Species in Magdalena
     n= 150 (Incomplete)
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Species Name Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic Level Status
Gilbertolus alatus Acestrorhynchidae benthopelagic 17.5 TL 4.0 native
Abramites eques Anostomidae pelagic 22.6 TL 2.3 endemic
Leporinus muyscorum Anostomidae benthopelagic 43.9 TL 2.0 native
Apteronotus magdalenensis Apteronotidae benthopelagic 129.0 TL 3.5 native
Apteronotus mariae Apteronotidae benthopelagic 33.3 TL 3.3 native
Apteronotus rostratus Apteronotidae benthopelagic 27.2 TL 3.3 native
Cathorops mapale Ariidae demersal 30.6 TL 4.4 native
Notarius bonillai New Granada sea catfish Ariidae demersal 80.0 TL 4.1 native
Bunocephalus colombianus Aspredinidae demersal 14.0 TL 3.2 native
Dupouyichthys sapito Aspredinidae demersal 3.7 TL 3.0 native
Xyliphius magdalenae Aspredinidae demersal 9.8 TL 3.1 native
Astroblepus cacharas Astroblepidae demersal 10.7 TL 3.2 native
Astroblepus cacharas Astroblepidae demersal 10.7 TL 3.2 native
Astroblepus grixalvii Astroblepidae demersal 36.6 TL 3.4 native
Astroblepus homodon Astroblepidae demersal 9.8 TL 3.2 native
Astroblepus itae Astroblepidae demersal native
Astroblepus nicefori Astroblepidae demersal 8.5 TL 3.2 native
Astroblepus santanderensis Astroblepidae benthopelagic 9.8 TL 3.2 native
Ageneiosus pardalis Auchenipteridae pelagic 56.4 TL 3.8 native
Trachelyopterus insignis Auchenipteridae demersal 27.5 TL 3.5 native
Trachelyopterus peloichthys Auchenipteridae demersal 20.0 TL 3.5 native
Brycon labiatus Bryconidae benthopelagic 37.6 TL 2.6 native
Brycon moorei Dorada Bryconidae benthopelagic 64.7 TL 2.6 native
Brycon rubricauda Bryconidae benthopelagic 42.7 TL 2.6 native
Salminus affinis Bryconidae benthopelagic 56.7 TL 2.6 native
Callichthys oibaensis Callichthyidae demersal 18.4 TL 2.9 native
Hoplosternum magdalenae Striped hoplo Callichthyidae demersal 14.0 TL 2.9 native
Cetopsis othonops Cetopsidae demersal 13.4 TL 3.6 native
Acestrocephalus anomalus Characidae benthopelagic 24.4 TL 4.1 native
Argopleura magdalenensis Characidae benthopelagic 6.5 TL 3.0 native
Astyanacinus yariguies Characidae benthopelagic 9.4 TL 3.1 native
Astyanax fasciatus Banded astyanax Characidae benthopelagic 16.8 TL 3.0 native
Astyanax filiferus Characidae benthopelagic 10.3 TL 2.8 native
Astyanax gisleni Characidae benthopelagic 10.5 TL 2.8 native
Astyanax magdalenae Characidae benthopelagic 21.1 TL 2.6 native
Astyanax orthodus Characidae benthopelagic 13.1 TL 2.9 native
Bryconamericus caucanus Characidae benthopelagic 8.8 TL 2.6 native
Bryconamericus foncensis Characidae benthopelagic 10.1 TL 2.6 native
Bryconamericus plutarcoi Characidae benthopelagic 8.5 TL 2.6 native
Bryconamericus tolimae Characidae benthopelagic 14.4 TL 2.5 native
Creagrutus affinis Characidae benthopelagic 9.5 TL 2.3 native
Creagrutus magdalenae Characidae benthopelagic 6.8 TL 2.4 native
Creagrutus nigrostigmatus Characidae benthopelagic 2.8 TL 2.0 native
Cynopotamus magdalenae Characidae benthopelagic 48.8 TL 4.3 native
Gephyrocharax martae Characidae benthopelagic 4.5 TL 3.0 native
Gephyrocharax torresi Characidae demersal 5.1 TL 3.0 native
Hemibrycon antioquiae Characidae benthopelagic 10.1 TL 3.0 native
Hemibrycon brevispini Characidae benthopelagic 11.0 TL 3.0 native
Hemibrycon cairoense Characidae benthopelagic 10.4 TL 3.0 native
Hemibrycon cardalensis Characidae benthopelagic 10.6 TL 3.0 native
Hemibrycon decurrens Characidae benthopelagic 6.9 TL 3.0 native
Hemibrycon fasciatus Characidae benthopelagic 10.1 TL 3.0 native
Hemibrycon paez Characidae benthopelagic 11.4 TL 3.0 native
Hemibrycon palomae Characidae benthopelagic 10.8 TL 3.0 native
Hemibrycon quindos Characidae benthopelagic 6.3 TL 3.0 native
Hemibrycon raqueliae Characidae benthopelagic 12.1 TL 3.0 native
Hemibrycon virolinica Characidae benthopelagic 12.0 TL 3.0 native
Hemibrycon yacopiae Characidae benthopelagic 10.9 TL 3.0 native
Hyphessobrycon panamensis Characidae benthopelagic 5.4 TL 3.5 native
Hyphessobrycon proteus Characidae benthopelagic 7.4 TL 2.9 native
Nanocheirodon insignis Characidae pelagic 3.0 TL 3.2 native
Nanocheirodon insignis Characidae pelagic 3.0 TL 3.2 native
Roeboides dayi Characidae benthopelagic 15.5 TL 3.5 native
Saccoderma hastata Characidae benthopelagic 4.9 TL 2.5 native
Andinoacara latifrons Platinum acara Cichlidae benthopelagic 17.0 TL 3.3 native
Andinoacara pulcher Blue acara Cichlidae benthopelagic 16.0 TL 3.3 native
Caquetaia kraussii Cichlidae demersal 31.7 TL 3.4 native
Geophagus steindachneri Redhump eartheater Cichlidae benthopelagic 19.8 TL 2.0 native
Kronoheros umbriferus Turquoise cichlid Cichlidae benthopelagic 58.0 TL 3.8 native
Oreochromis niloticus Nile tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 73.2 TL 2.0 introduced
Ctenolucius hujeta Gar characin Ctenoluciidae pelagic 31.7 TL 4.2 native
Curimata mivartii Curimatidae benthopelagic 39.0 TL 2.0 native
Cyphocharax magdalenae Curimatidae benthopelagic 29.3 TL 2.0 native
Centrochir crocodili Doradidae demersal 27.5 TL 2.8 native
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus Aimara Erythrinidae pelagic 25.0 TL 3.4 native
Hoplias malabaricus Trahira Erythrinidae benthopelagic 65.0 TL 3.6 native
Gasteropelecus maculatus Spotted hatchetfish Gasteropelecidae pelagic 7.8 TL 3.3 native
Awaous flavus Gobiidae benthopelagic 10.0 TL 2.5 native
Gymnotus ardilai Gymnotidae demersal 27.6 TL 3.3 native
Cetopsorhamdia boquillae Heptapteridae demersal 8.8 TL 3.4 native
Cetopsorhamdia molinae Heptapteridae demersal 4.4 TL 3.2 native
Cetopsorhamdia nasus Heptapteridae demersal 7.2 TL 3.3 native
Imparfinis nemacheir Heptapteridae demersal 12.1 TL 3.1 native
Imparfinis timana Heptapteridae benthopelagic 9.4 TL 3.1 native
Imparfinis usmai Heptapteridae benthopelagic 10.7 TL 3.1 native
Rhamdia quelen South American catfish Heptapteridae benthopelagic 47.4 TL 3.9 native
Brachyhypopomus occidentalis Hypopomidae benthopelagic 17.5 TL 3.1 native
Lebiasina chucuriensis Lebiasinidae benthopelagic 14.8 TL 3.6 native
Lebiasina floridablancaensis Lebiasinidae benthopelagic 13.0 TL 3.5 native
Piabucina pleurotaenia Lebiasinidae pelagic 16.0 TL 3.6 native
Ancistrus tolima Loricariidae demersal 9.4 TL 2.3 native
Ancistrus triradiatus Loricariidae demersal 11.2 TL 2.2 native
Ancistrus vericaucanus Loricariidae demersal 8.8 TL 2.3 native
Chaetostoma brevilabiatum Loricariidae demersal 14.5 TL 2.1 native
Chaetostoma fischeri Loricariidae demersal 30.0 TL 2.0 native
Chaetostoma milesi Loricariidae demersal 15.9 TL 2.0 native
Chaetostoma thomsoni Loricariidae demersal 10.1 TL 2.3 native
Crossoloricaria cephalaspis Loricariidae demersal 13.3 TL 2.5 native
Dasyloricaria filamentosa Loricariidae demersal 39.3 TL 2.0 native
Dasyloricaria seminuda Loricariidae demersal 22.2 TL 2.4 native
Dolichancistrus carnegiei Loricariidae demersal 17.0 TL 2.0 native
Farlowella yarigui Loricariidae benthopelagic 13.7 TL 2.5 native
Leptoancistrus cordobensis Loricariidae demersal 4.5 TL 2.7 native
Panaque cochliodon Loricariidae benthopelagic 30.0 TL 2.0 endemic
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus Orinoco sailfin catfish Loricariidae demersal 50.0 TL 2.2 native
Rineloricaria magdalenae Loricariidae demersal 16.3 TL 2.4 native
Rineloricaria magdalenae Loricariidae demersal 16.4 TL 2.4 native
Spatuloricaria curvispina Loricariidae demersal 48.8 TL 2.2 native
Spatuloricaria gymnogaster Loricariidae demersal 451.4 TL 2.0 native
Sturisomatichthys aureum Loricariidae demersal 24.4 TL 2.3 native
Sturisomatichthys aureus Loricariidae demersal 24.4 TL 2.3 native
Sturisomatichthys leightoni Loricariidae demersal 22.0 TL 2.4 native
Mugil curema White mullet Mugilidae reef-associated 90.0 TL 2.0 native
Mugil curema White mullet Mugilidae reef-associated 90.0 TL 2.0 native
Trichopodus pectoralis Snakeskin gourami Osphronemidae benthopelagic 25.0 TL 2.8 introduced
Parodon alfonsoi Parodontidae pelagic 12.6 TL 2.4 native
Parodon magdalenensis Parodontidae pelagic 13.3 TL 2.3 native
Saccodon dariensis Parodontidae benthopelagic 15.5 TL 2.3 native
Megalonema xanthum Pimelodidae demersal 19.4 TL 3.8 endemic
Pimelodus grosskopfii Capaz Pimelodidae benthopelagic 39.0 TL 3.3 native
Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum Pimelodidae demersal 100.0 TL 4.3 native
Sorubim cuspicaudus Trans-Andean shovelnose catfish Pimelodidae demersal 97.6 TL 4.3 native
Sorubim lima Duckbill catfish Pimelodidae demersal 54.2 TL 4.1 native
Zungaro zungaro Gilded catfish Pimelodidae demersal 170.8 TL 4.5 native
Poecilia caucana Poeciliidae benthopelagic 7.7 TL 2.6 native
Potamotrygon magdalenae Magdalena river stingray Potamotrygonidae benthopelagic 151.9 TL 3.2 native
Potamotrygon magdalenae Magdalena river stingray Potamotrygonidae benthopelagic 152.3 TL 3.2 native
Pristis pristis Common sawfish Pristidae demersal 750.0 TL 4.0 native
Ichthyoelephas longirostris Prochilodontidae benthopelagic 80.0 TL 2.0 native
Prochilodus magdalenae Prochilodontidae benthopelagic 43.9 TL 2.1 native
Pseudopimelodus schultzi Pseudopimelodidae demersal 25.3 TL 3.7 native
Cynodonichthys boehlkei Rivulidae benthopelagic 4.5 TL 3.2 endemic
Cynodonichthys magdalenae Magdalena rivulus Rivulidae benthopelagic 7.0 TL 3.3 endemic
Rachovia brevis Rivulidae benthopelagic 6.0 TL 3.2 native
Rachovia hummelincki Rivulidae benthopelagic 5.0 TL 3.2 native
Plagioscion surinamensis Pacora Sciaenidae benthopelagic 70.0 TL 4.5 native
Colossoma macropomum Cachama Serrasalmidae benthopelagic 108.0 TL 2.0 introduced
Eigenmannia virescens Glass knifefish Sternopygidae benthopelagic 53.7 TL 3.2 native
Sternopygus aequilabiatus Sternopygidae benthopelagic 98.8 TL 3.2 native
Sternopygus macrurus Longtail knifefish Sternopygidae benthopelagic 140.5 TL 3.2 native
Paravandellia phaneronema Trichomycteridae demersal 3.4 TL 3.4 native
Trichomycterus arhuaco Trichomycteridae demersal 8.6 TL 3.2 native
Trichomycterus arhuaco Trichomycteridae demersal native
Trichomycterus manaurensis Trichomycteridae demersal native
Trichomycterus manaurensis Trichomycteridae demersal 7.6 TL 3.2 native
Trichomycterus montesi Trichomycteridae demersal 13.5 TL 3.3 native
Trichomycterus montesi Trichomycteridae demersal native
Trichomycterus ruitoquensis Trichomycteridae demersal 10.7 TL 3.2 native
Trichomycterus ruitoquensis Trichomycteridae demersal 10.5 TL 3.2 native
Triportheus magdalenae Triportheidae benthopelagic 43.9 TL 2.8 native
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