List of fish of Jamaica

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A list of fish of Jamaica.

Jamaican waters contain maccaback and saltwater fish.[1]

Saltwater[]

The chief varieties of saltwater fish include:

Estuarine[]

Fish that occasionally enter freshwater and estuarine environments include:

Freshwater[]

Fish that spend the majority of their lives in Jamaica's fresh waters include many species of:

Introduced[]

Intentional[]

The Malagasy mountain mullet, American Eel and Tilapia have been introduced from Africa for aquaculture and are very common.

Accidental[]

  • Lion fish

Fresh water fish

  • Parrot fish

References[]

  1. ^ "All fishes reported from Jamaica".
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