|
List of Freshwater Fishes for Jamaica
Number of freshwater fish species:
40
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 40 |
| Order |
Family |
Species |
Status |
FB name |
Name |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Agonostomus monticola
|
native | Mountain mullet | |
| Clupeiformes |
Engraulidae |
Anchoa parva
|
native | Little anchovy | |
| Anguilliformes |
Anguillidae |
Anguilla rostrata
|
native | American eel | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Awaous banana
|
native | River goby | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Awaous tajasica
|
questionable | Sand fish | |
| Carcharhiniformes |
Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus leucas
|
native | Bull shark | |
| Perciformes |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus ensiferus
|
native | Swordspine snook | |
| Perciformes |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus parallelus
|
native | Fat snook | |
| Perciformes |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus pectinatus
|
native | Tarpon snook | |
| Characiformes |
Characidae |
Colossoma macropomum
|
introduced | Tambaqui | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Ctenopharyngodon idella
|
introduced | Grass carp | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Cubanichthys pengelleyi
|
endemic | Jamaican killifish | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon riverendi
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus
|
native | Sheepshead minnow | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Cyprinus carpio carpio
|
introduced | Common carp | |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Dormitator maculatus
|
native | Fat sleeper | |
| Perciformes |
Gerreidae |
Eugerres plumieri
|
native | Striped mojarra | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia melapleura
|
endemic | Striped gambusia | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia puncticulata
|
native | Caribbean gambusia | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia wrayi
|
endemic | Wray's gambusia | |
| Gobiesociformes |
Gobiesocidae |
Gobiesox nudus
|
native | Clingfish | |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Gobiomorus dormitor
|
native | Bigmouth sleeper | |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Guavina guavina
|
native | Guavina | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
|
introduced | Silver carp | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Joturus pichardi
|
native | Bobo mullet | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Limia melanogaster
|
endemic | Blackbelly limia | |
| Elopiformes |
Megalopidae |
Megalops atlanticus
|
native | Tarpon | Tarpon |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil cephalus
|
questionable | Flathead mullet | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
introduced | Mozambique tilapia | African perch |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus
|
introduced | Nile tilapia | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia caudofasciata
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia reticulata
|
introduced | Guppy | |
| Perciformes |
Haemulidae |
Pomadasys crocro
|
native | Burro grunt | |
| Pristiformes |
Pristidae |
Pristis pectinata
|
native | Smalltooth sawfish | |
| Syngnathiformes |
Syngnathidae |
Pseudophallus mindii
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Rivulidae |
Rivulus marmoratus
|
native | Mangrove rivulus | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Sicydium plumieri
|
native | Sirajo | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Sicydium punctatum
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Xiphophorus hellerii
|
introduced | Green swordtail | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Xiphophorus maculatus
|
introduced | Southern platyfish | |
Page created by: Eli, 15.08.07,
last modified by: Eli, 23.08.07
|
|
|
