Ecuador
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine 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)
Calamopteryx jeb (Bythitidae) Tailspot Brotula
Ogilbia deroyi (Bythitidae) Deroy's Cuskeel
Ogilbia galapagosensis (Bythitidae) Galapagos Cuskeel
Acanthemblemaria castroi (Chaenopsidae) Galapagos Barnacle Blenny
Ekemblemaria lira (Chaenopsidae) Slit-pored Tube-blenny
Chlopsis bicollaris OC (Chlopsidae) Bicolor False Moray
Chlopsis longidens (Chlopsidae)
Opisthonema berlangai OC (Clupeidae) Galapagos Thread Herring
Dactyloscopus lacteus (Dactyloscopidae) Milky Sand Stargazer
Myxodagnus sagitta (Dactyloscopidae) Arrow Sand-stargazer
Platygillellus rubellulus (Dactyloscopidae) Shortfin Sand Stargazer
Arcos poecilophthalmos (Gobiesocidae) Galapagos Clingfish
Chriolepis tagus (Gobiidae) Mystery Goby
Eleotrica cableae (Gobiidae) Cable's Goby
Lythrypnus gilberti (Gobiidae) Galapagos Blue-banded Goby
Orthopristis forbesi (Haemulidae) Forbe's Grunt
Orthopristis lethopristis OC (Haemulidae) Scalyfin Grunt
Xenichthys agassizii (Haemulidae) White Salema
Xenocys jessiae (Haemulidae) Black-striped Salema
Girella freminvillii OC (Kyphosidae) Dusky Sea-chub
Halichoeres raisneri (Labridae)
Labrisomus jenkinsi (Labrisomidae) Jenkins' Blenny
Labrisomus pomaspilus OC (Labrisomidae) Spotcheek Blenny
Paraclinus fehlmanni OC (Labrisomidae) Fehlman's Blenny
Starksia galapagensis (Labrisomidae) Galapagos Blenny
Mugil galapagensis (Mugilidae) Galapagos Mullet
Muraena insularum OC (Muraenidae)
Callechelys galapagensis (Ophichthidae) Galapagos Ridgefin Eel
Citharichthys gnathus (Paralichthyidae) Big-chinned Sanddab
Azurina eupalama OC (Pomacentridae) Galapagos Damsel
Dipturus ecuadoriensis (Rajidae) Ecuador Skate
Pareques perissa (Sciaenidae) Odd Highhat
Umbrina galapagorum (Sciaenidae) Galapagos Drum
Anthias noeli (Serranidae) Rosy Jewelfish
Paralabrax albomaculatus OC (Serranidae) Camotillo Sand-bass
Serranus stilbostigma (Serranidae) Side-blotch Serrano
Archosargus pourtalesii OC (Sparidae) Blackspot Porgy
Synodus marchenae OC (Synodontidae)
Sphoeroides angusticeps OC (Tetraodontidae) Narrow-headed Puffer
Triakis acutipinna (Triakidae) Sharpfin Houndshark
Bellator farrago (Triglidae)
Prionotus miles OC (Triglidae) Galapagos Gurnard
Lepidonectes corallicola OC (Tripterygiidae) Galapagos Triplefin
An additional endemic marine fish species not 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 43 endemic marine fish species listed above, the additional species listed below gives a total of 44 species of marine fishes known solely from Ecuador.
Cottoclinus canops (Labrisomidae) Intermediary Blenny