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Table 1: 956 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 14 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 13 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 983 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 983 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Anostomidae Abramites eques (Steindachner, 1878) Fr endemic  Bonito (Spanish), Totumito (Spanish)  18.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Museum: Río Magdalena, NMW 69549 (Ref. 9743). Also Ref. 36801. 
Anostomidae Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868) Fr native   14.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Museum: Río Orteguasa, near Florencia, USNM 120183 (Ref. 9743). 
Doradidae Acanthodoras cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   11.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Doradidae Acanthodoras spinosissimus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) Fr native   13.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 37054). 
Cichlidae Acarichthys heckelii (Müller & Troschel, 1849) Fr native   19.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840) Fr native   16.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 36377). 
Cichlidae Acaronia vultuosa Kullander, 1989 Fr native   12.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Orinoco River basin (Ref. 36377). 
Loricariidae Acestridium colombiense Retzer, 2005 Fr native   4.95 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from Rio Inirida (Orinoco basin) in Guainia State (Ref. 54475). This species represents the first record of Acestridium in Colombia (Ref. 54475).  No picture yet.
Characidae Acestrocephalus anomalus (Steindachner, 1880) Fr native  Cachás (Spanish)  20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in Magdalena River basin (Ref. 598, 36811). 
Achiridae Achirus mazatlanus (Steindachner, 1869) Fr, Br, M native   22.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Achiridae Achirus novoae Cervigón, 1982 Fr, Br native  Lenguado (Spanish)  16.80 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Orinoco basin, including delta (Ref. 36798). 
Cichlidae Aequidens diadema (Heckel, 1840) Fr native   11.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Orinoco River basin in tributaries of the Orinoco River (Ref. 36377). 
Cichlidae Aequidens metae Eigenmann, 1922 Fr, Or endemic   12.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Meta River in the Orinoco River basin (Ref. 36377). Exported to North America as an aquarium fish (Ref. 4537). 
Cichlidae Aequidens tetramerus (Heckel, 1840) Fr native   19.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Ref. 36377). 
Doradidae Agamyxis pectinifrons (Cope, 1870) Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 37054). 
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus inermis (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr native   64.80 cm TL male/unsexed   
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus pardalis Lütken, 1874 Fr native  Barbul rollera (Spanish), Doncella (Spanish), Fria (Spanish), Gata (Spanish), Niña (Spanish), Señorita (Spanish)  63.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus ucayalensis Castelnau, 1855 Fr native   35.20 cm SL male/unsexed   
Aspredinidae Amaralia hypsiura (Kner, 1855) Fr native   13.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 36695). 
Doradidae Amblydoras gonzalezi (Fernández-Yépez, 1968) Fr native   9.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Doradidae Amblydoras monitor (Cope, 1872) Fr native   9.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 37054).  No picture yet.
Crenuchidae Ammocryptocharax elegans Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976 Fr native   3.25 cm SL male/unsexed  Museum: Caño Muco, USNM 210692 (holotype, 3.25 cm SL) (Ref. 13683). 
Rivulidae Anablepsoides atratus (Garman, 1895) Fr native   4.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 36579). Also Ref. 27139. 
Rivulidae Anablepsoides hartii (Boulenger, 1890) Fr questionable   10.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Outside distributional range, occurrence needs confirmation. 
Rivulidae Anablepsoides limoncochae (Hoedeman, 1962) Fr native   7.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Rivulidae Anablepsoides ophiomimus (Huber, 1992) Fr native   8.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Rivulidae Anablepsoides taeniatus (Fowler, 1945) Fr endemic   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 36579). Also Ref. 27139.  No picture yet.
Rivulidae Anablepsoides tessellatus (Huber, 1992) Fr endemic   4.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Orinoco River basin (Ref. 36579). Also Ref. 27139.  No picture yet.
Engraulidae Anchoa curta (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) Fr, Br, M native   8.90 cm TL male/unsexed   
Engraulidae Anchoa parva (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) Fr, Br, M native  Anchoa (Spanish)  9.10 cm TL male/unsexed   
Engraulidae Anchoa spinifer (Valenciennes, 1848) Fr, Br, M native   24.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Engraulidae Anchoviella guianensis (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr, Br native   11.30 cm TL male/unsexed   
Engraulidae Anchoviella jamesi (Jordan & Seale, 1926) Fr native   5.02 cm SL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Ancistrus caucanus Fowler, 1943 Fr endemic  Corroncho (Spanish)  5.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known Cauca River basin (Ref. 6868, 36713).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Ancistrus centrolepis Regan, 1913 Fr endemic   18.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the coastal drainages of the northern Andes, rivers of northern Colombia, Atrato, Baudo and San Juan basins (Ref. 36713). Also Ref. 6868.  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Ancistrus eustictus (Fowler, 1945) Fr endemic   18.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Upper Rio Baudo, Pacific Slope of Colombia at 3000 ft. elevation (Ref. 6868). Also Ref. 36713.  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Ancistrus lineolatus Fowler, 1943 Fr endemic   9.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Orteguaza River basin in the upper Japurá River drainage (Ref. 36713). Also Ref. 6868.  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Ancistrus tolima Taphorn, Armbruster, Villa-Navarro & Ray, 2013 Fr native   7.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the upper Magdalena River drainage, subdrainage río Prado in Tolima (Ref. 93347).  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Ancistrus triradiatus Eigenmann, 1918 Fr native   9.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Orinoco River Basin (Ref. 119730). 
Loricariidae Ancistrus vericaucanus Taphorn, Armbruster, Villa-Navarro & Ray, 2013 Fr native   7.21 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the upper Cauca River, a tributary to the Magdalena River (Ref. 93347).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Andinoacara biseriatus (Regan, 1913) Fr native   8.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;12.00 cm TL female  Known from Atrato, San Juan and Baudó River basins (Ref. 36377). Type locality, Rio Condoto (Ref. 12965). 
Cichlidae Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus (Kner, 1863) Fr misidentification   14.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from this country (Ref. 12251). Occurrence of the species in this country not confirmed (Ref. 36377). 
Cichlidae Andinoacara latifrons (Steindachner, 1878) Fr, Or endemic  Azulejo (Spanish), Azuleja (Spanish), Casasola (Spanish), Mojarra azul (Spanish)  20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in Magdalena, Atrato, Sinú, and San Juan river basins (Ref. 36377). Exported to North America as an aquarium fish (Ref. 4537). 
Cichlidae Andinoacara pulcher (Gill, 1858) Fr native  Mojarra azul (Spanish)  16.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Magdalena, Atrato, San Juan, Sinú, San Jorge, Cauca and Cesar rivers (Ref. 26543). Also Ref. 4537. Occurrence of this species in this country is not confirmed (Ref. 36377). 
Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817) Fr, Br native   152 cm TL male/unsexed ;122 cm TL female   
Loricariidae Aphanotorulus unicolor (Steindachner, 1908) Fr native   13.90 cm SL male/unsexed   
Achiridae Apionichthys sauli Ramos, 2003 Fr native   6.97 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Metica, a tributary of Rio Meta, and from Rio Guarico, Orinoco basin (Ref. 49504).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Apistogramma agassizii (Steindachner, 1875) Fr native   4.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 36377). 
Cichlidae Apistogramma alacrina Kullander, 2004 Fr native   5.49 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Orteguaza (Amazon basin) and upper Guaviare (Orinoco basin) river drainages (Ref. 52483). 
Cichlidae Apistogramma bitaeniata Pellegrin, 1936 Fr native   4.60 cm SL male/unsexed   
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