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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.

Mexico & Central America 7 fish

Firemouth cichlid

Firemouth cichlid ≈

Cichlids · ThorichthysLC

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Atlantic slope of S Mexico, Yucatán, Belize, Guatemala (Usumacinta)

Firemouth cichlid

Thorichthys meeki

Atlantic slope of S Mexico, Yucatán, Belize, Guatemala (Usumacinta) · river

Temperature
20–32°C
pH
6.5–8.5
Adult size
5 in · 12 cm
Flow
Calm
Swims
Bottom
Temperament
Territorial
Diet
Omnivore
Group
2+
Status in the wild
Least concern

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Photo: Konstantin Gerasimov, CC BY 4.0

Jack Dempsey

Jack Dempsey ≈

Cichlids · RocioLC

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Atlantic slope, S Mexico (Papaloapan) to Honduras (Ulúa)

Jack Dempsey

Rocio octofasciata

Atlantic slope, S Mexico (Papaloapan) to Honduras (Ulúa) · river

Temperature
20–30°C
pH
6.5–8
Adult size
8 in · 20 cm
Flow
Calm
Swims
Mid-water
Temperament
Aggressive
Diet
Omnivore
Group
2+
Status in the wild
Least concern

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY 4.0

Midas cichlid

Midas cichlid ≈

Cichlids · AmphilophusLC

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Lakes and San Juan drainage of Nicaragua and Costa Rica

Midas cichlid

Amphilophus citrinellus

Lakes and San Juan drainage of Nicaragua and Costa Rica · lake

Temperature
21–26°C
pH
6–8
Adult size
14 in · 35 cm
Flow
Calm
Swims
Bottom
Temperament
Aggressive
Diet
Omnivore
Group
1+
Status in the wild
Least concern

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Photo: George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0

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