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List of Freshwater Fishes for Seychelles
Number of freshwater fish species:
33
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 33 |
| Order |
Family |
Species |
Status |
FB name |
Name |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Agonostomus telfairii
|
native | Fairy mullet | Chitte |
| Perciformes |
Ambassidae |
Ambassis ambassis
|
native | Commerson's glassy | |
| Perciformes |
Ambassidae |
Ambassis dussumieri
|
native | Malabar glassy perchlet | Ambache de Dussumier |
| Perciformes |
Ambassidae |
Ambassis gymnocephalus
|
native | Bald glassy | |
| Perciformes |
Ambassidae |
Ambassis urotaenia
|
native | Banded-tail glassy perchlet | Ambache |
| Anguilliformes |
Anguillidae |
Anguilla bicolor bicolor
|
native | Indonesian shortfin eel | Anguille bicolore |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Bathygobius meggitti
|
native | Meggitt's goby | Gobie de Meggitt |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Carassius auratus auratus
|
introduced | Goldfish | Carassin doré |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Crenimugil crenilabis
|
native | Fringelip mullet | Mulet ordinaire |
| Perciformes |
Eleotridae |
Eleotris mauritianus
|
native | Widehead sleeper | Cabot noir |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Glossogobius callidus
|
native | River goby | Gobie comorien |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Glossogobius giuris
|
native | Tank goby | Gobie giurus |
| Perciformes |
Kraemeriidae |
Kraemeria samoensis
|
native | Samoan sand dart | Poisson des sables |
| Perciformes |
Kuhliidae |
Kuhlia mugil
|
native | Barred flagtail | Carpe |
| Perciformes |
Kuhliidae |
Kuhlia rupestris
|
questionable | Rock flagtail | Kuhlie des rochers |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza macrolepis
|
native | Largescale mullet | Mulet rond |
| Elopiformes |
Megalopidae |
Megalops cyprinoides
|
native | Indo-Pacific tarpon | Lubine |
| Anguilliformes |
Moringuidae |
Moringua microchir
|
native | Lesser thrush eel | Anguille spaghetti |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Mugilogobius fusca
|
native | | Gobie mulet noire |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Mugilogobius mertoni
|
native | Chequered mangrove goby | Gobi milet |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
introduced | Mozambique tilapia | Lapia |
| Perciformes |
Osphronemidae |
Osphronemus goramy
|
introduced | Giant gourami | Gourami |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Aplocheilidae |
Pachypanchax playfairii
|
endemic | Golden panchax | Panchax de Playfair |
| Perciformes |
Ptereleotridae |
Parioglossus multiradiatus
|
endemic | | Parioglosse seychellois |
| Anguilliformes |
Ophichthidae |
Pisodonophis boro
|
native | Rice-paddy eel | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia reticulata
|
introduced | Guppy | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Psammogobius biocellatus
|
native | Sleepy goby | Gobie à deux taches |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Redigobius bikolanus
|
native | Speckled goby | Gobi tase |
| Perciformes |
Sillaginidae |
Sillago sihama
|
native | Silver sillago | Pêche madame |
| Perciformes |
Terapontidae |
Terapon jarbua
|
native | Jarbua terapon | Peau d'âne |
| Perciformes |
Osphronemidae |
Trichogaster trichopterus
|
introduced | Three spot gourami | Gourami bleu |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Valamugil buchanani
|
native | Bluetail mullet | Mulet sauteur |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Valamugil seheli
|
native | Bluespot mullet | |
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