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Field companion
Moenkhausia spp.
| English | Family: Characins / Characids |
| Dutch | Familie: Karperzalmen |
| Sranan | Scriba / Wetfisi |
| Trio | Opi |
| Wayana | Opihle |
| Marowijne | Corantijn |
Class:
FISHES
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Characidae
Brycon falcatus (Muller & Troschel 1845)
| English | Family: Characins / Characids |
| Dutch | Familie: Karperzalmen |
| Sranan | Moroko |
| Trio | Mïrokoimë |
| Wayana | Mulokoimë / Molokoimo |
| Marowijne | Corantijn |
Class:
FISHES
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Characidae
Charax gibbosus (Linnaeus 1758)
| English | Transparent Tetra |
| Dutch | Familie: Karperzalmen |
| Sranan | |
| Trio | Sarara |
| Wayana |
| Marowijne | Corantijn |
Class:
FISHES
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Characidae
Myleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818)
| English | Pacu Murutinga |
| Dutch | Familie: Piranha's en verwanten |
| Sranan | (Weti)Kumaru / Kumalu |
| Trio | Wasitau |
| Wayana | Asitau |
| Marowijne | Corantijn |
Class:
FISHES
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Serrasalmidae
Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel 1844)
| English | Redhook Myleus |
| Dutch | Familie: Piranha's en verwanten |
| Sranan | Pakusi / Mambe |
| Trio | Pasina |
| Wayana |
| Marowijne | Corantijn |
Class:
FISHES
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Serrasalmidae
Myloplus ternetzi (Norman 1929)
| English | Pacu |
| Dutch | Familie: Piranha's en verwanten |
| Sranan | Pakusi / Mambe |
| Trio | Pasinaime |
| Wayana | Pasina / Kouloupoupouë |
| Marowijne | Corantijn |
Class:
FISHES
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Serrasalmidae
Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus 1766)
| English | Black (or Redeye) Piranha |
| Dutch | Roodogige of Zwarte Piranha |
| Sranan | Piren / Pakusipiren |
| Trio | Pëne |
| Wayana | Pëne |
| Marowijne | Corantijn |
Class:
FISHES
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Serrasalmidae
Tometes lebaili (Jégu, Keith & Belmont-Jégu 2002)
| English | Pacu |
| Dutch | Familie: Piranha's en verwanten |
| Sranan | Pakusi |
| Trio | / |
| Wayana | Jairë |
| Marowijne | Corantijn |
Class:
FISHES
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Serrasalmidae
Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch 1794)
| English | Red-Tailed Freshwater Barracuda |
| Dutch | Familie: Spilzalmen |
| Sranan | Dagufisi |
| Trio | Sarata |
| Wayana | Halatawai |
| Marowijne | Corantijn |
Class:
FISHES
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Acestrorhynchidae
Acestrorhynchus microlepis (Jardine 1841)
| English | Pike Characin |
| Dutch | Familie: Spilzalmen |
| Sranan | Dagufisi |
| Trio | Sarata |
| Wayana | Halatawai |
| Marowijne | Corantijn |
Class:
FISHES
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Acestrorhynchidae