Fishing in Indonesia
137 species across 107 spots
Indonesia offers fishing across 107 spots with 137 species in marine, marine, brackish, marine, freshwater, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Known for its incredible marine biodiversity, Raja Ampat is a hotspot for Blue-green Snapper, especially around the islands of Misool and Salawati.
Largest volcanic lake in the world with clear waters; climbing perch thrive near the shoreline vegetation.
World‑renowned biodiversity hotspot; the dottyback thrives among the steep drop‑offs and coral walls.
137
Species
107
Spots
Species
137
Green jobfish
Aprion virescens
marine
Humpback red snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
marine
Short mackerel
Rastrelliger brachysoma
marine, brackish
Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Twospot banded snapper
Lutjanus biguttatus
marine
Yellowtail sergeant
Abudefduf notatus
marine
Priolepis ailina
Priolepis ailina
marine
Magnificent dottyback
Pseudochromis magnificus
marine
Yellow-red pygmygoby
Trimma xanthum
marine
Makassar anchovy
Encrasicholina sigma
marine
Great anchovy
Stolephorus balinensis
marine
Malayan chromis
Pycnochromis flavipectoralis
marine
Opistognathus fossoris
Opistognathus fossoris
marine
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus
marine
Erisphex philippinus
Erisphex philippinus
marine
Apogon latus
Apogon latus
marine
Fire-eye goby
Yoga pyrops
marine
Garra alticaputus
Garra alticaputus
freshwater
Celebes razorfish
Iniistius celebicus
marine
Dwarf threadfin bream
Nemipterus balinensoides
marine, brackish
Pearl-spot chromis
Chromis notata
marine
Spotbelly tonguefish
Symphurus monostigmus
marine
Yellow barred pygmygoby
Trimma luteum
marine
Glossogobius nanus
Glossogobius nanus
freshwater
Serranus salmonopsis
Serranus salmonopsis
Clarias nigromarmoratus
Clarias nigromarmoratus
freshwater
Zigzag wrasse
Halichoeres scapularis
marine
Red-spotted blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos
marine
Lampung Hill-stream Goby
Stiphodon carisa
freshwater
Sunrise Anthias
Pyronotanthias timanoa
marine
Racing-stripe snubnose goby
Pseudogobius rhizophora
marine, brackish
Acrochordonichthys guttatus
Acrochordonichthys guttatus
freshwater
Pangasius mahakamensis
Pangasius mahakamensis
freshwater, brackish
Coachwhip trevally
Carangoides oblongus
Ercolania annelyleorum
Ercolania annelyleorum
Island mackerel
Rastrelliger faughni
marine
Korean seerfish
Scomberomorus koreanus
marine
Climbing perch
Anabas testudineus
freshwater, brackish
Carpet eel-blenny
Congrogadus subducens
marine, brackish
Black-streaked monocle bream
Scolopsis taeniata
marine
Yaeyama blenny
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
marine
Crochet butterflyfish
Chaetodon guentheri
marine
Yellowtip soldierfish
Myripristis xanthacra
marine
Scatty
Scatophagus tetracanthus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Orange clownfish
Amphiprion percula
marine
Yellow moray
Gymnothorax prasinus
marine
Hemibagrus guttatus
Hemibagrus guttatus
freshwater
Pseudomystus myersi
Pseudomystus myersi
freshwater
Assessor randalli
Assessor randalli
marine
Kimberley blenny
Cirripectes alleni
marine
Yellow-spotted skate
Okamejei hollandi
marine
Mosaic leatherjacket
Eubalichthys mosaicus
marine
Clarias cataractus
Clarias cataractus
freshwater
Coolihoo
Carangoides bartholomaei
Orangespine unicornfish
Naso lituratus
marine
Goosehead scorpionfish
Scorpaena bergii
marine
Spotnape butterflyfish
Chaetodon oxycephalus
marine
Afele's dwarfgoby
Eviota afelei
marine
Giant featherback
Chitala lopis
freshwater
Sleepy goby
Psammogobius biocellatus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Bluestriped fangblenny
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
marine
Yellowfin soapfish
Diploprion drachi
marine
Andamia amphibius
Andamia amphibius
marine
Yellow-brown sillago
Sillago panhwari
marine
Castelnau's herring
Herklotsichthys castelnaui
marine, freshwater, brackish
Maroon clownfish
Amphiprion tricinctus
marine
Thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
marine
Starspotted grouper
Epinephelus hexagonatus
marine
Microctenopoma pekkolai
Microctenopoma pekkolai
freshwater
Blackspot snapper
Lutjanus ehrenbergii
marine, freshwater, brackish
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
marine, brackish
Chocolate pipefish
Syngnathus euchrous
marine
Flier
Centrarchus macropterus
freshwater
Plumed scorpionfish
Scorpaena grandicornis
marine
Cinnamon flounder
Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus
marine
Branchiostegus argentatus
Branchiostegus argentatus
marine
Pygmy scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes scaber
marine, brackish
Soldier croaker
Nibea soldado
marine, freshwater, brackish
Vincent's sillago
Sillago vincenti
marine, brackish
Scalicus investigatoris
Scalicus investigatoris
marine
Uropterygius genie
Uropterygius genie
marine
Encheloclarias velatus
Encheloclarias velatus
freshwater
Semilabeo obscurus
Semilabeo obscurus
freshwater
Palauan primitive cave eel
Protanguilla palau
marine
Edmondson's pipefish
Halicampus edmondsoni
marine
Scomber nigricollis
Scomber nigricollis
Manta Ray
Manta birostris
Open ocean, coastal areas
Spearfish remora
Remora brachyptera
marine
Barbodes baoulan
Barbodes baoulan
freshwater
Snubnose grouper
Epinephelus macrospilos
marine
Fan-bellied leatherjacket
Monacanthus chinensis
marine
White-rimmed stingray
Fluvitrygon signifer
freshwater, brackish
Bumphead parrotfish
Scarus perrico
marine
Bearded roguefish
Tetraroge barbata
marine, freshwater, brackish
Phalacronotus bleekeri
Phalacronotus bleekeri
freshwater
Chameleon sand tilefish
Hoplolatilus chlupatyi
marine
Speartail mudgoby
Oxyurichthys lonchotus
marine
Cebu shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cebuanus
marine
Andromakhe paris
Andromakhe paris
freshwater
Yirrkala ori
Yirrkala ori
marine
Brunei dartfish
Navigobius vittatus
marine
Garra tiam
Garra tiam
freshwater
Yellow Puffer
Tetraodon lunaris
Coastal waters, reefs
Cephalocassis melanochir
Cephalocassis melanochir
marine, freshwater, brackish
Bengal yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus datnia
marine, freshwater, brackish
Slender smooth-hound
Gollum attenuatus
marine
Spinach pipefish
Microphis spinachioides
freshwater
Yellowstriped squirrelfish
Neoniphon aurolineatus
marine
Yellow devilfish
Assessor flavissimus
marine
Eel snake blenny
Peronedys anguillaris
brackish
Ctenogobiops tongaensis
Ctenogobiops tongaensis
marine
Two-stick stingfish
Inimicus filamentosus
marine
Clarias anfractus
Clarias anfractus
freshwater
Blue Stiliger
Ercolania coerulea
Roho labeo
Labeo rohita
freshwater, brackish
Annandale's skate
Rajella annandalei
marine
Gorgasia japonica
Gorgasia japonica
marine
Forked jawfish
Stalix dicra
marine
Synclidopus hogani
Synclidopus hogani
freshwater
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
marine, freshwater, brackish
Reeves shad
Tenualosa reevesii
marine, freshwater, brackish
Siamese fighting fish
Betta splendens
freshwater
Tigertooth croaker
Otolithes ruber
marine, brackish
Mimic cusk-eel
Ophidion imitator
marine
Clown wedgefish
Rhynchobatus cooki
marine
Sicyopterus macrostetholepis
Sicyopterus macrostetholepis
marine, freshwater, brackish
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
marine
West Australian seahorse
Hippocampus subelongatus
marine, brackish
Twilight Fangblenny
Petroscirtes pylei
marine
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Sepik River halfbeak
Zenarchopterus kampeni
freshwater
Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus
Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus
freshwater, brackish
Yellow weaver
Parapercis gilliesii
marine
Canestrini's Goby
Ninnigobius canestrinii
freshwater, brackish
Pachyrhynchus schoenherri
Pachyrhynchus schoenherri
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
marine
Pseudoliparis belyaevi
Pseudoliparis belyaevi
marine