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Table 3. Fish of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Note that this is not a comprehensive list and is mainly extracted from the Ecology Lab Report (1994). It is not specific to the waters of Pulu Keeling National Park but is a general list of fish found in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (extracted from tables of shallow reefs on the southern atoll; deep coral reefs around North Keeling Island and the southern atoll; and the southern atoll lagoon).
For more comprehensive information on fish species, refer to the Atoll Research Bulletin 399-414 (Woodroffe 1994) .
* Endemic to Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
** Undescribed goby of the genus Trimma may have same distibution as Centropyge joculator.
| Scientific name | Common name | Malay name |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthurus spp. | surgeon fish several species | |
| Albula glossodonta | bonefish | |
| Albula vulpes | Ikan bandang | |
| Aluterus scriptus | scribbled leatherjacket | |
| Anyperodon leucogrammicus | white-lined rockcod | Kerapu cicak |
| Aphareus furca | small-toothed jobfish | Ikan benita/salmon kuning |
| Aprion virescens | green jobfish | Salmon biru |
| Arothron hispidus | whitespotted puffer | |
| Bleniid sp. 1 | blenny | |
| Bolbometepon muricatum | bumphead parrot fish | |
| Bothus sp. | flounder | |
| Caesio spp. | fusiliers | |
| Carangoides fulvoguttatus | gold-spotted trevally | |
| Carangoides sp. | trevally | |
| Caranx lugubris | black trevally | Ikan puteh bongkok |
| Caranx melampygus | bluefin trevally | Ikan sambak/ikan puteh biru |
| Caranx sexfasciatus | bigeye trevally | |
| Caranx spp. | trevally; rainbow runner | |
| Caranx tille | tille trevally | Ikan puteh kayu |
| Carcharhinus amblyrhyncos | grey reef shark / whaler shark | Yu tongkol |
| Carcharhinus brachyurus | Bronze whaler | |
| Carcharhinus melanopterus | black-tip reef shark | |
| Centropyge joculator * | Cocos angelfish | |
| Cephalopholis argus | peacock rockcod | Kerapu hitam |
| Cephalopholis minata | coral cod | Kerapu bintang |
| Cephalopholis spp. | coral cod | |
| Cephalopholis urodeta | flag-tailed rockcod | Kerapu pak husuien |
| Chaetodon alcula | saddleback butterfly fish | |
| Chaetodon meyeri hybrid | ||
| Chanos chanos | milkfish | Ikan bandang laut |
| Cheilinus fasciatus | redbreasted Maori wrasse | Ikan lichin |
| Cheilinus spp. | wrasses | Ikan ijau |
| Cheilinus undulatus | green fish and humpheadMaori wrasse | Ikan makerepok |
| Choeroichthy sculptus | sculptured pipefish | |
| Clupeid sp. 1 | sprat | |
| Clupeid sp. 2 | sprat | |
| Clupeid sp. 3 | sprat | |
| Clupeid sp. 4 | sprat | |
| Coris aygula | clown coris wrasse | |
| Cosmocampus banneri | roughridge pipefish | |
| Crenimugal crenilabis | warty lipped mullet | |
| Ctenochaetus spp. | Surgeon fish several species | |
| Doryrhamphus excisus | Indian blue-stripe pipefish | |
| Elegatis sp | rainbow runner | |
| Elegatis bipinnulata | rainbow runner | Salmon puteh |
| Epinephelus fuscoguttatus | flowery cod | |
| Epinephelus hexagonatus | honeycomb cod | Kerapu cicak |
| Fistularia commersonii | flutemouths/cornet fishes | |
| Gerres acinaces | longfin biddy | Ikan puteh |
| Gnathodentex aureolineatus | gold-lined snapper/sea bream | Ikan serit merah |
| Gobiid sp. 1 | goby | |
| Gracilia albomarginata | red-edged cod | |
| Gymnosarda unicolor | dog-tooth tuna | Kandang duek |
| Halichoeres spp. | wrasse | |
| Hemigymnus melapterus | thick lipped wrasse | |
| Hyporhampus affinis | tropical garfish | |
| Kuhlia mugil | flagtail | Ikan kerong |
| Kyphosus spp. | silver drummer | |
| Kyphosus vaigiensis | lowfin drummer | |
| Labrid sp. 1 | wrasse | |
| Labrid sp. 2 | wrasse | |
| Labrid sp. 3 | wrasse | |
| Labrid sp. 4 | wrasse | |
| Labrid sp. 5 | wrasse | |
| Labrid sp. 6 | wrasse | |
| Labrid sp. 7 | wrasse | |
| Lethrinus harak | thumbprint emperor | |
| Lethrinus spp. | emperors/snapper, sweetlip | |
| Liza vaigiensis | blackfin mullet | |
| Lutjanus argentimaculatus | mangrove jack | |
| Lutjanus bohar | red bass | Bambangan |
| Lutjanus fulviflamma | black-spot snapper | Ikan nyoya |
| Lutjanus fulvus | yellow-margined sea perch | |
| Lutjanus gibbus | paddletail snapper | |
| Lutjanus kasmira | blue-lined snapper and bluestripe sea perch | Ikan bordu/nyoya |
| Lutjanus monostigma | one-spot snapper/seaperch | Ikan gerisi |
| Lutjanus sp. | snapper | |
| Macolor sp. | black sea perch | Ikan tausong |
| Melichthys spp. | black triggerfish | Ikan hitam |
| Micrognathus brevirostris | bhorn-tailed pipefish | |
| Monotaxis grandoculis | big-eye bream | Ikan gigi orang |
| Mulloides flavolineatus | pallid goatfish | Ikan jangut kuning |
| Mulloides spp | goat fish (several spp) | |
| Myrpristis spp | squirrel fish (several genera) | |
| Naso spp. | unicorn fish | Ikan chula |
| Phoxocampus belcheri | rock pipefish | |
| Plectroglyphidodon sp. | damsel fish | |
| Plectropomus aureolatus | square-tail coral trout | |
| Plectrorhinchus chaetodonoides | many-spotted sweetlips | |
| Rhinecanthus aculeatus | triggerfish | |
| Sargocentron spp | squirrel fish (several genera) | |
| Scarus spp. | parrot fish | Ikan kakatua |
| Scolopsis bilineatus | bridled monacle bream | |
| Scomberoides lysan | double-spotted queenfish | |
| Scomberoides sp | queenfish | |
| Scorpaenoides kelloggi | ||
| Siganus spp. | rabbitfish | |
| Sphyraena barracuda | barracuda | Ikan aloh-aloh |
| Spratelloides delicatulus | sprat | Ikan teri |
| Thalassoma purpureum | surf wrasse | |
| Trachinotus bailloni | black-spot dart | Ikan talang |
| Trachinotus blochii | snub-nosed dart | Bawal |
| Triaenodon obesus | white-tip reef shark | |
| Trimma sp.** | goby | |
| Variola louti | coronation trout | Kerapu boronok |