Ecuador
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Ecuador 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)
Leporinus ecuadorensis OC (Anostomidae)
Leporinus jatuncochi (Anostomidae)
Ernstichthys intonsus (Aspredinidae)
Astroblepus boulengeri (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus brachycephalus OC (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus chimborazoi (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus cyclopus OC (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus eigenmanni (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus festae OC (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus fissidens (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus mindoense OC (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus pholeter (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus prenadillus (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus regani (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus theresiae (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus ubidiai (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus vaillanti (Astroblepidae)
Astroblepus whymperi (Astroblepidae)
Ogilbia galapagosensis (Bythitidae)
Corydoras orphnopterus (Callichthyidae) Spotfin Cory
Corydoras pastazensis OC (Callichthyidae) Pastaza Cory
Paracetopsis bleekeri OC (Cetopsidae)
Brycon alburnus OC (Characidae)
Brycon coxeyi (Characidae)
Brycon dentex OC (Characidae)
Ceratobranchia elatior (Characidae)
Creagrutus muelleri OC (Characidae)
Hemibrycon orcesi (Characidae)
Hemibrycon polyodon OC (Characidae) Racer Tetra
Hyphessobrycon ecuadorensis (Characidae)
Iotabrycon praecox (Characidae)
Knodus delta (Characidae)
Knodus gamma (Characidae)
Knodus septentrionalis OC (Characidae)
Landonia latidens (Characidae)
Moenkhausia naponis (Characidae) Blue-line Moenkhausia
Odontostilbe roloffi (Characidae)
Phenacobrycon henni OC (Characidae)
Pseudochalceus lineatus (Characidae)
Rhoadsia altipinna (Characidae) Pink Diamond Tetra
Rhoadsia minor (Characidae)
Aequidens sapayensis OC (Cichlidae) Sapayo Cichlid
Apistogramma payaminonis (Cichlidae)
Bujurquina zamorensis (Cichlidae)
Opisthopterus effulgens OC (Clupeidae) Vaqueira Longfin Herring
Characidium boehlkei (Crenuchidae)
Characidium purpuratum OC (Crenuchidae)
Melanocharacidium rex (Crenuchidae)
Cyphocharax laticlavius (Curimatidae)
Pseudocurimata boehlkei (Curimatidae)
Pseudocurimata boulengeri (Curimatidae)
Rhynchodoras woodsi OC (Doradidae) Parrot Doradid
Gymnotus esmeraldas (Gymnotidae)
Cetopsorhamdia phantasia (Heptapteridae)
Horiomyzon retropinnatus (Heptapteridae)
Imparfinis longicaudus OC (Heptapteridae) Long-Tail Antenna Catfish
Imparfinis parvus (Heptapteridae)
Nannoglanis fasciatus (Heptapteridae)
Pimelodella buckleyi OC (Heptapteridae)
Pimelodella elongata OC (Heptapteridae)
Pimelodella grisea OC (Heptapteridae)
Pimelodella modestus OC (Heptapteridae)
Piabucina aureoguttata OC (Lebiasinidae)
Ancistrus clementinae OC (Loricariidae)
Ancistrus occidentalis (Loricariidae)
Apistoloricaria condei (Loricariidae)
Chaetostoma aequinoctiale (Loricariidae)
Chaetostoma breve (Loricariidae)
Chaetostoma dermorhynchum OC (Loricariidae)
Chaetostoma marginatum OC (Loricariidae)
Chaetostoma microps OC (Loricariidae)
Cordylancistrus platycephalus (Loricariidae) Net Pleco
Farlowella knerii OC (Loricariidae)
Hemiancistrus fugleri (Loricariidae)
Hemiancistrus hammarlundi (Loricariidae)
Hemiancistrus landoni OC (Loricariidae)
Isorineloricaria spinosissima (Loricariidae) Zucchini Catfish
Lamontichthys stibaros OC (Loricariidae)
Lipopterichthys carrioni (Loricariidae)
Pseudohemiodon apithanos OC (Loricariidae)
Rineloricaria jubata OC (Loricariidae)
Sturisoma frenatum OC (Loricariidae)
Saccodon terminalis (Parodontidae)
Priapichthys fria (Poeciliidae)
Ichthyoelephas humeralis (Prochilodontidae)
Microglanis pellopterygius (Pseudopimelodidae)
Microglanis variegatus (Pseudopimelodidae)
Rivulus erberi (Rivulidae) Coca Rivulus
Rivulus jucundus (Rivulidae) Rio Pastazas Rivulus
Rivulus monticola (Rivulidae) Mountain Rivulus
Ituglanis laticeps OC (Trichomycteridae)
Plectrochilus wieneri (Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus bomboizanus (Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus knerii OC (Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus taenia OC (Trichomycteridae)Additional endemic freshwater fish species that were not included in FishBase 2004 are 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 95 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 7 species total 102 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Ecuador.
Paracetopsis esmeraldas (Cetopsidae) 2005
Grundulus quitoensis (Characidae) 2005
Hemibrycon pautensis (Characidae) 2006
Pseudochalceus bohlkei (Characidae)
Sicydium rosenbergii (Gobiidae)
Platysilurus olallae (Pimelodidae)
Pachyurus stewarti (Sciaenidae) 2002