Table 1
List of the non-native species and families, region or basin of origin, human use, status (established, non-established, extinct or unknown), date of first observation as non-native in French Guiana and river basins where the species has been observed as non-native (AP: Aprouague; CO: Comté; CR: coastal rivers and swamps; OY: Oyapock; SI: Sinnamary).
| Family | Species name | Native origin | Human use | Status in French Guiana | First observation in French Guiana | River basins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arapaimidae | Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822) | Amazon and Essequibo | Aquaculture | Unknown | 2020 | CO, CR |
| Characidae | Hyphessobrycon eques (Steindachner, 1882) | Amazon and Paraguay | Ornamental | Extinct | 1996 | CR |
| Cichlidae | Cichla monoculus (Spix & Agassiz, 1831) | Amazon and Oyapock | Aquaculture | Established | 2010 | CO |
| Cichlidae | Heros efasciatus (Heckel, 1840) | Amazon and Oyapock | Ornamental | Established | 1984 | CO, CR, OY, SI |
| Cichlidae | Mesonauta guyanae (Schindler, 1998) | Amazon, Essequibo, Oyapock | Ornamental | Established | 2009 | CR |
| Cichlidae | Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) | Africa | Aquaculture | Unknown | 2003 | CO |
| Cichlidae | Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823) | Amazon, Essequibo, Oyapock | Ornamental | Extinct | 2018 | SI |
| Cyprinidae | Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) (koi strain) | Eurasia | Ornamental | Non-established | 2015 | SI |
| Osteoglossidae | Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (Cuvier, 1829) | Amazon, Oyapock | Aquaculture | Non-established | 2018 | CO |
| Poecilidae | Poecilia reticulata (Peters, 1859) | North-East of South America | Ornamental | Established | 2005 | SI, CR |
| Serrasalmidae | Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1816) | Amazon and Orinoco | Aquaculture | Unknown | 2018 | AP, CO, SI |
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