This is a list of the endemic fish species recorded in Papua New Guinea.[1] [2]
| Scientific name | Common name | Family | Habitat | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheroscorpaena tridactyla | Marine | ||||
| Apogon dammermani | Marine | May or may not be endemic (FishBase). | |||
| Apogon novaeguineae | Marine | May or may not be endemic (FishBase). | |||
| Apogon photogaster | Marine | ||||
| Ecsenius collettei | Collette's blenny | Marine | |||
| Ecsenius taeniatus | Marine | ||||
| Meiacanthus limbatus | Marine | ||||
| Omobranchus robertsi | Marine | ||||
| Omox lupus | Marine | May or may not be endemic (FishBase). | |||
| Parabrosmolus novaeguineae | Marine | ||||
| Callionymus colini | Tiny New Guinea longtail dragonet | Marine | |||
| Callionymus zythros | Marine | ||||
| Synchiropus claudiae | Marine | May or may not be endemic (FishBase). | |||
| Trimma rubromaculatus | Marine | May or may not be endemic (FishBase). | |||
| Vanderhorstia flavilineata | Marine | ||||
| Cirrhilabrus condei | Marine | ||||
| Hoplolatilus pohle | Marine | ||||
| Moringua penni | Penn's thrush eel | Marine | May or may not be endemic (FishBase). | ||
| Callechelys papulosa | Marine | May or may not be endemic (FishBase). | |||
| Stalix dicra | Marine | ||||
| Stalix eremia | Marine | ||||
| Nematops microstoma | Small-mouth righteye flounder | Marine | May or may not be endemic (FishBase). | ||
| Chrysiptera cymatilis | Marine | ||||
| Chrysiptera niger | Black damselfish | Marine | May or may not be endemic (FishBase). | ||
| Chrysiptera sinclairi | Sinclair's damselfish | Marine | May or may not be endemic (FishBase). | ||
| Neopomacentrus aquadulcis | Marine | ||||
| Pomacentrus albimaculus | Whitespot damsel | Marine | May or may not be endemic (FishBase). | ||
| Pomacentrus colini | Colin's damsel | Marine | |||
| Pseudochromis ephippiatus | Marine | ||||
| Pseudochromis marginatus | Marine | ||||
| Pseudomugil majusculus | Cape blue-eye | Marine | |||
| Atrobucca adusta | Scorched croaker | Marine | |||
| Liopropoma incomptum | Marine | ||||
| Rabaulichthys altipinnis | Sailfin anthias | Marine | May or may not be endemic (FishBase). | ||
| Aseraggodes persimilis | Ocellated sole | Marine | |||
| Brachirus dicholepis | Marine | ||||
| Gogolia filewoodi | Sailback houndshark | Marine | |||
| Urolophus armatus | New Ireland stingaree | Marine | |||
| Rhabdoblennius papuensis | Marine | ||||
| Ungusurculus collettei | Marine | ||||
| Lepadicyathus mendeleevi | Marine | ||||
| Amblyeleotris neumanni | Marine | ||||
| Ctenogobiops phaeostictus | Marine | ||||
| Tryssogobius quinquespinus | Marine | ||||
| Vanderhorstia belloides | Marine | ||||
| Parapercis vittafrons | Marine | ||||
| Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi | Marine | ||||
| Ptereleotris crossogenion | Marine | ||||
| Aseraggodes chapleaui | Marine | ||||
| Tetracentrum apogonoides | Four-spined glass perchlet | Freshwater | |||
| Tetracentrum caudovittatus | Kokoda glass perchlet | Freshwater | |||
| Tetracentrum honessi | Honess' glass perchlet | Freshwater | |||
| Glossamia abo | Freshwater | ||||
| Glossamia narindica | Slender mouth almighty | Freshwater | |||
| Brustiarius nox | Comb-gilled catfish | Freshwater | |||
| Cochlefelis danielsi | Daniel's catfish | Freshwater | |||
| Nemapteryx augusta | Short-barbelled catfish | Freshwater | |||
| Neoarius coatesi | Coates' catfish | Freshwater | |||
| Neoarius taylori | Taylor's catfish | Freshwater | |||
| Pachyula crassilabris | Thick-lipped catfish | Freshwater | |||
| Craterocephalus kailolae | Kailola's hardyhead | Freshwater | |||
| Craterocephalus lacustris | Kutubu freshwater hardyhead | Freshwater | |||
| Craterocephalus pimatuae | Pima hardyhead | Freshwater | |||
| Allomogurnda flavimarginata | Freshwater | ||||
| Allomogurnda hoesei | Freshwater | ||||
| Allomogurnda insularis | Freshwater | ||||
| Allomogurnda landfordi | Freshwater | ||||
| Allomogurnda montana | Freshwater | ||||
| Allomogurnda papua | Freshwater | ||||
| Eleotris aquadulcis | Freshwater gudgeon | Freshwater | |||
| Mogurnda furva | Black mogurnda | Freshwater | |||
| Mogurnda kutubuensis | Lake Kutuba mogurnda | Freshwater | |||
| Mogurnda lineata | Kokoda mogurnda | Freshwater | |||
| Mogurnda maccuneae | Freshwater | ||||
| Mogurnda malsmithi | Freshwater | ||||
| Mogurnda mosa | Mosa mogurnda | Freshwater | |||
| Mogurnda orientalis | Eastern mogurnda | Freshwater | |||
| Mogurnda pulchra | Moresby mogurnda | Freshwater | |||
| Mogurnda spilota | Blotched mogurnda | Freshwater | |||
| Mogurnda variegata | Variegated gudgeon | Freshwater | |||
| Mogurnda vitta | Striped mogurnda | Freshwater | |||
| Oxyeleotris caeca | Freshwater | ||||
| Tateurndina ocellicauda | Peacock gudgeon | Freshwater | |||
| Thryssa rastrosa | Fly River thryssa | Freshwater | |||
| Boleophthalmus poti | Freshwater | ||||
| Glossogobius asaro | Freshwater | ||||
| Glossogobius coatesi | Coates' goby | Freshwater | |||
| Glossogobius macrocephalus | Freshwater | ||||
| Glossogobius multipapillus | Freshwater | ||||
| Glossogobius muscorum | Freshwater | ||||
| Glossogobius torrentis | White water goby | Freshwater | |||
| Gymnoamblyopus novaeguineae | Freshwater | ||||
| Lentipes watsoni | Freshwater | ||||
| Mugilogobius fusculus | Obscure goby | Freshwater | |||
| Sicyopterus ocellaris | Freshwater | ||||
| Stenogobius alleni | Freshwater | ||||
| Stenogobius watsoni | Freshwater | ||||
| Stiphodon larson | Freshwater | ||||
| Chilatherina axelrodi | Axelrod's rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Chilatherina bulolo | Bulolo rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Chilatherina campsi | Highland rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Chilatherina pagwiensis | Pagwi rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Glossolepis kabia | Sepik rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Glossolepis maculosus | Spotted rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Glossolepis ramuensis | Ramu rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Glossolepis wanamensis | Lake Wanam rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Melanotaenia caerulea | Blue rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi | Lake Tebera rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Melanotaenia iris | Strickland rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Melanotaenia lacustris | Lake Kutubu rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Melanotaenia monticola | Mountain rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Melanotaenia mubiensis | Mubi rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Melanotaenia oktediensis | Oktedi rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Melanotaenia papuae | Papuan rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Melanotaenia parkinsoni | Parkinson's rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Melanotaenia pimaensis | Pima River rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Melanotaenia sexlineata | Fly River rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Melanotaenia sylvatica | Forest rainbowfish | Freshwater | |||
| Neosilurus coatesi | Freshwater | ||||
| Neosilurus gjellerupi | Northern tandan | Freshwater | |||
| Oloplotosus luteus | Pale yellow tandan | Freshwater | |||
| Oloplotosus torobo | Kutubu tandan | Freshwater | |||
| Kiunga ballochi | Glass blue-eye | Freshwater | |||
| Kiunga bleheri | Bleher's blue-eye | Freshwater | |||
| Popondichthys furcatus | Forktail blue-eye | Freshwater | |||
| Pseudomugil connieae | Popondetta blue-eye | Freshwater | |||
| Pseudomugil majusculus | Cape blue-eye | Freshwater | |||
| Leptachirus bensbach | Bensbach River sole | Freshwater | |||
| Leptachirus kikori | Kikori River sole | Freshwater | |||
| Leptachirus robertsi | Robert's sole | Freshwater | |||
| Microphis spinachioides | Spinach pipefish | Freshwater | |||
| Amniataba affinis | Tiger grunter | Freshwater | |||
| Hephaestus adamsoni | Adamson's grunter | Freshwater | |||
| Hephaestus komaensis | Freshwater | ||||
| Hephaestus raymondi | Raymond's grunter | Freshwater | |||
| Hephaestus trimaculatus | Threespot grunter | Freshwater | |||
| Zenarchopterus robertsi | Robert's river garfish | Freshwater |