Red Wolf Fish
Scientific name: Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
English: Red Wolf Fish
Dutch: Forelzalmen
Sranan: Matuli / Stonwalapa
Trio: Alakapuri
Wayana: Letkë / Elétékë
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Erythrinidae
Red-Tailed Freshwater Barracuda
Scientific name: Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch 1794)
English: Red-Tailed Freshwater Barracuda
Dutch: Spilzalmen
Sranan: Dagufisi
Trio: Sarata
Wayana: Halatawai
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Redhook Myleus
Scientific name: Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel 1844)
English Redhook Myleus
Dutch: Piranha’s en verwanten
Sranan: Pakusi / Mambe
Trio: Pasina
Wayana:
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Redstriped Eartheater
Scientific name: Geophagus surinamensis (Lijding 1959)
English: Redstriped Eartheater
Dutch: Aardeter (Chiclide)
Sranan: Songe / Angankoi / Dotinyan Krobia
Trio: Sawasawa
Wayana: Kulisajek
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Redtail Catfish
Scientific name: Phractocephalus hemioliopterus (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
English: Redtail Catfish
Dutch: Roodstaartmeerval
Sranan: Mototyar (Motorcar) / Switwatra Jarabaka
Trio: Kïnoroimë
Wayana: Kunoloimë
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
River Stingrays
Scientific name: Potamotrygon spp.
English: River Stingrays
Dutch: Zoetwaterroggen
Sranan: Libaspari / Tyubula
Trio: Sipari
Wayana :
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Spotted Hoplo
Scientific name: Megalechis thoracata (Valenciennes 1840)
English: Spotted Hoplo
Dutch: Pantsermeervallen
Sranan: Kat(a)rina-Kwikwi
Trio: Siwiri
Wayana: Ahmui ëtpa
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Thorny Catfish
Scientific name: Doras carinatus (Linnaeus 1766)
English: Thorny Catfish
Dutch: Doornmeervallen
Sranan: Agunoso
Trio: Sokonosu
Wayana: Ökonosu
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Threespot Leporinus
Scientific name: Leporinus friderici (Bloch 1794)
English: Threespot Leporinus
Dutch: Drievlekkige Leporine
Sranan: Waraku
Trio: Tarani
Wayana: Talani / Taanali
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Tiger Catfish
Scientific name: Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes 1840)
English: Tiger Catfish / Tiger Sorubim
Dutch: Antennemeervallen
Sranan: Spikrikati / Spigrikati / Tigri Fish
Trio:
Wayana: (H)uluwi
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae