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.

The fishes 19 fish · new every day

L333

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Plecos · HypancistrusStaple

Yellow-cream maze that changes from fish to fish.

L333

Hypancistrus seideli

Rio Xingu and Rio Iriri, Brazil · river

Yellow-cream maze that changes from fish to fish. High-grade fish cost more. Very productive, so fry are easy to rehome.

L340

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Plecos · HypancistrusUncommon

Thick, irregular white bands on black, like a coarse zebra.

L340

Tapajós basin, Brazil · rapids

Thick, irregular white bands on black, like a coarse zebra.

L066

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Plecos · HypancistrusStaple

Bold cream worm-lines on black.

L066

Hypancistrus seideli

Rio Xingu, Brazil · river

Bold cream worm-lines on black. Every fish is different, and it breeds readily.

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