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
Blotched Stingray
Taeniurops meyeni
Whitetip Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus
Porcupine Ray
Urogymnus asperrimus
Mangrove Whipray
Urogymnus granulatus