MARINE/BRACKISH FISHES of SINGAPORE

There are many species of marine/brackish fishes found in Singapore [excluding Horsburgh water & those fishes in the market or supermart as more than 90% of them are imported]. The list below are only refering to those fishes that are natives or had been introduced here. The following terms are used in the linked pages: The word 'Yes' under the 'Native' column are refering to the species confirmed to be found locally[based on recent sightings]. The word '?' under the 'Native' column are refering to the species that are doubtful to be found locally. All measurements are in 'cm' & based on 'TL[Total Length]' unless stated otherwise, which usually is 'SL[Standard Length]. For more details on methods of measuring, pls refer to 'Fish Anatomy' page.  ***Please take note that, there are still many species not included yet & also some of the species listed may or may not be found here anymore.***

TYPES OF FISHES [FAMILY NAMES]                                   SPECIES FOUND Scientific Family Names

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Anchovies Angelfishes Barracudas Bigeyes or Catalufas Blennies: Combtooth blennies Blennies: Threefin blennies Bonefishes Boxfishes Breams: Monocle, Threadfin & Whiptail breams Butterflyfishes Cardinalfishes Catfishes: Eeltail catfishes Catfishes: Sea catfishes Cobia Codlets Croakers or Drums Cusk-eels [Cusk eels] Viviparous brotulas Damselfishes & Anemonefishes Dottybacks Dragonets Eels: Moray eels Eels: Pike congers Eels: Snake eels Emperors/Scavengers:Emperors,Large-eye breams [Flatfishes] Psettodids: Turbots or Halibuts [Flatfishes] Largetooth flounders [Flatfishes] Soles [Flatfishes] Tonguefishes: Tonguesoles Flatheads Flyingfishes Frogfishes Fusiliers Glassfishes: Asiatic glassfishes Goatfishes Gobies [Groupers] Sea bases: Groupers,Coralgroupers,Hind Grunts: Grunters & Sweetlips [Gurnards] Searobins [Hairtails] Cutlassfishes Halfbeaks or Garfishes Herrings, Shads, Sardines, Ilisha [Herrings] Wolf herring Jacks:Jacks,Pompanos,Trevallies,Scads,Queenfishes [Leatherjackets] Filefishes Lizardfishes Mackerels, Tunas, Bonitos Milkfish Mojarras [Silver-biddy] Moonfish Moonfishes Mullets Needlefishes Pipefishes & Seahorses [Pipefishes] Cornetfishes [Pomfrets] Butterfishes Ponyfishes Puffers Rabbitfishes: Spinefoot [Rays]: Butterfly rays [Rays]: Eagle & Manta rays [Rays] Guitarfishes & Shovelnose rays [Rays]: Sleeper rays & Numfishes [Rays]: Stingrays [Razorfishes] Snipefishes Remoras [Suckerfishes] Sandperches Sawfishes Scats Scorpionfishes or Rockfishes [Scorpaeniformes Order] Stonefishes [Scorpaeniformes Order] Wasp fishes [Seabreams] Porgies Seamoths Sharks: Bamboo sharks Sharks: Cat sharks Sharks:Hammerhead,Bonnethead,Scoophead sharks Sharks: Mackerel sharks, White sharks Sharks: Nurse sharks Sharks: Requiem sharks Sharks: Weasel sharks Shark: Whale shark Sharks: Zebra shark Sicklefishes Silversides Smelt-whitings Snake mackerels Snappers: Snappers & Jobfishes Snooks Spadefishes & Batfishes Squirrelfishes, Soldierfishes Stargazers Surgeonfishes Tarpons Tenpounders [Terapons] Tigerperches Threadfins Toadfishes Triggerfishes Triplespines: Tripodfishes Tripletail Wormfishes Wrasses: Wrasses & Tuskfishes

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