Fish of Brazil - Systematic List

	Order	Family	English Common Name	Spanish Common Name	Portuguese Common Name	Scientific Name	Belonging	Records	Chance of observation
1	Carcharhiniformes	Carcharhinidae		Tiburón Limón		Negaprion brevirostris	Not listed	1	III
2	Myliobatiformes	Potamotrygonidae				Potamotrygon falkneri	Not listed	1	III
3	Aulopiformes	Synodontidae	Sand Diver	Pez Lagarto	Peixe-lagarto-do-raso	Synodus intermedius	Not listed	1	III
4	Beloniformes	Belonidae		Pez Pipa		Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni	Native	1	III
5				Agujón Verde	Agulha	Strongylura marina	Native	5	V
6		Exocoetidae	Flyingfish	Pez volador		Exocoetus volitans	Not listed	3	IV
7	Beryciformes	Holocentridae	Squirrelfish	Olho-de-cão		Holocentrus adscensionis	Native	1	III
8	Characiformes	Anostomidae			Peixe-canivete	Leporellus trivittatus	Not listed	1	III
9						Leporellus vittatus	Not listed	1	III
10			Three Dots Boga	Boga		Leporinus obtusidens	Not listed	2	IV
11						Leporinus striatus	Not listed	1	III
12		Bryconidae	Golden Dorado	Dorado		Salminus brasiliensis	Native	2	IV
13		Characidae	Banded Astyanax	Mojarra Colirroja		Astyanax fasciatus	Not listed	1	III
14					Piraputanga	Brycon hilarii	Not listed	3	IV
15				Pirá Pitá	Pirapitanga	Brycon orbignyanus	Not listed	2	IV
16					Lambari	Deuterodon langei	Native	1	III
17					Lambari-listrado	Hollandichthys multifasciatus	Native	1	III
18					Pacú	Piaractus mesopotamicus	Native	2	IV
19		Crenuchidae	South American Darter	Virolito		Characidium rachovii	Not listed	1	III
20		Erythrinidae			Trairão	Hoplias lacerdae	Native	1	III
21		Prochilodontidae	Tarpon Prochiludos	Sábalo Común		Prochilodus lineatus	Not listed	1	III
22					Curimbata	Prochilodus scrofa	Not listed	1	III
23		Serrasalmidae		Pacú		Colossoma paco	Not listed	1	III
24	Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae		Madrecita	Barrigudinho	Phalloceros caudimaculatus	Not listed	1	III
25						Poecilia vivipara	Not listed	1	III
26	Gasterosteiformes	Syngnathidae		Caballito De Mar		Hippocampus sp.	Native	1	III
27	Gymnotiformes	Gymnotidae			Tuvira	Gymnotus pantherinus	Native	1	III
28	Mugiliformes	Mugilidae	Mullet	Lisa		Mugil brasiliensis	Not listed	1	III
29				Mújol		Mugil cephalus	Not listed	1	III
30			White Mullet		Tainha-olho-de-fogo	Mugil curema	Native	1	III
31	Perciformes	Acanthuridae		Pez Cirujano	Cirurgião	Acanthurus bahianus	Native	2	IV
32			Doctorfish		Peixe-cirurgião	Acanthurus chirurgus	Native	1	III
33			Blue Tang Surgeonfish			Acanthurus coeruleus	Native	2	IV
34		Carangidae	Horse-eye Jack		Caraximbora	Caranx latus	Native	1	III
35		Chaetodontidae	Banded Butterflyfish	Pez Mariposa Bandado	Peixe-borboleta Listrado	Chaetodon striatus	Native	7	VI
36		Cichlidae	Tiger Oscar	Tigre Óscar		Astronotus ocellatus	Native	3	IV
37						Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense	Native	1	III
38			Pike Cichlid	Cabeza Amarga		Crenicichla lepidota	Not listed	2	IV
39					Cará-cartola	Geophagus brasiliensis	Native	2	IV
40					Acará-bicudo	Satanoperca jurupari	Native	1	III
41		Ephippidae			Enxada	Chaetodipterus faber	Not listed	1	III
42		Gobiidae	Sandfish		Peixe-areia	Awaous tajasica	Native	1	III
43						Bathygobius soporator	Not listed	2	IV
44					Gobio de Vidrio	Coryphopterus glaucofraenum	Native	2	IV
45		Haemulidae				Anisotremus sp.	Not listed	1	III
46						Anisotremus taeniatus	Not listed	1	III
47					Salema	Anisotremus virginicus	Native	3	IV
48						Haemulon aurolineatum	Not listed	3	IV
49			Sailor´s Grunt		Biquara	Haemulon parra	Native	1	III
50				Corocoro	Corcoroca-boca-velha	Haemulon plumieri	Not listed	2	IV
51			Chere-chere Grunt		Cocoroca-boca-larga	Haemulon steindachneri	Native	1	III
52		Labridae	Spanish Hogfish			Bodianus rufus	Native	1	III
53			Brazilian Wrasse		Bodião-brasileiro	Halichoeres brasiliensis	Native	1	III
54			Clown Wrasse		Bodião-palhaço	Halichoeres maculipinna	Native	1	III
55			Blackear Wrasse		Bodião-rei	Halichoeres poeyi	Native	1	III
56				Doncella Ojinegra	Sabonete	Helichoeres poeyi	Not listed	1	III
57		Lutjanidae	Schoolmaster Snapper			Lutjanus apodus	Native	1	III
58		Mullidae			Trilha	Pseudupeneus maculatus	Native	2	IV
59		Pomacanthidae	Gray Angelfish	Pez Angel Gris	Paru-cinza	Pomacanthus arcuatus	Not listed	1	III
60						Pomacanthus paru	Native	2	IV
61		Pomacentridae		Sargento	Castanheta-das-rochas	Abudefduf saxatilis	Native	17	VI
62			Brown Chromis		Castanheta-parda	Azurina multilineata	Native	1	III
63					Donzelinha	Stegastes fuscus	Native	4	V
64						Stegastes variabilis	Native	3	IV
65		Scaridae	Zelinda´s Parrotfish		Budião-banana	Scarus zelindae	Native	1	III
66			Gray Parrotfish		Budião-cinza	Sparisoma axillare	Native	1	III
67				Pez Papagayo	Peixe-papagai	Sparisoma frondosum	Not listed	1	III
68		Sciaenidae	High-hat		Peixe-gato	Pareques acuminatus	Native	1	III
69		Scombridae	Yellowfin Tuna	Atún de Aleta Amarilla	Atum-galha-amarela	Thunnus albacares	Not listed	1	III
70		Serranidae	Sand Perch			Diplectrum formosum	Not listed	1	III
71			Aguavina	Arenero		Diplectrum radiale	Not listed	2	IV
72			Rock Hind		Badejo-pintado	Epinephelus adscensionis	Native	1	III
73			Red Hind	Mero Colorado	Garoupa Pintada	Epinephelus guttatus	Not listed	1	III
74			Dusky Grouper		Garoupa-verdadeira	Epinephelus marginatus	Native	1	III
75					Badejo-mira	Mycteroperca acutirostris	Native	2	IV
76		Sparidae				Archosargus rhomboidalis	Not listed	1	III
77					Marimba	Diplodus argenteus	Native	8	VI
78		Trichiuridae		Pez Sable		Trichiurus lepturus	Native	3	IV
79	Pleuronectiformes	Bothidae	Eyed Flounder		Linguado	Bothus ocellatus	Native	1	III
80	Scorpaeniformes	Dactylopteridae	Flying Gurnard	Pez Golondrina	Coió	Dactylopterus volitans	Not listed	4	V
81	Siluriformes	Callichthyidae			Tambuatá	Callichthys callichthys	Native	1	III
82					Coridora	Scleromystax barbatus	Native	1	III
83		Heptapteridae	Catfish	Bagre Negro		Rhamdia quelen	Native	1	III
84		Loricariidae				Hypostomus punctatus	Not listed	1	III
85	Synbranchiformes	Synbranchidae	Marbled swamp eel	Anguila		Synbranchus marmoratus	Native	1	III
86	Tetraodontiformes	Diodontidae	Spotfin Burrfish	Pez Globo Manchado	Baiacú-de-espinho-pintado	Chilomycterus reticulatus	Not listed	1	III
87			Briddled Burrfish	Pez Globo	Baiacu-de-espinho	Chilomycterus spinosus	Native	3	IV
88		Molidae	Ocean Sunfish	Pez Luna	Peixe Lua	Mola mola	Not listed	1	III
89		Monacanthidae	Orangespotted Filefish		Porquinho-de-pinta-laranja	Cantherhines pullus	Not listed	1	III
90			Planehead Filefish		Peixe-porco-da-pedra	Stephanolepis hispida	Native	1	III
91		Ostraciidae	Honeycomb Cowfish	Pez Cofre		Acanthostracion polygonius	Not listed	1	III
92			Cowfish Scrawled	Pez Cofre	Baiacu-de-chifre	Acanthostracion quadricornis	Not listed	1	III
93		Tetraodontidae			Baiacu-carioca	Sphoeroides camila	Native	1	III
94						Sphoeroides greeleyi	Native	3	IV
95			Bandtail Puffer			Sphoeroides spengleri	Not listed	1	III
96			Checkered Puffer	Pez Globo Ajedrezado	Baiacú-mirim	Sphoeroides testudineus	Native	3	IV

Fish 96 - Systematic List