Uruguay
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Uruguay 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.
Myoglanis collettii (Heptapteridae)
Hisonotus ringueleti (Loricariidae)
Austrolebias nioni (Rivulidae) Nion's Pearlfish
Austrolebias viarius (Rivulidae) Rocha Pearlfish
Megalebias cheradophilus (Rivulidae) Brown Pearlfish
Branchioica teaguei (Trichomycteridae)
Homodiaetus vazferreirai (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 7 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 8 species total 15 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Uruguay.
Astyanacinus platensis (Characidae)
Hisonotus candombe (Loricariidae) 2006
Pimelodus pintado (Pimelodidae) 2008
Cnesterodon holopteros (Poeciliidae) 2006
Austrolebias arachan (Rivulidae) 2004
Austrolebias duraznensis (Rivulidae)
Austrolebias luzardoi (Rivulidae) 2005
Austrolebias reicherti (Rivulidae) 2004