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List of Freshwater Fishes for Honduras

Number of freshwater fish species: 90

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
Achiridae Achirus mazatlanus Mazatlan sole   native
Mugilidae Agonostomus monticola Mountain mullet   native
Poeciliidae Alfaro huberi   native
Cichlidae Amphilophus alfari Pastel cichlid   native
Cichlidae Amphilophus hogaboomorum  Guapotillo endemic
Cichlidae Amphilophus longimanus Red breast cichlid  Carataca native
Cichlidae Amphilophus robertsoni False firemouth cichlid  Mojarra native
Anablepidae Anableps dowei Pacific foureyed fish   native
Engraulidae Anchoa belizensis Belize anchovy   questionable
Engraulidae Anchoa curta Short anchovy   native
Engraulidae Anchoa parva Little anchovy   native
Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata American eel   native
Cichlidae Archocentrus centrarchus Flier cichlid  Flier cichlid native
Cichlidae Archocentrus nigrofasciatus Convict cichlid  Congo native
Cichlidae Archocentrus spilurus Blue-eye cichlid   native
Atherinopsidae Atherinella argentea Moon silverside   native
Atherinopsidae Atherinella guija   native
Atherinopsidae Atherinella milleri   native
Lepisosteidae Atractosteus tropicus Tropical gar   native
Gobiidae Awaous banana River goby   native
Batrachoididae Batrachoides waltersi Walter's toadfish   native
Characidae Brycon guatemalensis Machaca   native
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark   native
Ariidae Cathorops fuerthii Congo sea catfish   misidentification
Ariidae Cathorops steindachneri Steindachner's sea catfish   native
Centropomidae Centropomus ensiferus Swordspine snook   native
Centropomidae Centropomus nigrescens Black snook   native
Centropomidae Centropomus parallelus Fat snook   native
Centropomidae Centropomus pectinatus Tarpon snook   native
Cichlidae Cichlasoma octofasciatum Jack Dempsey   native
Cichlidae Cichlasoma urophthalmus Mexican mojarra   native
Paralichthyidae Citharichthys gilberti Bigmouth sanddab   native
Characidae Colossoma macropomum Tambaqui   introduced
Gobiidae Ctenogobius claytonii Mexican goby   native
Cyprinidae Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp   introduced
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp   introduced
Eleotridae Dormitator latifrons Pacific fat sleeper   native
Clupeidae Dorosoma petenense Threadfin shad   native
Gerreidae Eucinostomus currani Pacific flagfin mojarra   native
Gerreidae Eugerres plumieri Striped mojarra   native
Cyprinodontidae Floridichthys polyommus Ocellated killifish   questionable
Poeciliidae Gambusia luma Sleek mosquitofish   native
Poeciliidae Gambusia nicaraguensis Nicaraguan mosquitofish   native
Gerreidae Gerres cinereus Yellow fin mojarra   native
Gobiesocidae Gobiesox nudus   native
Gobiidae Gobioides peruanus Peruvian eelgoby   native
Gobiidae Gobiosoma yucatanum Yucatan goby   native
Cichlidae Herotilapia multispinosa Rainbow cichlid   native
Poeciliidae Heterandria anzuetoi   native
Poeciliidae Heterandria bimaculata Twospot livebearer   native
Ariidae Hexanematichthys assimilis Mayan sea catfish   misidentification
Characidae Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae   native
Cyprinidae Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp   introduced
Mugilidae Joturus pichardi Bobo mullet   native
Kuhliidae Kuhlia mugil Barred flagtail   native
Clupeidae Lile stolifera Pacific piquitinga   native
Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus Tarpon   native
Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoides Largemouth bass   introduced
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Flathead mullet   native
Mugilidae Mugil curema White mullet   native
Carangidae Oligoplites palometa Maracaibo leatherjacket   native
Carangidae Oligoplites saurus Leatherjack   native
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout   introduced
Synbranchidae Ophisternon aenigmaticum Obscure swamp eel   native
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Nile tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis urolepis hornorum Wami tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Parachromis dovii Guapote  Guapote blanco native
Cichlidae Parachromis friedrichsthalii Yellowjacket cichlid   native
Cichlidae Parachromis loisellei   native
Cichlidae Parachromis managuensis Guapote tigre   native
Cichlidae Parachromis motaguensis False yellowjacket cichlid   native
Poeciliidae Phallichthys amates Merry widow livebearer   native
Poeciliidae Phallichthys fairweatheri Picotee livebearer   questionable
Poeciliidae Poecilia orri Mangrove molly   native
Poeciliidae Poeciliopsis gracilis Porthole livebearer   native
Haemulidae Pomadasys bayanus Purplemouth grunt   native
Haemulidae Pomadasys crocro Burro grunt   native
Profundulidae Profundulus guatemalensis   native
Syngnathidae Pseudophallus starksii   native
Rivulidae Rivulus tenuis Dogtooth rivulus   native
Characidae Roeboides bouchellei Crystal tetra   native
Belonidae Strongylura exilis Californian needlefish   native
Belonidae Strongylura marina Atlantic needlefish   native
Cichlidae Theraps wesseli   native
Cichlidae Thorichthys aureus Blue flash   native
Cichlidae Vieja maculicauda Blackbelt cichlid  Machaca native
Cichlidae Vieja microphthalma   native
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus hellerii Green swordtail   native
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus mayae   native
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.