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List of registered species

The following list contains all the species registered in this collection
Listing ordered by taxonomy. See in alphabetical order.

Elopiformes

Elopidae

Elops saurus

Albuliformes

Albulidae

Albula vulpes

Anguilliformes

Clupeiformes

Engraulidae

Anchoa filifera
Cetengraulis edentulus
Lycengraulis grossidens
Anchoa januaria
Anchoviella lepidentostole
Anchoa tricolor
Anchovia clupeoides
Anchoa lyolepis
Engraulis anchoita

Pristigasteridae

Chirocentrodon bleekerianus
Pellona harroweri

Clupeidae

Ophistonema oglinum
Harengula clupeola
Sardinella brasiliensis

Siluriformes

Ariidae

Genidens barbus
Genidens genidens

Osmeriformes

Argentinidae

Argentina striata

Alepocephalidae

Xenodermichthys copei

Stomiiformes

Sternoptychidae

Maurolicus stehmanni

Aulopiformes

Chlorophthalmidae

Parasudis truculenta
Chlorophthalmus agassizi

Synodontidae

Synodus foetens
Saurida brasiliensis
Saurida caribbaea

Myctophiformes

Neoscopelidae

Neoscopelus macrolepidotus

Myctophidae

Lampanyctus lepidolychnus
Notoscopelus resplendens
Diaphus dumerilii
Diaphus hudsoni
Myctophum affine
Myctophum selenops
Diaphus meadi
Hygophum hygomii
Lepidophanes guentheri
Myctophum nitidulum
Notoscopelus caudispinosus
Symbolophorus barnardi
Diaphus garmani
Diaphus perspicillatus
Myctophum obtusirostre
Scopelopsis multipunctatus

Polymixiiformes

Polymixiidae

Polymixia lowei

Ophidiiformes

Ophidiidae

Ophidion holbrookii
Genypterus brasiliensis
Raneya brasiliensis

Gadiformes

Macrouridae

Hymenocephalus billsam
Caelorinchus marinii
Lucigadus ori
Malacocephalus laevis
Ventrifossa macropogon
Malacocephalus occidentalis

Moridae

Laemonema goodebeanorum
Gadella imberbis

Bregmacerotidae

Bregmaceros atlanticus
Bregmaceros cantori

Phycidae

Urophycis brasiliensis
Urophycis mystacea

Merlucciidae

Merluccius hubbsi

Batrachoidiformes

Batrachoididae

Porichthys porosissimus

Lophiiformes

Lophiidae

Lophius gastrophysus

Ogcocephalidae

Dibranchus atlanticus
Ogcocephalus vespertilio

Mugiliformes

Mugilidae

Mugil liza
Mugil curema

Atheriniformes

Atherinopsidae

Atherinella brasiliensis

Beloniformes

Belonidae

Strongylura timucu
Strongylura marina

Hemiramphidae

Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Hyporhamphus roberti roberti

Beryciformes

Trachichthyidae

Hoplostethus occidentalis

Berycidae

Beryx splendens

Zeiformes

Macrurocyttidae

Zenion hololepis

Zeidae

Zenopsis conchifera

Grammicolepididae

Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi

Gasterosteiformes

Fistulariidae

Fistularia petimba

Scorpaeniformes

Dactylopteridae

Dactylopetrus volitans

Scorpaenidae

Scorpaena dispar
Pontinus rathbuni

Triglidae

Bellator brachychir
Prionotus punctatus
Prionotus nudigula

Peristediidae

Peristedion altapinne
Peristedions sp.

Sebastidae

Helicolenus lahillei

Setarchidae

Setarches guentheri

Perciformes

Centropomidae

Centropomus parallelus
Centropomus undecimalis

Acropomatidae

Synagrops spinosus
Synagrops bellus

Serranidae

Anthias menezesi
Diplectrum radiale
Epinephelus marginatus
Serranus atrobranchus
Epinephelus niveatus
Serranus auriga
Serranus phoebe
Diplectrum formosum
Polyprion americanus

Priacanthidae

Priacanthus arenatus
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Cookelus japonicus

Malacanthidae

Lopholatilus villarii
Caulolatilus chrysops

Pomatomidae

Pomatomus saltatrix

Carangidae

Trachinotus falcatus
Trachinotus marginatus
Caranx hippos
Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus
Trachinotus goodei
Caranx latus
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Trachurus lathami
Uraspis secunda
Decapterus punctatus
Naucrates ductor
Oligoplites saliens
Selar crumenophthalmus
Selene setapinnis
Caranx crysos
Decapterus tabl
Oligoplites saurus
Seriola fasciata
Selene vomer
Trachinotus carolinus

Lutjanidae

Lutjanus analis
Pristipomoides freemani
Lutjanus synagris

Gerreidae

Eucinostomus melanopterus
Diapterus rhombeus
Eucinostomus argenteus
Eugerres brasilianus
Eucinostomus gula

Haemulidae

Conodon nobilis
Anisotremus surinamensis
Haemulon aurolineatum
Orthopristis ruber
Haemulon steindachneri
Pomadasys corvinaeformis

Sparidae

Archosargus rhomboidalis
Pagrus pagrus
Calamus penna

Polynemidae

Polydactylus virginicus

Sciaenidae

Cynoscion virescens
Menticirrhus littoralis
Stellifer rastrifer
Umbrina canosai
Cynoscion guatucupa
Isopysthus parvipinnis
Larimus breviceps
Macrodon atricauda
Micropogonias furnieri
Stellifer brasiliensis
Umbrina coroides
Cynoscion jamaicensis
Menticirrhus americanus
Ctenosciaena gracilicirrhus
Cynoscion leiarchus
Paralonchurus brasiliensis

Mullidae

Mullus argentinae
Upeneus parvus

Chaetodontidae

Chaetodon striatus

Kyphosidae

Kyphosus sectatrix
Kyphosus incisor

Cheilodactylidae

Nemadactylus bergi

Scaridae

Nicholsina usta usta

Pinguipedidae

Pseudopercis numida

Percophidae

Bembrops heterurus
Percophis brasiliensis

Blenniidae

Scartella cristata

Gobiidae

Ctenogobius smaragdus
Ctenogobius boleosoma
Bathygobius soporator

Ephippidae

Chaetodipterus faber

Sphyraenidae

Sphyraena barracuda
Sphyraena tome
Sphyraena guachancho

Gempylidae

Thyrsitops lepidopoides

Trichiuridae

Benthodesmus elongatus
Evoxymetopon taeniatus
Lepidopus altifrons
Trichiurus lepturus

Scombridae

Auxis rochei
Euthynnus alleteratus
Sarda sarda
Auxis thazard
Katsuwonus pelamis
Scomber japonicus
Scomberomorus brasiliensis

Ariommatidae

Ariomma bondi

Stromateidae

Peprilus paru

Caproidae

Antigonia capros

Pleuronectiformes

Paralichthyidae

Paralichthys isosceles
Citharichthys macrops
Xystreurys rasile
Citharichthys spilopterus
Etropus crossotus
Paralichthys patagonicus
Syacium papillosum
Etropus longimanus
Paralichthys triocellatus

Achiridae

Achirus lineatus

Cynoglossidae

Symphurus jenynsi
Symphurus tesselatus
Symphurus plagusia

Tetraodontiformes

Balistidae

Balistes capriscus

Monacanthidae

Aluterus monoceros
Stephanolepis hispidus

Tetraodontidae

Sphoeroides greeleyi
Lagocephalus laevigatus
Sphoeroides testudineus

Diodontidae

Diodon holocanthus
Chilomycterus spinosus

Syngnathiformes

Centriscidae

Macroramphosus scolopax
Notopogon fernandezianus