South America · Fish by region
Fish of Eastern Brazil & the Atlantic Coast
The São Francisco and the Atlantic Forest coastal rivers of eastern Brazil.
528 species across 11 families
The São Francisco river and the Atlantic-slope coastal drainages of eastern and north-eastern Brazil (Paraíba do Sul, Doce, Jequitinhonha, Ribeira de Iguape, and the north-eastern Caatinga rivers) — basins isolated from the Amazon and Paraná. Placed by FEOW ecoregion within Brazil.
528 of 528 species
Cichlids · 22
- Apistogramma piauiensis
- Australoheros autochthon
- Australoheros ipatinguensis
- Australoheros ribeirae
- Australoheros sanguineus
- Cichlasoma orientale
- Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense
- Cichlasoma zarskei
- Crenicichla iguapina
- Crenicichla lacustris
- Crenicichla menezesi
- Crenicichla tingui
- Geophagus brasiliensis
- Geophagus diamantinensis · Diamantina eartheater
- Geophagus iporangensis
- Geophagus itapicuruensis
- Geophagus multiocellus
- Geophagus obscurus
- Geophagus parnaibae · Parnaíba eartheater
- Geophagus pirangaensis · Piranga pearl cichlid
- Geophagus rufomarginatus · red-margined pearl cichlid
- Geophagus santosi · Mariana pearl cichlid
Catfish · 10
- Auchenipterus menezesi
- Bunocephalus hartti · Banjo catfish
- Bunocephalus minerim
- Cephalosilurus fowleri · Oremon catfish
- Hassar affinis
- Microglanis leptostriatus · Bumblebee catfish
- Microglanis minutus
- Microglanis parahybae
- Pseudoplatystoma corruscans · Spotted sorubim
- Rhamdia quelen · South American catfish
Corydoras · 24
- Aspidoras carvalhoi · Carvalho's aspidoras
- Aspidoras depinnai · Ipojuca catfish
- Aspidoras fuscoguttatus · Darkspotted catfish
- Aspidoras kiriri · Kiriri aspidoras
- Aspidoras maculosus · Dappled catfish
- Aspidoras psammatides · Dashed catfish
- Aspidoras raimundi · Aspidoras raimundi
- Aspidoras rochai · Rocha's catfish
- Corydoras costai · Costa's cory
- Corydoras difluviatilis · Sparano cory
- Corydoras ehrhardti · Ehrhardt's cory
- Corydoras garbei · Bahia cory
- Corydoras lymnades · Nose-striped cory
- Corydoras multimaculatus · Many-spotted cory
- Corydoras nattereri · Natterer's cory
- Corydoras steindachneri · Steindachner's cory
- Corydoras treitlii · Longsnout corydoras
- Corydoras vittatus · Banded cory
- Scleromystax barbatus · Bearded cory
- Scleromystax lacerdai · Lacerda's cory
- Scleromystax macropterus · Sailfin cory
- Scleromystax prionotos · Coast cory
- Scleromystax salmacis · Salmacis cory
- Scleromystax virgulatus · Streaked cory
Gobies & Gudgeons · 1
- Awaous tajasica · Sand fish
Killifish · 58
- Anablepsoides bahianus
- Atlantirivulus depressus
- Atlantirivulus jurubatibensis
- Atlantirivulus santensis
- Austrolebias nachtigalli
- Campellolebias brucei
- Campellolebias chrysolineatus
- Campellolebias dorsimaculatus
- Cynolebias albipunctatus
- Cynolebias gilbertoi
- Cynolebias ladigesi · Barredtail pearlfish
- Cynolebias leptocephalus
- Cynolebias magnificus · Magnificent pearlfish
- Cynolebias microphthalmus
- Cynolebias parnaibensis
- Cynolebias penaforte
- Cynolebias perforatus
- Cynolebias porosus · Brazilian pearlfish
- Hypsolebias adornatus
- Hypsolebias alternatus
- Hypsolebias antenori
- Hypsolebias fulminantis
- Hypsolebias guararug
- Hypsolebias harmonicus
- Hypsolebias hellneri
- Hypsolebias igneus
- Hypsolebias magnificus
- Hypsolebias mediopapillatus
- Hypsolebias negobispoi
- Hypsolebias nielseni
- Hypsolebias picturatus
- Hypsolebias sertanejo
- Hypsolebias stellatus
- Hypsolebias trilineatus
- Kryptolebias brasiliensis · Brazilian rivulus
- Kryptolebias gracilis
- Kryptolebias hermaphroditus · Mangrove killifish
- Kryptolebias ocellatus · Ocellated rivulus
- Leptopanchax aureoguttatus
- Leptopanchax citrinipinnis
- Leptopanchax opalescens · Opalescent pearlfish
- Leptopanchax splendens
- Melanorivulus rutilicaudus
- Mucurilebias leitaoi
- Notholebias minimus
- Ophthalmolebias constanciae · Featherfin pearlfish
- Ophthalmolebias perpendicularis
- Pituna schindleri
- Prorivulus auriferus
- Simpsonichthys adornatus
- Simpsonichthys auratus
- Simpsonichthys fasciatus
- Simpsonichthys punctulatus
- Simpsonichthys rosaceus
- Simpsonichthys rufus
- Simpsonichthys suzarti
- Xenurolebias izecksohni
- Xenurolebias myersi
Knifefishes · 12
- Apteronotus brasiliensis · Brazilian ghost knifefish
- Archolaemus orientalis
- Brachyhypopomus janeiroensis
- Brachyhypopomus jureiae
- Brachyhypopomus menezesi
- Eigenmannia besouro · São Francisco knifefish
- Eigenmannia microstoma
- Gymnotus bahianus
- Gymnotus capitimaculatus
- Gymnotus interruptus
- Gymnotus pantherinus · Panther knifefish
- Gymnotus sylvius
Livebearers · 34
- Cnesterodon iguape · Iporanga tooth carp
- Jenynsia darwini
- Jenynsia unitaenia · Onestriped livebearer
- Jenynsia weitzmani · Anitápolis livebearer
- Phalloceros alessandrae · Alessandra's toothcarp
- Phalloceros anisophallos · Roque toothcarp
- Phalloceros aspilos
- Phalloceros buckupi · Jacareí toothcarp
- Phalloceros caudimaculatus · Dusky millions fish
- Phalloceros circummontanus
- Phalloceros elachistos · Córrego toothcarp
- Phalloceros enneaktinos · Nine ray toothcarp
- Phalloceros harpagos · Ellipse spot toothcarp
- Phalloceros leptokeras · Sapucaia toothcarp
- Phalloceros lucenorum · Jaquiá toothcarp
- Phalloceros malabarbai · Itapoá toothcarp
- Phalloceros maldonadoi
- Phalloceros megapolos · Lindo toothcarp
- Phalloceros mikrommatos · Seguro toothcarp
- Phalloceros ocellatus · Prado toothcarp
- Phalloceros pellos · Antonina toothcarp
- Phalloceros reisi · Apiaí toothcarp
- Phalloceros spiloura · Three point toothcarp
- Phalloceros titthos · Breast toothcarp
- Phalloceros tupinamba · Tupi toothcarp
- Phalloceros uai · One spot toothcarp
- Phalloptychus eigenmanni · Eigenmann's toothcarp
- Phalloptychus iheringii · Ihering's toothcarp
- Phalloptychus januarius · January toothcarp
- Phallotorynus fasciolatus · Thinstribed toothcarp
- Poecilia hollandi · Holland's Toothcarp
- Poecilia pertapeh · Jungle toothcarp
- Poecilia sarrafae · Jandira toothcarp
- Poecilia vivipara · Eye spot toothcarp
Piranhas & Pacus · 101
- Acestrorhynchus britskii
- Acestrorhynchus lacustris
- Apareiodon davisi
- Apareiodon hasemani
- Apareiodon ibitiensis
- Apareiodon itapicuruensis
- Apareiodon piracicabae · Piracicaba characin
- Arhinolemur gaiero · Piau-gaiero
- Arhinolemur obtusidens · Boga
- Brycon devillei · Piabanha
- Brycon dulcis · Piabanha
- Brycon ferox · Piabanha
- Brycon howesi
- Brycon insignis · Tiete tetra
- Brycon nattereri · Pirapitinga
- Brycon opalinus · Pirapitinga do Sul
- Brycon orthotaenia · Matrinxã
- Brycon vermelha
- Brycon vonoi · Piabanha-do-pardo
- Caenotropus labyrinthicus · Headstander
- Characidium alipioi · Flatfin darter
- Characidium bahiense
- Characidium bimaculatum · Two-spot darter characin
- Characidium cacah
- Characidium cricarense
- Characidium fasciatum · Darter characin
- Characidium interruptum
- Characidium japuhybense · Darter tetra
- Characidium kamakan
- Characidium krenak
- Characidium lagosantense
- Characidium lanei · Lane's darter tetra
- Characidium lauroi · Lauro's darter tetra
- Characidium litorale
- Characidium oiticicai
- Characidium onca
- Characidium pterostictum · Darter characin
- Characidium samurai
- Characidium satoi
- Characidium schubarti · Schubart's darter
- Characidium tapuia
- Characidium timbuiense
- Characidium travassosi
- Curimata macrops
- Curimatella lepidura · Manjuba
- Cyphocharax albula
- Cyphocharax gilbert
- Cyphocharax jagunco
- Cyphocharax lundi
- Cyphocharax pinnilepis
- Erythrinus kessleri · Kessler's trahira
- Hemiodus parnaguae
- Henochilus wheatlandii
- Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus · Striped trahira
- Hoplias brasiliensis · Trahira
- Hoplias lacerdae · Giant trahira
- Hoplias microcephalus · Trahira
- Hypomasticus mormyrops
- Hypomasticus santanai
- Leporellus cartledgei
- Leporellus pictus
- Leporellus vittatus · Yellow rabbit characin
- Leporinus bahiensis
- Leporinus boehlkei
- Leporinus brinco
- Leporinus conirostris
- Leporinus copelandii
- Leporinus marcgravii · Marcgrave's headstander
- Leporinus maxakali
- Leporinus melanopleura · Spottail leporinus
- Leporinus piau · Piau
- Leporinus reinhardti
- Leporinus steindachneri
- Leporinus taeniatus · Banded leporinus
- Lignobrycon myersi
- Myleus altipinnis · Silver dollar
- Myleus micans · Pacu azul
- Paramyloplus ternetzi · Neon green silver dollar
- Parodon hilarii
- Prochilodus argenteus · Flagtail prochilodus
- Prochilodus brevis · Brazilian bocachico
- Prochilodus costatus · Redfin prochilodus
- Prochilodus harttii
- Prochilodus lacustris
- Prochilodus lineatus · Streaked prochilod
- Prochilodus vimboides · Vimboides
- Psectrogaster rhomboides
- Psectrogaster saguiru
- Pygocentrus nattereri · Red-bellied piranha
- Pygocentrus piraya · Piraya
- Salminus franciscanus · Golden dorado
- Salminus hilarii · Dorado
- Schizodon knerii
- Schizodon rostratus
- Serrasalmus brandtii · White piranha
- Serrasalmus rhombeus · Black piranha
- Steindachnerina elegans
- Steindachnerina guentheri
- Steindachnerina notonota
- Triportheus guentheri · Keeled hatchetfish
- Triportheus signatus
Plecos · 142
- Ancistrus damasceni · Parnaíba Bristlenose
- Ancistrus lineolatus · Striped Bristlenose
- Ancistrus multispinis · Thorned Bristlenose Catfish
- Curculionichthys sagarana
- Delturus angulicauda
- Delturus brevis
- Delturus carinotus
- Delturus parahybae · Cascudo do Paraíba
- Farlowella oxyrryncha · Twig Catfish
- Harttia carvalhoi · Carvalho's Whiptail Catfish
- Harttia garavelloi
- Harttia kronei · Krone's Harttia
- Harttia leiopleura
- Harttia longipinna
- Harttia loricariformis · Hartt's Whiptail
- Harttia novalimensis
- Harttia torrenticola
- Hemipsilichthys gobio · Goby Pleco
- Hemipsilichthys papillatus
- Hisonotus alberti
- Hisonotus bocaiuva
- Hisonotus devidei
- Hisonotus leucofrenatus · Niger Oto
- Hisonotus notatus · Cascudinho
- Hisonotus thayeri
- Hisonotus vespuccii
- Hypoptopoma incognitum · Giant Otocinclus
- Hypostomus affinis · Paraíba Pleco
- Hypostomus agna
- Hypostomus alatus
- Hypostomus auroguttatus · Gold Speckled Pleco
- Hypostomus bimbai
- Hypostomus brevicauda
- Hypostomus cari · Cari
- Hypostomus francisci · São Francisco Cascudo
- Hypostomus freirei · Freire's Pleco
- Hypostomus garmani
- Hypostomus guajupia
- Hypostomus interruptus · Banded Pleco
- Hypostomus johnii · Eptingi pleco
- Hypostomus leucophaeus
- Hypostomus lima
- Hypostomus luetkeni
- Hypostomus macrops · Large-eye pleco
- Hypostomus margaritifer · Yellow-spotted Hypostomus
- Hypostomus nigrolineatus
- Hypostomus obtusirostris
- Hypostomus pastinhai
- Hypostomus paulinus · Paulista Pleco
- Hypostomus punctatus · Spotted pleco
- Hypostomus pusarum · Jaguribe Pleco
- Hypostomus sertanejo
- Hypostomus subcarinatus
- Hypostomus tapijara
- Hypostomus vaillanti
- Hypostomus velhochico · Velho Chico pleco
- Hypostomus velhomonge · Old Monk Pleco
- Hypostomus vermicularis
- Isbrueckerichthys alipionis
- Isbrueckerichthys duseni
- Isbrueckerichthys epakmos
- Kronichthys lacerta
- Kronichthys subteres
- Lampiella gibbosa
- Limatulichthys griseus · Sandpaper Whiptail Catfish
- Loricaria parnahybae · Parnahyba Whiptail
- Loricariichthys castaneus
- Loricariichthys derbyi · Cari
- Megalancistrus barrae · Black Spiny Pleco
- Microlepidogaster discontenta
- Microlepidogaster discus
- Microlepidogaster negomata
- Neoplecostomus bandeirante
- Neoplecostomus doceensis
- Neoplecostomus franciscoensis · Cascudo
- Neoplecostomus granosus · Anhã
- Neoplecostomus microps · Small-eyed Neoplecostomus
- Neoplecostomus ribeirensis
- Otocinclus affinis · Golden Otocinclus
- Otocinclus hasemani · Parnaíba Oto
- Otocinclus xakriaba · Mutas Oto
- Otothyris juquiae
- Otothyris lophophanes · Brown Sucker Catfish
- Otothyris rostrata
- Otothyris travassosi · Fine Striped Oto
- Pareiorhaphis bahiana · Bahia bristlemouth pleco
- Pareiorhaphis cerosa
- Pareiorhaphis garapia
- Pareiorhaphis garbei · Cascudo
- Pareiorhaphis mucurina
- Pareiorhaphis mutuca
- Pareiorhaphis nasuta
- Pareiorhaphis proskynita
- Pareiorhaphis regani · Regan's bristlemouth pleco
- Pareiorhaphis ruschii
- Pareiorhaphis scutula
- Pareiorhaphis stephana
- Pareiorhaphis torrenticola
- Pareiorhaphis vestigipinnis
- Pareiorhina brachyrhyncha
- Pareiorhina cepta
- Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis
- Pareiorhina isabelae
- Pareiorhina rosai
- Pareiorhina rudolphi · Cascudinho
- Pareiorhina sofiae
- Parotocinclus bidentatus
- Parotocinclus cesarpintoi
- Parotocinclus cristatus · Crested dwarf otocinclus
- Parotocinclus doceanus · Doce dwarf otocinclus
- Parotocinclus fluminense
- Parotocinclus haroldoi · Dwarf Pleco
- Parotocinclus jequi
- Parotocinclus jimi
- Parotocinclus jumbo · Goby Pleco
- Parotocinclus maculicauda · Red Fin Dwarf Pleco
- Parotocinclus muriaensis
- Parotocinclus planicauda
- Parotocinclus prata
- Parotocinclus robustus
- Parotocinclus seridoensis
- Parotocinclus spilosoma · Spotted Dwarfpleco
- Parotocinclus spilurus · Spotted-tail Otocinclus
- Pogonopoma parahybae
- Pogonopoma wertheimeri
- Pseudancistrus genisetiger · Tiger-cheek Pseudancistrus
- Pseudancistrus papariae
- Pseudotocinclus juquiae
- Pseudotocinclus parahybae
- Pseudotocinclus tietensis · Tietê Cascudinho
- Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus · São Francisco Sailfin Pleco
- Pterygoplichthys parnaibae · Parnaíba Sailfin Pleco
- Rhinelepis aspera · Black Rhino Pleco
- Rineloricaria cubataonis
- Rineloricaria harenae
- Rineloricaria kronei
- Rineloricaria maquinensis · Maquiné whiptail
- Rineloricaria nigricauda
- Rineloricaria nudipectoris
- Rineloricaria steindachneri · Steindachner's Whiptail Catfish
- Schizolecis guentheri
- Spatuloricaria nudiventris · Naked-belly Whiptail
Stingrays · 1
- Potamotrygon signata · Parnaiba river stingray
Tetras · 123
- Acinocheirodon melanogramma · Blackline Tetra
- Andromakhe latens
- Astyanax bimaculatus · Two-spot astyanax
- Astyanax biotae
- Astyanax brevirhinus · Short-snouted Astyanax
- Astyanax brucutu
- Astyanax depressirostris
- Astyanax jacobinae · Piaba
- Astyanax jenynsii
- Astyanax keronolepis
- Astyanax microschemos
- Astyanax pardensis
- Astyanax turmalinensis
- Astyanax varii
- Astyanax vermilion
- Bario sanctaefilomenae · Red-eye tetra
- Brachychalcinus parnaibae
- Bryconamericus megalepis
- Bryconamericus microcephalus
- Bryconamericus ornaticeps
- Bryconamericus pyahu
- Bryconamericus stramineus · Pequira
- Bryconamericus tenuis
- Bryconamericus ternetzi · Naked Tetra
- Charax awa
- Cheirodon jaguaribensis
- Cheirodon parahybae · Lambari
- Compsura heterura
- Ctenobrycon kennedyi · Kennedy's Tetra
- Deuterodon burgerai
- Deuterodon giton
- Deuterodon hamatilis
- Deuterodon heterostomus
- Deuterodon iguape
- Deuterodon intermedius
- Deuterodon janeiroensis · Lambari do rio
- Deuterodon luetkenii
- Deuterodon oyakawai
- Deuterodon parahybae
- Deuterodon ribeirae
- Deuterodon sazimai
- Deuterodon supparis
- Deuterodon taeniatus
- Galeocharax gulo · Wolf Tetra
- Glandulocauda melanopleura
- Hasemania diastatos · Piaba
- Hasemania hanseni
- Hasemania melanura · Silver-tip Tetra
- Hasemania nana · Silver-tipped tetra
- Hasemania piatan
- Hemigrammus brevis · Lambari
- Hemigrammus gracilis · Piaba
- Hemigrammus guyanensis · Tétra de Guyane
- Hemigrammus marginatus · Bassam tetra
- Hollandichthys multifasciatus · Banded tetra
- Hollandichthys taramandahy
- Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus · Yellow Tetra
- Hyphessobrycon boulengeri
- Hyphessobrycon brumado
- Hyphessobrycon duragenys
- Hyphessobrycon flammeus · Flame tetra
- Hyphessobrycon griemi · Griem's tetra
- Hyphessobrycon iheringi · Piaba
- Hyphessobrycon itaparicensis
- Hyphessobrycon latus · Piaba
- Hyphessobrycon piabinhas · Piabinha
- Hyphessobrycon reticulatus
- Hyphessobrycon takasei · Coffee-bean tetra
- Hyphessobrycon taurocephalus · Bull-headed Tetra
- Hyphessobrycon vinaceus
- Hyphessobrycon werneri
- Hysteronotus megalostomus
- Knodus figueiredoi
- Megalamphodus micropterus · Red Ceará
- Mimagoniates barberi · Croaking tetra
- Mimagoniates lateralis · Blue croaking tetra
- Mimagoniates microlepis · Croaking Tetra
- Mimagoniates pulcher · Beautiful Croaking Tetra
- Mimagoniates rheocharis
- Mimagoniates sylvicola · Forest Croaking Tetra
- Moenkhausia costae · Signal Stripe Moenkhausia
- Moenkhausia diamantina · Diamantina Tetra
- Moenkhausia vittata
- Myxiops aphos
- Myxiops pelecus
- Nannostomus grandis · Grand Pencilfish
- Nematocharax costai
- Nematocharax venustus
- Odontostoechus lethostigmus
- Oligobrycon microstomus
- Oligosarcus acutirostris · Sharp-snouted dogtooth tetra
- Oligosarcus argenteus · Silver Toothy
- Oligosarcus macrolepis · Toothy Tetra
- Oligosarcus planaltinae · Planalto Dogfish Characin
- Oligosarcus solitarius
- Oligosarcus varii
- Orthospinus franciscensis
- Phenacogaster calverti
- Phenacogaster franciscoensis
- Phenacogaster suborbitalis
- Piabina anhembi
- Piabina argentea · Silver Piabina
- Planaltina myersi
- Psalidodon jequitinhonhae
- Psalidodon kalunga · Kalunga Tetra
- Psalidodon parahybae
- Psalidodon pessalii
- Psalidodon rivularis · Piaba do Córrego
- Psalidodon santae
- Psalidodon scabripinnis · Rough-finned Astyanax
- Pseudocorynopoma heterandria
- Rachoviscus crassiceps · Cherryfin Tetra
- Rachoviscus graciliceps · Slender-headed Tetra
- Roeboides margareteae
- Roeboides myersii · Myers' Glass Characin
- Roeboides sazimai
- Roeboides xenodon
- Serrapinnus heterodon
- Serrapinnus piaba · Piaba
- Serrapinnus potiguar
- Serrapinnus zanatae
- Stygichthys typhlops · Brazilian blind characid
- Tetragonopterus franciscoensis · piaba-rapadura
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