Madagascar Endemic Freshwater Fish Checklist

Madagascar

Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species

This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Madagascar 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)

Ambassis fontoynonti (Ambassidae) Western Chanda Perch

Pachypanchax omalonotus (Aplocheilidae) Powder-blue Panchax

Pachypanchax sakaramyi (Aplocheilidae) Sakaramy Panchax

Ancharius brevibarbis (Ariidae)

Ancharius fuscus (Ariidae)

Teramulus kieneri (Atherinidae) Kiener's Silverside

Teramulus waterloti (Atherinidae)

Bedotia geayi (Bedotiidae) Zono Rainbowfish

Bedotia madagascariensis (Bedotiidae) Madagascar Rainbowfish

Bedotia marojejy (Bedotiidae) Marojejy Rainbowfish

Bedotia masoala (Bedotiidae)

Rheocles alaotrensis (Bedotiidae) Katrana

Rheocles derhami (Bedotiidae)

Rheocles lateralis (Bedotiidae) Zono Ala

Rheocles pellegrini (Bedotiidae)

Rheocles sikorae (Bedotiidae) Spotted Zono

Rheocles vatosoa (Bedotiidae) Crystal Rheocles

Rheocles wrightae (Bedotiidae) Wright's Zono

Oxylapia polli (Cichlidae) Songatana Cichlid

Paratilapia polleni (Cichlidae) Marakely Cichlid

Paretroplus dambabe (Cichlidae)

Paretroplus damii (Cichlidae) Bicolor Damba Cichlid

Paretroplus kieneri (Cichlidae) Kotsovato Cichlid

Paretroplus maculatus (Cichlidae) Spotted Damba Cichlid

Paretroplus maromandia (Cichlidae)

Paretroplus menarambo (Cichlidae) Pinstripe Damba Cichlid

Paretroplus nourissati (Cichlidae) Lamena Cichlid

Paretroplus petiti (Cichlidae) Kotso Cichlid

Paretroplus polyactis (Cichlidae)

Paretroplus tsimoly (Cichlidae) Tsimoly Cichlid

Ptychochromis grandidieri (Cichlidae) Golden Saroy Cichlid

Ptychochromis inornatus (Cichlidae) Tsipoy Cichlid

Ptychochromis oligacanthus (Cichlidae) Juba Cichlid

Ptychochromoides betsileanus (Cichlidae) Trondo Mainty

Ptychochromoides itasy (Cichlidae)

Ptychochromoides katria (Cichlidae) Katria Cichlid

Ptychochromoides vondrozo (Cichlidae) Fiandahy Cichlid

Sauvagella madagascariensis OC (Clupeidae) Madagascar Round Herring

Sauvagella robusta (Clupeidae)

Eleotris pellegrini (Eleotridae)

Eleotris vomerodentata (Eleotridae)

Hypseleotris tohizonae (Eleotridae) Tohovily

Ophiocara macrolepidota OC (Eleotridae)

Ratsirakia legendrei OC (Eleotridae)

Typhleotris madagascariensis (Eleotridae)

Typhleotris pauliani (Eleotridae)

Acentrogobius therezieni (Gobiidae)

Chonophorus macrorhynchus (Gobiidae)

Glossogobius ankaranensis (Gobiidae)

Pantanodon madagascariensis (Poeciliidae) Malagasy Lampeye

Mesopristes elongatus OC (Terapontidae) Plain Terapon

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 51 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 22 species total 73 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Madagascar.

Ancharius griseus (Anchariidae) 2005

Gogo arcuatus (Anchariidae) 2005

Gogo atratus (Anchariidae) 2008

Gogo ornatus (Anchariidae) 2005

Pachypanchax arnoulti (Aplocheilidae) 2006

Pachypanchax patriciae (Aplocheilidae) 2006

Pachypanchax sparksorum (Aplocheilidae) 2006

Pachypanchax varatraza (Aplocheilidae) 2006

Arius festinus (Ariidae) 2003

Arius uncinatus (Ariidae) 2003

Bedotia albomarginata (Bedotiidae) 2005

Bedotia leucopteron (Bedotiidae) 2007