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22 species

Fish in Oceania

Here are 22 species of fish that live in Oceania. Every species has its own page with measurements, habitat, behaviour, IUCN conservation status and sources.

Sharks1

Great White Shark
Vulnerable
🐟 Sharks

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

680–2268 kg
40–70 yrs
OceanCoastReef

Other21

Blue Salmon Catfish
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Blue Salmon Catfish

Neoarius graeffei

0.5–6 kg
8–15 yrs
CoastOceanRiver+2
Bony Bream
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Bony Bream

Nematalosa erebi

50–400 g
3–7 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Chilean pilchard
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Chilean pilchard

Sardinops sagax

80–200 g
15–25 yrs
OceanCoast
Chub mackerel
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Chub mackerel

Scomber japonicus

0.3–2.8 kg
8–12 yrs
OceanCoast
Coho Salmon
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

2.5–16 kg
3–5 yrs
OceanRiverLake+1
Common Dolphinfish (Mahi-mahi)
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Common Dolphinfish (Mahi-mahi)

Coryphaena hippurus

7–40 kg
2–5 yrs
Ocean
Delicate round herring
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Delicate round herring

Spratelloides delicatulus

1–3 g
1–2 yrs
OceanCoastReef
Dolly Varden
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Dolly Varden

Salvelinus malma

0.5–4.5 kg
6–19 yrs
RiverLakeCoast+1
Eel-tailed Catfish
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Eel-tailed Catfish

Tandanus tandanus

0.5–7 kg
8–15 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Goldstripe sardinella
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Goldstripe sardinella

Sardinella gibbosa

15–45 g
2–4 yrs
OceanCoastReef
Hemiarius dioctes
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Hemiarius dioctes

Hemiarius dioctes

0.5–3.5 kg
6–12 yrs
CoastOceanMangrove+2
Inca Scad
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Inca Scad

Trachurus murphyi

0.15–1.5 kg
8–12 yrs
OceanCoast
Indian pellona
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Indian pellona

Pellona ditchela

15–45 g
2–4 yrs
CoastOceanMangrove+1
Maray
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Maray

Etrumeus sadina

15–35 g
3–5 yrs
OceanCoast
Nile tilapia
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Nile tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

0.5–4.3 kg
5–10 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Pacific herring
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Pacific herring

Clupea pallasii

50–250 g
8–19 yrs
OceanCoast
Rock wrasse
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Rock wrasse

Halichoeres semicinctus

0.15–0.9 kg
8–12 yrs
OceanReefCoast+1
Sargo
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Sargo

Anisotremus davidsonii

0.5–2.5 kg
8–15 yrs
OceanCoastReef+1
Southern Ray's Bream
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Southern Ray's Bream

Brama australis

0.5–6 kg
8–15 yrs
Ocean
Striped eel catfish
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Striped eel catfish

Plotosus lineatus

0.15–0.45 kg
3–5 yrs
OceanCoastReef+1
Whitebait
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Whitebait

Hyperlophus vittatus

3–15 g
1–2 yrs
CoastOceanRiver