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List of Freshwater Fishes for New Caledonia

Number of freshwater fish species: 86

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  Kauk native
Ambassidae Ambassis interrupta Long-spined glass perchlet   native
Ambassidae Ambassis miops Flag-tailed glass perchlet   native
Ambassidae Ambassis nalua Scalloped perchlet   native
Anguillidae Anguilla australis schmidti   native
Anguillidae Anguilla marmorata Giant mottled eel   native
Anguillidae Anguilla megastoma Polynesian longfinned eel   native
Anguillidae Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfinned eel   native
Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii Speckled longfin eel   native
Apogonidae Apogon amboinensis Amboina cardinalfish   native
Apogonidae Apogon hyalosoma Humpbacked cardinalfish   native
Tetraodontidae Arothron hispidus White-spotted puffer  Ballon à épaule noire native
Tetraodontidae Arothron immaculatus Immaculate puffer   native
Gobiidae Awaous guamensis   native
Gobiidae Awaous ocellaris   native
Eleotridae Bunaka gyrinoides Greenback gauvina   native
Eleotridae Butis amboinensis Olive flathead-gudgeon   native
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark   native
Mugilidae Cestraeus goldiei Goldie river mullet   native
Mugilidae Cestraeus oxyrhyncus Sharp-nosed river mullet   native
Mugilidae Cestraeus plicatilis Lobed river mullet   native
Channidae Channa striata Snakehead murrel   introduced
Mugilidae Crenimugil crenilabis Fringelip mullet  Thaut native
Mugilidae Crenimugil heterocheilos Half fringelip mullet   native
Eleotridae Eleotris fusca Dusky sleeper   native
Eleotridae Eleotris melanosoma Broadhead sleeper   native
Galaxiidae Galaxias neocaledonicus   native
Gerreidae Gerres filamentosus Whipfin silverbiddy  Yeegany native
Gobiidae Glossogobius celebius Celebes goby   native
Muraenidae Gymnothorax polyuranodon Freshwater moray   native
Eleotridae Hypseleotris guentheri   native
Kuhliidae Kuhlia marginata Dark-margined flagtail   native
Kuhliidae Kuhlia munda Silver flagtail   native
Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris Rock flagtail  Hwâ native
Ophichthidae Lamnostoma kampeni Freshwater snake-eel   native
Latidae Lates calcarifer Barramundi   native
Leiognathidae Leiognathus equulus Common ponyfish  Dexena native
Gobiidae Lentipes kaaea   native
Mugilidae Liza melinoptera Otomebora mullet   native
Mugilidae Liza tade Tade mullet   native
Mugilidae Liza vaigiensis Squaretail mullet  Mulet à queue carrée native
Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus Mangrove red snapper  Rouget native
Lutjanidae Lutjanus fuscescens Freshwater snapper   native
Lutjanidae Lutjanus russellii Russell's snapper  Communard native
Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides Indo-Pacific tarpon  Buburena native
Blenniidae Meiacanthus anema Threadless blenny   native
Terapontidae Mesopristes argenteus Silver grunter   native
Terapontidae Mesopristes cancellatus Tapiroid grunter   native
Syngnathidae Microphis brachyurus brachyurus Short-tailed pipefish   native
Syngnathidae Microphis cruentus   endemic
Syngnathidae Microphis leiaspis Barhead pipefish   native
Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoides Largemouth bass   introduced
Monodactylidae Monodactylus argenteus Silver moony  De-doo-n pook native
Moringuidae Moringua microchir Lesser thrush eel   native
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Flathead mullet  Poisson queue bleue native
Gobiidae Mugilogobius duospilus Dual-spotted goby   native
Pomacentridae Neopomacentrus taeniurus Freshwater demoiselle   native
Eleotridae Ophieleotris aporos Snakehead gudgeon   native
Eleotridae Ophiocara porocephala Northern mud gudgeon   native
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia   introduced
Osphronemidae Osphronemus goramy Giant gourami   introduced
Ptereleotridae Parioglossus neocaledonicus   native
Gobiidae Periophthalmus argentilineatus Barred mudskipper  Bwaxit native
Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata Guppy   introduced
Haemulidae Pomadasys argenteus Silver grunt  Perche argentée native
Rhyacichthyidae Protogobius attiti   native
Gobiidae Redigobius balteatus   native
Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus Speckled goby   native
Gobiidae Redigobius chrysosoma   native
Gobiidae Redigobius roemeri Roemer's goby   native
Rhyacichthyidae Rhyacichthys guilberti   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon occidentalis   introduced
Scatophagidae Scatophagus argus Spotted scat  Peebe native
Gobiidae Schismatogobius fuligimentus   native
Gobiidae Sicyopterus lagocephalus Bichique   native
Gobiidae Sicyopterus micrurus Clinging goby   native
Gobiidae Sicyopterus sarasini   endemic
Gobiidae Sicyopus chloe  Sicyopus de Chloé native
Gobiidae Stenogobius yateiensis   endemic
Gobiidae Stiphodon semoni   native
Gobiidae Taenioides cirratus Bearded worm goby   native
Terapontidae Terapon jarbua Jarbua terapon  Gendarme native
Cichlidae Tilapia zillii Redbelly tilapia   introduced
Osphronemidae Trichogaster pectoralis Snakeskin gourami   introduced
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus hellerii Green swordtail   introduced
Hemiramphidae Zenarchopterus dispar Feathered river-garfish   native
Page created by Jen, 21.10.03 last modified by Eli, 17.11.04


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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.