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List of Freshwater Fishes for Cuba

Number of freshwater fish species: 72

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

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Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Mugilidae Agonostomus monticola Mountain mullet  Trucha native
Atherinidae Alepidomus evermanni   native
Engraulidae Anchoa parva Little anchovy  Manjüa native
Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata American eel  Anguila native
Cyprinidae Aristichthys nobilis Bighead carp   not established
Lepisosteidae Atractosteus tristoechus Cuban gar  Manjurai endemic
Gobiidae Awaous banana River goby   native
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark  Cabeza de batea native
Centropomidae Centropomus ensiferus Swordspine snook  Róbalo espinoso native
Centropomidae Centropomus parallelus Fat snook  Robalito native
Centropomidae Centropomus pectinatus Tarpon snook  Róbalo prieto native
Cichlidae Cichlasoma ramsdeni Joturo  Joturo endemic
Characidae Colossoma macropomum Tambaqui   introduced
Cyprinidae Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp   introduced
Cyprinodontidae Cubanichthys cubensis Cuban killifish   endemic
Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon riverendi   native
Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus Sheepshead minnow  Guajacón native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp   introduced
Eleotridae Dormitator cubanus   native
Gerreidae Eucinostomus argenteus Silver mojarra  Mojarra native
Fundulidae Fundulus grandis Gulf killifish   native
Fundulidae Fundulus saguanus   native
Poeciliidae Gambusia baracoana   endemic
Poeciliidae Gambusia bucheri   endemic
Poeciliidae Gambusia monticola   endemic
Poeciliidae Gambusia punctata Cuban gambusia   endemic
Poeciliidae Gambusia puncticulata Caribbean gambusia   native
Gerreidae Gerres cinereus Yellow fin mojarra  Mojarra blanca native
Poeciliidae Girardinus creolus Creole topminnow   endemic
Poeciliidae Girardinus cubensis Cuban topminnow   endemic
Poeciliidae Girardinus denticulatus Toothy topminnow   endemic
Poeciliidae Girardinus falcatus Goldbelly topminnow   endemic
Poeciliidae Girardinus metallicus Metallic livebearer   endemic
Poeciliidae Girardinus microdactylus Smallfinger topminnow   endemic
Poeciliidae Girardinus uninotatus Singlespot topminnow   endemic
Gobiesocidae Gobiesox nudus   native
Gobiidae Gobionellus oceanicus Highfin goby  Esmeralda de mar native
Cyprinidae Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp   introduced
Ictaluridae Ictalurus punctatus Channel catfish   introduced
Catostomidae Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth buffalo   introduced
Catostomidae Ictiobus niger Black buffalo   introduced
Mugilidae Joturus pichardi Bobo mullet   native
Sparidae Lagodon rhomboides Pinfish  Chopa espina native
Latidae Lates niloticus Nile perch   introduced
Centrarchidae Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill   introduced
Poeciliidae Limia vittata Cuban limia   endemic
Bythitidae Lucifuga dentata Toothed Cuban cusk-eel   endemic
Bythitidae Lucifuga simile   endemic
Bythitidae Lucifuga subterranea Cuban cusk-eel   endemic
Bythitidae Lucifuga teresinarum   native
Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus Tarpon  Sábalo native
Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoides Largemouth bass   introduced
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Flathead mullet  Céfalo questionable
Mugilidae Mugil liza Liza  Lebrancho native
Cyprinidae Mylopharyngodon piceus Black carp   introduced
Cichlidae Nandopsis tetracanthus Biajaca  Bijaca endemic
Synbranchidae Ophisternon aenigmaticum Obscure swamp eel   native
Cichlidae Oreochromis aureus Blue tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Nile tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis urolepis hornorum Wami tilapia   introduced
Adrianichthyidae Oryzias latipes Japanese rice fish   introduced
Cichlidae Parachromis managuensis Guapote tigre   introduced
Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata Guppy   introduced
Haemulidae Pomadasys crocro Burro grunt  Ticopa native
Syngnathidae Pseudophallus mindii   native
Poeciliidae Quintana atrizona Barred topminnow   endemic
Rivulidae Rivulus cylindraceus Green rivulus   endemic
Rivulidae Rivulus garciai   native
Rivulidae Rivulus insulaepinorum Isle of Pines rivulus   endemic
Rivulidae Rivulus marmoratus Mangrove rivulus   native
Cichlidae Tilapia rendalli Redbreast tilapia   introduced
Page created by Jen, 21.10.03 last modified by Eli, 17.11.04


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Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2006

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.