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.
Hypancistrus14 fish
Peckoltia5 fish
Ancistrus4 fish
Corydoras4 fish
Panaqolus4 fish
Apistogramma3 fish
Poecilia3 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Hyphessobrycon2 fish
Melanotaenia2 fish
Mikrogeophagus2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Trichogaster2 fish
Beaufortia1 fish
Boraras1 fish
Carassius1 fish
Caridina1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Chromobotia1 fish
Cleithracara1 fish
Crossocheilus1 fish
Herotilapia1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Neritina1 fish
Otocinclus1 fish
Pangio1 fish
Pethia1 fish
Phenacogrammus1 fish
Placidochromis1 fish
Pterygoplichthys1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Rineloricaria1 fish
Sewellia1 fish
Symphysodon1 fish
Tanichthys1 fish
Trichopodus1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Southeast Asia9 fish
Xingu7 fish
Amazon6 fish
East Asia5 fish
Rio Negro5 fish
South Asia5 fish
Orinoco4 fish
Mexico & Central America3 fish
Rio Madeira3 fish
Tapajós3 fish
Africa2 fish
Caribbean coast2 fish
Curuá2 fish
Guianas2 fish
New Guinea2 fish
Rio Tapajós2 fish
South America (widespread)2 fish
Tocantins2 fish
Lake Malawi1 fish
Nanay1 fish
Paraná & Paraguay1 fish
Rio Tocantins1 fish
Upper Amazon1 fish
Unknown origin6 fishApistogramma agassizii
Leaf-litter creeks and backwaters of the Amazon basin, Peru to Brazil · stream
Photo: Cisamarc, CC BY-SA 3.0
Caridina multidentata
Coastal streams of Japan and Taiwan · stream
Invertebrate. Many fish will eat it, so choose tank mates with care.
Photo: Jolielover, CC BY 4.0
Apistogramma borellii
Creeks of the Paraguay, lower Parana and Uruguay systems (Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay) · stream
Photo: Dornenwolf, CC BY 4.0
Corydoras aeneus
Widespread in South America · stream
Photo: Andrew Keller, CC0
Puntius titteya
Shaded forest streams, Sri Lanka · stream
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Neocaridina davidi
Streams of Taiwan and eastern China · stream
Invertebrate. Many fish will eat it, so choose tank mates with care.
Photo: TonyZimbinski, CC BY-SA 4.0
Melanotaenia praecox
Mamberamo River basin, New Guinea · stream
Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
Llanos savanna streams, Orinoco basin · stream
Photo: Eric Mengel, Public domain
Poecilia reticulata
Trinidad and northern Venezuela · stream
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
Apistogramma macmasteri
Upper Rio Meta (Guaytiquia and Metica rivers), Colombia · stream
Photo: Dnoerholm, CC BY-SA 4.0
Otocinclus vittatus
Streams across South America · stream
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Chle assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Corydoras panda
Clear Andean foothill streams, Peru · stream
Photo: Chronotopian, CC BY-SA 3.0
Crossocheilus oblongus
Streams of Thailand and the Malay Peninsula · stream
Photo: User:Ark pl wiki, CC BY 3.0
Tanichthys albonubes
Mountain streams near Guangzhou, China · stream
Photo: Ethmostigmus, CC BY-SA 4.0
Danio rerio
Streams and paddies of India and Bangladesh · stream
Photo: Roundish, CC0
Xiphophorus maculatus
Atlantic slope of Mexico and Central America · stream
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