Family |
Species |
Author |
Info |
Occurrence |
Common names |
Abundance |
Max length |
Maturity |
Remark |
Photo |
Achiridae |
Achirus mazatlanus
|
(Steindachner, 1869) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 22.5 TL (male) | | |  |
Mugilidae |
Agonostomus monticola
|
(Bancroft, 1834) | Fr, Br
| native | | | 22.4 FL (female) | | |  |
Poeciliidae |
Alfaro huberi
|
(Fowler, 1923) | Fr
| native | | | 5 TL (male) , 7 (female) | | |  |
Cichlidae |
Amatitlania nigrofasciata
|
(Günther, 1867) | Fr
| native | Serica (Spanish) | | 8.29 SL (mixed) | | Type locality, Lake Amatitlán (apparently not Lake Atitlán), BMNH 1865.4.19.76 (lectotype of Amatitlania nigrofasciata, 6.4 cm SL). Known from the Pacific slope, Rio Suchiate; from the Atlantic slope in Río Jutiapa (Ref. 74403). Also Ref. 6466, 1739. |  |
Cichlidae |
Amphilophus margaritifer
|
(Günther, 1862) | Fr
| endemic | | scarce (very unlikely) | 12.699999809265 SL (male) | | Known from Lake Peten. | No picture yet. |
Anablepidae |
Anableps dowei
|
Gill, 1861 | Fr
| native | | | 22 TL (male) , 34 TL (female) | | |  |
Engraulidae |
Anchoa belizensis
|
(Thomerson & Greenfield, 1975) | Fr
| native | | | 5.8000001907349 SL (male) | | Reported from Rio Dulce and Lake Yzabel (Ref. 189). |  |
Engraulidae |
Anchoa curta
|
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 8.8999996185303 TL (male) | | |  |
Engraulidae |
Anchoa parva
|
(Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 9.1000003814697 TL (male) | | |  |
Anguillidae |
Anguilla rostrata
|
(Lesueur, 1817) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 120 (unsexed) | | |  |
Sciaenidae |
Aplodinotus grunniens
|
Rafinesque, 1819 | Fr
| native | | common (usually seen) | 95 TL (male) | | Known from the Usumacinta River (Ref. 36888). |  |
Ariidae |
Ariopsis assimilis
|
(Günther, 1864) | Fr, Br
| native | | | 35 TL (male) | | Also Ref. 58022. |  |
Ariidae |
Ariopsis seemanni
|
(Günther, 1864) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 39.5 TL (male) | | |  |
Cichlidae |
Astatheros macracanthus
|
(Günther, 1864) | Fr
| native | | | 25 SL (male) | | Found in Rio Motagua. Known also from the Rio Lempa to the Rio Paz. Also Ref. 12251. |  |
Characidae |
Astyanax aeneus
|
(Günther, 1860) | Fr
| native | | | 7.5 SL (male) , 12 SL (female) | | |  |
Characidae |
Astyanax bacalarensis
|
Schmitter-Soto, 2017 | Fr
| native | | | 9.4799995422363 SL (male) | | Found in Mopán (Ref. 118583). | No picture yet. |
Characidae |
Astyanax baileyi
|
(Rosen, 1972) | Fr
| native | | | 6.8499999046326 SL (male) | | Found in the Usumacinta River basin (Ref. 38376). |  |
Characidae |
Astyanax cubilhuitz
|
Schmitter-Soto, 2017 | Fr
| native | Cubilhuitz tetra (Spanish), Sardinita del Cubilhuitz (Spanish) | | 5.3000001907349 SL (male) | | Known from Río Dolores, a stream near Cubilhuitz isolated by a subterranean segment, Alta Verapaz (Ref. 118583). | No picture yet. |
Characidae |
Astyanax dorioni
|
(Rosen, 1970) | Fr
| native | | | 19.299999237061 SL (male) | | Found in the Usumacinta River basin (Ref. 38376). | No picture yet. |
Characidae |
Astyanax fasciatus
|
(Cuvier, 1819) | Fr
| native | | | 16.8 TL (unsexed) | | |  |
Atherinopsidae |
Atherinella argentea
|
Chernoff, 1986 | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 11.10000038147 SL (male) | | |  |
Atherinopsidae |
Atherinella guatemalensis
|
(Günther, 1864) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 7.5 SL (male) | | Ranges eastward to Salína de Acapán (Ref. 9273). |  |
Atherinopsidae |
Atherinella guija
|
(Hildebrand, 1925) | Fr
| native | | | | | Occurrence in country (Dyer, pers. comm). | No picture yet. |
Atherinopsidae |
Atherinella meeki
|
(Miller, 1907) | Fr
| native | | | | | Type locality, Río Montagua, east coast of Guatemala (Ref. 26282). | No picture yet. |
Lepisosteidae |
Atractosteus tropicus
|
Gill, 1863 | Fr
| native | | | 100 SL (unsexed) | | |  |
Gobiidae |
Awaous banana
|
(Valenciennes, 1837) | Fr
| native | | | 30 SL (male) , 24.379999160767 SL (female) | | Known from Escuintla, Santa Rosa, Izabal and Zacapa. |  |
Batrachoididae |
Batrachoides goldmani
|
Evermann & Goldsborough, 1902 | Fr
| native | | | 21.60000038147 SL (male) | | Recorded from El Petén and Alta Verapaz (Ref. 30719). |  |
Batrachoididae |
Batrachoides waltersi
|
Collette & Russo, 1981 | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 29.200000762939 SL (male) | | |  |
Poeciliidae |
Belonesox belizanus
|
Kner, 1860 | Fr
| native | | | 20 TL (male) , 15 TL (female) | | |  |
Poeciliidae |
Brachyrhaphis hartwegi
|
Rosen & Bailey, 1963 | Fr
| native | | | 3.5 TL (male) , 5 (female) | | |  |
Bryconidae |
Brycon guatemalensis
|
Regan, 1908 | Fr
| native | | | 58 (unsexed) | | Occurs in the Grijalva River (Ref. 6858). |  |
Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus leucas
|
(Müller & Henle, 1839) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 320 TL (unsexed) | | Found in Lake Ysabel. |  |
Poeciliidae |
Carlhubbsia kidderi
|
(Hubbs, 1936) | Fr
| native | | | 5 TL (male) , 6 (female) | | Found in Alta Vera Paz. |  |
Poeciliidae |
Carlhubbsia stuarti
|
Rosen & Bailey, 1959 | Fr
| native | | | 5.5 SL (male) , 4.5 (female) | | Known from the Rio Polochic system and Lake Izabal. Also Ref. 42936. |  |
Ariidae |
Cathorops aguadulce
|
(Meek, 1904) | Fr
| native | | | 22.700000762939 SL (male) | | Known from Izabal Lake (Ref. 58032). Materials examined from the río Usumacinta and Izabal Lake basins, formerly considered as Cathorops aguadulce, are treated as Cathorops kailolae by Marceniuk & Betancur-R., 2008 (Ref. 75004). | No picture yet. |
Ariidae |
Cathorops fuerthii
|
(Steindachner, 1876) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 28 TL (male) | | |  |
Ariidae |
Cathorops kailolae
|
Marceniuk & Betancur-R., 2008 | Fr
| native | Kailola's sea catfish (English), Bagre de Kailola (Spanish) | | 25.39999961853 SL (male) | | Known from lago Izabal basin and rio Usumacinta basin (Ref. 75004). |  |
Ariidae |
Cathorops melanopus
|
(Günther, 1864) | Fr
| native | | | 23 TL (male) | | Known from the Rio Motagua (Ref. 6868, 75004). |  |
Ariidae |
Cathorops steindachneri
|
(Gilbert & Starks, 1904) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 36 TL (male) | | |  |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus ensiferus
|
Poey, 1860 | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 36.194999694824 TL (male) | | |  |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus nigrescens
|
Günther, 1864 | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 123 TL (male) | | |  |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus parallelus
|
Poey, 1860 | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 72 TL (male) | | |  |
Centropomidae |
Centropomus pectinatus
|
Poey, 1860 | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 56 TL (male) | | |  |
Cichlidae |
Chiapaheros grammodes
|
(Taylor & Miller, 1980) | Fr
| native | | | 20.299999237061 SL (male) | | Known from the Rio Lagartero, Huehuetenango. Also Ref. 7335, 36377. |  |
Cichlidae |
Cichlasoma trimaculatum
|
(Günther, 1867) | Fr
| native | | | 36.5 SL (male) , 25 TL (female) | | Also Ref. 1739. |  |
Cichlidae |
Cincelichthys bocourti
|
(Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902) | Fr
| native | | | 20 SL (male) | | Known from the Lago de Izabal and the lower Rio Polochic. Also Ref. 42936. |  |
Cichlidae |
Cincelichthys pearsei
|
(Hubbs, 1936) | Fr
| native | | | 20 SL (male) | | |  |
Paralichthyidae |
Citharichthys gilberti
|
Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 27 TL (male) | | In range Ref. 11482. |  |
Cichlidae |
Cribroheros longimanus
|
(Günther, 1867) | Fr
| native | Viejito (Spanish), Red breast cichlid (English), Viejitos (Spanish) | | 13.5 SL (male) | | Found in Rio Nahualte. |  |
Cichlidae |
Cribroheros robertsoni
|
(Regan, 1905) | Fr
| native | | | 19 SL (male) | | Occurs in the Lago Peten basin. |  |
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