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List of Freshwater Fishes for Dominican Republic
Number of freshwater fish species:
54
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 54 |
| Order |
Family |
Species |
Status |
FB name |
Name |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Agonostomus monticola
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native | Mountain mullet | |
| Clupeiformes |
Engraulidae |
Anchoa parva
|
native | Little anchovy | |
| Anguilliformes |
Anguillidae |
Anguilla rostrata
|
native | American eel | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Aristichthys nobilis
|
not established | Bighead carp | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Awaous banana
|
native | River goby | |
| Perciformes |
Osphronemidae |
Betta bellica
|
introduced | Slim betta | |
| Perciformes |
Osphronemidae |
Betta splendens
|
introduced | Siamese fighting fish | |
| Carcharhiniformes |
Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus leucas
|
native | Bull shark | |
| Perciformes |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus ensiferus
|
native | Swordspine snook | Quéquere |
| Perciformes |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus parallelus
|
native | Fat snook | Quéquere |
| Perciformes |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus pectinatus
|
native | Tarpon snook | Quéquere |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Cichla ocellaris
|
introduced | Peacock cichlid | |
| Characiformes |
Characidae |
Colossoma macropomum
|
introduced | Tambaqui | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon bondi
|
native | Hispaniola pupfish | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon higuey
|
endemic | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon nichollsi
|
endemic | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Cyprinus carpio carpio
|
introduced | Common carp | |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Eleotris pisonis
|
native | Spinycheek sleeper | |
| Perciformes |
Gerreidae |
Eugerres plumieri
|
native | Striped mojarra | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia dominicensis
|
native | Dominican gambusia | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia hispaniolae
|
native | Hispaniolan gambusia | |
| Perciformes |
Gerreidae |
Gerres cinereus
|
native | Yellow fin mojarra | Mojarra |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
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introduced | Silver carp | |
| Siluriformes |
Ictaluridae |
Ictalurus punctatus
|
introduced | Channel catfish | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Joturus pichardi
|
native | Bobo mullet | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Lepomis auritus
|
introduced | Redbreast sunfish | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Limia dominicensis
|
native | Tiburon Peninsula limia | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Limia melanonotata
|
native | Blackbanded limia | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Limia perugiae
|
endemic | Perugia's limia | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Limia sulphurophila
|
endemic | Sulfur limia | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Limia tridens
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Limia versicolor
|
endemic | Varicolored limia | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Limia yaguajali
|
native | Yaguajal limia | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Limia zonata
|
endemic | Striped limia | |
| Elopiformes |
Megalopidae |
Megalops atlanticus
|
native | Tarpon | Sábalo |
| Syngnathiformes |
Syngnathidae |
Microphis brachyurus lineatus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Micropterus salmoides
|
introduced | Largemouth bass | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil cephalus
|
questionable | Flathead mullet | Lisa |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil liza
|
native | Liza | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Nandopsis haitiensis
|
native | Haitian cichlid | |
| Salmoniformes |
Salmonidae |
Oncorhynchus mykiss
|
introduced | Rainbow trout | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis aureus
|
introduced | Blue tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
introduced | Mozambique tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus
|
introduced | Nile tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis urolepis hornorum
|
introduced | Wami tilapia | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia elegans
|
endemic | Elegant molly | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia hispaniolana
|
native | Hispaniola molly | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia nicholsi
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Haemulidae |
Pomadasys crocro
|
native | Burro grunt | Bocayate |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Rivulidae |
Rivulus roloffi
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endemic | Hispaniolan rivulus | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Sicydium buscki
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Sicydium gilberti
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Tilapia rendalli
|
introduced | Redbreast tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Osphronemidae |
Trichogaster trichopterus
|
introduced | Three spot gourami | |
Page created by: Eli, 15.08.07,
last modified by: Lei, 20.11.08
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