Freshwater fishes
499 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.
Hypancistrus9 fish
Corydoras4 fish
Panaqolus4 fish
Ancistrus3 fish
Hyphessobrycon3 fish
Poecilia3 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Melanotaenia2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Pseudacanthicus2 fish
Trichogaster2 fish
Xiphophorus2 fish
Baryancistrus1 fish
Boraras1 fish
Caridina1 fish
Carinotetraodon1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Crossocheilus1 fish
Gymnocorymbus1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Neritina1 fish
Otocinclus1 fish
Panaque1 fish
Pangio1 fish
Peckoltia1 fish
Pelvicachromis1 fish
Pethia1 fish
Phenacogrammus1 fish
Pterygoplichthys1 fish
Puntigrus1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Rineloricaria1 fish
Tanichthys1 fish
Trichopodus1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Southeast Asia8 fish
South Asia6 fish
Xingu6 fish
Amazon4 fish
Orinoco4 fish
Africa3 fish
East Asia3 fish
Mexico & Central America3 fish
Rio Madeira3 fish
Rio Negro3 fish
Tapajós3 fish
Tocantins3 fish
Caribbean coast2 fish
Curuá2 fish
New Guinea2 fish
South America (widespread)2 fish
Essequibo1 fish
Guianas1 fish
Nanay1 fish
Rio Tapajós1 fish
Rio Tocantins1 fish
Upper Amazon1 fish
Unknown origin2 fish
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Livebearers · PoeciliaStaple
Poecilia wingei
Laguna de los Patos, Venezuela · lake
Photo: Dgrummon, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Livebearers · PoeciliaStaple
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Poecilia reticulata
Trinidad and northern Venezuela · stream
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
Poecilia sphenops
Coastal rivers, Mexico to Colombia · brackish estuary
Photo: Dnoerholm, CC BY-SA 4.0
Xiphophorus hellerii
Rivers of Mexico and Central America · river
Photo: Wojciech J. Płuciennik, CC BY-SA 4.0
Xiphophorus maculatus
Atlantic slope of Mexico and Central America · stream
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