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.

Uncommon 2 fish

L200

≈

Plecos · HemiancistrusUncommon

Olive-green with yellow dots, a colour nothing else in the tank has.

L200

Hemiancistrus subviridis

Upper Orinoco and Ventuari, Venezuela · rapids

Olive-green with yellow dots, a colour nothing else in the tank has. Grazes algae and likes strong flow.

Photo: Anne Blindheim, CC BY SA

L102

Give us a picture and get credit! ≈

Plecos · HypancistrusLC

Bigger, sparser white spots than L201, and a bigger fish overall.

L102

Hypancistrus inspector

Upper Rio Negro and Casiquiare, Venezuela and Brazil · rapids

Bigger, sparser white spots than L201, and a bigger fish overall.

Showing 2 of 2