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List of Freshwater Fishes for Trinidad and Tobago

Number of freshwater fish species: 95 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.
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Order	Family	Species	Status	FB name	Name
Pleuronectiformes	Achiridae	Achirus achirus	native	Drab sole
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Aequidens pulcher	native	Blue acara	Green coscarob
Mugiliformes	Mugilidae	Agonostomus monticola	native	Mountain mullet	Mountain mullet
Cyprinodontiformes	Anablepidae	Anableps anableps	native	Largescale foureyes	Foureye
Cyprinodontiformes	Anablepidae	Anableps microlepis	native	Foureyes
Clupeiformes	Engraulidae	Anchoa parva	native	Little anchovy
Clupeiformes	Engraulidae	Anchoa spinifer	native	Spicule anchovy	Orange anchovy
Clupeiformes	Engraulidae	Anchovia surinamensis	native	Surinam anchovy
Siluriformes	Loricariidae	Ancistrus cirrhosus	misidentification	Jumbie teta	Jumbie teta
Siluriformes	Loricariidae	Ancistrus maracasae	endemic
Siluriformes	Loricariidae	Ancistrus trinitatis	endemic
Anguilliformes	Anguillidae	Anguilla rostrata	native	American eel
Siluriformes	Ariidae	Ariopsis bonillai	misidentification	New Granada sea catfish
Siluriformes	Aspredinidae	Aspredinichthys filamentosus	native	Sevenbarbed banjo
Siluriformes	Aspredinidae	Aspredinichthys tibicen	native	Tenbarbed banjo
Siluriformes	Aspredinidae	Aspredo aspredo	native	Banjo
Characiformes	Characidae	Astyanax bimaculatus	native	Twospot astyanax	Sardine doree
Perciformes	Gobiidae	Awaous banana	native	River goby
Perciformes	Gobiidae	Awaous tajasica	questionable	Sand fish	Sand fish
Siluriformes	Pimelodidae	Brachyplatystoma vaillantii	native	Laulao catfish
Characiformes	Characidae	Brycon amazonicus	misidentification
Siluriformes	Callichthyidae	Callichthys callichthys	native	Cascarudo	Flat head cascadu
Carcharhiniformes	Carcharhinidae	Carcharhinus leucas	native	Bull shark
Siluriformes	Ariidae	Cathorops laticeps	native
Perciformes	Centropomidae	Centropomus ensiferus	native	Swordspine snook	Brochet
Perciformes	Centropomidae	Centropomus parallelus	native	Fat snook	Saumon
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Cichlasoma taenia	native	Brown coscarob	Large coscarob
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Cleithracara maronii	native	Keyhole cichlid	Keyhole cichlid
Characiformes	Lebiasinidae	Copella arnoldi	introduced	Splash tetra	Copeina
Siluriformes	Callichthyidae	Corydoras aeneus	native	Bronze corydoras
Characiformes	Characidae	Corynopoma riisei	native	Swordtail characin	Sword-tailed sardine
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Crenicichla alta	misidentification	Millet	Millet
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Crenicichla frenata	native
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Crenicichla saxatilis	native	Ringtail pike cichlid
Perciformes	Gobiidae	Ctenogobius fasciatus	native	Blotchcheek goby
Perciformes	Gobiidae	Ctenogobius pseudofasciatus	native	Slashcheek goby
Perciformes	Sciaenidae	Cynoscion acoupa	native	Acoupa weakfish
Perciformes	Eleotridae	Dormitator maculatus	native	Fat sleeper
Perciformes	Eleotridae	Eleotris pisonis	native	Spinycheek sleeper
Characiformes	Erythrinidae	Erythrinus erythrinus	native
Perciformes	Gerreidae	Eugerres plumieri	native	Striped mojarra
Perciformes	Gerreidae	Gerres cinereus	native	Yellow fin mojarra	Hedow
Gobiesociformes	Gobiesocidae	Gobiesox nudus	native	Clingfish
Perciformes	Eleotridae	Gobiomorus dormitor	native	Bigmouth sleeper	Giant goby
Characiformes	Characidae	Gymnocorymbus bondi	misidentification
Characiformes	Characidae	Gymnocorymbus thayeri	native	False black tetra	Silver tetra
Gymnotiformes	Gymnotidae	Gymnotus carapo	native	Banded knifefish	Cutlass fish
Characiformes	Characidae	Hemibrycon guppyi	native		Mountain-stream Sardine
Characiformes	Characidae	Hemibrycon taeniurus	native	Mountain stream sardine	Sardine
Characiformes	Characidae	Hemigrammus ocellifer	introduced	Head-and-taillight tetra
Characiformes	Characidae	Hemigrammus unilineatus	native	Featherfin tetra	Featherfin sardine
Characiformes	Erythrinidae	Hoplerythrinus cinereus	native		Waubeen
Characiformes	Erythrinidae	Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus	native	Aimara	Yarrow
Characiformes	Erythrinidae	Hoplias malabaricus	native	Trahira	Guabine
Siluriformes	Callichthyidae	Hoplosternum littorale	native	Hassar
Characiformes	Characidae	Hyphessobrycon axelrodi	native	Calypso tetra	Riddlei
Siluriformes	Loricariidae	Hypostomus robinii	native	Teta	Teta
Mugiliformes	Mugilidae	Joturus pichardi	native	Bobo mullet
Characiformes	Anostomidae	Leporinus friderici	native	Threespot leporinus
Clupeiformes	Engraulidae	Lycengraulis grossidens	native	Atlantic sabretooth anchovy
Siluriformes	Callichthyidae	Megalechis picta	native	Spotted hoplo
Siluriformes	Callichthyidae	Megalechis thoracata	native
Elopiformes	Megalopidae	Megalops atlanticus	native	Tarpon	Grand-écaille
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Micropoecilia picta	native	Swamp guppies	Millions
Mugiliformes	Mugilidae	Mugil cephalus	native	Flathead mullet
Characiformes	Lebiasinidae	Nannostomus unifasciatus	introduced	Oneline pencilfish	Pencil fish
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Odontognathus mucronatus	native	Guiana longfin herring
Characiformes	Characidae	Odontostilbe pulchra	native
Perciformes	Carangidae	Oligoplites palometa	native	Maracaibo leatherjacket
Synbranchiformes	Synbranchidae	Ophisternon aenigmaticum	native	Obscure swamp eel
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Oreochromis mossambicus	introduced	Mozambique tilapia	Tilapia
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Oreochromis niloticus niloticus	introduced	Nile tilapia
Siluriformes	Aspredinidae	Platystacus cotylephorus	native	Banded banjo
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Poecilia boesemani	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Poecilia reticulata	native	Guppy	Guppies
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Poecilia sphenops	introduced	Molly	Liberty mollie
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Poecilia vivipara	native
Perciformes	Polycentridae	Polycentrus schomburgkii	native	Guyana leaffish	King coscarob
Perciformes	Haemulidae	Pomadasys crocro	native	Burro grunt
Pristiformes	Pristidae	Pristis microdon	native	Largetooth sawfish
Pristiformes	Pristidae	Pristis pectinata	native	Smalltooth sawfish	Espadon
Siluriformes	Auchenipteridae	Pseudauchenipterus nodosus	native	Cocosoda catfish	Yellow catfish
Clupeiformes	Engraulidae	Pterengraulis atherinoides	native	Wingfin anchovy
Characiformes	Lebiasinidae	Pyrrhulina laeta	introduced	Halfbanded pyrrhulina
Siluriformes	Heptapteridae	Rhamdia quelen	native		Silver catfish
Cyprinodontiformes	Rivulidae	Rivulus hartii	native	Hart's rivulus	Leaping guabine
Characiformes	Characidae	Roeboides dayi	misidentification		Glass sardine
Siluriformes	Ariidae	Sciades couma	misidentification	Couma sea catfish
Siluriformes	Ariidae	Sciades proops	misidentification	Crucifix sea catfish	Crucifix catfish
Perciformes	Gobiidae	Sicydium punctatum	native
Characiformes	Curimatidae	Steindachnerina argentea	native	Stout sardine	Silverfish
Beloniformes	Belonidae	Strongylura marina	native	Atlantic needlefish	Bluebone
Synbranchiformes	Synbranchidae	Synbranchus marmoratus	native	Marbled swamp eel	Swamp eel
Siluriformes	Auchenipteridae	Trachelyopterus galeatus	native
Characiformes	Characidae	Triportheus elongatus	native	Elongate hatchetfish

Page created by: Eli, 15.08.07, last modified by: Lei, 20.11.08

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