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List of Freshwater Fishes for Morocco
Number of freshwater fish species:
55
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 55 |
| Order |
Family |
Species |
Status |
FB name |
Name |
| Acipenseriformes |
Acipenseridae |
Acipenser sturio
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native | Sturgeon | |
| Clupeiformes |
Clupeidae |
Alosa alosa
|
native | Allis shad | |
| Anguilliformes |
Anguillidae |
Anguilla anguilla
|
native | European eel | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Aphanius fasciatus
|
introduced | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Aphanius iberus
|
native | Spanish toothcarp | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Aristichthys nobilis
|
introduced | Bighead carp | |
| Siluriformes |
Ariidae |
Arius parkii
|
native | Guinean sea catfish | |
| Atheriniformes |
Atherinidae |
Atherina boyeri
|
native | Big-scale sand smelt | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus barbus
|
introduced | Barbel | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus callensis
|
native | Algerian barb | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus fritschii
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus harterti
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus nasus
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus reinii
|
native | | |
| Carcharhiniformes |
Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus leucas
|
native | Bull shark | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Chelon labrosus
|
native | Thicklip grey mullet | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cobitidae |
Cobitis maroccana
|
endemic | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Ctenopharyngodon idella
|
introduced | Grass carp | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Cyprinus carpio carpio
|
introduced | Common carp | |
| Esociformes |
Esocidae |
Esox lucius
|
introduced | Northern pike | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia affinis
|
introduced | Mosquitofish | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Gobio gobio gobio
|
introduced | Gudgeon | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Gobius paganellus
|
native | Rock goby | |
| Salmoniformes |
Salmonidae |
Hucho hucho
|
introduced | Huchen | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
|
introduced | Silver carp | |
| Perciformes |
Latidae |
Lates niloticus
|
not established | Nile perch | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Lepomis cyanellus
|
introduced | Green sunfish | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Lepomis gibbosus
|
introduced | Pumpkinseed | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Lepomis macrochirus
|
introduced | Bluegill | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Lepomis microlophus
|
introduced | Redear sunfish | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza aurata
|
native | Golden grey mullet | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza ramado
|
native | Thinlip mullet | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza saliens
|
native | Leaping mullet | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Micropterus salmoides
|
introduced | Largemouth bass | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil cephalus
|
native | Flathead mullet | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Mylopharyngodon piceus
|
introduced | Black carp | |
| Syngnathiformes |
Syngnathidae |
Nerophis ophidion
|
native | Straightnose pipefish | |
| Salmoniformes |
Salmonidae |
Oncorhynchus mykiss
|
introduced | Rainbow trout | |
| Perciformes |
Percidae |
Perca fluviatilis
|
introduced | European perch | |
| Petromyzontiformes |
Petromyzontidae |
Petromyzon marinus
|
native | Sea lamprey | |
| Pleuronectiformes |
Pleuronectidae |
Platichthys flesus
|
native | Flounder | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Rutilus rutilus
|
introduced | Roach | |
| Perciformes |
Blenniidae |
Salaria fluviatilis
|
native | Freshwater blenny | |
| Salmoniformes |
Salmonidae |
Salmo akairos
|
native | | |
| Salmoniformes |
Salmonidae |
Salmo trutta macrostigma
|
native | | |
| Salmoniformes |
Salmonidae |
Salmo trutta trutta
|
not established | Sea trout | |
| Salmoniformes |
Salmonidae |
Salvelinus alpinus alpinus
|
not established | Charr | |
| Salmoniformes |
Salmonidae |
Salvelinus fontinalis
|
not established | Brook trout | |
| Perciformes |
Percidae |
Sander lucioperca
|
introduced | Pike-perch | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus
|
native | Mango tilapia | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
|
introduced | Rudd | |
| Syngnathiformes |
Syngnathidae |
Syngnathus abaster
|
native | Black-striped pipefish | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Tilapia zillii
|
native | Redbelly tilapia | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Tinca tinca
|
introduced | Tench | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Varicorhinus maroccanus
|
native | | |
Page created by: Eli, 15.08.07,
last modified by: Lei, 20.11.08
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