Argentina Endemic Freshwater Fish Checklist

Argentina

Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species

This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Argentina 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.

OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range ( these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)

Jenynsia maculata (Anablepidae)

Jenynsia pygogramma (Anablepidae)

Schizodon platae OC (Anostomidae)

Apteronotus ellisi OC (Apteronotidae)

Xyliphius barbatus (Aspredinidae)

Xyliphius lombarderoi (Aspredinidae)

Odontesthes platensis (Atherinopsidae)

Odontesthes smitti OC (Atherinopsidae)

Trachelyopterus albicrux (Auchenipteridae)

Corydoras carlae (Callichthyidae)

Corydoras micracanthus (Callichthyidae)

Astyanax cordovae OC (Characidae)

Astyanax correntinus (Characidae)

Astyanax erythropterus (Characidae)

Astyanax leonidas (Characidae)

Astyanax ojiara (Characidae)

Astyanax orbignyanus (Characidae)

Astyanax paris (Characidae)

Astyanax troya (Characidae)

Bryconamericus agna (Characidae)

Bryconamericus eigenmanni OC (Characidae)

Bryconamericus mennii (Characidae)

Bryconamericus rubropictus (Characidae)

Bryconamericus sylvicola (Characidae)

Gymnocharacinus bergii (Characidae) Naked Characin

Hemigrammus matei (Characidae) False Head-and-taillight

Hyphessobrycon igneus OC (Characidae) Firefin Tetra

Hyphessobrycon wajat (Characidae)

Hypobrycon poi (Characidae)

Oligosarcus menezesi (Characidae)

Apistogramma pleurotaenia (Cichlidae) Chequered Dwarf Cichlid

Cichlasoma tembe (Cichlidae)

Gymnogeophagus australis OC (Cichlidae) Southern Eartheater

Gymnogeophagus che (Cichlidae)

Characidium borellii (Crenuchidae)

Olivaichthys cuyanus (Diplomystidae)

Olivaichthys mesembrinus (Diplomystidae)

Olivaichthys viedmensis (Diplomystidae) Otuno

Rhamdella aymarae (Heptapteridae)

Pyrrhulina macrolepis OC (Lebiasinidae)

Pyrrhulina rachoviana OC (Lebiasinidae) Fanning Pyrrhulina

Ancistrus cirrhosus OC (Loricariidae)

Brochiloricaria chauliodon OC (Loricariidae)

Hisonotus maculipinnis OC (Loricariidae)

Hypostomus cordovae OC (Loricariidae)

Hypostomus itacua (Loricariidae)

Hypostomus paranensis (Loricariidae)

Ixinandria steinbachi (Loricariidae)

Loricaria tucumanensis (Loricariidae)

Loricariichthys edentatus (Loricariidae)

Paraloricaria vetula OC (Loricariidae)

Rineloricaria catamarcensis OC (Loricariidae)

Percichthys altispinis (Percichthyidae)

Percichthys colhuapiensis (Percichthyidae) Largemouth Perch

Percichthys vinciguerrae (Percichthyidae)

Bergiaria platana (Pimelodidae)

Megalonema argentina OC (Pimelodidae)

Pimelodus absconditus OC (Pimelodidae)

Pimelodus albicans OC (Pimelodidae)

Pimelodus brevis (Pimelodidae)

Pimelodus spegazzinii OC (Pimelodidae)

Rhamphichthys hahni (Rhamphichthyidae)

Austrolebias nonoiuliensis (Rivulidae) Giant Pearlfish

Megalebias elongatus (Rivulidae) Elongated Giant Pearlfish

Hatcheria macraei (Trichomycteridae) Patagonian Catfish

Parastegophilus maculatus OC (Trichomycteridae)

Silvinichthys mendozensis (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus alterus (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus belensis (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus boylei (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus catamarcensis (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus corduvensis OC (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus heterodontus (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus ramosus (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus riojanus (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus roigi (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus spegazzinii (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus tenuis (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 78 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 35 species total 113 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Argentina.

Jenynsia tucumana (Anablepidae) 2005

Leporinus platycephalus (Anostomidae)

Corydoras longipinnis (Callichthyidae) 2007

Astyanax aramburui (Characidae) 2006

Astyanax chico (Characidae) 2004

Astyanax endy (Characidae) 2006

Astyanax hermosus (Characidae) 2005

Astyanax ita (Characidae) 2002

Astyanax latens (Characidae) 2004

Astyanax pampa (Characidae) 2005

Astyanax puka (Characidae) 2007

Astyanax pynandi (Characidae) 2003