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List of Freshwater Fishes for French Polynesia
Number of freshwater fish species:
48
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
Record number 1 to 48 |
| Order |
Family |
Species |
Status |
FB name |
Name |
| Anguilliformes |
Anguillidae |
Anguilla marmorata
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native | Giant mottled eel | Anguille marbrée |
| Anguilliformes |
Anguillidae |
Anguilla megastoma
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native | Polynesian longfinned eel | Anguille de montagne |
| Anguilliformes |
Anguillidae |
Anguilla obscura
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native | Pacific shortfinned eel | Anguille de vase |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Awaous ocellaris
|
native | | gobie ocellé |
| Perciformes |
Carangidae |
Caranx sexfasciatus
|
native | Bigeye trevally | Carangue aux gros yeux |
| Carcharhiniformes |
Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus leucas
|
native | Bull shark | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Crenimugil crenilabis
|
native | Fringelip mullet | Niku |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Eleotris fusca
|
native | Dusky sleeper | eleotris brun |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Eleotris melanosoma
|
questionable | Broadhead sleeper | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia affinis
|
introduced | Mosquitofish | |
| Perciformes |
Kuhliidae |
Kuhlia malo
|
endemic | | |
| Perciformes |
Kuhliidae |
Kuhlia marginata
|
misidentification | Dark-margined flagtail | Kuhlie marginée |
| Perciformes |
Kuhliidae |
Kuhlia mugil
|
native | Barred flagtail | Kuhlie mulet |
| Perciformes |
Kuhliidae |
Kuhlia rupestris
|
misidentification | Rock flagtail | |
| Anguilliformes |
Ophichthidae |
Lamnostoma orientalis
|
native | Oriental worm-eel | Atii |
| Anguilliformes |
Ophichthidae |
Lamnostoma polyophthalma
|
native | Ocellated sand-eel | Lamnostome ocellé |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Lentipes rubrofasciatus
|
endemic | | kikitu kuà |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza alata
|
native | Diamond mullet | Mulet ailé |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza macrolepis
|
native | Largescale mullet | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza vaigiensis
|
native | Squaretail mullet | Kaha |
| Perciformes |
Lutjanidae |
Lutjanus fulvus
|
native | Blacktail snapper | Tanio |
| Elopiformes |
Megalopidae |
Megalops cyprinoides
|
native | Indo-Pacific tarpon | |
| Syngnathiformes |
Syngnathidae |
Microphis argulus
|
native | Flat-nosed pipepish | syngnathe des Marquises |
| Syngnathiformes |
Syngnathidae |
Microphis brachyurus brachyurus
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native | Short-tailed pipefish | Syngnathe à queue courte |
| Syngnathiformes |
Syngnathidae |
Microphis brachyurus millepunctatus
|
native | Shorttail pipefish | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil cephalus
|
native | Flathead mullet | Muge |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Neomyxus leuciscus
|
native | Acute-jawed mullet | Anae |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis aureus
|
introduced | Blue tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
introduced | Mozambique tilapia | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia mexicana
|
introduced | Shortfin molly | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia reticulata
|
introduced | Guppy | Poisson million |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia sphenops
|
questionable | Molly | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Sicyopterus lagocephalus
|
native | Bichique | Apiri |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Sicyopterus marquesensis
|
endemic | | sicyoptère des Marquises |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Sicyopterus micrurus
|
misidentification | Clinging goby | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Sicyopterus pugnans
|
native | | sicyoptère combattant |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Sicyopterus rapa
|
endemic | | sicyoptère de Rapa |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Sicyopus bitaeniatus
|
endemic | | sicyopus à deux bandes |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Stenogobius caudimaculosus
|
endemic | | gobie à queue tachetée |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Stenogobius genivittatus
|
native | Chinstripe goby | gobie rayé |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Stenogobius marqueti
|
endemic | | gobie de Marquet |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Stenogobius randalli
|
native | | gobie de Randall |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Stenogobius squamosus
|
endemic | | gobie écailleux |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Stiphodon discotorquatus
|
endemic | | stiphodon à collier |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Stiphodon elegans
|
native | | stiphodon élégant |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Stiphodon julieni
|
endemic | | stiphodon de Julien |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Stiphodon tuivi
|
endemic | | stiphodon des Marquises |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Valamugil engeli
|
native | Kanda | Aua |
Page created by: Eli, 15.08.07,
last modified by: Lei, 20.11.08
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