Fishes of Chagos
There are over 800 species of fish found in the waters of the Chagos Archipelago, including many species that have already been heavily diminished by over-fishing elsewhere in the world’s oceans. Fishes of Chagos focuses on the shark and ray species currently but will be expanded to include all species in the future.

Spotted Eagle Ray
Aetobatus ocellatus

Pelagic Thresher Shark
Alopias pelagicus

Bigeye Thresher Shark
Alopias superciliosus

Common Thresher Shark
Alopias vulpinus

Silvertip Shark
Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Grey Reef Shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Silky shark
Carcharhinus falciformis

Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Carcharhinus longimanus

Blacktip Reef Shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus

Shortfin Mako
Isurus oxyrinchus

Reef Manta Ray
Mobula alfredi

Devil Ray
Mobula sp.

Tawny Nurse Shark
Nebrius ferrugineus

Sharptooth Lemon Shark
Negaprion acutidens

Pink Whipray
Pateobatis fai

Blue Shark
Prionace glauca

Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus

Scalloped Hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini

Great Hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran
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Blotched Stingray
Taeniurops meyeni

Whitetip Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus
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Porcupine Ray
Urogymnus asperrimus

Mangrove Whipray
Urogymnus granulatus