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.
Hyphessobrycon3 fish
Corydoras2 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Neolamprologus2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Poecilia2 fish
Apistogramma1 fish
Boraras1 fish
Caridina1 fish
Carinotetraodon1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Gymnocorymbus1 fish
Lamprologus1 fish
Melanotaenia1 fish
Mikrogeophagus1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Neritina1 fish
Otocinclus1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Sewellia1 fish
Tanichthys1 fish
Trichogaster1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Southeast Asia5 fish
Amazon4 fish
South Asia4 fish
East Asia3 fish
Lake Tanganyika3 fish
Caribbean coast2 fish
Orinoco2 fish
Rio Madeira2 fish
Rio Negro2 fish
Africa1 fish
Guianas1 fish
New Guinea1 fish
Rio Tapajós1 fish
Rio Tocantins1 fish
South America (widespread)1 fish
Upper Amazon1 fishPoecilia reticulata
Trinidad and northern Venezuela · stream
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
Tetras · NannostomusStaple
Nannostomus beckfordi
Amazon basin and the Guianas · blackwater stream
Plecos · HypancistrusUncommon
Hypancistrus yudja
Rio Xingu, Brazil · river
Small, with dense fine gold dots on black. Patterns vary, so check photos before buying.
Xiphophorus maculatus
Atlantic slope of Mexico and Central America · stream
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