Fish Species of Ecuador

Luvar

Luvarus imperialis

LC 🌊 Marine

macana

Sternarchorhynchus curvirostris

DD 💧 Freshwater

Madalena

Roestes molossus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Magmatail Tetra

Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis

NT 💧 Freshwater

Maparate

Hypophthalmus marginatus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Marbled hatchetfish

Carnegiella strigata

LC 💧 Freshwater

Marbled headstander

Abramites hypselonotus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Marlin sucker

Remora osteochir

LC 🌊 Marine

Megalodoras Uranoscopus

Megalodoras uranoscopus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Megalonema Platycephalum

Megalonema platycephalum

LC 💧 Freshwater

Menezes' Sole

Apionichthys menezesi

LC 💧 Freshwater

Mexican hornshark

Heterodontus mexicanus

LC 🌊 Marine

Microgobius Curtus

Microgobius curtus

LC 🌊 Marine

Micromyzon Akamai

Micromyzon akamai

LC 💧 Freshwater

Mirrorwing flyingfish

Hirundichthys speculiger

LC 🌊 Marine

Misty grouper

Hyporthodus mystacinus

LC 🌊 Marine

mojarita

Creagrutus gracilis

LC 💧 Freshwater

Mojarita

Aphyocharax pusillus

LC 💧 Freshwater

mojarita

Xenurobrycon heterodon

LC 💧 Freshwater

mojarita

Creagrutus kunturus

LC 💧 Freshwater

mojarita

Hemibrycon polyodon

LC 💧 Freshwater

Morse Knifefish

Gymnorhamphichthys hypostomus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

LC 💧 Freshwater

Moth Whiptail Catfish

Loricaria simillima

LC 💧 Freshwater

Mourning tetra

Brycon pesu

LC 💧 Freshwater

Mozambique tilapia

Oreochromis mossambicus

VU 💧 Freshwater

Murray's abyssal anglerfish

Melanocetus murrayi

LC 🌊 Marine

Mutton hamlet

Alphestes afer

LC 🌊 Marine

Narrownecked oceanic eel

Derichthys serpentinus

LC 🌊 Marine

Nile tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Ocean sunfish

Mola mola

VU 🌊 Marine

Oceanic puffer

Lagocephalus lagocephalus

LC 🌊 Marine

Oceanic two-wing flyingfish

Exocoetus obtusirostris

LC 🌊 Marine

Oilfish

Ruvettus pretiosus

LC 🌊 Marine

Otocinclus Huaorani

Otocinclus huaorani

LC 💧 Freshwater

Oxyropsis Wrightiana

Oxyropsis wrightiana

LC 💧 Freshwater

Pacific anchoveta

Cetengraulis mysticetus

LC 🌊 Marine

Pacific blackchin

Scopelengys tristis

LC 🌊 Marine

Pacific fat sleeper

Dormitator latifrons

LC 🔄 Diadromous

Pacific sleeper

Gobiomorus maculatus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Paracanthopoma Parva

Paracanthopoma parva

LC 💧 Freshwater

Pastaza corydoras

Corydoras pastazensis

LC 💧 Freshwater

Payara

Hydrolycus scomberoides

LC 💧 Freshwater

Peixe-cigarra

Galeocharax gulo

LC 💧 Freshwater

Pelican eel

Eurypharynx pelecanoides

LC 🌊 Marine

Peruvian eelgoby

Gobioides peruanus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Peruvian moonfish

Selene peruviana

LC 🌊 Marine

Peruvian tetra

Hyphessobrycon peruvianus

LC 💧 Freshwater