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List of Freshwater Fishes for Belize

Number of freshwater fish species: 83

The tables below were generated from Fishbase.org - A project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. All links below take you to pages on the fishbase.org site.
Tropical Freshwater Fish | Biotope aquaria | Country Index

All Content Below is Copyright Fishbase.org
Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Mugilidae Agonostomus monticola Mountain mullet  Mountain mullet native
Cichlidae Amphilophus robertsoni False firemouth cichlid  False firemouth cichlid native
Engraulidae Anchoa belizensis Belize anchovy  Belize anchovy native
Engraulidae Anchoa parva Little anchovy   native
Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata American eel  American eel native
Cichlidae Archocentrus spilurus Blue-eye cichlid  Blue-eye cichlid native
Sparidae Archosargus probatocephalus Sheepshead seabream  Southern sheeps head native
Characidae Astyanax aeneus Banded tetra  Central tetra native
Lepisosteidae Atractosteus tropicus Tropical gar   native
Gobiidae Awaous banana River goby  River goby native
Ariidae Bagre marinus Gafftopsail sea catfish  Gafftopsail catfish misidentification
Batrachoididae Batrachoides gilberti Large-eye toadfish   native
Poeciliidae Belonesox belizanus Topminnow  Pike killifish native
Characidae Brycon guatemalensis Machaca  Macabil native
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark  Bull shark native
Poeciliidae Carlhubbsia stuarti Barred livebearer  Barred livebearer native
Centropomidae Centropomus ensiferus Swordspine snook  Swordspine snook native
Centropomidae Centropomus parallelus Fat snook  Smallscale fat snook native
Centropomidae Centropomus pectinatus Tarpon snook  Tarpon snook native
Centropomidae Centropomus poeyi Mexican snook   native
Cichlidae Cichlasoma bocourti Chisel-tooth cichlid  Chisel-tooth cichlid native
Cichlidae Cichlasoma octofasciatum Jack Dempsey  Jack dempsey native
Cichlidae Cichlasoma salvini Yellow belly cichlid  Yellowbelly cichlid native
Cichlidae Cichlasoma urophthalmus Mexican mojarra  Mayan cichlid native
Gobiidae Ctenogobius claytonii Mexican goby   native
Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon artifrons Yucatan pupfish  Yucatan pupfish native
Eleotridae Dormitator maculatus Fat sleeper  Fat sleeper native
Clupeidae Dorosoma anale Mexican river gizzard shad  Longfin gizzard shad native
Clupeidae Dorosoma petenense Threadfin shad  Threadfin shad native
Eleotridae Eleotris amblyopsis Large-scaled spinycheek sleeper  Large-scaled spinycheek sleeper native
Eleotridae Eleotris pisonis Spinycheek sleeper  Small-scaled spinycheek sleeper native
Gerreidae Eugerres plumieri Striped mojarra  Striped mojarra native
Gobiidae Evorthodus lyricus Lyre goby  Lrye goby native
Cyprinodontidae Floridichthys polyommus Ocellated killifish  Ocellated killifish native
Poeciliidae Gambusia luma Sleek mosquitofish  Sleek mosquitofish native
Poeciliidae Gambusia nicaraguensis Nicaraguan mosquitofish  Nicaraguan mosquitofish native
Poeciliidae Gambusia sexradiata Teardrop mosquito  Teardrop mosquito native
Poeciliidae Gambusia yucatana Yucatan gambusia   native
Cyprinodontidae Garmanella pulchra Yucatan flagfish  Orange flagfish native
Gerreidae Gerres cinereus Yellow fin mojarra  Yellowfin mojarra native
Gobiidae Gobioides broussonnetii Violet goby  Violet goby native
Eleotridae Gobiomorus dormitor Bigmouth sleeper  Bigmouth sleeper native
Gobiidae Gobiosoma yucatanum Yucatan goby  Yucatan goby native
Poeciliidae Heterandria bimaculata Twospot livebearer  Twospot livebearer native
Ariidae Hexanematichthys assimilis Mayan sea catfish  Mayan catfish native
Characidae Hyphessobrycon compressus Mayan tetra  Mayan tetra native
Hemiramphidae Hyporhamphus roberti hildebrandi Central American halfbeak  Central American halfbeak native
Ictaluridae Ictalurus furcatus Blue catfish  Blue catfish native
Mugilidae Joturus pichardi Bobo mullet   native
Gobiidae Lophogobius cyprinoides Crested goby  Crested goby native
Engraulidae Lycengraulis grossidens Atlantic sabretooth anchovy   native
Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus Tarpon  Tarpon native
Centrarchidae Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth bass   introduced
Mugilidae Mugil gyrans Fantail mullet  Fantail mullet native
Mugilidae Mugil liza Liza  Liza native
Synbranchidae Ophisternon aenigmaticum Obscure swamp eel  Obscure swamp eel native
Cichlidae Parachromis friedrichsthalii Yellowjacket cichlid  Mus mus native
Cichlidae Parachromis motaguensis False yellowjacket cichlid  False yellowjacket cichlid misidentification
Cichlidae Petenia splendida Bay snook  Blanco native
Poeciliidae Phallichthys fairweatheri Picotee livebearer  Picotee livebearer native
Poeciliidae Poecilia mexicana Shortfin molly  Shortfin molly native
Poeciliidae Poecilia orri Mangrove molly  Mangrove molly native
Poeciliidae Poecilia petenensis Peten molly  Petén molly native
Poeciliidae Poecilia teresae Mountain molly  Mountain molly endemic
Haemulidae Pomadasys crocro Burro grunt  Burro grunt native
Profundulidae Profundulus guatemalensis   native
Syngnathidae Pseudophallus mindii   native
Heptapteridae Rhamdia guatemalensis Guatemalan chulín  Guatemalan chulín native
Heptapteridae Rhamdia laticauda Filespine chulín  Filespine chulín native
Heptapteridae Rhamdia typhla Cave chulín  Cave chulín endemic
Rivulidae Rivulus marmoratus Mangrove rivulus  Mangrove rivulus native
Rivulidae Rivulus tenuis Dogtooth rivulus  Dogtooth rivulus native
Cynoglossidae Symphurus plagiusa Blackcheek tonguefish   native
Syngnathidae Syngnathus scovelli Gulf pipefish  Gulf pipefish native
Cichlidae Thorichthys affinis Yellow meeki   native
Cichlidae Thorichthys aureus Blue flash  Golden firemouth cichlid native
Cichlidae Thorichthys meeki Firemouth cichlid  Panya gial native
Cichlidae Vieja godmanni Southern checkmark cichlid  Southern checkmark cichlid misidentification
Cichlidae Vieja intermedia Northern checkmark cichlid  Northern checkmark cichlid native
Cichlidae Vieja maculicauda Blackbelt cichlid  Blackbelt cichlid native
Cichlidae Vieja synspila Redhead cichlid  Redhead cichlid native
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus hellerii Green swordtail  Green swordtail native
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus maculatus Southern platyfish  Southern platyfish native
Page created by Jen, 21.10.03 last modified by Eli, 17.11.04


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The copy for fish.mongabay.com was written in 1994-1995. Therefore some information such as scientific names may be out of date. For this, I apologize. Feel free to send corrections to me.