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List of Freshwater Fishes for El Salvador
Number of freshwater fish species:
47
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 47 |
| Order |
Family |
Species |
Status |
FB name |
Name |
| Pleuronectiformes |
Achiridae |
Achirus mazatlanus
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native | Mazatlan sole | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Agonostomus monticola
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native | Mountain mullet | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Amatitlania coatepeque
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endemic | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Amatitlania nigrofasciata
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native | Convict cichlid | Burro |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Amphilophus macracanthus
|
native | Blackthroat cichlid | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Anablepidae |
Anableps dowei
|
native | Pacific foureyed fish | |
| Clupeiformes |
Engraulidae |
Anchoa curta
|
native | Short anchovy | |
| Atheriniformes |
Atherinopsidae |
Atherinella argentea
|
native | Moon silverside | |
| Atheriniformes |
Atherinopsidae |
Atherinella guija
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Awaous banana
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native | River goby | |
| Batrachoidiformes |
Batrachoididae |
Batrachoides waltersi
|
native | Walter's toadfish | |
| Carcharhiniformes |
Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus leucas
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native | Bull shark | |
| Siluriformes |
Ariidae |
Cathorops fuerthii
|
native | Congo sea catfish | |
| Siluriformes |
Ariidae |
Cathorops steindachneri
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native | Steindachner's sea catfish | |
| Perciformes |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus nigrescens
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native | Black snook | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Cichlasoma trimaculatum
|
native | Three spot cichlid | |
| Pleuronectiformes |
Paralichthyidae |
Citharichthys gilberti
|
native | Bigmouth sanddab | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Cyprinus carpio carpio
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introduced | Common carp | |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Dormitator latifrons
|
native | Pacific fat sleeper | |
| Perciformes |
Gerreidae |
Eucinostomus currani
|
native | Pacific flagfin mojarra | |
| Perciformes |
Gerreidae |
Eucinostomus gracilis
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native | Graceful mojarra | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Gobioides peruanus
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native | Peruvian eelgoby | |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Gobiomorus maculatus
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native | Pacific sleeper | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Joturus pichardi
|
native | Bobo mullet | |
| Perciformes |
Kuhliidae |
Kuhlia mugil
|
native | Barred flagtail | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Lepomis macrochirus
|
introduced | Bluegill | |
| Clupeiformes |
Clupeidae |
Lile stolifera
|
native | Pacific piquitinga | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Micropterus salmoides
|
introduced | Largemouth bass | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil cephalus
|
native | Flathead mullet | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil curema
|
native | White mullet | |
| Siluriformes |
Ariidae |
Notarius biffi
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Carangidae |
Oligoplites saurus
|
native | Leatherjack | |
| 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 | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Parachromis managuensis
|
introduced | Guapote tigre | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Parachromis motaguensis
|
native | False yellowjacket cichlid | Guapote |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia marcellinoi
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia salvatoris
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Haemulidae |
Pomadasys bayanus
|
native | Purplemouth grunt | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Profundulidae |
Profundulus guatemalensis
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native | | |
| Syngnathiformes |
Syngnathidae |
Pseudophallus starksii
|
native | | |
| Characiformes |
Characidae |
Roeboides bouchellei
|
native | Crystal tetra | |
| Siluriformes |
Ariidae |
Sciades seemanni
|
native | Tete sea catfish | |
| Beloniformes |
Belonidae |
Strongylura exilis
|
native | Californian needlefish | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Tilapia rendalli
|
introduced | Redbreast tilapia | |
Page created by: Eli, 15.08.07,
last modified by: Eli, 23.08.07
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