtrout
* Schizopyge niger (native), alghad snowtrout, chush snowtrout
* Schizopygopsis stoliczkai (native), Kinnaur snowtrout, false osman
* Schizothorax esocinus (native), chirruh snowtrout
* Schizothorax huegelii (native)
* Schizothorax kumaonensis (endemic), Kumaon snowtrout
* Schizothorax labiatus (native), Kunar snowtrout
* Schizothorax microcephalus (native)
* Schizothorax molesworthi (native)
* Schizothorax nasus (native), Dongu snowtrout
* Schizothorax plagiostomus (native), asaila
* Schizothorax progastus (native), Dinnawah snowtrout
* Schizothorax richardsonii (native), asaila, snow trout
* Securicula gora (native), gora-chela
* Semiplotus manipurensis (native)
* Semiplotus modestus (native), Burmese kingfish
* Sinilabeo dero (native), Arangi, kalabans
* Thynnichthys sandkhol (endemic), sandkhol carp
* Tinca tinca (introduced), tenchDeccan mahseer, Tor khudree
* Tor khudree (native), Deccan mahseer
* Tor kulkarnii (native), dwarf mahseer
* Tor macrolepis (native)
* Tor mussullah (endemic), mussullah mahseer, humpback mahseer
* Tor progeneius (endemic), Jungha mahseer
* Tor putitora (native), chadu, golden mahseer
* Tor tor (native), tor mahseer, mahseer

### Psilorhynchidae

* Psilorhynchus balitora (native), balitora minnow
* Psilorhynchus homaloptera (native), homaloptera minnow, torrent stone carp
* Psilorhynchus microphthalmus (native)
* Psilorhynchus sucatio (native), sucatio minnow, river stone carp

## Cyprinodontiformes
### Aplocheilidae (killifishes)

* Aplocheilus blockii (native), green panchax
* Aplocheilus dayi (questionable), Day's panchax, Ceylon killifish
* Aplocheilus kirchmayeri (endemic)
* Aplocheilus lineatus (native), Malabar killie, striped panchax
* Aplocheilus panchax (native), blue panchax
* Aplocheilus parvus (native), dwarf panchax

### Cyprinodontidae (pupfishes)

* Aphanius dispar dispar (native)

### Poeciliidae (poeciliids)

* Gambusia affinis (introduced), mosquitofish
* Gambusia holbrooki (introduced), eastern mosquitofish
* Poecilia reticulata (introduced), Barbados millions, guppy
* Xiphophorus hellerii (introduced), green swordtail

## Elopiformes
### Elopidae (tenpounders)

* Elops machnata (native), ladyfish, tenpounder

### Megalopidae (tarpons)

* Megalops cyprinoides (native), oxeye tarpon, Indo-Pacific tarpon

## Gadiformes
### Bregmacerotidae (codlets)

* Bregmaceros mcclellandi (native), spotted codlet

### Macrouridae (grenadiers or rattails)

* Bathygadus furvescens (native)
* Coelorinchus flabellispinnis (native)
* Coelorinchus parallelus (native), spiny grenadier
* Coryphaenoides hextii (native)
* Coryphaenoides macrolophus (native)
* Coryphaenoides nasutus (questionable), largenose grenadier
* Coryphaenoides woodmasoni (native)
* Gadomus multifilis (native)
* Hymenocephalus italicus (native), glasshead grenadier
* Malacocephalus laevis (native), softhead grenadier
* Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps (native)

### Moridae (morid cods)

* Physiculus argyropastus (native)

## Gasterosteiformes
### Pegasidae (seamoths)

* Eurypegasus draconis (native), short dragonfish
* Pegasus laternarius (native)
* Pegasus volitans (native), longtail seamoth

### Chanidae (milkfish)

* Chanos chanos (native), milkfish

## Hexanchiformes
### Hexanchidae (cow sharks)

* Heptranchias perlo (native), sharpnose sevengill shark

## Lamniformes
### Alopiidae (thresher sharks)

* Alopias pelagicus (native), pelagic thresher
* Alopias superciliosus (native), bigeye thresher
* Alopias vulpinus (native), thintail thresher

### Lamnidae (mackerel sharks or white shark)

* Isurus oxyrinchus (native), shortfin shark, shortfin mako

### Odontaspididae (sand tigers)

* Carcharias taurus (native), sand tiger shark
* Carcharias tricuspidatus (native), blue nurse sand-tiger, Indian sand tiger

## Lampriformes
### Lophotidae (crestfishes)

* Eumecichthys fiski (native), unicorn crestfish

### Veliferidae (velifers)

* Velifer hypselopterus (native), sailfin velifer

## Lophiiformes
### Antennariidae (frogfishes)

* Antennarius coccineus (native), scarlet frogfish
* Antennarius hispidus (native), shaggy angler
* Antennarius indicus (native), Indian frogfish
* Antennarius nummifer (native), spotfin frogfish
* Antennarius pictus (native), painted frogfish
* Antennarius striatus (native), striated frogfish
* Histrio histrio (native), sargassum fish

### Chaunacidae (sea toads)

* Chaunax pictus (native), pink frogmouth

### Diceratiidae (double anglers)

* Diceratias bispinosus (native), two-rod anglerfish

### Lophiidae (goosefishes)

* Lophiodes gracilimanus (native)
* Lophiodes mutilus (native), smooth angler
* Lophiomus setigerus (native), blackmouth angler

### Ogcocephalidae (batfishes)

* Dibranchus nasutus (native)
* Halicmetus ruber (native)
* Halieutaea coccinea (native)
* Halieutaea indica (native), Indian handfish
* Halieutaea stellata (native), starry handfish

### Oneirodidae (dreamers)

* Lophodolos indicus (native)

## Myctophiformes
### Myctophidae (lanternfishes)

* Bolinichthys pyrsobolus (native)
* Centrobranchus andreae (native), Andre's lanternfish
* Diaphus luetkeni (native)
* Diaphus splendidus (native)
* Hygophum reinhardtii (native), Reinhardt's lantern fish
* Myctophum affine (questionable), metallic lantern fish
* Myctophum aurolaternatum (native), golden lanternfish
* Myctophum indicum (native)
* Myctophum spinosum (native), spiny lantern fish
* Symbolophorus evermanni (native), Evermann's lantern fish

### Neoscopelidae

* Neoscopelus macrolepidotus (questionable), large-scaled lantern fish
* Scopelengys tristis (questionable), Pacific blackchin

## Notacanthiformes
### Halosauridae (halosaurs)

* Aldrovandia affinis (native), Gilbert's halosaurid fish
* Aldrovandia mediorostris (native)
* Aldrovandia phalacra (native), Hawaiian halosaurid fish
* Halosaurus parvipennis (native)

## Ophidiiformes
### Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas)

* Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides (native), yellow pigmy brotula

### Carapidae (pearlfishes)

* Carapus boraborensis (native), pinhead pearlfish
* Carapus mourlani (native), star pearlfish
* Encheliophis gracilis (native), graceful pearlfish
* Encheliophis homei (native), silver pearlfish

### Ophidiidae (cusk-eels)

* Bassozetus glutinosus (native)
* Brotula multibarbata (native), goatsbeard brotula
* Dicrolene introniger (questionable), digitate cusk eel
* Enchelybrotula paucidens (native)
* Glyptophidium argenteum (native)
* Holcomycteronus pterotus (native)
* Monomitopus conjugator (native)
* Monomitopus nigripinnis (native)
* Neobythites steatiticus (native)
* Porogadus trichiurus (native)
* Tauredophidium hextii (native)

## Orectolobiformes
### Ginglymostomatidae (nurse sharks)

* Nebrius ferrugineus (native), giant sleepy shark, tawny nurse shark

### Hemiscylliidae (bamboo sharks)

* Chiloscyllium arabicum (native), Arabian carpetshark
* Chiloscyllium griseum (native), grey bambooshark
* Chiloscyllium indicum (native), slender bambooshark
* Chiloscyllium plagiosum (native), whitespotted bambooshark
* Chiloscyllium punctatum (native), brownbanded bambooshark

### Rhincodontidae (whale shark)

* Rhincodon typus (native), whale shark, whale shark

### Stegostomatidae (zebra sharks)

* Stegostoma fasciatum (native), zebra shark, zebra shark

## Osmeriformes
### Alepocephalidae (slickheads)

* Aulastomatomorpha phospherops (native)
* Bathytroctes squamosus (questionable)
* Narcetes erimelas (native)

### Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders)

* Platytroctes apus (native), legless searsid
* Platytroctes mirus (native), leaf searsid

## Osteoglossiformes
### Notopteridae (featherbacks or knifefishes)

* chitala chitala (native), clown knifefish
* Notopterus notopterus (native), feather back, bronze featherback

## Perciformes
### Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)

* Acanthurus gahhm (questionable), black surgeonfish
* Acanthurus leucosternon (native), powderblue surgeonfish
* Acanthurus lineatus (native), blue linned surgeonfish, lined surgeonfish
* Acanthurus mata (native), elongate surgeonfish
* Acanthurus nigricans (native), whitecheek surgeonfish
* Acanthurus nigrofuscus (native), brown surgeonfish
* Acanthurus nigroris (native), bluelined surgeonfish
* Acanthurus pyroferus (native), chocolate surgeonfish
* Acanthurus tennentii (native), doubleband surgeonfish
* Acanthurus thompsoni (native), Thompson's surgeonfish
* Acanthurus triostegus (native), convict surgeonfish
* Acanthurus xanthopterus (native), yellowfin surgeonfish
* Ctenochaetus striatus (native), striated surgeonfish
* Ctenochaetus strigosus (questionable), spotted surgeonfish
* Ctenochaetus truncatus (native)
* Naso brachycentron (native), humpback unicornfish
* Naso brevirostris (native), spotted unicornfish
* Naso lituratus (misidentification), orangespine unicornfishNaso lituratus in an aquarium
* Naso tonganus (native), bulbnose unicornfishNaso tonganus
* Naso tuberosus (native), humpnose unicornfish
* Naso unicornis (native), bluespine unicornfishNaso unicornis
* Naso vlamingii (native), bignose unicornfish
* Paracanthurus hepatus (native), palette surgeonfish
* Zebrasoma flavescens (questionable), yellow tang
* Zebrasoma veliferum (misidentification), sailfin tang
* Zebrasoma xanthurum (native), yellowtail tang

### Acropomatidae (lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses)

* Acropoma japonicum (native), glowbelly
* Synagrops philippinensis (native)

### Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)

* Ambassis ambassis (native), Commerson's glassy perchlet, Commerson's glassy
* Ambassis buton (native), buton glassy perchlet
* Ambassis dussumieri (native), Malabar glassy perchlet
* Ambassis gymnocephalus (native), bald glassy perchlet, bald glassy
* Ambassis interrupta (native), interrupta glassy perchlet, long-spined glass perchlet
* Ambassis kopsii (native), Singapore glassy perchlet, freckled hawkfish
* Ambassis macracanthus (native), estuarine glass perchlet
* Ambassis miops (native), myops glassy perchlet, flag-tailed glass perchlet
* Ambassis nalua (native), Nalua-chanda, scalloped perchlet
* Ambassis urotaenia (native), banded-tail glassy perchlet
* Chanda nama (native), elongate glass-perchlet
* Parambassis dayi (endemic), Day's glass fish, Day's glassy perchlet
* Parambassis lala (native), highfin glassy perchlet
* Parambassis ranga (native), Indian glassy fish
* Parambassis thomassi (endemic), Western Ghats glassy perchlet
* Pseudambassis baculis (native), Himalayan glassy perchlet

### Ammodytidae (sand lances)

* Bleekeria kallolepis (native)

### Anabantidae (climbing gouramies)

* Anabas cobojius (native), Gangetic koi
* Anabas testudineus (native), climbing perch

### Apogonidae (cardinalfishes)

* Apogon apogonoides (native), short-tooth cardinal
* Apogon coccineus (native), ruby cardinalfish
* Apogon endekataenia (questionable), candystripe cardinalfish
* Apogon fasciatus (native), broad-banded cardinalfish
* Apogon fleurieu (native), cardinalfish
* Apogon fraenatus (native), bridled cardinalfish
* Apogon guamensis (native), Guam cardinalfish
* Apogon holotaenia (native), copperstriped cardinalfish
* Apogon kallopterus (native), iridescent cardinalfish
* Apogon leptacanthus (native), threadfin cardinalfish
* Apogon moluccensis (native), Moluccan cardinalfish
* Apogon novemfasciatus (questionable), sevenstriped cardinalfish
* Apogon oxina (native)
* Apogon poecilopterus (native), pearly-finned cardinalfish
* Apogon quadrifasciatus (native), twostripe cardinal
* Apogon sangiensis (native), Sangi cardinalfish
* Apogon savayensis (native), Samoan cardinalfish
* Apogon taeniatus (questionable), twobelt cardinal
* Apogon taeniophorus (native), reef-flat cardinalfish
* Apogonichthys ocellatus (native), ocellated cardinalfish
* Archamia bleekeri (native)
* Archamia fucata (native), orangelined cardinalfish
* Cheilodipterus arabicus (native), tiger cardinal
* Cheilodipterus lachneri (questionable)
* Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus (native), five-lined cardinalfish
* Foa brachygramma (native), weed cardinalfish
* Fowleria aurita (native), crosseyed cardinalfish
* Gymnapogon africanus (questionable), crystal cardinal
* Pseudamia gelatinosa (native), gelatinous cardinalfish
* Rhabdamia cypselura (native), swallowtail cardinalfish
* Rhabdamia gracilis (native), luminous cardinalfish

### Ariommatidae (Ariommatids)

* Ariomma indica (native), Indian ariomma

### Badidae

* Badis assamensis (native)
* Badis badis (native), blue perch
* Badis blosyrus (native)
* Badis britzi (native)
* Badis kanabos (native)
* Badis tuivaiei (native)
* Dario dario (native), scarlet badis

### Bathyclupeidae

* Bathyclupea hoskynii (native)

### Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)

* Alticus kirkii (native), Kirk's blenny
* Andamia reyi (native), suckerlip blenny
* Antennablennius bifilum (native), horned rockskipper
* Aspidontus tractus (native)
* Blenniella leopardus (native)
* Blenniella periophthalmus (native), blue-dashed rockskipper
* Cirripectes castaneus (native), chestnut eyelash-blenny
* Cirripectes filamentosus (native), filamentous blenny
* Cirripectes perustus (native), flaming blenny
* Cirripectes polyzona (native)
* Cirripectes quagga (native), squiggly blenny
* Cirripectes stigmaticus (native), red-streaked blenny
* Cirripectes variolosus (questionable), red-speckled blenny
* Ecsenius midas (native), Persian blenny
* Ecsenius pulcher (native)
* Enchelyurus kraussii (native), Krauss' blenny
* Entomacrodus striatus (native), reef margin blenny
* Entomacrodus vermiculatus (native), vermiculated blenny
* Exallias brevis (native), leopard blenny
* Haptogenys bipunctata (native)
* Hirculops cornifer (native), highbrow rockskipper
* Istiblennius dussumieri (native), streaky rockskipper
* Istiblennius edentulus (native), rippled rockskipper
* Istiblennius lineatus (native), lined rockskipper
* Istiblennius spilotus (native), spotted rockskipper
* Meiacanthus smithi (native), disco blenny
* Mimoblennius atrocinctus (native)
* Omobranchus elongatus (native), cloister blenny
* Omobranchus fasciolatus (native), Arab blenny
* Omobranchus ferox (native), gossamer blenny
* Omobranchus obliquus (native)
* Omobranchus punctatus (native), muzzled blenny
* Omobranchus zebra (native), zebra blenny
* Parablennius thysanius (native), tasseled blenny
* Petroscirtes breviceps (native), striped poison-fang blenny mimic
* Petroscirtes mitratus (native), floral blenny
* Petroscirtes xestus (native), xestus sabretooth blenny
* Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (native), bluestriped fangblenny
* Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (native), mimic blenny, piano fangblenny
* Salarias fasciatus (native), jewelled blenny
* Salarias reticulatus (sp. nov.)
* Scartella emarginata (native), maned blenny
* Xiphasia setifer (native), hairtail blenny

### Caesionidae (fusiliers)

* Caesio caerulaurea (native), blue and gold fusilier
* Caesio cuning (native), redbelly yellowtail fusilier
* Caesio lunaris (native), lunar fusilier
* Caesio teres (native), yellow and blueback fusilier
* Caesio varilineata (native), variable-lined fusilier
* Caesio xanthonota (native), yellowback fusilier
* Dipterygonotus balteatus (native), mottled fusilier
* Gymnocaesio gymnoptera (native), slender fusilier
* Pterocaesio chrysozona (native), goldband fusilier
* Pterocaesio digramma (questionable), double-lined fusilier
* Pterocaesio pisang (native), banana fusilier
* Pterocaesio tessellata (native), one-stripe fusilier
* Pterocaesio tile (native), dark-banded fusilier

### Callionymidae (dragonets)

* Bathycallionymus kaianus (native)
* Callionymus carebares (native), Indian deepwater dragonet
* Callionymus erythraeus (native), smallhead dragonet
* Callionymus fluviatilis (native), river dragonet
* Callionymus japonicus (questionable)
* Callionymus kotthausi (native)
* Callionymus margaretae (native), Margaret's dragonet
* Callionymus megastomus (native)
* Callionymus sagitta (native), arrow headed dragonet, arrow dragonet
* Eleutherochir opercularis (native), Indian dragonet, flap-gilled dragonet

### Carangidae (jacks and pompanos)

* Alectis ciliaris (native), African pompano
* Alectis indicus (native), Indian threadfish
* Alepes djedaba (native), shrimp scad
* Alepes kleinii (native), razorbelly scad
* Alepes melanoptera (native), blackfin scad
* Alepes vari (native), herring scad
* Atropus atropos (native), cleftbelly trevally
* Atule mate (native), yellowtail scad
* Carangoides armatus (native), longfin trevally
* Carangoides chrysophrys (native), longnose trevally
* Carangoides ciliarius (questionable)
* Carangoides coeruleopinnatus (native), coastal trevally
* Carangoides dinema (native), shadow trevally
* Carangoides ferdau (native), blue trevally
* Carangoides fulvoguttatus (native), yellowspotted trevally
* Carangoides gymnostethus (native), bludger
* Carangoides hedlandensis (native), bumpnose trevally
* Carangoides humerosus (native), duskyshoulder trevally
* Carangoides malabaricus (native), Malabar trevally
* Carangoides oblongus (native), coachwhip trevally
* Carangoides orthogrammus (native), island trevally
* Carangoides plagiotaenia (native), barcheek trevally
* Carangoides praeustus (native), brown-backed trevally, brownback trevally
* Carangoides talamparoides (native), impostor trevally
* Caranx heberi (native), blacktip trevally
* Caranx hippos (questionable), blacktailed trevally, crevalle jack
* Caranx ignobilis (native), giant kingfish, giant trevally
* Caranx lugubris (native), black jack
* Caranx melampygus (native), bluefin trevally
* Caranx papuensis (native), brassy trevally
* Caranx sexfasciatus (native), bigeye trevally
* Caranx tille (native), tille trevally
* Decapterus macarellus (native), mackerel scad
* Decapterus macrosoma (native), shortfin scad
* Decapterus russelli (native), Indian scad
* Elagatis bipinnulata (native), rainbow runner
* Gnathanodon speciosus (native), golden trevally
* Megalaspis cordyla (native), torpedo scad
* Naucrates ductor (native), pilotfish
* Parastromateus niger (native), brown pomfret, black pomfret
* Scomberoides commersonnianus (native), Talang queenfish
* Scomberoides lysan (native), double-spotted queenfish, doublespotted queenfish
* Scomberoides tala (native), barred queenfish
* Scomberoides tol (native), needlescaled queenfish
* Selar boops (native), oxeye scad
* Selar crumenophthalmus (native), bigeye scad
* Selaroides leptolepis (native), yellowstripe scad
* Seriola lalandi (native), yellowtail amberjack
* Seriola rivoliana (native), almaco jack
* Seriolina nigrofasciata (native), blackbanded trevally
* Trachinotus baillonii (native), smallspotted dart
* Trachinotus blochii (native), snubnose pompano
* Trachinotus botla (native), largespotted dart
* Trachinotus mookalee (native), Indian pompano
* Ulua mentalis (native), longrakered trevally
* Uraspis helvola (native), whitemouth jack
* Uraspis secunda (native), cottonmouth jack
* Uraspis uraspis (native), whitetongue jack

### Centrogenyidae

* Centrogenys vaigiensis (native), false scorpionfish

### Centrolophidae (medusafishes)

* Psenopsis cyanea (native), Indian ruff

### Cepolidae (bandfishes)

* Acanthocepola indica (native)

### Chaetodontidae (butterflyfishes)

* Chaetodon andamanensis (native)
* Chaetodon auriga (native), threadfin butterflyfish
* Chaetodon bennetti (native), bluelashed butterflyfish
* Chaetodon citrinellus (native), speckled butterflyfish
* Chaetodon collare (native), redtail butterflyfish
* Chaetodon decussatus (native), Indian vagabond butterflyfish
* Chaetodon falcula (native), blackwedged butterflyfish
* Chaetodon kleinii (native), sunburst butterflyfish
* Chaetodon lunula (native), raccoon butterflyfish
* Chaetodon melannotus (native), blackback butterflyfish
* Chaetodon meyeri (native), scrawled butterflyfish
* Chaetodon octofasciatus (native), eightband butterflyfish
* Chaetodon punctatofasciatus (questionable), spotband butterflyfish
* Chaetodon speculum (native), mirror butterflyfish
* Chaetodon trifascialis (native), chevron butterflyfish
* Chaetodon trifasciatus (native), melon butterflyfish
* Chaetodon vagabundus (native), vagabond butterflyfish
* Chaetodon xanthocephalus (native), yellowhead butterflyfish
* Chelmon rostratus (native), copperband butterflyfish
* Forcipiger longirostris (native), longnose butterflyfish
* Hemitaurichthys zoster (native), brown-and-white butterflyfish
* Heniochus acuminatus (native), pennant coral fish, Pennant coralfish
* Heniochus chrysostomus (native), threeband pennantfish
* Heniochus monoceros (native), masked bannerfish
* Heniochus pleurotaenia (native), phantom bannerfish
* Heniochus singularius (native), singular bannerfish
* Parachaetodon ocellatus (native), sixspine butterflyfish

### Champsodontidae

* Champsodon capensis (questionable), gaper
* Champsodon vorax (questionable)

### Channidae (snakeheads)

* Channa amphibeus (native), Borna snakehead
* Channa barca (native), barca snakehead
* Channa bleheri (native)
* Channa diplogramma (native)
* Channa gachua (native), bothua
* Channa marulius (native), bullseye snakehead, great snakehead
* Channa micropeltes (misidentification), Malabar snakehead, giant snakehead
* Channa orientalis (native), Asiatic snakehead, walking snakehead
* Channa punctata (native), spotted snakehead
* Channa stewartii (native), Assamese snakehead
* Channa striata (native), banded snakehead, snakehead murrel

### Cichlidae (cichlids)

* Etroplus canarensis (endemic), canara pearlspot
* Etroplus maculatus (native), orange chromide
* Etroplus suratensis (native), green chromide
* Oreochromis mossambicus (introduced), Mozambique cichlid, Mozambique tilapia
* Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (introduced), Nile tilapia

### Cirrhitidae (hawkfishes)

* Cirrhitichthys aureus (native), yellow hawkfish
* Cirrhitichthys bleekeri (native)
* Cirrhitus pinnulatus (native), stocky hawkfish
* Paracirrhites forsteri (native), blackside hawkfish

### Coryphaenidae (dolphinfishes)

* Coryphaena equiselis (native), pompano dolphinfish
* Coryphaena hippurus (native), common dolphinfish

### Creediidae (sandburrowers)

* Chalixodytes tauensis (questionable), saddled sandburrower

### Datnioididae

* Datnioides polota (native), four-barred tigerfish

### Drepaneidae (sicklefishes)

* Drepane longimana (native), concertina fish
* Drepane punctata (native), spotted sicklefish

### Echeneidae (remoras)

* Echeneis naucrates (native), live sharksucker
* Phtheirichthys lineatus (native), slender suckerfish
* Remora osteochir (native), marlin sucker
* Remora remora (native), common remora
* Remorina albescens (native), white suckerfish

### Eleotridae (sleepers)

* Bostrychus sinensis (native), four-eyed sleeper
* Butis amboinensis (native), olive flathead-gudgeon
* Butis butis (native), duckbill sleeper, duckbill sleeper
* Butis gymnopomus (native)
* Butis koilomatodon (native), mud sleeper
* Butis melanostigma (native), blackspot sleeper, black-spotted gudgeon
* Eleotris fusca (native), dusky sleeper, dusky sleeper
* Eleotris lutea (native), lutea sleeper
* Eleotris melanosoma (native), broadhead sleeper
* Incara multisquamatus (native), incara
* Odonteleotris macrodon (native), Gangetic sleeper
* Ophieleotris aporos (native), aporos sleeper, snakehead gudgeon
* Ophiocara porocephala (native), flathead sleeper, northern mud gudgeon

### Emmelichthyidae (rovers)

* Erythrocles acarina (native)

### Ephippidae (spadefishes, batfishes and scats)

* Ephippus orbis (native), orbfish
* Platax pinnatus (questionable), dusky batfish
* Platax teira (native), teira batfish
* Tripterodon orbis (questionable), African spadefish

### Gempylidae (snake mackerels)

* Epinnula magistralis (native), domine
* Gempylus serpens (native), snake mackerel
* Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (native), escolar
* Nealotus tripes (native), black snake mackerel
* Neoepinnula orientalis (native), sackfish
* Promethichthys prometheus (native), Roudi escolar
* Rexea bengalensis (native), Bengal escolar
* Rexea prometheoides (native), royal escolar
* Ruvettus pretiosus (native), oilfish
* Thyrsitoides marleyi (native), black snoek

### Gerreidae (mojarras)

* Gerres erythrourus (native), deep-bodied mojarra
* Gerres filamentosus (native), whiptail silver-biddy, whipfin silverbiddy
* Gerres limbatus (native), saddleback silver-biddy
* Gerres longirostris (native), strongspine silver-biddy, longtail silverbiddy
* Gerres macracanthus (native)
* Gerres oblongus (native), slender silverbiddy
* Gerres oyena (native), common silvery-biddy, common silver-biddy
* Gerres phaiya (native), phaiya, strong spined silver-biddy
* Gerres setifer (native), small Bengal silver-biddy, small Bengal silver-biddy
* Pentaprion longimanus (native), longfin mojarra

### Gobiidae (gobies)

* Acentrogobius bontii (native)
* Acentrogobius caninus (native), tropical sand goby
* Acentrogobius cyanomos (native)
* Acentrogobius ennorensis (native)
* Acentrogobius griseus (endemic), grey goby
* Acentrogobius masoni (native)
* Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (native), spotted green goby
* Amblyeleotris gymnocephala (native), masked shrimpgoby
* Amblygobius albimaculatus (native), butterfly goby
* Amblyotrypauchen arctocephalus (native)
* Amoya madraspatensis (native)
* Apocryptes bato (native)
* Apocryptodon madurensis (native)
* Asterropteryx semipunctata (native), starry goby
* Awaous grammepomus (native), scribbled goby
* Awaous guamensis (native)
* Awaous melanocephalus (native), largesnout goby
* Awaous ocellaris (native)
* Bathygobius cyclopterus (native), spotted frillgoby
* Bathygobius fuscus (native), frill goby, dusky frillgoby
* Bathygobius niger (native), black minigoby
* Bathygobius ostreicola (endemic)
* Bathygobius petrophilus (questionable)
* Bathygobius smithi (native)
* Boleophthalmus boddarti (native), Boddart's goggle-eyed goby
* Boleophthalmus dussumieri (native)
* Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (questionable)
* Brachyamblyopus brachysoma (native)
* Brachygobius nunus (native), bumblebee goby
* Callogobius hasseltii (native), Hasselt's goby
* Callogobius seshaiyai (endemic)
* Caragobius urolepis (native), Sumatra eelgoby, scaleless worm goby
* Chiramenu fluviatilis (native)
* Ctenogobiops crocineus (native), silverspot shrimpgoby
* Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus (native), comb goby
* Drombus globiceps (native), bighead goby
* Egglestonichthys melanoptera (native)
* Eugnathogobius oligactis (native)
* Eviota distigma (native), twospot pygmy goby
* Exyrias puntang (native), puntang goby
* Favonigobius reichei (native), tropical sand goby, Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby
* Fusigobius neophytus (native), common fusegoby
* Glossogobius giuris (native), tank goby
* Glossogobius kokius (native)
* Glossogobius mas (native)
* Gnatholepis cauerensis cauerensis (native), eyebar goby
* Gobiodon citrinus (native), poison goby
* Gobiodon rivulatus (native), rippled coral goby
* Gobiopsis canalis (native), checkered goby
* Gobiopsis macrostoma (native), longjaw goby
* Gobiopsis woodsi (native)
* Gobiopterus chuno (native), glass goby
* Hemigobius hoevenii (questionable)
* Hetereleotris zonata (native), goggles
* Istigobius diadema (native)
* Istigobius ornatus (native), ornate goby
* Istigobius perspicillatus (native)
* Istigobius spence (native), pearl goby
* Mahidolia mystacina (native), smiling goby, flagfin prawn goby
* Obliquogobius cometes (native)
* Odontamblyopus roseus (native)
* Odontamblyopus rubicundus (native), rubicundus eelgoby
* Oligolepis acutipennis (native), sharptail goby
* Oligolepis cylindriceps (native)
* Oxuderces dentatus (native)
* Oxyurichthys dasi (native)
* Oxyurichthys formosanus (native)
* Oxyurichthys microlepis (native), maned goby
* Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema (native), eyebrow goby
* Oxyurichthys paulae (native), jester goby
* Oxyurichthys tentacularis (native)
* Parachaeturichthys ocellatus (native)
* Parachaeturichthys polynema (native), taileyed goby
* Paragobiodon echinocephalus (native), redhead goby
* Parapocryptes rictuosus (native)
* Parapocryptes serperaster (native)
* Periophthalmodon schlosseri (native), giant mudskipper
* Periophthalmodon septemradiatus (native)
* Periophthalmus argentilineatus (native), barred mudskipper
* Periophthalmus barbarus (questionable), Atlantic mudskipper
* Periophthalmus chrysospilos (native)
* Periophthalmus minutus (native)
* Periophthalmus novemradiatus (native), Pearse's mudskipper
* Periophthalmus waltoni (questionable), Walton's mudskipper
* Periophthalmus weberi (questionable), Weber's mudskipper
* Pleurosicya bilobata (native), bilobed ghost goby
* Priolepis eugenius (native), noble goby
* Priolepis inhaca (native), brick goby
* Psammogobius biocellatus (native), sleepy goby
* Pseudapocryptes elongatus (native)
* Pseudogobius javanicus (native)
* Pseudogobius melanostictus (native)
* Pseudogobius poicilosoma (native)
* Pseudotrypauchen multiradiatus (native)
* Scartelaos cantoris (native)
* Scartelaos histophorus (native), walking goby
* Scartelaos tenuis (questionable), Indian Ocean slender mudskipper
* Schismatogobius deraniyagalai (native), redneck goby
* Sicyopterus griseus (native)
* Sicyopterus microcephalus (native)
* Silhouettea indica (native)
* Stenogobius gymnopomus (native)
* Stenogobius laterisquamatus (questionable)
* Stigmatogobius minima (native)
* Stigmatogobius sadanundio (native)Stigmatogobius sadanundio
* Taenioides anguillaris (native), Anguilla eelgoby, eel worm goby
* Taenioides buchanani (native), Burmese gobyeel
* Taenioides cirratus (native), Hooghly gobyeel, bearded worm goby
* Taenioides gracilis (native), slender eel goby
* Trimma annosum (native), greybearded pygmy goby
* Trypauchen vagina (native), burrowing goby
* Trypauchenichthys sumatrensis (native)
* Valenciennea muralis (native), mural goby
* Valenciennea sexguttata (native), sixspot goby
* Valenciennea strigata (native), blueband goby
* Yongeichthys criniger (native)
* Yongeichthys tuticorinensis (native)

### Haemulidae (grunts)

* Diagramma pictum (native), painted sweetlips
* Plectorhinchus albovittatus (native), two-striped sweetlips
* Plectorhinchus ceylonensis (questionable), Sri Lanka sweetlips
* Plectorhinchus chubbi (native), dusky rubberlip
* Plectorhinchus diagrammus (questionable), striped sweetlips
* Plectorhinchus gibbosus (native), Harry hotlips
* Plectorhinchus lineatus (native), yellowbanded sweetlips
* Plectorhinchus nigrus (native)
* Plectorhinchus orientalis (native), oriental sweetlips
* Plectorhinchus picus (native), painted sweetlip
* Plectorhinchus polytaenia (native), ribboned sweetlips
* Plectorhinchus schotaf (native), minstrel sweetlip
* Pomadasys argenteus (native), silver grunt, silver grunt
* Pomadasys argyreus (native), bluecheek silver grunt
* Pomadasys commersonnii (native), spotted grunter, smallspotted grunter
* Pomadasys furcatus (native), banded grunter
* Pomadasys guoraca (native)
* Pomadasys hasta (native)
* Pomadasys kaakan (native), javelin grunter
* Pomadasys maculatus (native), saddle grunt
* Pomadasys multimaculatum (native), cock grunter
* Pomadasys olivaceus (native), olive grunt
* Pomadasys stridens (native), striped piggy

### Istiophoridae (billfishes)

* Istiophorus platypterus (native), sailfish, Indo-Pacific sailfish
* Makaira indica (native), short nosed sword fish, black marlin
* Makaira mazara (native), Indo-Pacific blue marlin
* Makaira nigricans (questionable), Atlantic blue marlin
* Tetrapturus angustirostris (native), shortbill spearfish
* Tetrapturus audax (native), striped marlin

### Kraemeriidae (sand darters)

* Kraemeria samoensis (native), Samoan sand dart

### Kuhliidae (aholeholes)

* Kuhlia mugil (native), barred flagtail
* Kuhlia rupestris (native), rock flagtail

### Kurtidae (nurseryfishes)

* Kurtus indicus (native), Indian humphead, Indian hump head

### Kyphosidae (sea chubs)

* Kyphosus bigibbus (native), grey sea chub
* Kyphosus cinerascens (native), blue seachub
* Kyphosus vaigiensis (native), brassy chub

### Labridae (wrasses)

* Anampses caeruleopunctatus (native), bluespotted wrasse
* Anampses meleagrides (native), spotted wrasse
* Bodianus neilli (native), Bay of Bengal hogfish
* Cheilinus chlorourus (native), floral wrasse
* Cheilinus fasciatus (native), redbreast wrasse
* Cheilinus oxycephalus (native), snooty wrasse
* Cheilinus trilobatus (native), tripletail wrasse
* Cheilinus undulatus (native), humphead wrasse
* Cheilio inermis (native), cigar wrasse
* Choerodon anchorago (native), orange-dotted tuskfish
* Choerodon robustus (native), robust tuskfish
* Cirrhilabrus exquisitus (native), exquisite wrasse
* Coris aygula (native), clown coris
* Coris formosa (native), queen coris
* Coris gaimard (questionable), yellowtail coris
* Cymolutes lecluse (questionable), sharp-headed wrasse
* Epibulus insidiator (native), slingjaw wrasse
* Gomphosus caeruleus (native), green birdmouth wrasse
* Gomphosus varius (native), bird wrasse
* Halichoeres argus (native), argus wrasse
* Halichoeres hortulanus (native), checkerboard wrasse
* Halichoeres marginatus (native), dusky wrasse
* Halichoeres nebulosus (native), nebulous wrasse
* Halichoeres nigrescens (native), bubblefin wrasse
* Halichoeres pardaleocephalus (native)
* Halichoeres scapularis (native), zigzag wrasse
* Halichoeres timorensis (native), Timor wrasse
* Halichoeres zeylonicus (native), goldstripe wrasse
* Hemigymnus fasciatus (native), barred thicklip
* Hemigymnus melapterus (native), blackeye thicklip
* Hologymnosus annulatus (native), ring wrasse
* Hologymnosus doliatus (native), pastel ringwrasse
* Iniistius pavo (native), peacock wrasse
* Labroides dimidiatus (native), bluestreak cleaner wrasse
* Leptojulis cyanopleura (native), shoulder-spot wrasse
* Macropharyngodon meleagris (native), blackspotted wrasse
* Novaculichthys taeniourus (native), rockmover wrasse
* Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (native), two-spot wrasse
* Oxycheilinus digramma (native), cheeklined wrasse
* Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (native), sixline wrasse
* Pseudodax moluccanus (native), chiseltooth wrasse
* Pteragogus flagellifer (native), cocktail wrasse
* Stethojulis albovittata (native), bluelined wrasse
* Stethojulis balteata (questionable), belted wrasse
* Stethojulis strigiventer (native), three-ribbon wrasse
* Stethojulis trilineata (native), three-lined rainbowfish
* Thalassoma amblycephalum (native), bluntheaded wrasse
* Thalassoma hardwicke (native), sixbar wrasse
* Thalassoma jansenii (native), Jansen's wrasse
* Thalassoma lunare (native), moon wrasse
* Thalassoma purpureum (native), surge wrasse
* Thalassoma quinquevittatum (native), fivestripe wrasse
* Xiphocheilus typus (native), blue-banded wrasse
* Xyrichtys bimaculatus (native), two-spot razorfish
* Xyrichtys cyanifrons (native)
* Xyrichtys dea (native)
* Xyrichtys pentadactylus (native), fivefinger wrasse
* Xyrichtys rajagopalani (native)

### Lactariidae (false trevallies)

* Lactarius lactarius (native), big-jawed jumper, false trevally

### Latidae (lates perches)

* Lates calcarifer (native), barramundi
* Psammoperca waigiensis (native), Waigeu seaperch, Waigieu seaperch

### Leiognathidae (slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes)

* Gazza achlamys (native), smalltoothed ponyfish
* Gazza minuta (native), toothpony, toothpony
* Gazza rhombea (native), rhomboid toothpony
* Leiognathus berbis (native), Berber ponyfish
* Leiognathus bindus (native), orangefin ponyfish, orangefin ponyfish
* Leiognathus blochii (native), twoblotch ponyfish
* Leiognathus brevirostris (native), shortnose ponyfish
* Leiognathus daura (native), goldstripe ponyfish
* Leiognathus decorus (native), shortnose ponyfish, decorated ponyfish
* Leiognathus dussumieri (native), Dussumier's ponyfish
* Leiognathus elongatus (native), slender ponyfish
* Leiognathus equulus (native), common ponyfish
* Leiognathus fasciatus (native), striped ponyfish
* Leiognathus leuciscus (native), whipfin ponyfish
* Leiognathus lineolatus (native), ornate ponyfish
* Leiognathus longispinis (questionable)
* Leiognathus smithursti (native), Smithurst's ponyfish
* Leiognathus splendens (native), splendid ponyfish
* Leiognathus striatus (native)
* Secutor insidiator (native), pugnose ponyfish
* Secutor interruptus (native)
* Secutor ruconius (native), deep pugnose ponyfish

### Lethrinidae (emperors or scavengers)

* Gnathodentex aureolineatus (native), striped large-eye bream
* Gymnocranius elongatus (native), forktail large-eye bream
* Gymnocranius grandoculis (native), blue-lined large-eye bream
* Gymnocranius griseus (native), grey large-eye bream
* Lethrinus conchyliatus (native), redaxil emperor
* Lethrinus erythracanthus (native), orange-spotted emperor
* Lethrinus harak (native), thumbprint emperor
* Lethrinus lentjan (native), pig-face bream, pink ear emperor
* Lethrinus mahsena (native), sky emperor
* Lethrinus microdon (native), smalltooth emperor
* Lethrinus miniatus (questionable), trumpet emperor
* Lethrinus nebulosus (native), spangled emperor
* Lethrinus obsoletus (native), orange-striped emperor
* Lethrinus olivaceus (native), longface emperor
* Lethrinus ornatus (native), ornate emperor
* Lethrinus rubrioperculatus (native), spotcheek emperor
* Lethrinus semicinctus (native), black blotch emperor
* Lethrinus variegatus (native), slender emperor
* Lethrinus xanthochilus (native), yellowlip emperor
* Monotaxis grandoculis (native), humpnose big-eye bream
* Wattsia mossambica (native), Mozambique large-eye bream

### Lobotidae (tripletails)

* Lobotes surinamensis (native), tripletail, Atlantic tripletail

### Lutjanidae (snappers)

* Aphareus furca (native), small toothed jobfish
* Aphareus rutilans (native), rusty jobfish
* Aprion virescens (native), green jobfish
* Apsilus fuscus (questionable), African forktail snapper
* Etelis carbunculus (native), ruby snapper
* Etelis coruscans (native), flame snapper
* Etelis radiosus (native), scarlet snapper
* Lipocheilus carnolabrum (native), Tang's snapper
* Lutjanus argentimaculatus (native), river snapper, mangrove red snapper
* Lutjanus bengalensis (native), Bengal snapper
* Lutjanus biguttatus (native), two-spot banded snapper
* Lutjanus bohar (native), two-spot red snapper
* Lutjanus carponotatus (native), Spanish flag snapper
* Lutjanus decussatus (native), checkered snapper
* Lutjanus ehrenbergii (native), blackspot snapper
* Lutjanus erythropterus (native), crimson snapper
* Lutjanus fulviflamma (native), dory snapper
* Lutjanus fulvus (native), blacktail snapper
* Lutjanus gibbus (native), humpback red snapper
* Lutjanus guilcheri (native), yellowfin red snapper
* Lutjanus johnii (native), John's snapper
* Lutjanus kasmira (native), common bluestripe snapper
* Lutjanus lemniscatus (native), yellowstreaked snapper
* Lutjanus lunulatus (native), lunartail snapper
* Lutjanus lutjanus (native), bigeye snapper
* Lutjanus madras (native), Indian snapper
* Lutjanus malabaricus (native), Malabar blood snapper
* Lutjanus monostigma (native), onespot snapper
* Lutjanus quinquelineatus (native), five-lined snapper
* Lutjanus rivulatus (native), blubberlip snapper
* Lutjanus rufolineatus (questionable), yellow-lined snapper
* Lutjanus russellii (native), Russell's snapper
* Lutjanus sanguineus (native), humphead snapper
* Lutjanus sebae (native), emperor red snapper
* Lutjanus vitta (native), brownstripe red snapper
* Macolor niger (native), black and white snapper
* Paracaesio sordida (native), dirty ordure snapper
* Paracaesio xanthura (native), yellowtail blue snapper
* Pinjalo lewisi (native), slender pinjalo
* Pinjalo pinjalo (native), pinjalo
* Pristipomoides filamentosus (native), crimson jobfishPristipomoides filamentosus
* Pristipomoides multidens (native), goldbanded jobfish
* Pristipomoides sieboldii (native), lavender jobfish
* Pristipomoides typus (questionable), sharptooth jobfish
* Pristipomoides zonatus (native), oblique-banded snapper

### Malacanthidae (tilefishes)

* Hoplolatilus fronticinctus (native), pastel tilefish
* Malacanthus latovittatus (native), blue blanquillo

### Menidae (moonfish)

* Mene maculata (native), moonfish

### Monodactylidae (moonyfishes or fingerfishes)

* Monodactylus argenteus (native), silvery moony, silver moony
* Monodactylus falciformis (native), full moony

### Mugilidae (mullets)

* Crenimugil crenilabis (native), fringelip mullet
* Liza carinata (native), keeled mullet
* Liza klunzingeri (native), Klunzinger's mullet
* Liza macrolepis (native), largescale mullet
* Liza mandapamensis (native), Indian mullet
* Liza melinoptera (native), giantscale mullet, otomebora mullet
* Liza parmata (questionable), broad-mouthed mullet
* Liza parsia (native), goldspot mullet, gold-spot mullet
* Liza subviridis (native), greenback mullet, greenback mullet
* Liza tade (native), Tade mullet
* Liza vaigiensis (native), squaretail mullet
* Mugil cephalus (native), flathead mullet
* Oedalechilus labiosus (native), hornlip mullet
* Rhinomugil corsula (native), corsula mullet, corsula
* Sicamugil cascasia (native), yellowtail mullet
* Sicamugil hamiltonii (questionable), Burmese mullet
* Valamugil buchanani (native), bluetail mullet
* Valamugil cunnesius (native), longarm mullet
* Valamugil seheli (native), bluespot mullet
* Valamugil speigleri (native), Speigler's mullet

### Mullidae (goatfishes)

* Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (native), yellowstripe goatfish
* Parupeneus barberinus (native), dash-and-dot goatfish
* Parupeneus ciliatus (native), whitesaddle goatfish
* Parupeneus cyclostomus (native), goldsaddle goatfish
* Parupeneus heptacanthus (native), cinnabar goatfish
* Parupeneus indicus (native), Indian goatfish
* Parupeneus macronemus (native), longbarbel goatfish
* Parupeneus margaritatus (questionable), pearly goatfish
* Parupeneus multifasciatus (native), manybar goatfish
* Parupeneus pleurostigma (native), sidespot goatfish
* Parupeneus trifasciatus (native), doublebar goatfish
* Upeneus arge (native), band-tail goatfish
* Upeneus japonicus (questionable), Bensasi goatfish
* Upeneus luzonius (questionable), dark-barred goatfish
* Upeneus moluccensis (native), goldband goatfish
* Upeneus sulphureus (native), sunrise goatfish, sulphur goatfish
* Upeneus sundaicus (native), ochre-banded goatfish
* Upeneus taeniopterus (native), finstripe goatfish
* Upeneus tragula (native), freckled goatfish
* Upeneus vittatus (native), yellowstriped goatfish

### Nandidae (Asian leaffishes)

* Nandus nandus (native), mottled nandus, Gangetic leaffish
* Pristolepis marginata (endemic), Malabar catopra, Malabar leaffish
* Pristolepis rubripinnis (endemic),
* Pristolepis pentacantha (endemic), aattuchemballi

### Nemipteridae (threadfin breams, whiptail breams)

* Nemipterus bipunctatus (native), Delagoa threadfin bream
* Nemipterus furcosus (native), fork-tailed threadfin bream
* Nemipterus hexodon (native), ornate threadfin bream
* Nemipterus japonicus (native), Japanese threadfin bream
* Nemipterus marginatus (questionable), red filament threadfin bream
* Nemipterus mesoprion (questionable), mauvelip threadfin bream
* Nemipterus nematophorus (native), doublewhip threadfin bream
* Nemipterus nemurus (questionable), redspine threadfin bream
* Nemipterus peronii (native), notchedfin threadfin bream
* Nemipterus randalli (native), Randall's threadfin bream
* Nemipterus zysron (native), slender threadfin bream
* Parascolopsis aspinosa (native), smooth dwarf monocle bream
* Parascolopsis boesemani (endemic), redfin dwarf monocle bream
* Parascolopsis eriomma (native), rosy dwarf monocle bream
* Parascolopsis inermis (native), unarmed dwarf monocle bream
* Parascolopsis townsendi (native), scaly dwarf monocle bream
* Pentapodus setosus (questionable), butterfly whiptail
* Scolopsis aurata (native), yellowstripe monocle bream
* Scolopsis bilineata (native), two-lined monocle bream
* Scolopsis bimaculatus (native), thumbprint monocle bream
* Scolopsis ciliata (native), saw-jawed monocle bream
* Scolopsis frenatus (native), bridled monocle bream
* Scolopsis ghanam (native), Arabian monocle bream
* Scolopsis lineata (native), striped monocle bream
* Scolopsis margaritifera (questionable), pearly monocle bream
* Scolopsis taeniatus (native), black-streaked monocle bream
* Scolopsis taenioptera (questionable), lattice monocle bream
* Scolopsis vosmeri (native), whitecheek monocle bream
* Scolopsis xenochrous (native), oblique-barred monocle bream

### Nomeidae (driftfishes)

* Cubiceps squamiceps (native), Indian driftfish
* Psenes cyanophrys (native), freckled driftfish

### Osphronemidae (gouramies)

* Belontia signata (questionable), Ceylonese combtail
* Colisa fasciata (native), giant gourami, banded gourami, Indian gourami
* Colisa lalia (native), dwarf gourami
* Ctenops nobilis (native), Indian paradisefish, frail gourami
* Osphronemus goramy (introduced), giant gouramy
* Parasphaerichthys ocellatus (questionable), eyespot gourami
* Pseudosphromenus cupanus (native), Day's paradise fish, spiketail paradisefish
* Pseudosphromenus dayi (endemic)
* Trichogaster chuna (native), sunset gourami, honey gourami

### Pempheridae (sweepers)

* Parapriacanthus ransonneti (native), pigmy sweeper
* Pempheris mangula (native), black-edged sweeper
* Pempheris molucca (questionable)
* Pempheris oualensis (native), silver sweeper
* Pempheris vanicolensis (native), Vanikoro sweeper

### Percophidae (duckbills)

* Bembrops caudimacula (native)
* Bembrops platyrhynchus (native), Natal duckbill

### Pinguipedidae (sandperches)

* Parapercis alboguttata (native), whitespot sandsmelt
* Parapercis clathrata (questionable), latticed sandperch
* Parapercis hexophtalma (native), speckled sandperch
* Parapercis maculata (native), harlequin sandperch
* Parapercis pulchella (native), harlequin sandsmelt
* Parapercis punctata (native)
* Parapercis quadrispinosa (native)
* Parapercis tetracantha (native), reticulated sandperch

### Plesiopidae (roundheads)

* Acanthoplesiops indicus (native), Scottie
* Plesiops coeruleolineatus (native), crimsontip longfin
* Plesiops corallicola (native), bluegill longfin

### Polynemidae (threadfins)

* Eleutheronema tetradactylum (native), white salmon, fourfinger threadfin
* Filimanus heptadactyla (native), sevenfinger threadfin
* Filimanus similis (native)
* Filimanus xanthonema (native), yellowthread threadfin
* Leptomelanosoma indicum (native), Indian threadfin
* Polydactylus macrochir (native), king threadfin
* Polydactylus microstomus (native), small-mouthed threadfin
* Polydactylus mullani (native)
* Polydactylus multiradiatus (questionable), Australian threadfin
* Polydactylus plebeius (native), striped threadfin
* Polydactylus sexfilis (native), sixfinger threadfin
* Polydactylus sextarius (native), blackspot threadfin, blackspot threadfin
* Polynemus dubius (questionable), Borneo threadfin, eastern paradise fish
* Polynemus paradiseus (native), paradise threadfin, paradise threadfin

### Pomacanthidae (angelfishes)

* Apolemichthys xanthurus (native), yellowtail angelfish
* Centropyge bicolor (native), bicolor angelfish
* Centropyge eibli (native), blacktail angelfish
* Centropyge multispinis (native), dusky angelfish
* Chaetodontoplus melanosoma (native), black-velvet angelfish
* Pomacanthus annularis (native), ringed angle fish, bluering angelfish
* Pomacanthus imperator (native), emperor angelfish
* Pomacanthus semicirculatus (native), semicircle angelfish

### Pomacentridae (damselfishes)

* Abudefduf bengalensis (native), Bengal sergeant
* Abudefduf saxatilis (misidentification), sergeant major
* Abudefduf septemfasciatus (native), banded sergeant
* Abudefduf sexfasciatus (native), scissortail sergeant
* Abudefduf sordidus (native), blackspot sergeant
* Abudefduf vaigiensis (native), Indo-Pacific sergeant
* Amphiprion bicinctus (questionable), twoband anemonefish
* Amphiprion chrysogaster (questionable), Mauritian anemonefish
* Amphiprion ephippium (native), saddle anemonefish
* Amphiprion frenatus (questionable), tomato clownfish
* Amphiprion nigripes (questionable), Maldive anemonefish
* Amphiprion ocellaris (native), clown anemonefish
* Amphiprion percula (questionable), orange clownfish
* Amphiprion polymnus (questionable), saddleback clownfish
* Amphiprion sebae (native), sebae anemonefish
* Cheiloprion labiatus (native), big-lip damsel
* Chromis caerulea (native), green chromis
* Chromis chrysura (questionable), stout chromis
* Chromis dimidiata (native), chocolatedip chromis
* Chromis opercularis (native), doublebar chromis
* Chromis ternatensis (native), Ternate chromis
* Chromis viridis (native), blue green damselfish
* Chromis weberi (native), Weber's chromis
* Chrysiptera biocellata (native), twinspot damselfish
* Chrysiptera brownriggii (native), surge damselfish
* Chrysiptera cyanea (native), sapphire devil
* Chrysiptera glauca (native), grey demoiselle
* Chrysiptera unimaculata (native), onespot demoiselle
* Dascyllus aruanus (native), whitetail dascyllus
* Dascyllus reticulatus (questionable), reticulate dascyllus
* Dascyllus trimaculatus (native), threespot dascyllus
* Dischistodus perspicillatus (native), white damsel
* Dischistodus prosopotaenia (native), honey-head damsel
* Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (native), fusilier damselfish
* Neopomacentrus taeniurus (native), freshwater demoiselle
* Plectroglyphidodon dickii (native), blackbar devil
* Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (native), whitespotted devil
* Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (native), singlebar devil
* Pomacentrus albicaudatus (questionable), whitefin damsel
* Pomacentrus brachialis (questionable), charcoal damsel
* Pomacentrus littoralis (questionable), smoky damsel
* Pomacentrus pavo (native), sapphire damsel
* Premnas biaculeatus (native), spinecheek anemonefish
* Pristotis obtusirostris (native), gulf damselfish
* Stegastes albifasciatus (native), whitebar gregory
* Stegastes lividus (native), blunt snout gregory
* Stegastes nigricans (native), dusky farmerfish
* Stegastes obreptus (native), western gregory

### Pomatomidae (bluefishes)

* Pomatomus saltatrix (native), bluefish

### Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)

* Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (native), glasseye
* Priacanthus hamrur (native), moontail bullseye
* Priacanthus macracanthus (native), red bigeye
* Priacanthus prolixus (native), elongate bulleye
* Priacanthus tayenus (native), purple-spotted bigeye
* Pristigenys niphonia (native), Japanese bigeye

### Pseudochromidae (dottybacks)

* Congrogadus subducens (native), carpet eel-blenny
* Halidesmus thomaseni (native), Thomasen's snakelet
* Pseudochromis caudalis (native)
* Pseudochromis tapeinosoma (native), blackmargin dottyback

### Ptereleotridae

* Ptereleotris evides (native), blackfin dartfish
* Ptereleotris microlepis (native), blue gudgeon

### Rachycentridae (cobia)

* Rachycentron canadum (native), cobia

### Scaridae (parrotfishes)

* Calotomus spinidens (native), spinytooth parrotfish
* Calotomus viridescens (questionable), Viridescent parrotfish
* Chlorurus enneacanthus (native), captain parrotfish
* Chlorurus gibbus (native), heavybeak parrotfish
* Chlorurus oedema (native), knothead parrotfish
* Chlorurus sordidus (native), daisy parrotfish
* Hipposcarus harid (native), candelamoa parrotfish
* Leptoscarus vaigiensis (native), marbled parrotfish
* Scarus ghobban (native), blue-barred parrotfish
* Scarus globiceps (native), globehead parrotfish
* Scarus niger (native), dusky parrotfish
* Scarus prasiognathos (native), Singapore parrotfish
* Scarus psittacus (native), common parrotfish
* Scarus quoyi (native), Quoy's parrotfish
* Scarus rubroviolaceus (native), ember parrotfish
* Scarus russelii (native), eclipse parrotfish
* Scarus scaber (native), fivesaddle parrotfish
* Scarus tricolor (native), tricolour parrotfish

### Scatophagidae (scats)

* Scatophagus argus (native), spotted scat

### Schindleriidae

* Schindleria pietschmanni (questionable)
* Schindleria praematura (questionable), Schindler's fish

### Sciaenidae (drums or croakers)

* Argyrosomus amoyensis (native), Amoy croaker
* Argyrosomus hololepidotus (misidentification), Madagascar meagre
* Argyrosomus japonicus (native), Japanese meagre
* Atrobucca alcocki (native)
* Atrobucca antonbruun (native)
* Atrobucca nibe (native), longfin kob
* Atrobucca trewavasae (native)
* Bahaba chaptis (native), chaptis bahaba
* Chrysochir aureus (native), Reeve's croaker
* Daysciaena albida (native), two-bearded croaker, Bengal corvina
* Dendrophysa russelii (native), goatee croaker
* Johnius amblycephalus (native), bearded croaker
* Johnius belangerii (native), Belanger's croaker
* Johnius borneensis (native), sharpnose hammer croaker
* Johnius carouna (native), Caroun croaker
* Johnius carutta (native), Karut croaker
* Johnius coitor (native), coitor croaker
* Johnius dussumieri (native), sharptooth hammer croaker, sin croaker
* Johnius elongatus (native), spindle croaker
* Johnius gangeticus (endemic), Gangetic bola
* Johnius glaucus (native), pale spotfin croaker
* Johnius macropterus (native), largefin croaker
* Johnius macrorhynus (native), big-snout croaker
* Johnius mannarensis (native), mannar croaker
* Johnius plagiostoma (native), large-eye croaker
* Kathala axillaris (native), kathala croaker
* Macrospinosa cuja (native), cuja bola
* Nibea chui (questionable), Chu's croaker
* Nibea maculata (native), blotched croaker
* Nibea soldado (native), soldier croaker
* Otolithes cuvieri (native), lesser tigertooth croaker
* Otolithes ruber (native), tiger-toothed croaker
* Otolithoides biauritus (native), bronze croaker
* Otolithoides pama (native), pama, pama croaker
* Panna heterolepis (native), Hooghly croaker
* Panna microdon (misidentification), panna croaker
* Paranibea semiluctuosa (native), half-mourning croaker
* Pennahia anea (native), greyfin croaker
* Pennahia macrocephalus (questionable), big-head pennah croaker
* Pennahia ovata (native)
* Protonibea diacanthus (native), spotted croaker, blackspotted croaker
* Pterotolithus maculatus (native), blotched tiger-toothed croaker
* Umbrina canariensis (native), canary drum

### Scombridae (mackerels, tunas, bonitos)

* Acanthocybium solandri (native), wahoo
* Auxis rochei rochei (native), bullet tuna
* Auxis thazard thazard (native), frigate tuna
* Euthynnus affinis (native), mackerel tuna, kawakawa
* Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (questionable), shark mackerel
* Gymnosarda unicolor (native), dogtooth tuna, dogtooth tuna
* Katsuwonus pelamis (native), skiy jack, skipjack tuna
* Rastrelliger brachysoma (native), short mackerel
* Rastrelliger faughni (native), island mackerel
* Rastrelliger kanagurta (native), rake gillat mackerel, Indian mackerel
* Sarda orientalis (native), oriental bonito, striped bonito
* Scomber japonicus (native), chub mackerel
* Scomberomorus commerson (native), king seer, narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
* Scomberomorus guttatus (native), spotted Spanish mackerel, Indo-Pacific king mackerel
* Scomberomorus koreanus (native), Korean seerfish
* Scomberomorus lineolatus (native), streaked seer, streaked seerfish
* Thunnus alalunga (native), albacore
* Thunnus albacares (native), yellow fin tuna, yellowfin tuna
* Thunnus obesus (native), bigeye tuna
* Thunnus orientalis (native), Pacific bluefin tuna
* Thunnus tonggol (native), blue fin tuna, longtail tuna

### Serranidae (sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)

* Aethaloperca rogaa (native), redmouth grouper
* Anyperodon leucogrammicus (native), slender grouper
* Aporops bilinearis (native), blotched podge
* Aulacocephalus temminckii (native), goldribbon soapfish
* Cephalopholis argus (native), balufana, peacock hind
* Cephalopholis aurantia (native), golden hind
* Cephalopholis boenak (native), chocolate hind
* Cephalopholis formosa (native), bluelined hind
* Cephalopholis leopardus (native), leopard hind
* Cephalopholis miniata (native), coral hind
* Cephalopholis sexmaculata (native), sixblotch hind
* Cephalopholis sonnerati (native), tomato hind
* Cephalopholis urodeta (native), darkfin hind
* Chelidoperca investigatoris (native)
* Cromileptes altivelis (native), humpback grouper
* Diploprion bifasciatum (native), barred soapfish
* Epinephelus areolatus (native), areolate grouper
* Epinephelus bleekeri (native), duskytail grouper
* Epinephelus chabaudi (native), moustache grouper
* Epinephelus chlorostigma (native), brownspotted grouper
* Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus (native), whitespotted grouper
* Epinephelus coioides (native), orange-spotted grouper
* Epinephelus corallicola (questionable), coral grouper
* Epinephelus diacanthus (native), spinycheek grouper
* Epinephelus epistictus (native), dotted grouper
* Epinephelus erythrurus (native), cloudy grouper
* Epinephelus fasciatus (native), blacktip grouper
* Epinephelus faveatus (native), barred-chest grouper
* Epinephelus flavocaeruleus (native), blue and yellow grouper
* Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (native), brown-marbled grouper
* Epinephelus hexagonatus (native), starspotted grouper
* Epinephelus lanceolatus (native), gridlebass, giant grouper
* Epinephelus latifasciatus (native), striped grouper
* Epinephelus longispinis (native), longspine grouper
* Epinephelus macrospilos (native), snubnose grouper
* Epinephelus maculatus (native), highfin grouper
* Epinephelus malabaricus (native), Malabar rockcod, Malabar grouper
* Epinephelus marginatus (questionable), dusky grouper
* Epinephelus melanostigma (native), one-blotch grouper
* Epinephelus merra (native), honeycomb grouper
* Epinephelus morrhua (native), comet grouper
* Epinephelus octofasciatus (native), eightbar grouper
* Epinephelus poecilonotus (native), dot-dash grouper
* Epinephelus polylepis (native), smallscaled grouper
* Epinephelus polyphekadion (native), camouflage grouper
* Epinephelus quoyanus (native), longfin grouper
* Epinephelus radiatus (native), oblique-banded grouper
* Epinephelus rivulatus (native), halfmoon grouper
* Epinephelus spilotoceps (native), foursaddle grouper
* Epinephelus stoliczkae (native), epaulet grouper
* Epinephelus summana (questionable), summan grouper
* Epinephelus tauvina (native), greasy rockcod, greasy grouper
* Epinephelus tukula (native), potato grouper
* Epinephelus undulosus (native), wavy-lined grouper
* Grammistes sexlineatus (native), sixline soapfish
* Plectropomus areolatus (native), squaretail coralgrouper
* Plectropomus maculatus (questionable), spotted coralgrouper
* Pogonoperca punctata (native), spotted soapfish
* Pseudanthias cichlops (questionable)
* Pseudanthias conspicuus (native)
* Pseudanthias cooperi (native), red-bar anthias
* Pseudanthias squamipinnis (native), sea goldie
* Pseudogramma polyacanthum (native), honeycomb podge
* Variola louti (native), yellow-edged lyretail

### Siganidae (rabbitfishes)

* Siganus argenteus (native), streamlined spinefoot
* Siganus canaliculatus (native), white-spotted spinefoot
* Siganus corallinus (native), blue-spotted spinefoot
* Siganus fuscescens (native), mottled spinefoot
* Siganus guttatus (native), orange-spotted spinefoot
* Siganus javus (native), streaked spinefoot
* Siganus lineatus (native), golden-lined spinefoot
* Siganus magnificus (questionable), magnificent rabbitfish
* Siganus puelloides (native), blackeye rabbitfish
* Siganus punctatus (questionable), goldspotted spinefoot
* Siganus spinus (native), little spinefoot
* Siganus stellatus (native), brownspotted spinefoot
* Siganus vermiculatus (native), vermiculated spinefoot
* Siganus virgatus (native), barhead spinefoot

### Sillaginidae (smelt-whitings)

* Sillaginopsis panijus (native), Gangetic whiting, flathead sillago
* Sillago aeolus (native), oriental sillago
* Sillago argentifasciata (questionable), silver-banded sillago
* Sillago chondropus (native), clubfoot sillago
* Sillago indica (endemic), Indian sillago
* Sillago ingenuua (native), bay sillago
* Sillago intermedius (native), intermediate sillago
* Sillago lutea (native), mud sillago
* Sillago macrolepis (questionable), large-scale sillago
* Sillago maculata (questionable), trumpeter sillago
* Sillago parvisquamis (questionable), small-scale sillago
* Sillago sihama (native), silver sillago, silver sillago
* Sillago soringa (endemic), soringa sillago
* Sillago vincenti (endemic), estuarine whiting, Vincent's sillago

### Sparidae (porgies)

* Acanthopagrus berda (native), riverbream, Picnic seabream
* Acanthopagrus bifasciatus (native), twobar seabream
* Acanthopagrus latus (native), yellow seabream, yellowfin seabream
* Argyrops spinifer (native), king soldierbream
* Cheimerius nufar (native), santer seabream
* Crenidens crenidens (native), karanteen, karenteen seabream
* Diplodus noct (questionable), Red Sea seabream
* Diplodus sargus kotschyi (native), one spot seabream
* Rhabdosargus sarba (native), Natal stumpnose, goldlined seabream
* Sparidentex hasta (native), sobaity seabream

### Sphyraenidae (barracudas)

* Sphyraena acutipinnis (native), sharpfin barracuda
* Sphyraena barracuda (native), great barracuda
* Sphyraena chrysotaenia (native), yellowstripe barracuda
* Sphyraena flavicauda (native), yellowtail barracuda
* Sphyraena forsteri (native), bigeye barracuda
* Sphyraena jello (native), pickhandle barracuda
* Sphyraena novaehollandiae (questionable), Australian barracuda
* Sphyraena obtusata (native), obtuse barracuda
* Sphyraena putnamae (native), sawtooth barracuda
* Sphyraena qenie (native), blackfin barracuda
* Pampus argenteus (native), silver pomfret
* Pampus chinensis (native), Chinese pomfret, Chinese silver pomfret

### Symphysanodontidae

* Symphysanodon andersoni (native)

### Terapontidae (grunters or tigerperches)

* Pelates quadrilineatus (native), fourlined terapon, fourlined terapon
* Pelates sexlineatus (questionable), six-lined trumpeter
* Terapon jarbua (native), jarbua terapon, jarbua terapon
* Terapon puta (native), smallscale terapon, small-scaled terapon
* Terapon theraps (native), banded grunter, largescaled therapon

### Toxotidae (archerfishes)

* Toxotes chatareus (native), spotted archerfish, largescale archerfish
* Toxotes jaculatrix (native), banded archerfish, banded archerfish

### Trichiuridae (cutlassfishes)

* Benthodesmus oligoradiatus (native), sparse-rayed frostfish
* Benthodesmus tenuis (questionable), slender frostfish
* Eupleurogrammus glossodon (native), longtooth hairtail
* Eupleurogrammus muticus (native), smallhead hairtail
* Lepidopus caudatus (questionable), silver scabbardfish
* Lepturacanthus pantului (native), Coromandal ribbonfish, Coromandel hairtail
* Lepturacanthus savala (native), small headed ribbon fish, Savalani hairtail
* Trichiurus auriga (native), pearly hairtail
* Trichiurus gangeticus (native), Gangetic ribbonfish, Ganges hairtail
* Trichiurus lepturus (native), largehead hairtail
* Trichiurus russelli (native), short-tailed hairtail

### Trichonotidae (sanddivers)

* Trichonotus cyclograptus (native)
* Trichonotus setiger (native), spotted sand-diver

### Tripterygiidae (threefin blennies)

* Enneapterygius elegans (native), hourglass triplefin
* Enneapterygius fasciatus (native)
* Enneapterygius pusillus (native), highcrest triplefin
* Helcogramma ellioti (native)
* Helcogramma gymnauchen (questionable), red-finned triplefin
* Helcogramma trigloides (questionable)

### Uranoscopidae (stargazers)

* Ichthyscopus lebeck (native), longnosed stargazer
* Uranoscopus crassiceps (native)
* Uranoscopus guttatus (native)

### Xenisthmidae

* Kraemericus smithi (endemic)

### Xiphiidae (swordfish)

* Xiphias gladius (native), swordfish

### Zanclidae (Moorish idol)

* Zanclus cornutus (native), Moorish idol

## Pleuronectiformes
### Bothidae (lefteye flounders)

* Arnoglossus aspilos (native), spotless lefteye flounder
* Arnoglossus tapeinosoma (native)
* Bothus leopardinus (questionable), Pacific leopard flounder
* Bothus mancus (native), flowery flounder
* Bothus myriaster (native), Indo-Pacific oval flounder
* Bothus pantherinus (native), leopard flounder
* Chascanopsetta lugubris (native), pelican flounder
* Crossorhombus valderostratus (native), broadbrow flounder
* Engyprosopon cocosensis (native), Cocos Island flounder
* Engyprosopon grandisquama (native), largescale flounder
* Grammatobothus polyophthalmus (native), threespot flounder
* Psettina brevirictis (native)

### Citharidae (citharids)

* Brachypleura novaezeelandiae (native), yellow-dabbled flounder

### Cynoglossidae (tonguefishes)

* Cynoglossus arel (native), largescale tonguesole
* Cynoglossus bilineatus (native), fourlined tonguesole
* Cynoglossus carpenteri (native), hooked tonguesole
* Cynoglossus cynoglossus (native), Gangetic tonguesole, Bengal tongue sole
* Cynoglossus dispar (native), roundhead tonguesole
* Cynoglossus dubius (native), carrot tonguesole
* Cynoglossus itinus (questionable)
* Cynoglossus kopsii (native), shortheaded tonguesole
* Cynoglossus lachneri (questionable), Lachner's tonguesole
* Cynoglossus lida (native), shoulder spot tongue, roughscale tonguesole
* Cynoglossus lingua (native), long tonguesole, long tongue sole
* Cynoglossus macrostomus (native), Malabar-sole, Malabar tonguesole
* Cynoglossus monopus (native)
* Cynoglossus puncticeps (native), speckled tonguesole
* Cynoglossus semifasciatus (native), Malabar sole, Bengal tongue-sole
* Paraplagusia bilineata (native), fingerlip tonguesole, doublelined tonguesole
* Paraplagusia blochii (native), Bloch's tonguesole
* Symphurus trifasciatus (native), threeband tonguesole

### Paralichthyidae (large-tooth flounders)

* Cephalopsetta ventrocellatus (native)
* Pseudorhombus arsius (native), largetooth flounder
* Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus (native), ocellated flounder
* Pseudorhombus elevatus (native), deep flounder
* Pseudorhombus javanicus (native), Javan flounder
* Pseudorhombus malayanus (native), Malayan flounder
* Pseudorhombus micrognathus (native)
* Pseudorhombus natalensis (native), Natal flounder
* Pseudorhombus triocellatus (native), three spot flounder, three spotted flounder

### Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)

* Marleyella bicolorata (native), comb flounder
* Poecilopsetta colorata (native), coloured righteye flounder
* Poecilopsetta praelonga (native), Alcock's narrow-body righteye flounder

### Psettodidae (psettodids)

* Psettodes erumei (native), Indian halibut, Indian spiny turbot

### Samaridae

* Samaris cristatus (native), cockatoo righteye flounder
* Samariscus longimanus (native), longfinned flounder

### Soleidae (soles)

* Aesopia cornuta (native), unicorn sole
* Brachirus macrolepis (native)
* Brachirus orientalis (native), oriental-sole, oriental sole
* Brachirus pan (native), pan sole, pan sole
* Brachirus panoides (questionable)
* Heteromycteris oculus (native), eyed sole
* Liachirus melanospilos (native)
* Pardachirus marmoratus (native), finless sole
* Pardachirus pavoninus (native), peacock sole
* Solea elongata (native), elongate sole
* Solea heinii (native)
* Solea ovata (native), ovate sole
* Soleichthys heterorhinos (native)
* Synaptura albomaculata (native), Kaup's sole
* Synaptura commersonnii (native), Commerson's sole
* Zebrias altipinnis (native)
* Zebrias annandalei (native)
* Zebrias japonica (questionable), wavyband sole
* Zebrias keralensis (native)
* Zebrias maculosus (native)
* Zebrias quagga (native), fringefin zebra sole
* Zebrias synapturoides (native), Indian zebra sole
* Zebrias zebra (questionable), zebra sole

## Polymixiiformes
### Polymixiidae (beardfishes)

* Polymixia fusca (native)
* Polymixia japonica (questionable), silver eye

## Pristiformes
### Pristidae (sawfishes)

* Anoxypristis cuspidata (native), knifetooth sawfish
* Pristis microdon (native), smalltooth sawfish, largetooth sawfish
* Pristis pectinata (native), smooth-tooth sawfish, smalltooth sawfish
* Pristis pristis (questionable), common sawfish
* Pristis zijsron (native), longcomb sawfish

## Rajiformes
### Dasyatidae (stingrays)

* Dasyatis bennetti (native), Bennett's stingray
* Dasyatis kuhlii (native), bluespotted stingray
* Dasyatis microps (native), smalleye stingray
* Dasyatis pastinaca (questionable), common stingray
* Dasyatis zugei (native), pale-edged stingray
* Himantura alcockii (native), pale-spot whip ray
* Himantura bleekeri (native), whiptail stingray, Bleeker's whipray
* Himantura chaophraya (questionable), freshwater whipray
* Himantura fai (native), pink whipray
* Himantura fluviatilis (native), Gangetic stingray, Ganges stingray
* Himantura gerrardi (native), sharpnose stingray
* Himantura imbricata (native), scaly stingray, scaly whipray
* Himantura jenkinsii (native), pointed-nose stingray
* Himantura marginatus (native), blackedged stingray, blackedge whipray
* Himantura uarnak (native), leopard stingray, honeycomb stingray
* Himantura undulata (native), leopard whipray
* Himantura walga (questionable), dwarf whipray
* Pastinachus sephen (native), feathertail stingray, cowtail stingray
* Taeniura lymma (native), bluespotted ribbontail ray
* Taeniura meyeni (native), blotched fantail ray
* Urogymnus asperrimus (native), porcupine ray

### Gymnuridae (butterfly rays)

* Aetoplatea tentaculata (native), tentacled butterfly ray
* Aetoplatea zonura (native), zonetail butterfly ray
* Gymnura japonica (questionable), Japanese butterflyray
* Gymnura micrura (questionable), smooth butterfly ray
* Gymnura poecilura (native), longtail butterfly ray

### Myliobatidae (eagle and manta rays)

* Aetobatus flagellum (native), plain eagleray, longheaded eagle ray
* Aetobatus guttatus (native), sharpwing eagle ray
* Aetobatus narinari (native), spotted eagleray, spotted eagle ray
* Aetobatus ocellatus (native)
* Aetomylaeus maculatus (native), mottled eagle ray
* Aetomylaeus milvus (native)
* Aetomylaeus nichofii (native), Nieuhof's eagle ray, banded eagle ray
* Manta birostris (native), giant manta
* Mobula eregoodootenkee (native), pygmy devilray
* Mobula japanica (native), spinetail mobula
* Mobula kuhlii (native), shortfin devil ray
* Mobula mobular (questionable), devil fish
* Mobula thurstoni (native), smooth-tail mobula
* Rhinoptera adspersa (native), rough cownose ray
* Rhinoptera javanica (native), Javanese cownose ray

### Plesiobatidae (deepwater stingray)

* Plesiobatis daviesi (native), deepwater stingray

### Rajidae (skates)

* Dipturus johannisdavisi (native), Travancore skate
* Fenestraja mamillidens (native), prickly skate
* Okamejei powelli (native), Indian ringed skate

### Rhinobatidae (guitarfishes)

* Rhina ancylostoma (native), bowmouth guitarfish
* Rhinobatos annandalei (native), Annandale's shovelnose ray, Annandale's guitarfish
* Rhinobatos granulatus (native), sharpnose guitarfish
* Rhinobatos halavi (native), Halavi's guitarfish
* Rhinobatos lionotus (native), Norman's shovelnose ray, smoothback guitarfish
* Rhinobatos obtusus (native), widenose guitarfish
* Rhinobatos thouin (native), clubnose guitarfish
* Rhinobatos typus (questionable), giant shovelnose ray
* Rhinobatos variegatus (native), stripenose guitarfish
* Rhynchobatus djiddensis (native), giant guitarfish
* Zanobatus schoenleinii (questionable), striped panray

## Salmoniformes
### Salmonidae (salmonids)

* Oncorhynchus mykiss (introduced), rainbow trout
* Oncorhynchus nerka (questionable), sockeye salmon
* Salmo trutta fario (introduced), brown trout
* Salmo trutta trutta (introduced), sea trout
* Salvelinus fontinalis (introduced), brook trout

## Scorpaeniformes
### Apistidae

* Apistus carinatus (native), ocellated waspfish

### Aploactinidae (velvetfishes)

* Acanthosphex leurynnis (native)
* Cocotropus roseus (native)

### Bembridae (deepwater flatheads)

* Bembras japonica (questionable)

### Caracanthidae (orbicular velvetfishes)

* Caracanthus maculatus (native), spotted coral croucher
* Caracanthus unipinna (native), pygmy coral croucher

### Dactylopteridae (flying gurnards)

* Dactyloptena gilberti (native)
* Dactyloptena macracantha (native), spotwing flying gurnard
* Dactyloptena orientalis (native), oriental flying gurnard
* Dactyloptena peterseni (native), starry flying gurnard

### Peristediidae (armored searobins or armored gurnards)

* Peristedion investigatoris (native)
* Satyrichthys adeni (native)

### Platycephalidae (flatheads)

* Cociella crocodila (native), crocodile flathead
* Eurycephalus carbunculus (native), papillose flathead
* Grammoplites scaber (native), rough flathead
* Grammoplites suppositus (native), spotfin flathead
* Inegocia japonica (native), Japanese flathead
* Kumococius rodericensis (native), spiny flathead
* Platycephalus indicus (native), bartail flathead
* Rogadius asper (native), olive-tailed flathead
* Rogadius serratus (native), serrated flathead
* Sorsogona tuberculata (native), tuberculated flathead
* Suggrundus macracanthus (native), large-spined flathead
* Sunagocia otaitensis (native), fringelip flathead
* Thysanophrys celebica (native), Celebes flathead
* Thysanophrys chiltonae (native), longsnout flathead

### Scorpaenidae (scorpionfishes or rockfishes)

* Brachypterois serrulata (native)
* Dendrochirus brachypterus (native), shortfin turkeyfish
* Ebosia falcata (native)
* Parascorpaena picta (questionable), northern scorpionfish
* Pteroidichthys amboinensis (native)
* Pterois antennata (native), broadbarred firefish
* Pterois mombasae (native), frillfin turkeyfish
* Pterois radiata (native), radial firefish
* Pterois russelii (native), Russell's fire fish, plaintail turkeyfish
* Pterois volitans (native), red lionfish
* Scorpaenodes guamensis (native), Guam scorpionfish
* Scorpaenodes muciparus (native)
* Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (native), lowfin scorpionfish
* Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (questionable), weedy stingfish
* Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (native), humpback scorpionfish
* Sebastapistes nuchalis (native)
* Sebastapistes strongia (native), barchin scorpionfish
* Taenianotus triacanthus (native), leaf scorpionfish

### Setarchidae

* Setarches guentheri (native), deepwater scorpionfish

### Synanceiidae (stonefishes)

* Choridactylus multibarbus (native), orangebanded stingfish
* Inimicus caledonicus (native), Chinese ghoul
* Inimicus sinensis (native), spotted ghoul
* Minous dempsterae (native), obliquebanded stingfish
* Minous inermis (native), Alcock's scorpionfishMinous monodactylus
* Minous monodactylus (native), grey goblin fish, grey stingfish
* Synanceia horrida (native), estuarine stonefish
* Synanceia verrucosa (native), stonefish
* Trachicephalus uranoscopus (native), stargazing stonefish

### Tetrarogidae (wasp fishes)

* Ocosia ramaraoi (native)
* Paracentropogon longispinis (native), wispy waspfish
* Pseudovespicula dracaena (native), draco waspfish
* Richardsonichthys leucogaster (native), whiteface waspfish
* Snyderina guentheri (native), Günther's waspfish
* Tetraroge niger (native)

### Triglidae (searobins)

* Lepidotrigla bispinosa (native), bullhorn gurnard
* Lepidotrigla faurei (native), scalybreast gurnard
* Lepidotrigla longipinnis (native)
* Lepidotrigla omanensis (native), Oman gurnard
* Pterygotrigla hemisticta (native), blackspotted gurnard

## Siluriformes
### Amblycipitidae (torrent catfishes)

* Amblyceps laticeps (native)
* Amblyceps mangois (native), Indian torrent catfish, Indian torrent catfish
* Amblyceps tenuispinis (native)
* Amblyceps apangi

### Ariidae (sea catfishes)

* Arius arius (native), threadfin sea catfish
* Arius bilineatus (native), bronze catfish
* Arius caelatus (native), engraved catfish
* Arius crossocheilos (native), roughback sea catfish
* Arius dussumieri (native), blacktip sea catfish
* Arius gagora (native), gagora catfish, Gagora catfish
* Arius gagorides (native)
* Arius jella (native), blackfin sea catfish
* Arius macronotacanthus (questionable)
* Arius maculatus (native), spotted catfish
* Arius nenga (native)
* Arius parvipinnis (native)
* Arius platystomus (native), flatmouth sea catfish
* Arius sagor (native), sagor catfish
* Arius satparanus (native)
* Arius sona (native), Sona sea-catfish, Sona sea catfish
* Arius subrostratus (native), shovelnose sea catfish
* Arius sumatranus (native), goat catfish
* Arius tenuispinis (native), thinspine sea catfish
* Arius thalassinus (native), giant sea catfish
* Arius venosus (native), veined catfish
* Batrachocephalus mino (native), frog-headed catfish, beardless sea catfish
* Hemipimelodus jatius (native), river catfish, River catfish
* Ketengus typus (native), bigmouth sea catfish
* Osteogeneiosus militaris (native), soldier catfish

### Bagridae (bagrid catfishes)

* Batasio batasio (native), Tista batasio
* Batasio merianiensis (native)
* Batasio sharavatiensis (native)
* Batasio tengana (native), Assamese batasio
* Batasio travancoria (endemic), Malabar batasio
* Hemibagrus maydelli (endemic), Krishna mystus
* Hemibagrus menoda (native), menoda catfish
* Hemibagrus microphthalmus (native), Irrawaddy mystus
* Hemibagrus punctatus (endemic), Nilgiri mystus
* Horabagrus brachysoma (endemic), Günther's catfish
* Horabagrus nigricollaris (endemic)
* Mystus armatus (native), Kerala mystus
* Mystus bleekeri (native), Day's mystus
* Mystus canarensis (native)
* Mystus cavasius (native), Gangetic mystus, Gangetic mystus
* Mystus gulio (native), long-whiskered catfish, long whiskers catfish
* Mystus keletius (native), Keletius mystus
* Mystus malabaricus (endemic), Jerdon's mystus
* Mystus montanus (endemic), Wynaad mystus
* Mystus oculatus (endemic), Malabar mystus
* Mystus tengara (native), Tengara mystus
* Mystus vittatus (native), striped dwarf catfish
* Pseudobagrus chryseus (native)
* Rama chandramara (native), Asian cory
* Rita chrysea (endemic), Mahanadi rita
* Rita gogra (endemic), Gogra rita
* Rita kuturnee (endemic), Deccan rita
* Rita macracanthus (native)
* Rita rita (native), rita
* Sperata aor (native), long-whiskered catfish
* Sperata aorella (native)
* Sperata sarwari (native)
* Sperata seenghala (native), giant river-catfish

### Chacidae (squarehead or angler catfish)

* Chaca chaca (native), Indian chaca, squarehead catfish

### Clariidae (airbreathing catfishes)

* Clarias batrachus (native), magur, walking catfish
* Clarias dayi (endemic), Malabar clariid
* Clarias dussumieri (endemic), Valenciennes clariid
* Clarias gariepinus (introduced), North African catfish
* Horaglanis alikunhii (native)
* Horaglanis krishnai (endemic), Indian blind catfish, Indian blind catfish

### Erethistidae

* Conta conta (native), conta catfish
* Conta pectinata (native)
* Erethistes pusillus (native)
* Erethistoides montana montana (endemic)
* Erethistoides montana pipri (endemic)
* Erethistoides sicula (native)
* Laguvia manipurensis (native)
* Pseudolaguvia foveolata (native)
* Pseudolaguvia kapuri (endemic)
* Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi (native), painted catfish
* Pseudolaguvia shawi (native)

### Heteropneustidae (airsac catfishes)

* Heteropneustes fossilis (native), stinging catfish
* Heteropneustes longipectoralis (native)
* Heteropneustes microps (native)

### Olyridae (longtail catfishes)

* Olyra burmanica (questionable), longtail catfish
* Olyra horae (native), Hora olyra
* Olyra kempi (native)
* Olyra longicaudata (native), Himalayan olyra

### Pangasiidae (shark catfishes)

* Pangasius pangasius (native), pungas, yellowtail catfish

### Plotosidae (eeltail catfishes)

* Plotosus canius (native), canine catfish-eel, gray eel-catfish
* Plotosus limbatus (native), darkfin eel catfish
* Plotosus lineatus (native), striped eel catfish

### Schilbeidae (schilbid catfishes)

* Ailia coila (native), Gangetic ailia
* Ailia punctata (native), Jamuna ailia
* Clupisoma bastari (endemic), Bastar garuaClupisoma garua
* Clupisoma garua (native), guarchcha, garua bachcha
* Clupisoma montana (native), kocha garua
* Clupisoma prateri (questionable), Burmese garua
* Eutropiichthys goongwaree (endemic)
* Eutropiichthys murius (native), murius vacha
* Eutropiichthys vacha (native), batchwa vacha
* Neotropius khavalchor (endemic), khavalchor catfish
* Proeutropiichthys taakree macropthalmos (questionable), Burmese taakree
* Proeutropiichthys taakree taakree (endemic), Indian taakree
* Pseudeutropius atherinoides (native), Indian potasi
* Pseudeutropius buchanani (native)
* Pseudeutropius mitchelli (endemic), Malabar patashi
* Silonia childreni (endemic), white catfish
* Silonia silondia (native), silondia vacha, Silond catfish

### Siluridae (sheatfishes)

* Ompok bimaculatus (native), Indian butter-catfish, butter catfish
* Ompok goae (native)
* Ompok malabaricus (endemic), Goan catfish
* Ompok pabda (native), pabdah catfish
* Ompok pabo (native), Pabo catfish
* Pterocryptis afghana (native), Afghanistan silurus
* Pterocryptis berdmorei (questionable), Burmese silurus
* Pterocryptis cochinchinensis (questionable)
* Pterocryptis gangelica (native)
* Pterocryptis indicus (endemic)
* Pterocryptis wynaadensis (endemic), Malabar silurus
* Silurus morehensis (native), ching ngaten
* Wallago attu (native), boal, wallago

### Sisoridae (sisorid catfishes)

* Bagarius bagarius (native), Gangetic goonch, dwarf goonch
* Bagarius yarrelli (native), goonch
* Euchiloglanis kishinouyei (questionable)
* Exostoma labiatum (native)
* Gagata cenia (native), Indian gagata
* Gagata gagata (native)
* Gagata itchkeea (native), Deccan nangra
* Gagata sexualis (endemic)
* Gagata youssoufi (native)
* Glyptosternon maculatum (native)
* Glyptosternon reticulatum (native), Turkestan catfish
* Glyptothorax annandalei (native)
* Glyptothorax botius (native)
* Glyptothorax brevipinnis (native)
* Glyptothorax cavia (native)
* Glyptothorax coheni (endemic)
* Glyptothorax conirostre (native)
* Glyptothorax davissinghi (native)
* Glyptothorax dorsalis (native)
* Glyptothorax garhwali (endemic)
* Glyptothorax gracilis (native)
* Glyptothorax housei (endemic)
* Glyptothorax indicus (native)
* Glyptothorax kashmirensis (native)
* Glyptothorax lonah (endemic)
* Glyptothorax madraspatanum (endemic)
* Glyptothorax manipurensis
* Glyptothorax nelsoni (endemic)
* Glyptothorax pectinopterus (native), river cat
* Glyptothorax platypogonides (questionable)
* Glyptothorax poonaensis (endemic)
* Glyptothorax punjabensis (native)
* Glyptothorax saisii (endemic)
* Glyptothorax sinensis (native)
* Glyptothorax stolickae (native)
* Glyptothorax striatus (endemic)
* Glyptothorax telchitta (native)
* Glyptothorax trewavasae (endemic)
* Glyptothorax trilineatus (native), three-lined catfish
* Glyptothorax ventrolineatus (sp. nov.), Chindwin basin.
* Gogangra viridescens (native), Huddah nangra
* Hara hara (native), Kosi hara
* Hara horai (endemic), Terai hara
* Hara jerdoni (native), Sylhet hara
* Hara serratus (native)
* Myersglanis jayarami (native)
* Nangra assamensis (native)
* Nangra carcharhinoides (native)
* Nangra nangra (native), Kosi nangra
* Nangra robusta (questionable)
* Parachiloglanis hodgarti (native), torrent catfish
* Pareuchiloglanis kamengensis (native)
* Pareuchiloglanis macrotrema (native)
* Pseudecheneis sulcata (native), sulcatus catfish, sucker throat catfish
* Sisor chennuah (native)
* Sisor rabdophorus (native), sisor catfish
* Sisor rheophilus (native)
* Sisor torosus (native)

## Squaliformes
### Centrophoridae

* Centrophorus moluccensis (native), smallfin gulper shark

### Dalatiidae (sleeper sharks)

* Centroscyllium ornatum (native), ornate dogfish
* Centroscymnus crepidater (native), longnose velvet dogfish

### Echinorhinidae (bramble sharks)

* Echinorhinus brucus (native), bramble shark

## Stomiiformes
### Gonostomatidae (bristlemouths)

* Cyclothone microdon (native), veiled anglemouth
* Cyclothone signata (questionable), showy bristlemouth
* Gonostoma elongatum (native), elongated bristlemouth fish

### Phosichthyidae (lightfishes)

* Vinciguerria lucetia (questionable), Panama lightfish

### Sternoptychidae

* Polyipnus spinosus (questionable)

### Stomiidae (barbeled dragonfishes)

* Chauliodus pammelas (native)
* Chauliodus sloani (native), Sloane's viperfish
* Stomias affinis (native), Günther's boafish

## Synbranchiformes
### Chaudhuriidae

* Chaudhuria caudata (questionable), Burmese spineless eel
* Garo khajuriai (endemic), Garo spineless eel
* Pillaia indica (endemic), hillstream spineless eel

### Mastacembelidae (spiny eels)

* Macrognathus aculeatus (native), lesser spiny eel
* Macrognathus aral (native), one-stripe spinyeel
* Macrognathus caudiocellatus (questionable)
* Macrognathus guentheri (endemic), Malabar spinyeel
* Macrognathus malabaricus (native)
* Macrognathus morehensis (native)
* Macrognathus pancalus (native), striped spinyeel, barred spiny eel
* Mastacembelus armatus (native), baam, zig-zag eel

### Synbranchidae (swamp-eels)

* Monopterus albus (native), rice swampeel, swamp eel
* Monopterus cuchia (native), cuchia
* Monopterus digressus (native)
* Monopterus eapeni (endemic)
* Monopterus fossorius (endemic), Malabar swampeel
* Monopterus hodgarti (endemic), Indian spaghetti-eel
* Monopterus indicus (endemic), Bombay swampeel
* Monopterus roseni (native)
* Ophisternon bengalense (native), Bengal mudeel, Bengal eel

## Syngnathiformes
### Aulostomidae (trumpetfishes)

* Aulostomus chinensis (native), Chinese trumpetfish

### Centriscidae (snipefishes and shrimpfishes)

* Centriscus scutatus (native), grooved razor-fish

### Fistulariidae (cornetfishes)

* Fistularia petimba (native), red cornetfish

### Solenostomidae (ghost pipefishes)

* Solenostomus cyanopterus (native), ghost pipefish

### Syngnathidae (pipefishes and seahorses)

* Bhanotia fasciolata (native)
* Choeroichthys brachysoma (native), short-bodied pipefish
* Choeroichthys sculptus (native), sculptured pipefish
* Corythoichthys intestinalis (questionable), scribbled pipefish
* Doryrhamphus excisus excisus (native), bluestripe pipefish
* Hippichthys cyanospilos (native), blue-spotted pipefish
* Hippichthys heptagonus (native), belly pipefish
* Hippichthys penicillus (native), beady pipefish
* Hippichthys spicifer (native), bellybarred pipefish
* Hippocampus fuscus (questionable), Chilka seahorse, sea pony
* Hippocampus histrix (native), thorny seahorse
* Hippocampus kelloggi (native), great seahorse
* Hippocampus kuda (native), spotted seahorse
* Hippocampus trimaculatus (native), longnose seahorse
* Ichthyocampus carce (native), freshwater pipefish, freshwater pipefish
* Microphis brachyurus brachyurus (native), short-tailed pipefish
* Microphis cuncalus (native), crocodile-tooth pipefish
* Microphis deocata (native), deocata pipefish
* Microphis insularis (native), Andaman pipefish
* Phoxocampus belcheri (native), rock pipefish
* Syngnathoides biaculeatus (native), alligator pipefish
* Trachyrhamphus serratus (native)

## Tetraodontiformes
### Balistidae (triggerfishes)

* Abalistes stellaris (native), starry triggerfish
* Balistapus undulatus (native), orange-lined triggerfish
* Balistes ellioti (native)
* Balistes rotundatus (native)
* Balistes vetula (questionable), queen triggerfish
* Balistoides conspicillum (native), clown triggerfish
* Balistoides viridescens (native), titan triggerfish
* Melichthys niger (native), black triggerfish
* Odonus niger (native), redtoothed triggerfish
* Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (native), yellowmargin triggerfish
* Pseudobalistes fuscus (native), yellow-spotted triggerfish
* Rhinecanthus aculeatus (native), blackbar triggerfish
* Rhinecanthus rectangulus (native), wedge-tail triggerfish
* Sufflamen chrysopterum (native), halfmoon triggerfish
* Sufflamen fraenatum (native), masked triggerfish

### Diodontidae (porcupinefishes, burrfishes)

* Cyclichthys orbicularis (native), birdbeak burrfish
* Cyclichthys spilostylus (native), spotbase burrfish
* Diodon holocanthus (native), bloched porcupine fish, long-spine porcupinefish
* Diodon hystrix (native), spotted porcupine fish, spot-fin porcupinefish
* Lophodiodon calori (native), four-bar porcupinefish

### Molidae (molas or ocean sunfishes)

* Mola mola (native), ocean sunfish

### Monacanthidae (filefishes)

* Acreichthys tomentosus (native), bristle-tail file-fish
* Aluterus monoceros (native), unicorn leatherjacket
* Aluterus scriptus (native), scrawled filefish
* Anacanthus barbatus (native), bearded leatherjacket
* Cantherhines sandwichiensis (questionable), Sandwich Isle file
* Lalmohania velutina (native)
* Oxymonacanthus longirostris (native), harlequin filefish
* Paraluteres prionurus (native), blacksaddle filefish
* Paramonacanthus choirocephalus (questionable), pig faced leather jacket
* Paramonacanthus japonicus (native), hairfinned leatherjacket
* Paramonacanthus oblongus (native), hair-finned filefish
* Paramonacanthus tricuspis (native)
* Thamnaconus modestoides (native), modest filefish

### Ostraciidae (boxfishes)

* Lactoria cornuta (native), longhorn cowfish
* Ostracion cubicus (native), yellow boxfish
* Ostracion meleagris (native), whitespotted boxfish
* Ostracion nasus (native), shortnose boxfish
* Tetrosomus gibbosus (native), humpback turretfish

### Tetraodontidae (puffers)

* Arothron hispidus (native), white spotted blow fish, white-spotted puffer
* Arothron immaculatus (native), immaculate blow fish, immaculate puffer
* Arothron leopardus (native), banded leopardblowfish
* Arothron meleagris (native), guineafowl puffer
* Arothron nigropunctatus (native), black spotted blow fish, blackspotted puffer
* Arothron reticularis (native), reticulated blowfish, reticulated pufferfish
* Arothron stellatus (native), star blaasop, starry toadfish
* Canthigaster amboinensis (native), spider-eye puffer
* Canthigaster bennetti (native), Bennett's sharpnose puffer
* Canthigaster coronata (native), crowned puffer
* Canthigaster margaritata (native)
* Carinotetraodon imitator (endemic)
* Carinotetraodon travancoricus (endemic), Malabar pufferfish
* Chelonodon patoca (native), Gangetic pufferfish, milkspotted puffer
* Lagocephalus guentheri (native), diamondback puffer
* Lagocephalus inermis (native), smooth-backed blowfish, smooth blaasop
* Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus (native), oceanic puffer
* Lagocephalus lunaris (native), moontail blaasop, green rough-backed puffer
* Lagocephalus spadiceus (native), Chinese blaasop, half-smooth golden pufferfish
* Takifugu oblongus (native), lattice blaasop
* Tetraodon cutcutia (native), ocellated pufferfish
* Tetraodon fluviatilis (native), green pufferfish
* Tetraodon nigroviridis (native), Burmese pufferfish, spotted green pufferfish
* Torquigener hypselogeneion (native), orange-spotted toadfish
* Tylerius spinosissimus (native), spiny blaasop

### Triacanthidae (triplespines)

* Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer (native), long spined tripod fish, long-spined tripodfish
* Triacanthus biaculeatus (native), short-nosed tripodfish
* Triacanthus nieuhofii (native), silver tripodfish
* Tripodichthys oxycephalus (native), short-tail tripodfish

### Triacanthodidae (spikefishes)

* Macrorhamphosodes platycheilus (native), trumpetsnout spikefish
* Triacanthodes ethiops (native), shortsnout spikefish

## Torpediniformes
### Narcinidae (numbfishes)

* Benthobatis moresbyi (native), dark blind ray
* Heteronarce prabhui (native), Quilon electric ray
* Narcine brunnea (native), brown numbfish
* Narcine indica (questionable), largespotted numbfish
* Narcine lingula (native), Chinese numbfish
* Narcine prodorsalis (questionable), Tonkin numbfish
* Narcine timlei (native), blackspotted numbfish
* Narke dipterygia (native), spottail sleeper ray

### Torpedinidae (electric rays)

* Torpedo fuscomaculata (questionable), black-spotted torpedo
* Torpedo panthera (native), panther electric ray
* Torpedo sinuspersici (native), marbled electric ray

## Zeiformes
### Caproidae (boarfishes)

* Antigonia indica (native)
* Antigonia rubescens (questionable), Indo-Pacific boarfish

### Parazenidae (parazen)

* Cyttopsis rosea (native), rosy dory

### Zeidae (dories)

* Zenopsis conchifera (native), silvery John Dory
* Zenopsis nebulosa (native), mirror dory