Fishing in Palau
91 species across 30 spots
Palau offers fishing across 30 spots with 91 species in marine, marine, freshwater, brackish, marine, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Stunning limestone islets with clear waters; the triplefin thrives among the crevices, making it a prime spot for enthusiasts.
Iconic limestone islands with extensive reef flats; chromis are a staple of the reef fish community.
Lush karst islands and steep drop-offs host healthy populations of Porogobius schlegelii.
91
Species
30
Spots
Species
91
Twospot banded snapper
Lutjanus biguttatus
marine
Stone triggerfish
Pseudobalistes naufragium
marine
Malayan chromis
Pycnochromis flavipectoralis
marine
Enneapterygius sheni
Enneapterygius sheni
marine
Palauan primitive cave eel
Protanguilla palau
marine
Porogobius schlegelii
Porogobius schlegelii
marine, freshwater, brackish
Threadfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
marine
Yaeyama blenny
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
marine
Pearl-spot chromis
Chromis notata
marine
Frillfin goby
Bathygobius soporator
marine, freshwater, brackish
Yellowtail sergeant
Abudefduf notatus
marine
Priolepis ailina
Priolepis ailina
marine
Yellow-brown chromis
Chromis xouthos
marine
Pyronotanthias unimarginatus
Pyronotanthias unimarginatus
marine
Longspine grunt
Rhencus macracanthus
marine, brackish
Cambeva davisi
Cambeva davisi
freshwater
Magnificent dottyback
Pseudochromis magnificus
marine
Opistognathus fossoris
Opistognathus fossoris
marine
Yellow-red pygmygoby
Trimma xanthum
marine
Flier
Centrarchus macropterus
freshwater
Bluestriped butterflyfish
Chaetodon fremblii
marine
Yellow moray
Gymnothorax prasinus
marine
Grammistes macrophthalmus
Grammistes macrophthalmus
Yellow-spotted Anthias
Pseudanthias flavoguttatus
Blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
marine, brackish
Spotnape butterflyfish
Chaetodon oxycephalus
marine
Twospot surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus binotatus
marine
Afele's dwarfgoby
Eviota afelei
marine
Erisphex philippinus
Erisphex philippinus
marine
Fire-eye goby
Yoga pyrops
marine
Grammonus yunokawai
Grammonus yunokawai
marine
Bigeye gurnard
Pterygotrigla jacad
marine
Sunrise Anthias
Pyronotanthias timanoa
marine
Carpet eel-blenny
Congrogadus subducens
marine, brackish
Dwarf threadfin bream
Nemipterus balinensoides
marine, brackish
Starspotted grouper
Epinephelus hexagonatus
marine
Yellow barred pygmygoby
Trimma luteum
marine
Crochet butterflyfish
Chaetodon guentheri
marine
Sauro lizardfish
Synodus lacertinus
marine
Paperbones
Luciosudis normani
marine
Chameleon sand tilefish
Hoplolatilus chlupatyi
marine
Assessor randalli
Assessor randalli
marine
Kimberley blenny
Cirripectes alleni
marine
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
marine
Ebinania brephocephala
Ebinania brephocephala
marine
Ercolania boodleae
Ercolania boodleae
Orangespine unicornfish
Naso lituratus
marine
Pearl blenny
Entomacrodus nigricans
marine
Celebes razorfish
Iniistius celebicus
marine
Yellowtip soldierfish
Myripristis xanthacra
marine
Bumphead parrotfish
Scarus perrico
marine
Bluestriped fangblenny
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
marine
Bigspot minidartfish
Aioliops megastigma
marine
Yano's starry goby
Asterropteryx atripes
marine
Eleotris bosetoi
Eleotris bosetoi
freshwater
Banded rudderfish
Seriola zonata
marine
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
marine
Deep-water red snapper
Etelis carbunculus
marine
Golden eye jobfish
Pristipomoides flavipinnis
marine
Clown triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
marine, brackish
Bank butterflyfish
Prognathodes aya
marine
Popeye lampfish
Bolinichthys longipes
marine
Yellowstriped squirrelfish
Neoniphon aurolineatus
marine
Ribbontail stingray
Taeniura lymma
marine
Yellow devilfish
Assessor flavissimus
marine
Gibberfish
Gibberichthys pumilus
marine
Uropterygius genie
Uropterygius genie
marine
Forked jawfish
Stalix dicra
marine
Platform goby
Pinnichthys prolata
marine
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Tail-eye cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus ocellicaudus
marine
Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
marine
Short-headed worm eel
Scolecenchelys breviceps
marine
Black stiphodon
Stiphodon atratus
freshwater
Yano's snipe eel
Labichthys yanoi
marine
Yirrkala ori
Yirrkala ori
marine
Edmondson's pipefish
Halicampus edmondsoni
marine
Striped parrotfish
Scarus iseri
marine
Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
marine
Lollipop catshark
Cephalurus cephalus
marine
Pygmy scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes scaber
marine, brackish
Mimic cusk-eel
Ophidion imitator
marine
Moorish idol
Zanclus cornutus
marine
Splendid snaggletooth
Astronesthes splendidus
marine
Ornate sleeper-ray
Electrolux addisoni
marine
Canestrini's Goby
Ninnigobius canestrinii
freshwater, brackish
Hawaiian whitespotted toby
Canthigaster jactator
marine
Burmese bamboo shark
Chiloscyllium burmense
marine
Twilight Fangblenny
Petroscirtes pylei
marine
Cercamia laamu
Cercamia laamu
marine
Ctenogobiops tongaensis
Ctenogobiops tongaensis
marine