Living National Treasures: Dominican Republic

Checklists of  Endemics

Mammal Species 0

Bird Species 1

Reptile Species 34

Amphibian Species 12

Freshwater Fish Species 13

Marine Fish Species 1

Vertebrate Genera 0

Swallowtail & Milkweed Butterfly Species 0

Vascular Plant Genera 6

Families & Orders 0


Taxonomic Sources & Caveats

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Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species

This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in the Dominican Republic 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)


Nandopsis vombergae (Cichlidae)

Cyprinodon higuey (Cyprinodontidae) Black-and-blue Pupfish

Cyprinodon nichollsi (Cyprinodontidae) Jaragua Pupfish

Sicydium buscki (Gobiidae)

Sicydium gilberti (Gobiidae)

Limia perugiae OC (Poeciliidae) Perugia's Limia

Limia sulphurophila (Poeciliidae) Sulfur Limia

Limia versicolor OC (Poeciliidae) Varicolored Limia

Limia yaguajali OC (Poeciliidae) Yaguajal Limia

Limia zonata (Poeciliidae) Striped Limia

Poecilia elegans (Poeciliidae) Elegant Molly

Poecilia nicholsi (Poeciliidae) Yellow Limia

Rivulus roloffi (Rivulidae) Hispaniolan Rivulus