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List of Marine Fishes reported from Dominican Republic
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Table 1: 491 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 2 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 2 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 495 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 491 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Azurina multilineatanative Brown chromis  
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Bairdiella ronchusnative Ground croaker Gogó 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Baldwinella aureorubensnative Streamer bass  
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistes capriscusnative Grey triggerfish Puerco 
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistes vetulanative Queen triggerfish Puerco 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus digitatusnative   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Bathygobius soporatornative Frillfin goby  
Aulopiformes Bathysauridae Bathysaurus feroxnative Deep-sea lizardfish  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Bodianus pulchellusnative Spotfin hogfish  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Bodianus rufusnative Spanish hogfish Plátano maduro 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Bollmannia boqueronensisnative White-eye goby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Bollmannia lituranative Citrine goby  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus lunatusnative Plate fish Miracielo 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus ocellatusnative Eyed flounder Miracielo 
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Brachygenys chrysargyreumnative Smallmouth grunt Bocayate 
Blenniiformes Labrisomidae Brockius nigricinctusnative Spotcheek blenny  
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Brotula barbatanative Bearded brotula Zafiro 
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Calamopteryx goslineinative Longarm brotula  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Calamus bajonadonative Jolthead porgy Pluma 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Calamus calamusnative Saucereye porgy Pluma 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Calamus pennanative Sheepshead porgy Pluma 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Calamus pennatulanative Pluma porgy Pluma 
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus bairdinative Lancer dragonet  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Cantherhines macrocerusnative American whitespotted filefish Chivo 
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Cantherhines pullusnative Orangespotted filefish Chivo 
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Canthidermis sufflamennative Ocean triggerfish Puerco 
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster rostratanative Caribbean sharpnose-puffer Tamboril 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx bartholomaeinative Yellow jack Cojinúa amarilla 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx crysosnative Blue runner Cojinúa azul 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx hipposnative Crevalle jack Jurel cola amarilla 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx latusnative Horse-eye jack Jurel ojú 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx lugubrisnative Black jack Jurel policía 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx rubernative Bar jack Cojinúa lomo azul 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus acronotusnative Blacknose shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus falciformisnative Silky shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucasnative Bull shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus limbatusnative Blacktip shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus longimanusnative Oceanic whitetip shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus pereziinative Caribbean reef shark  
Eupercaria/misc Latilidae Caulolatilus chrysopsnative Atlantic goldeneye tilefish  
Eupercaria/misc Latilidae Caulolatilus cyanopsnative Blackline tilefish Tumba 
Carangaria/misc Centropomidae Centropomus ensiferusnative Swordspine snook Quéquere 
Carangaria/misc Centropomidae Centropomus parallelusnative Fat snook Quéquere 
Carangaria/misc Centropomidae Centropomus pectinatusnative Tarpon snook Quéquere 
Carangaria/misc Centropomidae Centropomus undecimalisnative Common snook Róbalo 
Acanthuriformes Pomacanthidae Centropyge arginative Cherubfish  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Cephalopholis cruentatanative Graysby Arigua 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Cephalopholis fulvanative Coney Arigua 
Gobiiformes Microdesmidae Cerdale floridananative Pugjaw wormfish  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Cetengraulis edentulusnative Atlantic anchoveta  
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