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List of Freshwater Fishes for Bahamas
Number of freshwater fish species:
36
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 36 |
| Order |
Family |
Species |
Status |
FB name |
Name |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Agonostomus monticola
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native | Mountain mullet | |
| Anguilliformes |
Anguillidae |
Anguilla rostrata
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native | American eel | American eel |
| Atheriniformes |
Atherinidae |
Atherinomorus stipes
|
native | Hardhead silverside | Hardhead silverside |
| Perciformes |
Carangidae |
Caranx latus
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native | Horse-eye jack | Carangue gros yeux |
| Carcharhiniformes |
Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus leucas
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native | Bull shark | Bull shark |
| Beloniformes |
Hemiramphidae |
Chriodorus atherinoides
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native | Hardhead halfbeak | Hardhead halfbeak |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Ctenogobius boleosoma
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native | Darter goby | Darter goby |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon laciniatus
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endemic | Bahama pupfish | Bahama pupfish |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon variegatus baconi
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endemic | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus
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native | Sheepshead minnow | Sheepshead minnow |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Dormitator maculatus
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native | Fat sleeper | Fat sleeper |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Eleotris pisonis
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native | Spinycheek sleeper | Spinycheek sleeper |
| Perciformes |
Gerreidae |
Eucinostomus argenteus
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native | Silver mojarra | Spotfin mojarra |
| Perciformes |
Gerreidae |
Eucinostomus gula
|
native | Jenny mojarra | Silver jenny |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia manni
|
endemic | | Bahama gambusia |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia puncticulata
|
native | Caribbean gambusia | |
| Perciformes |
Gerreidae |
Gerres cinereus
|
native | Yellow fin mojarra | Yellowfin mojarra |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Gobiomorus dormitor
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native | Bigmouth sleeper | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Joturus pichardi
|
native | Bobo mullet | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Lophogobius cyprinoides
|
native | Crested goby | Crested goby |
| Perciformes |
Lutjanidae |
Lutjanus griseus
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native | Grey snapper | Grey snapper |
| Perciformes |
Lutjanidae |
Lutjanus jocu
|
native | Dog snapper | Dog snapper |
| Elopiformes |
Megalopidae |
Megalops atlanticus
|
native | Tarpon | Tarpon |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil curema
|
native | White mullet | White mullet |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil liza
|
native | Liza | Liza |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil trichodon
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis aureus
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introduced | Blue tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis mossambicus
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introduced | Mozambique tilapia | Mozambique tilapia |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia latipinna
|
introduced | Sailfin molly | |
| Perciformes |
Haemulidae |
Pomadasys crocro
|
native | Burro grunt | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Rivulidae |
Rivulus marmoratus
|
native | Mangrove rivulus | Rivulus |
| Beloniformes |
Belonidae |
Strongylura notata forsythia
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native | | |
| Beloniformes |
Belonidae |
Strongylura notata notata
|
questionable | Redfin needlefish | Redfin needlefish |
| Beloniformes |
Belonidae |
Strongylura timucu
|
native | Timucu | Atlantic needlefish |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Xiphophorus hellerii
|
introduced | Green swordtail | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Xiphophorus maculatus
|
introduced | Southern platyfish | |
Page created by: Eli, 15.08.07,
last modified by: Lei, 20.11.08
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