Checklist of Pacific marine fishes of Colombia

The present list of marine fishes in the Colombian Pacific aims to provide information about the registered fish species in the portion of the Pacific Ocean that belongs to Colombia, based on the review of scientific collections (Universidad del Valle, (CIR-UV), INVEMAR (INV PEC), Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona (PE and MMG) and Instituto de Ciencias de la Universidad Nacional (ICN-MHN) for larvae) and validated regional documents. The 852 species listed belong to 62 orders, 162 families and 475 genera. From these, 79 species are found only in their larval stage, 35 species are cited for the first time in the Pacific of Colombia and 14 species are endemic to the area.