fish ID question?

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Tilapia alright. Do you have any idea how many species of non native fish were introduced in Barbados and how many native species have gone extinct because of all the introductions?
 
thats a good question, one which honestly would love the answer for.

i spend a lot of time in the streams, lets see if i can summarize what ive found so far.

mountain mullets, up to about 8 inches max.
these water cows
awaous banana (i love them, one does algae duty in my tank, and ive never seen such a busy little worker who takes so much time to make sure the plants stay clean)
mollies
guppies
mosquito fish
mozambiques
jack dempseys
texas cichlids (thanks !)
eels - never caught one for id purposes, only ever seen 3, but over a mile inshore, 100% freshwater.
possibly one or two other types of cichlids.
at least 8 species of freshwater shrimp and crayfish.


i think the crayfish, eels, gobys and mountain mullets are all thats remaining that are local. nobody has ever done a formal study on this.
 
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