Curaçao

Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species

This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Curaçao is based on the taxonomy used in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (2023). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2023 Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Version downloaded 9 February 2023 https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp

The current version can be accessed here

+ = species added to the Catalog of Fishes after 9 Februrary 2023

Lipogramma barrettorum (Cichliformes Grammatidae) Bluespotted Basslet

Lipogramma haberorum (Cichliformes Grammatidae) Yellowbanded Basslet

Lipogramma schrieri (Cichliformes Grammatidae) Maori Basslet

Robinsichthys nigrimarginatus (Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Black-margined Goby

Varicus lacerta (Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Godzilla Goby

Additional deep-sea species (below 200 m) recorded only from Curaçao:

Epigonus gemma + (Acropomatiformes Epigonidae)

Epigonus hexacanthus + (Acropomatiformes Epigonidae)