Chile
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Chile is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.
The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.
OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range ( these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)
Basilichthys australis (Atherinopsidae)
Basilichthys microlepidotus OC (Atherinopsidae)
Odontesthes brevianalis (Atherinopsidae)
Odontesthes gracilis (Atherinopsidae)
Odontesthes mauleanum (Atherinopsidae)
Odontesthes wiebrichi (Atherinopsidae)
Cheirodon australe (Characidae)
Cheirodon galusdai (Characidae) Chile Tetra
Cheirodon kiliani (Characidae)
Cheirodon pisciculus (Characidae)
Orestias ascotanensis (Cyprinodontidae)
Orestias chungarensis (Cyprinodontidae)
Orestias laucaensis (Cyprinodontidae)
Orestias parinacotensis (Cyprinodontidae)
Diplomystes camposensis (Diplomystidae)
Diplomystes chilensis (Diplomystidae) Tollo
Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis (Diplomystidae)
Brachygalaxias bullocki (Galaxiidae)
Brachygalaxias gothei (Galaxiidae)
Galaxias globiceps (Galaxiidae)
Mordacia lapicida (Geotriidae) Chilean Lamprey
Ancistrus erinaceus (Loricariidae)
Nematogenys inermis (Nematogenyidae) Mountain Catfish
Percichthys melanops OC (Percichthyidae)
Percilia gillissi (Perciliidae)
Percilia irwini (Perciliidae) Carmelita
Bullockia maldonadoi (Trichomycteridae) Chilenian Parasitic Catfish
Trichomycterus areolatus OC (Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus chiltoni (Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus chungaraensis (Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus laucaensis (Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus maculatus (Trichomycteridae)An additional endemic freshwater fish species described too recently to be included in FishBase 2004 is given below. This list is primarily based on information from the 13 March 2009 version of the Catalog of Fishes database (current version here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 32 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, the additional species listed below gives a total of 33 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Chile.
Orestias piacotensis (Cyprinodontidae) 2006