All fishes reported from Jamaica
All fishes reported from Jamaica
n = 650 (incomplete)
Sort by: Family Species Occurrence Phylogenetic   Extended checklist   Show photos
Filter: All fishes Freshwater Saltwater Introduced Endemic Threatened Extinct
Dangerous Reef-associated Pelagic Deep-water Game fishes Commercial

Table 1: 639 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 7 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 4 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 650 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 639 species currently present in the country/island.
     
Prev 3 of 13 Next  All | Jump to: | Go down  |  Show pictures  |  Select another country
Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name(s) in Territory
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx lugubrisnative Black jack  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx rubernative Bar jack English : Skip jack 
Ophidiiformes Carapidae Carapus bermudensisnative Pearlfish  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus acronotusnative Blacknose shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus falciformisnative Silky shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucasnative Bull shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus limbatusnative Blacktip shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus longimanusnative Oceanic whitetip shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus pereziinative Caribbean reef shark  
Eupercaria/misc Latilidae Caulolatilus chrysopsnative Atlantic goldeneye tilefish  
Carangaria/misc Centropomidae Centropomus ensiferusnative Swordspine snook  
Carangaria/misc Centropomidae Centropomus parallelusnative Fat snook  
Carangaria/misc Centropomidae Centropomus pectinatusnative Tarpon snook  
Carangaria/misc Centropomidae Centropomus undecimalisnative Common snook English : Snook 
Acanthuriformes Pomacanthidae Centropyge arginative Cherubfish  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Cephalopholis cruentatanative Graysby English : Graysby 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Cephalopholis fulvanative Coney English : Butterfish 
Gobiiformes Microdesmidae Cerdale floridananative Pugjaw wormfish  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Cetengraulis edentulusnative Atlantic anchoveta English : Toothless anchovy 
Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae Chaenopsis ocellatanative Bluethroat pikeblenny  
Acanthuriformes Ephippidae Chaetodipterus fabernative Atlantic spadefish English : Pot cover 
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon capistratusnative Foureye butterflyfish English : Butterbun 
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon ocellatusnative Spotfin butterflyfish English : Butterbun 
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon sedentariusnative Reef butterflyfish English : Reef butterflyfish 
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon striatusnative Banded butterflyfish English : Banded butterflyfish 
Anguilliformes Muraenidae Channomuraena vittatanative Broadbanded moray  
Lophiiformes Chaunacidae Chaunax pictusnative Pink frogmouth  
Beloniformes Exocoetidae Cheilopogon cyanopterusnative Margined flyingfish  
Beloniformes Exocoetidae Cheilopogon melanurusnative Atlantic flyingfish  
Tetraodontiformes Diodontidae Chilomycterus antennatusnative Bridled burrfish  
Tetraodontiformes Diodontidae Chilomycterus antillarumnative Web burrfish  
Anguilliformes Chlopsidae Chilorhinus suensoniinative Seagrass eel  
Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae Chimaera cubananative Chimaera  
Clupeiformes Pristigasteridae Chirocentrodon bleekerianusnative Dogtooth herring  
Aulopiformes Chlorophthalmidae Chlorophthalmus agassizinative Shortnose greeneye  
Carangiformes Carangidae Chloroscombrus chrysurusnative Atlantic bumper English : Atlantic bumper 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Chriolepis rooseveltinative Roosevelt's goby  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Chromis scottinative Purple reeffish  
Pleuronectiformes Cyclopsettidae Citharichthys macropsnative Spotted whiff  
Pleuronectiformes Cyclopsettidae Citharichthys spilopterusnative Bay whiff  
Gadiformes Macrouridae Coelorinchus caribbaeusnative Blackfin grenadier  
Characiformes Serrasalmidae Colossoma macropomumintroduced Cachama  
Anguilliformes Congridae Conger esculentusnative Grey conger  
Anguilliformes Congridae Conger triporicepsnative Manytooth conger  
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Conodon nobilisnative Barred grunt  
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Corvula batabananative Blue croaker  
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Corvula sanctaeluciaenative Striped croaker  
Carangiformes Coryphaenidae Coryphaena equiselisnative Pompano dolphinfish  
Carangiformes Coryphaenidae Coryphaena hippurusnative Common dolphinfish English : Dolphin 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Coryphopterus dicrusnative Colon goby  
Prev 3 of 13 Next  All | Jump to: | Go up | Select another country

Back to Search
Comments & Corrections
Back to Top
php script by eagbayani, 15/08/07, last modified by mbactong, 24/10/19