PUERTO RICO

Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species

This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Puerto Rico 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.

Bascanichthys inopinatus (Ophichthidae) Puerto Rican Snake Eel

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 endemic marine fish species listed above, the additional species listed below gives a total of 2 species of marine fishes known solely from Puerto Rico.


Ogilbichthys puertoricoensis (Bythitidae) Puerto Rico Coralbrotula 2004