Freshwater fishes

The fish list

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.

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Common 400 fish

Xingu Lipbrooder

L010

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Plecos · Loricaria

24–28°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Mixed

Xingu Lipbrooder

L010

Loricaria birindellii

Rio Xingu, Iriri and Curua, Brazil · river

Temperature: 24–28°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Omnivore

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Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0

Thresher pleco

L011

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Plecos · Aphanotorulus

23–28°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Mixed

Thresher pleco

L011

Aphanotorulus emarginatus

Rio Suriname, Suriname · river

Temperature: 23–28°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Omnivore

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Photo: Sidnei Dantas, CC BY-SA 4.0

Bluespotted Pleco

L016

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Plecos · Spectracanthicus

26–30°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Mixed

Bluespotted Pleco

L016

Spectracanthicus punctatissimus

Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river

Temperature: 26–30°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Omnivore

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Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0

Common pleco

L021

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Plecos · Pterygoplichthys

23–28°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Mixed

Common pleco

L021

Pterygoplichthys pardalis

Amazon basin · river

Temperature: 23–28°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Omnivore

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Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus

L022

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Plecos · Pterygoplichthys

23–28°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Mixed

Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus

L022

Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus

Rio Tocantins, Brazil · river

Temperature: 23–28°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Omnivore

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Photo: 5snake5, CC BY-SA 4.0

Common pleco

L023

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Plecos · Pterygoplichthys

23–28°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Mixed

Common pleco

L023

Pterygoplichthys pardalis

Amazon basin · river

Temperature: 23–28°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Omnivore

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Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0

Baryancistrus niveatus

L026

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Plecos · Baryancistrus

27–30°C!
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Veg

Baryancistrus niveatus

L026

Baryancistrus niveatus

Rio Tocantins, Araguaia and Tapajós, Brazil · river

Temperature: 27–30°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Grazer

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Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY

Tapajos royal pleco

L027-Tapajos

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Plecos · Panaque

24–29°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Wood!

Tapajos royal pleco

L027-Tapajos

Panaque armbrusteri

Rio Tocantins, Araguaia and Tapajós, Brazil · river

Temperature: 24–29°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Wood

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Photo: JSutton93, CC BY-SA 4.0

Bluespotted Pleco

L030

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Plecos · Spectracanthicus

26–30°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Mixed

Bluespotted Pleco

L030

Spectracanthicus punctatissimus

Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river

Temperature: 26–30°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Omnivore

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Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0

Peppermint pleco

L031

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Plecos · Parancistrus

27–31°C!
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Veg

Peppermint pleco

L031

Parancistrus nudiventris

Rio Xingu, Brazil · river

Temperature: 27–31°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Grazer

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Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0

Medusa pleco

L034

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Plecos · Ancistrus

23–27°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Mixed

Medusa pleco

L034

Ancistrus ranunculus

Rio Xingu, Brazil · river

Temperature: 23–27°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Omnivore

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Photo: Micke, CC BY NC

Thresher pleco

L035

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Plecos · Aphanotorulus

23–28°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Mixed

Thresher pleco

L035

Aphanotorulus emarginatus

Rio Suriname, Suriname · river

Temperature: 23–28°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Omnivore

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Photo: Sidnei Dantas, CC BY-SA 4.0

Shortspined Wing Pleco

L041

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Plecos · Guyanancistrus

24–28°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Mixed

Shortspined Wing Pleco

L041

Guyanancistrus brevispinis

Rio Oyapock and Suriname, French Guiana and Suriname · river

Temperature: 24–28°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Omnivore

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Photo: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0

Pearlscale whiptail

L042

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Plecos · Rineloricaria

22–27°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Mixed

Pearlscale whiptail

L042

Rineloricaria cf. platyura

Unknown origin · river

Temperature: 22–27°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Omnivore

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Photo: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0

Magnum pleco

L047

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Plecos · Baryancistrus

27–30°C!
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Veg

Magnum pleco

L047

Baryancistrus chrysolomus

Rio Xingu, Brazil · river

Temperature: 27–30°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Grazer

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Photo: 5snake5, PD

Spotted Cochliodon

L050

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Plecos · Hypostomus

23–28°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Bottom
Mixed

Spotted Cochliodon

L050

Hypostomus cf. cochliodon

Unknown origin · river

Temperature: 23–28°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Swims: Bottom
Diet: Omnivore

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Photo: Douglas Lopes, CC BY 4.0

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