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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
Anguilliformes Muraenidae Anarchias galapagensisnative Hardtail moray  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa argentivittatanative Regan's anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa colonensisnative Narrow-striped anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa cubananative Cuban anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa curtanative Short anchovy Anchoa 
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa eigenmannianative Eigenmann's anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa exiguanative Slender anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa filiferanative Longfinger anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa ischananative Sharpnose anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa lamprotaenianative Big-eye anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa lucidanative Bright anchovy Anchoa 
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa lyolepisnative Shortfinger anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa mundeolanative False Panama anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa nasusnative Longnose anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa parvanative Little anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa spinifernative Spicule anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa starksinative Starks's anchovy Anchoa 
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa walkerinative Persistent anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchovia clupeoidesnative Zabaleta anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchovia macrolepidotanative Bigscale anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoviella elongatanative Elongate anchovy  
Pleuronectiformes Paralichthyidae Ancylopsetta dendriticanative Three-spot flounder  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Andinoacara coeruleopunctatusnative  Mojarra 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla rostratanative American eel Anguila 
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Anisotremus caesiusnative Silvergrey grunt  
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Anisotremus interruptusnative Burrito grunt  
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Anisotremus surinamensisnative Black margate  
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Anisotremus taeniatusnative Panama porkfish  
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Anisotremus virginicusnative Porkfish  
Trachichthyiformes Anoplogastridae Anoplogaster cornutanative Common fangtooth  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennatus strigatusnative Bandtail frogfish  
Gadiformes Moridae Antimora rostratanative Blue antimora  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon doviinative Tailspot cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon pacificusnative Pink cardinalfish  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Archocentrus centrarchusnative Flier cichlid Mojarra 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Archosargus probatocephalusnative Sheepshead  
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Arcos rhodospilusnative Rock clingfish  
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina aliceaenative Alice argentina  
Scombriformes Ariommatidae Ariomma bondinative Silver-rag driftfish  
Siluriformes Ariidae Ariopsis assimilisnative Mayan sea catfish  
Siluriformes Ariidae Ariopsis guatemalensisnative Blue sea catfish Bagre cuatete 
Siluriformes Ariidae Ariopsis seemanninative Tete sea catfish Cuminate negro 
Anguilliformes Congridae Ariosoma gilbertinative Gilbert's garden eel  
Anguilliformes Congridae Ariosoma prorigerumnative Slope conger  
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Arothron hispidusnative White-spotted puffer  
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Arothron meleagrisnative Guineafowl puffer  
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Uranoscopidae Astroscopus zephyreusnative Pacific stargazer  
Characiformes Characidae Astyanax aeneusnative Banded tetra Colirroja 
Characiformes Characidae Astyanax anainative   
Characiformes Characidae Astyanax bransfordiinative  Longjaw tetra 
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