Paraguay Pleco
L281Hypostomus latifrons
Unknown origin · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: Julia Mantinian, CC BY NC
Freshwater fishes
The fish list
542 species, each with the water it needs, who it gets along with, and where it comes from. Find one, or browse by family, genus or river.
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Ancistrus57 fish -
Hypostomus56 fish -
Peckoltia46 fish -
Hypancistrus41 fish -
Panaque28 fish -
Pseudacanthicus25 fish -
Baryancistrus19 fish - Pseudancistrus17 fish
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Chaetostoma14 fish -
Spectracanthicus14 fish - Ancistrini12 fish
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Lasiancistrus12 fish -
Pterygoplichthys11 fish -
Aphanotorulus9 fish -
Leporacanthicus9 fish - Paralithoxus8 fish
- Ancistomus7 fish
- Pseudolithoxus7 fish
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Scobinancistrus6 fish - Hopliancistrus5 fish
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Panaqolus5 fish -
Parancistrus5 fish - Dekeyseria4 fish
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Guyanancistrus4 fish -
Hemiancistrus4 fish -
Acanthicus3 fish - Isorineloricaria3 fish
- Harttia2 fish
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Megalancistrus2 fish - Peckoltichthys2 fish
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Pseudorinelepis2 fish -
Rineloricaria2 fish - Colossimystax1 fish
- Delturus1 fish
- Lithoxancistrus1 fish
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Loricaria1 fish - Oligancistrus1 fish
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Orinoco27 fish
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Xingu26 fish
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Tocantins17 fish
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Tapajós16 fish -
Amazon10 fish -
Rio Branco6 fish
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Rio Negro6 fish -
Suriname6 fish
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Curuá5 fish - Jatapu4 fish
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Essequibo3 fish -
Guaviare3 fish
- Jari3 fish
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Madeira3 fish - Maicuru3 fish
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Parana3 fish
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Oyapock2 fish
- Uatumã2 fish
- Apure1 fish
- Araguari1 fish
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Aripuanã1 fish -
Caqueta1 fish - Guaporé1 fish
- Jauaperi1 fish
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Marañón1 fish -
Nanay1 fish - Paru1 fish
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Purus1 fish - Teles_Pires1 fish
- Trombetas1 fish
- Upper Amazon1 fish
- Ventuari1 fish
- Zuata1 fish
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Unknown origin286 fish
The fishes 446 fish · new every day
Para Pleco
L075Peckoltia sabaji
Rio Orinoco and Essequibo, Venezuela and Guyana · river
- Temperature
- 25–29°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Blue eyed red fin pleco
L137Hypostomus soniae
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: FCBThunder, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pears' Rubbernose Pleco
L187bChaetostoma pearsei
Unknown origin · river
- Temperature
- 20–25°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Grazer
Photo: AndreaH 12, CC BY-SA 4.0
Megalancistrus parananus
L234Megalancistrus parananus
Rio Paraná and Uruguay, Brazil · river
- Temperature
- 24–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Photo: xenujavr, CC BY-SA 4.0
Spotted Cochliodon
L050Hypostomus cf. cochliodon
Unknown origin · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: Douglas Lopes, CC BY 4.0
Orange Cheek Pinecone Pleco
L095Pseudorinelepis genibarbis
Rio Branco, Brazil · river
- Temperature
- 24–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: Usenetpostsdotcom, PD
Magnum pleco
L047Baryancistrus chrysolomus
Rio Xingu, Brazil · river
- Temperature
- 27–30°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Grazer
Photo: 5snake5, PD
Medusa pleco
L034Ancistrus ranunculus
Rio Xingu, Brazil · river
- Temperature
- 23–27°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: Micke, CC BY NC
Peppermint pleco
L176Parancistrus nudiventris
Rio Xingu, Brazil · river
- Temperature
- 27–31°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Grazer
Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0
Coffee & cream pleco
L096Pseudacanthicus spinosus
Amazon basin · river
- Temperature
- 26–30°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Photo: François-Louis Laporte, PD
Guyana leopard cactus
L600
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Plecos · PseudacanthicusRare
Spotted cactus pleco with orange-edged fins.
Guyana leopard cactus
L600Pseudacanthicus leopardus
Rupununi and Essequibo, Guyana, and the Rio Branco, Brazil · rapids
- Temperature
- 26–30°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Adult size
- 12 in · 30 cm
- Flow
- Strong
- Swims
- Bottom
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Breeding
- Rarely
- Typical price
- $90–300
- In Canada
- Rare
- Rarity
- Rare or hard to breed
Spotted cactus pleco with orange-edged fins. Large, spiny and aggressive with other plecos.
Photo: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 3.0
Common pleco
L023Pterygoplichthys pardalis
Amazon basin · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Coal pleco
L350Peckoltia pankimpuju
Río Marañón, Peru · river
- Temperature
- 25–29°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: Matubula, CC BY SA
Gold nugget
L081Baryancistrus xanthellus
Rio Xingu, and the Rio Iriri for L177 · rapids
- Temperature
- 27–30°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Adult size
- 8 in · 20 cm
- Flow
- Strong
- Swims
- Bottom
- Temperament
- Territorial
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Breeding
- Hard
- Typical price
- $60–250
- In Canada
- Occasional
- Rarity
- Rare or hard to breed
Black with yellow spots and gold fin edges. Grows larger than Hypancistrus and holds a territory.
Photo: Anne Blindheim, CC BY-SA 3.0
Thresher pleco
L011Aphanotorulus emarginatus
Rio Suriname, Suriname · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: Sidnei Dantas, CC BY-SA 4.0
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