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All fishes reported from Puerto Rico
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Table 1: 803 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 11 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: 820 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 803 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country Photo
Perciformes/Bembropoidei Bembropidae Bembrops ocellatusnative Ocellate duckbill   No picture yet.
Perciformes/Bembropoidei Bembropidae Bembrops quadrisellanative    No picture yet.
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Bodianus pulchellusnative Spotfin hogfish Spotfin hogfish 
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Bodianus rufusnative Spanish hogfish Loro capitán 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Bollmannia boqueronensisnative White-eye goby White-eye goby 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus lunatusnative Plate fish Tapaculo 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus maculiferusnative Mottled flounder Maculated flounder 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus ocellatusnative Eyed flounder Eyed flounder 
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Brachygenys chrysargyreumnative Smallmouth grunt Cici 
Scombriformes Bramidae Brama caribbeanative Caribbean pomfret Caribbean pomfret 
Scombriformes Bramidae Brama dussumierinative Lesser bream  
Blenniiformes Labrisomidae Brockius nigricinctusnative Spotcheek blenny Spotcheek blenny 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Brotula barbatanative Bearded brotula Brótula 
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Bryx dunckerinative Pugnose pipefish Pugnose pipefish 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Serranidae Bullisichthys caribbaeusnative Pugnose bass Pugnose bass  No picture yet.
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Calamopteryx goslineinative Longarm brotula Longarm brotula 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Calamus bajonadonative Jolthead porgy Bajonado 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Calamus calamusnative Saucereye porgy Porgy 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Calamus pennanative Sheepshead porgy Sheepshead porgy 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Calamus pennatulanative Pluma porgy Pluma 
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Callechelys guineensisnative Shorttail snake eel  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus bairdinative Lancer dragonet Coral dragonet 
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Cantherhines macrocerusnative American whitespotted filefish Whitespoted filefish 
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Cantherhines pullusnative Orangespotted filefish Pereza 
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Canthidermis sufflamennative Ocean triggerfish Turco 
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster rostratanative Caribbean sharpnose-puffer Sharpnose puffer 
Acropomatiformes Synagropidae Caraibops trispinosusnative Threespine bass  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx bartholomaeinative Yellow jack Guaymen 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx crysosnative Blue runner Medregal 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx hipposnative Crevalle jack Jurel 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx latusnative Horse-eye jack Cajabeo 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx lugubrisnative Black jack Black jack 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx rubernative Bar jack Cojinua 
Ophidiiformes Carapidae Carapus bermudensisnative Pearlfish Pearlfish 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carassius auratusintroduced Goldfish Pez de colores 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus acronotusnative Blacknose shark 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 Whitetip shark 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus pereziinative Caribbean reef shark  
Eupercaria/misc Latilidae Caulolatilus chrysopsnative Atlantic goldeneye tilefish  
Eupercaria/misc Latilidae Caulolatilus cyanopsnative Blackline tilefish Domingo 
Carangaria/misc Centropomidae Centropomus ensiferusnative Swordspine snook Robalo 
Carangaria/misc Centropomidae Centropomus parallelusnative Fat snook Robalo blanco 
Carangaria/misc Centropomidae Centropomus pectinatusnative Tarpon snook Tarpon snook 
Carangaria/misc Centropomidae Centropomus undecimalisnative Common snook Robalo 
Acanthuriformes Pomacanthidae Centropyge arginative Cherubfish  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Cephalopholis cruentatanative Graysby Mantequilla 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Cephalopholis fulvanative Coney Mantequilla 
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