All fishes reported from Costa Rica
n = 1150 (Incomplete)
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Table 1: 1128 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 7 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 15 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 1150 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 1128 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Abantennarius coccineusnative Scarlet frogfish  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Abantennarius sanguineusnative Bloody frogfish  
Beloniformes Belonidae Ablennes hiansnative Flat needlefish  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Aboma etheostomanative Scaly boy  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf concolornative   
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf saxatilisnative Sergeant-major  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf taurusnative Night sergeant  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf troscheliinative Panamic sergeant major  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria betinensisnative Speckled blenny  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria exilispinusnative Bluntspine blenny  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria hancockinative Hancock's blenny  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria rivasinative Spotjaw blenny  
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo  
Tetraodontiformes Ostraciidae Acanthostracion quadricornisnative Scrawled cowfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus chirurgusnative Doctorfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus coeruleusnative Blue tang surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus nigricansnative Whitecheek surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus tractusnative Ocean surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus triostegusnative Convict surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus xanthopterusnative Yellowfin surgeonfish  
Lophiiformes Linophrynidae Acentrophryne longidensnative   
Pleuronectiformes Achiridae Achirus declivisnative Plainfin sole  
Pleuronectiformes Achiridae Achirus klunzingerinative Brown sole  
Pleuronectiformes Achiridae Achirus mazatlanusnative Mazatlan sole  
Pleuronectiformes Achiridae Achirus scutumnative Network sole  
Myliobatiformes Aetobatidae Aetobatus laticepsnative Pacific eagle ray  
Myliobatiformes Aetobatidae Aetobatus narinarinative Whitespotted eagle ray  
Albuliformes Albulidae Albula esunculanative Eastern Pacific bonefish  
Albuliformes Albulidae Albula pacificanative Pacific shafted bonefish  
Albuliformes Albulidae Albula vulpesnative Bonefish  
Carangiformes Carangidae Alectis ciliarisnative African pompano Pampano 
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus feroxnative Long snouted lancetfish  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus australisnative Small scaled brown slickhead  
Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Alfaro cultratusnative Knife livebearer Olomina 
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias pelagicusnative Pelagic thresher  
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias superciliosusnative Bigeye thresher  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Alphestes afernative Mutton hamlet  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Alphestes immaculatusnative Pacific mutton hamlet  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Alphestes multiguttatusnative Rivulated mutton hamlet  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus monocerosnative Unicorn leatherjacket filefish  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus schoepfiinative Orange filefish  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus scriptusnative Scribbled leatherjacket filefish  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Amatitlania myrnaenative  Topaz cichlid 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Amatitlania sajicaendemic  Mojarra 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Amatitlania septemfasciatanative  Mojarra 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Amatitlania siquianative   
Rajiformes Rajidae Amblyraja hyperboreanative Arctic skate  
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Ammodytidae Ammodytoides gillinative Gill's sand lance  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Amphilophus citrinellusnative Midas cichlid Mojarra 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Amphilophus lyonsinative  Mojarra 
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