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Table 1: 216 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 4 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 8 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 228 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 228 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Achiridae Achirus mazatlanus (Steindachner, 1869) Fr, Br, M native   22.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus pardalis Lütken, 1874 Fr native   63.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Poeciliidae Alfaro cultratus (Regan, 1908) Fr native   7.50 cm TL male/unsexed ;8.00 cm female   
Cichlidae Amatitlania altoflava (Allgayer, 2001) Fr endemic   9.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Cañaveral River basin (Ref. 36377). Also known from Río Cricamola at Konkintu, a new record that extends species range westward (Ref. 74403). Type locality, Río Cañaveral, MNHN 2001-1163 (holotype of Cryptoheros altoflavus, 9 cm SL). 
Cichlidae Amatitlania kanna Schmitter-Soto, 2007 Fr native   8.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, San San swamp, Atlantic Panama, FMNH 59243 (holotype of Amatitlania kanna, 8.3 cm SL). Known from the rivers of Cañaveral, Cricamola, and Sixaola, and other localities in Atlantic Panama (Ref. 74403).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Amatitlania myrnae (Loiselle, 1997) Fr native   8.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Amatitlania nanolutea (Allgayer, 1994) Fr endemic   6.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Guarumo River basin (Ref. 36377). 
Cichlidae Amatitlania nigrofasciata (Günther, 1867) Fr error   10.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Not occurring in the Pacific and Atlantic slopes of the country (Ref. 74403). Reported from Rio Guarumo and Rio Sixaola (Ref. 7335). 
Cichlidae Amatitlania septemfasciata (Regan, 1908) Fr questionable   10.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rio Sixaola (Ref. 7335). Outside distributional range, occurrence needs confirmation. 
Cichlidae Amphilophus lyonsi (Gosse, 1966) Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Dupi. Also Ref. 36880. 
Engraulidae Anchoa curta (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) Fr, Br, M native   8.90 cm TL male/unsexed   
Engraulidae Anchoa parva (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) Fr, Br, M native   9.10 cm TL male/unsexed   
Engraulidae Anchoa spinifer (Valenciennes, 1848) Fr, Br, M native   24.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Abundant in the fresh water Pedro Miguel Lock. 
Loricariidae Ancistrus chagresi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 Fr endemic   19.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Panama Canal Zone, Chagres, Gatun and Chorrera basins (Ref. 36713). Also Ref. 6868.  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Ancistrus maculatus (Steindachner, 1881) Fr misidentification   11.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Chagres River (Ref. 6868). Specimens from Chagres River belong to Ancistrus chagresi (Ref. 36713).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Ancistrus spinosus Meek & Hildebrand, 1916 Fr endemic   17.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Pacific and Caribbean river drainages of eastern Panama (Ref. 36713). Also Ref. 6868. 
Cichlidae Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus (Kner, 1863) Fr native  Chogorro (Spanish)  14.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Rio Coloradito (Ref. 7335) and the Río Indio (Ref. 36880). Also Ref. 12251, 36377. 
Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817) Fr, Br, M native   152 cm TL male/unsexed ;122 cm TL female  Also Ref. 26340, 30499. 
Apteronotidae Apteronotus rostratus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr native   27.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in northern basins of Panama (Ref. 50581). Also Ref. 26457.  No picture yet.
Ariidae Ariopsis assimilis (Günther, 1864) Fr, Br native   35.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Ariidae Ariopsis seemanni (Günther, 1864) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Bagre (Spanish)  44.40 cm TL male/unsexed   
Astroblepidae Astroblepus mendezi Ardila Rodríguez, 2014 Fr native   5.83 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Astroblepus mendezi, Panama Province, rio Piedras, arriba del rio Chagres. Also known from the Darien Province (Ref. 123287).  No picture yet.
Astroblepidae Astroblepus pirrensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr endemic   13.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from Rio Cana, Cana.  No picture yet.
Characidae Astyanax aeneus (Günther, 1860) Fr native   7.50 cm SL male/unsexed ;12.00 cm SL female  Known from Rio Cocle del Norte (Atlantic sector) and Rio Tabasara (Pacific sector). 
Characidae Astyanax anai Angulo, Santos, López, Langeani & McMahan, 2018 Fr native   11.26 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from a stream into tributary of San-San River below railway bridge, western area (Ref. 122421).  No picture yet.
Characidae Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   17.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Characidae Astyanax kompi Hildebrand, 1938 Fr native      No picture yet.
Characidae Astyanax orstedii (Lütken, 1875) Fr native   8.57 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Characidae Astyanax panamensis (Günther, 1864) Fr native  Panamanian tetra (English), Sardinita panameña (Spanish)  10.07 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Characidae Astyanax ruberrimus Eigenmann, 1913 Fr native     
Atherinopsidae Atherinella argentea Chernoff, 1986 Fr, Br, M native   11.10 cm SL male/unsexed   
Atherinopsidae Atherinella chagresi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1914) Fr, Br, M native   9.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality, Río Chagres at Gorgona I., Panama Canal Zone (Ref. 26282). 
Gobiidae Awaous banana (Valenciennes, 1837) Fr native   30.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;24.38 cm SL female  Known from Chiriqui, Veraguas, Los Santos, Panama, Darien, Bocas del Toro, Coclé and Colon. 
Batrachoididae Batrachoides pacifici (Günther, 1861) Fr, Br, M, Fi native   43.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Ranges from the Panama canal eastward (Ref. 9277). Found in markets (Ref. 9277). 
Hypopomidae Brachyhypopomus occidentalis (Regan, 1914) Fr native   17.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 46312. 
Poeciliidae Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr, Br native   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;7.50 cm female  Occurs in San Blas in the Atlantic drainage; in central Panama in the Pacific drainage; and, recorded from Rio Mendoza (Ref. 26130) and Río Chagres (Ref. 36880). 
Poeciliidae Brachyrhaphis episcopi (Steindachner, 1878) Fr endemic   3.50 cm TL male/unsexed ;5.00 cm female  Found in the Rio Capira. 
Poeciliidae Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi Meyer & Etzel, 2001 Fr native   5.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in waters west of Canal Zone, Coclé (Ref. 50894). 
Poeciliidae Brachyrhaphis punctifer (Hubbs, 1926) Fr endemic   3.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;5.00 cm female  Found in the Rio Cricamola.  No picture yet.
Poeciliidae Brachyrhaphis roseni Bussing, 1988 Fr native   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.20 cm SL female  Found in headwaters of Rio Santa Maria drainage in Veraguas. 
Poeciliidae Brachyrhaphis roswithae Meyer & Etzel, 1998 Fr native   5.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known only west of Canalzone (Ref. 42972).  No picture yet.
Poeciliidae Brachyrhaphis terrabensis (Regan, 1907) Fr native   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Bryconidae Brycon argenteus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913 Fr native  Sábalo pipon (Spanish)  23.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Museum: Comaraca Kuna Yala, Quebrada Sigdi at Pingandi, USNM 293136 (100 mm SL). Also Ref. 598, 9371, 38504.  No picture yet.
Bryconidae Brycon behreae Hildebrand, 1938 Fr native  Sábalo pipon (Spanish)  26.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Chiriquí del Tire and Chagres River basins, Pacific and Atlantic slopes of Panama (Ref. 38504). Also Ref. 598. 
Bryconidae Brycon chagrensis (Kner, 1863) Fr endemic  Sábalo pipon (Spanish)  50.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Chagres River basin, Atlantic slope of Panama (Ref. 38504). Also Ref. 598. 
Bryconidae Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908 Fr native   59.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Grijalva River (Ref. 6858). 
Bryconidae Brycon obscurus Hildebrand, 1938 Fr native  Sábalo pipon (Spanish)  9.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Bryconidae Brycon petrosus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913 Fr native  Sábalo pipon (Spanish)  28.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Bryconidae Brycon striatulus (Kner, 1863) Fr native  Sábalo pipon (Spanish)  36.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 598.  No picture yet.
Characidae Bryconamericus emperador (Eigenmann & Ogle, 1907) Fr native   10.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Chagres, Tuira, Bayano, and Santa María River basins (Ref. 38376). Also Ref. 598. 
Characidae Bryconamericus gonzalezi Román-Valencia, 2002 Fr native   7.38 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Río Bongie, 9°21'35"N, 82°36'35"W (Ref. 46206). 
Characidae Bryconamericus scleroparius (Regan, 1908) Fr native   11.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Characidae Bryconamericus zeteki Hildebrand, 1938 Fr native   8.80 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Tiburón toro (Spanish)  360 cm TL male/unsexed ;400 cm TL female  Panama Canal.  
Characidae Carlana eigenmanni (Meek, 1912) Fr native   5.39 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Poeciliidae Carlhubbsia stuarti Rosen & Bailey, 1959 Fr native   5.50 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.50 cm female   
Ariidae Cathorops fuerthii (Steindachner, 1876) Fr, Br, M native   31.20 cm TL male/unsexed   
Ariidae Cathorops hypophthalmus (Steindachner, 1876) Fr, Br, M, Fi endemic   35.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known only from the Pacific draining rivers (Ref. 39852). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9271). 
Ariidae Cathorops steindachneri (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Congo (Spanish), Cominata (Spanish)  36.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Ariidae Cathorops tuyra (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) Fr, Br, M native   33.90 cm TL male/unsexed   
Centropomidae Centropomus ensiferus Poey, 1860 Fr, Br, M native   36.20 cm TL male/unsexed   
Centropomidae Centropomus nigrescens Günther, 1864 Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Robalo (Spanish), Robalo negro (Spanish), Robalo redondo (Spanish)  123 cm TL male/unsexed   
Centropomidae Centropomus parallelus Poey, 1860 Fr, Br, M native   72.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Centropomidae Centropomus pectinatus Poey, 1860 Fr, Br, M native   56.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Chaetostoma fischeri Steindachner, 1879 Fr native  Cucho (Spanish)  30.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Bayano and Tuira River basins in the Pacific versant and Chagres River basin in the Caribbean versant (Ref. 36713). 
Crenuchidae Characidium marshi Breder, 1925 Fr native   4.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Tuira River basin (Ref. 37059).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Cichla ocellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Fr, Br, Aq introduced  Sargento (Spanish)  74.00 cm TL male/unsexed 33.2 SL  
Cyprinidae Cirrhinus molitorella (Valenciennes, 1844) Fr not established   55.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Has established in aquaculture through assisted/artificial reproduction. Has not established in the wild (Ref. 1739). This record refers to Cirrhinus chinensis. 
Cyclopsettidae Citharichthys gilberti Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Lenguado (Spanish), Lenguado boca grande (Spanish)  27.90 cm TL male/unsexed  In range Ref. 11482. 
Serrasalmidae Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1816) Fr, Aq introduced   108 cm TL male/unsexed   
Characidae Compsura gorgonae (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1909) Fr native   2.94 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Small pool below the spillway of the reservoir dam at Gorgona, Panama Canal Zone.  No picture yet.
Characidae Creagrutus affinis Steindachner, 1880 Fr native   7.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Pacific slope rivers of Panama from Rio Bayano to Rio Tuira and Atlantic slope in Rio Chagres system.  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Cribroheros alfari (Meek, 1907) Fr misidentification   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Guarumo (Ref. 7335). Also Ref. 4537. Occurrence of the species in this country not confirmed (Ref. 36377). 
Cichlidae Cribroheros altifrons (Kner, 1863) Fr native   13.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Chiriqui. 
Cichlidae Cribroheros bussingi (Loiselle, 1997) Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Guarumo River (Ref. 36377). 
Cichlidae Cribroheros diquis (Bussing, 1974) Fr misidentification   13.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Parrita (Ref. 7335). Occurrence of this species in the country is not confirmed (Ref. 36377). 
Cichlidae Cribroheros rhytisma (López S., 1983) Fr misidentification  scarce (very unlikely) 13.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from this country (Ref. 7335). Occurrence in the country is not confirmed (Ref. 36377). 
Loricariidae Crossoloricaria variegata (Steindachner, 1879) Fr native   26.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Río Mamoni near Chepo, Panama (Ref. 6868). 
Gobiidae Ctenogobius claytonii (Meek, 1902) Fr native   5.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Ctenoluciidae Ctenolucius beani (Fowler, 1907) Fr native   28.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Pacific versant rivers as far west as the Río Santa Maria system in Veraguas Province. Collected from Darien (Río Seteganti, Río Tuira, Río Pirre, Río Pucuro, Río Capetí, Río Yape, Río Aruza, Río Membrillo, Río Uruseca, and Río Chucunaque), Panama (Río Mamoni, Río Marte Arnade, Río Calobre, Río Abaco, Río Juan Diaz, swamps at La Jagua Hunting Club, creeks along Inter-American Highway about 7.2 km and 14.5 km E of Río Pacora), Veraguas (creek at bridge about 14.5 km from Santiago on road to San Francisco, Río Santa Maria basin), and Herrera (creek tributary to Río Escota). 
Xenocyprididae Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844) Fr, Aq introduced   150 cm TL male/unsexed   
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys birkhahni (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1992) Fr endemic   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys brunneus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr endemic   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys chucunaque (Breder, 1925) Fr endemic   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys frommi (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1993) Fr endemic   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys hildebrandi (Myers, 1927) Fr native   9.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Río San Pedro (Ref. 36880). 
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys isthmensis (Garman, 1895) Fr questionable   7.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Outside distributional range, occurrence needs confirmation. 
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys kuelpmanni (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1993) Fr endemic   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys monikae (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1995) Fr endemic   8.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys montium (Hildebrand, 1938) Fr endemic   8.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys sucubti (Breder, 1925) Fr native    Recorded from the Rio Sucubti, Provincia Darien (Ref. 36579).  No picture yet.
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys villwocki (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1997) Fr native    Type locality, Chagres National Park, 79°60'W, 9°25'N, Colon Province (Ref. 50838).  No picture yet.
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys wassmanni (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1999) Fr native   5.80 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Atlantic coastal drainages (Ref. 36579).  No picture yet.
Rivulidae Cynodonichthys weberi (Huber, 1992) Fr endemic   9.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Sciaenidae Cynoscion acoupa (Lacepède, 1801) Fr, Br, M native   110 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 26938. 
Curimatidae Cyphocharax magdalenae (Steindachner, 1878) Fr native   27.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from rivers of Pacific versant. Museum: Río Bayano system, MCZ 54119. Also Ref. 9371. 
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 Fr, Aq introduced   120 cm TL male/unsexed   
Mugilidae Dajaus monticola (Bancroft, 1834) Fr, Br native   36.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Darienheros calobrensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr endemic   25.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality of Cichlasoma calobrense, Río Calobre, Panamá. FMNH 7600 (Ref. 114771). Known from Tuíra, Chucunaque and Bayano River basins (Ref. 36377). Also Ref. 7335. 
Loricariidae Dasyloricaria capetensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr native   16.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Capeti, Panama, Tuyra River basin (Ref. 6868).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Dasyloricaria latiura (Eigenmann & Vance, 1912) Fr native   35.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Tuira River basin (Ref. 36389).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Dasyloricaria tuyrensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr native   35.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Tuyra, Boca de Cupe (Ref. 6868).  No picture yet.
Eleotridae Dormitator latifrons (Richardson, 1844) Fr, Br, M native   41.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;39.00 cm TL female  Also Ref. 11344. 
Eleotridae Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792) Fr, Br native   70.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality, (Pacific), USNM 4953 (holotype of Dormitator microphthalmus) (Ref. 50190). 
Sternopygidae Eigenmannia meeki Dutra, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2017 Fr native   30.85 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in the Río Pucuro and Río Chucunaque in the Río Tuír basin, Darién Province (Ref. 116777).  No picture yet.
Eleotridae Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope, 1871) Fr native   8.30 cm SL male/unsexed   
Eleotridae Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker, 1853 Fr introduced   26.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Panama Canal Zone. 
Eleotridae Eleotris picta Kner, 1863 Fr native   44.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Characidae Eretmobrycon bayano Fink, 1976 Fr native   5.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Museum: pool in small stream ca. 19 km along road from El Lhano to Carti, Río Bayano basin, MZUSP 14049 - 14051 (paratypes of E. bayano) (Ref. 27925). 
Eleotridae Erotelis shropshirei (Hildebrand, 1938) Fr native    Type locality, Drydock at Mt. Hope, Canal Zone (Ref. 46206). Environment uncertain.  No picture yet.
Gerreidae Eucinostomus argenteus Baird & Girard, 1855 Fr, Br, M native   21.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 3722. 
Gerreidae Eucinostomus currani Zahuranec, 1980 Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Mojarra (Spanish), Mojarra tricolor (Spanish)  21.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Gerreidae Eucinostomus gracilis (Gill, 1862) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Mojarra (Spanish), Mojarra delgada (Spanish)  21.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Gerreidae Eugerres plumieri (Cuvier, 1830) Fr, Br, M native   40.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Museum: FMNH 28180-28183 (Ref. 33568). 
Loricariidae Fonchiiichthys uracanthus (Kner, 1863) Fr native   16.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded between Río Chagres and Río Armila (Ref. 36880). Also Ref. 6868. 
Poeciliidae Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther, 1866 Fr, Br native   3.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.08 cm SL female   
Gasteropelecidae Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879 Fr, Fi native   6.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Mamoni R. near Chepo, Panama (Ref. 26282). Also Ref. 4537. 
Cichlidae Geophagus crassilabris Steindachner, 1876 Fr endemic   24.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Rio Chagres (Ref. 7335). Also Ref. 4537. 
Cichlidae Geophagus pellegrini Regan, 1912 Fr misidentification   15.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from Rio Canita close to Canita (village) and in rivers further south (Alf Stalsberg, pers. comm., March 2001). Occurrence in the country is not confirmed (Ref. 36377). 
Characidae Gephyrocharax atracaudatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) Fr native  Sardinita (Spanish)  4.74 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Province Cerro-Azul and former Canal Zone, Frijoles River basin (Ref. 38597). Type locality: Río Frijoles, Canal Zone (Ref. 33021). 
Characidae Gephyrocharax intermedius Meek & Hildebrand, 1916 Fr native  Sardinita (Spanish)  4.42 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Chamae River basin (Ref. 38597). Type locality: Chame Point, (Pacific) Panama.  No picture yet.
Characidae Gephyrocharax whaleri Hildebrand, 1938 Fr native   4.88 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Río Chame or a nearby stream, Pacific slope, Panama.  No picture yet.
Gerreidae Gerres cinereus (Walbaum, 1792) Fr, Br, M native   41.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Gobiesocidae Gobiesox cephalus Lacepède, 1800 Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Gobiesocidae Gobiesox potamius Briggs, 1955 Fr questionable   8.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Gobiidae Gobioides peruanus (Steindachner, 1880) Fr, Br native   45.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Museum: Yaviza, USNM 293271. Miraflores, SIO 71-83; USNM 123615 (Ref. 27974). 
Eleotridae Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepède, 1800 Fr native   90.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Eleotridae Gobiomorus maculatus (Günther, 1859) Fr, Br native   27.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Gymnotidae Gymnotus panamensis Albert & Crampton, 2003 Fr native   23.60 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality: small creek into the Río Cricamola, nr. Konkitu, Bocas del Toro Province (Ref. 49716).  No picture yet.
Characidae Hemibrycon dariensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1916 Fr native   6.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 598.  No picture yet.
Eleotridae Hemieleotris latifasciata (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) Fr native   12.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Erythrinidae Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) Fr native   28.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Erythrinidae Hoplias microlepis (Günther, 1864) Fr native   36.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in rivers along the entire Pacific coast of Panama and in rivers tributaries to the Panama Canal including the Atlantic coast (Ref. 96873). Feeds mainly on fish and some aquatic invertebrates in Río Chagres (Ref. 36880). Also Ref. 598. 
Callichthyidae Hoplosternum punctatum Meek & Hildebrand, 1916 Fr native   7.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Pacific coastal drainages (Ref. 26144). 
Characidae Hyphessobrycon panamensis Durbin, 1908 Fr native   4.41 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Panama and Boqueron rivers, the Río Guadi, the Río Tocué, the 'Largateria creek', the Reservoir Creek and Río Charges, Gorgona, the Río Frijoles, Frijoles, the Río Indio and Lake Gatun, Gatun , Canal zone (Ref. 13676). In Río Chagres, feeds mainly on terrestrial invertebrates and some aquatic invertebrates (Ref. 36880). Also Ref. 598. 
Xenocyprididae Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844) Fr, Aq introduced   120 cm TL male/unsexed   
Xenocyprididae Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845) Fr, Aq not established   146 cm SL male/unsexed  Established in aquaculture through assisted/artificial reproduction but not in the wild (Ref. 1739). 
Hemiramphidae Hyporhamphus rosae (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) Fr, Br, M native   15.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Loricariidae Hypostomus aspidolepis (Günther, 1867) Fr native  Arrisuaca (Spanish)  40.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Gatun River basin (Ref. 36713). Recorded from the Río Tuyra and the Río Chagres drainage (Ref. 36880). 
Ictaluridae Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818) Fr introduced   132 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Isthmoheros tuyrensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr endemic  Mojarra (Spanish)  23.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Cichlasoma tuyrense, Rio Tuyra, Boca de Cupe. Endemic to the pacific slope of eastern Panamá (Ref. 114771). Known from the Tuíra and Bayano River basins (Ref. 36377). Also Ref. 7335. 
Mugilidae Joturus pichardi Poey, 1860 Fr, Br native   61.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 3791, 50865. 
Cichlidae Kronoheros umbrifer (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr native   47.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Cichlasoma umbriferum, Rio Cupe, Cituro, FMNH 7598 (Ref. 114771). Known from Tuira and Chucunaque River drainages (Ref. 36377). Also Ref. 7335. 
Kuhliidae Kuhlia mugil (Forster, 1801) Fr, Br, M native   40.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 33390. 
Loricariidae Lasiancistrus caucanus Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   23.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, río Tuyra, Boca de Cupe, FMNH 7580 (holotype of Lasiancistrus planiceps, 14.76 cm SL). Known from Tuira and Sambu River basins (as Lasiancistrus planiceps) (Ref. 36713). Also Ref. 6868. 
Centrarchidae Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 Fr introduced   41.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Centrarchidae Lepomis microlophus (Günther, 1859) Fr introduced   43.20 cm TL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Leptoancistrus canensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr endemic   7.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Pacific drainages of eastern Panama and Armila River on the Atlantic slope (Ref. 36713). 
Eleotridae Leptophilypnus panamensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1916) Fr native   5.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Dorosomatidae Lile stolifera (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) Fr, Br, M native   15.90 cm TL male/unsexed   
Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847 Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Sábalo (Spanish), Sábalo real (Spanish)   250 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from coast of Atlantic Ocean (Ref. 3789). It had crossed the Panama canal and was also caught at Coiba Island in the Pacific Ocean (Ref. 4446), which is regarded as an introduction (Ref. 6328). 
Syngnathidae Microphis lineatus (Kaup, 1856) Fr native   19.40 cm SL male/unsexed   
Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) Fr introduced   97.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Lisa (Spanish)  100.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Mugilidae Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Lisa (Spanish), Corvina lisa (Spanish)  91.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Xenocyprididae Mylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson, 1846) Fr introduced   180 cm TL male/unsexed   
Heptapteridae Nemuroglanis panamensis (Bussing, 1970) Fr endemic   7.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from river basin draining Veraguas Province, Tuira River basin in Darién Province and Frijoles River in Panamá Province (Ref. 36914). Found in creek crossing road on south side of Santa Fe, Veraguas Province (Ref. 6868).  No picture yet.
Poeciliidae Neoheterandria cana (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr native   2.50 cm TL male/unsexed ;4.00 cm female  Found in Cana Province.  No picture yet.
Poeciliidae Neoheterandria tridentiger (Garman, 1895) Fr endemic   2.50 cm TL male/unsexed ;5.00 cm female  Found in the southern area of Toro Point, Fort Sherman, in the Canal Zone, and in the Rio Chame and Rio Arrijan. 
Ariidae Notarius cookei (Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002) Fr, Br native   42.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, 7 km from the mouth of Río Santa María, París, Herrera, 8°09'N, 80°33'W. Also Ref. 58032. 
Characidae Odontostilbe dialeptura (Fink & Weitzman, 1974) Fr native   3.43 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Characidae Odontostilbe mitoptera (Fink & Weitzman, 1974) Fr native   3.68 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Cocle del Norte River basin (Ref. 37055).). Type locality: Río Tucue at junction of river and road between Tucue and Tambo, Río Cocle del Norte basin, Cocle Prov. (Ref. 26282). Also Ref. 598.  No picture yet.
Carangidae Oligoplites palometa (Cuvier, 1832) Fr, Br, M native   49.70 cm TL male/unsexed   
Carangidae Oligoplites saurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Longino (Spanish), Macarela (Spanish)  35.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) Fr introduced   122 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) Fr, Br, Aq introduced   45.70 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 3691, 7306. 
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) Fr, Br introduced   39.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Established in a few impoundments (Ref. 97395). 
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Br, Aq introduced   60.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Anablepidae Oxyzygonectes dovii (Günther, 1866) Fr, Br native   15.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Panamius panamensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr endemic  Chogorro (Spanish), Peje motete (Spanish)  13.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Atlantic drainages of the country; Lake Gatún, rivers Mandinga, Chagres, Ipetí and others, including areas formerly within the Canal Zone (Ref. 74403); also Rio Tuira and Rio Bayano (Ref. 7335). Type locality, Río 'Mandingo' [= Mandinga] at 'Bas Obispo', Canal Zone, FMNH 7601 (holotype of Neeroplus panamensis, 7.9 cm SL). Also Ref. 36377. 
Cichlidae Parachromis loisellei (Bussing, 1989) Fr native   18.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Laguna de Chiriqui and the Rio Sixaola (Ref. 7335). Found in the Cricamola River (Ref. 36377). 
Cichlidae Parachromis managuensis (Günther, 1867) Fr, Aq introduced   55.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Poeciliidae Phallichthys amates (Miller, 1907) Fr native   7.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;6.00 cm TL female   
Characidae Phenagoniates macrolepis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr native   4.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Lebiasinidae Piabucina festae Boulenger, 1899 Fr native   13.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Lebiasinidae Piabucina panamensis Gill, 1877 Fr native  Domini Candela (Spanish)  14.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Museum: Rio Cardenas, USNM 304211 (41-105 mm SL); Culebra, USNM 78658 (100 mm SL). Also Ref. 598, 37104. 
Heptapteridae Pimelodella chagresi (Steindachner, 1876) Fr native   15.40 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality: Obispo, Río Chagres drainage, Panama (Ref. 26282, 6868). Recorded from the Río Coclé del Norte (Ref. 36880). Also Ref. 36914. 
Pimelodidae Pimelodus punctatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr endemic    Known from Tuira River basin (Ref. 36506).  No picture yet.
Poeciliidae Poecilia butleri Jordan, 1889 Fr native   7.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;8.00 cm TL female    No picture yet.
Poeciliidae Poecilia caucana (Steindachner, 1880) Fr native   3.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;6.00 cm NG female  Collected from Canglon and Torti (Ref. 42987), as well as Darien (Ref. 26130). 
Poeciliidae Poecilia gillii (Kner, 1863) Fr native   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;10.50 cm TL female  Type locality: Río Chagres. 
Poeciliidae Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863 Fr questionable   11.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Probably introduced. 
Poeciliidae Poeciliopsis elongata (Günther, 1866) Fr, Br native   13.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Central Panama (Ref. 36880). 
Poeciliidae Poeciliopsis retropinna (Regan, 1908) Fr native   5.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;8.00 cm female  Recorded from the Río Chiriquí (Ref. 36880). 
Centrarchidae Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque, 1818 Fr, Br introduced   53.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Centrarchidae Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Lesueur, 1829) Fr introduced   49.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Poeciliidae Priapichthys darienensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr native   3.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;4.00 cm TL female  Known from Tuira River basin (Ref. 50894). Type locality: Darién, Río Capetí, Río Tuyra basin, Panama (Ref. 26282).  No picture yet.
Poeciliidae Priapichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1916 Fr, Br native   3.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Punta Chame (Ref. 26130). Also Ref. 36880.  No picture yet.
Poeciliidae Priapichthys puetzi Meyer & Etzel, 1996 Fr endemic  Chompipa de montana (Spanish)  2.61 cm SL male/unsexed ;5.48 cm SL female  Restricted to the extreme northwestern part of Panama (Cordillera Central) (Ref. 42984). Museum: small brook of upper Río Guarumo system, 20 km on road from Punta Peña towards Gualaca, Bocas del Toro, MTD F 16250 (holotype, male, 2.61 cm SL) (Ref. 42984).  No picture yet.
Pristidae Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Br, M native  Pez sierra (Spanish)  750 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Chucunaque and Tuira Rivers (Ref. 57708). 
Characidae Psalidodon fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) Fr native   17.10 cm TL male/unsexed   
Characidae Pseudocheirodon arnoldi (Boulenger, 1909) Fr native   4.28 cm SL male/unsexed   
Syngnathidae Pseudophallus elcapitanensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1914) Fr native   18.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Syngnathidae Pseudophallus mindii (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) Fr native   16.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Syngnathidae Pseudophallus starksii (Jordan & Culver, 1895) Fr native   17.60 cm SL male/unsexed   
Heptapteridae Rhamdia guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) Fr native   25.10 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Heptapteridae Rhamdia laticauda (Kner, 1858) Fr native   29.40 cm SL male/unsexed   
Heptapteridae Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Fr native   61.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Haemulidae Rhonciscus bayanus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898) Fr native   51.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Haemulidae Rhonciscus crocro (Cuvier, 1830) Fr, Br, M native   38.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Rineloricaria altipinnis (Breder, 1925) Fr native   15.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Chico River basin (Ref. 36389).  No picture yet.
Characidae Roeboides bouchellei Fowler, 1923 Fr native   8.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 36811. 
Characidae Roeboides bussingi Matamoros, Chakrabarty, Angulo, Garita-Alvarado & McMahan, 2013 Fr native   9.28 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Characidae Roeboides carti Lucena, 2000 Fr endemic   8.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in coastal drainages of Comarca de San Blas (Ref. 36811). Type locality, Río Carti Grande, Comarca de San Blas (Ref. 34412).  No picture yet.
Characidae Roeboides dayi (Steindachner, 1878) Fr native   12.70 cm SL male/unsexed   
Characidae Roeboides guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) Fr native  Anchobeta (Spanish), Anchovata (Spanish)  13.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 36811. 
Characidae Roeboides loftini Lucena, 2011 Fr native   7.51 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the Río Coclé del Norte drainage in northwestern Panamá (Ref. 87931).  No picture yet.
Characidae Roeboides occidentalis Meek & Hildebrand, 1916 Fr native  Anchovata (Spanish), Anchobeta (Spanish)  13.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Coton (Ref. 26633).  No picture yet.
Parodontidae Saccodon dariensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr native   16.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in continental waters of Panama east of Panama Canal (Ref. 38267). Museum: Rio Sabalo, tributary to upper Rio Bayano, USNM 208503 (52.1-74.5 mm SL); Rio Morti at Hydro Station, USNM 208505 (73.5, 91.3 mm SL). Also Ref. 598. 
Salmonidae Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 Fr introduced   140 cm SL male/unsexed   
Ariidae Sciades dowii (Gill, 1863) Fr, Br native   90.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 11482. 
Gobiidae Sicydium salvini Ogilvie-Grant, 1884 Fr native   14.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Río Cárdenas (Ref. 36880). Also Ref. 11344. 
Loricariidae Spatuloricaria fimbriata (Eigenmann & Vance, 1912) Fr native   8.41 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Tuira River (Ref. 36389).  No picture yet.
Sternopygidae Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt, 1805) Fr native   81.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Marrigante, Rio Tuyra (Ref. 55493). Also Ref. 39524. 
Belonidae Strongylura exilis (Girard, 1854) Fr, Br, M native   91.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Belonidae Strongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792) Fr, Br, M native   111 cm TL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Sturisomatichthys citurensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr native   25.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Tuira and Bayano River basins (Ref. 36389).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Sturisomatichthys dariense (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr native   25.40 cm male/unsexed  Known from the Tuira River basin (Ref. 36389).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Sturisomatichthys panamense (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) Fr native   26.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Synbranchidae Synbranchus marmoratus Bloch, 1795 Fr native   150 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Talamancaheros sieboldii (Kner, 1863) Fr native   25.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rio Santa Marta. 
Cichlidae Tomocichla asfraci Allgayer, 2002 Fr native   25.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Laguna de Chiriqui basin in the Guarumo River (Ref. 36377). 
Cichlidae Tomocichla tuba (Meek, 1912) Fr native   30.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rio Cricamola. 
Auchenipteridae Trachelyopterus amblops (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr endemic   19.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the Tuyra basin (Ref. 6868).  No picture yet.
Trichomycteridae Trichomycterus striatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Fr native   8.40 cm male/unsexed  Type locality: Río Cana at Cana, Río Tuyra system, Panama (Ref. 26282, 6868). Recorded from Salao Creek into Río Chiriquí del Tire above Caldera (Ref. 6868). 
Achiridae Trinectes fluviatilis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) Fr, Br, M native  Lenguado (Spanish)  5.00 cm male/unsexed   
Achiridae Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Fr, Br, M native   20.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Vieja maculicauda (Regan, 1905) Fr, Br native   25.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rio Chagres. Also Ref. 4537. 
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