Family No.

Family

Primary - Active and intend to publish soon.

Secondary - Collected significant data but publication in near future unlikely.

Tertiary - General interest

001

Amphioxidae

002

Amphioxididae

002

Epigonichthyidae

003

Petromyzontidae

004

Eptatretidae

005

Hexanchidae

Stevens

006

Chlamydoselachidae

007

Heterodontidae

White, Last

008

Odontaspidae

009

Mitsukurinidae

010

Lamnidae

Stevens

011

Cetorhinidae

012

Alopiidae

013

Hemiscyllidae

Allen

Bertozzi, White

013

Orectolobidae

Last, White, Pogonoski

014

Rhincodontidae

015

Scyliorhinidae

Last, White

016

Pseudotriakidae

017

Triakidae

White

Last

018

Carcharhinidae

Stevens, White

019

Sphyrnidae

White, Last

020

Squalidae

Last, White

021

Oxynotidae

022

Echinorhinidae

023

Pristiophoridae

Last, White,
Yearsley

024

Squatinidae

Last, White

025

Pristidae

026

Rhynchobatidae

Last

027

Rhinobatidae

Last, White

028

Torpedinidae

Last

029

Narkidae

030

Temeridae

031

Rajidae

Last, White

032

Pseudorajidae

033

Anacanthobatidae

Last

034

Arhynchobatidae

Last

035

Dasyatidae

Jacobsen, Last, White

Yearsley

036

Potamotrygonidae

037

Gymnuridae

Ian Jacobsen (UQ)

White

038

Urolophidae

Last
Yearsley

White

039

Myliobatididae

White, Last

040

Rhinopteridae

Last, White

041

Mobulidae

White, Last

042

Chimaeridae

White, Last

043

Callorhynchidae

044

Rhinochimaeridae

Last

045

Coelacanthidae

046

Ceratodontidae

047

Protopteridae

048

Polypteridae

049

Acipenseridae

050

Polyodontidae

051

Amiidae

052

Lepisosteidae

053

Elopidae

054

Megalopidae

055

Albulidae

056

Anguillidae

057

Moringuidae

058

Myrocongridae

059

Chlopsidae

060

Muraenidae

Pogonoski

061

Heterenchelyidae

062

Dysomminidae

Pogonoski

063

Muraenesocidae

Pogonoski

064

Neenchelyidae

065

Nettastomatidae

Pogonoski

066

Nessorhamphidae

067

Congridae

Pogonoski

068

Ophichthidae

Pogonoski

069

Todaridae

070

Synaphobranchidae

Pogonoski

071

Simenchelyidae

072

Dysommatidae

Pogonoski

073

Derichthyidae

074

Macrocephenchelyidae

075

Serrivomeridae

076

Nemichthyidae

077

Cyematidae

078

Saccopharyngidae

079

Eurypharyngidae

080

Monognathidae

081

Halosauridae

082

Lipogenyidae

083

Notacanthidae

084

Denticipitidae

085

Clupeidae

086

Engraulididae

087

Chirocentridae

White

088

Osteoglossidae

089

Pantodontidae

090

Glossodontidae

091

Notopteridae

092

Mormyridae

093

Gymnarchidae

094

Salmonidae

095

Plecoglossidae

096

Osmeridae

097

Argentinidae

Last

098

Bathylagidae

Yearsley

099

Opisthoproctidae

100

Salangidae

101

Retropinnidae

Hammer

Raadik
(Retropinninae, Prototroctinae)

102

Galaxiidae

Raadik

103

Aplochitonidae

104

Esocidae

105

Umbridae

106

Gonostomatidae

107

Sternoptychidae

108

Astronesthidae

109

Melanostomiidae

110

Malacosteidae

111

Chauliodontidae

112

Stomiidae

113

Idiacanthidae

114

Alepocephalidae

Williams

Yearsley

115

Searsiidae

116

Bathylaconidae

117

Aulopidae

Gomon

Yearsley

118

Synodontidae

Russell, Gill

Gledhill

119

Harpadontidae

Barry Russell

Last

120

Chlorophthalmidae

Gomon

120

Paraulopidae

Gomon (Paraulopus)

121

Neoscopelidae

Paxton
McGrouther

122

Myctophidae

Clements, Paxton

123

Bathypteroidae

124

Ipnopidae

125

Notosudidae

126

Paralepididae

127

Omosudidae

128

Alepisauridae

129

Anotopteridae

130

Evermannellidae

131

Scopelarchidae

132

Cetomimidae

Paxton

133

Rondeletiidae

Paxton

134

Barbourisiidae

Paxton

135

Megalomycteridae

Paxton

136

Ateleopodidae

Gomon

137

Mirapinnidae

Paxton

139

Giganturidae

140

Macristiidae

141

Gonorynchidae

142

Chanidae

143

Kneriidae

144

Phractolaemidae

145

Characidae

146

Erythrinidae

147

Xiphostomidae

148

Hepsetidae

149

Cynodontidae

150

Nannostomidae

151

Parodontidae

152

Gasteropelecidae

153

Prochilodontidae

154

Curimatidae

155

Anostomidae

156

Hemiodontidae

157

Chilodontidae

158

Distichodontidae

159

Citharinidae

160

Ichthyboridae

161

Gymnotidae

162

Electrophoridae

163

Apteronotidae

164

Rhamphichthyidae

165

Cyprinidae

166

Gyrinocheilidae

167

Psilorhynchidae

168

Catostomidae

169

Gastromyzonidae

170

Cobitididae

171

Diplomystidae

172

Ictaluridae

173

Bagridae

174

Cranoglanididae

175

Siluridae

176

Schilbidae

177

Pangasiidae

178

Amblycipitidae

179

Amphiliidae

180

Akysidae

181

Sisoridae

182

Clariidae

183

Heteropneustidae

184

Chacidae

185

Olyridae

186

Malapteruridae

187

Mochokidae

188

Ariidae

189

Doradidae

190

Auchenipteridae

191

Aspredinidae

192

Plotosidae

Allen (freshwater)

Johnson (marine)

193

Pimelodidae

194

Ageneiosidae

195

Hypophthalmidae

196

Helogenidae

197

Cetopsidae

198

Trichomycteridae

199

Callichthyidae

200

Loricariidae

201

Astroblepidae

202

Amblyopsidae

203

Aphredoderidae

204

Percopsidae

205

Batrachoididae

Hutchins

206

Gobiesocidae

Hutchins, Moore

Gill

Bertozzi

207

Lophichthyidae

208

Lophiidae

Last

209

Brachionichthyidae

Last,
Gledhill

210

Antennariidae

Last

211

Chaunacidae

Last

212

Ogcocephalidae

Last

213

Melanocetidae

214

Diceratiidae

215

Himantolophidae

A.Graham
Yearsley

216

Oneirodidae

217

Gigantactinidae

A.Graham

218

Neoceratiidae

219

Centrophrynidae

220

Ceratiidae

A.Graham

221

Caulophrynidae

222

Linophrynidae

223

Muraenolepididae

224

Moridae

Gomon, (Pseudophycis and Lotella)
Last, Pogonoski (Euclichthyidae)

225

Bregmacerotidae

226

Gadidae

227

Merlucciidae

228

Ophidiidae

Last, Yearsley

229

Carapodidae

230

Pyramodontidae

231

Zoarcidae

232

Macrouridae

Graham, K.

233

Exocoetidae

234

Hemirhamphidae

235

Belonidae

White

236

Scomberesocidae

237

Oryziidae

238

Adrianichthyidae

239

Horaichthyidae

240

Cyprinodontidae

241

Goodeidae

242

Anablepidae

243

Jenynsiidae

244

Poeciliidae

245

Melanotaeniidae

Allen, Moore

246

Atherinidae

247

Isonidae

248

Neostethidae

249

Phallostethidae

250

Stephanoberycidae (and Hispidoberycidae)

Paxton

251

Melamphaidae

252

Gibberichthyidae

Paxton

253

Polymixiidae

254

Diretmidae

255

Trachichthyidae

Gomon

257

Anoplogastridae

258

Berycidae

Last

259

Monocentrididae

Paxton

260

Anomalopidae

Paxton

261

Holocentridae

262

Parazenidae

264

Cyttidae

264

Zeniontidae

Bray

264

Zeidae

Bray

265

Grammicolepididae

266

Oreosomatidae

Last, Yearsley

267

Caproidae

Yearsley

268

Lampridae

269

Veliferidae

270

Lophotidae

271

Trachipteridae

272

Regalecidae

273

Stylephoridae

274

Gasterosteidae

275

Aulorhynchidae

276

Indostomidae

277

Aulostomidae

278

Fistulariidae

White

279

Macrorhamphosidae

280

Centriscidae

281

Solenostomidae

282

Syngnathidae

Kuiter, Moore

Foster

283

Channidae

284

Alabetidae

285

Synbranchidae

Moore

286

Amphipnoidae

287

Scorpaenidae

Allen (Pterois)
Johnson (Paracentropogon)
Motomura

Last (Scorpaena)

288

Triglidae

Gomon (Lepidotrigla)
Last

289

Caracanthidae

290

Aploactinidae

Johnson

291

Synanceiidae

292

Pataecidae

293

Hexagrammidae

294

Anoplopomatidae

295

Zaniolepidae

296

Platycephalidae

White, Last, Gledhill

297

Hoplichthyidae

McGrouther

298

Congiopodidae

299

Icelidae

300

Cottidae

301

Cottocomephoridae

302

Comephoridae

303

Normanichthyidae

304

Cottunculidae

305

Psychrolutidae

306

Agonidae

307

Cyclopteridae

308

Dactylopteridae

309

Pegasidae

White, Gledhill

310

Centropomidae

Gill, Pett

311

Percichthyidae

Hammer (Nannoperca)

Raadik
(Macquaria, Nannoperca)

311

Serranidae

White
(Odontanthias)

Paxton
(Hypoplectrodes)

Last, White, Moore

312

Grammistidae

313

Pseudochromidae

Gill

Allen

Moore

314

Pseudogrammatidae

315

Grammatidae

316

Plesiopidae

Gill

317

Pseudoplesiopidae

Gill

318

Anisochromidae

319

Acanthoclinidae

320

Glaucosomatidae

321

Teraponidae

Allen
(freshwater)

Johnson
(Pelates)

Trnski
(Pelates)

322

Banjosidae

323

Kuhliidae

Trnski

324

Gregoryinidae

325

Centrarchidae

325

Cristidae

326

Priacanthidae

327

Apogonidae

Allen
Kuiter

Gledhill, Trnski (NZ species)

Moore

328

Acropomatidae

White

329

Percidae

330

Sillaginidae

Moore

331

Branchiostegidae

Allen (Hoplolatilus)

331

Malacanthidae

Trnski

332

Labracoglossidae

333

Lactariidae

334

Pomatomidae

335

Rachycentridae

336

Echeneididae

Trnski

337

Carangidae

White, Last

Moore

338

Coryphaenidae

Trnski

339

Parastromateidae

340

Menidae

341

Leiognathidae

Gill

342

Bramidae

Last

343

Caristiidae

344

Arripidae

Moore

Trnski, Roberts (NZ species)

345

Emmelichthyidae

Trnski, Roberts (NZ species)

346

Lutjanidae

Leis (larvae)
White (Paracaesio)

White (Lutjanus)

Yearsley

347

Nemipteridae

Russell

348

Lobotidae

Leis, Gill

349

Gerreidae

Gill

350

Haemulidae

Johnson

351

Lethrinidae

352

Pentapodidae

353

Sparidae

Leis (larvae)

Trnski
(Acanthopagrus, Rhabdosargus), Trnski, Roberts (NZ species)

354

Sciaenidae

Johnson

355

Mullidae

White, Gledhill

356

Monodactylidae

Gill

357

Pempherididae

358

Bathyclupeidae

359

Toxotidae

360

Coracinidae

361

Kyphosidae

Clements

Trnski (Scorpididae)

361

Scorpididae

Trnski

362

Drepanidae

Gill

362

Ephippidae

Gill

Trnski

363

Scatophagidae

Gill

White, Last

364

Rhinoprenidae

Gill

365

Chaetodontidae

Gill, Kuiter

Trnski

Moore

365

Pomacanthiidae

Trnski

366

Enoplosidae

367

Pentacerotidae

Trnski, Last

368

Nandidae

369

Oplegnathidae

Trnski

370

Ambiotocidae

371

Cichlidae

372

Pomacentridae

Allen

Moore

373

Gadopsidae

Raadik

374

Cirrhitidae

375

Chironemidae

376

Aplodactylidae

Russell

Clements

377

Cheilodactylidae

378

Latrididae

379

Owstoniidae

380

Cepolidae

381

Mugilidae

Trnski

Last

382

Sphyraenidae

Trnski

383

Polynemidae

384

Labridae

Allen
Clements
Gomon
Kuiter

Russell

White, Pogonoski

385

Odacidae

Gomon

386

Scaridae

Hutchins

387

Trichodontidae

388

Opisthognathidae

389

Bathymasteridae

390

Pinguipedidae

Johnson

391

Cheimarrhichthyidae

392

Trachinidae

393

Pinguipedidae

Johnson

394

Trichonotidae

395

Creediidae

396

Limnichthyidae

397

Pholidichthyidae

398

Leptoscopidae

Last

399

Dactyloscopidae

400

Uranoscopidae

Gomon

Last

401

Champsodontidae

Trnski

402

Chiasmodontidae

403

Bovichthyidae

Last

404

Nototheniidae

405

Harpagiferidae

406

Bathydraconidae

407

Chaenichthyidae

408

Blenniidae

409

Anarhichantidae

410

Xenocephalidae

411

Congrogadidae

Moore

412

Notograptidae

Moore

413

Peronedyidae

414

Ophioclinidae

415

Tripterygiidae

Clements

Moore

416

Clinidae

Hoese

Bertozzi

417

Chaenopsidae

418

Stichaeidae

419

Ptilichthyidae

420

Pholididae

421

Scytalinidae

422

Zaproridae

423

Icosteidae

424

Schindleriidae

425

Ammodytidae

426

Hypoptychidae

427

Callionymidae

Yearsley

Gledhill

428

Gobiidae

Allen (freshw. -PNG)
Gill
Hoese
Larson, Hammer

Gomon
(Australian aliens)

Moore

429

Eleotrididae

Allen (freshw. -PNG)
Gill,
Bertozzi,
Hoese,
Larson, Hammer, Foster (Mogurnda)

430

Oxudercidae

Gill, Larson

431

Rhyacichthyidae

Gill, Larson

432

Kraemeriidae

Gill, Larson

433

Amblyopidae

Gill, Larson

433

Gobioididae

Gill, Larson

435

Microdesmidae

Gill
Larson

436

Kurtidae

Gill

437

Acanthuridae

Gill, Kuiter

Clements

438

Siganidae

Gill, Kuiter

Clements

439

Gempylidae

440

Trichiuridae

White

441

Scombridae

442

Xiphiidae

443

Luvaridae

Gill

444

Istiophoridae

445

Centrolophidae

Last

446

Nomeidae

Last, White

447

Ariommatidae

Last, Gledhill

448

Stromateidae

Last

449

Tetragonuridae

Last

450

Anabantidae

451

Belontiidae

452

Helostomatidae

453

Osphronemidae

454

Luciocephalidae

455

Mastacembelidae

456

Chaudhuriidae

457

Psettodidae

458

Citharidae

459

Scophthalmidae

460

Bothidae

Last

461

Pleuronectidae

Gomon

462

Soleidae

Johnson
(Aseraggodes)

Gledhill

463

Cynoglossidae

Gledhill

463

Symphuridae

464

Triacanthidae

Paxton

465

Monacanthidae

Bertozzi,
Hutchins

Moore

Last

466

Ostraciidae

467

Tetraodontidae

468

Triodontidae

469

Diodontidae

Leis

470

Molidae