List of Fish
Scientific name Common name(s) Group Length PH Abramites hypselonotus High-backed Headstander Characin 4.5" 6.8 Acanthodoras cataphractus Catfish 4" 6.8 Acanthophthalmus kuhlii Coolie Loach, Kuhlii Loach Loach 3" 6.7 Acantopsis dialuzona Long-nosed Loach Loach 8" 6.4 Acarichthys geayi Cichlid 6" 7.0 Acipenser ruthenus Sterlet Sturgeon 39" 7.5 Acnodon normani Characin 6" 6.5 Agamyxis pectinifrons Talking catfish Catfish 6" 6.7 Aequidens curviceps Flag cichlid Cichlid 4" 6.6 Aequidens dorsiger Cichlid 3" 7.0 Aequidens guianensis Cichlid 6" 6.6 Aequidens mariae Mary's cichlid Cichlid 6" 6.5 Aequidens maronii Keyhole cichlid Cichlid 5" 6.5 Aequidens pallidus Cichlid 6" 7.0 Aequidens portalegrensis Black Acara, Port Cichlid 6" 6.8 Aequidens pulcher Blue Acara Cichlid 8" 6.7 Aequidens rivulatus Green Terror Cichlid 9" 7.0 Aequidens tetramerus Saddle cichlid Cichlid 10" 6.7 Alestes longipinnis Long-finned Characin Characin 6" 6.5 Amblydoras hancockii Catfish 6" 6.7 Ancistrus dolichopterus Catfish 4.7" 6.8 Ancistrus hoplogenys Catfish 3" 6.8 Anostomus anostomus Striped Anostomus Characin 7" 6.5 Anostomus taeniatus Characin 8" 6.0 Anostomus ternetzi Characin 6" Anostomus trimaculatus Three-spot Anostomus Characin 4" Aphyocharax alburnus Characin 3" 6.6 Aphyocharax anisitsi Bloodfin Characin 2" 7.0 Aphyocharax paraguayensis Dawn tetra Characin 1.7" 6.0 Apistogramma agassizi Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid Cichlid 3" 6.8 Apistogramma bitaeniata Banded Dwarf cichlid Cichlid 2" 5.7 Apistogramma borellii Borelli's Dwarf cichlid Cichlid 3" 6.4 Apistogramma cacatuoides Cockatoo\Crested Dwarf cichlid Cichlid 3" 7.0 Apistogramma macmasteri Macmaster's Dwarf cichlid Cichlid 3" 6.4 Apistogramma ramirezi Ramirez's Dwarf Cichlid Cichlid 3" 6.8 Apistogramma steindachneri Steindachner's Dwarf cichlid Cichlid 3" 6.6 Apostogramma trifasciata Three stripe Dwarf cichlid Cichlid 2" 6.7 Aplocheilus panchax Blue Panchax Cyprinid 3" 7.0 Arapaima gigas Arapaima 132" 6.7 Arnoldichthys spilopterus African Red-eyed Characin Characin 3" 7.0 Asiphonichthys condei Characin 4" 7.3 Astronotus ocellatus Oscar, Velvet Cichlid Cichlid 14" 7.0 Astyanax bimaculatus Two-spot Astyanax Characin 6" 6.5 Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus Blind Cavefish Characin 3.5" 6.8 Astyanax mexicanus Blind Cave Fish Characin 3.5" 7.5 Axelrodia riesei Ruby tetra Characin 1.5" 7.0 Barbatula barbatula Common Loach Loach 6" 7.4 Barbus nigrofasciatus Black Ruby Barb Cyprinid 2.5" 7.0 Barbus semifasciolatus Chinese Barb Cyprinid 3" 7.0 Barbus tetrazona Tiger Barb Cyprinid 3" 6.7 Barbus titteya Cherry Barb Cyprinid 2" 7.0 Betta splendens Betta, Siamese Fighting Fish Anabantid 3" 7.0 Boehlkea fredcochui Characin 2" 6.5 Botia berdmorei Loach 11" 7.0 Botia helodes Banded Loach Loach 8" 6.4 Botia lohachata Loach 2.7" 6.4 Botia macracanthus Clown Loach, Tiger Loach Loach 12" 6.4 Botia morleti Hora's Loach Loach 4" 6.4 Botia macracantha Clown Loach Loach 12" 6.8 Botia modesta Orange-finned Loach Loach 9.5" 6.4 Botia sidthimunki Dwarf Loach Loach 2.3" 6.4 Boulengerella maculata Characin 13" 7.0 Brachydanio rerio Zebra Danio Cyprinid 2.5" 7.0 Brachygobius xanthozona Bumblebee Goby Goby 1.7" 7.6 Brochis splendens Catfish 2.5" 6.4 Brycinus imberi Characin 4" Brycinus longipinnis Long-finned Characin Characin 4.5" 7.2 Brycon falcatus Characin 10" 6.5 Calamoichthys calabaricus Reedfish 36" 6.8 Callichthys callichthys Armoured Catfish Catfish 6.5" 7.4 Carassius auratus Goldfish, Feeder Cyprinid 22" 7.0 Carnegiella maculatus Spotted Hatchetfish Characin 3.5" 6.6 Carnegiella marthae Black-winged hatchetfish Characin 1.5" 6.2 Carnegiella myersi Characin 1" 6.2 Carnegiella strigata Marbled Hatchetfish Characin 1.7" 6.0 Carlastyanax aurocaudatus Goldentail Astyanax Characin 2" 6.8 Chaca chaca Catfish 7.7" 7.0 Chalceus macrolepidotus Pink-tailed Characin\Chalceus Characin 10" 6.5 Chanda ranga Indian Glassfish, Glass Perch Perch 3" 7.5 Characidium fasciatum Banded Characidium Characin 4" 6.5 Characidium rachovii Characin 2.5" 6.5 Cheirodon axalrodi Cardinal Tetra Characin 1.5" 6.0 Cheirodon parahybae Characin 2" 7.0 Chilodus punctatus Spotted Headstander Characin 3.5" 6.7 Cichla ocellaris Peacock Cichlid, Peacock Bass Cichlid 28" 7.0 Cichlasoma octofasciatum Jack Dempsey Cichlid 8" 7.0 Cichlasoma meeki Firemouth Cichlid 6" 7.0 Cichlasoma severum Severum, Banded Cichlid Cichlid 8" 7.0 Cichlasoma dovii Wolf Cichlid, Dovii Cichlid F 16; M 30 6.8 Clarias batrachus Clarias catfish, Walking cat Catfish 22" 6.8 Cobitis taenia Spined Loach, Spotted Wather L. Loach 4.7" 7.4 Colisa fasciata Giant Gourami Anabantid 5" 7.0 Colisa lalia Dwarf Gourami Anabantid 2" 7.0 Colossoma bidens Red Pacu Characin 18" 7.0 Colossoma macropomum Black-finned Pacu Characin 60" 6.8 Copeina guttata Red-spotted Characin Characin 6" 6.8 Copella arnoldi Jumping Characin Characin 3" 6.8 Copella metae Characin 2.5" 6.7 Copella nattereri Beautiful Scaled Characin Characin 2" 6.7 Copella nigrofasciata Black banded Pyrrhulina Characin 2.5" 6.6 Corydoras acutus Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras aeneus Catfish 3" 7.0 Corydoras agassizii Catfish 3.5" 7.0 Corydoras arcuatus Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras armatus Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras axelrodi Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras barbatus Catfish 4.5" 7.0 Corydoras blochi blochi Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras Blochi vittatus Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras blondi blondi Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras concolor Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras elegans Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras ellisae Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras eques Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras evelynae Catfish 1.5" 7.0 Corydoras garbei Catfish 1.5" 7.0 Corydoras gracillis Catfish 0.7" 7.0 Corydoras griseus Catfish 1" 7.0 Corydoras hasbrosus Catfish 1" 7.0 Corydoras hastatus Catfish 1" 7.0 Corydoras loxozonus Catfish 1.3" 7.0 Corydoras melanistius Black spotted Cory Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras melini Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras metae Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras nanus Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras nattereri Catfish 2.5" 7.0 Corydoras ornatus Catfish 2" 7.0 Corydoras paleatus Peppered Corydoras Catfish 2.7" 7.0 Corydoras punctatus Catfish 2.3" 7.0 Corydoras pygmaeus Pygmy Corydoras Catfish 1" 7.0 Corydoras rabauti Rabaut's Cory, Dwarf Cory Catfish 2.5" 7.0 Corydoras reticulatus Catfish 2.3" 7.0 Corydoras schwartzi Catfish 2.5 7.0 Corydoras septentrionalis Catfish 2.3" 7.0 Corydoras sychri Catfish 1.5" 7.0 Corydoras trilineatus Three line armoured catfish Catfish 2" 7.0 Corynopoma riisei Swordtail Characin Characin 2.5" 7.3 Ctenobrycon spilurus Silver tetra Characin 3.3" 7.0 Curimata multilineata Characin 4.7" 6.4 Danio malabaricus Giant Danio Cyprinid 4.5" 7.0 Datniodes microlepis Siamese Tigerfish 16" 7.3 Dermogenys pusillus Freshwater Halfbeak 2.5" 7.0 Dianema longibarbis Catfish 3.5" 6.7 Dianema urostriata Catfish 4.5 6.0 Distichodus decemmaculatus Dwarf Distichodus Characin 3.7" 7.0 Distichodus fasciolatus Characin 12" 7.0 Distichodus lusosso Characin 39" 6.8 Distichodus affinis Characin 4.5" 6.8 Distichodus sexfasciatus Characin 10" 6.8 Dysichthys coracoideus Catfish 5.7" 7.0 Enneacanthus chaetodon Black-banded Sunfish 4" 7.4 Erpetoichthys calabaricus Snakefish, Reedfish, Ropefish 15.5" 6.7 Erythrinus erythrinus Characin 10" 7.0 Eutropiellus buffei African Glass catfish Catfish 3" 6.8 Exodon paradoxus Bucktoothed Tetra Characin 6" 6.4 Farlowella acus Catfish 5.7" 6.7 Farlowella gracilis Catfish 7.5 6.6 Gambusia addinis Mosquito fish 2" 7.0 Gasteropelecus sternicla Common Hatchetfish Characin 2.5" 6.5 Gnathocharax steindachneri Characin 2.5" 6.4 Gymnochanda filamentosa 2" 7.5 Gymnocorymbus ternetzi Black Widow, Blackskirt Characin 2.3" 7.0 Gymnocorymbus thayeri Black tetra Characin 2.5" 6.7 Hasemania nana Silver-tipped tetra Characin 2" 6.8 Hemiancistrus vittatus Striped Pleco Catfish 4" 6.7 Hemichromis bimaculatus Jewel Cichlid Cichlid 6" 7.4 Hemigrammopetersius caudalis Characin 3" 7.3 Hemigrammus bleheri Red\Rummy-nose tetra Characin 2" 6.3 Hemigrammus caudovittatus Buenos Aires tetra Characin 2.7" 7.0 Hemigrammus elegans Characin 1.5" Hemigrammus erythrozonus Glowlight tetra Characin 1.5" 6.6 Hemigrammus hyanuary Characin 1.5" 6.0 Hemigrammus levis Characin 2" Hemigrammus marginatus Characin 2.3" Hemigrammus ocellifer Head-and-tail light tetra Characin 2" 6.8 Hemigrammus pulcher Pretty tetra, Black Wedge tetra Characin 2" 6.8 Hemigrammus rhodostomus Characin 2" 6.8 Hemigrammus rodwayi Golden tetra Characin 2.2" Hemigrammus ulreyi Ulrey's tetra Characin 2" 6.8 Hemigrammus unilineatus Featherfin Characin 2" 6.7 Hemiodopsis quadrimaculatus Characin 4" 6.8 Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus Characin 16" 6.6 Hoplias malabaricus Wolf Fish, Mud Characin Characin 20" 7.0 Hoplosternum thoracatum Catfish 7" 7.0 Hyphessobrycon bentosi Bentos tetra Characin 1.5" 6.8 Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus Yellow tetra Characin 1.5" 7.0 Hyphessobrycon callistus Characin 1.5" 6.8 Hyphessobrycon copelandi Copeland's tetra Characin 1.7" 6.8 Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma Bleeding Heart Tetra Characin 2.5" 6.5 Hyphessobrycon flammeus Flame tetra Characin 1.5" 6.7 Hyphessobrycon griemi Griem's tetra Characin 1.5" 6.7 Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Black Neon tetra Characin 1.5" 6.0 Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus Flag tetra Characin 1.7" 6.4 Hyphessobrycon loretoensis Loreto tetra Characin 1.5" 6.7 Hyphessobrycon inconstans Characin 1.7" 6.8 Hyphessobrycon minor Characin 1.3" 6.7 Hyphessobrycon robustulus Characin 1.3" 6.8 Hyphessobrycon vilmae Characin 1.7" 6.3 Hyphessobrycon rubrostigma Bleeding Heart Tetra Characin 2.3" 6.7 Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis Lemon Tetra Characin 2" 6.7 Hyphessobrycon robertsi Characin 2" 6.0 Hyphessobrycon rosaceus Rosy tetra Characin 1.5" 6.8 Hyphessobrycon scholzei Black-line Tetra Characin 2" 6.8 Hyphessobrycon serpae Serpa Tetra Characin 1.7" 6.8 Hyphessobrycon simulans Characin 1.5" 5.6 Hypoptopoma thoracatum Catfish 3" 6.8 Hypostomus plecostomus Pleco, Pl*co, Plecostomus Catfish 16" 7.2 Hypostomus punctatus Suckermouth Catfish Catfish 14" 6.8 ictalurus melas Black Bullhead Catfish 16" 7.0 ictalurus natalis Yellow Bullhead Catfish 16" 7.0 ictalurus nebulosus Brown Bullhead Catfish 16" 7.0 ictalurus platycephalus Flat Bullhead Catfish 16" 7.0 Ictalurus punctatus Graceful\Stinging catfish Catfish 27" 7.0 Ictalurus robustus Catfish 16" 7.0 ictalurus simpsoni Catfish 16" 7.0 Iguanodectes spilurus Characin 2.7" 6.2 Inpaichthys kerri Characin 1.5" 7.0 Julidochromis ornatus Julie Cichlid Cichlid 2.5" 8.0 Kryptopterus bicirrhis Glass Catfish, Ghost catfish Catfish 4" 7.0 Ladigesia roloffi Sierra Leone Dwarf Characin Characin 1.5" 6.5 Labeo bicolor Redtailed Shark Cyprinid 5" 7.4 Labeo congoro Cyprinid 16" 7.0 Labeo erythrurus Redfin Shark Cyprinid 5" 6.9 Labeo variegatus Cyprinid 12" 7.0 Laetacara thayeri Cichlid 6" 7.0 Lebiasina astrigata Characin 3.3" 6.8 Leiocassis micropogon Catfish 8" 7.0 Lepidarchus adonis Adonis Characin Characin 1.5" 6.3 Leporinus affinis Characin 10" 6.6 Leporinus arcus Characin 16" 6.6 Leporinus fasciatus Banded Leporinus Characin 12" 6.6 Leporinus nigrotaeniatus Characin 15.5" 6.6 Leporinus striatus Striped Leporinus Characin 10" 6.6 Macrognathus aculeatus Spiny Eel Spiny Eel 6" 7.0 Malapterurus electricus Electric Catfish Catfish 39" 7.0 Megalamphodus mealopterus Black Phantom tetra Characin 1.7" 6.5 Megalamphodus sweglesi Red Phantom tetra Characin 1.5" 5.8 Melanochromis auratus Auratus, Golden Mbuna Cichlid 4" 8.0 Metynnis argenteus Silver Dollar Characin 6" 6.5 Metynnis hypsauchen Characin 6" 6.5 Metynnis lippincottianus Characin 5" 6.5 Micralestes acutidens Characin 2.5" 7.1 Misgurnus fossilis Weather Loach Loach 12" 7.0 Moenkhausia collettii Colletti tetra Characin 1.3" 6.5 Moenkhausia intermedia Characin 2" 6.5 Moenkhausia pittieri Pittier's tetra, Diamond tetra Characin 2.5" 6.7 Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae Glass Tetra, yellow-banded M. Characin 2.7" 6.0 Monocirrhus polyacanthus Leaf Fish 4" 6.4 Myleus rubripinnis Red Hook Silver Dollar Characin 7" 6.5 Mylossoma duriventre Silver Mylossoma Characin 10" 6.8 Mystus micracanthus Catfish 5.7" 7.2 Mystus vittatus Striped Catfish Catfish 8" 7.0 Nannaethiops unitaeniatus One-striped African Characin Characin 2.5" 7.0 Nannobrycon eques Three-striped Pencilfish Characin 2" 6.2 Nannobrycon unifasciatus One-lined Pencilfish Characin 2.5" 6.2 Nannocharax fasciatus Characin 3" 6.8 Nannostomus beckfordi Golden Pencilfish Characin 2.5" 6.5 Nannostomus bifasciatus two-lined Pencilfish Characin 1.5" 6.2 Nannostomus espei Espe's Pencilfish Characin 1.3" 6.2 Nannostomus harrisoni Harrison's Pencilfish Characin 2.5" 6.2 Nannostomus marginatus Dwarf Pencilfish Characin 1.3" 6.5 Nannostomus trifasciatus Three-banded Pencilfish Characin 2.5" 6.0 Neolebias ansorgei Ansorges Neolebias Characin 1.5" Nematobrycon lacortei Characin 2" 6.5 Nematobrycon palmeri Emperor Tetra Characin 2.3" 6.6 Nothobranchius guentheri Guenther's Notho Cyprinid 2.7" 6.5 Notopterus chitala Clown Knifefish, Featherback Knifefish 32" 7.0 Ompok bimaculatus Glass catfish Catfish 17" 7.0 Osphronemus goramy Giant Gourami, Gourami Anabantid 24" 6.8 Otocinclus affinis Dwarf Pleco, Dwarf Otocinclus Catfish 1.5" 7.0 Panaque nigrolineatus Catfish 10" 7.0 Pangasius sutchi Irridescent Shark Catfish 39" 7.1 Pangio Kuhlii Kuhlii Loach, Coolie Loach Loach 4" 6.2 Pangio shelfordi Shelford's Prickly Eye Loach 3.3" 6.2 Pantodon buchholzi Butterfly fish 6" 6.7 Paracheirodon axelrodi Cardinal tetra Characin 2" 5.8 Paracheirodon innesi Neon tetra Characin 1.5" 7.2 Paracheirodon simulans Characin 1.5" 5.5 Paradon pongoense Characin 3.3" 6.8 Paragoniates alburnus Characin 2.5" 6.4 Parauchenoglanis macrostoma Catfish 9" 7.0 Peckoltia pulcher Catfish 2.3" 7.0 Peckoltia vittata Catfish 5.3" 6.9 Pelvicachromis pulcher Kribensis Cichlid 3" 7.2 Petitella georgiae False-Red Nose, False-Rmy nose Characin 2" 6.3 Petitella maxillaris X-ray fish Characin 1.7" 7.0 Phago maculatus African Pike Characin Characin 5.5" 7.0 Phenacogrammus interruptus Congo Tetra Characin 3" 6.2 Piaractus brachypomum Black Pacu Characin 60" 7.0 Pimelodus blochii Pimelodid catfish Catfish 12" 6.8 Pimelodus pictus Pictus catfish Catfish 6" 7.0 Platydoras costatus Catfish 8.5" 6.7 Poecilia reticulata Guppy Toothcarp 2" 7.5 Poecilia velifera Sailfin Molly Toothcarp 6" 7.3 Poeciliocharax weitzmani Characin 2.3" 6.7 Polypterus ornatipinnis Ornate Bichir 17" 7.0 Poptella orbicularis Characin 5" 6.5 Potamotrygon laticeps Freshwater Stingray FW Ray 27" 6.8 Prionobrama filigera Glass Bloodfin Characin 2.5" 6.8 Protopterus dolloi African Lungfish Lungfish 34" 7.0 Pseudocorynopoma doriae Dragon-finned Characin/Tetra Characin 3.3" 6.8 pseudoplatystoma fasciatum Tiger Shovelnose catfish Catfish 60" 7.2 Pseudotropheus elongatus Elongate Mbuna Cichlid 3.5" 8.0 Pterophyllum scalare Angelfish Cichlid 6" 6.8 Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps Sailfin Pleco Catfish 19.5" 7.2 Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus Catfish 19.5" 7.2 Pyrrhulina filamentosa Characin 4.5" 6.5 Pyrrhulina vittata Striped Pyrrhulina Characin 2.5" 6.7 Rasbora heteromorpha Harlequin Fish Cyprinid 1.7" 5.5 Rineloricaria fallax Wiptail Loricaria Catfish 4.5" 6.8 Rineloricaria microlepidogaster Catfish 4.5" 6.8 Roeboides caucae Characin 2.5" Scatophagus argus Scat Argusfish 12" 7.5 Schilbe mystus Catfish 13.5" 7.0 Scleropages formosus Asian Arrowana 36" 6.0 Semaprochilodus taeniurus Characin 12" 6.0 Serrasalmus nattereri Redbelly Piranha Characin 12" 6.6 Serrasalmus niger Black Piranha Characin 16" 6.6 Serrasalmus rhombeus White Piranha, Spotted Piranha Characin 16" 6.6 Serrasalmus spilopleura Dark-banded Piranha Characin 10" 6.5 Sorubim lima Shovelnose catfish Catfish 24" 7.0 Synodontis alberti Catfish 6" 7.0 Synodontis angelicus Angel catfish Catfish 6.5" 7.0 Synodontis decorus Catfish 10" 7.0 Synodontis eupterus Catfish 6" 6.8 Synodontis flavitaeniatus Catfish 8" 7.3 Synodontis nigriventris Upside-down catfish Catfish 3.5" 7.0 Synodontis notatus Catfish 5.5" 7.0 Synodontis schoutedeni Catfish 5.7" 6.8 Tanichthys albonubes White Cloud Mountain Minnow Cyprinid 1.5" 6.9 Telmatherina ladigesi Celebes Rainbowfish 2.7" 7.5 Tetradon fluviatilis Asian Pufferfish 7" 7.3 Tetragonopterus argenteus Characin 3.3" 6.5 Tetragonopterus chalceus Characin 4.6" 6.5 Thayeria boehlkei Characin 2.5" 6.5 Thayeria obliqua Penguin fish Characin 3.3" 6.5 Thoracocharax securis Silver Hatchetfish Characin 3.5" 6.7 Tilapia mariae Cichlid 6" 7.0 Toxotes jaculator Archerfish Argusfish 4" 7.7 Trichogaster leeri Pearl Gourami Anabantid 6" 7.0 Trichogaster microlepis Moonlight Gourami Anabantid 6" 7.0 Trichogaster trichopterus Three-spot Gourami Anabantid 6" 7.0 Tridensimilis brevis Catfish 1" 6.6 Triportheus angulatus Characin 5" 6.7 Uaru amphiacanthoides Uaru, Triangle Cichlid Cichlid 10" 6.9 Xenagoniates bondi Characin 2.5" 7.2 Xiphophorus helleri Swordtail Toothcarp 4" 7.5 Xiphophorus variatus Variegated Platy Toothcarp 2.5" 8.0