North & Central America · Fish by region
Fish of North America
The United States, Canada and northern Mexico — sunfish, darters and native killifish.
401 species across 13 families
The temperate freshwaters of the United States, Canada and northern Mexico (the Rio Grande and the Mexican Plateau) — the North-American sunfishes, darters, native killifish and the aquarium's American-native oddballs.
401 of 401 species
Cichlids · 60
- Amphilophus istlanus · Balsas cichlid
- Amphilophus trimaculatus · Three-spot cichlid
- Astatheros macracanthus · Blackthroat cichlid
- Chiapaheros grammodes · Sieve cichlid
- Chuco intermedium · Northern checkmark cichlid
- Cincelichthys pearsei · Pantano cichlid
- Cribroheros robertsoni · False firemouth cichlid
- Cryptoheros chetumalensis
- Herichthys bartoni · Barton's cichlid
- Herichthys carpintis · Lowland cichlid
- Herichthys cyanoguttatus · Texas cichlid
- Herichthys deppii · Nautla cichlid
- Herichthys labridens · Curve-bar cichlid
- Herichthys minckleyi · Cuatro Ciénegas cichlid
- Herichthys pame · White snail cichlid
- Herichthys pantostictus · Chairel cichlid
- Herichthys steindachneri · Steindachner's cichlid
- Herichthys tamasopoensis · Tamasopo cichlid
- Herichthys tepehua · Tepehua cichlid
- Kihnichthys ufermanni · Usumacinta cichlid
- Maskaheros argenteus · White cichlid
- Maskaheros regani
- Mayaheros aguadae · Mayan cichlid
- Mayaheros amarus · Isla Mujeres cichlid
- Mayaheros beani · Green guapote
- Mayaheros ericymba · Mérida cichlid
- Mayaheros urophthalmus · Mayan cichlid
- Oreochromis niloticus x Oreochromis aureus
- Oscura heterospila · Montecristo cichlid
- Paraneetroplus bulleri · Sarabia cichlid
- Paraneetroplus gibbiceps · Teapa cichlid
- Paraneetroplus nebulifer · Papaloapan cichlid
- Paraneetroplus omonti
- Paratheraps sp. "Catemaco" · Paratheraps sp. catemaco
- Petenia splendida · Bay snook
- Rheoheros coeruleus
- Rheoheros lentiginosus · Freckled cichlid
- Rocio gemmata
- Rocio ocotal
- Rocio octofasciata · Jack Dempsey
- Theraps irregularis · Arroyo cichlid
- Thorichthys affinis · Yellow meeki
- Thorichthys aureus · Blue flash
- Thorichthys callolepis · San Domingo cichlid
- Thorichthys helleri · Yellow cichlid
- Thorichthys maculipinnis · Spotcheek cichlid
- Thorichthys meeki · Firemouth cichlid
- Thorichthys panchovillai · Pancho Villa cichlid
- Thorichthys pasionis · Blackgullet cichlid
- Thorichthys socolofi · Chiapas cichlid
- Trichromis salvini · Salvin's cichlid
- Vieja bifasciata · Twoband cichlid
- Vieja breidohri · Angostura cichlid
- Vieja fenestrata · Fenestratus cichlid
- Vieja guttulata · Amatitlan cichlid
- Vieja hartwegi · Tailbar cichlid
- Vieja maculicauda · Black belt cichlid
- Vieja melanurus · Redhead cichlid
- Vieja zonata · Oaxaca cichlid
- Wajpamheros nourissati · Bluemouth cichlid
Barbs · 3
- Cyprinella lutrensis · Red shiner
- Hydrophlox chrosomus · Rainbow shiner
- Pteronotropis metallicus · Metallic shiner
Catfish · 41
- Ameiurus brunneus · Snail bullhead
- Ameiurus catus · White catfish
- Ameiurus melas · Black bullhead
- Ameiurus natalis · Yellow bullhead
- Ameiurus nebulosus · Brown bullhead
- Ameiurus platycephalus · Flat bullhead
- Ameiurus serracanthus · Spotted Bullhead
- Ictalurus australis · Pánuco catfish
- Ictalurus balsanus · Balsas catfish
- Ictalurus dugesii · Lerma catfish
- Ictalurus furcatus · Blue catfish
- Ictalurus lacustris · Channel catfish
- Ictalurus lavetti · Bullhead catfish
- Ictalurus lupus · Headwater catfish
- Ictalurus meridionalis · Grijalva catfish
- Ictalurus mexicanus · Rio Verde catfish
- Ictalurus ochoterenai · Chapala catfish
- Ictalurus pricei · Yaqui catfish
- Ictalurus punctatus · Channel catfish
- Ictalurus spodius
- Noturus albater · Ozark madtom
- Noturus baileyi · Smoky madtom
- Noturus crypticus · Chucky madtom
- Noturus elegans · Elegant madtom
- Noturus eleutherus · Mountain madtom
- Noturus exilis · Slender madtom
- Noturus fasciatus · Saddled madtom
- Noturus flavater · Checkered madtom
- Noturus flavipinnis · Yellowfin madtom
- Noturus flavus · Stonecat
- Noturus funebris · Black madtom
- Noturus furiosus · Carolina madtom
- Noturus gilberti · Orangefin madtom
- Noturus gladiator · Piebald madtom
- Noturus gyrinus · Tadpole madtom
- Noturus hildebrandi · Least madtom
- Noturus insignis · Margined madtom
- Noturus lachneri · Ouachita madtom
- Noturus latifrons · Broadhead madtom
- Noturus leptacanthus · Speckled madtom
- Pylodictis olivaris · Flathead catfish
Eels · 5
- Anguilla rostrata · American eel
- Ophichthys cuchia · Gangetic mudeel
- Ophisternon aenigmaticum · Obscure swamp eel
- Ophisternon infernale · Blind cave swamp eel
- Synbranchus marmoratus · Marbled swamp eel
Gobies & Gudgeons · 12
- Awaous banana · River goby
- Awaous guamensis · Oopu nakea
- Dormitator latifrons · Pacific fat sleeper
- Dormitator maculatus · Fat sleeper
- Eleotris amblyopsis · Large-scaled spinycheek sleeper
- Eleotris picta · Spotted sleeper
- Eleotris pisonis · Spinycheek sleeper
- Eleotris sandwicensis · Hawaiian sleeper
- Erotelis smaragdus · Emerald sleeper
- Guavina guavina · Guavina
- Lentipes concolor · Hawaiian stream goby
- Mugilogobius cavifrons · Mangrove Goby
Killifish · 95
- Crenichthys baileyi · White River springfish
- Crenichthys nevadae · Railroad Valley springfish
- Cualac tessellatus · Checkered pupfish
- Cynodonichthys tenuis · Dogtooth Rivulus
- Cyprinodon albivelis · White fin pupfish
- Cyprinodon alvarezi · Potosí pupfish
- Cyprinodon artifrons · Yucatan pupfish
- Cyprinodon atrorus · Bolsón pupfish
- Cyprinodon beltrani · Blackfin pupfish
- Cyprinodon bifasciatus · Cuatro Ciénegas pupfish
- Cyprinodon bobmilleri · San Ignacio Pupfish
- Cyprinodon bovinus · Leon Springs pupfish
- Cyprinodon ceciliae · Villa Lopez pupfish
- Cyprinodon diabolis · Devil's Hole pupfish
- Cyprinodon elegans · Comanche Springs pupfish
- Cyprinodon eremus · Sonoyta pupfish
- Cyprinodon esconditus · Hidden pupfish
- Cyprinodon eximius · Conchos pupfish
- Cyprinodon fontinalis · Carbonera pupfish
- Cyprinodon hubbsi · Lake Eustis pupfish
- Cyprinodon julimes · Julimes pupfish
- Cyprinodon labiosus
- Cyprinodon latifasciatus · Parras pupfish
- Cyprinodon longidorsalis · La Palma pupfish
- Cyprinodon macrolepis · Largescale pupfish
- Cyprinodon macularius · Desert pupfish
- Cyprinodon maya · Maya pupfish
- Cyprinodon meeki · Catarina pupfish
- Cyprinodon nazas · Conchos pupfish
- Cyprinodon nevadensis · Amargosa pupfish
- Cyprinodon pachycephalus · Bighead pupfish
- Cyprinodon pecosensis · Pecos pupfish
- Cyprinodon radiosus · Owens pupfish
- Cyprinodon riverendi · Cuban pupfish
- Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis · Red River pupfish
- Cyprinodon salinus · Salt Creek pupfish
- Cyprinodon salvadori · Bocochi pupfish
- Cyprinodon simus · Boxer pupfish
- Cyprinodon suavium · Chichancanab pupfish
- Cyprinodon tularosa · White Sands pupfish
- Cyprinodon variegatus · Sheepshead minnow
- Cyprinodon verecundus · Largefin pupfish
- Cyprinodon veronicae · Charco Palma pupfish
- Empetrichthys latos · Pahrump poolfish
- Empetrichthys merriami · Ash Meadows poolfish
- Floridichthys carpio · Goldspotted killifish
- Fundulus albolineatus · Whiteline topminnow
- Fundulus bifax · Stippled studfish
- Fundulus blairae · Western starhead topminnow
- Fundulus catenatus · Northern studfish
- Fundulus chrysotus · Golden topminnow
- Fundulus cingulatus · Banded topminnow
- Fundulus confluentus · Marsh killifish
- Fundulus diaphanus · Banded killifish
- Fundulus dispar · Starhead topminnow
- Fundulus escambiae · Russetfin topminnow
- Fundulus euryzonus · Broadstripe topminnow
- Fundulus grandis · Gulf killifish
- Fundulus grandissimus · Giant killifish
- Fundulus heteroclitus · Mummichog
- Fundulus jenkinsi · Saltmarsh topminnow
- Fundulus julisia · Barrens topminnow
- Fundulus kansae · Plains killifish
- Fundulus lima · Yaqui killifish
- Fundulus lineolatus · Lined topminnow
- Fundulus luciae · Spotfin killifish
- Fundulus majalis · Striped killifish
- Fundulus nottii · Bayou topminnow
- Fundulus olivaceus · Blackspotted topminnow
- Fundulus parvipinnis · California killifish
- Fundulus persimilis · Mexican killifish
- Fundulus philpisteri
- Fundulus pulvereus · Bayou killifish
- Fundulus rathbuni · Speckled killifish
- Fundulus sciadicus · Plains topminnow
- Fundulus seminolis · Seminole killifish
- Fundulus similis · Longnose killifish
- Fundulus stellifer · Southern studfish
- Fundulus waccamensis · Waccamaw killifish
- Fundulus xenicus · Diamond killifish
- Fundulus zebrinus · Plains killifish
- Garmanella pulchra · Yucatan flagfish
- Jordanella floridae · American flagfish
- Kryptolebias brasiliensis · Brazilian rivulus
- Kryptolebias marmoratus · Mangrove rivulus
- Leptolucania ommata · Pygmy killifish
- Lucania goodei · Bluefin killifish
- Lucania interioris · Interior topminnow
- Lucania parva · Rainwater killifish
- Megupsilon aporus · Catarina pupfish
- Millerichthys robustus
- Profundulus hildebrandi · Chiapas killifish
- Profundulus oaxacae · Oaxacan killifish
- Tlaloc candalarius
- Tlaloc labialis
Knifefishes · 2
- Gymnotus carapo · Banded knifefish
- Gymnotus maculosus · Spotted knifefish
Livebearers · 152
- Allodontichthys hubbsi · Whitepatched splitfin
- Allodontichthys polylepis · Finescale splitfin
- Allodontichthys tamazulae · Tuxpan splitfin
- Allodontichthys zonistius · Bandfin splitfin
- Alloophorus robustus · Bulldog goodeid
- Allotoca catarinae · Catarina allotoca
- Allotoca diazi · Patzcuaro allotoca
- Allotoca dugesii · Opal allotoca
- Allotoca goslinei · Banded allotoca
- Allotoca maculata · Blackspot allotoca
- Allotoca meeki · Zirahuen allotica
- Allotoca regalis · Royal Splitfin
- Allotoca zacapuensis · Zacapu allotoca
- Ameca splendens · Butterfly Splitfin
- Anableps dowii · Pacific foureyed fish
- Ataeniobius toweri · Bluetail goodea
- Belonesox belizanus · Pike killifish
- Brachyrhaphis hartwegi · Soconusco gambusia
- Carlhubbsia kidderi · Champoton gambusia
- Chapalichthys encaustus · Barred splitfin
- Chapalichthys pardalis · Polka-dot splitfin
- Chapalichthys peraticus · Alien splitfin
- Characodon audax · Bold characodon
- Characodon garmani · Parras characodon
- Characodon lateralis · Rainbow characodon
- Gambusia affinis · Western Mosquitofish
- Gambusia alvarezi · Yellowfin gambusia
- Gambusia amistadensis · Amistad gambusia
- Gambusia atrora · Blackfin gambusia
- Gambusia aurata · Golden gambusia
- Gambusia clarkhubbsi · San Felipe gambusia
- Gambusia eurystoma · Widemouth gambusia
- Gambusia gaigei · Big Bend gambusia
- Gambusia geiseri · Largespring gambusia
- Gambusia georgei · San Marcos gambusia
- Gambusia heterochir · Clear Creek gambusia
- Gambusia holbrooki · Eastern mosquitofish
- Gambusia hurtadoi · Crescent gambusia
- Gambusia krumholzi · Spotfin gambusia
- Gambusia longispinis · Cuatrocienegas gambusia
- Gambusia marshi · Robust gambusia
- Gambusia myersi · Myers mosquitofish
- Gambusia nobilis · Pecos gambusia
- Gambusia panuco · Panuco gambusia
- Gambusia quadruncus · Four hooked mosquitofish
- Gambusia regani · Forlon gambusia
- Gambusia rhizophorae · Mangrove gambusia
- Gambusia senilis · Blotched gambusia
- Gambusia sexradiata · Teardrop mosquito
- Gambusia speciosa · Tex-Mex gambusia
- Gambusia vittata · Gulf gambusia
- Gambusia yucatana · Yucatan gambusia
- Gambusia zarskei · Chihuahua mosquitofish
- Girardinichthys ireneae · Mexcalpique de Zacapu
- Girardinichthys multiradiatus · Darkedged splitfin
- Girardinichthys viviparus · Chapultepec splitfin
- Goodea atripinnis · Blackfin goodea
- Goodea gracilis · Dusky splitfin
- Heterandria formosa · Least killifish
- Heterandria tuxtlaensis · Livebearing fish
- Heterophallus echeagarayi · Maya gambusia
- Heterophallus milleri · Grijalva gambusia
- Heterophallus rachovii · Coatzacoalcos gambusia
- Hubbsina turneri · Highland splitfin
- Ilyodon cortesae · Freckled splitfin
- Ilyodon furcidens · Goldbreast splitfin
- Ilyodon lennoni · Chacambero splitfin
- Ilyodon whitei · Balsas splitfin
- Neotoca bilineata · Twoline skiffia
- Phallichthys fairweatheri · Picotee livebearer
- Poecilia butleri · Pacific molly
- Poecilia catemaconis · Catemaco molly
- Poecilia chica · Dwarf molly
- Poecilia formosa · Amazon molly
- Poecilia kykesis · Usumacinta molly
- Poecilia latipinna · Sailfin molly
- Poecilia latipunctata · Broadspotted molly
- Poecilia maylandi · Balsas molly
- Poecilia mexicana · Shortfin molly
- Poecilia orri · Mangrove molly
- Poecilia sphenops · Molly
- Poecilia sulphuraria · Sulphur molly
- Poecilia velifera · Sail-fin molly
- Poeciliopsis baenschi · Golden livebearer
- Poeciliopsis balsas · Balsas livebearer
- Poeciliopsis catemaco · Catemaco livebearer
- Poeciliopsis fasciata · San Jeronimo livebearer
- Poeciliopsis gracilis · Porthole livebearer
- Poeciliopsis hnilickai · Upper Grijalva livebearer
- Poeciliopsis infans · Lerma livebearer
- Poeciliopsis jackschultzi
- Poeciliopsis latidens · Lowland livebearer
- Poeciliopsis lucida · Clearfin livebearer
- Poeciliopsis lutzi · Oaxaca livebearer
- Poeciliopsis monacha · Headwater livebearer
- Poeciliopsis occidentalis · Gila topminnow
- Poeciliopsis pleurospilus · Largespot livebearer
- Poeciliopsis presidionis · Sinaloa livebearer
- Poeciliopsis prolifica · Blackstripe livebearer
- Poeciliopsis scarlli · Michoacan livebearer
- Poeciliopsis sonoriensis · Sonora topminnow
- Poeciliopsis turneri · Blackspotted livebearer
- Poeciliopsis turrubarensis · Turrubarés toothcarp
- Poeciliopsis viriosa · Chubby livebearer
- Priapella bonita · Graceful priapella
- Priapella chamulae · Sapphire toothcarp
- Priapella compressa · Palenque priapella
- Priapella intermedia · Isthmian priapella
- Priapella lacandonae · Mizola toothcarp
- Priapella olmecae · Olmec priapella
- Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus · Twospot livebearer
- Pseudoxiphophorus jonesii · Barred killifish
- Skiffia francesae · Golden skiffia
- Skiffia lermae · Olive skiffia
- Skiffia multipunctata · Spotted skiffia
- Xenodexia ctenolepis · Grijalva studfish
- Xenoophorus captivus · Relict splitfin
- Xenotaenia resolanae · Leopard splitfin
- Xenotoca doadrioi · San Marcos Redtail Splitfin
- Xenotoca eiseni · Redtail splitfin
- Xenotoca lyonsi · Tamazula Redtail Splitfin
- Xenotoca melanosoma · Black splitfin
- Xenotoca variata · Jeweled splitfin
- Xiphophorus alvarezi · Chiapas swordtail
- Xiphophorus andersi · Spiketail platyfish
- Xiphophorus birchmanni · Sheepshead swordtail
- Xiphophorus clemenciae · Yellow swordtail
- Xiphophorus continens · Short-sword platyfish
- Xiphophorus cortezi · Delicate swordtail
- Xiphophorus couchianus · Monterrey platyfish
- Xiphophorus evelynae · Puebla platyfish
- Xiphophorus gordoni · Northern platyfish
- Xiphophorus hellerii · Green Swordtail
- Xiphophorus kallmani · Catemaco Swordtail
- Xiphophorus kosszanderi · Chapultepec platy
- Xiphophorus maculatus · Southern platyfish
- Xiphophorus malinche · Highland swordtail
- Xiphophorus meyeri · Marbled swordtail
- Xiphophorus milleri · Catemaco platyfish
- Xiphophorus mixei · Mixe swordtail
- Xiphophorus montezumae · Montezuma swordtail
- Xiphophorus monticolus · Southern mountain swordtail
- Xiphophorus multilineatus · Striped swordtail
- Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl · Mountain swordtail
- Xiphophorus nigrensis · Panuco swordtail
- Xiphophorus pygmaeus · Pygmy swordtail
- Xiphophorus roseni
- Xiphophorus variatus · Variable platyfish
- Xiphophorus xiphidium · Swordtail platyfish
- Zoogoneticus purhepechus · Tarascan Splitfin
- Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis · Picotee goodeid
- Zoogoneticus tequila · Tequila splitfin
Piranhas & Pacus · 1
- Brycon guatemalensis · Machaca
Plecos · 1
- Hypostomus watwata · Watwata Pleco
Pygmy Sunfish · 7
- Elassoma alabamae · Spring pygmy sunfish
- Elassoma boehlkei · Carolina pygmy sunfish
- Elassoma evergladei · Everglades pygmy sunfish
- Elassoma gilberti · Gulf Coast pygmy sunfish
- Elassoma okatie · Bluebarred pygmy sunfish
- Elassoma okefenokee · Okefenokee pygmy sunfish
- Elassoma zonatum · Banded pygmy sunfish
Oddballs & Brackish · 2
- Enneacanthus chaetodon · Blackbanded sunfish
- Etheostoma fusiforme · Swamp darter
Tetras · 20
- Astyanax acatlanensis · Acatlán Tetra
- Astyanax aeneus · Banded Tetra
- Astyanax altior · Yucatan Tetra
- Astyanax angustifrons · Creole Astyanax
- Astyanax argentatus · Texan Tetra
- Astyanax bacalarensis
- Astyanax baileyi
- Astyanax brevimanus
- Astyanax caballeroi
- Astyanax dorioni
- Astyanax finitimus · Veracruz tetra
- Astyanax jordani · Blind cave tetra
- Astyanax mexicanus · Mexican tetra
- Astyanax ocotal · Lacandon Tetra
- Astyanax rioverde · Río Verde Tetra
- Astyanax salvatoris
- Astyanax tamiahua · Tamiahua Tetra
- Astyanax tehuacanensis
- Hyphessobrycon compressus · Mayan Tetra
- Psalidodon fasciatus · Banded astyanax
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