Freshwater fishes
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.
Apistogramma4 fish
Hyphessobrycon3 fish
Poecilia3 fish
Amphilophus2 fish
Mikrogeophagus2 fish
Neolamprologus2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Pterophyllum2 fish
Trichogaster2 fish
Astronotus1 fish
Betta1 fish
Boraras1 fish
Carassius1 fish
Carinotetraodon1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Cleithracara1 fish
Corydoras1 fish
Cyphotilapia1 fish
Danio1 fish
Gymnogeophagus1 fish
Hemigrammus1 fish
Heros1 fish
Herotilapia1 fish
Lamprologus1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Pangio1 fish
Pelvicachromis1 fish
Placidochromis1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Rineloricaria1 fish
Rocio1 fish
Symphysodon1 fish
Thorichthys1 fish
Trichopodus1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Amazon11 fish
Mexico & Central America7 fish
Southeast Asia7 fish
Lake Tanganyika4 fish
South Asia4 fish
Orinoco3 fish
Caribbean coast2 fish
East Asia2 fish
Guianas2 fish
Paraná & Paraguay2 fish
Rio Madeira2 fish
Africa1 fish
Lake Malawi1 fish
Rio Negro1 fish
Rio Tapajós1 fish
Rio Tocantins1 fish
Unknown origin1 fishPlacidochromis electra
Lake Malawi: sandy bottoms below ~7 m at Likoma Island, Mara Point and Malawi coast south to Nekete · lake
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Photo: Paolo Neo, Public domain
Poecilia wingei
Laguna de los Patos, Venezuela · lake
Photo: Dgrummon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cyphotilapia frontosa
Northern Lake Tanganyika: deep rocky slopes 15-70 m, Cape Tembwe to Bulu Point · lake
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Photo: Maha Dinesh, CC BY-SA 3.0
Amphilophus citrinellus
Lakes and San Juan drainage of Nicaragua and Costa Rica · lake
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Photo: George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0
Neolamprologus multifasciatus
Lake Tanganyika: Neothauma snail-shell beds, usually 6-12 m · lake
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Photo: Richard A. Ingebrigtsen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lamprologus ocellatus
Lake Tanganyika: shell-strewn sand with scattered rocks, usually 6-12 m · lake
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Photo: Cedricguppy - Loury Cédric, CC BY-SA 4.0
Herotilapia multispinosa
Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica (Lakes Nicaragua/Managua region) · lake
Photo: Klaus Rudloff, CC BY-SA 4.0
Amphilophus labiatus
Lakes Nicaragua and Managua, Nicaragua · lake
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Photo: AtelierMonpli, CC BY-SA 3.0
Neolamprologus similis
Southern Lake Tanganyika (DR Congo, Tanzania): shell beds 10-45 m · lake
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Photo: berzentei, Yvonne Turkans, CC BY-SA 3.0
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