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This list covers only the inland
fish of Belize. The marine species are being compiled and will be
added in the future.
Order LAMNIFORMES
Requiem Sharks
Family CARCHARHINIDAE
Bull Shark Caracharinus
leucas
Order ANGUILLIFORMES
Freshwater Eels
Family ANGUILLIDAE
American eel
Anguilla rostrata
Snake And Worm Eels
Family OPHICHTHIDAE
Speckled worm
eel Myrophis punctatus
Order ELOPIFORMES
Tarpon
Family MEGALOPIDAE
Tarpon Megalops
atlanticus
Order CLUPEIFORMES
Herrings
Family CLUPEIDAE
Threadfin shad
Dorosoma petenense
Longfin gizzard
shad Dorosoma anale
Scaled sardine
Harengula jaguana
Atlantic
thread herring Opisthonema oglinum
Anchovies
Family ENGRAULIDIDAE
Belize anchovy
Anchoa belizensis
Key anchovy
Anchoa cayorum
Central American
anchovy Anchoviella elongata
Bigeye anchovy
Anchoa lamprotaenia
Order CYPRINIFORMES
Characins
Family CHARACIDAE
Central tetra
Astyanax aeneus
Machaca Brycon
guatemalensis
Mayan tetra
Hyphessobrycon compressus
Order SILURIFORMES
North American catfishes
Family ICTALURIDAE
Blue catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Sea catfishes
Family ARIIDAE
Mayan catfish
Ariopsis assimilis
Gafftopsail
catfish Bagre marinus
Pimelodid catfishes
Family PIMELODIDAE
Guatemalan chulin
Rhamdia guatemalensis
Filespine
chulin Rhamdia laticauda laticauda
Cave chulin
Rhamdia laticauda typhla
Order BATRACHOIDIFORMES
Toadfishes
Family BATRACHOIDIDAE
010190-- Central
American toadfish Batrachoides gilberti
Order ATHERINIFORMES
Halfbeaks
Family HEMIRAMPHIDAE
Central American
halfbeak Hyporhampus roberti hildebrandi
Silverstripe
halfbeak- Hyporamphus unifasciatus
Needlefishes
Family BELONIDAE
Redfin needlefish
Strongylura notata
Timucu Strongylura
timucu
Rrivulids
Family RIVULIDAE
Dogtooth rivulus
Rivulus tenuis
Mangrove
rivulus Rivulus marmoratus
Killifishes
Family CYPRINODONTIDAE
Yucatan pupfish
Cyprinodon artifrons
Ocellated
killifish Floridichthys polyommus
Orange flagfish
Jordanella pulchra
Livebearers
Family POECILIIDAE
Pike killifish
Belonesox belizanus
Barred livebearer
Carlhubbsia stuarti
Sleek mosquitofish
Gambusia luma
Nicaraguan
gambusia Gambusia nicaraguensis
Teardrop
mosquitofish Gambusia sexradiata
Southern
Yucatan mosquitofish Gambusia yucatana australis
Twospot livebearer
Heterandria bimaculata
Picotee livebearer
Phallichthys fairweatheri
Shortfin
molly Poecilia mexicana
Mangrove
molly Poecilia orri
Peten molly
Poecilia petenensis
Mountain
molly Poecilia teresae
Green swordtail
Xiphophorus helleri
Southern
platyfish Xiphophorus maculatus
Silversides
Family ATHERINIDAE
Belize silverside
Anterinella sp. 1
Mangrove
silverside Atherinella sp. 2
Order SYNGNATHIFORMES
Pipefishes and seahorses
Family SYNGNATHIDAE
Opossum pipefish
Microphis brachyurus lineatus
Freshwater
pipefish Pseudophallus mindii
Gulf pipefish
Syngnathus scovelli
Order SYNBRANCHIFORMES
Swamp eels
Family SYNBRANCHIDAE
Obscure swamp
eel Ophisternon aenigmaticum
Snooks
Family CENTROPOMIDAE
Swordspine snook
Centropomus ensiferus
Smallscale
fat snook Centropomus paralleus
Tarpon snook
Centropomus pectinatus
Snook Centropomus
undecimals
Sea basses
Family SERRANIDAE
Jewfish Epinphelus
itajara
Jacks and pompanos
Family CARANGIDAE
Horse-eye jack
Caranx latus
Leatherjacket
Oligoplites saurus
Permit Trachinotus
falcatus
Snappers
Family LUTJANIDAE
Schoolmaster
Lutjanus apodus
Gray snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Dog snapper
Lutjanus jocu
Trippletails
Family LOBOTIDAE
Tripetail Lobtes
surinamensis
Mojarras
Family GERREIDAE
Silver mojarra-
Diapterus rhombeus
Silver jenny
Eucinostomus gula
Slender mojarra
Eucinostomus jonesi
Flagfin mojarra
Eucinostomus melanopterus
Brazilian
mojarra Eugerres brasilianus
Striped mojarra
Eugerres plumieri
Yellowfin
mojarra Gerres cinereus
Grunts
Family HAEMULIDAE
Burro grunt
Pomadasys crocro
Porgies
Family SPARIDAE
Southern sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus aries
Drums or croakers
Family SCIAENIDAE
Ground croaker
Bairdiella ronchus
Panama croaker
Ophioscion panamensis
Stardrum
Stellifer colonensis
Cichlids
Family CICHLIDAE
Golden firemouth
cichlid Cichlasoma aureum
Chisel-tooth
cichlid Cichlasoma bocourti
Yellowjacket
cichlid Cichlasoma friedrichsthali
Southern
checkmark cichlid Cichlasoma godmanni
Northern
checkmark cichlid Cichlasoma intermedium
Blackbelt
cichlid Cichlasoma maculicauda
Firemouth
cichlid Cichlasoma meeki
False yellowjacket
cichlid Cichlasoma motaguense
Jack Dempsey
Cichlasoma octofasciatum
Robertson's
cichlid Cichlasoma robertsoni
Yellowbellied
cichlid Cichlasoma salvini
Blue-eyed
cichlid Cichlasoma spilurum
Redhead cichlid
Cichlasoma synspilum
Mayan cichlid
Cichlasoma urophthalmus
Bay snook
Petenia spledidia
Mullets
Family MUGILIDAE
Mountain mullet
Agonostomus monticola
white mullet
Mugil curema
fantail mullet
Mugil gyrans
liza Mugil
liza
Threadfins
Family POLYNEMIDAE
Barbu Polydactylus
virginicus
Combtooth blennies
Family BLENNIIDAE -
mangrove blenny
Lupinoblennius dispar
Sleepers
Family ELEOTRIDIDAE
fat sleeper
Dormitator maculatus
large-scale
spinycheek sleeper Eleotris amblyopsis
small-scaled
spiny cheeked sleeper Eleotris pisonis
emerald sleeper
Eleotris smaragdus smaragdus
bigmouth
sleeper Gobiomorus dormitor
Gobies
Family GOBIIDAE
river goby Awaous
banana
frillfin
goby Bathygobius soporator
slashcheek
goby Ctenogobius pseudofasciatus
emerald goby
Ctenogobius smaragdus
lyre goby
Evorthodus lyricus
violet goby
Gobiodes broussonneti
Yucatan goby
Gobiosoma yucatanum
crested goby
Lophiogobius cyprinoides
Order PLEURONECTIFORMES
New world soles
Family ACHIRIDAE
plainfin sole
Achrirus declivis
lined sole
Achirus lineatus
southern
hogchoker Trinectes paulistanus
Tonguefishes
Family CYNOGLOSSIDAE
drab touguefish
Symphurus plagusia
spotted whiff
Citharichtys macrops
bay whiff
Citharichthys spilopterus
Order TETRAODONTIFORMES
Puffers
Family TETRAODONTIDAE
checkered puffer
Sphoeroides testudineus
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