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Table 1: 371 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 6 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 6 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 383 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 383 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Doradidae Acanthodoras cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   11.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Acestrorhynchidae Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch, 1794) Fr native   30.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 12225. 
Acestrorhynchidae Acestrorhynchus microlepis (Jardine, 1841) Fr native   37.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename River (Rechter and Linker) (Ref. 59052). 
Achiridae Achirus achirus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Br, M native   37.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Serrasalmidae Acnodon oligacanthus (Müller & Troschel, 1844) Fr native   20.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 39031. 
Cichlidae Aequidens paloemeuensis Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 Fr native   9.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the Paloemeu River, Marowijne drainage. 
Cichlidae Aequidens tetramerus (Heckel, 1840) Fr native  Kokko (Creole, English), Manja koko (Creole, English)  19.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Corantijn, Nickerie, Coppename, Suriname and Marowijne drainages. 
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus inermis (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr native  Prapali (Creole, English), Prariprari (Sranan)  64.80 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter and main Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 37098. 
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus marmoratus Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   18.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus ucayalensis Castelnau, 1855 Fr native   35.20 cm SL male/unsexed   
Anablepidae Anableps anableps (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Br native   30.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 5217. 
Anablepidae Anableps microlepis Müller & Troschel, 1844 Fr, Br native   32.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 5217. 
Rivulidae Anablepsoides amphoreus (Huber, 1979) Fr endemic   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Rivulidae Anablepsoides fransvermeuleni Valdesalici, 2015 Fr endemic   6.60 cm SL male/unsexed ;5.05 cm SL female  South America: currently known only from the type locality, a small stream at an altitude of about 130 m asl belonging to the Nickerie River drainage in western Suriname (Ref. 119428).  No picture yet.
Rivulidae Anablepsoides lungi (Berkenkamp, 1984) Fr, Br native   7.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Maroni River (Ref. 35237), Coppename (Rechter, Linker and Midden) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). 
Rivulidae Anablepsoides stagnatus (Eigenmann, 1909) Fr native   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Engraulidae Anchoa spinifer (Valenciennes, 1848) Fr, Br, M native  Krafana (Sranan)  24.00 cm TL male/unsexed  One record from about 16 km up the Suriname River. Collected between 9.15 and 34.77 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as abundant between 9.15 and 21.96 m and fairly common between 25.62 and 34.77 m (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 13608, 50628. 
Engraulidae Anchovia surinamensis (Bleeker, 1865) Fr, Br native   15.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality (Ref. 46206). 
Engraulidae Anchoviella guianensis (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr, Br native   11.30 cm TL male/unsexed   
Engraulidae Anchoviella lepidentostole (Fowler, 1911) Fr, Br, M native   18.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 13608. 
Engraulidae Anchoviella manamensis Cervigón, 1982 Fr native   2.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Ancistrus gymnorhynchus Kner, 1854 Fr misidentification   14.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Probably a misidentification of another species in Ouboter & Mol, 1993 (Ref. 39147) (S. Fisch-Muller, pers. comm. 07/03). 
Loricariidae Ancistrus hoplogenys (Günther, 1864) Fr native   15.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
Loricariidae Ancistrus leucostictus (Günther, 1864) Fr questionable   10.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Ancistrus temminckii (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr endemic   9.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Saramacca, Suriname, and Maroni River basins (Ref. 36713). 
Anostomidae Anostomus anostomus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   16.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename River (Rechter, Linker and Midden) and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). 
Anostomidae Anostomus ternetzi Fernández-Yépez, 1949 Fr native   12.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Parodontidae Apareiodon gransabana Starnes & Schindler, 1993 Fr native   9.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 35189.  No picture yet.
Characidae Aphyocharacidium melandetum (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native   3.50 cm male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052).  No picture yet.
Achiridae Apionichthys dumerili Kaup, 1858 Fr, Br native   13.10 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Corantijn River (Ref. 36798). Also Ref. 5217, 49504. 
Cichlidae Apistogramma ortmanni (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native   4.10 cm SL male/unsexed ;5.50 cm female  Found in the Corantijn drainage (Ref. 26372). Also Ref. 36377. 
Cichlidae Apistogramma steindachneri (Regan, 1908) Fr native   6.53 cm SL male/unsexed ;7.00 cm TL female  Known from the Suriname to the Corantijn systems, chiefly from the lowlands (Ref. 26372). Also recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River (Ref. 59052). 
Apteronotidae Apteronotus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr native   50.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 26457. 
Apteronotidae Apteronotus leptorhynchus (Ellis, 1912) Fr native   26.90 cm TL male/unsexed   
Hemiodontidae Argonectes longiceps (Kner, 1858) Fr native   26.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Ariidae Aspistor quadriscutis (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr, Br, M native   50.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in coastal rivers (Ref. 39852). 
Aspredinidae Aspredinichthys filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr, Br native   21.80 cm SL male/unsexed   
Aspredinidae Aspredinichthys tibicen (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr, Br native   24.30 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 2037. 
Aspredinidae Aspredo aspredo (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Br native   38.30 cm SL male/unsexed   
Characidae Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   17.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 12225); also from Rechter, Coppename River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). 
Auchenipteridae Auchenipterus dentatus Valenciennes, 1840 Fr native   22.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Knonw from Corantijn and Suriname rivers (Ref. 37098). 
Gobiidae Awaous flavus (Valenciennes, 1837) Fr, Br native   8.20 cm SL male/unsexed ;7.62 cm SL female  Museum: Dieperink, MNHN A.1334 (holotype). Nickerie District, Courantyne (Corantijn) River, side channel near Baviaan I., USNM 226237. Nickerie R., Matappi Creek, USNM 233085 (Ref. 26240). 
Pseudopimelodidae Batrochoglanis raninus (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr native   20.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Pseudopimelodidae Batrochoglanis villosus (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native   14.80 cm TL male/unsexed   
Hemiodontidae Bivibranchia bimaculata Vari, 1985 Fr native   12.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Suriname River. Type locality: Rocky pool in the center of Corantijn R. at "Camp Hydro", Nickerie District, ca. 3°42'N, 57°58'W. Also Ref. 38289.  No picture yet.
Hemiodontidae Bivibranchia simulata Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1991 Fr native   13.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052).  No picture yet.
Characidae Brachychalcinus orbicularis (Valenciennes, 1850) Fr native   9.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Adampada Creek, Linker and main Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 36891. 
Hypopomidae Brachyhypopomus beebei (Schultz, 1944) Fr native   32.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Linker, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 37053. 
Hypopomidae Brachyhypopomus brevirostris (Steindachner, 1868) Fr native   34.70 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Hypopomidae Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus (Hopkins, 1991) Fr native   18.60 cm TL male/unsexed   
Hypopomidae Brachyhypopomus regani Crampton, de Santana, Waddell & Lovejoy, 2017 Fr native  Saprapi (Dutch)  15.60 cm TL male/unsexed ;14.10 cm TL female    No picture yet.
Pimelodidae Brachyplatystoma filamentosum (Lichtenstein, 1819) Fr, Br native   360 cm TL male/unsexed  In range Ref. 5217. 
Pimelodidae Brachyplatystoma vaillantii (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr, Br native  Lalau (Sranan)  150 cm TL male/unsexed  In range Ref. 5217. 
Heptapteridae Brachyrhamdia heteropleura (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native   4.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Coratijn River basin (Ref. 36914). 
Bryconidae Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 Fr native   48.90 cm SL male/unsexed ;49.50 cm SL female  Recorded from Rechter and main Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 38504. 
Bryconidae Brycon pesu Müller & Troschel, 1845 Fr native   18.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Maroni River which forms the boundary between Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 12225). Also Ref. 38504. 
Iguanodectidae Bryconops affinis (Günther, 1864) Fr native   12.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 12225); also from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 4537. 
Iguanodectidae Bryconops caudomaculatus (Günther, 1864) Fr native   12.40 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana. Also Ref. 4537. 
Iguanodectidae Bryconops melanurus (Bloch, 1794) Fr native   13.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 12225); also from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). 
Aspredinidae Bunocephalus amaurus Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Aspredinidae Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum, 1792) Fr native   9.84 cm SL male/unsexed   
Chilodontidae Caenotropus labyrinthicus (Kner, 1858) Fr native   14.80 cm SL male/unsexed ;25.30 cm SL female  Occurs in the upper Rupununi River and the Saramacca River (Ref. 27703). Also Ref. 37477. 
Chilodontidae Caenotropus maculosus (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native   10.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Corantijn River of western Suriname and the Marowijne River basin (Fleuve Maroni basin) (Ref. 27703). Also Ref. 37477.  No picture yet.
Callichthyidae Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Fi native  Pantservis (Dutch), Plat-hede kwikwi (Creole, English), Platakop kwikwi (Creole, English), Platahede kwi-kwi (Sranan)  21.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Midden, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Overfishing, human-induced habitat modifications and the introduction of the exotic Oreochromis mossambicus pose a serious threat to its survival (Ref. 26554). 
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839) Fr, Br, M native   360 cm TL male/unsexed ;400 cm TL female   
Gasteropelecidae Carnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864) Fr native   3.49 cm SL male/unsexed   
Ariidae Cathorops arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr native   25.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Centropomidae Centropomus ensiferus Poey, 1860 Fr, Br, M native  Kartasnoek (Dutch), Snook (English), Ouwe wijfi (Sranan)  36.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Collected between 9.15 and 21.96 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as occurring occasionally at this depth range (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 3713, 5217, 13608. 
Centropomidae Centropomus parallelus Poey, 1860 Fr, Br, M native  Snoek (Dutch), Grabb's snook (English), Snoek (Sranan)  72.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Pseudopimelodidae Cephalosilurus nigricaudus (Mees, 1974) Fr endemic   35.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Sipaliwini River basin (Ref. 39418). Also Ref. 6868. 
Cetopsidae Cetopsidium minutum (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native   4.90 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cetopsidae Cetopsidium orientale (Vari, Ferraris & Keith, 2003) Fr native   5.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, Saramacca R. basin, on Gros Rosevel Mining concession, ca. 5°07'08.8'N, 55°16'59.4"W, close to mouth of Maykaboeka Creek, Mindrineti Creek, Brokopondo District (Ref. 50838).  No picture yet.
Cetopsidae Cetopsis aspis Abrahão, Mol & de Pinna, 2019 Fr native   7.14 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Cetopsis aspis: Mauritie Creek, a tributary of upper Tempati River, upper Commewijne River basin, Sipaliwini District (Ref. 128465).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840 Fr native  Koemapari (Creole, English), Owroe wefi (Creole, English), Kamara paru (Not specified), Kunapari (Not specified)  21.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;26.00 cm TL female  Known from Corantijn, Saramacca, Suriname drainages. 
Chalceidae Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1818 Fr native   25.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 12225); also from the Coppename River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 38376. 
Crenuchidae Characidium pellucidum Eigenmann, 1909 Fr native   3.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Crenuchidae Characidium zebra Eigenmann, 1909 Fr native   7.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Linker and main Coppename River, and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 12225, 37059. 
Characidae Charax gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   14.40 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in coastal rivers (Ref. 36811). 
Characidae Charax pauciradiatus (Günther, 1864) Fr native   10.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Linker, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
Heptapteridae Chasmocranus bleekeri (Boeseman, 1953) Fr native   15.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Marowini basin, Nassau Mountains. 
Heptapteridae Chasmocranus brevior Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   7.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Marowijne/Maroni River basin (Ref. 36914). 
Heptapteridae Chasmocranus longior Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   17.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
Heptapteridae Chasmocranus surinamensis (Bleeker, 1862) Fr endemic   12.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Suriname River basin (Ref. 36914). Also Ref. 6868.  No picture yet.
Heptapteridae Chasmocranus tapanahoniensis (Mees, 1967) Fr native   13.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Tapanahoni.  No picture yet.
Chilodontidae Chilodus punctatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 Fr native   18.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Cichla ocellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Fr native   74.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie and Corantijn systems and probably from Marowijne drainage (Ref. 26372). Also Ref. 59052. 
Cichlidae Cichlasoma bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native  Krobia (Creole, English), Owroe fisi (Creole, English)  12.30 cm SL male/unsexed ;30.00 cm TL female  Found in the Cottica system, Suriname River system from Paramaribo upstream to Gran Kreek and the lower Nickerie and Corantijn River. Also one record from the Lucie River. Also Ref. 5723. 
Cichlidae Cleithracara maronii (Steindachner, 1881) Fr native   7.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the lower parts of the drainages from the Corantijn east to the Marowijne. 
Tetraodontidae Colomesus psittacus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Fr, Br, M native   29.30 cm TL male/unsexed  Collected between 9.15 and 21.96 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as occurring occasionally at this depth range (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 5217. 
Lebiasinidae Copella arnoldi (Regan, 1912) Fr native   3.36 cm SL male/unsexed   
Lebiasinidae Copella carsevennensis (Regan, 1912) Fr native   5.70 cm TL male/unsexed   
Callichthyidae Corydoras aeneus (Gill, 1858) Fr native   7.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Callichthyidae Corydoras baderi Geisler, 1969 Fr native   4.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Marowijne River (Ref. 26041). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras bicolor Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 Fr native   3.02 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Corantijn River system, Sipaliwini River, Nickerie (Ref. 6868). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras boesemani Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 Fr native    Known from Gran Rio, Corantijn (Ref. 37395). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras bondi Gosline, 1940 Fr native   4.70 cm SL male/unsexed   
Callichthyidae Corydoras breei Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1992 Fr native   3.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Corantijn River basin (Ref. 37395). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras brevirostris Fraser-Brunner, 1947 Fr native   5.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in coastal drainages (Ref. 37395). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras coppenamensis Nijssen, 1970 Fr native   3.73 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Coppename River in Saramacca (Ref. 26041). Also Ref. 37395. 
Callichthyidae Corydoras filamentosus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 Fr native   3.15 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from a shallow affluent of Sisa Creek in Rio Corantijn basin, Nickerie (Ref. 26041).  No picture yet.
Callichthyidae Corydoras geoffroy Lacepède, 1803 Fr native   7.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Suriname and Marowijne river systems (Ref. 26041). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras guianensis Nijssen, 1970 Fr native  abundant (always seen in some numbers) 4.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Nickerie, Coppename and Saramacca River systems (Ref. 26041). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras heteromorphus Nijssen, 1970 Fr native   5.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Coppename and Nickerie River basin (Ref. 37395). Also recorded from Saramacca River systems (Ref. 26041).  No picture yet.
Callichthyidae Corydoras melanistius Regan, 1912 Fr native   5.10 cm SL male/unsexed   
Callichthyidae Corydoras nanus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 Fr native   4.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Suriname and Maroni River basins (Ref. 37395). Also Ref. 26041. 
Callichthyidae Corydoras osteocarus Böhlke, 1951 Fr native   4.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Callichthyidae Corydoras oxyrhynchus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 Fr native   5.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Gojo Creek, a tributary of the Saramacca River (Ref. 26041).  No picture yet.
Callichthyidae Corydoras punctatus (Bloch, 1794) Fr native   6.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Suriname River basin (Ref. 37395). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras sanchesi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 Fr native   4.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Saramacca River system (Ref. 26041).  No picture yet.
Callichthyidae Corydoras saramaccensis Nijssen, 1970 Fr native   5.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Saramacca River in Brokopondo (Ref. 26041).  No picture yet.
Callichthyidae Corydoras sipaliwini Hoedeman, 1965 Fr native   4.60 cm SL male/unsexed   
Callichthyidae Corydoras spilurus Norman, 1926 Fr native   5.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Suriname River basin (Ref. 37395). 
Callichthyidae Corydoras surinamensis Nijssen, 1970 Fr native   5.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Coppename River basin (Ref. 37395, 59052). Also Ref. 26041. 
Callichthyidae Corydoras trilineatus Cope, 1872 Fr native   6.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in coastal drainages (Ref. 37395). 
Cichlidae Crenicichla albopunctata Pellegrin, 1904 Fr native   14.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Marowijne River drainage such as Marowijne, Tapanahony, Paloemeu, Oelemari and Lawa rivers. Also Ref. 12251. 
Cichlidae Crenicichla coppenamensis Ploeg, 1987 Fr endemic   17.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the upper course of Coppename and Saramacca River drainages (Ref. 26372). Also Ref. 12251, 36377, 59052.  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Crenicichla lugubris Heckel, 1840 Fr native   32.90 cm TL male/unsexed  Found only in the Corantijn River drainage. 
Cichlidae Crenicichla multispinosa Pellegrin, 1903 Fr native   22.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Suriname and Marowijne River drainages. Also Ref. 12251, 36377. 
Cichlidae Crenicichla nickeriensis Ploeg, 1987 Fr endemic   19.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Nickerie, Kabalebo, Maratakka and Corantijn Rivers. Also Ref. 12251, 36377. 
Cichlidae Crenicichla saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native  Booto (Creole, English)  20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Nickerie, Suriname and Comewijne River drainages and from the Marowijne River drainage downstreams of Tabbetje Hede. 
Cichlidae Crenicichla sipaliwini Ploeg, 1987 Fr endemic   17.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the Sipaliwini River, upper Corantijn drainage (Ref. 36377). Type locality: Corantijn River system, Sipaliwini River near Sipaliwini airstrip (Ref. 33021). Also Ref. 12251.  No picture yet.
Crenuchidae Crenuchus spilurus Günther, 1863 Fr native   5.70 cm TL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Cteniloricaria maculata (Boeseman, 1971) Fr native   17.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter and Midden) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Found in the Corantijn River basin (Ref. Known from the Oyapock River (36389). Also Ref. 36389.  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Cteniloricaria napova Covain & Fisch-Muller, 2012 Fr native   12.87 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the upper Paru de Oeste River (Ref. 90209). 
Loricariidae Cteniloricaria platystoma (Günther, 1868) Fr native   20.00 cm male/unsexed   
Characidae Ctenobrycon spilurus (Valenciennes, 1850) Fr native   8.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Gobiidae Ctenogobius thoropsis (Pezold & Gilbert, 1987) Fr, Br native  Sperm goby (English)  4.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Museum: N Surinam River, FMNH 90554 (holotype of G. thoropsis, 3.7 cm SL, male (Ref. 33570).  No picture yet.
Curimatidae Curimata cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr native   23.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality (Ref. 12225). 
Curimatidae Curimatopsis cryptica Vari, 1982 Fr native   6.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cynodontidae Cynodon meionactis Géry, Le Bail & Keith, 1999 Fr native   30.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Maroni River. Also Ref. 38270.  No picture yet.
Characidae Cynopotamus essequibensis Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   16.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Present in all rivers (Ref. 12225). Also Ref. 36811.  No picture yet.
Sciaenidae Cynoscion acoupa (Lacepède, 1801) Fr, Br, M native  Schelvis (Dutch), Ban-ban (Sranan), Bang bang (Sranan)  110 cm TL male/unsexed  Collected between 9.15 and 21.96 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as scarce at this depth range (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 5217. 
Sciaenidae Cynoscion steindachneri (Jordan, 1889) Fr, Br, M native  Weti-weti (Sranan)  110 cm TL male/unsexed  C: Refs. 5217, 94562; O: Ref. 94562. 
Curimatidae Cyphocharax biocellatus Vari, Sidlauskas & Le Bail, 2012 Fr native   6.92 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Marowijne River/Maroni River system in eastern Suriname (Ref. 90234).  No picture yet.
Curimatidae Cyphocharax helleri (Steindachner, 1910) Fr native   10.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River (Ref. 59052). Museum: known from the fresh water of Nickerie, Brokopondo, and Marowijne (Ref. 11334). 
Curimatidae Cyphocharax microcephalus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) Fr native   16.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Museum: Creek entering Corantijn River, USNM 225306. Corantijn R., USNM 225301. Marowijne R., RMNH 21398. Wane creek, RMNH 18665. Blommestein Reservoir, ZMA 106.815, 106.812 (Ref. 11334).  No picture yet.
Curimatidae Cyphocharax punctatus (Vari & Nijssen, 1986) Fr native   4.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Marowijne River basin (Ref. 38013). Museum: Litani R. near Kawatop Village, upper Marowijne R. system, Marowijne District, 3°11'N, 54°12'W, USNM 275000 (holotype of C. punctata, 2.59 cm SL) (Ref. 11334, 12965). Also Ref. 27925.  No picture yet.
Curimatidae Cyphocharax spilurus (Günther, 1864) Fr native  Maka Fisi (Not specified)  10.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 11334, 12225. 
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 Fr introduced   120 cm TL male/unsexed   
Doradidae Doras carinatus (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr native   30.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Doradidae Doras micropoeus (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native   35.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Eleotridae Dormitator lophocephalus Hoedeman, 1951 Fr native   9.00 cm male/unsexed  Type locality, Ditch, some mi. south of Paramaribo (Ref. 46206).  No picture yet.
Eleotridae Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792) Fr, Br native   70.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality, MNHN A-1678 (1) and 2631 (1) (syntypes of Eleotris mugiloides) (Ref. 50190). 
Sternopygidae Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes, 1836) Fr native  Logo logo (Creole, English), Stonbakoe alabong (Creole, English)  44.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Gymnotidae Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr native   250 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Electrophorus electricus (Ref. ). Recorded from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052), Saramacca and Nickerie (Ref. 120918). Also Ref. 26457. 
Eleotridae Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope, 1871) Fr, Br, M native   8.30 cm SL male/unsexed   
Eleotridae Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin, 1789) Fr native   25.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Erythrinidae Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Fr native  Matoeli (Sranan), Walapa (Sranan)  20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
Gerreidae Eugerres plumieri (Cuvier, 1830) Fr, Br, M native   40.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Gobiidae Evorthodus lyricus (Girard, 1858) Fr, Br native   15.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 26340. 
Loricariidae Farlowella reticulata Boeseman, 1971 Fr native   15.30 cm SL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Farlowella rugosa Boeseman, 1971 Fr native   21.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Gasteropelecidae Gasteropelecus sternicla (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   3.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). 
Cichlidae Geophagus brachybranchus Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 Fr native   13.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Nickerie and middle-lower Corantijn drainages. 
Cichlidae Geophagus brokopondo Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 Fr native   12.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Suriname River drainage. Also Ref. 12251, 36377.  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Geophagus harreri Gosse, 1976 Fr native   18.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Marowijne River drainage. 
Cichlidae Geophagus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791) Fr native   14.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Saramacca and Suriname Rivers (Ref. 36377). Also found in the Coppename (Rechter, Linker and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 26372. 
Auchenipteridae Gephyromochlus leopardus (Hoedeman, 1961) Fr native   10.90 cm SL male/unsexed   
Gerreidae Gerres cinereus (Walbaum, 1792) Fr, Br, M native   41.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Gobiidae Gobioides grahamae Palmer & Wheeler, 1955 Fr, Br, M native   17.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Museum: Corantijn River, USNM 226242(Ref. 27974). 
Eleotridae Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepède, 1800 Fr native   90.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Guianacara oelemariensis Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 Fr endemic   8.10 cm SL male/unsexed ;7.13 cm SL female  Known only from a few localities in the Oelemari River, Marowijne drainage. Also Ref. 12251, 36377. 
Cichlidae Guianacara owroewefi Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 Fr native  Crobia (Not specified), Krobia (Not specified), Ooroe wefi (Not specified), Ouru muje (Not specified), Ouru wefee (Not specified), Owroe wefi (Not specified), Owroe wiffi (Not specified)  10.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main (Ref. 59052)), middle Saramacca, Suriname and Marowijne drainages (Ref. 26372). Also Ref. 36377. 
Cichlidae Guianacara sphenozona Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 Fr native  Ouru muje (Not specified), Ouruwefee (Not specified)  8.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Sipaliwini and middle Corantijn drainages (Ref. 26372, 36377). 
Loricariidae Guyanancistrus brevispinis (Heitmans, Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983) Fr native   14.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Linker and Midden) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 6868, 36713.  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Guyanancistrus brownsbergensis Mol, Fisch-Muller & Covain, 2018 Fr native   6.38 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the upper Kumbu Creek in the Brownsberg Nature Park, Brownsberg Mountains, at altitude 200±430 m above mean sea level (Ref. 116863).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Guyanancistrus nassauensis Mol, Fisch-Muller & Covain, 2018 Fr native   6.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from Paramaka Creek and some of its tributaries, Marowijne River Basin in the Nassau Mountains (Ref. 116863).  No picture yet.
Rhamphichthyidae Gymnorhamphichthys rondoni (Miranda Ribeiro, 1920) Fr native   15.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker and main) River (Ref. 59052). 
Gymnotidae Gymnotus anguillaris Hoedeman, 1962 Fr native   30.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Gymnotidae Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus, 1758 Fr native   76.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker and Midden) River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 42925. Not in Ref. 36692. 
Gymnotidae Gymnotus cataniapo Mago-Leccia, 1994 Fr native   31.60 cm TL male/unsexed   
Gymnotidae Gymnotus coropinae Hoedeman, 1962 Fr native   34.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
Loricariidae Harttia fluminensis Covain & Fisch-Muller, 2012 Fr native   15.11 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the Coppename River drainage (Ref. 90209). 
Loricariidae Harttia surinamensis Boeseman, 1971 Fr native   18.83 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 36389. 
Loricariidae Harttia tuna Covain & Fisch-Muller, 2012 Fr native   17.22 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from upper Paru de Oeste River (Ref. 90209). 
Loricariidae Harttiella crassicauda (Boeseman, 1953) Fr native   4.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Marowijne River basin (Ref. 36389).  No picture yet.
Cetopsidae Helogenes marmoratus Günther, 1863 Fr native   7.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 6868. 
Loricariidae Hemiancistrus macrops (Lütken, 1874) Fr native   9.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Loricariidae Hemiancistrus medians (Kner, 1854) Fr native   39.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Hemiancistrus megacephalus (Günther, 1868) Fr native   12.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 36713.  No picture yet.
Characidae Hemibrycon surinamensis Géry, 1962 Fr native   9.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, brownscreek, km 114 of the railroad Paramaribo-Dam, Paramaracca river basin (Ref. 85819). Reported from the Suriname River (Ref. 12225). Also Ref. 598. 
Characidae Hemigrammus bellottii (Steindachner, 1882) Fr misidentification   3.25 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Corantijn River (Ref. 12225). Probably a misidentification. 
Characidae Hemigrammus boesemani Géry, 1959 Fr native   3.31 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Suriname River (Ref. 12225). Also Ref. 38376.  No picture yet.
Characidae Hemigrammus falsus Meinken, 1958 Fr native    Known from Marowijne and Surinam rivers (Ref. 101436). 
Characidae Hemigrammus guyanensis Géry, 1959 Fr native   3.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Linker, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
Characidae Hemigrammus lunatus Durbin, 1918 Fr native   4.80 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the upper Corantijn River, near the boundary of Brazil (Ref. 96864).  No picture yet.
Characidae Hemigrammus ocellifer (Steindachner, 1882) Fr native   4.90 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 101436. 
Characidae Hemigrammus rodwayi Durbin, 1909 Fr native   5.30 cm TL male/unsexed   
Characidae Hemigrammus unilineatus (Gill, 1858) Fr native   5.30 cm TL male/unsexed  Reported from the Suriname River. Also Ref. 38376. 
Hemiodontidae Hemiodus argenteus Pellegrin, 1909 Fr native   23.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Main stream of Dalbana Creek, Nickerie District, ca. 04°47'N, 57°29'W (Ref. 26282). 
Hemiodontidae Hemiodus huraulti (Géry, 1964) Fr native   11.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Present in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana.  No picture yet.
Hemiodontidae Hemiodus quadrimaculatus Pellegrin, 1909 Fr native   13.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 38289. 
Hemiodontidae Hemiodus unimaculatus (Bloch, 1794) Fr native   32.90 cm SL male/unsexed ;29.40 cm SL female  Recorded from the Linker, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 12225. 
Pimelodidae Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr native   61.00 cm TL female   
Heptapteridae Heptapterus mustelinus (Valenciennes, 1835) Fr native   26.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Heros severus Heckel, 1840 Fr misidentification   20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from the country (Ref. 6466). Occurrence in the country is not confirmed (Ref. 36377). 
Erythrinidae Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) Fr native  Stong walapa (Creole, English)  28.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Linker, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 37025. 
Erythrinidae Hoplias aimara (Valenciennes, 1847) Fr native  Haimara (Not specified)  100.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 57715. 
Erythrinidae Hoplias curupira Oyakawa & Mattox, 2009 Fr native   29.88 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Suriname, Nickerie, and Saramacca River basins (Ref. 81195).  No picture yet.
Erythrinidae Hoplias macrophthalmus (Pellegrin, 1907) Fr native  Anjoemara (Sranan)  100.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Erythrinidae Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch, 1794) Fr native  Pataka (Sranan)  65.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 37025. 
Callichthyidae Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828) Fr, Fi, Aq native  Pantservis (Dutch), Soke kwi-kwi (Sranan)  26.30 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from near Paramaribo (Ref. 26144). Research on ecology and breeding in captivity being done by University of Suriname. N.V. Cammewijne Shrimp Fish Culture Co. (COMFISH) collect eggs from wild and grow-out in 20 ponds of 0.5 ha each (Ref. 26042). This species is in danger of local extinction (Ref. 26554). Overfishing, human-induced habitat modifications and the introduction of the exotic Oreochromis mossambicus pose a serious threat to its survival (Ref. 26554). Also Ref. 37395. 
Characidae Hyphessobrycon copelandi Durbin, 1908 Fr native   5.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River (Ref. 59052). 
Characidae Hyphessobrycon georgettae Géry, 1961 Fr native   3.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Corantijn River. Also Ref. 598. 
Characidae Hyphessobrycon rosaceus Durbin, 1909 Fr native   3.42 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Nickerie district and the Jenjee Creek, Brokopondo district (Ref. 13676) and Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River (Ref. 59052). Also found in the Suriname River basin (Ref. 38376). 
Anostomidae Hypomasticus megalepis (Günther, 1863) Fr native   10.67 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename River (Rechter, Linker and Midden) and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052).  No picture yet.
Pimelodidae Hypophthalmus edentatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Fr, Br native  Kwassi mama (Sranan)  57.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Pimelodidae Hypophthalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1840 Fr native   56.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Hypopomidae Hypopomus artedi (Kaup, 1856) Fr native   50.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Linker, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 12225. 
Loricariidae Hypoptopoma guianense Boeseman, 1974 Fr native   6.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, left tributary of Nickerie River, a few km upstream from Stondansie Falls, RMNH 26919 (holotype of Hypoptopoma guianense, 6.15 cm SL) (Ref. 84367). 
Hypopomidae Hypopygus lepturus Hoedeman, 1962 Fr native   10.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Loricariidae Hypostomus coppenamensis Boeseman, 1969 Fr native   12.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Left tributary of Left Coppename River (Ref. 6868); also from Adampada Creek, Rechter, Linker and main Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
Loricariidae Hypostomus corantijni Boeseman, 1968 Fr native   18.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Sipaliwini River as H. corantijni and in the upper Corantijn River basin as Hypostomus sipaliwini, and from Stondansie Falls, Nickerie River as H. nickeriensis (Ref. 6868, 90186). Also Ref. 36817. 
Loricariidae Hypostomus crassicauda Boeseman, 1968 Fr native   14.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Sipaliwini River (Ref. 6868).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Hypostomus gymnorhynchus (Norman, 1926) Fr native   26.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Suriname River near Brokopondo as Hypostomus occidentalis and in Tapanahoni River as Hypostomus tapanahoniensis (Ref. 6868). Also Ref. 36817. 
Loricariidae Hypostomus macrophthalmus Boeseman, 1968 Fr native   7.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Sipaliwini River (Ref. 6868).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Hypostomus micromaculatus Boeseman, 1968 Fr native   18.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Mamadam Falls (Ref. 6868). 
Loricariidae Hypostomus pagei Armbruster, 2003 Fr native   18.92 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Whilhelmina mountains (Ref. 97225).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Hypostomus paucimaculatus Boeseman, 1968 Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Suriname River near Brokopondo (Ref. 6868).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Hypostomus plecostomus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Br native   24.98 cm SL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Hypostomus pseudohemiurus Boeseman, 1968 Fr native   6.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Kabalebo River, Corantijn River basin (Ref. 6868).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Hypostomus saramaccensis Boeseman, 1968 Fr native   11.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Feddipratti rapids, middle Saramacca River (Ref. 6868) and Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River (Ref. 59052).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Hypostomus surinamensis Boeseman, 1968 Fr native   16.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Suriname River near Brokopondo (Ref. 6868). 
Loricariidae Hypostomus tenuis Boeseman, 1968 Fr native   19.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found near Paramaribo (Ref. 6868).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Hypostomus ventromaculatus Boeseman, 1968 Fr native  Wara wara (Creole, English)  25.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Suriname River between Afobaka and Brokopondo (Ref. 6868).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Hypostomus watwata Hancock, 1828 Fr native  Zeekwiekwie (Dutch)  45.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Heptapteridae Imparfinis minutus (Lütken, 1874) Fr questionable   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Outside distributional range, occurrence needs confirmation. 
Heptapteridae Imparfinis pijpersi (Hoedeman, 1961) Fr endemic   9.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Corantijn River basin (Ref. 36914). 
Trichomycteridae Ituglanis amazonicus (Steindachner, 1882) Fr native   7.50 cm NG male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker and main) River (Ref. 59052). 
Characidae Jupiaba abramoides (Eigenmann, 1909) Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana; also from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 12225. 
Characidae Jupiaba meunieri (Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1996) Fr native   9.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 27970. 
Characidae Jupiaba pinnata (Eigenmann, 1909) Fr native   5.82 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 27970. 
Characidae Jupiaba polylepis (Günther, 1864) Fr native   7.30 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also from 27970.  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Krobia guianensis (Regan, 1905) Fr native  Krobia (English), Ooroe wefi (Not specified), Ouwe wefi (Not specified)  12.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main (Ref. 59052)), Suriname, Cottica, Corantijn, Nickerie and Saramacca rivers (Ref. 26372). Also Ref. 12251, 36377. 
Cichlidae Krobia itanyi (Puyo, 1943) Fr native   12.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Marowijne drainage. Also Ref. 12251, 36377. 
Rivulidae Kryptolebias sepia Vermeulen & Hrbek, 2005 Fr native   6.51 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Tapanahony River drainage in southeast Surinam (Ref. 53862). 
Rivulidae Laimosemion agilae (Hoedeman, 1954) Fr native   5.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Rivulidae Laimosemion frenatus (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native   5.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Anostomidae Leporinus apollo Sidlauskas, Mol & Vari, 2011 Fr native   13.39 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Coppename, Corantijn, and Suriname rivers of western and central Suriname, which flow from the Guyana Shield into the Atlantic Ocean (Ref. 86822). 
Anostomidae Leporinus arcus Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   40.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 13371. 
Anostomidae Leporinus desmotes Fowler, 1914 Fr native   22.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Anostomidae Leporinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1794) Fr native   37.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in the Maroni River which forms the border between French Guiana and Suriname (Ref. 12225); also from the Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 36801. 
Anostomidae Leporinus friderici (Bloch, 1794) Fr native  Warakoe (Creole, English)  40.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 12225. 
Anostomidae Leporinus gossei Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1991 Fr native   25.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from the Suriname River (Ref. 12225). Also Ref. 36801.  No picture yet.
Anostomidae Leporinus lebaili Géry & Planquette, 1983 Fr native    Also Ref. 36801.  No picture yet.
Anostomidae Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 Fr native   18.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;20.00 cm TL female  Present in the Corantijn River (Ref. 12225), Coppename River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). 
Anostomidae Leporinus nijsseni Garavello, 1990 Fr native   17.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Suriname and the Nickerie rivers. Also found in Marowijne (= Gran) Creek with sandy bottom, running water, at depth of 1.5 m (Ref. 27925). Type locality, about 27 km south of Village Dam, Sara Creek, Brokopondo district. (Ref. 12965). Also Ref. 12225, 36801. 
Anostomidae Leporinus pellegrinii Steindachner, 1910 Fr native   12.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 36801. 
Loricariidae Lithoxus lithoides Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   8.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Correntyne River basin (Ref. 36713). Recorded from the Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). 
Loricariidae Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus, 1758 Fr native   29.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the mouth of Marowijne River near Galibi (Ref. 6868). 
Loricariidae Loricaria nickeriensis Isbrücker, 1979 Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Nickerie River (Ref. 36389).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch, 1794) Fr native   26.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in ditches at Cultuurtuin, Paramaribo West (Ref. 6868). 
Engraulidae Lycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868) Fr, Br native  Krafana (Sranan)  30.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Collected between 9.15 and 21.96 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as occurring occasionally at this depth range (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 5217. 
Engraulidae Lycengraulis grossidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) Fr, Br, M native  Krafana (Sranan)  23.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 5217. 
Callichthyidae Megalechis picta (Müller & Troschel, 1849) Fr, Fi native  Katrina kwikwi (Creole, English)  17.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Overfishing, human-induced habitat modifications and the introduction of the exotic Oreochromis mossambicus pose a serious threat to its survival (Ref. 26554). 
Callichthyidae Megalechis thoracata (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr native   15.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Midden, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 26144. 
Crenuchidae Melanocharacidium blennioides (Eigenmann, 1909) Fr native   5.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Crenuchidae Melanocharacidium dispilomma Buckup, 1993 Fr native   5.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in the Tapanahoni river (Ref. 12225), Rechter and main Coppename River, and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 37059.  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Metaloricaria nijsseni (Boeseman, 1976) Fr native   29.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie, and Corantijn River basins (Ref. 36389). Recorded from the Linker, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 6868. 
Loricariidae Metaloricaria paucidens Isbrücker, 1975 Fr native   27.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Marowijne River basin (Ref. 36389). Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker and main) River (Ref. 59052). 
Serrasalmidae Metynnis altidorsalis Ahl, 1923 Fr native   11.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Paramaribo. 
Crenuchidae Microcharacidium eleotrioides (Géry, 1960) Fr native   2.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Present in the Corantijn, Coppenamme (Linker and main (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 12225, 37059. 
Pseudopimelodidae Microglanis poecilus Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   6.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Midden and main) River (Ref. 59052). 
Pseudopimelodidae Microglanis secundus Mees, 1974 Fr native   4.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Sipaliwini (Ref. 6868). 
Syngnathidae Microphis lineatus (Kaup, 1856) Fr native   19.40 cm SL male/unsexed   
Characidae Moenkhausia browni Eigenmann, 1909 Fr native   8.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Midden and main Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
Characidae Moenkhausia chrysargyrea (Günther, 1864) Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Nickerie District, USNM 226155 (Ref. 46237). 
Characidae Moenkhausia collettii (Steindachner, 1882) Fr native  common (usually seen) 6.40 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 598. 
Characidae Moenkhausia grandisquamis (Müller & Troschel, 1845) Fr native   10.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana. 
Characidae Moenkhausia hemigrammoides Géry, 1965 Fr native   4.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Cottica River (Ref. 12225), Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 13676. 
Characidae Moenkhausia lepidura (Kner, 1858) Fr native   10.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). 
Characidae Moenkhausia oligolepis (Günther, 1864) Fr native   10.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 12225); also from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). 
Characidae Moenkhausia simulata (Eigenmann, 1924) Fr native   7.20 cm SL male/unsexed   
Characidae Moenkhausia surinamensis Géry, 1965 Fr native   10.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Type locality: Brownscreek, between Saramanca and Suriname river systems (Ref. 12225). Also Ref. 598.  No picture yet.
Polycentridae Monocirrhus polyacanthus Heckel, 1840 Fr error   8.00 cm SL male/unsexed  This species does not occur in this country. Records may be referring to Polycentrus schomburgkii. 
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Fr, Br, M questionable  Harder (Dutch), Aalder (Dutch), Aarder (Dutch)  100.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Out of distributional range. Occurrence needs verification. 
Mugilidae Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 Fr, Br, M native   80.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;69.00 cm TL female   
Serrasalmidae Myleus setiger Müller & Troschel, 1844 Fr native   27.20 cm SL male/unsexed ;28.70 cm SL female   
Serrasalmidae Myloplus planquettei Jégu, Keith & Le Bail, 2003 Fr native   58.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Serrasalmidae Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844) Fr native   41.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in Para and Kabaleo rivers (Ref. 12225); also from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
Serrasalmidae Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841) Fr questionable   42.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Serrasalmidae Myloplus ternetzi (Norman, 1929) Fr native   23.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter and main Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 12225. 
Ophichthidae Myrophis plumbeus (Cope, 1871) Fr, M native   46.50 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Nannacara anomala Regan, 1905 Fr native   5.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Corantijn, Coppename (Ref. 59052), Nickerie, Saramacca, Suriname and Marowijne drainages. Common in lowlands (Ref. 26372). Also Ref. 36377. 
Lebiasinidae Nannostomus beckfordi Günther, 1872 Fr native   6.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of N. beckfordi surinami, Berg en Dal at Suriname River, ZMA 100514a (Ref. 26282). 
Lebiasinidae Nannostomus bifasciatus Hoedeman, 1954 Fr native   3.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 598. 
Lebiasinidae Nannostomus marginatus Eigenmann, 1909 Fr native   3.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Pristigasteridae Odontognathus mucronatus Lacepède, 1800 Fr, Br, M native  Sardien (Dutch), Longjawed herring (English)  22.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Coppename River near Wilhelmina Mts. (Ref. 188). Collected between 9.14 and 21.96 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as fairly common at this depth range (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 13608. 
Carangidae Oligoplites palometa (Cuvier, 1832) Fr, Br, M native  Jack (English)  49.70 cm TL male/unsexed  Collected between 9.15 and 34.77 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as occurring occasionally at this depth range (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 3277. 
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) Fr, Br introduced  Tilapia (Sranan)  39.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Reportedly used for aquaculture (Ref. 26042). Known from brackish lagoons in the Bigi Pan area (Ref. 38342). 
Sciaenidae Pachypops fourcroi (Lacepède, 1802) Fr native   25.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Linker and main Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 4537, 36888. 
Loricariidae Paralithoxus pallidimaculatus (Boeseman, 1982) Fr endemic   4.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Suriname River basin (Ref. 36713). Also Ref. 6868. 
Loricariidae Paralithoxus surinamensis (Boeseman, 1982) Fr endemic   4.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Gran Rio Rivr basin in the upper Suriname River drainage (Ref. 36713). Recorded from the Coppename River (Rechter, Linker and main) and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 6868. 
Parodontidae Parodon guyanensis Géry, 1960 Fr native   12.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 38267. 
Loricariidae Parotocinclus britskii Boeseman, 1974 Fr native   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Rechter (Ref. 59052) and left tributary of the Coppename River (Ref. 6868). 
Loricariidae Parotocinclus halbothi Lehmann A., Lazzarotto & Reis, 2014 Fr native   1.99 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in tributaries to the upper Marowijne River in southern Suriname (Ref. 95582).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Peckoltia otali Fisch-Muller & Covain, 2012 Fr native   7.65 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Maroni River basin (Ref. 90183). 
Pristigasteridae Pellona flavipinnis (Valenciennes, 1837) Fr, Br native   73.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 5217. 
Anostomidae Petulanos plicatus (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native   9.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Matappi Creek, Nickerie District.  No picture yet.
Anostomidae Petulanos spiloclistron (Winterbottom, 1974) Fr native   16.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Nickerie River basin (Ref. 36801). 
Characidae Phenacogaster microstictus Eigenmann, 1909 Fr native   4.20 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Characidae Phenacogaster wayana Le Bail & Lucena, 2010 Fr native   4.68 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sistema do Rio Corantijn (Ref. 84092). 
Iguanodectidae Piabucus dentatus (Koelreuter, 1763) Fr native   12.90 cm SL male/unsexed   
Pimelodidae Pimelabditus moli Parisi & Lundberg, 2009 Fr native   14.09 cm SL male/unsexed   
Heptapteridae Pimelodella cristata (Müller & Troschel, 1849) Fr native  Dyaki (Creole, English)  34.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter and Midden Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
Heptapteridae Pimelodella geryi Hoedeman, 1961 Fr native   10.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Maroni/Marowijne River basin (Ref. 36914). 
Heptapteridae Pimelodella macturki Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native   11.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Nickerie River basin and eastern coastal drainages (Ref. 36914). 
Pimelodidae Pimelodus albofasciatus Mees, 1974 Fr native   29.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in Sipaliwini River basin (Ref. 6868) and Corantijn River basin (Ref. 36506). 
Pimelodidae Pimelodus blochii Valenciennes, 1840 Fr, Br native   35.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Pimelodidae Pimelodus ornatus Kner, 1858 Fr native  Katvis (Creole, English)  38.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Sciaenidae Plagioscion auratus (Castelnau, 1855) Fr native   34.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, near Paramaribo, ANSP 11519 (holotype of Corvina monacantha) (Ref. 36888). 
Sciaenidae Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel, 1840) Fr native   80.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Sciaenidae Plagioscion surinamensis (Bleeker, 1873) Fr, Br native  Witte koebi (Dutch), Koebi (Sranan), Weti koebi (Sranan), Witi koebi (Sranan), Zoutwatra koebi (Sranan)  70.00 cm TL male/unsexed  C: Refs. 36888, 94570, 90223. 
Doradidae Platydoras costatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native  Corome (Not specified)  24.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Aspredinidae Platystacus cotylephorus Bloch, 1794 Fr, Br native   31.80 cm SL male/unsexed   
Poeciliidae Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894 Fr, Br native   3.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;5.00 cm female  Also Ref. 35237. 
Poeciliidae Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Fr native   7.80 cm TL male/unsexed   
Polycentridae Polycentrus schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1849 Fr native   5.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Characidae Poptella brevispina Reis, 1989 Fr native   8.82 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 12225, 36891.  No picture yet.
Characidae Poptella longipinnis (Popta, 1901) Fr native   6.90 cm SL male/unsexed   
Belonidae Potamorrhaphis guianensis (Jardine, 1843) Fr native   29.10 cm TL male/unsexed   
Potamotrygonidae Potamotrygon boesemani Rosa, Carvalho & Almeida Wanderley, 2008 Fr native   41.30 cm WD male/unsexed ;42.70 cm WD female  Known from the Corantijn river drainage in Sipaliwini and Nickerie districts (Ref. 75012).  No picture yet.
Potamotrygonidae Potamotrygon histrix (Müller & Henle, 1839) Fr questionable  Liba spari (Creole, English), Spar (Creole, English), Tjoeboela (Creole, English)  40.00 cm WD male/unsexed  Outside distributional range according to Ref. 36687. Occurrence reported by Ref. 2037 needs confirmation. 
Potamotrygonidae Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855) Fr native  Tjoeboela (Dutch), Liba spari (Dutch), Spar (Dutch)  35.00 cm WD male/unsexed ;32.50 cm WD female  Recorded from Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Type locality of P. reticulatus (Ref. 33021). Also Ref. 36687. 
Pristidae Pristis microdon Latham, 1794 Fr, Br, M native  Krarin (Sranan)  700 cm TL male/unsexed   
Pristidae Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794 Fr, Br, M native   760 cm TL male/unsexed   
Serrasalmidae Pristobrycon striolatus (Steindachner, 1908) Fr native   20.10 cm TL male/unsexed   
Prochilodontidae Prochilodus rubrotaeniatus Jardine, 1841 Fr native  Alumassee (Not specified), Koonoomatta (Not specified)  32.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 598, 12225. 
Serrasalmidae Prosomyleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier, 1818) Fr native   40.70 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 39031. 
Loricariidae Pseudacanthicus fordii (Günther, 1868) Fr native   23.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Loricariidae Pseudacanthicus serratus (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr native   32.30 cm SL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Pseudancistrus barbatus (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr native   20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Midden and main Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 36713. 
Loricariidae Pseudancistrus corantijniensis De Chambrier & Montoya-Burgos, 2008 Fr native   17.88 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Loricariidae Pseudancistrus depressus (Günther, 1868) Fr native   13.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter and main Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 6868, 36713. 
Loricariidae Pseudancistrus kwinti Willink, Mol & Chernoff, 2010 Fr native   9.43 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Coppename River (Ref. 83369). 
Auchenipteridae Pseudauchenipterus nodosus (Bloch, 1794) Fr, Br native   22.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Pseudopimelodidae Pseudopimelodus bufonius (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr native   24.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Pimelodidae Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr native  Spikridjaki (Sranan), Spirikati (Sranan)  105 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Linker, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 6868. 
Belonidae Pseudotylosurus microps (Günther, 1866) Fr native   44.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Engraulidae Pterengraulis atherinoides (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr, Br native  Krafana (Sranan)  30.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 5217. 
Doradidae Pterodoras granulosus (Valenciennes, 1821) Fr native   68.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;90.10 cm SL female   
Cichlidae Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823) Fr introduced   10.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Puntigrus tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855) Fr introduced   7.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Serrasalmidae Pygopristis denticulata (Cuvier, 1819) Fr native   21.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Suriname River. 
Lebiasinidae Pyrrhulina filamentosa Valenciennes, 1847 Fr native  Matoeli (Creole, English)  11.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 598. 
Lebiasinidae Pyrrhulina stoli Boeseman, 1953 Fr native   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter and Linker) River (Ref. 59052). Type locality: Marowini Basin (Ref. 33021). Also Ref. 37104.  No picture yet.
Heptapteridae Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Fr native   61.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 27188. 
Rhamphichthyidae Rhamphichthys rostratus (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr native   100.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in the Maroni River which forms the border between French Guiana and Suriname. 
Dorosomatidae Rhinosardinia amazonica (Steindachner, 1879) Fr, Br native   11.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Dorosomatidae Rhinosardinia bahiensis (Steindachner, 1879) Fr, Br native   8.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Haemulidae Rhonciscus crocro (Cuvier, 1830) Fr, Br, M native   38.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Rineloricaria stewarti (Eigenmann, 1909) Fr native   10.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Nickerie, tributary to Sisa creek, about 700 m downstream of crossing of Amotopo to Camp Geology road (Ref. 40941); also from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 36389, 40941. 
Characidae Roeboexodon guyanensis (Puyo, 1948) Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Suriname River. 
Characidae Roeboides affinis (Günther, 1868) Fr native   11.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell, 1852 Fr introduced   28.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Museum: ZMB 2807, 86.5 mm SL. 
Cichlidae Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel, 1840) Fr misidentification   26.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;23.30 cm SL female  Recorded from the country (Ref. 4537). Occurrence in the country is not confirmed (Ref. 36377). 
Cichlidae Satanoperca leucosticta (Müller & Troschel, 1849) Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Stondansi Val area, Nickerie drainage. May be expected to occur in the Corantijn. 
Ariidae Sciades couma (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr, Br native   97.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Ariidae Sciades herzbergii (Bloch, 1794) Fr, Br, M native  Spikridjaki (Sranan), Spirikati (Sranan), Wittie kati (Sranan)  94.20 cm TL male/unsexed ;62.50 cm TL female   
Characidae Scissor macrocephalus Günther, 1864 Fr native    Type locality: ...as all the specimens from the same source were from Surinam, it is probable that this species also comes from that country.  No picture yet.
Prochilodontidae Semaprochilodus varii Castro, 1988 Fr native   28.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Marowijne [=Maroni] River (Ref. 37057). Museum: MZUSP 37177 -37178 (same as type locality, paratypes) (Ref. 27925). 
Serrasalmidae Serrasalmus eigenmanni Norman, 1929 Fr native   35.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 39031. 
Serrasalmidae Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr native   41.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter and main Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 12225. 
Serrasalmidae Serrasalmus spilopleura Kner, 1858 Fr, Or questionable   26.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Outside distributional range, occurrence needs confirmation. 
Curimatidae Steindachnerina varii Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1991 Fr native   9.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from the Suriname River (Ref. 12225).  No picture yet.
Apteronotidae Sternarchorhynchus galibi de Santana & Vari, 2010 Fr native   20.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;16.80 cm TL female  Type locality, Marowijne District: Lawa River at Stroomafwaarts Rapids near Anapaikekondre, ZMA 109.366 (holotype of Sternarchorhynchus galibi, 16.8 cm TL, apparently female). Known from the Lawa River, Marowijne River (= Fleuve Maroni) basin along the border between Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 84053).  No picture yet.
Sternopygidae Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Fr native  Logo logo (Creole, English)  141 cm TL male/unsexed   
Belonidae Strongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792) Fr, Br, M native   111 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 3129. 
Cichlidae Symphysodon aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904 Fr introduced   13.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Introduced in 1994 by Wattley (Ref. 40602). 
Synbranchidae Synbranchus marmoratus Bloch, 1795 Fr native   150 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 35237. 
Auchenipteridae Tatia brunnea Mees, 1974 Fr native   11.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Suriname and Marowijne-Maroni River basins (Ref. 79512). Recorded from the Compagnia Creek (Ref. 6868). 
Auchenipteridae Tatia concolor Mees, 1974 Fr native   7.65 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the headwaters of Coppename River (Ref. 6868). Also Ref. 37098.  No picture yet.
Auchenipteridae Tatia gyrina (Eigenmann & Allen, 1942) Fr native   4.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Djai Creek (Ref. 6868). 
Auchenipteridae Tatia punctata Mees, 1974 Fr native   4.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in creeks between Kabel and Lombé (Ref. 6868). 
Characidae Tetragonopterus chalceus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Fr native  fairly common (chances are about 50%) 12.70 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 598. 
Characidae Tetragonopterus georgiae (Géry, 1965) Fr native   12.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River and Adampada Creek (Ref. 59052). Type locality: middle Mana River, between 'Saut Chien' and 'Saut Topi-topi' (Ref. 12965).  No picture yet.
Characidae Tetragonopterus rarus (Zarske, Géry & Isbrücker, 2004) Fr native   8.54 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Moenkhausia rara, 'Surinam, Marowijne, rapid in Oelemari (Ulemari) River) (Ref. 124043). Known from Corantijn River basin in western Suriname (Ref. 55780). Also Ref. 87186.  No picture yet.
Characidae Thayeria ifati Géry, 1959 Fr misidentification   3.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurrence in the country not confirmed by F.C.T. Lima and C. Moreira. 
Serrasalmidae Tometes lebaili Jégu, Keith & Belmont-Jégu, 2002 Fr native   51.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Commewine R. (Ref. 47182). 
Poeciliidae Tomeurus gracilis Eigenmann, 1909 Fr native   3.30 cm TL male/unsexed   
Auchenipteridae Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr native  Noja (Creole, English), Noya (Saramaccan)  30.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;23.00 cm TL female   
Triportheidae Triportheus brachipomus (Valenciennes, 1850) Fr native   21.90 cm SL male/unsexed   
Triportheidae Triportheus rotundatus (Jardine, 1841) Fr native   26.80 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Maroni River which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 12225); also from Rechter, Coppename River (Ref. 59052). 
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