Perciformes
Creators: name: Matamoros, Wilfredo A.
name: Schaefer, Jacob F.
name: Kreiser, Brian R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes

description: PERCIFORMES  Centropomidae. Peripheral.  
 Centropomus ensiferus Poey, 1860. Swordspine snook, robalo de espolón. Native.   
 Departments: Cortés and Gracias a Dios. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Patuca and Coco.   
 Centropomus nigrescens Günther, 1864. Black snook, robalo negro. Native. Department: Choluteca. Drainage: Pacific slope: Choluteca.   
 Centropomus parallelus Poey, 1860. Smallscale fat snook, robalo escama pequeña. Native. Departments: Cortés, Gracias a Dios and Santa Bárbara. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Ulúa and Patuca.   
 Centropomus pectinatus Poey, 1860. Tarpon snook, robalo grande. Native. Departments: Gracias a Dios and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Plátano, Patuca and Roatán.   
 Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch, 1792). Common snook, robalo blanco. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Cortés, Gracias a Dios and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Patuca and Roatán.   
 Centropomus unionensis Bocourt, 1868. Humpback snook, robalo serrano. Native. Department: Choluteca. Drainage: Pacific slope: Choluteca.   
Centrarchidae. Primary.  
 Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802). Largemouth bass, lobina negra. Exotic.   
 Remarks: Micropterus salmoides was introduced into Lake of Yojoá as a sport fish (Ostmark, 1964; Cruz, 1985). The literature suggests an introduction in the early 1950s (Ostmark, 1964; Cruz, 1985). However, an earlier arrival in Honduras is possible. Cruz (1985) studied the biology of M. salmoides in the Lake of Yojoá and provided a synopsis of the introduction. Vaux (1985) collected M. salmoides in the Laguna de Yure which is adjacent to the Lake of Yojoá. We have not collected M. salmoides outside of the previously mentioned localities.   
Carangidae. Peripheral.  
 Caranx bartholomaei (Cuvier, 1833). Yellow jack, cojinuda amarilla. Native.   
 Department: Islas de la Bahía. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Roatán.   
 Remarks: USM field number WAM08-105 collected in freshwater streams in the island of Roatán represent the first report of C. bartholomaei in Honduras.   
 Caranx latus Agassiz,1831. Horse-eye jack, jurel blanco. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida and Cortés. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Leán and Cangrejal.   
 Oligoplites saurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Leather jack, piña sietecueros. Native Department: Cortés. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón.   
 Remarks: Voucher USM 34351 collected in the Tulián River, a tributary of the Chamelecón River, represents the first report of O. saurus in Honduras.   
 Trachinotus goodei Jordan & Evermann, 1896. Palometa, pámpano listado. Native. Department: Cortés. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón.   
Lutjanidae. Peripheral.  
 Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792). Schoolmaster, pargo amarillo. Native. Departments: Atlántida, Cortés and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Cangrejal and Roatán.   
 Lutjanus jocu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Dog snapper, pargo jocu. Native.   
 Departments: Cortés and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón and Roatán.   
Gerreidae. Peripheral.  
 Diapterus auratus Ranzani, 1842. Irish pompano, mojarra guacha. Native.   
 Departments: Cortés and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages. Atlantic slope: Chamelecón and Roatán.   
 Eucinostomus argenteus Baird & Girard, 1855. Spotfin mojarra, mojarra plateada. Native. Departments: Colón, Cortés and Gracias a Dios. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Lislis and Patuca.   
 Eucinostomus harengulus Goode & Bean, 1879. Tidewater mojarra, mojarra costera. Native. Department: Islas de la Bahía. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Roatán.   
 Remarks: Vouchers collected in freshwater streams in the island of Roatán (USM field number WAM08- 105) represent the first report E. harengulus in Honduras.   
 Eucinostomus jonesii (Günther, 1879). Slender mojarra, mojarra flaca. Native.   
 Department: Islas de la Bahía. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Roatán.   
 Remarks: Vouchers collected in freshwater streams in the island of Roatán (USM field number WAM08- 106 and WAM08-114) represent the first report of E. jonesii in Honduras.   
 Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863). Flagfin mojarra, mojarrita de ley. Native.   
 Departments: Colón, Cortés and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Chamelecón, Lislis and Guanaja.   
 Eugerres plumieri (Cuvier, 1830). Striped mojarra, mojarra rayada. Native. Department: Gracias a Dios. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Coco.   
 Gerres cinereus (Walbaum, 1792). Yellow fin mojarra, mojarra plateada. Native.   
 Departments: Cortés and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Roatán and Guanaja.   
Haemulidae. Peripheral.  
 Pomadasys crocro (Cuvier, 1830). Burro grunt, corocoro crocro. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Colón, Cortés, Islas de la Bahía and Santa Bárbara. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis, Aguán, Roatán and Guanaja.   
Sciaenidae. Peripheral.  
 Bairdiella ronchus (Cuvier, 1830). Ground croaker, ronco rayado. Native. Department: Cortés. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón.   
 Cynoscion praedatorius (Jordan & Gilbert, 1889). Boccone weakfish, corvina bocona. Native. Department: Choluteca. Drainage: Pacific slope: Choluteca.   
 Remarks: The vouchers CAS 3206 and CAS 3207 collected in the Pedregal River, a tributary of the Choluteca River drainage, represent the first records of C. praedatorius in Honduras.   
 Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Southern kingfish, berrugato zorro. Native. Department: Cortés. Drainage: Pacific slope: Chamelecón.   
 Paralonchurus dumerilii (Bocourt, 1869). Suco croaker, suco rayado. Native. Department: Choluteca. Drainage: Pacific slope: Choluteca.   
 Umbrina broussonnetii Cuvier, 1830. Striped drum, corvina rayada. Native.   
 Department: Cortés. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón.   
 Remarks: Voucher GCRL 21697 collected in the Omoa River, which is part of the Chamelecón River system, represents the first record of U. broussonnetii in Honduras.   
Polynemidae. Peripheral.  
 Polydactylus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758). Barbu, barbudo barbú. Native. Department: Gracias a Dios. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Patuca.   
Mugilidae. Peripheral.  
 Agonostomus monticola (Bancroft, 1834). Mountain mullet, tepemechín. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Colón, Cortés, El Paraíso, Gracias a Dios, Islas de la Bahía, Santa Bárbara and Yoro. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis, Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Plátano, Patuca, Coco, Warunta, Guanaja and Roatán. Pacific slope: Choluteca.   
 Joturus pichardi Poey, 1860. Bobo mullet, cuyamel. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Colón, Cortés, Gracias a Dios. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis, Aguán, Sico, Plátano, Patuca, Warunta and Coco.   
 Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836. White mullet, lisa blanca. Native.   
 Departments: Cortés, Gracias a Dios, Islas de la Bahía and Choluteca. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Patuca, Roatán and Guanaja. Pacific slope: Choluteca.   
 Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836. Liza, lisa. Native.   
 Departments: Cortés. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón.   
 Remarks: voucher UMMZ 173259 (originally identified as M. brasiliensis) collected in the Omoa River, which is part of the Chamelecón River system, represents the first record of M. liza in Honduras.   
Cichlidae. Secondary.  
 Amatitlania nigrofasciata (Günther, 1867). Convict cichlid, conguito convicto. Native.   
 Departments: Choluteca, El Paraíso, Francisco Morazán, Gracias a Dios, Intibucá, Olancho, Valle and Yoro. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Lislis, Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Patuca, Warunta and Coco. Pacific slope: Lempa, Goascorán, Nacaome, Choluteca and Negro.   
 Amatitlania siquia Schmitter-Soto, 2007. Siquia cichlid, conguito del Siquia. Native. Departments: El Paraíso, Francisco Morazán, and Gracias a Dios. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Coco. Pacific slope: Choluteca.   
 Remarks: The locality from the Yeguare River listed in Schmitter-Soto (2007) as an Atlantic locality is an error. The Yeguare River is a tributary of the Choluteca River which drains into the Gulf of Fonseca. Thus, in Honduras, A. siquia is found in both the Pacific and Atlantic slopes.   
 Amphilophus alfari (Meek, 1907). Pastel Cichlid, mojarra pastel. Native. Departments: Gracias a Dios and Olancho. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Plátano, Patuca, Warunta and Coco.   
 Amphilophus hogaboomorum (Carr & Giovannoli, 1950). Cholutecan Mojarra, Mojarra de Choluteca. Endemic.   
 Departments: Choluteca. Drainages: Pacific slope: Choluteca and Negro.   
 Remarks: The distribution of this fish was limited to the lower reaches of the Choluteca River. We collected this species in the Negro River (USM field number WAM08-18) near the community El Ojo de Agua, and in a second locality in the lower reaches of the Choluteca River (USM 31935) near the community of El Mal Paso on the road to Orocuina. These two reports represent a range extension for A. hogaboomorum.   
 Amphilophus longimanus (Günther, 1867). Redbreast cichlid, mojarra pecho rojo. Native.   
 Departments: Choluteca, El Paraíso, Francisco Morazán, Gracias a Dios, Olancho, Valle and Yoro, Drainages: Atlantic slope: Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Plátano, Patuca, Warunta and Coco. Pacific slope: Nacaome, Choluteca and Negro.   
 Amphilophus robertsoni (Regan, 1905). Honduran cichlid, mojarra hondureña. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Colón, Cortés, Gracias a Dios, Santa Bárbara and Yoro. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis, Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Plátano and Patuca.   
 Remarks: Greenfield & Thomerson (1997) limited the southernmost range of this species to the department of Atlántida. However, Miller et al. (2005) listed UMMZ 188235 as A. robertsoni collected in the upper Patuca River in eastern Honduras.   
 Archocentrus centrarchus (Gill, 1877). Flier cichlid, mojarrita rayada. Native.   
 Department: Choluteca. Drainages: Pacific slope: Choluteca and Negro.   
 Remarks: Schmitter-Soto (2007) states that A. centrarchus is found in drainages of the Gulf of Fonseca. A. centrarchus has been reported in Honduras only in two Gulf of Fonseca drainages, the Negro and Choluteca Rivers (Cruz & Espinal, 1989), but there is no evidence of its occurrence in the Nacaome and Goascorán Rivers.   
 Archocentrus multispinosus (Günther, 1867). Rainbow cichlid, mojarrita arcoiris. Native. Departments: Choluteca and Gracias a Dios. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Patuca, Warunta and Coco. Pacific slope: Choluteca and Negro.   
 Remarks: Schmitter-Soto (2007) found the northernmost limit of this species on the Pacific slope of Central America in the Guasaule River in Nicaragua. We collected this species in the Negro River (USM field number WAM08-20) and the Choluteca River (USM 31494). In addition, Cruz and Espinal (1989) also reported A. multispinosus in the Negro and Choluteca Rivers.   
 ‘Cichlasoma’ trimaculatum (Günther, 1867). Threespot cichlid, mojarra prieta. Native. Department: Valle. Drainages: Pacific slope: Lempa and Goascorán.   
 ‘Cichlasoma’ urophthalmus (Günther, 1862). Mayan cichlid, mojarra maya. Native. Departments: Atlántida and Cortés. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán and Lislis.   
 Cryptoheros cutteri (Fowler, 1932). Honduran congo, congo hondureño. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Colón, Comayagua, Copán, Cortés, Francisco Morazán, Santa Bárbara and Yoro. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis, Aguán, Sico-Tinto and Patuca. Pacific slope: Choluteca.   
 Remarks: Schmitter-Soto (2007) restricts the distribution of this species to the Atlantic slope drainages of Honduras and Guatemala with its easternmost boundary at the Aguán River in Honduras. We collected C. cutteri in the Honduran Pacific slope (USM field number WAM08-43; Choluteca River basin, Valle de Zamorano). This collection represents a range extension for C. cutteri.   
 Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günther, 1864). Butterfly cichlid, moga amarilla. Native. Department: Gracias a Dios. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Coco.   
 Remarks: The northern most reported boundary of H. nicaraguensis is a locality in the Nicaraguan side of the Coco River bordering Honduras (Schmitter-Soto, 2007). During this project H. nicaraguensis was colleted in the Rus Rus River on the Honduran side of the Coco River (USM field numbers WAM08-05 and WAM08-08). These records represent a range expansion for the species and a new species report for Honduras.   
 Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852). Mozambique tilapia, tilapia mozambiqueña. Exotic. Departments: Intibucá, La Paz. Drainage: Pacific slope: Lempa.   
 Remarks: O. mossambicus was introduced to Honduras by a group of Taiwanese scientists on a mission to bring common carp and tilapia aquaculture to Central America (D. Meyer, pers. comm.).   
 Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758). Nile tilapia, tilapia del Nilo. Exotic.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Choluteca, Colón, Comayagua, Copán, Cortés, El Paraíso, Francisco Morazán, Gracias a Dios, Intibucá, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho and Santa Bárbara. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis, Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Plátano, Patuca, Warunta and Coco. Pacific slope: Lempa, Goascorán, Nacaome, Choluteca and Negro.   
 Remarks: O. niloticus was brought to Honduras by governmental agencies in 1979 for stocking in the new ponds and facilities of the El Carao station (D. Meyer, pers. comm.).   
 Parachromis dovii (Günther, 1864). Guapote, guapote blanco. Native.   
 Departments: Colón, El Paraíso, Gracias a Dios, Olancho and Yoro. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Plátano, Patuca, Warunta and Coco.   
 Parachromis friedrichsthalii (Heckel, 1840). Yellowjacket, guapote hondureño. Native. Departments: Atlántida, Copán, Cortés and Yoro. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal and Lislis.   
 Parachromis loisellei (Bussing, 1989). Yellow guapote, guapote amarillo. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Cortés, Choluteca, Colón, Copán and Gracias a Dios. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis, Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Plátano, Patuca, Warunta and Coco.   
 Remarks: Bussing (2002) states that the range of P. loisellei extends from the Ulúa River in the Honduran Atlantic slope through the Cricamola River basin in Panama. Vouchers FMNH 50014 from the Chamelecón River and USM 31501 from the Blanco River (Motagua River drainage) represent a range expansion for the species. USM field number WAM08-138 from the upper reaches of the Coco River Close to San Marcos de Colón in theDepartment of Choluteca represents a new locality for Honduras.   
 Parachromis managuensis (Günther, 1867). Jaguar guapote, guapote jaguar. Native.   
 Departments: Comayagua, Cortés, El Paraíso, Gracias a Dios, Olancho, Santa Bárbara and Yoro. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Ulúa, Sico-Tinto, Plátano, Patuca, Warunta and Coco.   
 Remarks: The natural distribution of P. managuensis includes most of the Atlantic slope of Honduras, from the Ulúa River (Martin, 1972) to the drainage of the Matina River in Costa Rica (Bussing, 2002). In Honduras, P. managuensis has been introduced in all Pacific slope drainages.   
 Parachromis motaguensis (Günther, 1867). Motagua cichlid, guapote del Motagua. Native.   
 Departments: Choluteca, Copán, Cortés, Francisco Morazán and Intibucá. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón and Ulúa. Pacific slope: Lempa, Goascorán, Nacaome and Choluteca.   
 Remarks: The distribution of P. motaguensis in Honduras was already recorded by Martin (1972). Carr and Giovannoli (1950) gave distributional details of the species in the drainage of the Choluteca River.   
 Rocio octofasciata (Regan, 1903). Jack Dempsey, mojarra castarrica. Native.   
 Departments: Cortés and Yoro. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón and Ulúa.   
 Theraps wesseli Miller, 1996. Cangrejal guapotillo, guapotillo del Cangrejal. Endemic.   
 Department: Atlántida. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Cangrejal and Lislis.   
 Remarks: T. wesseli was previously known only by the type locality in the drainage of the Papaloteca River. We collected T. wesseli in the Cangrejal River (USM 31003, USM 31009, USM 31017, USM 31022, USM 31552, USM 31561, USM 31574, USM 31582, USM 31774, USM 31780) and the Danto River (USM 31050) in La Ceiba, Department of Atlántida. Reports from the above mentioned rivers respresent a range extension for T. wesseli.   
 Thorichthys aureus (Günther, 1862). Blue flash, mojarrita dorada. Native. Department: Copán. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Motagua.   
 Vieja maculicauda (Regan, 1905). Blackbelt cichlid, machaca. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Colón, Cortés, Gracias a Dios, Santa Bárbara and Yoro. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis, Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Plátano, Patuca, Warunta and Coco.   
 Vieja microphthalma (Günther, 1862). Motagua machaca, machaca del Motagua. Native. Department: Copán. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Motagua.   
Labrisomidae. Peripheral.  
 Labrisomus nuchipinnis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824). Hairy blenny, trambollo peludo. Native. Department: Cortés. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón.   
Dactyloscopidae. Peripheral.  
 Dactyloscopus tridigitatus Gill, 1859. Sand stargazer, miraestrellas ojilargo. Native.   
 Departments: Colón and Cortés. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón and Aguán.   
Blenniidae. Peripheral.  
 Lupinoblennius vinctus (Poey, 1867). Herre, 1942. Mangrove blenny, blenio de mangle. Native. Department: Cortés. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón.   
 Remarks: Specimen GCRL 4439 collected in the Cieneguita River, which is a tributary of the Chamelecón drainage, represents the first report of the species in the country.   
Eleotridae. Peripheral.  
 Dormitator latifrons (Richardson, 1844). Pacific fat sleeper, dormilón del Pacifico. Native. Departments: Choluteca and Valle. Drainages: Pacific slope: Lempa, Goascorán, Nacaome, Choluteca and Negro.   
 Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792). Fat sleeper, dormilón del Atlantico. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Colón, Cortés, Gracias a Dios and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Lislis, Cangrejal, Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Plátano, Patuca, Warunta, Coco and Roatán.   
 Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope, 1871). Largescaled spinycheek sleeper, Dormilon oscuro. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Colón, Cortés, Gracias a Dios and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis, Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Plátano, Warunta, Coco, Roatán and Guanaja.   
 Eleotris perniger (Cope, 1871). Smallscaled spinycheek sleeper, Guavina espinosa. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Colón, Cortés, Gracias a Dios and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis, Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Plátano, Patuca, Warunta, Coco, Roatán and Guanaja.   
 Remarks: Earlier collections in Honduras identified as E. pisonis actually refer to E. perniger (see Pezold & Cage, 2002). The distribution of E. pisonis extends from the delta of the Orinoco River in Venezuela to Brazil (Pezold & Cage, 2002).   
 Eleotris picta Kner,1863. Spotted sleeper, guavina manchada. Native. Department: Choluteca and Valle Drainages: Pacific slope: Lempa, Goascorán, Nacaome, Choluteca and Negro.   
 Erotelis smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837). Emerald sleeper, guavina de concha. Native. Department: Islas de la Bahía. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Roatán   
 Remarks: Vouchers FMNH 84942, FMNH 95589 and UMMZ 199452 collected in creeks of Roatán represent the first record of E. smaragdus for Honduras.   
 Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepède, 1800. Bigmouth sleeper, guavina del Atlantico. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Colón, Comayagua, Cortés, Gracias a Dios and Islas de la Bahía, Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis, Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Plátano, Patuca, Warunta, Coco, Roatán and Guanaja.   
 Gobiomorus maculatus (Günther, 1859). Pacific sleeper, guavina del Pacifico. Native. Departments: Choluteca and Valle. Drainages: Pacific slope: Goascoran, Nacaome, Choluteca and Negro.   
 Leptophilypnus fluviatilis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1916). Dwarf guavina, guavina enana. Native. Department: Gracias a Dios. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Patuca.   
 Remarks: Thacker et al. (2006) redescribed the genus Leptophilypnus and included several specimens from the Patuca River (GCRL 7850, UMMZ 199575, UMMZ 199594, and UMMZ 199611).   
Gobiidae. Peripheral.  
 Awaous banana (Valenciennes, 1837). River goby, gobio de río. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Choluteca, Colón, Copán, Cortés, Francisco Morazán, Gracias a Dios, Islas de la Bahía and Valle. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Motagua, Chamelecón, Ulúa, Leán, Cangrejal, Lis-Lis, Aguán, Sico-Tinto, Plátano, Patuca, Warunta, Coco, Roatán and Guanaja. Pacific slope: Lempa, Goascorán, Nacaome, Choluteca and Negro.   
 Bathygobius soporator (Valenciennes, 1837). Frillfin goby, mapo aguado. Native.   
 Department: Cortés and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón and Roatán. Remarks: Vouchers USM 31766 and USM 31743 collected in the lower reaches of Salado River near La Ceiba, and USM field collection numbers WAM08-103 and WAM08-109 collected in creeks of the island of Roatán represent the first record of B. soporator in Honduras.   
 Ctenogobius boleosoma (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882). Darter goby, madrejuile. Native. Departments: Cortés, Gracias a Dios and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Patuca, and Roatán.   
 Ctenogobius fasciatus Gill, 1858. Blotchcheek goby, gobio caramarcada. Native. Departments: Cortés. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón.   
 Remarks: Voucher USM 34352 collected in the Tulián River, a tributary of the Chamelecón River, represents the first record of the species in Honduran freshwaters.   
 Ctenogobius sagittula (Günther, 1861). Longtail goby, gobio aguzado. Native.   
 Departments: Choluteca and Valle. Drainages: Pacific slope: Negro and Nacaome.   
 Ctenogobius stigmaticus (Poey, 1860). Marked goby, gobio marcado. Native. Department: Gracias a Dios. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Patuca.   
 Evorthodus lyricus (Girard, 1858). Lyre goby, gobio lyra. Native.   
 Department: Atlántida, Cortés, Gracias a Dios and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Cangrejal, Patuca and Roatán.   
 Remarks: Vouchers UMMZ 17385, UMMZ 17314, UMMZ 17302, UMMZ 173286, FMNH 98044, FMNH 84978, USM 31687, USM 31878, and USM 31912, as well as USM field collection numbers WAM08-103 and WAM08-109 represent the first reports of E. lyricus in Honduras.   
 Gobionellus oceanicus (Pallas, 1770). Highfin goby, madrejuile flecha. Native. Departments: Cortés, Gracias a Dios and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Patuca and Roatán.   
 Remarks: Vouchers FMNH 86679, FMNH 84944, and UMMZ 199456 collected in creeks of the island of Roatán, and FMNH 86861collected in Brus Laguna, represent the first formal report of G. oceanicus in Honduras.   
 Lophogobius cyprinoides (Pallas, 1770). Crested goby, gobio crestado. Native. Department: Cortés. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón.   
 Remarks: Voucher USM 31896 represents the first report of L. cyprinoides in Honduras.   
 Sicydium gymnogaster Ogilvie-Grant, 1884. Smoothbelly goby, chupa-piedras desnudo. Native. Departments: Atlántida and Colón. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Leán, Cangrejal and Lislis.   
 Sicydium multipunctatum Regan, 1906. Multispotted goby, chupa-piedras pecoso. Native. Department: El Paraíso. Drainage: Pacific slope: Choluteca.   
 Sicydium plumieri (Bloch, 1786). Sirajo. chupa-piedras de plumer. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida, Colón and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis, Roatán and Guanaja.   
 Remarks: Vouchers FLMNH 16334 collected in a creek in the island of Rotan, USM 31858, USM 31866 from the Lancetilla River, USM 31540, USM31545, USM 31556, USM 31563 from the Cangrejal River, USM 31792 from the Coloradito River and USM 33996 from the Danto River represent the first report of S. plumieri in Honduras.   
 Sicydium punctatum Perugia, 1896. Spotted algae-eating goby, chupa-piedras punteado. Native. Departments: Atlántida, Colón and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Leán, Cangrejal, Lislis and Guanaja.   
 Remarks: Vouchers USM 31860, USM 31868 and USM 31891 from the Lancetilla River, USM 31606, USM 31788 from the Coloradito River, USM 31544, USM 31555, USM 31562, USM 31580, USM31776 from the Cangrejal River, and USM 34047 from the Marmol River west of Trujillo on the Honduran Caribbean Coast, represet the first report of S. punctatum in Honduras as well as a expansion of its known distributional range.   
 Sicydium sp. 2. Native.   
 Departments: Atlántida and Colón. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Leán, Cangrejal and Lislis.   
Microdesmidae. Peripheral.  
 Microdesmus carri Gilbert, 1966. Stippled wormfish, pez lombriz punteado. Native. Department: Cortés. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón.   
 Remarks: Voucher GCRL 3704 collected in the Omoa River, which is part of the Chamelecón river system, represents the first record M. carri in Honduras.   
Acanthuridae. Peripheral.  
 Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855. Ocean surgeon, cirujano pardo. Native. Department: Gracias a Dios. Drainage: Atlantic slope: Patuca.   
Sphyraenidae. Peripheral.  
 Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771). Great barracuda, barracuda. Native.   
 Department: Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Roatán and Guanaja.   
 Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829. Guaguanche, tolete. Native.   
 Departments: Cortés and Islas de la Bahía. Drainages: Atlantic slope: Chamelecón, Roatán and Guanaja.
description: Published as part of Matamoros, Wilfredo A., Schaefer, Jacob F. & Kreiser, Brian R., 2009, Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of continental and insular Honduras, pp. 1-38 in Zootaxa 2307 on pages 17-26, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275406