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Table 1: 351 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 10 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 20 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 381 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 351 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Characiformes Characidae Hemigrammus aereusnative   
Characiformes Characidae Hemigrammus boesemaninative  Ixha 
Characiformes Characidae Hemigrammus guyanensisnative  Ixha 
Characiformes Characidae Hemigrammus ocellifernative Head-and-taillight tetra Feux-de-position 
Characiformes Characidae Hemigrammus oranative   
Characiformes Characidae Hemigrammus rodwayinative  Ixha 
Characiformes Characidae Hemigrammus unilineatusnative Featherfin tetra Tétra à drapeau 
Siluriformes Loricariidae Hemiodontichthys acipenserinusnative   
Characiformes Hemiodontidae Hemiodus huraultinative  Karp-jonn 
Characiformes Hemiodontidae Hemiodus quadrimaculatusnative Barred hemiodus Couachi mama 
Characiformes Hemiodontidae Hemiodus unimaculatusnative  Apaolobi 
Siluriformes Pimelodidae Hemisorubim platyrhynchosnative Porthole shovelnose catfish Akamu 
Characiformes Erythrinidae Hoplerythrinus gronoviinative   
Characiformes Erythrinidae Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatusnative Aimara Coulant barré 
Characiformes Erythrinidae Hoplias aimaranative  Poisson tigre 
Characiformes Erythrinidae Hoplias macrophthalmusnative Giant trahira Aimara 
Characiformes Erythrinidae Hoplias malabaricusnative Trahira Poisson tigre 
Characiformes Erythrinidae Hoplias patananative   
Siluriformes Callichthyidae Hoplosternum littoralenative Atipa Atipa 
Characiformes Characidae Hyphessobrycon borealisnative   
Characiformes Characidae Hyphessobrycon copelandinative  Ixha 
Characiformes Characidae Hyphessobrycon equesintroduced Jewel tetra Tétra-joyau 
Characiformes Characidae Hyphessobrycon roseusendemic   
Characiformes Characidae Hyphessobrycon simulatusnative  Ixha 
Characiformes Characidae Hyphessobrycon takaseinative Coffee-bean tetra Grain de café 
Characiformes Anostomidae Hypomasticus despaxinative  Sto fisi 
Siluriformes Pimelodidae Hypophthalmus marginatusnative   
Gymnotiformes Hypopomidae Hypopomus artedinative  Poisson-couteau 
Gymnotiformes Hypopomidae Hypopygus lepturusnative  Poisson-couteau 
Siluriformes Loricariidae Hypostomus gymnorhynchusnative  Goret croncron 
Siluriformes Loricariidae Hypostomus nematopterusnative   
Siluriformes Loricariidae Hypostomus ventromaculatusnative Wara wara Atipa mer 
Siluriformes Loricariidae Hypostomus watwatanative Armored catfish Atipa-lanmè 
Siluriformes Trichomycteridae Ituglanis amazonicusnative  Yemiankan 
Siluriformes Trichomycteridae Ituglanis nebulosusnative   
Gymnotiformes Sternopygidae Japigny kirschbaumnative   
Characiformes Characidae Jupiaba abramoidesnative  Elépatiyétchi 
Characiformes Characidae Jupiaba keithinative  Elépatiyétchi 
Characiformes Characidae Jupiaba maroniensisnative   
Characiformes Characidae Jupiaba meunierinative  Bewoyo weti fisi 
Characiformes Characidae Jupiaba ocellatanative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Krobia itanyinative Dolphin cichlid Acala towakousiwa 
Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae Kryptolebias marmoratusnative Mangrove rivulus Kamulibo 
Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae Kryptolebias ocellatusnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae Laimosemion agilaenative  Kamulibo 
Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae Laimosemion cladophorusendemic   
Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae Laimosemion geayinative  Kamulibo 
Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae Laimosemion xiphidiusnative  Kamoulibo 
Ceratodontiformes Lepidosirenidae Lepidosiren paradoxanative South American lungfish Anguille tété 
Characiformes Anostomidae Leporinus acutidensnative   
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