All fishes reported from Belize
n = 688 (incomplete)
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Table 1: 676 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 5 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 7 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 688 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 676 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Beloniformes Belonidae Ablennes hiansnative Flat needlefish Flat needlefish 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf saxatilisnative Sergeant-major Sergeant major 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf taurusnative Night sergeant  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria asperanative Roughhead blenny  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria greenfieldinative False papillose blenny  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria marianative Secretary blenny  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria paulanative Dwarf spinyhead blenny  
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria spinosanative Spinyhead blenny  
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo  
Tetraodontiformes Ostraciidae Acanthostracion polygoniumnative Honeycomb cowfish  
Tetraodontiformes Ostraciidae Acanthostracion quadricornisnative Scrawled cowfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus bahianusnative Barber surgeonfish Ocean surgeonfish 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus chirurgusnative Doctorfish Doctorfish 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus coeruleusnative Blue tang surgeonfish Blue tang 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus tractusnative Ocean surgeonfish  
Pleuronectiformes Achiridae Achirus declivisnative Plainfin sole Plainfin sole 
Pleuronectiformes Achiridae Achirus lineatusnative Lined sole Lined sole 
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Acyrtops beryllinusnative Emerald clingfish  
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Acyrtus lanthanumnative Orange-spotted clingfish  
Myliobatiformes Aetobatidae Aetobatus narinarinative Whitespotted eagle ray  
Albuliformes Albulidae Albula vulpesnative Bonefish Bonefish 
Carangiformes Carangidae Alectis ciliarisnative African pompano Pompas criole 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus agassiziinative Agassiz' slickhead  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus australisnative Small scaled brown slickhead  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus monocerosnative Unicorn leatherjacket filefish  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus schoepfiinative Orange filefish  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus scriptusnative Scribbled leatherjacket filefish  
Centrarchiformes Cirrhitidae Amblycirrhitus pinosnative Redspotted hawkfish  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Anarchopterus tectusnative Insular pipefish  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa belizensisnative Belize anchovy Belize anchovy 
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa cayorumnative Key anchovy Key anchovy 
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa colonensisnative Narrow-striped anchovy Narrow-striped anchovy 
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa cubananative Cuban anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa lamprotaenianative Big-eye anchovy Bigeye anchovy 
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa lyolepisnative Shortfinger anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoa parvanative Little anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchovia clupeoidesnative Zabaleta anchovy  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchovia landivarensisnative   
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Anchoviella elongatanative Elongate anchovy Elongate anchovy 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla rostratanative American eel American eel 
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Anisotremus surinamensisnative Black margate Black margate 
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Anisotremus virginicusnative Porkfish Porkfish 
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennarius multiocellatusnative Longlure frogfish  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennarius pauciradiatusnative Dwarf frogfish  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennarius striatusnative Striated frogfish  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Antilligobius nikkiaenative Sabre goby  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon binotatusnative Barred cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon lachnerinative Whitestar cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon leptocaulusnative Slendertail cardinalfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon maculatusnative Flamefish  
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