South America · Fish by region
Fish of Orinoco & Northern South America
The Orinoco Llanos, the Maracaibo basin and the Caribbean-slope rivers of Colombia and Venezuela.
971 species across 14 families
The Orinoco drainage and the other northern-South-American basins draining to the Caribbean: the Llanos, the Guiana-shield tributaries (Ventuari, Inírida, Atabapo, Guaviare), Lake Maracaibo–Catatumbo, and the trans-Andean Magdalena–Cauca and Atrato–Sinú of Colombia; plus Trinidad, whose fauna is Orinocan. Placement is by FEOW ecoregion within Venezuela, Colombia and Trinidad.
971 of 971 species
Cichlids · 82
- Acaronia vultuosa
- Aequidens chimantanus
- Aequidens diadema
- Aequidens metae · Yellow acara
- Aequidens superomaculatum
- Aequidens tetramerus
- Andinoacara biseriatus
- Andinoacara latifrons
- Andinoacara pulcher · Blue acara
- Apistogramma alacrina
- Apistogramma caudomaculata
- Apistogramma flabellicauda
- Apistogramma guttata
- Apistogramma helkeri
- Apistogramma hoignei · Hoigne's dwarf cichlid
- Apistogramma hongsloi
- Apistogramma iniridae
- Apistogramma inornata
- Apistogramma intermedia
- Apistogramma lineata
- Apistogramma macmasteri · Macmaster's dwarf cichlid
- Apistogramma megaptera
- Apistogramma minima
- Apistogramma nororientalis
- Apistogramma pedunculata
- Apistogramma piaroa
- Apistogramma psammophila
- Apistogramma velifera
- Apistogramma viejita · Red Edge Apisto
- Astronotus mikoljii · Mikolji's oscar
- Astronotus ocellatus
- Biotodoma wavrini
- Biotoecus dicentrarchus
- Bujurquina mariae
- Caquetaia kraussii · Mojarra amarilla
- Chaetobranchus flavescens
- Cichla intermedia
- Cichla nigromaculata
- Cichla orinocensis
- Cichla temensis
- Cichlasoma bimaculatum
- Cichlasoma orinocense
- Cichlasoma taenia · Brown coscarob
- Cleithracara maronii · Keyhole cichlid
- Crenicichla geayi · Half-banded pike cichlid
- Crenicichla zebrina
- Dicrossus filamentosus · Checkerboard cichlid
- Dicrossus gladicauda
- Geophagus abalios
- Geophagus dicrozoster
- Geophagus gottwaldi
- Geophagus grammepareius
- Geophagus pellegrini
- Geophagus steindachneri
- Geophagus taeniopareius
- Geophagus winemilleri
- Guianacara stergiosi
- Heros liberifer
- Heros severus · Severum
- Heros sp. "Casiquiare" · Casiquiare severum
- Heros sp. "Red Shoulders" · Red Shoulder severum
- Hoplarchus psittacus · True parrot cichlid
- Hypselecara coryphaenoides · Chocolate cichlid
- Kronoheros umbrifer · Umbee cichlid
- Kronoheros umbriferus · Umbee cichlid
- Laetacara fulvipinnis
- Lugubria johanna · Jacundá
- Lugubria lenticulata
- Lugubria lugubris
- Mesoheros atromaculatus
- Mesoheros ornatus
- Mesonauta egregius
- Mesonauta insignis · Flag cichlid
- Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
- Nannacara quadrispinae
- Pterophyllum altum
- Satanoperca daemon · Threespot eartheater
- Satanoperca mapiritensis
- Saxatilia saxatilis · Ringtail pike cichlid
- Saxatilia sveni
- Uaru fernandezyepezi
- Wallaciia wallacii · Dwarf pike cichlid
Arowanas & Oddballs · 1
- Osteoglossum ferreirai · Black arowana
Catfish · 84
- Acanthobunocephalus nicoi
- Acanthodoras depressus · Flatbodied thorny catfish
- Acanthodoras spinosissimus · Spiny talking catfish
- Agamyxis albomaculatus · Thorny Catfish
- Amblydoras gonzalezi
- Anduzedoras oxyrhynchus
- Arhinoglanis relictus
- Auchenipterus ambyiacus
- Batrochoglanis acanthochiroides
- Batrochoglanis villosus
- Brachyplatystoma filamentosum · Piraíba
- Brachyplatystoma juruense · Zebra catfish
- Brachyplatystoma platynema · Slobbering catfish
- Brachyplatystoma vaillantii · Laulao catfish
- Bunocephalus aleuropsis · Banjo catfish
- Bunocephalus amaurus · Camouflaged catfish
- Bunocephalus colombianus · Colombian banjo catfish
- Callichthys callichthys · Cascarudo
- Callichthys fabricioi
- Callichthys oibaensis · Oibita catfish
- Callichthys serralabium
- Callichthys thoracatus · Cachorro catfish
- Centromochlus heckelii · Heckel's driftwood catfish
- Cetopsis coecutiens · Whale catfish
- Dupouyichthys sapito
- Ernstichthys anduzei
- Goeldiella eques · Fox Face Catfish
- Hassar orestis · Hassar catfish
- Hoplomyzon atrizona
- Hoplomyzon cardosoi
- Hoplomyzon papillatus
- Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma
- Hoplosternum littorale · Cascudo
- Hoplosternum magdalenae · Striped hoplo
- Hoplosternum punctatum · Spotted hoplo
- Leiarius longibarbis · Longbarb catfish
- Leiarius marmoratus · Marbled shovelnose catfish
- Leiarius pictus · Sailfin pim
- Leptodoras copei
- Leptodoras hasemani
- Leptodoras nelsoni
- Leptodoras praelongus
- Leptodoras rogersae
- Lophiosilurus apurensis · Apure jelly catfish
- Megalechis picta · Spotted armored catfish
- Megalechis thoracata · Spotted hoplo
- Megalodoras guayoensis
- Megalodoras uranoscopus · Mother of snails catfish
- Microglanis iheringi · Bumblebee catfish
- Oxydoras niger · Black doradid
- Oxydoras sifontesi · Sifontes's talking catfish
- Paracanthopoma ventuarensis
- Perrunichthys perruno
- Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Redtail catfish
- Physopyxis lyra · Lightning catfish
- Pimelodella gracilis · Graceful pimelodella
- Pimelodus blochii · Four-line Pictus
- Pimelodus ornatus · Ornate pimelodus
- Pimelodus pictus · Pictus catfish
- Pinirampus pirinampu · Flat-whiskered catfish
- Platydoras armatulus · Striped Raphael catfish
- Platydoras costatus · Striped talking catfish
- Platydoras hancockii · Blue-eye catfish
- Platynematichthys notatus · Lince catfish
- Pseudobunocephalus bifidus · Banjo catfish
- Pseudobunocephalus lundbergi
- Pseudobunocephalus quadriradiatus
- Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum · Barred sorubim
- Pterodoras granulosus · Granulated catfish
- Pterodoras rivasi · Rivas's thorny catfish
- Scorpiodoras bolivarensis
- Scorpiodoras heckelii · Heckell's thorny catfish
- Sorubim lima · Lima shovelnose catfish
- Tatia galaxias
- Tatia marthae
- Tatia musaica · Ninja catfish
- Trachelyopterus galeatus · Driftwood catfish
- Trichomycterus pinedai
- Vandellia cirrhosa · Candiru
- Xyliphius kryptos
- Xyliphius lepturus · Shark banjo catfish
- Xyliphius magdalenae
- Xyliphius melanopterus
- Zungaro zungaro · Redtail catfish
Corydoras · 21
- Corydoras axelrodi · Axelrod's cory
- Corydoras blochi · Spotback cory
- Corydoras boehlkei · Caura cory
- Corydoras bondi · Bond's cory
- Corydoras concolor · Slate cory
- Corydoras cortesi · Cortes' cory
- Corydoras delphax · False blochi cory
- Corydoras esperanzae · Orocue cory
- Corydoras habrosus · Salt-and-pepper cory
- Corydoras loxozonus · Slant-bar cory
- Corydoras melanotaenia · Green-gold cory
- Corydoras melini · False bandit cory
- Corydoras metae · Bandit cory
- Corydoras osteocarus · Bonehead cory
- Corydoras septentrionalis · Northern longnose cory
- Corydoras simulatus · Olga cory
- Corydoras sp. CW224
- Corydoras venezuelanus · Venezuelan cory
- Hoplisoma brevirostre · Spotted collar cory
- Hoplisoma sp. CW181
- Osteogaster aenea · Bronze corydoras
Eels · 2
- Anguilla rostrata · American eel
- Synbranchus marmoratus · Marbled swamp eel
Gobies & Gudgeons · 5
- Awaous banana · River goby
- Dormitator maculatus · Fat sleeper
- Eleotris amblyopsis · Large-scaled spinycheek sleeper
- Eleotris pisonis · Spinycheek sleeper
- Guavina guavina · Guavina
Killifish · 20
- Anablepsoides caurae · Caura rivuline
- Anablepsoides deltaphilus
- Anablepsoides hartii · Hart's rivulus
- Austrofundulus limnaeus · Venezuelan annual killifish
- Austrofundulus myersi · Myers' annual killifish
- Austrofundulus transilis · Annual killifish
- Cynodonichthys boehlkei
- Cynodonichthys elegans
- Cynodonichthys magdalenae
- Gnatholebias hoignei
- Gnatholebias zonatus
- Kryptolebias brasiliensis · Brazilian rivulus
- Kryptolebias marmoratus · Mangrove rivulus
- Llanolebias stellifer
- Micromoema xiphophora
- Rachovia brevis
- Rachovia maculipinnis · Mottled annual killifish
- Rachovia pyropunctata
- Renova oscari
- Terranatos dolichopterus · Saberfin killifish
Knifefishes · 84
- Adontosternarchus clarkae
- Adontosternarchus devenanzii
- Adontosternarchus sachsi
- Apteronotus albifrons · Black ghost knifefish
- Apteronotus anu
- Apteronotus apurensis
- Apteronotus baniwa · Baniwa ghost knifefish
- Apteronotus cuchillejo
- Apteronotus cuchillo
- Apteronotus eschmeyeri
- Apteronotus galvisi · Galvis's ghost knifefish
- Apteronotus leptorhynchus · Brown ghost knifefish
- Apteronotus macrostomus · Large-mouth ghost knifefish
- Apteronotus magdalenensis
- Apteronotus magoi · Mago's ghost knifefish
- Apteronotus mariae
- Apteronotus milesi
- Apteronotus pemon
- Brachyhypopomus beebei
- Brachyhypopomus brevirostris · Bluntnose knifefish
- Brachyhypopomus bullocki
- Brachyhypopomus diazi · Diaz's bluntnose knifefish
- Brachyhypopomus occidentalis · Bluntnose knifefish
- Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus
- Brachyhypopomus provenzanoi
- Brachyhypopomus regani
- Compsaraia compsa
- Distocyclus conirostris
- Eigenmannia camposi
- Eigenmannia macrops · Glass knifefish
- Eigenmannia magoi
- Eigenmannia oradens
- Eigenmannia sayona
- Eigenmannia virescens · Glass knifefish
- Eigenmannia zenuensis
- Gymnorhamphichthys bogardusi
- Gymnorhamphichthys hypostomus · Morse knifefish
- Gymnorhamphichthys rondoni · Mousetail knifefish
- Gymnotus anguillaris · Banded knifefish
- Gymnotus ardilai
- Gymnotus carapo · Banded knifefish
- Gymnotus cataniapo · Banded knifefish
- Gymnotus choco · Choco banded knifefish
- Gymnotus coropinae · Banded knifefish
- Gymnotus pedanopterus · Zebra knifefish
- Gymnotus stenoleucus
- Hypopygus lepturus
- Hypopygus minissimus
- Hypopygus neblinae · Marbled knifefish
- Hypopygus nijsseni · Nijssen's Hypopygus
- Microsternarchus bilineatus · Sarapó
- Platyurosternarchus macrostoma
- Racenisia fimbriipinna
- Rhabdolichops eastwardi
- Rhabdolichops electrogrammus
- Rhabdolichops stewarti
- Rhabdolichops zareti
- Rhamphichthys apurensis · Sand knifefish
- Rhamphichthys drepanium
- Rhamphichthys pantherinus · Panther sand knifefish
- Rhinosternarchus goajira
- Steatogenys duidae · Centipede Knifefish
- Steatogenys elegans · Elegant knifefish
- Sternarchella orinoco
- Sternarchella orthos
- Sternarchella schotti
- Sternarchella sima
- Sternarchogiton porcinum
- Sternarchorhamphus muelleri · Tubesnout knifefish
- Sternarchorhynchus gnomus
- Sternarchorhynchus guayaberensis
- Sternarchorhynchus marreroi · Marrero's tube-snouted ghost knifefish
- Sternarchorhynchus mendesi · Mendes' tube-snouted ghost knifefish
- Sternarchorhynchus oxyrhynchus · Elephant-nose knifefish
- Sternarchorhynchus roseni
- Sternarchorhynchus schwassmanni · Schwassmann's tube-snouted ghost knifefish
- Sternarchorhynchus yepezi · Tube-snouted ghost knifefish
- Sternopygus aequilabiatus · Rattail knifefish
- Sternopygus astrabes
- Sternopygus dariensis
- Sternopygus macrurus · Longtail knifefish
- Sternopygus pejeraton · Pejerraton knifefish
- Sternopygus sarae · Sara's longtail knifefish
- Tenebrosternarchus preto
Livebearers · 13
- Anableps anableps · Largescale foureyes
- Anableps microlepis · Foureyes
- Neoheterandria elegans · Orange dwarf toothcarp
- Poecilia boesemani · Maraval toothcarp
- Poecilia caucana · Cauca molly
- Poecilia koperi · Curipe Toothcarp
- Poecilia mechthildae · Acandi toothcarp
- Poecilia obscura · Trinidad guppy
- Poecilia orri · Mangrove molly
- Poecilia reticulata · Guppy
- Poecilia wandae · Maracaibo toothcarp
- Poecilia wingei · Endlers guppy
- Priapichthys caliensis · Cali toothcarp
Piranhas & Pacus · 202
- Abramites eques · Headstander
- Abramites hypselonotus · Marbled headstander
- Acestrorhynchus falcatus · Freshwater barracuda
- Acestrorhynchus falcirostris · Freshwater barracuda
- Acestrorhynchus grandoculis
- Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
- Acestrorhynchus microlepis · Pike characin
- Acestrorhynchus minimus
- Acestrorhynchus nasutus · Dwarf redtail barracuda
- Ammocryptocharax elegans · Elegant sand darter
- Ammocryptocharax minutus
- Ammocryptocharax vintonae
- Anodus orinocensis
- Anostomoides atrianalis · Spotted headstander
- Anostomus anostomus · Striped headstander
- Anostomus ternetzi · Ternetz's headstander
- Apareiodon gransabana
- Apareiodon orinocensis
- Argonectes longiceps · Jatuarana
- Bivibranchia fowleri
- Bivibranchia velox
- Boulengerella cuvieri · Bicuda
- Boulengerella lateristriga · Striped pike characin
- Boulengerella lucius · Golden pike-characin
- Boulengerella maculata · Spotted pike characin
- Boulengerella xyrekes
- Brycon bicolor
- Brycon coquenani
- Brycon fowleri
- Brycon henni · Sabaleta
- Brycon medemi
- Brycon moorei · Golden Brycon
- Brycon pesu · Mourning tetra
- Brycon polylepis
- Brycon rubricauda · Redtail brycon
- Brycon sinuensis · Dorada
- Brycon unicolor
- Brycon whitei · Palambra
- Caenotropus mestomorgmatos
- Catoprion mento · Wimple piranha
- Chalceus epakros · Pinktail chalceus
- Chalceus fasciatus · Banded pinktail characin
- Chalceus labrosus · Blacktail brycon
- Chalceus macrolepidotus · Pink-tailed chalceus
- Chalceus taeniatus
- Characidium boavistae · Darter characin
- Characidium caucanum · Cauca darter
- Characidium chancoense
- Characidium chupa
- Characidium crandellii
- Characidium declivirostre
- Characidium dule
- Characidium phoxocephalum
- Chilodus punctatus · Spotted headstander
- Colossoma macropomum · Tambaqui
- Crenuchus spilurus · Sailfin characin
- Ctenolucius beani · Beani's pike characin
- Ctenolucius hujeta · Hujeta gar
- Curimata cerasina
- Curimata cyprinoides
- Curimata incompta
- Curimata mivartii · Vizcaína
- Curimata ocellata
- Curimata roseni
- Curimata vittata
- Curimatella dorsalis
- Curimatella immaculata
- Curimatopsis evelynae
- Curimatopsis macrolepis · Shinyscaled curimata
- Curimatopsis sabana
- Cynodon gibbus · Snub-nosed payara
- Cyphocharax abramoides
- Cyphocharax aspilos
- Cyphocharax magdalenae
- Cyphocharax meniscaprorus
- Cyphocharax multilineatus · Golden mascara tetra
- Cyphocharax oenas
- Elachocharax geryi
- Elachocharax mitopterus
- Elachocharax pulcher · Black pygmy darter characin
- Engraulisoma taeniatum
- Erythrinus erythrinus · Red wolf fish
- Erythrinus guavina
- Gilbertolus alatus
- Gilbertolus atratoensis
- Gilbertolus maracaiboensis
- Gnathodolus bidens
- Hemiodus argenteus
- Hemiodus gracilis
- Hemiodus immaculatus · Immaculate hemiodus
- Hemiodus microlepis · Blackfin halftooth
- Hemiodus semitaeniatus · Halfline hemiodus
- Hemiodus thayeria
- Heterocharax leptogrammus
- Heterocharax macrolepis · Sardinita dientudo
- Heterocharax virgulatus · Blue flash glass tetra
- Hoplerythrinus cinereus
- Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus · Striped trahira
- Hoplias aimara · Aimara
- Hoplias curupira · Black wolf fish
- Hoplias malabaricus · Trahira
- Hoplias teres · Trahira
- Hydrolycus armatus · Payara
- Hydrolycus tatauaia · Cachorra
- Hydrolycus wallacei · Payara
- Ichthyoelephas longirostris · Freshwater dolphin fish
- Insperanos nattereri
- Laemolyta fasciata · Banded headstander
- Laemolyta fernandezi
- Laemolyta garmani · Garman's headstander
- Laemolyta orinocensis · Black Banded Headstander
- Laemolyta taeniata · Banded headstander
- Leporinus altipinnis
- Leporinus arimaspi
- Leporinus brunneus
- Leporinus enyae
- Leporinus falcipinnis
- Leporinus moralesi
- Leporinus muyscorum · Liseta
- Leporinus nattereri
- Leporinus ortomaculatus
- Leporinus punctatus
- Leporinus tepui
- Leporinus y-ophorus · Y-striped leporinus
- Leptocharacidium omospilus
- Melanocharacidium compressus
- Melanocharacidium depressum · Darter characin
- Melanocharacidium dispilomma
- Melanocharacidium melanopteron
- Melanocharacidium pectorale
- Metynnis longipinnis · Silver dollar
- Metynnis orinocensis · Orinoco silver dollar
- Microcharacidium gnomus
- Microcharacidium weitzmani
- Mylesinus schomburgkii · Schomburgk's silver dollar
- Myleus setiger · Sailfin Red Hook Silver Dollar
- Myloplus asterias · Redgill pacu
- Myloplus lobatus · Silver dollar
- Myloplus rubripinnis · Red hook silver dollar
- Myloplus schomburgkii · Disk tetra
- Myloplus torquatus · Orangefin pacu
- Mylossoma acanthogaster · Silver mylossoma
- Mylossoma aureum · Silver dollar
- Odontocharacidium varii
- Parodon alfonsoi
- Parodon apolinari
- Parodon atratoensis
- Parodon caliensis
- Parodon guyanensis
- Parodon magdalenensis
- Parodon pongoensis · Peru scraper tetra
- Parodon suborbitalis
- Piaractus brachypomus · Pirapitinga
- Piaractus orinoquensis · Venezuelan pacu
- Poecilocharax weitzmani · Blackline tetra
- Potamorhina altamazonica · Llambina
- Potamorhina laticeps
- Potamorhina pristigaster
- Pristobrycon careospinus · Maripano
- Pristobrycon maculipinnis · Marbled piranha
- Prochilodus dobulinus
- Prochilodus magdalenae · Bocachico
- Prochilodus mariae · Flagtail prochilodus
- Prochilodus reticulatus · Netted prochilod
- Prosomyleus rhomboidalis · Silver dollar
- Psectrogaster amazonica
- Psectrogaster ciliata
- Pseudanos gracilis · Slender headstander
- Pseudanos irinae
- Pseudanos winterbottomi
- Pseudocurimata lineopunctata
- Pygocentrus cariba · Orinoco piranha
- Pygocentrus palometa
- Pygopristis denticulata · Lobe-toothed piranha
- Saccodon dariensis
- Salminus affinis · Dorado
- Schizodon corti
- Schizodon scotorhabdotus
- Semaprochilodus kneri · Yellow flagtail prochilodus
- Semaprochilodus laticeps · Silver flag prochilodus
- Serrasalmus altuvei · Caribe azul
- Serrasalmus calmoni · Dusky piranha
- Serrasalmus elongatus · Pike piranha
- Serrasalmus irritans · Slender piranha
- Serrasalmus manueli · Manuel's piranha
- Serrasalmus medinai · Medina's piranha
- Serrasalmus nalseni
- Serrasalmus rhombeus · Black piranha
- Serrasalmus scapularis · Spotted piranha
- Steindachnerina argentea · Stout sardine
- Steindachnerina atratoensis
- Steindachnerina guentheri
- Steindachnerina pupula
- Synaptolaemus cingulatus · Bristlenose headstander
- Synaptolaemus latofasciatus · Red-banded headstander
- Tometes makue
- Triportheus angulatus · Dusky narrow hatchetfish
- Triportheus auritus · Long sardine
- Triportheus brachipomus
- Triportheus magdalenae
- Triportheus orinocensis
- Triportheus venezuelensis
Plecos · 168
- Acanthicus hystrix · Lyre-tail Pleco
- Acestridium colombiense
- Acestridium dichromum · Green Whiptail
- Acestridium martini · Martin's Twig Catfish
- Ancistrus amaris
- Ancistrus brevifilis · Corroncho
- Ancistrus caucanus · Cauca Bristlenose
- Ancistrus centrolepis · Northern Bristlenose
- Ancistrus falconensis · Falcón Bristlenose
- Ancistrus galani
- Ancistrus gymnorhynchus · Bristlenose Catfish
- Ancistrus leoni
- Ancistrus macrophthalmus · Large-Eyed Bristlenose
- Ancistrus maracasae · Maracas Bristlenose
- Ancistrus martini · Martin's Bristlenose Pleco
- Ancistrus patronus · Patron Bristlenose Pleco
- Ancistrus tolima
- Ancistrus trinitatis · Trinidad Bristlenose
- Ancistrus triradiatus · Bristlenose Catfish
- Ancistrus vericaucanus · True Cauca Bristlenose
- Ancistrus yutajae · Yutajé Bristlenose
- Aphanotorulus ammophilus · Cute Pleco
- Aphanotorulus emarginatus · Red Fin Thresher Pleco
- Baryancistrus beggini · Blue-fin panaque
- Baryancistrus demantoides · Green Phantom Pleco
- Chaetostoma aburrense
- Chaetostoma anomalum · Rubbernose Pleco
- Chaetostoma brevilabiatum
- Chaetostoma dorsale · Blackfinned Rubbernose Pleco
- Chaetostoma dupouii
- Chaetostoma fischeri · Fischer's Rubbernose Pleco
- Chaetostoma floridablancaensis
- Chaetostoma formosae · Striped bulldog pleco
- Chaetostoma guairense
- Chaetostoma joropo · Joropo Rubbernose Pleco
- Chaetostoma leucomelas · Magdalena Tiger Chaetostoma
- Chaetostoma machiquense · Machiques Rubbernose Pleco
- Chaetostoma milesi · Miles' Rubbernose Pleco
- Chaetostoma pearsei · Pears' Rubbernose Pleco
- Chaetostoma sovichthys · Corroncho
- Chaetostoma stannii · Stannius's Rubbernose Pleco
- Chaetostoma tachiraense
- Chaetostoma thomsoni · Fin-Banded Rubbernose Pleco
- Chaetostoma vasquezi · Vásquez's Rubbernose Pleco
- Chaetostoma venezuelae
- Colossimystax pectegenitor · L261
- Cordylancistrus nephelion
- Cordylancistrus perijae
- Cordylancistrus pijao
- Cordylancistrus tayrona
- Cordylancistrus torbesensis · Torbes Pleco
- Crossoloricaria cephalaspis
- Crossoloricaria variegata · Mottled Whiptail
- Crossoloricaria venezuelae
- Dasyloricaria filamentosa · Whiptail Catfish
- Dasyloricaria latiura
- Dasyloricaria paucisquama
- Dekeyseria niveata
- Dekeyseria picta · L052
- Dentectus barbarmatus
- Dolichancistrus atratoensis
- Dolichancistrus carnegiei
- Dolichancistrus cobrensis · Cobres Pleco
- Exastilithoxus fimbriatus · Fringelip Rapids Pleco
- Farlowella acus · Twig Catfish
- Farlowella colombiensis · Colombia Twig Catfish
- Farlowella curtirostra · Short-snouted twig catfish
- Farlowella mariaelenae · Twig Catfish
- Farlowella martini · Twig Catfish
- Farlowella mitoupibo
- Farlowella oxyrryncha · Twig Catfish
- Farlowella taphorni · Taphorn's Twig Catfish
- Farlowella venezuelensis · Venezuelan Twig Catfish
- Farlowella vittata · Twig Catfish
- Farlowella yarigui
- Harttia merevari
- Hemiancistrus guahiborum · L106
- Hemiancistrus subviridis · Green phantom pleco
- Hypancistrus contradens · Orinoco Polka-dot Pleco
- Hypancistrus debilittera · Colombian Zebra Pleco
- Hypancistrus furunculus · L199
- Hypancistrus inspector · Snowball pleco
- Hypancistrus lunaorum · Luna Angel Pleco
- Hypoptopoma machadoi
- Hypostomus argus · Argus Pleco
- Hypostomus hemicochliodon
- Hypostomus hondae · Honda pleco
- Hypostomus maracaiboensis · Maracaibo Pleco
- Hypostomus niceforoi · Niceforo's pleco
- Hypostomus pagei
- Hypostomus plecostomoides · Brown Pleco
- Hypostomus rhantos · L242
- Hypostomus sculpodon · Chisel-toothed Pleco
- Hypostomus taphorni · Taphorn’s pleco
- Hypostomus wilsoni
- Isorineloricaria acuarius
- Lamontichthys llanero · Llanos Whiptail
- Lamontichthys maracaibero · Maracaibo Sailfin Whiptail
- Lasiancistrus caucanus · Cauca Whiskered Pleco
- Lasiancistrus guacharote
- Lasiancistrus schomburgkii · L302
- Lasiancistrus tentaculatus · Woodeating Lasiancistrus
- Leporacanthicus triactis · Three Beacon Pleco
- Limatulichthys griseus · Sandpaper Whiptail Catfish
- Limatulichthys nasarcus
- Lithogenes wahari
- Lithoxancistrus orinoco · Large Snouted Pleco
- Loricaria cuffyi
- Loricaria nimairaco · Crying Whiptail
- Loricaria simillima · Marbled Whiptail
- Loricaria thomasi
- Loricariichthys brunneus
- Loricariichthys nudirostris · Bare-snouted Whiptail
- Micracanthicus vandragti
- Nannoptopoma spectabile
- Otocinclus huaorani · Ecuador Oto
- Otocinclus vittatus · Common Otocinclus
- Oxyropsis acutirostris · Flathead Oto
- Panaqolus maccus · Clown Pleco
- Panaque cochliodon · Blue-Eyed Royal Pleco
- Panaque nigrolineatus · Royal Pleco
- Panaque suttonorum · Venezuelan Blue-eye Panaque
- Parotocinclus britskii · Britski's Otocinclus
- Parotocinclus eppleyi · Orinoco Dwarfpleco
- Peckoltia caenosa · LDA020
- Peckoltia lineola · Shortlined Pleco
- Peckoltia lujani · Lujan's Peckoltia
- Peckoltia sabaji · L075
- Peckoltia vittata · L015
- Peckoltia wernekei · Orange Tiger Pleco
- Proloricaria lentiginosa · Spotted Whiptail
- Pseudancistrus reus
- Pseudancistrus sidereus · Starry Pleco
- Pseudohemiodon unillano
- Pseudolithoxus anthrax · L235
- Pseudolithoxus dumus · L244
- Pseudolithoxus kelsorum
- Pseudolithoxus stearleyi
- Pseudolithoxus tigris · Tiger Pleco
- Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps · Sailfin pleco
- Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus · Orinoco Sailfin Catfish
- Pterygoplichthys undecimalis · Ringed Sailfin Pleco
- Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis · Maracaibo Sailfin Pleco
- Rhadinoloricaria laani
- Rhadinoloricaria listrorhinos
- Rhadinoloricaria yanomami
- Rhadinoloricaria yekuana
- Rineloricaria atratoensis
- Rineloricaria caracasensis
- Rineloricaria eigenmanni · Common Whiptail Catfish
- Rineloricaria formosa
- Rineloricaria lanceolata · Whiptail catfish
- Rineloricaria magdalenae · Magdalena Whiptail
- Rineloricaria rupestris
- Spatuloricaria atratoensis
- Spatuloricaria curvispina
- Spatuloricaria fimbriata
- Spatuloricaria gymnogaster
- Spatuloricaria lagoichthys
- Spatuloricaria phelpsi · Phelps's Whiptail
- Spatuloricaria terracanticum · Orinoco Whiptail
- Sturisoma tenuirostre · Slender Royal Whiptail
- Sturisomatichthys aureus · Giant whiptail catfish
- Sturisomatichthys festivus · Real Royal Farlowella
- Sturisomatichthys kneri
- Sturisomatichthys leightoni · Dwarf Royal Twig Catfish
- Sturisomatichthys panamensis · Royal Twig Catfish
- Sturisomatichthys tamanae · Tamana Whiptail
Pufferfish · 2
- Sphoeroides asellus · Amazon puffer
- Sphoeroides psittacus · Banded puffer
Stingrays · 9
- Paratrygon aiereba · Ceja
- Paratrygon orinocensis · Orinoco discus ray
- Paratrygon parvaspina
- Potamotrygon magdalenae · Magdalena river stingray
- Potamotrygon motoro · Ocellate river stingray
- Potamotrygon orbignyi · Smooth back river stingray
- Potamotrygon schroederi · Flower ray
- Potamotrygon siponinmorok
- Potamotrygon yepezi · Maracaibo river stingray
Tetras · 278
- Acestrocephalus anomalus
- Acestrocephalus sardina
- Aphyocharax colifax
- Aphyocharax pusillus · Smallmouth Characin
- Aphyocharax yekwanae · Yekwana Bloodfin Tetra
- Argopleura chocoensis
- Argopleura conventa · sardina
- Argopleura diquensis
- Argopleura magdalenensis · Magdalena Tetra
- Astyanax abramis · Bream Tetra
- Astyanax atratoensis
- Astyanax aurocaudatus · Goldtail Tetra
- Astyanax bimaculatus · Two-spot astyanax
- Astyanax caucanus · Cauca Tetra
- Astyanax daguae
- Astyanax embera
- Astyanax filiferus
- Astyanax gisleni
- Astyanax integer · Equatorial Astyanax
- Astyanax maximus · Giant swamp tetra
- Astyanax megaspilura
- Astyanax microlepis · Small-scale Astyanax
- Astyanax myersi · Myers' Tetra
- Astyanax orthodus
- Astyanax panamensis · Panama Tetra
- Astyanax ruberrimus
- Astyanax scintillans
- Astyanax siapae · Redtail Astyanax
- Astyanax superbus · Superb Astyanax
- Astyanax tarpon · Tarpon Tetra
- Astyanax venezuelae
- Astyanax yariguies · Yariguíes Tetra
- Aulixidens eugeniae
- Axelrodia riesei · Ruby tetra
- Bario oligolepis · Glass Tetra
- Brachychalcinus copei · Cope's Disc Tetra
- Brachychalcinus orbicularis · Discus Tetra
- Bryconamericus arilepis
- Bryconamericus caldasi
- Bryconamericus caucanus
- Bryconamericus cinarucoense · Sardinita
- Bryconamericus cismontanus
- Bryconamericus cristiani
- Bryconamericus deuterodonoides
- Bryconamericus foncensis
- Bryconamericus huilae
- Bryconamericus icelus
- Bryconamericus ichoensis · Ichó characin
- Bryconamericus lassorum
- Bryconamericus loisae · Branquinha
- Bryconamericus macarenae
- Bryconamericus macrophthalmus
- Bryconamericus multiradiatus
- Bryconamericus orinocoensis
- Bryconamericus pectinatus
- Bryconamericus plutarcoi
- Bryconamericus singularis
- Bryconamericus subtilisform
- Bryconamericus tolimae · pintona
- Bryconops alburnoides · Silverside Bryconops
- Bryconops caudomaculatus · Tailspot Tetra
- Bryconops colanegra · Blacktail Bryconops
- Bryconops collettei
- Bryconops durbini
- Bryconops giacopinii · Giacopini's Tetra
- Bryconops gracilis
- Bryconops humeralis
- Bryconops inpai
- Bryconops vibex
- Carnegiella marthae · Blackwing hatchetfish
- Charax apurensis · Apure Characin
- Charax metae · Meta Headstander
- Charax notulatus
- Cheirodontops geayi
- Chrysobrycon calamar
- Chrysobrycon guahibo
- Copella arnoldi · Splash Tetra
- Copella eigenmanni · Eigenmann's Copella
- Copella nattereri · Red-spotted Copeina
- Corynopoma riisei · Swordtail Characin
- Creagrutus affinis
- Creagrutus atratus
- Creagrutus bolivari
- Creagrutus brevipinnis
- Creagrutus calai
- Creagrutus caucanus
- Creagrutus crenatus
- Creagrutus guanes
- Creagrutus gyrospilus
- Creagrutus hildebrandi
- Creagrutus hysginus
- Creagrutus lassoi
- Creagrutus lepidus
- Creagrutus machadoi
- Creagrutus maculosus
- Creagrutus magdalenae
- Creagrutus magoi
- Creagrutus maracaiboensis
- Creagrutus maxillaris
- Creagrutus melasma
- Creagrutus nigrostigmatus · Sardina
- Creagrutus paralacus
- Creagrutus phasma
- Creagrutus provenzanoi
- Creagrutus taphorni
- Creagrutus veruina
- Creagrutus vexillapinnus
- Creagrutus xiphos
- Creagrutus zephyrus
- Ctenobrycon magdalenae · Magdalena Tetra
- Ctenobrycon oliverai
- Ctenobrycon spilurus · Silver tetra
- Cyanogaster geisleri
- Cynopotamus atratoensis · cachana
- Cynopotamus bipunctatus
- Cynopotamus magdalenae
- Cynopotamus venezuelae
- Galeocharax gulo · Wolf Tetra
- Gasteropelecus maculatus · Spotted hatchetfish
- Gasteropelecus sternicla · Common Hatchetfish
- Gephyrocharax caucanus
- Gephyrocharax martae
- Gephyrocharax melanocheir · Steel Tetra
- Gephyrocharax sinuensis
- Gephyrocharax torresi
- Gephyrocharax valencia · Valencia Tetra
- Grundulus bogotensis · Guapucha
- Gymnocorymbus bondi · Silver Tetra
- Gymnocorymbus thayeri · Thayer's tetra
- Hemibrycon antioquiae
- Hemibrycon boquiae
- Hemibrycon brevispini
- Hemibrycon cairoensis
- Hemibrycon cardalensis
- Hemibrycon carrilloi
- Hemibrycon colombianus · Colombian Hemibrycon
- Hemibrycon dariensis · Darien Tetra
- Hemibrycon decurrens
- Hemibrycon dentatus
- Hemibrycon guejarensis
- Hemibrycon jabonero · Jabonero Tetra
- Hemibrycon metae
- Hemibrycon microformaa
- Hemibrycon paez
- Hemibrycon palomae
- Hemibrycon quindos
- Hemibrycon rafaelensis
- Hemibrycon raqueliae
- Hemibrycon santamartae
- Hemibrycon sierraensis
- Hemibrycon taeniurus · Mountain Stream Sardine
- Hemibrycon velox
- Hemibrycon virolinica
- Hemibrycon yacopiae
- Hemigrammus analis · Anal Tetra
- Hemigrammus barrigonae · Barrigona Tetra
- Hemigrammus bellottii · Bellotti's Tetra
- Hemigrammus bleheri · Firehead tetra
- Hemigrammus copei · Cope's Tetra
- Hemigrammus eigenmanni
- Hemigrammus elegans · Elegant Tetra
- Hemigrammus micropterus
- Hemigrammus microstomus · Small-mouthed Tetra
- Hemigrammus mimus · Mimic Tetra
- Hemigrammus rubrostriatus · Redbanded Tetra
- Hemigrammus schmardae · Schmard Tetra
- Hemigrammus stictus · Red-base Tetra
- Hemigrammus taphorni
- Hemigrammus unilineatus · Featherfin Tetra
- Hyphessobrycon acaciae
- Hyphessobrycon albolineatum · Whitestriped Tetra
- Hyphessobrycon bentosi · Ornate Tetra
- Hyphessobrycon columbianus · Colombian tetra
- Hyphessobrycon diancistrus
- Hyphessobrycon epicharis
- Hyphessobrycon hildae · Hilda's Tetra
- Hyphessobrycon klausanni
- Hyphessobrycon mavro
- Hyphessobrycon metae · Purple Tetra
- Hyphessobrycon natagaima
- Hyphessobrycon niger · Black Tetra
- Hyphessobrycon ocasoensis
- Hyphessobrycon otrynus
- Hyphessobrycon panamensis · Panama Tetra
- Hyphessobrycon paucilepis
- Hyphessobrycon poecilioides
- Hyphessobrycon rheophilus
- Hyphessobrycon saizi · Colombian Gold Tetra
- Hyphessobrycon sovichthys
- Hyphessobrycon tropis
- Hyphessobrycon tuyensis
- Iguanodectes adujai · Lizard Tetra
- Iguanodectes geisleri · Red-line lizard tetra
- Iguanodectes spilurus · Green line tetra
- Jupiaba abramoides
- Jupiaba scologaster
- Knodus alpha
- Knodus heteresthes
- Knodus hypopterus
- Knodus meridae
- Knodus motatanensis
- Knodus septentrionalis
- Knodus transandeanus
- Lebiasina aureoguttata · Gold-spotted Lebiasina
- Lebiasina chucuriensis · sardina
- Lebiasina erythrinoides
- Lebiasina floridablancaensis
- Lebiasina ortegai
- Lebiasina panamensis · Panama Lebiasina
- Lebiasina unitaeniata
- Lebiasina uruyensis
- Lebiasina yepezi
- Makunaima guianensis · Guiana Tetra
- Markiana geayi
- Megalamphodus sweglesi · Red Phantom Tetra
- Microschemobrycon callops
- Microschemobrycon casiquiare
- Moenkhausia ceros
- Moenkhausia cotinho
- Moenkhausia dichroura · Bandtail tetra
- Moenkhausia diktyota
- Moenkhausia grandisquamis · Large-scaled Moenkhausia
- Moenkhausia hemigrammoides · Signal Tetra
- Moenkhausia intermedia · Glass Tetra
- Moenkhausia justae
- Moenkhausia metae · Meta Tetra
- Moenkhausia miangi
- Moenkhausia mikia
- Moenkhausia schultzi
- Monotocheirodon duda
- Nannostomus anduzei · Anduze's Pencilfish
- Nannostomus beckfordi · Golden Pencilfish
- Nannostomus nigrotaeniatus · Redmouth Pencilfish
- Nannostomus unifasciatus · One-lined pencilfish
- Nanocheirodon insignis · Insignis Tetra
- Nematobrycon palmeri · Emperor tetra
- Odontostilbe microcephala
- Odontostilbe pao
- Odontostilbe splendida
- Paracheirodon axelrodi · Cardinal tetra
- Paracheirodon simulans · Green neon tetra
- Paragoniates alburnus · Blue Glass Tetra
- Parapristella georgiae · False Rummynose Tetra
- Parastremma pulchrum
- Phenacobrycon henni
- Phenacogaster guayupe
- Phenacogaster maculoblonga
- Phenacogaster nukak
- Phenacogaster prolata
- Piabucus caudomaculatus
- Poptella compressa · Compressed Tetra
- Priocharax pygmaeus
- Priocharax rex
- Pristella ariporo
- Pristella maxillaris · X-ray Tetra
- Psalidodon fasciatus · Banded astyanax
- Pseudochalceus kyburzi · Kyburz Tetra
- Pterobrycon landoni
- Ptychocharax rhyacophila
- Pyrrhulina semifasciata · Half-banded Pyrrhulina
- Ramirezella newboldi
- Roeboides affinis · Glass Characin
- Roeboides araguaito
- Roeboides dayi · Day's Glass Characin
- Roeboides dientonito · Dientonito
- Roeboides myersii · Myers' Glass Characin
- Roeboides numerosus · Glass Characin
- Saccoderma hastata
- Saccoderma melanostigma
- Saccoderma robusta
- Schultzites axelrodi
- Serrabrycon magoi
- Tetragonopterus argenteus · Silver Tetra
- Tetragonopterus chalceus · Brass Tetra
- Thoracocharax securis · Giant hatchetfish
- Thoracocharax stellatus · Spotfin Hatchetfish
- Tyttocharax metae
- Xenagoniates bondi · Glass Tetra with Golden Front
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