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Table 1: 371 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 6 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 6 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 383 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 383 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Hypopomidae Brachyhypopomus regani Crampton, de Santana, Waddell & Lovejoy, 2017 Fr native  Saprapi (Dutch)  15.60 cm TL male/unsexed ;14.10 cm TL female    No picture yet.
Pimelodidae Brachyplatystoma filamentosum (Lichtenstein, 1819) Fr, Br native   360 cm TL male/unsexed  In range Ref. 5217. 
Pimelodidae Brachyplatystoma vaillantii (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr, Br native  Lalau (Sranan)  150 cm TL male/unsexed  In range Ref. 5217. 
Heptapteridae Brachyrhamdia heteropleura (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native   4.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Coratijn River basin (Ref. 36914). 
Bryconidae Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 Fr native   48.90 cm SL male/unsexed ;49.50 cm SL female  Recorded from Rechter and main Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 38504. 
Bryconidae Brycon pesu Müller & Troschel, 1845 Fr native   18.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Maroni River which forms the boundary between Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 12225). Also Ref. 38504. 
Iguanodectidae Bryconops affinis (Günther, 1864) Fr native   12.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 12225); also from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 4537. 
Iguanodectidae Bryconops caudomaculatus (Günther, 1864) Fr native   12.40 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana. Also Ref. 4537. 
Iguanodectidae Bryconops melanurus (Bloch, 1794) Fr native   13.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 12225); also from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). 
Aspredinidae Bunocephalus amaurus Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Aspredinidae Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum, 1792) Fr native   9.84 cm SL male/unsexed   
Chilodontidae Caenotropus labyrinthicus (Kner, 1858) Fr native   14.80 cm SL male/unsexed ;25.30 cm SL female  Occurs in the upper Rupununi River and the Saramacca River (Ref. 27703). Also Ref. 37477. 
Chilodontidae Caenotropus maculosus (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native   10.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Corantijn River of western Suriname and the Marowijne River basin (Fleuve Maroni basin) (Ref. 27703). Also Ref. 37477.  No picture yet.
Callichthyidae Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Fi native  Pantservis (Dutch), Plat-hede kwikwi (Creole, English), Platakop kwikwi (Creole, English), Platahede kwi-kwi (Sranan)  21.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Midden, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Overfishing, human-induced habitat modifications and the introduction of the exotic Oreochromis mossambicus pose a serious threat to its survival (Ref. 26554). 
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839) Fr, Br, M native   360 cm TL male/unsexed ;400 cm TL female   
Gasteropelecidae Carnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864) Fr native   3.49 cm SL male/unsexed   
Ariidae Cathorops arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr native   25.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Centropomidae Centropomus ensiferus Poey, 1860 Fr, Br, M native  Kartasnoek (Dutch), Snook (English), Ouwe wijfi (Sranan)  36.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Collected between 9.15 and 21.96 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as occurring occasionally at this depth range (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 3713, 5217, 13608. 
Centropomidae Centropomus parallelus Poey, 1860 Fr, Br, M native  Snoek (Dutch), Grabb's snook (English), Snoek (Sranan)  72.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Pseudopimelodidae Cephalosilurus nigricaudus (Mees, 1974) Fr endemic   35.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Sipaliwini River basin (Ref. 39418). Also Ref. 6868. 
Cetopsidae Cetopsidium minutum (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native   4.90 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cetopsidae Cetopsidium orientale (Vari, Ferraris & Keith, 2003) Fr native   5.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, Saramacca R. basin, on Gros Rosevel Mining concession, ca. 5°07'08.8'N, 55°16'59.4"W, close to mouth of Maykaboeka Creek, Mindrineti Creek, Brokopondo District (Ref. 50838).  No picture yet.
Cetopsidae Cetopsis aspis Abrahão, Mol & de Pinna, 2019 Fr native   7.14 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Cetopsis aspis: Mauritie Creek, a tributary of upper Tempati River, upper Commewijne River basin, Sipaliwini District (Ref. 128465).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840 Fr native  Koemapari (Creole, English), Owroe wefi (Creole, English), Kamara paru (Not specified), Kunapari (Not specified)  21.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;26.00 cm TL female  Known from Corantijn, Saramacca, Suriname drainages. 
Chalceidae Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1818 Fr native   25.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 12225); also from the Coppename River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 38376. 
Crenuchidae Characidium pellucidum Eigenmann, 1909 Fr native   3.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Crenuchidae Characidium zebra Eigenmann, 1909 Fr native   7.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Linker and main Coppename River, and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 12225, 37059. 
Characidae Charax gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   14.40 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in coastal rivers (Ref. 36811). 
Characidae Charax pauciradiatus (Günther, 1864) Fr native   10.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Linker, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
Heptapteridae Chasmocranus bleekeri (Boeseman, 1953) Fr native   15.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Marowini basin, Nassau Mountains. 
Heptapteridae Chasmocranus brevior Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   7.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Marowijne/Maroni River basin (Ref. 36914). 
Heptapteridae Chasmocranus longior Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   17.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
Heptapteridae Chasmocranus surinamensis (Bleeker, 1862) Fr endemic   12.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Suriname River basin (Ref. 36914). Also Ref. 6868.  No picture yet.
Heptapteridae Chasmocranus tapanahoniensis (Mees, 1967) Fr native   13.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Tapanahoni.  No picture yet.
Chilodontidae Chilodus punctatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 Fr native   18.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Cichla ocellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Fr native   74.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie and Corantijn systems and probably from Marowijne drainage (Ref. 26372). Also Ref. 59052. 
Cichlidae Cichlasoma bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native  Krobia (Creole, English), Owroe fisi (Creole, English)  12.30 cm SL male/unsexed ;30.00 cm TL female  Found in the Cottica system, Suriname River system from Paramaribo upstream to Gran Kreek and the lower Nickerie and Corantijn River. Also one record from the Lucie River. Also Ref. 5723. 
Cichlidae Cleithracara maronii (Steindachner, 1881) Fr native   7.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the lower parts of the drainages from the Corantijn east to the Marowijne. 
Tetraodontidae Colomesus psittacus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Fr, Br, M native   29.30 cm TL male/unsexed  Collected between 9.15 and 21.96 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as occurring occasionally at this depth range (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 5217. 
Lebiasinidae Copella arnoldi (Regan, 1912) Fr native   3.36 cm SL male/unsexed   
Lebiasinidae Copella carsevennensis (Regan, 1912) Fr native   5.70 cm TL male/unsexed   
Callichthyidae Corydoras aeneus (Gill, 1858) Fr native   7.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Callichthyidae Corydoras baderi Geisler, 1969 Fr native   4.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Marowijne River (Ref. 26041). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras bicolor Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 Fr native   3.02 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Corantijn River system, Sipaliwini River, Nickerie (Ref. 6868). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras boesemani Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 Fr native    Known from Gran Rio, Corantijn (Ref. 37395). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras bondi Gosline, 1940 Fr native   4.70 cm SL male/unsexed   
Callichthyidae Corydoras breei Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1992 Fr native   3.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Corantijn River basin (Ref. 37395). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras brevirostris Fraser-Brunner, 1947 Fr native   5.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in coastal drainages (Ref. 37395). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras coppenamensis Nijssen, 1970 Fr native   3.73 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Coppename River in Saramacca (Ref. 26041). Also Ref. 37395. 
Callichthyidae Corydoras filamentosus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 Fr native   3.15 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from a shallow affluent of Sisa Creek in Rio Corantijn basin, Nickerie (Ref. 26041).  No picture yet.
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