New Caledonia
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in New Caledonia 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.
Galaxias neocaledonicus (Galaxiidae)
Protogobius attiti (Gobiidae)
Schismatogobius fuligimentus (Gobiidae)
Sicyopterus sarasini (Gobiidae)
Stenogobius yateiensis (Gobiidae)
Rhyacichthys guilberti (Rhyacichthyidae)
Microphis cruentus (Syngnathidae) Dumbéa River Pipefish
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 7 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, the additional species listed below gives a total of 8 species of freshwater fishes known solely from New Caledonia.
Stiphodon sapphirinus (Gobiidae) 2005