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.
Ancistrus57 fish
Hypostomus56 fish
Peckoltia46 fish
Hypancistrus41 fish
Panaque28 fish
Pseudacanthicus25 fish
Baryancistrus19 fish
Chaetostoma14 fish
Spectracanthicus14 fish
Lasiancistrus12 fish
Pterygoplichthys11 fish
Aphanotorulus9 fish
Leporacanthicus9 fish
Scobinancistrus6 fish
Panaqolus5 fish
Parancistrus5 fish
Guyanancistrus4 fish
Hemiancistrus4 fish
Acanthicus3 fish
Megalancistrus2 fish
Pseudorinelepis2 fish
Rineloricaria2 fish
Loricaria1 fish
Orinoco27 fish
Xingu26 fish
Tocantins17 fish
Tapajós16 fish
Amazon10 fish
Rio Branco6 fish
Rio Negro6 fish
Suriname6 fish
Curuá5 fish
Essequibo3 fish
Guaviare3 fish
Madeira3 fish
Parana3 fish
Oyapock2 fish
Aripuanã1 fish
Caqueta1 fish
Marañón1 fish
Nanay1 fish
Purus1 fish
Unknown origin286 fishPeckoltia compta
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
Yellow with black saddles. A different genus from L236, so no hybrid risk in the display.
Photo: Frank M Greco, CC BY 3.0
Leporacanthicus joselimai
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · rapids
White spots and white-tipped fins on black. Grows to about 20 cm and holds a cave firmly.
Photo: Thomas Siems, CC BY-SA 2.0
Plecos · HypancistrusUncommon
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · rapids
Fine white maze lines on black. One of the most refined patterns in the genus.
Plecos · HypancistrusUncommon
Tapajós basin, Brazil · rapids
Thick, irregular white bands on black, like a coarse zebra.
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0
Hypostomus soniae
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
Photo: FCBThunder, CC BY-SA 4.0
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0
Plecos · Pseudancistrus
Pseudancistrus asurini
Rio Tapajós and Xingu, Brazil · river
Plecos · Ancistomus
Ancistomus snethlageae
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
Plecos · Hopliancistrus
Hopliancistrus tricornis
Rio Tapajós and Xingu, Brazil · river
Plecos · Ancistomus
Ancistomus snethlageae
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
Plecos · Spectracanthicus
Spectracanthicus immaculatus
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
Plecos · Hypancistrus
Hypancistrus sp.
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
Plecos · Hypancistrus
Hypancistrus sp.
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
Plecos · Pseudancistrus
Pseudancistrus zawadzkii
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
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