List of fish of Jamaica
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A list of fish of Jamaica.
Jamaican waters contain considerable resources of fresh and saltwater fish.[1]
Contents
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:
- Livebearers
- Killifish
- Gobies
- ((perch))
Introduced
Intentional
The Malagasy mountain mullet, American Eel and Tilapia have been introduced from Africa for aquaculture and are very common.
Accidental
fresh water fish
- parrot fish
References
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