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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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Showing: River & region: Madeira ✕

Madeira 3 fish

Fatamorgana Pleco

L196
Fatamorgana Pleco ≈

Plecos · Pterygoplichthys

  • 23–28°C
  • pH 5.5–7.5
  • Bottom
  • Mixed
Rio Madeira, Brazil

Fatamorgana Pleco

L196

Pterygoplichthys lituratus

Rio Madeira, Brazil · river

Temperature
23–28°C
pH
5.5–7.5
Swims
Bottom
Diet
Omnivore
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Photo: Leonardo Bergamini, CC BY

Aphanotorulus horridus

L290
Aphanotorulus horridus ≈

Plecos · Aphanotorulus

  • 23–28°C
  • pH 5.5–7.5
  • Bottom
  • Mixed
Rio Madeira, Marañón and Aripuana, Brazil and Peru

Aphanotorulus horridus

L290

Aphanotorulus horridus

Rio Madeira, Marañón and Aripuana, Brazil and Peru · river

Temperature
23–28°C
pH
5.5–7.5
Swims
Bottom
Diet
Omnivore
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Photo: no rights reserved, CC0

Aphanotorulus horridus

L291
Aphanotorulus horridus ≈

Plecos · Aphanotorulus

  • 23–28°C
  • pH 5.5–7.5
  • Bottom
  • Mixed
Rio Madeira, Marañón and Aripuana, Brazil and Peru

Aphanotorulus horridus

L291

Aphanotorulus horridus

Rio Madeira, Marañón and Aripuana, Brazil and Peru · river

Temperature
23–28°C
pH
5.5–7.5
Swims
Bottom
Diet
Omnivore
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Photo: no rights reserved, CC0

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