CLASSIFICATION: Major taxonomic classification of Mexican freshwater fish.
Major taxonomic classification of Mexican freshwater fish
Famiglia: (50)
- Achiridae Rafinesque, 1815 (Righteye soles, American soles) Actinopteri: Pleuronectiformes.
- Acipenseridae Bonaparte, 1831 (Sturgeons) Actinopteri: Acipenseriformes.
- Anablepidae Bonaparte, 1831 (Four-eyed fishes) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
- Anguillidae Rafinesque, 1810 (Freshwater eels) Actinopteri: Anguilliformes.
- Ariidae Bleeker, 1858 (Sea catfishes) Actinopteri: Siluriformes.
- Atherinopsidae Fitzinger, 1873 (Silversides) Actinopteri: Atheriniformes.
- Batrachoididae Jordan, 1896 (Toadfishes) Actinopteri: Batrachoidiformes.
- Belonidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Needlefishes) Actinopteri: Beloniformes.
- Bythitidae Gill, 1861 (Viviparous brotulas) Actinopteri: Ophidiiformes.
- Carangidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Jacks) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
- Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (Requiem sharks) Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes.
- Catostomidae Agassiz, 1850 (Suckers) Actinopteri: Cypriniformes.
- Centrarchidae Bleeker, 1859 (Sunfishes) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
- Centropomidae Poey, 1867 (Snooks) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
- Characidae Latreille, 1825 (Tetras) Actinopteri: Characiformes.
- Cichlidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Cichlids) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
- Clupeidae Cuvier, 1816 (Herrings & Shads) Actinopteri: Clupeiformes.
- Cottidae Bonaparte, 1831 (Sculpins) Actinopteri: Scorpaeniformes.
- Cyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Minnows & Carps) Actinopteri: Cypriniformes.
- Cyprinodontidae Wagner, 1928 (Killifishes & Pupfishes) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
- Dactyloscopidae Gill, 1859 (Sand stargazers) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
- Eleotridae Bonaparte, 1835 (Sleepers) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
- Elopidae Valenciennes, 1847 (Ladyfishes & Tarpoons) Actinopteri: Elopiformes.
- Engraulidae Gill, 1861 (Anchovies) Actinopteri: Clupeiformes.
- Fundulidae Günther, 1866 (North American killifishes) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
- Gasterosteidae Bonaparte, 1831 (Three-spine stickleback) Actinopteri: Gasterosteiformes.
- Gerreidae Bleeker, 1859 (Mojarras) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
- Gobiesocidae Bleeker, 1859 (Clingfishes) Actinopteri: Gobiesociformes.
- Gobiidae Cuvier, 1816 (Gobies) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
- Goodeidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 (Splitfins) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
- Gymnotidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Knifefishes) Actinopteri: Gymnotiformes.
- Haemulidae Gill, 1885 (Grunts) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
- Hemiramphidae Gill, 1959 (Halfbeaks) Actinopteri: Beloniformes.
- Ictaluridae Gill, 1861 (North American catfishes) Actinopteri: Siluriformes.
- Lacantuniidae Rodiles, Hendrickson, Lundberg & Humphries, 2005 Actinopteri: Siluriformes.
- Lepisosteidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Gars) Actinopteri: Lepisosteiformes.
- Lutjanidae Gill, 1861 (Snappers) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
- Mugilidae Jarocki, 1822 (Mullets) Actinopteri: Atheriniformes.
- Paralichthyidae Regan, 1910 (Lefteye flounders, Sand flounders) Actinopteri: Pleuronectiformes.
- Percidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Perches & Darters) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
- Petromyzontidae Bonaparte, 1831 (Lampreys) Petromyzonti: Petromyzontiformes.
- Pimelodidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Long-whiskered catfish) Actinopteri: Siluriformes.
- Poeciliidae Bonaparte, 1831 (Livebearers) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
- Pristidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Sawfishes) Elasmobranchii: Rhinopristiformes.
- Profundulidae Hoedeman & Bronner, 1851 (Central American killifish) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
- Rivulidae Myers, 1925 (Rvulines) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
- Salmonidae Jarocki, 1822 (Trouts & Salmons) Actinopteri: Salmoniformes.
- Sciaenidae Cuvier, 1829 (Croakers & Drums) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
- Synbranchidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Swamp eels) Actinopteri: Synbranchiformes.
- Syngnathidae Bonaparte, 1831 (Pipefishes) Actinopteri: Syngnathiformes.