Checklist of Caribbean marine fishes of Colombia

Study Extent

Colombian continental and oceanic marine ecosystems located in the Caribbean Sea within the following coordinates: Minimal latitude 7° 54' 18" N (7.905°), minimal longitude 82° 14' 0" W (-82.2333°), maximal latitude 15° 30' 10" N (15.5028°), maximal longitude 70° 41' 40.6" W (-70.6946°) (http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25303). Ecosistemas marinos continentales y oceánicos colombianos ubicados en el mar Caribe comprendidos en las siguientes coordenadas: latitud mínima 7° 54' 18" N (7.905°), longitud mínima 82° 14' 0" W (-82.2333°), latitud máxima 15° 30' 10" N (15.5028°), longitud máxima 70° 41' 40.6" W (-70.6946°)
(http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25303).

Sampling

The list was extracted based on records deposited in five ichthyological collections, one national, the largest and most complete current repository of marine species in Colombia, and four international collections that house material collected in the maritime area under Colombian jurisdiction between the 1960s and 1980s. First, all species found in the Invemar national collection were compiled; second, species collected in Colombia by foreign expeditions, verified by specimens in the aforementioned collections, were added; third, species records based on photographs or tissue samples were added; fourth, the taxonomy and updated nomenclature of the records were verified following Calcademy, Worms and FishBase. The classification of taxa from ordinal and supraordinate taxonomic ranks (class to suborder) and the order of arrangement of the respective taxa followed the proposal of Last et al. (2016) for Chondrichthyans and Betancur-R. et al. (2017) for bony fishes. La lista se extrajo basándose en registros depositados en cinco colecciones ictiológicas, una nacional, el repositorio actual más grande y completo de especies marinas en Colombia, y cuatro colecciones internacionales que albergan material colectado en el área marítima de jurisdicción colombiana entre la década de los años sesenta y los ochenta del siglo pasado. Primero, se compilaron todas las especies encontradas en la colección nacional del Invemar; segundo, se agregaron especies colectadas en Colombia por expediciones extranjeras, verificadas mediante especímenes en las colecciones antes mencionadas; tercero, se agregaron registros de especies basados en fotografías o muestras de tejidos; cuarto, se verificaron la taxonomía y nomenclatura actualizada de los registros siguiendo Calcademy, Worms y FishBase. La clasificación de taxones de rangos taxonómicos ordinales y supraordinales (clase a suborden) y el orden de arreglo de los respectivos taxones siguieron la propuesta de Last et al. (2016) para Condrictios y Betancur-R. et al. (2017) para peces óseos.

Method steps

1. 1. We compiled all species found in the national collection of Invemar; 2. We added species collected in Colombia by foreign expeditions below 200 m depth, verified by specimens in the fish collections of the NNHM, MCZ, UF, ANSP; 3. We added species records supported through photographs or tissue samples; 4. We verified the taxonomy and updated nomenclature of the records following Calcademy, Worms y FishBase. The classification of taxa from ordinal and supraordinate taxonomic ranks (class to suborder) and the order of arrangement of the respective taxa followed the proposal of Last et al. (2016) for Chondrichthyans and Betancur-R. et al. (2017) for bony fishes.
2. 1. Se compilaron todas las especies encontradas en la colección nacional del Invemar; 2. Se agregaron especies colectadas en Colombia por expediciones extranjeras por debajo de 200 m de profundidad, verificadas mediante especímenes en las colecciones de peces de NNHM, MCZ, UF, ANSP; 3. Se agregaron registros de especies basados en fotografías o muestras de tejidos; 4. Se verificaron la taxonomía y nomenclatura actualizada de los registros siguiendo Calcademy, Worms y FishBase. La clasificación de taxones de rangos taxonómicos ordinales y supraordinales (clase a suborden) y el orden de arreglo de los respectivos taxones siguieron la propuesta de Last et al. (2016) para Condrictios y Betancur-R. et al. (2017) para peces óseos.

Of the 1329 taxa available, 10 are at the genus level and the remaining 1319 are at the species level. All records are classified in four classes, 59 orders, 206 families and 640 genera. Of the 1329 records, 5 are new records for Colombia, 16 endemic species and 2 species that do not have a unique LSID for a total of 1329 species in this list. De los 1329 taxa disponibles, 10 se encuentran a nivel de género y los restantes 1319 se encuentran a nivel de especie. La totalidad de los registros se encuentran clasificados en cuatro clases, 59 órdenes, 206 familias y 640 géneros. De los 1329 registros, 5 constituyen nuevos registros para Colombia, 16 especies endémicas y 2 especies que no cuentan con un LSID único para un total de 1329 especies en este listado.

1. Acanthuridae
   rank: family
2. Achiridae
   rank: family
3. Acropomatidae
   rank: family
4. Albulidae
   rank: family
5. Alepisauridae
   rank: family
6. Alepocephalidae
   rank: family
7. Alopiidae
   rank: family
8. Anguillidae
   rank: family
9. Anoplogastridae
   rank: family
10. Antennariidae
    rank: family
11. Aphyonidae
    rank: family
12. Apogonidae
    rank: family
13. Argentinidae
    rank: family
14. Ariidae
    rank: family
15. Ariommatidae
    rank: family
16. Ateleopodidae
    rank: family
17. Atherinidae
    rank: family
18. Atherinopsidae
    rank: family
19. Aulostomidae
    rank: family
20. Balistidae
    rank: family
21. Bathyclupeidae
    rank: family
22. Bathylagidae
    rank: family
23. Bathysauridae
    rank: family
24. Batrachoididae
    rank: family
25. Belonidae
    rank: family
26. Berycidae
    rank: family
27. Blenniidae
    rank: family
28. Bothidae
    rank: family
29. Bramidae
    rank: family
30. Bregmacerotidae
    rank: family
31. Bythitidae
    rank: family
32. Callionymidae
    rank: family
33. Caproidae
    rank: family
34. Carangidae
    rank: family
35. Carapidae
    rank: family
36. Carcharhinidae
    rank: family
37. Centrophoridae
    rank: family
38. Centropomidae
    rank: family
39. Chaenopsidae
    rank: family
40. Chaetodontidae
    rank: family
41. Chaunacidae
    rank: family
42. Chimaeridae
    rank: family
43. Chlopsidae
    rank: family
44. Chlorophthalmidae
    rank: family
45. Cichlidae
    rank: family
46. Cirrhitidae
    rank: family
47. Clupeidae
    rank: family
48. Colocongridae
    rank: family
49. Congridae
    rank: family
50. Coryphaenidae
    rank: family
51. Cynoglossidae
    rank: family
52. Cyprinodontidae
    rank: family
53. Dactylopteridae
    rank: family
54. Dactyloscopidae
55. Dasyatidae
56. Diceratiidae
57. Diodontidae
58. Diretmidae
    rank: family
59. Draconettidae
    rank: family
60. Dussumieriidae
    rank: family
61. Echeneidae
    rank: family
62. Echinorhinidae
    rank: family
63. Eleotridae
    rank: family
64. Elopidae
    rank: family
65. Emmelichthyidae
    rank: family
66. Engraulidae
    rank: family
67. Ephippidae
    rank: family
68. Epigonidae
    rank: family
69. Etmopteridae
    rank: family
70. Exocoetidae
    rank: family
71. Fistulariidae
    rank: family
72. Gempylidae
    rank: family
73. Gerreidae
    rank: family
74. Gibberichthyidae
    rank: family
75. Giganturidae
    rank: family
76. Ginglymostomatidae
    rank: family
77. Gobiesocidae
    rank: family
78. Gobiidae
    rank: family
79. Gonostomatidae
    rank: family
80. Grammatidae
    rank: family
81. Grammicolepididae
    rank: family
82. Gymnuridae
    rank: family
83. Haemulidae
    rank: family
84. Halosauridae
    rank: family
85. Hemiramphidae
    rank: family
86. Heterenchelyidae
    rank: family
87. Hexanchidae
    rank: family
88. Holocentridae
    rank: family
89. Ipnopidae
    rank: family
90. Istiophoridae
    rank: family
91. Kyphosidae
    rank: family
92. Labridae
    rank: family
93. Labrisomidae
    rank: family
94. Lamnidae
    rank: family
95. Lampridae
    rank: family
96. Lobotidae
    rank: family
97. Lophiidae
    rank: family
98. Lutjanidae
    rank: family
99. Macrouridae
    rank: family
100. Malacanthidae
     rank: family
101. Megalopidae
     rank: family
102. Melanocetidae
     rank: family
103. Merlucciidae
     rank: family
104. Microdesmidae
     rank: family
105. Microstomatidae
     rank: family
106. Mitsukurinidae
     rank: family
107. Molidae
     rank: family
108. Monacanthidae
     rank: family
109. Moridae
     rank: family
110. Moringuidae
     rank: family
111. Mugilidae
     rank: family
112. Mullidae
     rank: family
113. Muraenesocidae
     rank: family
114. Muraenidae
     rank: family
115. Myctophidae
     rank: family
116. Myliobatidae
     rank: family
117. Myxinidae
     rank: family
118. Narcinidae
     rank: family
119. Nemichthyidae
     rank: family
120. Neoscopelidae
     rank: family
121. Nettastomatidae
     rank: family
122. Nomeidae
     rank: family
123. Notacanthidae
     rank: family
124. Notosudidae
     rank: family
125. Odontaspididae
     rank: family
126. Ogcocephalidae
     rank: family
127. Oneirodidae
     rank: family
128. Ophichthidae
     rank: family
129. Ophidiidae
     rank: family
130. Opisthoproctidae
     rank: family
131. Opistognathidae
     rank: family
132. Ostraciidae
     rank: family
133. Oxytrichidae
     rank: family
134. Paralepididae
     rank: family
135. Paralichthyidae
     rank: family
136. Parazenidae
     rank: family
137. Pempheridae
     rank: family
138. Percophidae
     rank: family
139. Peristediidae
     rank: family
140. Phosichthyidae
     rank: family
141. Phycidae
     rank: family
142. Pleuronectidae
     rank: family
143. Poeciliidae
     rank: family
144. Polymixiidae
     rank: family
145. Polynemidae
     rank: family
146. Pomacanthidae
     rank: family
147. Pomacentridae
     rank: family
148. Pomatomidae
     rank: family
149. Priacanthidae
     rank: family
150. Pristidae
     rank: family
151. Pristigasteridae
     rank: family
152. Rachycentridae
     rank: family
153. Rajidae
     rank: family
154. Regalecidae
     rank: family
155. Rhincodontidae
     rank: family
156. Rhinobatidae
     rank: family
157. Rhinochimaeridae
     rank: family
158. Rivulidae
     rank: family
159. Scaridae
     rank: family
160. Sciaenidae
     rank: family
161. Scombridae
     rank: family
162. Scombrolabracidae
     rank: family
163. Scombropidae
     rank: family
164. Scorpaenidae
     rank: family
165. Scyliorhinidae
     rank: family
166. Sebastidae
     rank: family
167. Serranidae
     rank: family
168. Setarchidae
     rank: family
169. Somniosidae
     rank: family
170. Sparidae
     rank: family
171. Sphyraenidae
     rank: family
172. Sphyrnidae
     rank: family
173. Squalidae
     rank: family
174. Squatinidae
     rank: family
175. Stephanoberycidae
     rank: family
176. Sternoptychidae
     rank: family
177. Stomiidae
     rank: family
178. Stromateidae
     rank: family
179. Symphysanodontidae
     rank: family
180. Synaphobranchidae
     rank: family
181. Syngnathidae
     rank: family
182. Synodontidae
     rank: family
183. Tetraodontidae
     rank: family
184. Torpedinidae
     rank: family
185. Trachichthyidae
     rank: family
186. Triacanthodidae
     rank: family
187. Triakidae
     rank: family
188. Trichiuridae
     rank: family
189. Triglidae
     rank: family
190. Tripterygiidae
     rank: family
191. Uranoscopidae
     rank: family
192. Urotrygonidae
     rank: family
193. Xiphiidae
     rank: family
194. Zeidae
     rank: family
195. Zeniontidae
     rank: family

Colombian continental and oceanic marine ecosystems in the Caribbean Sea / Ecosistemas Marinos continentales y oceánicos colombianos ubicados en el mar Caribe (http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25303).