| Family |
Species |
Author |
Info |
Occurrence |
Common names |
Abundance |
Max length |
Maturity |
Remark |
Photo |
| Engraulidae |
Anchoa belizensis
|
(Thomerson & Greenfield, 1975) | Fr
| native | Belize anchovy (English) | | 5.80 cm SL male/unsexed | | Reported from the Sibun River 20 km from sea (Ref. 189). |  |
| Engraulidae |
Anchoa parva
|
(Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 9.10 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Anguillidae |
Anguilla rostrata
|
(Lesueur, 1817) | Fr, Br, M
| native | American eel (English) | | 152 cm TL male/unsexed ;122 cm TL female | | Recorded once from Mango Creek, southern Belize and once from off the coast (Ref. 30499). Also Ref. 3242. |  |
| Sparidae |
Archosargus probatocephalus
|
(Walbaum, 1792) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Southern sheeps head (English) | | 91.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Most common in estuaries, bays, brackish and freshwater(Ref. 30499). |  |
| Ariidae |
Ariopsis assimilis
|
(Günther, 1864) | Fr, Br
| native | Mayan catfish (English) | | 35.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Enters freshwater habitats more readily (Ref. 30499). Also Ref. 58022. |  |
| Characidae |
Astyanax aeneus
|
(Günther, 1860) | Fr
| native | Central tetra (English), Billum (English) | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | 7.50 cm SL male/unsexed ;12.00 cm SL female | | Widespread, almost ubiquitous. Found in mangrove areas near the coast up to streams of Mountain Pine Ridge (Ref. 30499). |  |
| Characidae |
Astyanax bacalarensis
|
Schmitter-Soto, 2017 | Fr
| native | | | 9.48 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Sittie River, Toledo district (Ref. 118583). | No picture yet. |
| Characidae |
Astyanax belizianus
|
(Bocourt, 1868) | Fr
| native | Belizean tetra (English), Sardinita beliceña (Spanish) | | | | Known from River Mullins, central Belize (Ref. 118583). | No picture yet. |
| Characidae |
Astyanax macal
|
Schmitter-Soto, 2017 | Fr
| native | Macal tetra (Spanish), Sardinita del Macal (Spanish) | | 6.72 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known only from the upper Macal River, Maya Mountains (Ref. 118583). | No picture yet. |
| Lepisosteidae |
Atractosteus tropicus
|
Gill, 1863 | Fr
| native | | | 125 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Gobiidae |
Awaous banana
|
(Valenciennes, 1837) | Fr, Br
| native | River goby (English) | | 30.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;24.38 cm SL female | | Mainly in freshwater rivers and streams; feeds on the aquatic insects (Ref. 30499). |  |
| Batrachoididae |
Batrachoides gilberti
|
Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 | Fr
| native | | scarce (very unlikely) | 23.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Collected from 3 localities in Belizean fresh waters: from Southern Lagoon, Temash River 32 km above the mouth , and from Progresso Lagoon (Ref. 30499). Also known from Turneffe Atoll, South Water Cay Marine Reserve, Sapodilla Cays and Snake Cays. This was observed as a rare species in Belize (Ref. 128811). |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Belonesox belizanus
|
Kner, 1860 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Pike killifish (English) | | 20.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;15.00 cm TL female | | Abundant in shallow water and areas of heavy vegetation; adults and young reported 20 km offshore from Belize City (Ref. 30499). |  |
| Bryconidae |
Brycon guatemalensis
|
Regan, 1908 | Fr
| native | Macabil (English), Machaca (English) | | 59.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Grijalva River (Ref. 6858). |  |
| Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus leucas
|
(Valenciennes, 1839) | Fr, Br, M, Fi
| native | Bull shark (English) | | 360 cm TL male/unsexed ;400 cm TL female | | For export and local consumption. Enters large rivers such as Temash river and in lagoons (Ref. 30499). Recorded from the Honda River (Ref. 79732). |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Carlhubbsia stuarti
|
Rosen & Bailey, 1959 | Fr
| native | Barred livebearer (English) | | 5.50 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.50 cm female | | Reported only from Mafredi swamp (Ref. 30499). |  |
| Centropomidae |
Centropomus ensiferus
|
Poey, 1860 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Swordspine snook (English) | | 36.20 cm TL male/unsexed | | Reported as being taken from the mouth of the Stann Creek and from mangrove channels near St. John's College in Belize City (30499). |  |
| Centropomidae |
Centropomus parallelus
|
Poey, 1860 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Smallscale fat snook (English) | | 72.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in Belize in the Temash River, 32 km upstream and in the mangroves channels near St. John's College at Belize City as well as in the continental waters of Nicaragua, Mexico and Costa Rica (Ref. 30499). |  |
| Centropomidae |
Centropomus pectinatus
|
Poey, 1860 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Tarpon snook (English) | | 56.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Collected in Belize from the mangrove channels near St. John's College and from Manatee Bar at Southern Lagoon. |  |
| Centropomidae |
Centropomus poeyi
|
Chávez, 1961 | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 90.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Cichlidae |
Chuco intermedium
|
(Günther, 1862) | Fr
| native | Northern checkmark cichlid (English) | | 20.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Recorded from Sarstoon and Sibun rivers. |  |
| Cichlidae |
Cincelichthys bocourti
|
(Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902) | Fr
| native | Chisel-tooth cichlid (English) | scarce (very unlikely) | 20.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Cichlidae |
Cribroheros robertsoni
|
(Regan, 1905) | Fr
| native | False firemouth cichlid (English) | | 19.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in the Belize River. |  |
| Cichlidae |
Cryptoheros chetumalensis
|
Schmitter-Soto, 2007 | Fr
| native | | | 9.70 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Belize River (Ref. 74403). |  |
| Cichlidae |
Cryptoheros spilurus
|
(Günther, 1862) | Fr
| native | Blue-eye cichlid (English) | | 12.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;8.00 cm TL female | | Found in the Belize River; recorded also from the Rio Sarstoon. |  |
| Gobiidae |
Ctenogobius claytonii
|
(Meek, 1902) | Fr
| native | | | 5.80 cm SL male/unsexed | | | No picture yet. |
| Rivulidae |
Cynodonichthys tenuis
|
Meek, 1904 | Fr
| native | Dogtooth rivulus (English) | | 6.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon artifrons
|
Hubbs, 1936 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Yucatan pupfish (English) | | 6.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in Hector creek, offshore cays south to Cay Croker, north of Belize city, found at least once in freshwater (Ref. 30499). | No picture yet. |
| Mugilidae |
Dajaus monticola
|
(Bancroft, 1834) | Fr
| native | Mountain mullet (English) | | 36.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Reported in Honduras (Ref.30499). |  |
| Eleotridae |
Dormitator maculatus
|
(Bloch, 1792) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Fat sleeper (English) | | 70.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Dorosomatidae |
Dorosoma anale
|
Meek, 1904 | Fr
| native | Longfin gizzard shad (English) | | 23.60 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Dorosomatidae |
Dorosoma petenense
|
(Günther, 1867) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Threadfin shad (English) | | 33.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 93252. |  |
| Eleotridae |
Eleotris amblyopsis
|
(Cope, 1871) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Large-scaled spinycheek sleeper (English) | | 8.30 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Eleotridae |
Eleotris pisonis
|
(Gmelin, 1789) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Small-scaled spinycheek sleeper (English) | | 25.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Tripterygiidae |
Enneanectes quadra
|
Victor, 2017 | Fr, M
| native | | | 2.35 cm SL male/unsexed | | Collectedf from Glover’s Reef, wreck of Alps and Carrie Bow Cay (Ref. 116142). |  |
| Gerreidae |
Eugerres plumieri
|
(Cuvier, 1830) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Striped mojarra (English) | | 40.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Museum: FMNH 77820, 76939 (Ref. 33568). |  |
| Gobiidae |
Evorthodus lyricus
|
(Girard, 1858) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Lrye goby (English) | | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Common in muddy estuarine environments and along the entire coast of Belize; found also in the Sibun river (Ref.30499) |  |
| Cyprinodontidae |
Floridichthys polyommus
|
Hubbs, 1936 | Fr
| native | Ocellated killifish (English) | | 19.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Gambusia luma
|
Rosen & Bailey, 1963 | Fr, Br
| native | Sleek mosquitofish (English) | | 4.20 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.00 cm female | | |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Gambusia nicaraguensis
|
Günther, 1866 | Fr, Br
| native | Nicaraguan mosquitofish (English) | | 3.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.08 cm SL female | | Found in undiluted seawter in a lagoon at Middle Snake Cay in southern Belize and St. Georges Cay (Ref. 30499). |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Gambusia sexradiata
|
Hubbs, 1936 | Fr, Br
| native | Teardrop mosquito (English) | | 2.60 cm SL male/unsexed ;3.51 cm SL female | | Recorded from the Mojo river drainage. Most abundant in the northern half of the country, at localities distant from the ocean. Of all Belizean species of Gambusia, it is found to be the least tolerant to seawater. |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Gambusia yucatana
|
Regan, 1914 | Fr
| native | | | 5.50 cm TL male/unsexed ;8.00 cm TL female | | |  |
| Cyprinodontidae |
Garmanella pulchra
|
Hubbs, 1936 | Fr, Br
| native | Orange flagfish (English) | | 4.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in northern Belize (Ref. 4537). |  |
| Gerreidae |
Gerres cinereus
|
(Walbaum, 1792) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Yellowfin mojarra (English) | occasional (usually not seen) | 41.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve, Turneffe Atoll, South Water Cay Marine Reserve, Sapodilla Cays and Snake Cays (Ref. 128811). Reported in the continental waters of Mexico and enters rivers in Colombia (Ref. 30499). |  |
| Gobiidae |
Gobioides broussonnetii
|
Lacepède, 1800 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Violet goby (English) | | 55.30 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in the muddy marsh habitats and areas of low salinity (Ref.30499). |  |
| Eleotridae |
Gobiomorus dormitor
|
Lacepède, 1800 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Bigmouth sleeper (English) | | 90.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Gobiidae |
Gobiosoma yucatanum
|
Dawson, 1971 | Fr, Br
| native | Yucatan goby (English) | | 2.60 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in the mangrove channels near St. John's College, Belize city, Gales Point on southern lagoon, Manatee and Sibun river 0.8 km from Freetown (Ref. 30499). Also Ref. 50190. |  |
| Characidae |
Hyphessobrycon compressus
|
(Meek, 1904) | Fr
| native | Mayan tetra (English), Billum (English) | | 4.40 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Ictaluridae |
Ictalurus meridionalis
|
(Günther, 1864) | Fr
| native | | | 73.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the Hondo basin (Ref. 87780). | No picture yet. |
| Mugilidae |
Joturus pichardi
|
Poey, 1860 | Fr, Br
| native | | | 61.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
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