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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Fiji
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Table 1: 64 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 3 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 3 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 70 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 4: 70 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Ovalentaria/misc Ambassidae Ambassis urotaenianative Banded-tail glassy perchlet  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla australisnative Short-finned eel  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla marmoratanative Giant mottled eel Diria 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla obscuranative Pacific shortfinned eel Malavo 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Awaous guamensisnative   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Awaous melanocephalusnative Largesnout goby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Awaous ocellarisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbonymus gonionotusintroduced Silver barb Puntius 
Gobiiformes Butidae Butis butisnative Duckbill sleeper Crimson-tipped flathead gudgeon 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carassius auratusintroduced Goldfish  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucasnative Bull shark Qio 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Cestraeus oxyrhyncusnative Sharp-nosed river mullet  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Cestraeus plicatilisnative Lobed river mullet  
Anabantiformes Channidae Channa striataintroduced Striped snakehead Murrel 
Gonorynchiformes Chanidae Chanos chanosnative Milkfish Pa' a pa' a 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon zilliiintroduced Redbelly tilapia  
Cypriniformes Xenocyprididae Ctenopharyngodon idellaintroduced Grass carp Ikasusu 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpiointroduced Common carp  
Gobiiformes Eleotridae Eleotris fuscanative Dusky sleeper Bukovu 
Gobiiformes Eleotridae Eleotris melanosomanative Broadhead sleeper Vola 
Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia affinisintroduced Mosquitofish Mosquito fish 
Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrookiintroduced Eastern mosquitofish  
Gobiiformes Eleotridae Giuris margaritaceusnative Snakehead gudgeon Ika bau 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Glossogobius celebiusnative Celebes goby  
Anguilliformes Muraenidae Gymnothorax polyuranodonnative Freshwater moray Dadarikai 
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Hippichthys albomaculosusnative   
Cypriniformes Xenocyprididae Hypophthalmichthys molitrixintroduced Silver carp  
Cypriniformes Xenocyprididae Hypophthalmichthys nobilisnot established Bighead carp  
Gobiiformes Eleotridae Hypseleotris cyprinoidesnative Tropical carp-gudgeon  
Gobiiformes Eleotridae Hypseleotris guentherinative   
Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ictalurus punctatusintroduced Channel catfish  
Centrarchiformes Kuhliidae Kuhlia marginatanative Dark-margined flagtail Sakelo 
Centrarchiformes Kuhliidae Kuhlia mundanative Silver flagtail Mataba 
Centrarchiformes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestrisnative Rock flagtail Ikadroka 
Carangaria/misc Latidae Lates calcariferquestionable Barramundi  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Lentipes kaaeanative Caledonian Red-Nose  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Lophocampus brevidorsalisnative Stream pipefish  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Lophocampus retziinative Ragged-tail pipefish  
Centrarchiformes Terapontidae Mesopristes kneriendemic Orange-spotted therapon Reve 
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Microphis argulusnative Flat-nosed pipepfish  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Microphis brachyurusnative Short-tailed pipefish  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Microphis leiaspisnative Barhead pipefish  
Centrarchiformes Centrarchidae Micropterus dolomieunot established Smallmouth bass  
Centrarchiformes Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoidesintroduced Largemouth black bass  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil cephalusnative Flathead grey mullet Anace 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Mugilogobius notospilusnative Freshwater mangrovegoby  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis aureusintroduced Blue tilapia Blue tilapia 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicusintroduced Mozambique tilapia Malea 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticusintroduced Nile tilapia maleya 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis urolepisintroduced Wami tilapia  
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