Fish of Ecuador
4 species of fish on file have openly licensed sighting records from Ecuador, 4 of them threatened.
Which fish are recorded in Ecuador?
Most looked-up first.
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Ocean sunfish
Mola mola
Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
Giant oceanic manta ray
Mobula birostris
Full list
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Records here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great white shark | Carcharodon carcharias | Lamnidae | Vulnerable | 1 |
| Ocean sunfish | Mola mola | Molidae | Vulnerable | 6 |
| Whale shark | Rhincodon typus | Rhincodontidae | Endangered | 996 |
| Giant oceanic manta ray | Mobula birostris | Myliobatidae | Endangered | 1,185 |
Counted from CC0 and CC BY occurrence records on GBIF, which include captive and introduced animals. See the methodology.