Home
 What's New
 About
 Preface
 Introduction
 Fish Anatomy
 Water Chemistry
 The Aquarium
 Plant Care
 Plant Species
 Food
 Disease
 Biotope Aquaria
   Ecosystems
   Country Database
 Fish Species
   Catfish
   Characins
   Cichlids
   Cyprinds
   Killifish
   Labyrinth Fish
   Livebearers
   Loaches
   Others
   Perches
   Rainbowfish
 Non-fish Species
 Breeding Fish
 Aquarium Photos
 Languages
   Chinese
   Croatian
   Finnish
   German
   Japanese
   Portuguese
   Spanish
 Bibliography
 Links
 Resources
 Rainforests
 Books
 Site Map
 Mongabay Sites
   Kids site
   Travel Tips
 News
 Contact







List of Freshwater Fishes for Madagascar

Number of freshwater fish species: 152

The tables below were generated from Fishbase.org - A project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. All links below take you to pages on the fishbase.org site.
Tropical Freshwater Fish | Biotope aquaria | Country Index

All Content Below is Copyright Fishbase.org
Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Sparidae Acanthopagrus berda Picnic seabream   native
Gobiidae Acentrogobius therezieni   native
Mugilidae Agonostomus catalai   native
Mugilidae Agonostomus telfairii Fairy mullet   native
Ambassidae Ambassis fontoynonti   endemic
Ambassidae Ambassis gymnocephalus Bald glassy   native
Ambassidae Ambassis natalensis Slender glassy   native
Ambassidae Ambassis productus Longspine glassy   native
Ambassidae Ambassis urotaenia Banded-tail glassy perchlet   native
Ariidae Ancharius fuscus   endemic
Ariidae Ancharius griseus   endemic
Anguillidae Anguilla bicolor bicolor Indonesian shortfin eel   native
Anguillidae Anguilla marmorata Giant mottled eel   native
Anguillidae Anguilla mossambica African longfin eel   native
Apogonidae Apogon lateralis Humpback cardinal   native
Ariidae Arius africanus African sea catfish   native
Ariidae Arius dussumieri Blacktip sea catfish   native
Ariidae Arius festinus   native
Ariidae Arius madagascariensis Madagascar sea catfish   native
Ariidae Arius uncinatus   native
Gobiidae Awaous aeneofuscus Freshwater goby   native
Gobiidae Bathygobius fuscus Dusky frillgoby   native
Bedotiidae Bedotia geayi Red-Tailed Silverside   endemic
Bedotiidae Bedotia madagascariensis   endemic
Bedotiidae Bedotia marojejy   endemic
Bedotiidae Bedotia masoala  Zono endemic
Eleotridae Butis butis Duckbill sleeper   native
Eleotridae Butis koilomatodon Mud sleeper   native
Cyprinidae Carassius auratus auratus Goldfish   introduced
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus amboinensis Pigeye shark   native
Channidae Channa maculata   introduced
Channidae Channa striata Snakehead murrel   introduced
Chanidae Chanos chanos Milkfish   native
Gobiidae Chonophorus macrorhynchus   native
Gobiidae Croilia mossambica Burrowing goby   native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp   introduced
Eleotridae Eleotris acanthopoma   native
Eleotridae Eleotris fusca Dusky sleeper   native
Eleotridae Eleotris margaritacea   native
Eleotridae Eleotris mauritianus Widehead sleeper   native
Eleotridae Eleotris pellegrini   endemic
Eleotridae Eleotris vomerodentata   native
Esocidae Esox lucius Northern pike   not established
Ariidae Galeichthys feliceps White baggar   native
Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis Mosquitofish   introduced
Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki Eastern mosquitofish   introduced
Gerreidae Gerres filamentosus Whipfin silverbiddy   native
Gobiidae Glossogobius ankaranensis   endemic
Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris Tank goby   native
Gobiidae Gobiodon rivulatus Rippled coralgoby   native
Kraemeriidae Gobitrichinotus arnoulti   native
Gobiidae Gobius hypselosoma   native
Ariidae Gogo arcuatus   endemic
Ariidae Gogo brevibarbis   endemic
Ariidae Gogo ornatus   endemic
Arapaimidae Heterotis niloticus Heterotis   introduced
Syngnathidae Hippichthys cyanospilos Blue-spotted pipefish   native
Cyprinidae Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp   not established
Eleotridae Hypseleotris tohizonae   endemic
Kuhliidae Kuhlia caudavittata   native
Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris Rock flagtail   native
Cyprinidae Labeo rohita Rohu   introduced
Leiognathidae Leiognathus dussumieri Dussumier's ponyfish   native
Centrarchidae Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish   introduced
Centrarchidae Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill   introduced
Mugilidae Liza macrolepis Largescale mullet   native
Mugilidae Liza melinoptera Otomebora mullet   native
Osphronemidae Macropodus opercularis Paradise fish   introduced
Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides Indo-Pacific tarpon   native
Terapontidae Mesopristes elongatus Plain terapon   endemic
Anabantidae Microctenopoma ansorgii Ornate ctenopoma   introduced
Syngnathidae Microphis brachyurus brachyurus Short-tailed pipefish   native
Syngnathidae Microphis brachyurus millepunctatus Shorttail pipefish   native
Syngnathidae Microphis fluviatilis Freshwater pipefish   native
Syngnathidae Microphis leiaspis Barhead pipefish   native
Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoides Largemouth bass   introduced
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Flathead mullet  Antafa native
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout   introduced
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook salmon   not established
Eleotridae Ophieleotris aporos Snakehead gudgeon   native
Eleotridae Ophiocara macrolepidota   endemic
Eleotridae Ophiocara porocephala Northern mud gudgeon   native
Cichlidae Oreochromis macrochir Longfin tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Nile tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis shiranus shiranus   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis spilurus niger Athi River tilapia   introduced
Osphronemidae Osphronemus goramy Giant gourami   introduced
Cichlidae Oxylapia polli   endemic
Aplocheilidae Pachypanchax omalonotus Powder-blue panchax   native
Aplocheilidae Pachypanchax playfairii Golden panchax   questionable
Aplocheilidae Pachypanchax sakaramyi   endemic
Poeciliidae Pantanodon madagascariensis   endemic
Cichlidae Paratilapia polleni  Marakely endemic
Cichlidae Paretroplus dambabe   native
Cichlidae Paretroplus damii  Damba endemic
Cichlidae Paretroplus kieneri  Kotsovato endemic
Cichlidae Paretroplus maculatus  Masovoatoaka endemic
Cichlidae Paretroplus maromandia   native
Cichlidae Paretroplus menarambo   native
Cichlidae Paretroplus nourissati   native
Cichlidae Paretroplus petiti  Kotso endemic
Cichlidae Paretroplus polyactis   endemic
Cichlidae Paretroplus tsimoly  Tsimoly native
Pristigasteridae Pellona ditchela Indian pellona   native
Ophichthidae Pisodonophis boro Rice-paddy eel   native
Ophichthidae Pisodonophis cancrivorus Longfin snake-eel   native
Haemulidae Plectorhinchus gibbosus Harry hotlips   native
Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata Guppy   introduced
Pristidae Pristis microdon Largetooth sawfish   native
Pristidae Pristis pectinata Smalltooth sawfish   questionable
Cichlidae Ptychochromis grandidieri   endemic
Cichlidae Ptychochromis inornatus  Tsipoy endemic
Cichlidae Ptychochromis oligacanthus   endemic
Cichlidae Ptychochromoides betsileanus  Trondo mainty endemic
Cichlidae Ptychochromoides itasy   native
Cichlidae Ptychochromoides katria   native
Cichlidae Ptychochromoides vondrozo  Fiandahy native
Eleotridae Ratsirakia legendrei   endemic
Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus Speckled goby   native
Bedotiidae Rheocles alaotrensis Katrana  Antsiriva endemic
Bedotiidae Rheocles derhami   endemic
Bedotiidae Rheocles lateralis  Zono ala endemic
Bedotiidae Rheocles pellegrini   endemic
Bedotiidae Rheocles sikorae  Sardine d'eau douce endemic
Bedotiidae Rheocles vatosoa   endemic
Bedotiidae Rheocles wrightae  Zonobe endemic
Salmonidae Salmo trutta fario Brown trout   introduced
Salmonidae Salmo trutta trutta Sea trout   introduced
Clupeidae Sauvagella madagascariensis Madagascar round herring  Varilava endemic
Clupeidae Sauvagella robusta   native
Scatophagidae Scatophagus tetracanthus Scatty   native
Gobiidae Sicyopterus fasciatus   native
Gobiidae Sicyopterus franouxi   native
Gobiidae Sicyopterus lagocephalus Bichique   native
Gobiidae Sicyopterus punctissimus   native
Sillaginidae Sillago sihama Silver sillago  Amborody native
Gobiidae Stenogobius genivittatus Chinstripe goby   native
Gobiidae Stenogobius polyzona   native
Gobiidae Taenioides gracilis Slender eel goby   native
Cyprinidae Tanichthys albonubes White cloud mountain minnow   introduced
Atherinidae Teramulus kieneri Kiener's silverside   endemic
Atherinidae Teramulus waterloti   endemic
Terapontidae Terapon jarbua Jarbua terapon   native
Cichlidae Tilapia rendalli Redbreast tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Tilapia sparrmanii Banded tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Tilapia zillii Redbelly tilapia   introduced
Eleotridae Typhleotris madagascariensis   endemic
Eleotridae Typhleotris pauliani   endemic
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus hellerii Green swordtail   introduced
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus maculatus Southern platyfish   introduced
Gobiidae Yongeichthys nebulosus Shadow goby   native
Page created by Jen, 21.10.03 last modified by Eli, 17.11.04


what's new | tropical fish home | rainforests | news | search | about | contact

Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2006

The copy for fish.mongabay.com was written in 1994-1995. Therefore some information such as scientific names may be out of date. For this, I apologize. Feel free to send corrections to me.