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Fresh Water Fish Species Endemic to Jamaica


Sources: http://lntreasures.com/jamaicaff.html
https://www.fishbase.se
Cubanichthys pengelleyi (Cyprinodontidae) Jamaican Killifish
Gambusia melapleura (Poeciliidae) Striped Gambusia
Gambusia wrayi (Poeciliidae) Wray's Gambusia
Limia melanogaster (Poeciliidae) Blackbelly Limia
Poecilia caudofasciata (Poeciliidae) Blue Poecilia


Jamaican killifish

Cubanichthys pengelleyi


Jamaican Killifish - Cyclura collei

Endemic to Jamaica. Inhabits shallow sany bottom fresh water streams areas of soft silt. Hides among submerged and floating aquatic vegetation. Feeds on damselfly and dragonfly nymphs, other aquatic larvae, ostracods, copepods and snails. Eggs hatch in about 9 days.



Jamaican Mosquitofish

Gambusia wrayi


Jamaican Mosquito fish

Endemic to Jamaica. Primarily found in freshwater, but can also live in brackish water. Habitates mudy, sandy or gravelly bottoms and may live within mangroves and seagrass.


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Gambusia melapleura


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Blackbelly Limia

Limia melanogaster


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Blue Poecilia

Poecilia caudofasciata (Poeciliidae)


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Jamaica Bird Watch
The recordings are from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, click for details

Accreditation

The following recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology were used:
199938Blue Mountain VireoRecorded by: Hoyer, Richard C2013
204456Streamertail (Black-billed)Recorded by: Ferraro, Mary Margaret L2015
199963Jamaican BecardRecorded by: Hoyer, Richard C2013
164826Jamaican PeweeRecorded by: Sutton, Robert L1996
164804Jamaican WoodpeckerRecorded by: Sutton, Robert L1992
164725Crested Quail-DoveRecorded by: Sutton, Robert L1976
164728Jamaican MangoRecorded by: Sutton, Robert L1995
164701Ring-tailed PigeonRecorded by: Sutton, Robert L1991
199971White-chinned ThrushRecorded by: Hoyer, Richard C2013
199969Yellow-shouldered GrassquitRecorded by: Hoyer, Richard C2013
204450OrangequitRecorded by: Walker, Bradley M2015
164623Jamaican VireoRecorded by: Budney, Gregory F2001
199959Jamaican OwlRecorded by: Hoyer, Richard C2013
199957Jamaican SpindalisRecorded by: Hoyer, Richard C2013
164710Jamaican BlackbirdRecorded by: Sutton, Robert L1995
164832Chestnut-bellied CuckooRecorded by: Sutton, Robert L1987
204447Black-billed ParrotRecorded by: Walker, Bradley M2015
199977White-eyed ThrushRecorded by: Hoyer, Richard C2013
204524Jamaican CrowRecorded by: Proctor, C. Justin 2015
199950Jamaican TodyRecorded by: Hoyer, Richard C2013
164605Yellow-billed ParrotRecorded by: Budney, Gregory F2001
164870Rufous-tailed FlycatcherRecorded by: Sutton, Robert L1992
164724Jamaican Lizard-CuckooRecorded by: Sutton, Robert L1996
164637Jamaican EuphoniaRecorded by: Budney, Gregory F2001
204458Arrowhead WarblerRecorded by: Walker, Bradley M2015
164916Streamertail (Red-billed)Recorded by: Sutton, Robert L1995
165401Sad FlycatcherRecorded by: Sutton, Robert L1994
56136Jamaican ElaeniaRecorded by: Macaulay, Linda R1992

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