Common aquatic species within the Río Piedras Especies acuáticas comunes del Río Piedras San Juan ULTRA and Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Professor: Alonso Ramírez Technician: Keysa Rosas Graduate students: Pablo E. Gutiérrez-Fonseca, Karleen Wagner, Augustin Engman
Background This slide presentation includes the most abundant animal species encountered in the Río Piedras, located in the San Juan Metropolitan Area of Puerto Rico. We present the most abundant groups of native and exotic fish, aquatic insects, shrimps, and molluscs. The information presented was gathered by our research laboratory at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, as part of the San Juan ULTRA project.
Trasfondo Esta presentación incluye la mayoría de los animales comunes que se encuentran en el Río Piedras, en el Área Metropolitana de San Juan, Puerto Rico. Presentamos los grupos abundantes de peces nativos y exóticos, insectos acuáticos, camarones, y moluscos. La información que se presenta se basa en las investigaciones de nuestro laboratorio de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, como parte del proyecto San Juan-ULTRA.
NATIVE FISH
Agonostomus monticola Common name: Mountain mullet Nombre común: Dajao Family: Mugilidae Photo: Karleen Wagner
Anguila rostrata Common name: American eel Nombre común: Anguila Family: Anguillidae Photo: Karleen Wagner
Awaous banana Common name: River goby Nombre común: Saga Family: Gobiidae Photo: Carlos Yepes
Eleotris perniger Common name: Spinycheek sleeper Nombre común: Morón Family: Eleotridae Photo: Carlos Yepes
Gobiomorus dormitor Common name: Big mouth sleeper Nombre común: Guavina Family: Eleotridae Photo: Karleen Wagner
EXOTIC FISH
Pterygoplichthys pardalis Common name: Armored catfish Nombre común: Pleco Family: Loeicariidae Origin: South America Reason for introduction: Pet trade Photo: Karleen Wagner
Oreochromis mossambicus Common name: Mozambique tilapia Nombre común: Tilapia mosambica Family: Chichlidae Origin: Africa Reason for introduction: Algae control in irrigation channels Photo: Karleen Wagner
Poecilia reticulata Common name: Guppy Nombre común: Gupi Family: Poeciliidae Origin: South America, Lesser Antilles Reason for introduction: Pet trade Photo: Carlos Yepes
Xiphophorus hellerii Common name: Green swordtail Nombre común: Pez de cola de espada Family: Poeciliidae Origin: Mexico Reason for introduction: Pet trade Photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/file:xiphophorus_helleri_02.jpg
AQUATIC INSECTS
Family: Baetidae Common name: Small minnow mayflies Order: Ephemeroptera Genera: Americabaetis, Callibaetis, Cloeodes, Baetis Photo: Ramírez Lab
Family: Caenidae Common name: Small square gill mayflies Order: Ephemeroptera Genera: Caenis Photo: Ramírez Lab
Family: Leptophlebiide Common name: Mayflies Order: Ephemeroptera Genera: Borinquena, Farrodes, Hagenulus, Neohagenulus Photo: Ramírez Lab
Family: Coenagrionidae Common name: Damselflies Nombre común: Libélula Order: Odonata Genera: Enallagma, Telebasis Photo: Ramírez Lab
Family: Libellulidae Common name: Skimmer dragonflies Nombre común: Libélula Order: Odonata Genera: Macrothemis, Perithemis Photo: Ramírez Lab
Family: Veliidae Common name: Water striders Nombre común: Patinadores Order: Hemiptera Photo: Ramírez Lab
Family: Elmidae Common name: Riffle beetles Order: Coleoptera Genera: Hexacylloepus, Neoelmis, Phanocerus Photo: Ramírez Lab
Family: Crambidae Common name: Grass moths Nombre común: mariposa Order: Lepidoptera Genera: Petrophila, Neargyractis Photo: Ramírez Lab
Family: Glossosomatidae Common name: Saddle-case caddisflies Order: Trichoptera Genera: Cariboptila, Campsiophora Photo: Ramírez Lab
Family: Hydropsychidae Common name: Net-spinning caddisfly Order: Trichoptera Genera: Smicridea, Macronema, Leptonema Photo: Ramírez Lab
Family: Philopotamidae Common name: Finger-net caddisflies Order: Trichoptera Genera: Chimarra Photo: Ramírez Lab
Family: Chironomidae Common name: Non-biting midges Order: Diptera Sub-families: Chironominae, Orthocladiinae, Tanypodinae Photo: Ramírez Lab
SHRIMP
Macrobrachium faustinum Nombre común: Camarón zurdo Family: Palaemonidae Photo: Karleen Wagner
Palaemon pandaliformis Family: Palaemonidae Photo: Omar Perez
Xiphocaris elongata Nombre común: Salpiches o Piquines Family: Xiphocaridae Photo: Keysa Rosas
MOLLUSCS
Corbicula fluminea Common name: Asian Clam Nombre común: almeja asiática Family: Corbiculidae Origin: Asia Reason for introduction: Unknown Photo: Ramírez Lab
Physa cubensis Common name: Pouch snail Nombre común: Caracol Family: Physidae Photo: Ramírez Lab
Tarebia granifera Common name: Quilted melania Nombre común: Caracol Family: Thiaridae Origin: Asia Reason for introduction: Biocontrol Photo: Ramírez Lab