Marine species of Thailand
Please note that some of the species listed below may be extinct or no longer found in Thailand.
The range maps for the species listed below may not be accurate nor complete. Our work is not purely scientific but we verify the data we collect with the local top experts as much as we can.
Marine species
Total 91 species
Galean sharks
Carpet sharks (Order: Orectolobiformes)
- Chiloscyllium punctatum, Brownbanded bamboo shark
- Rhincodon typus, Whale shark
- Stegostoma fasciatum, Zebra shark
Ground sharks (Order: Carcharhiniformes)
- Atelomycterus marmoratus, Coral catshark
- Carcharhinus melanopterus, Blacktip reef shark
- Triaenodon obesus, Whitetip reef shark
- Triakis semifasciata, Leopard shark
Rays
Stingrays and relatives (Order: Myliobatiformes)
- Aetobatus narinari, Spotted eagle ray
- Manta birostris, Manta ray
- Neotrygon kuhlii, Kuhl's maskray
- Taeniura lymma, Bluespotted ribbontail ray
Skates and guitarfishes (Order: Rajiformes)
- Rhina ancylostoma, Bowmouth guitarfish
- Rhinobatos productus, Shovelnose guitarfish
Ray-finned fishes
Anglerfish
- Antennarius commerson, Commerson's frogfish
- Antennarius pictus, Painted frogfish
Eels
- Brachysomophis crocodilinus, Crocodile snake eel
- Gymnothorax favagineus, Laced moray
- Gymnothorax fimbriatus, Fimbriated moray
- Gymnothorax javanicus, Giant moray
- Gymnothorax thyrsoideus, Greyface moray eel
- Heteroconger hassi, Spotted garden eel
- Rhinomuraena quaesita, Ribbon eel
Filefishes and pufferfish
- Aluterus scriptus, Scrawled filefish
- Arothron hispidus, White-spotted puffer
- Arothron mappa, Map puffer
- Arothron nigropunctatus, Blackspotted puffer
- Arothron stellatus, Stellate puffer
- Balistapus undulatus, Orange-lined triggerfish
- Balistoides conspicillum, Clown triggerfish
- Balistoides viridescens, Titan triggerfish
- Diodon hystrix, Spot-fin porcupinefish
- Odonus niger, Redtoothed triggerfish
- Ostracion cubicus, Yellow boxfish
- Ostracion meleagris, White-spotted boxfish
- Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus, Yellowmargin triggerfish
- Pseudobalistes fuscus, Blue triggerfish
- Sufflamen chrysopterum, Halfmoon triggerfish
Mail-cheeked fishes
- Dendrochirus zebra, Zebra turkeyfish
- Pterois radiata, Clearfin lionfish
- Pterois volitans, Red lionfish
- Scorpaenopsis diabolus, False stonefish
- Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, Tassled scorpionfish
Perch-like fishes
- Acanthurus leucosternon, Powderblue surgeonfish
- Amphiprion clarkii, Clark's anemonefish
- Amphiprion frenatus, Tomato clownfish
- Amphiprion ocellaris, Ocellaris clownfish
- Amphiprion perideraion, Pink skunk clownfish
- Bolbometopon muricatum, Green humphead parrotfish
- Caesio xanthonota, Yellowback fusilier
- Carangoides fulvoguttatus, Yellowspotted trevally
- Caranx ignobilis, Giant trevally
- Caranx melampygus, Bluefin trevally
- Caranx sexfasciatus, Bigeye trevally
- Cephalopholis argus, Argus grouper
- Cephalopholis miniata, Coral hind
- Chaetodon baronessa, Eastern triangle butterflyfish
- Chaetodon collare, Redtail butterflyfish
- Chaetodon decussatus, Indian vagabond butterflyfish
- Chaetodon meyeri, Scrawled butterflyfish
- Chaetodon octofasciatus, Eightband butterflyfish
- Chaetodon rafflesii, Latticed butterflyfish
- Cheilinus undulatus, Humphead wrasse
- Cromileptes altivelis, Humpback grouper
- Epinephelus merra, Honeycomb grouper
- Epinephelus tukula, Potato cod
- Forcipiger flavissimus, Yellow longnose butterflyfish
- Gymnosarda unicolor, Dogtooth tuna
- Halichoeres hortulanus, Checkerboard wrasse
- Heniochus acuminatus, Pennant coralfish
- Heniochus diphreutes, Schooling bannerfish
- Lutjanus lutjanus, Bigeye snapper
- Naso tonganus, Humpnose unicorn
- Nemateleotris magnifica, Red fire goby
- Paracanthurus hepatus, Palette surgeonfish
- Paracirrhites forsteri, Black-sided hawkfish
- Platax teira, Teira batfish
- Plectorhinchus vittatus, Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips
- Pomacanthus annularis, Blue ring angelfish
- Pomacanthus imperator, Emperor angelfish
- Pomacanthus xanthometopon, Blueface angelfish
- Pygoplites diacanthus, Royal angelfish
- Siganus javus, Streaked spinefoot
- Sphyraena barracuda, Great barracuda
- Sphyraena flavicauda, Yellowtail barracuda
- Sphyraena jello, Pickhandle barracuda
- Sphyraena qenie, Blackfin barracuda
- Zanclus cornutus, Moorish idol
Sticklebacks, Seahorses and relatives
- Eurypegasus draconis, Little dragonfish
Tunas and relatives
- Rastrelliger kanagurta, Indian mackerel
Seahorses, Pipefishes and relatives
- Aulostomus maculatus, Trumpetfish
- Solenostomus paradoxus, Ornate ghost pipefish