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List of Freshwater Fishes for Nicaragua

Number of freshwater fish species: 96

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  Suela arepita native
Congridae Acromycter atlanticus   native
Mugilidae Agonostomus monticola Mountain mullet   native
Poeciliidae Alfaro cultratus   native
Poeciliidae Alfaro huberi   native
Cichlidae Amphilophus alfari Pastel cichlid   native
Cichlidae Amphilophus amarillo   endemic
Cichlidae Amphilophus citrinellus Midas cichlid  Mojarra rayada native
Cichlidae Amphilophus labiatus Red devil  Mojarra picuda endemic
Cichlidae Amphilophus longimanus Red breast cichlid  Carate native
Cichlidae Amphilophus rostratus  Carate native
Cichlidae Amphilophus sagittae   endemic
Cichlidae Amphilophus xiloaensis   endemic
Cichlidae Amphilophus zaliosus Arrow cichlid  Mojarra flecha endemic
Anablepidae Anableps dowei Pacific foureyed fish   native
Engraulidae Anchoa curta Short anchovy   native
Engraulidae Anchoa parva Little anchovy   native
Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata American eel   native
Cichlidae Archocentrus centrarchus Flier cichlid  Mojarra rayanda native
Cichlidae Archocentrus nigrofasciatus Convict cichlid  Carate native
Cichlidae Archocentrus septemfasciatus   native
Cichlidae Archocentrus spilurus Blue-eye cichlid  Congo native
Characidae Astyanax aeneus Banded tetra   native
Characidae Astyanax nasutus   questionable
Characidae Astyanax nicaraguensis   native
Atherinopsidae Atherinella argentea Moon silverside   native
Atherinopsidae Atherinella hubbsi   native
Atherinopsidae Atherinella jiloaensis   native
Atherinopsidae Atherinella sardina   native
Lepisosteidae Atractosteus tropicus Tropical gar   native
Gobiidae Awaous banana River goby   native
Poeciliidae Belonesox belizanus Topminnow   native
Poeciliidae Brachyrhaphis holdridgei   native
Characidae Bramocharax bransfordii  Sabalito native
Characidae Brycon guatemalensis Machaca   native
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark  Tiburon sarda native
Characidae Carlana eigenmanni   native
Ariidae Cathorops fuerthii Congo sea catfish   native
Ariidae Cathorops steindachneri Steindachner's sea catfish   native
Centropomidae Centropomus ensiferus Swordspine snook  Robalo maqueque native
Centropomidae Centropomus nigrescens Black snook  Robalo redondo native
Centropomidae Centropomus parallelus Fat snook  Robalo chucumite native
Centropomidae Centropomus pectinatus Tarpon snook  Robalo constantino native
Cichlidae Cichlasoma urophthalmus Mexican mojarra   native
Paralichthyidae Citharichthys gilberti Bigmouth sanddab   native
Gobiidae Ctenogobius claytonii Mexican goby   native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp   introduced
Eleotridae Dormitator latifrons Pacific fat sleeper   native
Clupeidae Dorosoma chavesi Nicaragua gizzard shad   native
Eleotridae Erotelis smaragdus Emerald sleeper   native
Gerreidae Eucinostomus argenteus Silver mojarra  Mojarra plateada native
Gerreidae Eucinostomus currani Pacific flagfin mojarra   native
Gerreidae Eucinostomus gracilis Graceful mojarra   native
Gerreidae Eugerres plumieri Striped mojarra  Mojarra rayada native
Poeciliidae Gambusia nicaraguensis Nicaraguan mosquitofish   native
Gerreidae Gerres cinereus Yellow fin mojarra   native
Gobiidae Gobioides peruanus Peruvian eelgoby   native
Eleotridae Hemieleotris latifasciata Pygmy sleeper   native
Cichlidae Herotilapia multispinosa Rainbow cichlid   native
Ariidae Hexanematichthys seemanni Tete sea catfish  Bagre tete native
Cichlidae Hypsophrys nicaraguensis Moga   native
Mugilidae Joturus pichardi Bobo mullet   native
Kuhliidae Kuhlia mugil Barred flagtail   native
Clupeidae Lile stolifera Pacific piquitinga   native
Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus Tarpon  Sabaloreal native
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Flathead mullet  Lisa pardete native
Mugilidae Mugil curema White mullet  Lisa criolla native
Cichlidae Neetroplus nematopus Poor man's tropheus   native
Carangidae Oligoplites palometa Maracaibo leatherjacket  Zapatero palometa native
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook salmon   introduced
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
Anablepidae Oxyzygonectes dovii White-eye   native
Cichlidae Parachromis dovii Guapote  Lagunero native
Cichlidae Parachromis friedrichsthalii Yellowjacket cichlid   misidentification
Cichlidae Parachromis loisellei   native
Cichlidae Parachromis managuensis Guapote tigre  Guapote barcino native
Poeciliidae Phallichthys amates Merry widow livebearer   native
Poeciliidae Phallichthys tico   native
Poeciliidae Poecilia mexicana Shortfin molly   native
Haemulidae Pomadasys bayanus Purplemouth grunt  Corocoro boquimorada native
Haemulidae Pomadasys crocro Burro grunt  Corocoro crocro native
Poeciliidae Priapichthys panamensis   questionable
Syngnathidae Pseudophallus starksii   native
Heptapteridae Rhamdia nicaraguensis   native
Heptapteridae Rhamdia quelen   native
Rivulidae Rivulus isthmensis   native
Characidae Roeboides bouchellei Crystal tetra   native
Gobiidae Sicydium salvini   native
Belonidae Strongylura exilis Californian needlefish  Aguja brava native
Belonidae Strongylura marina Atlantic needlefish  Agujon verde native
Cichlidae Tomocichla tuba   native
Cichlidae Vieja maculicauda Blackbelt cichlid  Palometa native
Poeciliidae Xenophallus umbratilis   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.