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List of Freshwater Fishes for Cuba
Number of freshwater fish species:
39
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 39 |
| Order |
Family |
Species |
Status |
FB name |
Name |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Aristichthys nobilis
|
not established | Bighead carp | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Awaous banana
|
native | River goby | |
| Perciformes |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus ensiferus
|
native | Swordspine snook | Róbalo espinoso |
| Perciformes |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus parallelus
|
native | Fat snook | Robalito |
| Perciformes |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus pectinatus
|
native | Tarpon snook | Róbalo prieto |
| Characiformes |
Characidae |
Colossoma macropomum
|
introduced | Tambaqui | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Ctenopharyngodon idella
|
introduced | Grass carp | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon riverendi
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus
|
native | Sheepshead minnow | Guajacón |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Cyprinus carpio carpio
|
introduced | Common carp | |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Dormitator cubanus
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Fundulidae |
Fundulus grandis
|
native | Gulf killifish | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia baracoana
|
endemic | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia bucheri
|
endemic | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia monticola
|
endemic | | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Gobionellus oceanicus
|
native | Highfin goby | Esmeralda de mar |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
|
introduced | Silver carp | |
| Siluriformes |
Ictaluridae |
Ictalurus punctatus
|
introduced | Channel catfish | |
| Cypriniformes |
Catostomidae |
Ictiobus cyprinellus
|
introduced | Bigmouth buffalo | |
| Cypriniformes |
Catostomidae |
Ictiobus niger
|
introduced | Black buffalo | |
| Perciformes |
Latidae |
Lates niloticus
|
introduced | Nile perch | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Lepomis gibbosus
|
introduced | Pumpkinseed | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Lepomis macrochirus
|
introduced | Bluegill | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Micropterus salmoides
|
introduced | Largemouth bass | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil cephalus
|
questionable | Flathead mullet | Céfalo |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil liza
|
native | Liza | Lebrancho |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Mylopharyngodon piceus
|
introduced | Black carp | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Nandopsis tetracanthus
|
endemic | Biajaca | Bijaca |
| Synbranchiformes |
Synbranchidae |
Ophisternon aenigmaticum
|
native | Obscure swamp eel | Swamp Eel |
| 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 | |
| Beloniformes |
Adrianichthyidae |
Oryzias latipes
|
introduced | Japanese rice fish | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Parachromis managuensis
|
introduced | Guapote tigre | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia reticulata
|
introduced | Guppy | |
| Perciformes |
Haemulidae |
Pomadasys crocro
|
native | Burro grunt | Ticopa |
| Synbranchiformes |
Synbranchidae |
Synbranchus marmoratus
|
native | Marbled swamp eel | Maporro |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Tilapia rendalli
|
introduced | Redbreast tilapia | |
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