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List of least concern fishes facts for kids

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Fish are amazing creatures that live in water all around the world. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) keeps track of how many of each animal species are left. They have a special list called "least concern" for species that are doing well and are not currently at risk of disappearing.

As of September 2016, the IUCN listed 9,131 types of fish as "least concern." This means that about 60% of all the fish species they checked are doing fine! They also listed 37 fish subspecies (smaller groups within a species) and 44 fish populations as "least concern." This article will tell you about some of these fish that are not currently in danger.

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Lobe-finned Fishes: Ancient Swimmers

Lobe-finned fishes are a special group with fleshy fins that have bones, almost like tiny limbs. They are very ancient!

Cartilaginous Fishes: Sharks, Rays, and More

Chondrichthyes is the scientific name for cartilaginous fishes. These fish have skeletons made of cartilage, which is flexible like your nose or ear, instead of hard bone. This group includes cool creatures like sharks, rays, skates, and sawfish. There are 313 species and two populations of cartilaginous fish that are doing well.

Rays and Skates: Flat Wonders of the Sea

Rays and skates are flat-bodied fish that often live on the ocean floor. There are 148 species of rays and skates in the order Rajiformes that are listed as "least concern."

Guitarfish Species

Guitarfish look a bit like sharks and rays combined, with a flattened body and a long tail.

  • Eastern shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema rostrata)
  • Southern shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema vincentiana)
  • Bluntnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos blochii)
  • Goldeneye shovelnose ray (Rhinobatos sainsburyi)
  • Southern fiddler ray (Trygonorrhina dumerilii)
  • Eastern fiddler ray (Trygonorrhina fasciata)

Whiptail Stingrays

These rays have long, whip-like tails, often with a stinging spine.

Narcinids: Electric Rays

Narcinids are a type of electric ray that can produce an electric shock to defend themselves or catch prey.

  • Blind torpedo (Benthobatis marcida)
  • Dark blind ray (Benthobatis moresbyi)
  • Ocellated electric ray (Diplobatis ommata)
  • Apron ray (Discopyge tschudii)
  • Lesser electric ray (Narcine bancroftii)
  • Brown numbfish (Narcine brunnea)
  • Western numbfish (Narcinops lasti)
  • Eastern numbfish (Narcinops nelsoni)
  • Ornate numbfish (Narcinops ornata)
  • Tasmanian numbfish (Narcinops tasmaniensis)
  • Banded numbfish (Narcinops westraliensis)

Hardnose Skates

Skates are similar to rays but usually have a fleshier tail without a stinging spine.

  • Broad skate (Amblyraja badia)
  • Southern thorny skate (Amblyraja doellojuradoi)
  • Arctic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea)
  • Jensen's skate (Amblyraja jenseni)
  • Bigmouth skate (Amblyraja robertsi)
  • Big skate (Beringraja binoculata)
  • Lempriere's skate (Dentiraja lemprieri)
  • Brown bight skate (Dipturus acrobelus)
  • Pale tropical skate (Dipturus apricus)
  • Graham's skate (Dipturus grahami)
  • Heald's skate (Dentiraja healdi)
  • New Zealand smooth skate (Dipturus innominatus)
  • Ocellate skate (Dentiraja oculus)
  • Argus skate (Dipturus polyommata)
  • Slimeskate (Dipturus pullopunctatus)
  • Weng's skate (Dipturus wengi)
  • Atlantic finless skate (Gurgesiella atlantica)
  • Dusky finless skate (Gurgesiella furvescens)
  • Rosette skate (Leucoraja garmani)
  • Cuckoo skate (Leucoraja naevus)
  • Sawback skate (Leucoraja pristispina)
  • Yellospotted skate (Leucoraja wallacei)
  • Krefft's skate (Malacoraja kreffti)
  • Soft skate (Malacoraja spinacidermis)
  • Blue pygmy skate (Neoraja caerulea)
  • Iberian pygmy skate (Neoraja iberica)
  • Arafura skate (Okamejei arafurensis)
  • Thintail skate (Okamejei leptoura)
  • Clearnose skate (Raja eglanteria)
  • California skate (Raja inornata)
  • Brown skate (Raja miraletus)
  • Spotted skate (Raja montagui)
  • Speckled ray (Raja polystigma)
  • Longnose skate (Beringraja rhina)
  • Pacific starry skate (Raja stellulata)
  • Bigthorn skate (Rajella barnardi)
  • Deepwater ray (Rajella bathyphila)
  • Bigelow's skate (Rajella bigelowi)
  • Challenger skate (Rajella challengeri)
  • Ghost skate (Rajella dissimilis)
  • Sooty skate (Rajella fuliginea)
  • Round ray (Rajella fyllae)
  • Mid-atlantic skate (Rajella kukujevi)
  • Leopard skate (Rajella leopardus)
  • Sailray (Rajella lintea)
  • Blackish skate (Rajella nigerrima)
  • Purplebelly skate (Rajella purpuriventralis)
  • Smoothback skate (Rajella ravidula)
  • Ocellate skate (Rostroraja ackleyi)
  • Bahama skate (Rostroraja bahamensis)
  • Clearnose skate (Rostroraja eglanteria)
  • Roundel skate (Rostroraja texana)
  • New Zealand rough skate (Zearaja nasutus)

Urolophids: Stingarees

Stingarees are small, round rays with short tails and usually one or two stinging spines.

Softnose Skates

These skates have soft, flexible snouts.

  • Aguja skate (Bathyraja aguja)
  • Aleutian skate (Bathyraja aleutica)
  • Little-eyed skate (Bathyraja andriashevi)
  • Dark-mouth skate (Bathyraja arctowskii)
  • Bottom skate (Bathyraja bergi)
  • Broadnose skate (Bathyraja brachyurops)
  • Cousseau's skate (Bathyraja cousseauae)
  • Dusky-pink skate (Bathyraja diplotaenia)
  • Eaton's skate (Bathyraja eatonii)
  • Cinnamon skate (Bathyraja fedorovi)
  • West African skate (Bathyraja hesperafricana)
  • Bering skate (Bathyraja interrupta)
  • Challenger's skate (Bathyraja isotrachys)
  • Sandpaper skate (Bathyraja kincaidii)
  • Domino skate (Bathyraja leucomelanos)
  • Commander skate (Bathyraja lindbergi)
  • Slimtail skate (Bathyraja longicauda)
  • McCain's skate (Bathyraja maccaini)
  • White-blotched skate (Bathyraja maculata)
  • Magellan skate (Bathyraja magellanica)
  • Butterfly skate (Bathyraja mariposa)
  • Dusky-purple skate (Bathyraja matsubarai)
  • Darkbelly skate (Bathyraja meridionalis)
  • Fine-spined skate (Bathyraja microtrachys)
  • Whitebrow skate (Bathyraja minispinosa)
  • Murray's skate (Bathyraja murrayi)
  • Pacific Blonde skate (Bathyraja pacifica)
  • Pallid skate (Bathyraja pallida)
  • Leopard skate (Bathyraja panthera)
  • Atlantic Butterfly skate (Bathyraja papilionifera)
  • Alaska skate (Bathyraja parmifera)
  • Peruvian skate (Bathyraja peruana)
  • Richardson's ray (Bathyraja richardsoni)
  • Cuphead skate (Bathyraja scaphiops)
  • Whitemouth skate (Bathyraja schroederi)
  • Golden skate (Bathyraja smirnovi)
  • Softnose skate (Bathyraja smithii)
  • Pacific white skate (Bathyraja spinosissima)
  • Mud skate (Bathyraja taranetzi)
  • Eremo skate (Bathyraja trachouros)
  • Roughtail skate (Bathyraja trachura)
  • Cristina's skate (Bathyraja tunae)
  • Creamback skate (Bathyraja tzinovskii)
  • Okhotsk skate (Bathyraja violacea)
  • Western looseskin skate (Insentiraja subtilispinosa)
  • Southern round skate (Irolita waitii)
  • Notoraja azurea
  • Broken Ridge skate (Notoraja lira)
  • Blotched skate (Notoraja sticta)
  • Allens skate (Pavoraja alleni)
  • Mosaic skate (Pavoraja mosaica)
  • Peacock skate (Pavoraja nitida)
  • False peacock skate (Pavoraja pseudonitida)
  • Dusky skate (Pavoraja umbrosa)
  • Blotched sandskate (Psammobatis bergi)
  • Zipper sandskate (Psammobatis extenta)
  • Dapplebellied softnose skate (Rhinoraja kujiensis)
  • Rhinoraja longicauda
  • Oda skate (Rhinoraja odai)

Other Rays and Skates

Ground Sharks: Diverse Hunters

Ground sharks are a large group of sharks that often live near the seabed. There are 79 ground shark species assessed as "least concern."

Requiem Sharks

These sharks are often found in warm waters and include many well-known species.

Houndsharks

Houndsharks are generally smaller, bottom-dwelling sharks.

  • Whiskery shark (Furgaleus macki)
  • Sicklefin houndshark (Hemitriakis falcata)
  • Japanese topeshark (Hemitriakis japanica)
  • Blacktip tope (Hypogaleus hyugaensis)
  • Longnose houndshark (Iago garricki)
  • Bigeye houndshark (Iago omanensis)
  • Gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus)
  • Starry smooth-hound (Mustelus asterias)
  • Grey smooth-hound (Mustelus californicus)
  • Brown smooth-hound (Mustelus henlei)
  • Smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani)
  • Spotted estuary smooth-hound (Mustelus lenticulatus)
  • Sicklefin smooth-hound (Mustelus lunulatus)
  • Australian grey smooth-hound (Mustelus ravidus)
  • Western spotted gummy shark (Mustelus stevensi)
  • Banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium)
  • Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata)

Catsharks

Catsharks are a very large family of sharks, often found in deep waters.

Other Ground Shark Species

Carpet Sharks: Masters of Camouflage

Carpet sharks are often flat and patterned, helping them blend in with the ocean floor.

Squaliformes: Dogfish Sharks

Squaliformes are a group of sharks that include dogfish sharks. There are 34 species and two populations in this group that are "least concern."

Centrophorids

Species

Subpopulations

Squalids

Species

  • Northern spiny dogfish (Squalus griffini)
  • Blacktailed spurdog (Squalus melanurus)
  • Kermadec spiny dogfish (Squalus raoulensis)
  • North Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi)

Somniosids

Dalatiids

Etmopterids

Chimaeras: Mysterious Deep-Sea Fish

Chimaeras are also called "ghost sharks" or "ratfish." They are ancient fish that live in deep waters. There are 23 Chimaera species assessed as "least concern."

Chimaerids

Callorhinchids

  • American elephantfish (Callorhinchus callorynchus)
  • Cape elephantfish (Callorhinchus capensis)
  • Australian ghostshark (Callorhinchus milii)

Rhinochimaerids

Other Cartilaginous Fish Species

Lampreys: Ancient Jawless Fish

Lampreys are unique fish because they don't have jaws. They have a round, sucking mouth.

Ray-finned Fishes: The Largest Group

Ray-finned fishes are the biggest group of fish, making up almost all the fish species we know! They have fins supported by bony rays. There are 8,759 species, 34 subspecies, and one population of ray-finned fish assessed as "least concern."

Salmoniformes: Salmon and Trout

This group includes popular fish like salmon and trout. Species

  • Coregonus albellus
  • Coregonus albula
  • Coregonus alpinus
  • Cisco (Coregonus artedi)
  • Arctic cisco (Coregonus autumnalis)
  • Coregonus fatioi
  • Coregonus fontanae
  • Coregonus ladogae
  • Coregonus lutokka
  • Coregonus macrophthalmus
  • Coregonus maxillaris
  • Coregonus megalops
  • Muksun (Coregonus muksun)
  • Broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus)
  • Coregonus nilssoni
  • Coregonus nobilis
  • Coregonus palaea
  • Coregonus pallasii
  • Peled (Coregonus peled)
  • Humpback whitefish (Coregonus pidschian)
  • Least cisco (Coregonus sardinella)
  • Coregonus suidteri
  • Coregonus wartmanni
  • Coregonus zuerichensis
  • Coregonus zugensis
  • Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
  • Black Sea salmon (Salmo labrax)
  • Salmo marmoratus
  • Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
  • Brown trout (Salmo trutta)
  • Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
  • Boganida char (Salvelinus boganidae)
  • Salvelinus lepechini
  • Salvelinus murta
  • Salvelinus thingvallensis
  • Salvelinus umbla
  • Nelma (Stenodus nelma)
  • Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)
  • Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)

Subpopulations

Silversides: Small and Shiny

Silversides are small, slender fish, often found in coastal waters or freshwater. There are 47 silverside species assessed as "least concern."

Atherinidae

  • Big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)
  • Sand smelt (Atherina presbyter)
  • Hardhead silverside (Atherinomorus stipes)
  • Bearded silverside (Atherion elymus)
  • Kailola's hardyhead (Craterocephalus kailolae)
  • Reef silverside (Hypoatherina harringtonensis)
  • Short-snout hardyhead (Kestratherina brevirostris)

Melanotaeniidae: Rainbowfish

Rainbowfish are colorful freshwater fish from Australia and New Guinea.

  • Axelrod's rainbowfish (Chilatherina axelrodi)
  • Spotted rainbowfish (Glossolepis maculosus)
  • Rosy rainbowfish (Glossolepis multisquamata)
  • Waigeo rainbowfish (Melanotaenia catherinae)
  • Strickland rainbowfish (Melanotaenia iris)
  • Mayland's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia maylandi)
  • Misool rainbowfish (Melanotaenia misoolensis)
  • Papuan rainbowfish (Melanotaenia papuae)

Neotropical Silversides

These silversides are found in Central and South America.

  • Moon silverside (Atherinella argentea)
  • Beach silverside (Atherinella blackburni)
  • Robust silverside (Atherinella brasiliensis)
  • Blackfin silverside (Atherinella crystallina)
  • Longfin silverside (Atherinella eriarcha)
  • Guatemala silverside (Atherinella guatemalensis)
  • Miller's silverside (Atherinella milleri)
  • Pitcher silverside (Atherinella nepenthe)
  • Atherinella nocturna
  • Thickscale silverside (Atherinella pachylepis)
  • Panama silverside (Atherinella panamensis)
  • Bright silverside (Atherinella serrivomer)
  • Star silverside (Atherinella starksi)
  • Topsmelt silverside (Atherinops affinis)
  • Jack silverside (Atherinopsis californiensis)
  • Basilichthys semotilus
  • Brook silverside (Labidesthes sicculus)
  • Blackside silverside (Melanorhinus cyanellus)
  • Querimana silverside (Melanorhinus microps)
  • Landia silverside (Membras gilberti)
  • Rough silverside (Membras martinica)
  • Menidia audens
  • Inland silverside (Menidia beryllina)
  • Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia)
  • Menidia peninsulae
  • Odontesthes incisa
  • Chilean silverside (Odontesthes regia)

Other Silverside Species

  • Bedotia longianalis
  • Neostethus bicornis
  • Smith's priapium fish (Phenacostethus smithi)
  • Forktail blue-eye (Pseudomugil furcatus)
  • Cape blue-eye (Pseudomugil majusculus)
  • Telmatherina bonti

Toothcarps: Small Freshwater Fish

Toothcarps are a group of small, mostly freshwater fish. There are 206 species and two subspecies of toothcarp assessed as "least concern."

Goodeids

  • Green goodea (Goodea atripinnis)
  • Lennon's ilyodon (Ilyodon lennoni)

Pupfish Species

Pupfish are small, hardy fish often found in harsh environments like deserts.

  • Scaleless killifish (Aphanius asquamatus)
  • Dislisazancik baligi (Aphanius chantrei)
  • Arabian toothcarp (Aphanius dispar)
  • Mediterranean killifish (Aphanius fasciatus)
  • Iridescent toothcarp (Aphanius mento)
  • Sakarya toothcarp (Aphanius villwocki)
  • Yucatan pupfish (Cyprinodon artifrons)
  • Bolson pupfish (Cyprinodon atrorus)
  • Cuatro Cienegas pupfish (Cyprinodon bifasciatus)
  • Cachorrito del aguanaval (Cyprinodon nazas)
  • Red river pupfish (Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis)
  • Sheepshead pupfish (Cyprinodon variegatus)
  • Goldspotted killifish (Floridichthys carpio)
  • Floridichthys polyommus

Aplocheilids

  • Green panchax (Aplocheilus blockii)
  • Striped panchax (Aplocheilus lineatus)
  • Blue panchax (Aplocheilus panchax)
  • Pachypanchax omalonota

Rivulids

  • Anablepsoides christinae
  • Anablepsoides iridescens
  • Anablepsoides lungi
  • Anablepsoides ophiomimus
  • Anablepsoides rubrolineatus
  • Aphyolebias rubrocaudatus
  • Cynodonichthys magdalenae
  • Cynodonichthys wassmanni
  • Mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus)
  • Melanorivulus apiamici
  • Moema ortegai
  • Brown rivulus (Rivulus cylindraceus)
  • Trigonectes rogoaguae

Nothobranchiids

Species

  • Aphyosemion ahli
  • Lyretail panchax (Aphyosemion australe)
  • Bates' killi (Aphyosemion batesii)
  • Two-stripped aphyosemion (Aphyosemion bitaeniatum)
  • Aphyosemion buytaerti
  • Aphyosemion callipteron
  • Banner lyretail (Aphyosemion calliurum)
  • Cameroon killi (Aphyosemion cameronense)
  • Aphyosemion castaneum
  • Celia's aphysemion (Aphyosemion celiae)
  • Christy's lyretail (Aphyosemion christyi)
  • Lemon-finned killi (Aphyosemion citrineipinnis)
  • Redspot panchax (Aphyosemion cognatum)
  • Gabon jewelfish (Aphyosemion cyanostictum)
  • Red barred killi (Aphyosemion elberti)
  • Elegant killi (Aphyosemion elegans)
  • Escherich's killi (Aphyosemion escherichi)
  • False jewel killi (Aphyosemion exigoideum)
  • Jewel killi (Aphyosemion exiguum)
  • Aphyosemion ferranti
  • Aphyosemion georgiae
  • Hannelore's killi (Aphyosemion hanneloreae)
  • Herzog's killi (Aphyosemion herzogi)
  • Hofmann's killi (Aphyosemion hofmanni)
  • Aphyosemion joergenscheeli
  • Aphyosemion labarrei
  • Aphyosemion lamberti
  • Aphyosemion loennbergii
  • Aphyosemion lujae
  • Aphyosemion maculatum
  • Aphyosemion mimbon
  • Aphyosemion ocellatum
  • Aphyosemion polli
  • Aphyosemion punctatum
  • Aphyosemion raddai
  • Aphyosemion riggenbachi
  • Aphyosemion schioetzi
  • Aphyosemion splendopleure
  • Aphyosemion striatum
  • Guinean killifish (Archiaphyosemion guineense)
  • Clown killi (Epiplatys annulatus)
  • Epiplatys ansorgii
  • Epiplatys barmoiensis
  • Epiplatys bifasciatus
  • Epiplatys chevalieri
  • Redchin panchax (Epiplatys dageti)
  • Dubois' panchax (Epiplatys duboisi)
  • Epiplatys esekanus
  • Epiplatys fasciolatus
  • Epiplatys grahami
  • Epiplatys huberi
  • Epiplatys infrafasciatus
  • Epiplatys maeseni
  • Epiplatys mesogramma
  • Epiplatys neumanni
  • Epiplatys olbrechtsi
  • Epiplatys phoeniceps
  • Epiplatys sangmelinensis
  • Six-barred epiplatys (Epiplatys sexfasciatus)
  • Epiplatys singa
  • Epiplatys spilargyreius
  • Epiplatys togolensis
  • Starhead killi (Fenerbahce formosus)
  • Fundulopanchax kamdemi
  • Fundulopanchax puerzli
  • Blue gularis (Fundulopanchax sjostedti)
  • Nothobranchius brieni
  • Nothobranchius eggersi
  • Turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri)
  • Redtail notho (Nothobranchius guentheri)
  • Nothobranchius janpapi
  • Nothobranchius jubbi
  • Caprivi killifish (Nothobranchius kafuensis)
  • Kirk's killifish (Nothobranchius kirki)
  • Blackspotted nothobranch (Nothobranchius melanospilus)
  • Small scaled nothobranch (Nothobranchius microlepis)
  • Nothobranchius neumanni
  • Spotted killifish (Nothobranchius orthonotus)
  • Nothobranchius palmqvisti
  • Blue notho (Nothobranchius patrizii)
  • Rainbow kilifish (Nothobranchius rachovii)
  • Striped nothobranch (Nothobranchius taeniopygus)
  • Togo killifish (Nothobranchius thierryi)
  • Uganda nothobranch (Nothobranchius ugandensis)
  • Gérys killi (Scriptaphyosemion geryi)
  • Scriptaphyosemion guignardi

Subspecies

  • Aphyosemion cameronense halleri
  • Dusky panchax (Epiplatys chevalieri nigricans)

Poeciliids

  • Aplocheilichthys antinorii
  • Brichard's lampeye (Aplocheilichthys brichardi)
  • Bukoba lampeye (Aplocheilichthys bukobanus)
  • Central East African lampeye (Aplocheilichthys centralis)
  • Lake Rukwa lampeye (Aplocheilichthys fuelleborni)
  • Meshscaled topminnow (Aplocheilichthys hutereaui)
  • Aplocheilichthys jeanneli
  • Johnston's topminnow (Aplocheilichthys johnstoni)
  • Striped topminnow (Aplocheilichthys katangae)
  • Aplocheilichthys kingii
  • Kongoro lampeye (Aplocheilichthys kongoranensis)
  • Big tailed lampeye (Aplocheilichthys macrurus)
  • Spotted lampeye (Aplocheilichthys maculatus)
  • Aplocheilichthys mediolateralis
  • Natal topminnow (Aplocheilichthys myaposae)
  • Aplocheilichthys pumilus
  • Lake Rudolf lampeye (Aplocheilichthys rudolfianus)
  • Banded lampeye (Aplocheilichthys spilauchen)
  • Bitschumbi lampeye (Aplocheilichthys vitschumbaensis)
  • Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
  • Largespring gambusia (Gambusia geiseri)
  • Eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)
  • Mangrove gambusia (Gambusia rhizophorae)
  • Gulf gambusia (Gambusia vittata)
  • Least killifish (Heterandria formosa)
  • Blue lampeye (Hylopanchax stictopleuron)
  • Hypsopanchax jobaerti
  • Southern deepbody (Hypsopanchax jubbi)
  • Ruwenzori lampeye (Hypsopanchax modestus)
  • Zaire lampeye (Hypsopanchax platysternus)
  • Zebra lampeye (Hypsopanchax zebra)
  • Laciris pelagicus
  • Lualaba lampeye (Lacustricola lualabaensis)
  • Saisi lampeye (Lacustricola matthesi)
  • Moero lampeye (Lacustricola moeruensis)
  • Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus)
  • Cameroon lampeye (Micropanchax camerunensis)
  • Nile jewel cichlid (Micropanchax loati)
  • Scheel's lampeye (Micropanchax scheeli)
  • Nga lampeye (Plataplochilus ngaensis)
  • Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa)
  • Poecilia koperi
  • Sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna)
  • Barred livebearer (Poeciliopsis turrubarensis)
  • Emerald green lampeye (Poropanchax luxophthalmus)
  • Norman's lampeye (Poropanchax normani)
  • Poropanchax rancureli
  • Poropanchax stigmatopygus
  • Isthmian priapella (Priapella intermedia)
  • Priapichthys chocoensis
  • Bluegreen lampeye (Procatopus aberrans)
  • Procatopus cabindae
  • Loeme lampeye (Procatopus loemensis)
  • Large finned lampeye (Procatopus nototaenia)
  • Variable lampeye (Procatopus similis)
  • Pseudopoecilia fria
  • Rhexipanchax schioetzi

Fundulids

Cypriniformes: Carps, Minnows, and Loaches

This large group includes many well-known freshwater fish like carps, minnows, and loaches. There are 1,231 species and three subspecies in the order Cypriniformes assessed as "least concern."

Hillstream Loaches

These loaches are adapted to live in fast-flowing streams.

  • Aborichthys elongatus
  • Mottled loach (Acanthocobitis botia)
  • Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis
  • Acanthocobitis zonalternans
  • Annamia normani
  • Balitora annamitica
  • Burmese stone loach (Balitora burmanica)
  • Balitora eddsi
  • Balitora kwangsiensis
  • Balitora lancangjiangensis
  • Balitora longibarbata
  • Barbatula altayensis
  • Stone loach (Barbatula barbatula)
  • Barbatula quignardi
  • Barbatula sturanyi
  • Barbatula zetensis
  • Beaufortia cyclica
  • Beaufortia pingi
  • Beaufortia polylepis
  • Western ghats loach (Bhavania australis)
  • Formosania tinkhami
  • Hemimyzon macroptera
  • Hemimyzon papilio
  • Homaloptera leonardi
  • Homaloptera manipurensis
  • Homaloptera menoni
  • Silent Valley loach (Homaloptera pillaii)
  • Homaloptera rupicola
  • Homaloptera smithi
  • Homaloptera yunnanensis
  • Black lizard loach (Homaloptera zollingeri)
  • Indoreonectes evezardi
  • Lepturichthys fimbriata
  • Devi's loach (Mesonoemacheilus remadevii)
  • Micronemacheilus pulcher
  • Micronemacheilus taeniatus
  • Nemacheilus anguilla
  • Nemacheilus arenicolus
  • Nemacheilus cleopatra
  • Nemacheilus denisoni
  • Gunther's loach (Nemacheilus guentheri)
  • Nemacheilus longistriatus
  • Nemacheilus monilis
  • Nemacheilus mooreh
  • Nemacheilus nilgiriensis
  • Nemacheilus pallidus
  • Nemachilichthys rueppelli (Nemacheilus rueppelli)
  • Dotted loach (Nemacheilus semiarmatus)
  • Zodiac loach (Nemacheilus triangularis)
  • Neonoemacheilus labeosus
  • Angora loach (Oxynoemacheilus angorae)
  • Two spot loach (Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma)
  • Kura sportive loach (Oxynoemacheilus bergianus)
  • Kura loach (Oxynoemacheilus brandtii)
  • Oxynoemacheilus bureschi
  • Banded Kura loach (Oxynoemacheilus cyri)
  • Ceyhan sportive loach (Oxynoemacheilus evreni)
  • Tigris loach (Oxynoemacheilus frenatus)
  • Melid loach (Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki)
  • Paphlagonian loach (Oxynoemacheilus kosswigi)
  • Lebanese loach (Oxynoemacheilus leontinae)
  • Pamphylian loach (Oxynoemacheilus mediterraneus)
  • Oxynoemacheilus merga
  • Levantine loach (Oxynoemacheilus namiri)
  • Kizilirmak sportive loach (Oxynoemacheilus samanticus)
  • Oxynoemacheilus theophilii
  • Physoschistura pseudobrunneana
  • Protomyzon pachychilus
  • Pseudogastromyzon fangi
  • Pseudogastromyzon myersi
  • Schistura athos
  • Creek loach (Schistura beavani)
  • Schistura bucculenta
  • Schistura carbonaria
  • Schistura cataracta
  • Schistura caudofurca
  • Schistura clatrata
  • Schistura corica
  • Schistura daubentoni
  • Schistura dayi
  • Schistura desmotes
  • Schistura dorsizona
  • Schistura fusinotata
  • Schistura geisleri
  • Schistura hingi
  • Schistura imitator
  • Schistura isostigma
  • Schistura kengtungensis
  • Schistura kongphengi
  • Schistura magnifluvis
  • Schistura mahnerti
  • Schistura malaisei
  • Schistura melarancia
  • Schistura multifasciata
  • Schistura namboensis
  • Schistura nicholsi
  • Schistura nomi
  • Schistura obeini
  • Schistura pervagata
  • Schistura poculi
  • Schistura porthos
  • Schistura procera
  • Schistura reidi
  • Schistura robertsi
  • Schistura rupecula
  • Schistura savona
  • Schistura scaturigina
  • Schistura sexcauda
  • Schistura sikmaiensis
  • Schistura sombooni
  • Schistura subfusca
  • Schistura tirapensis
  • Schistura udomritthiruji
  • Schistura vinciguerrae
  • Sewellia speciosa
  • Sinogastromyzon sichangensis
  • Sinogastromyzon szechuanensis
  • Sinogastromyzon wui
  • Triplophysa dalaica
  • Triplophysa intermedia
  • Triplophysa microps
  • Triplophysa moquensis
  • Triplophysa obtusirostra
  • Triplophysa orientalis
  • Triplophysa stenura
  • Triplophysa stewarti
  • Triplophysa tibetana
  • Triplophysa turpanensis
  • Triplophysa xichangensis
  • Tuberoschistura baenzigeri
  • Tuberoschistura cambodgiensis
  • Zagroz dwarf loach (Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi)
  • Vanmanenia pingchowensis
  • Vietnamese multi banded zebra loach (Yunnanilus cruciatus)
  • Yunnanilus pachycephalus

True Loaches

  • Horseface loach (Acantopsis choirorhynchos)
  • Horse-faced loach (Acantopsis dialuzona)
  • Aperioptus delphax
  • Aperioptus gracilentus
  • Aperioptus gracilis
  • Aperioptus hapalias
  • Aperioptus molobrion
  • Yoyo loach (Botia almorhae)
  • Botia dario
  • Botia histrionica
  • Canthophrys gongota
  • Cobitis bilineata
  • Euphrates spined loach (Cobitis elazigensis)
  • Balkan loach (Cobitis elongata)
  • Cobitis elongatoides
  • Aegean spined loach (Cobitis fahireae)
  • Cobitis kurui
  • Spiny loach (Cobitis laoensis)
  • Cobitis melanoleuca
  • Cobitis ohridana
  • Cobitis pontica
  • Colchic spined loach (Cobitis satunini)
  • Galatian spined loach (Cobitis simplicispina)
  • Cobitis sinensis
  • Struma spined loach (Cobitis strumicae)
  • Spined loach (Cobitis taenia)
  • Don spined loach (Cobitis tanaitica)
  • Cobitis vardarensis
  • Lepidocephalichthys annandalei
  • Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei
  • Lepidocephalichthys coromandelensis
  • Lepidocephalichthys furcatus
  • Lepidocephalichthys goalparensis
  • Lepidocephalichthys guntea
  • Lepidocephalichthys hasselti
  • Loktak loach (Lepidocephalichthys irrorata)
  • Lepidocephalichthys manipurensis
  • Lepidocephalichthys micropogon
  • Peppered loach (Lepidocephalus guntea)
  • Lepidocephalus thermalis
  • Leptobotia guilinensis
  • Leptobotia pellegrini
  • Pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)
  • Weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis)
  • Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli
  • Pangio cuneovirgata
  • Indian coolie-loach (Pangio goaensis)
  • Pangio myersi
  • Pangio pangia
  • Pangio semicincta
  • Parabotia fasciata
  • Parabotia maculosa
  • Golden spined loach (Sabanejewia aurata)
  • Sabanejewia balcanica
  • Sabanejewia baltica
  • Sabanejewia bulgarica
  • Sabanejewia caucasica
  • Sabanejewia kubanica
  • Italian loach (Sabanejewia larvata)
  • Banded tiger loach (Syncrossus helodes)
  • Yasuhikotakia caudipunctata
  • Sun loach (Yasuhikotakia eos)
  • Red-finned loach (Yasuhikotakia lecontei)
  • Blue botia (Yasuhikotakia modesta)
  • Skunk loach (Yasuhikotakia morleti)

Cyprinids: Carps and Minnows

This is a very large family of freshwater fish, including many common species. Species

  • Common bream (Abramis brama)
  • Mesopotamian bream (Acanthobrama marmid)
  • Caucasian bream (Acanthobrama microlepis)
  • Acapoeta tanganicae
  • Kinesisk bitterling (Acheilognathus barbatulus)
  • Acheilognathus melanogaster
  • Acheilognathus taenianalis
  • Ruivaco (Achondrostoma oligolepis)
  • Chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus)
  • Acrossocheilus beijiangensis
  • Acrossocheilus hemispinus
  • Acrossocheilus parallens
  • Acrossocheilus yunnanensis
  • Longfin dace (Agosia chrysogaster)
  • Albulichthys albuloides
  • South Caspian sprilin (Alburnoides eichwaldii)
  • Transcaucasian sprilin (Alburnoides fasciatus)
  • Dagestan spirlin (Alburnoides gmelini)
  • Kuban spirlin (Alburnoides kubanicus)
  • Manyas sprilin (Alburnoides manyasensis)
  • Russian spirlin (Alburnoides rossicus)
  • Common bleak (Alburnus alburnus)
  • Alburnus arborella
  • Black spotted bleak (Alburnus caeruleus)
  • Danube bleak (Alburnus chalcoides)
  • Georgian shemaya (Alburnus derjugini)
  • Sakarya bleak (Alburnus escherichii)
  • Kura bleak (Alburnus filippii)
  • Hazer Shah kuli (Alburnus heckeli)
  • Alburnus hohenackeri
  • Alburnus istanbulensis
  • İskenderun shah kuli (Alburnus kotschyi)
  • Azov shemaya (Alburnus leobergi)
  • Alburnus mento
  • Neretva bleak (Alburnus neretvae)
  • Alburnus scoranza
  • Shah kuli (Alburnus sellal)
  • Alburnus thessalicus
  • Amblypharyngodon atkinsonii
  • Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae
  • Silver carplet (Amblypharyngodon melettinus)
  • Indian carplet (Amblypharyngodon microlepis)
  • Amblypharyngodon mola
  • Amblyrhynchichthys micracanthus
  • Chinese bleak (Aphyocypris chinensis)
  • Arabian shabout (Arabibarbus arabicus)
  • Aspidoparia jaya
  • Asp (Aspius aspius)
  • Atrilinea roulei
  • Blue bream (Ballerus ballerus)
  • White-eye bream (Ballerus sapa)
  • Ariza labeo (Bangana ariza)
  • Kalabans (Bangana dero)
  • Bangana devdevi
  • Bangana diplostoma
  • Sucker barb (Barbichthys laevis)
  • Barbodes aurotaeniatus
  • Spotted barb (Barbodes binotatus)
  • Carnatic carp (Barbodes carnaticus)
  • Spanner barb (Barbodes lateristriga)
  • Barbodes rhombeus
  • Gold barb (Barbodes semifasciolatus)
  • Red tailed tinfoil (Barbonymus altus)
  • Java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus)
  • Tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii)
  • Barbus ablabes
  • Hamilton's barb (Barbus afrohamiltoni)
  • Spottail barb (Barbus afrovernayi)
  • Ripon barbel (Barbus altianalis)
  • Barbus amanpoae
  • Barbus anema
  • Broadstriped barb (Barbus annectens)
  • Chubbyhead barb (Barbus anoplus)
  • Barbus ansorgii
  • East African red-finned barb (Barbus apleurogramma)
  • Barbus arcislongae
  • Rosefin barb (Barbus argenteus)
  • Barbus aspilus
  • Barbus atakorensis
  • Dash-dot barb (Barbus atkinsoni)
  • Barbus atromaculatus
  • Barbus balcanicus
  • Common barbel (Barbus barbus)
  • Barbus bernardi (Barbus barnardi)
  • Barotse barb (Barbus barotseensis)
  • Barbus baudoni
  • Barbus bergi
  • Hyphen barb (Barbus bifrenatus)
  • Barbus brazzai
  • Shorthead barb (Barbus breviceps)
  • Barbus brevidorsalis
  • Barbus brichardi
  • Barbus bynni
  • Barbus callensis
  • Clipper barb (Barbus callipterus)
  • African redfinned barb (Barbus camptacanthus)
  • Barbus candens
  • Barbus carens
  • Barbus carpathicus
  • Barbus chicapaensis
  • Barbus chiumbeensis
  • Barbus chlorotaenia
  • Barbus ciscaucasicus
  • Barbus crocodilensis
  • Barbus cyclolepis
  • Barbus diamouanganai
  • Topstripe barb (Barbus dorsolineatus)
  • Barbus ensis
  • Sakarya barbel (Barbus escherichii)
  • Barbus evansi
  • African banded barb (Barbus fasciolatus)
  • Barbus fasolt
  • Barbus fritschii
  • Barbus guirali
  • Redtail barb (Barbus gurneyi)
  • Sickle barb (Barbus haasianus)
  • Spotscale barb (Barbus holotaenia)
  • Namaquab barb (Barbus hospes)
  • Butterfly barb (Barbus hulstaerti)
  • Barbus humeralis
  • Barbus hypsolepis
  • Inconspicuous barb (Barbus innocens)
  • Barbus intermedius
  • Jackson's barb (Barbus jacksoni)
  • Jae barb (Barbus jae)
  • Barbus janssensi
  • Barbus johnstonii
  • Barbus kamaia
  • Barbus kamolondoensis
  • Redspot barb (Barbus kerstenii)
  • Gillbar barb (Barbus kessleri)
  • Barbus kubanicus
  • Barbus labiosa
  • Lizard barbel (Barbus lacerta)
  • Barbus leonensis
  • Barbus lepineyi
  • Line-spotted barb (Barbus lineomaculatus)
  • Barbus litamba
  • Barbus luapulae
  • Luika barb (Barbus luikae)
  • Barbus lukusiensis
  • Barbus luluae
  • Barbus macinensis
  • Blackstripe barb (Barbus macrops)
  • Broadband bard (Barbus macrotaenia)
  • Bunjako barb (Barbus magdalenae)
  • Barbus magniatlantis
  • Yellow barb (Barbus manicensis)
  • Barbus marmoratus
  • Barbus martorelli
  • Barbus massaensis
  • Barbus matthesi
  • Papermouth (Barbus mattozi)
  • Barbus mawambiensis
  • Ewaso Nyiro barb (Barbus mimus)
  • Zigzag barb (Barbus miolepis)
  • Barbus moulouyensis
  • Copperstripe barb (Barbus multilineatus)
  • Barbus musumbi
  • Sidespot barb (Barbus neefi)
  • Barbus neglectus
  • Neumayer's barb (Barbus neumayeri)
  • Barbus nigeriensis
  • Barbus nounensis
  • Nyanza barb (Barbus nyanzae)
  • Barbus oligogrammus
  • Marmara barbel (Barbus oligolepis)
  • Olivegreen ufipa barb (Barbus olivaceus)
  • Pangani barb (Barbus oxyrhynchus)
  • Barbus pallaryi
  • Goldie barb (Barbus pallidus)
  • Straightfin barb (Barbus paludinosus)
  • Barbus parablabes
  • Barbus parajae
  • Pellegrin's barb (Barbus pellegrini)
  • Barbus peloponnesius
  • Barbus pergamonensis
  • Barbus perince
  • Romanian barbel (Barbus petenyi)
  • Italian barbel (Barbus plebejus)
  • Barbus pobeguini
  • Dashtail barb (Barbus poechii)
  • Briána (Barbus prespensis)
  • Barbus prionacanthus
  • Barbus punctitaeniatus
  • Redeye barb (Barbus radiatus)
  • Southern papermouth (Barbus rapax)
  • Western Balkan barbel (Barbus rebeli)
  • Barbus rubrostigma
  • Barbus sacratus
  • Barbus setivimensis
  • Barbus somereni
  • Barbus stanleyi
  • Barbus stappersii
  • Midspot barb (Barbus stigmatopygus)
  • Barbus strumicae
  • Barbus sublineatus
  • Barbus taeniopleura
  • Barbus tanapelagius
  • Thamalakane barb (Barbus thamalakanensis)
  • East coast barb (Barbus toppini)
  • Barbus trachypterus
  • Threespot barb (Barbus trimaculatus)
  • Barbus trinotatus
  • Barbus trispilomimus
  • Barbus trispilopleura
  • Barbus trispilos
  • Barbus tropidolepis
  • Lake Turkana barb (Barbus turkanae)
  • Slender barb (Barbus unitaeniatus)
  • Barbus urostigma
  • Barbus usambarae
  • Bowstripe barb (Barbus viviparus)
  • Vistula barbel (Barbus waleckii)
  • Barbus wurtzi
  • Nzoia barb (Barbus yongei)
  • Zanzibar barb (Barbus zanzibaricus)
  • Barilius bakeri
  • Barilius barila
  • Barna baril (Barilius barna)
  • Barilius bendelisis
  • Barilius gatensis
  • Mesopotamian barilius (Barilius mesopotamicus)
  • Barilius shacra
  • Barilius tileo
  • Barilius vagra
  • Blicca bjoerkna
  • Dwarf rasbora (Boraras maculatus)
  • Three-spotted dwarf minnow (Boraras micros)
  • Morar (Cabdio morar)
  • Central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)
  • Largescale stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis)
  • Mexican stoneroller (Campostoma ornatum)
  • Bluefin stoneroller (Campostoma pauciradii)
  • Highland stoneroller (Campostoma spadiceum)
  • Fourbarbel scraper (Capoeta baliki)
  • Colchic scraper (Capoeta banarescui)
  • Namak scraper (Capoeta buhsei)
  • Taurus scraper (Capoeta caelestis)
  • Caucasian scraper (Capoeta capoeta)
  • Levantine scraper (Capoeta damascina)
  • Ceyhan scraper (Capoeta erhani)
  • Nipple-lip scraper (Capoeta sieboldii)
  • Western fourbarbel scraper (Capoeta tinca)
  • Longspine scraper (Capoeta trutta)
  • Tigirs scraper (Capoeta umbla)
  • Mesopotamian himri (Carasobarbus luteus)
  • Carassioides acuminatus
  • Carassius auratus
  • Crucian carp (Carassius carassius)
  • Chagunius chagunio
  • Chagunius nicholsi
  • Humpback (Chanodichthys dabryi)
  • Predatory carp (Chanodichthys erythropterus)
  • Mongolian redfin (Chanodichthys mongolicus)
  • Silver hatchet chela (Chela cachius)
  • Turkana sardine (Chelaethiops bibie)
  • Chelaethiops congicus
  • Chelaethiops elongatus
  • Chelaethiops minutus
  • Black sea nase (Chondrostoma angorense)
  • Colchic nase (Chondrostoma colchicum)
  • Kura nase (Chondrostoma cyri)
  • Kuban's nase (Chondrostoma kubanicum)
  • Common nase (Chondrostoma nasus)
  • Terek nase (Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum)
  • Mesopotamian nase (Chondrostoma regium)
  • Volga undermouth (Chondrostoma variabile)
  • Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos)
  • Southern redbelly dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster)
  • Finescale dace (Chrosomus neogaeus)
  • Mountain redbelly dace (Chrosomus oreas)
  • Deccan white carp (Cirrhinus fulungee)
  • Cirrhinus mrigala
  • Reba carp (Cirrhinus reba)
  • Redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus)
  • Rosyside dace (Clinostomus funduloides)
  • Congo barb (Clypeobarbus congicus)
  • Clypeobarbus pleuropholis
  • Upjaw barb (Coptostomabarbus wittei)
  • Cosmochilus harmandi
  • Lake chub (Couesius plumbeus)
  • Crossocheilus atrilimes
  • Burmese latia (Crossocheilus burmanicus)
  • Gangetic latia (Crossocheilus latius)
  • Siamese algae eater (Crossocheilus oblongus)
  • Crossocheilus reticulatus
  • Culter recurviceps
  • Beardless barb (Cyclocheilichthys apogon)
  • Cyclocheilichthys armatus
  • Cyclocheilichthys enoplos
  • Mekong giant barb (Cyclocheilichthys furcatus)
  • Cyclocheilichthys heteronema
  • Cyclocheilichthys lagleri
  • Cyclocheilichthys repasson
  • Satinfin shiner (Cyprinella analostana)
  • Ocmulgee shiner (Cyprinella callisema)
  • Alabama shiner (Cyprinella callistia)
  • Bluntface shiner (Cyprinella camura)
  • Greenfin shiner (Cyprinella chloristia)
  • Whitetail shiner (Cyprinella galactura)
  • Tallapoosa shiner (Cyprinella gibbsi)
  • Thicklip chub (Cyprinella labrosa)
  • Bannerfin shiner (Cyprinella leedsi)
  • Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis)
  • Whitefin shiner (Cyprinella nivea)
  • Fieryblack shiner (Cyprinella pyrrhomelas)
  • Spotfin shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera)
  • Tricolor shiner (Cyprinella trichroistia)
  • Blacktail shiner (Cyprinella venusta)
  • Steelcolor shiner (Cyprinella whipplei)
  • Santee chub (Cyprinella zanema)
  • Hadramaut lotak (Cyprinion acinaces)
  • Smallmouth lotak (Cyprinion kais)
  • Largemouth lotak (Cyprinion macrostomum)
  • Arabian lotak (Cyprinion mhalensis)
  • Indus lotak (Cyprinion watsoni)
  • Cyprinus rubrofuscus
  • Pearl danio (Danio albolineatus)
  • Glowlight danio (Danio choprai)
  • Danio dangila
  • Blue danio (Danio kerri)
  • Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
  • Rose danio (Danio roseus)
  • Danionella translucida
  • Filament barb (Dawkinsia filamentosa)
  • Giant danio (Devario aequipinnatus)
  • Bengal danio (Devario devario)
  • Devario fangfangae
  • Devario gibber
  • Devario laoensis
  • Devario leptos
  • Malabar danio (Devario malabaricus)
  • Queen danio (Devario regina)
  • Roundnose minnow (Dionda episcopa)
  • Guadalupe roundnose minnow (Dionda nigrotaeniata)
  • Nueces roundnose minnow (Dionda serena)
  • Discherodontus ashmeadi
  • Discherodontus schroederi
  • Discogobio tetrabarbatus
  • Discogobio yunnanensis
  • Distoechodon tumirostris
  • Lake sardine (Engraulicypris sardella)
  • Rainbow shark (Epalzeorhynchos frenatum)
  • Longjaw minnow (Ericymba amplamala)
  • Silverjaw minnow (Ericymba buccata)
  • Streamline chub (Erimystax dissimilis)
  • Ozark chub (Erimystax harryi)
  • Blotched chub (Erimystax insignis)
  • Gravel chub (Erimystax x-punctatus)
  • Burmese flying barb (Esomus ahli)
  • Esomus altus
  • Esomus barbatus
  • Esomus caudiocellatus
  • Esomus danrica
  • Striped flying barb (Esomus metallicus)
  • Esomus thermoicos
  • Tonguetied minnow (Exoglossum laurae)
  • Cutlip minnow (Exoglossum maxillingua)
  • Garra aethiopica
  • Annandale garra (Garra annandalei)
  • Oman garra (Garra barreimiae)
  • Garra blanfordii
  • Garra bourreti
  • Cambodian logsucker (Garra cambodgiensis)
  • Garra congoensis
  • Barbless disc-barb (Garra cryptonemus)
  • Garra dembecha
  • Cameroon logsucker (Garra dembeensis)
  • Garra fasciacauda
  • Garra fuliginosa
  • Garra geba
  • Gotyla (Garra gotyla)
  • Garra ignestii
  • Kemp garra (Garra kempi)
  • Lamta garra (Garra lamta)
  • Garra lissorhynchus
  • Garra makiensis
  • Cauvery garra (Garra mcclellandi)
  • Mullya garra (Garra mullya)
  • Naga garra (Garra naganensis)
  • Garra nasuta
  • Garra notata
  • Garra orientalis
  • Garra ornata
  • Doctor fish (Garra rufa)
  • Aden garra (Garra sahilia)
  • Nilgiri garra (Garra stenorhynchus)
  • Garra theunensis
  • Arabian garra (Garra tibanica)
  • Small-mouth garra (Garra variabilis)
  • Garra waterloti
  • Gibelion catla
  • Utah chub (Gila atraria)
  • Blue chub (Gila coerulea)
  • Rio Grande chub (Gila pandora)
  • Gnathopogon nicholsi
  • Gobio alverniae
  • Don gudgeon (Gobio brevicirris)
  • Gobio bulgaricus
  • Carpathian gudgeon (Gobio carpathicus)
  • Colchic gudgeon (Gobio caucasicus)
  • Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
  • Gobio holurus
  • Gobio kubanicus
  • Iberian gudgeon (Gobio lozanoi)
  • Gobio obtusirostris
  • Gobio occitaniae
  • Sakarya gudgeon (Gobio sakaryaensis)
  • Ukrainian gudgeon (Gobio sarmaticus)
  • Gobio volgensis
  • Gymnocypris waddellii
  • Gymnostomus caudimaculatus
  • Gymnostomus lineatus
  • Gymnostomus lobatus
  • Gymnostomus ornatipinnis
  • Gymnostomus siamensis
  • Melon barb (Haludaria fasciata)
  • Haludaria kannikattiensis
  • Hampala dispar
  • Hampala barb (Hampala macrolepidota)
  • Hemibarbus longirostris
  • Hemibarbus umbrifer
  • Sharpbelly (Hemiculter leucisculus)
  • Hemiculterella sauvagei
  • Asi golden barb (Hemigrammocapoeta caudomaculata)
  • Red stripe barb (Hemigrammocapoeta culiciphaga)
  • Mesopotamian garra (Hemigrammocapoeta elegans)
  • California roach (Hesperoleucus symmetricus)
  • Green carplet (Horadandia atukorali)
  • Huigobio chenhsienensis
  • Brassy minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni)
  • Cypress minnow (Hybognathus hayi)
  • Mississippi silvery minnow (Hybognathus nuchalis)
  • Plains minnow (Hybognathus placitus)
  • Eastern silvery minnow (Hybognathus regius)
  • Bigeye chub (Hybopsis amblops)
  • Pallid shiner (Hybopsis amnis)
  • Highback chub (Hybopsis hypsinotus)
  • Lined chub (Hybopsis lineapunctata)
  • Rosyface chub (Hybopsis rubrifrons)
  • Clear chub (Hybopsis winchelli)
  • Hypselobarbus jerdoni
  • Hypselobarbus kurali
  • Goldfin tinfoil barb (Hypsibarbus malcolmi)
  • Hypsibarbus myitkyinae
  • Hypsibarbus salweenensis
  • Hypsibarbus vernayi
  • Hypsibarbus wetmorei
  • Rednose labeo (Labeo altivelis)
  • Angra labeo (Labeo angra)
  • Labeo annectens
  • Cunene labeo (Labeo ansorgii)
  • Labeo barbatus
  • Minor carp (Labeo bata)
  • Labeo batesii
  • Boga labeo (Labeo boga)
  • Boggut labeo (Labeo boggut)
  • Orangefin labeo (Labeo calbasu)
  • Labeo camerunensis
  • Orange River mudfish (Labeo capensis)
  • Labeo chariensis
  • Black sharkminnow (Labeo chrysophekadion)
  • Purple labeo (Labeo congoro)
  • Labeo coubie
  • Labeo cyclopinnis
  • Harlequin sharkminnow (Labeo cyclorhynchus)
  • Redeye labeo (Labeo cylindricus)
  • Labeo degeni
  • Labeo dhonti
  • Malabar labeo (Labeo dussumieri)
  • Labeo dyocheilus
  • Labeo falcipinnis
  • Fringed-lipped peninsula carp (Labeo fimbriatus)
  • Labeo forskalii
  • Labeo fulakariensis
  • Kuria labeo (Labeo gonius)
  • Labeo greenii
  • Gregori's labeo (Labeo gregorii)
  • Labeo kawrus
  • Labeo kibimbi
  • Labeo kirkii
  • Pigmouth carp (Labeo kontius)
  • Labeo lineatus
  • Labeo longipinnis
  • Labeo lualabaensis
  • Red-spot mudsucker (Labeo lukulae)
  • Upper Zambezi labeo (Labeo lunatus)
  • Labeo macrostoma
  • Murree labeo (Labeo microphthalmus)
  • Leaden labeo (Labeo molybdinus)
  • Labeo nasus
  • Nile carp (Labeo niloticus)
  • Labeo nunensis
  • Labeo parvus
  • Bombay labeo (Labeo porcellus)
  • Labeo quadribarbis
  • Labeo rocadasi
  • Rohu (Labeo rohita)
  • Labeo rosae
  • Labeo roseopunctatus
  • Tugela labeo (Labeo rubromaculatus)
  • Silver labeo (Labeo ruddi)
  • Labeo sanagaensis
  • Labeo senegalensis
  • Labeo simpsoni
  • Moggel (Labeo umbratus)
  • Ningu (Labeo victorianus)
  • Sicklefin labeo (Labeo weeksii)
  • Smallmouth yellowfish (Labeobarbus aeneus)
  • Drakensberg minnow (Labeobarbus aspius)
  • Labeobarbus batesii
  • Labeobarbus brevispinis
  • Labeobarbus cardozoi
  • Labeobarbus caudovittatus
  • Zambezi yellowfish (Labeobarbus codringtonii)
  • Labeobarbus compiniei
  • Labeobarbus habereri
  • Labeobarbus intermedius
  • Labeobarbus malacanthus
  • Largescale yellowfish (Labeobarbus marequensis)
  • Labeobarbus megastoma
  • Labeobarbus micronema
  • Scaly yellowfish (Labeobarbus natalensis)
  • Labeobarbus nedgia
  • Smallscale yellowfish (Labeobarbus polylepis)
  • Labeobarbus progenys
  • Labeobarbus truttiformis
  • Labeobarbus tsanensis
  • Labeobarbus versluysii
  • Labiobarbus leptocheila
  • Labiobarbus siamensis
  • Dadio (Laubuca dadiburjori)
  • Laubuca laubuca
  • Hitch (Lavinia exilicauda)
  • Leptocypris lujae
  • Leptocypris modestus
  • Nile minnow (Leptocypris niloticus)
  • Leptocypris weeksii
  • Leptocypris weynsii
  • Mountain dace (Leucalburnus satunini)
  • Moderlieschen (Leucaspius delineatus)
  • Bearn beaked dace (Leuciscus bearnensis)
  • Leuciscus burdigalensis
  • Leuciscus chuanchicus
  • Leuciscus danilewskii
  • Ide (Leuciscus idus)
  • Common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
  • Leuciscus oxyrrhis
  • Mesopotamian asp (Leuciscus vorax)
  • Lobocheilos melanotaenia
  • Lobocheilos rhabdoura
  • Albanian barbel (Luciobarbus albanicus)
  • Luciobarbus bocagei
  • Luciobarbus graellsii
  • Lydian barbel (Luciobarbus lydianus)
  • Mursa (Luciobarbus mursa)
  • Levantine barbel (Luciobarbus pectoralis)
  • Andalusian barbel (Luciobarbus sclateri)
  • Shark minnow (Luciosoma bleekeri)
  • White shiner (Luxilus albeolus)
  • Cardinal shiner (Luxilus cardinalis)
  • Crescent shiner (Luxilus cerasinus)
  • Striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus)
  • Warpaint shiner (Luxilus coccogenis)
  • Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus)
  • Duskystripe shiner (Luxilus pilsbryi)
  • Bleeding shiner (Luxilus zonatus)
  • Bandfin shiner (Luxilus zonistius)
  • Blueside shiner (Lythrurus ardens)
  • Blacktip shiner (Lythrurus atrapiculus)
  • Pretty shiner (Lythrurus bellus)
  • Scarlet shiner (Lythrurus fasciolaris)
  • Ribbon shiner (Lythrurus fumeus)
  • Mountain shiner (Lythrurus lirus)
  • Pinewoods shiner (Lythrurus matutinus)
  • Cherryfin shiner (Lythrurus roseipinnis)
  • Ouachita Mountain shiner (Lythrurus snelsoni)
  • Redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis)
  • Speckled chub (Macrhybopsis aestivalis)
  • Sturgeon chub (Macrhybopsis gelida)
  • Shoal chub (Macrhybopsis hyostoma)
  • Burrhead chub (Macrhybopsis marconis)
  • Sicklefin chub (Macrhybopsis meeki)
  • Silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana)
  • Allegheny pearl dace (Margariscus margarita)
  • Northern pearl dace (Margariscus nachtriebi)
  • Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala)
  • Bengala barb (Megarasbora elanga)
  • River sardine (Mesobola brevianalis)
  • Malagarasi sardine (Mesobola spinifer)
  • Taiwan lesser-bream (Metzia formosae)
  • Metzia lineata
  • Microdevario gatesi
  • Microdevario kubotai
  • Microdevario nanus
  • Microphysogobio chinssuensis
  • Microphysogobio fukiensis
  • Microphysogobio kachekensis
  • Microphysogobio kiatingensis
  • Microphysogobio tafangensis
  • Kinneret bream (Mirogrex terraesanctae)
  • Peamouth (Mylocheilus caurinus)
  • Mylopharodon conocephalus
  • Mystacoleucus argenteus
  • Mystacoleucus atridorsalis
  • Mystacoleucus chilopterus
  • Mystacoleucus ectypus
  • Mystacoleucus greenwayi
  • Mystacoleucus marginatus
  • Athi sardine (Neobola fluviatilis)
  • Neobola moeruensis
  • Neobola stellae
  • Neolissochilus paucisquamatus
  • Neolissochilus soroides
  • Neolissochilus stracheyi
  • Neolissochilus vittatus
  • Redspot chub (Nocomis asper)
  • Hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus)
  • Redtail chub (Nocomis effusus)
  • Bluehead chub (Nocomis leptocephalus)
  • River chub (Nocomis micropogon)
  • Bigmouth chub (Nocomis platyrhynchus)
  • Bull chub (Nocomis raneyi)
  • Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)
  • Whitemouth shiner (Notropis alborus)
  • Highfin shiner (Notropis altipinnis)
  • Texas shiner (Notropis amabilis)
  • Orangefin shiner (Notropis ammophilus)
  • Comely shiner (Notropis amoenus)
  • Pugnose shiner (Notropis anogenus)
  • Popeye shiner (Notropis ariommus)
  • Burrhead shiner (Notropis asperifrons)
  • Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides)
  • Blackspot shiner (Notropis atrocaudalis)
  • Rough shiner (Notropis baileyi)
  • Red River shiner (Notropis bairdi)
  • Bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus)
  • River shiner (Notropis blennius)
  • Bigeye shiner (Notropis boops)
  • Ghost shiner (Notropis buchanani)
  • Silverside shiner (Notropis candidus)
  • Ironcolor shiner (Notropis chalybaeus)
  • Redlip shiner (Notropis chiliticus)
  • Greenhead shiner (Notropis chlorocephalus)
  • Rainbow shiner (Notropis chrosomus)
  • Dusky shiner (Notropis cummingsae)
  • Bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis)
  • Fluvial shiner (Notropis edwardraneyi)
  • Wedgespot shiner (Notropis greenei)
  • Redeye chub (Notropis harperi)
  • Blackchin shiner (Notropis heterodon)
  • Blacknose shiner (Notropis heterolepis)
  • Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius)
  • Rio Grande shiner (Notropis jemezanus)
  • Tennessee shiner (Notropis leuciodus)
  • Longnose shiner (Notropis longirostris)
  • Yellowfin shiner (Notropis lutipinnis)
  • Taillight shiner (Notropis maculatus)
  • Highland shiner (Notropis micropteryx)
  • Ozark minnow (Notropis nubilus)
  • Carmine shiner (Notropis percobromus)
  • Coastal shiner (Notropis petersoni)
  • Silver shiner (Notropis photogenis)
  • Chub shiner (Notropis potteri)
  • Swallowtail shiner (Notropis procne)
  • Yazoo shiner (Notropis rafinesquei)
  • Rosyface shiner (Notropis rubellus)
  • Saffron shiner (Notropis rubricroceus)
  • Bedrock shiner (Notropis rupestris)
  • Sabine shiner (Notropis sabinae)
  • New River shiner (Notropis scabriceps)
  • Sandbar shiner (Notropis scepticus)
  • Silverband shiner (Notropis shumardi)
  • Mirror shiner (Notropis spectrunculus)
  • Silverstripe shiner (Notropis stilbius)
  • Sand shiner (Notropis stramineus)
  • Telescope shiner (Notropis telescopus)
  • Weed shiner (Notropis texanus)
  • Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)
  • Skygazer shiner (Notropis uranoscopus)
  • Mimic shiner (Notropis volucellus)
  • Channel shiner (Notropis wickliffi)
  • Coosa shiner (Notropis xaenocephalus)
  • Ochetobius elongatus
  • Onychostoma fusiforme
  • Onychostoma meridionale
  • Opsaridium loveridgii
  • Southern barred minnow (Opsaridium peringueyi)
  • Dwarf sanjika (Opsaridium tweddleorum)
  • Opsaridium ubangiense
  • Barred minnow (Opsaridium zambezense)
  • Opsariichthys bidens
  • Opsarius barnoides
  • Opsarius bernatziki
  • Opsarius koratensis
  • Opsarius ornatus
  • Opsarius pulchellus
  • Pugnose minnow (Opsopoeodus emiliae)
  • Oregon chub (Oregonichthys crameri)
  • Oreichthys cosuatis
  • Sacramento blackfish (Orthodon microlepidotus)
  • Malabar osteobrama (Osteobrama bakeri)
  • Osteobrama cotio
  • Osteobrama cunma
  • Osteobrama feae
  • Nilgiri osteobrama (Osteobrama neilli)
  • Bheema osteobrama (Osteobrama vigorsii)
  • Kantaka barb (Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis)
  • Osteochilichthys thomassi
  • Osteochilus enneaporos
  • Dusky face carp (Osteochilus lini)
  • Osteochilus melanopleura
  • Bonylip barb (preferred over 'Pla rong mai tub') (Osteochilus microcephalus)
  • Nash barb (Osteochilus nashii)
  • Osteochilus salsburyi
  • Osteochilus spilurus
  • Hard-lipped barb (Osteochilus vittatus)
  • Waandersii's hard-lipped barb (Osteochilus waandersii)
  • Oxygaster anomalura
  • Albanian roach (Pachychilon pictum)
  • Parachela hypophthalmus
  • Parachela maculicauda
  • Parachela oxygastroides
  • Parachela siamensis
  • Parachela williaminae
  • Parachondrostoma miegii
  • Paralaubuca barroni
  • Paralaubuca harmandi
  • Paralaubuca riveroi
  • Paralaubuca typus
  • Khandalla minnow (Parapsilorhynchus tentaculatus)
  • Parasikukia maculata
  • Cá lá giang (Parazacco fasciatus)
  • Dáska (Pelasgus stymphalicus)
  • Ziege (Pelecus cultratus)
  • Rosy barb (Pethia conchonius)
  • Pethia didi
  • Pethia erythromycter
  • Golden barb (Pethia gelius)
  • Pethia guganio
  • Pethia meingangbii
  • Pethia narayani
  • Spottedsail barb (Pethia phutunio)
  • Dotted sawfin barb (Pethia punctata)
  • Pethia stoliczkanus
  • Pethia thelys
  • Ticto barb (Pethia ticto)
  • Dnieper chub (Petroleuciscus borysthenicus)
  • Smyrna chub (Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus)
  • Riffle minnow (Phenacobius catostomus)
  • Fatlips minnow (Phenacobius crassilabrum)
  • Suckermouth minnow (Phenacobius mirabilis)
  • Kanawha minnow (Phenacobius teretulus)
  • Stargazing minnow (Phenacobius uranops)
  • Phoxinus bigerri
  • Phoxinus colchicus
  • Phoxinus lumaireul
  • Common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)

* Phoxinus septimaniae

  • Bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus)
  • Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
  • Slim minnow (Pimephales tenellus)
  • Bullhead minnow (Pimephales vigilax)
  • Placocheilus caudofasciatus
  • Smallscale yellowfin (Plagiognathops microlepis)
  • Flathead chub (Platygobio gracilis)
  • Platysmacheilus exiguus
  • Sacramento splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus)
  • Poropuntius bantamensis
  • Poropuntius burtoni
  • Poropuntius carinatus
  • Poropuntius faucis
  • Poropuntius genyognathus
  • Poropuntius laoensis
  • Poropuntius normani
  • Prolabeops melanhypopterus
  • South European nase (Protochondrostoma genei)
  • Iberian nish (Pseudochondrostoma polylepis)
  • Pseudogobio vaillanti
  • Pseudogyrinocheilus prochilus
  • Pseudohemiculter hainanensis
  • Pseudolaubuca engraulis
  • Pseudolaubuca sinensis
  • Tuz Lake spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus battalgili)
  • Levantine minnow (Pseudophoxinus libani)
  • Levantine spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus zeregi)
  • Pseudorasbora elongata
  • Stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva)
  • Broadstripe shiner (Pteronotropis euryzonus)
  • Apalachee shiner (Pteronotropis grandipinnis)
  • Sailfin shiner (Pteronotropis hypselopterus)
  • Metallic shiner (Pteronotropis metallicus)
  • Flagfin shiner (Pteronotropis signipinnis)
  • Lowland shiner (Pteronotropis stonei)
  • Ptychobarbus dipogon
  • Sacramento pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus grandis)
  • Northern pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis)
  • Umpqua pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus umpquae)
  • Puntigrus partipentazona
  • Puntioplites falcifer
  • Puntioplites proctozystron
  • Puntioplites waandersi
  • Red side barb (Puntius bimaculatus)
  • Puntius brevis
  • Swamp barb (Puntius chola)
  • Puntius dorsalis
  • Parrah barb (Puntius parrah)
  • Puntius pugio
  • Khavli barb (Puntius sahyadriensis)
  • Pool barb (Puntius sophore)
  • Onespot barb (Puntius terio)
  • Greenstripe barb (Puntius vittatus)
  • Raiamas batesii
  • Trout barb (Raiamas bola)
  • Raiamas buchholzi
  • Coppernose barb (Raiamas christyi)
  • Burmese trout (Raiamas guttatus)
  • Lake Rukwa minnow (Raiamas moorii)
  • Raiamas salmolucius
  • Senegal minnow (Raiamas senegalensis)
  • Raiamas steindachneri
  • Rasbora amplistriga
  • Rasbora atridorsalis
  • Pale rasbora (Rasbora aurotaenia)
  • Blackline rasbora (Rasbora borapetensis)
  • Greater scissortail (Rasbora caudimaculata)
  • Cauvery rasbora (Rasbora caverii)
  • Slender rasbora (Rasbora daniconius)
  • Twospot rasbora (Rasbora elegans)
  • Rasbora labiosa
  • Redstripe rasbora (Rasbora pauciperforata)
  • Largescaled rasbora (Rasbora paucisqualis)
  • Sidestripe rasbora (Rasbora paviana)
  • Gangetic scissortail rasbora (Rasbora rasbora)
  • Rasbora rubrodorsalis
  • Dwarf scissortail rasbora (Rasbora spilocerca)
  • Chinese rasbora (Rasbora steineri)
  • Yellowtail rasbora (Rasbora tornieri)
  • Scissortail rasbora (Rasbora trilineata)
  • Rasbora vulgaris
  • Silver cyprinid (Rastrineobola argentea)
  • Blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus)
  • Longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae)
  • Umpqua dace (Rhinichthys evermanni)
  • Leopard dace (Rhinichthys falcatus)
  • Western blacknose dace (Rhinichthys obtusus)
  • Speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus)
  • Umatilla dace (Rhinichthys umatilla)
  • European bitterling (Rhodeus amarus)
  • Georgian bitterling (Rhodeus colchicus)
  • Rhodeus fangi
  • Light's bitterling (Rhodeus lighti)
  • Rhodeus meridionalis
  • Rhodeus rheinardti
  • Amur bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus)
  • Rhodeus sinensis
  • Rhodeus spinalis
  • Chekanovskii's minnow (Rhynchocypris czekanowskii)
  • Swamp minnow (Rhynchocypris percnurus)
  • Redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus)
  • Lahontan redside (Richardsonius egregius)
  • Vatani rohtee (Rohtee ogilbii)
  • White-finned gudgeon (Romanogobio albipinnatus)
  • Northern whitefin gudgeon (Romanogobio belingi)
  • Romanogobio ciscaucasicus
  • Romanogobio elimeius
  • Kessler's gudgeon (Romanogobio kesslerii)
  • South Caucasian gudgeon (Romanogobio macropterus)
  • Romanogobio parvus
  • Romanogobio pentatrichus
  • Don whitefin gudgeon (Romanogobio tanaiticus)
  • Danube gudgeon (Romanogobio uranoscopus)
  • Danube whitefin gudgeon (Romanogobio vladykovi)
  • Rutilus aula
  • Rutilus basak
  • Vobla (Rutilus caspicus)
  • Black sea roach (Rutilus frisii)
  • Rutilus heckelii
  • Rutilus karamani
  • Rutilus ohridanus
  • Pigo (Rutilus pigus)
  • Common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
  • Cactus roach (Rutilus virgo)
  • Silver razorbelly minnow (Salmophasia acinaces)
  • Large razorbelly minnow (Salmophasia bacaila)
  • Bloch razorbelly minnow (Salmophasia balookee)
  • Boopis razorbelly minnow (Salmophasia boopis)
  • Novacula razor belly minnow (Salmophasia novacula)
  • Finescale razorbelly minnow (Salmophasia phulo)
  • Sardinella razorbelly minnow (Salmophasia sardinella)
  • Salmophasia sladoni
  • Mahanadi razorbelly minnow (Salmophasia untrahi)
  • Sarcocheilichthys parvus
  • Sarcocheilichthys sinensis
  • Scaphesthes macrolepis
  • Scaphiodonichthys acanthopterus
  • Scaphiodonichthys burmanicus
  • Scaphognathops stejnegeri
  • Common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
  • Scardinius hesperidicus
  • Skadar rudd (Scardinius knezevici)
  • Scardinius plotizza
  • Gorgak (Schizocypris altidorsalis)
  • Schizothorax griseus
  • Schizothorax heterochilus
  • Schizothorax lissolabiatus
  • Nepalese snowtrout (Schizothorax macrophthalmus)
  • Schizothorax oconnori
  • Transcaspian marinka (Schizothorax pelzami)
  • Dinnawah snowtrout (Schizothorax progastus)
  • Schizothorax waltoni
  • Securicula gora
  • Dusky labiate-barbel (Semilabeo obscurus)
  • Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)
  • Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis)
  • Sandhills chub (Semotilus lumbee)
  • Dixie chub (Semotilus thoreauianus)
  • Sikukia stejnegeri
  • Sinibrama affinis
  • Sinibrama macrops
  • Tui chub (Siphateles bicolor)
  • Spinibarbus denticulatus
  • Squalidus atromaculatus
  • Squalidus wolterstorffi
  • Trasimeno chub (Squalius albus)
  • Central Anatolian pike chub (Squalius anatolicus)
  • Squalius aphipsi
  • Tuzla chub (Squalius aristotelis)
  • Mesopotamian chub (Squalius berak)
  • Squalius carolitertii
  • European chub (Squalius cephalus)
  • Marmara chub (Squalius cii)
  • Aegean chub (Squalius fellowesii)
  • Squalius laietanus
  • Mesopotamian pike chub (Squalius lepidus)
  • Squalius orpheus
  • Squalius pamvoticus
  • Squalius peloponnensis
  • Squalius platyceps
  • Squalius prespensis
  • Sakarya chub (Squalius pursakensis)
  • Squalius squalus
  • Transcaucasian chub (Squalius turcicus)
  • Squalius vardarensis
  • Systomus jacobusboehlkei
  • Olive barb (Systomus sarana)
  • Telestes montenigrinus
  • Telestes muticellus
  • Telestes pleurobipunctatus
  • Souffia (Telestes souffia)
  • Anchovy rasbora (Thryssocypris tonlesapensis)
  • Tiny scale barb (Thynnichthys thynnoides)
  • Tench (Tinca tinca)
  • Toxabramis houdemeri
  • Lambchop rasbora (Trigonostigma espei)
  • Harlequin rasbora (Trigonostigma heteromorpha)
  • Tropidophoxinellus hellenicus
  • Varicorhinus altipinnis
  • Varicorhinus axelrodi
  • Varicorhinus beso
  • Varicorhinus ensifer
  • Varicorhinus fimbriatus
  • Varicorhinus macrolepidotus
  • Varicorhinus mariae
  • Pungwe chiselmouth (Varicorhinus pungweensis)
  • Varicorhinus sandersi
  • Varicorhinus steindachneri
  • Varicorhinus tornieri
  • Varicorhinus werneri
  • Menderes vimba (Vimba mirabilis)
  • Zarte (Vimba vimba)
  • Xenocypris macrolepis
  • Yaoshan carp (Yaoshanicus arcus)

Subspecies

  • Niger barb (Barbus bynni occidentalis)
  • Barbus bynni waldroni
  • Systomus sarana subnasutus

Psilorhynchids

  • Balitora minnow (Psilorhynchus balitora)
  • Rainbow minnow (Psilorhynchus gracilis)
  • Homaloptera minnow (Psilorhynchus homaloptera)
  • Psilorhynchus nepalensis
  • Stone carp (Psilorhynchus pseudecheneis)
  • River stone carp (Psilorhynchus sucatio)

Suckers

Suckers are freshwater fish with fleshy, sucking lips, often used to feed on the bottom.

Gyrinocheilids

  • Honey sucker (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri)
  • Spotted algae eater (Gyrinocheilus pennocki)

Vaillantellids

Gasterosteiformes: Sticklebacks and Relatives

This group includes fish known for their sharp spines, like sticklebacks.

Osmeriformes: Smelts and Allies

Osmeriformes are mostly small, silvery fish found in both fresh and saltwater. There are 90 species in this group that are "least concern."

Galaxiids

Smelts

Smelts are small, oily fish often found in cold waters.

Alepocephalids

These are deep-sea fish, often called "slickheads."

  • Agassiz' smooth-head (Alepocephalus agassizii)
  • Small scaled brown slickhead (Alepocephalus australis)
  • Owston's slickhead (Alepocephalus owstoni)
  • Smalleye smooth-head (Alepocephalus productus)
  • Risso's smooth-head (Alepocephalus rostratus)
  • Asquamiceps caeruleus
  • Asquamiceps hjorti
  • Bajacalifornia calcarata
  • Bigeye smooth-head (Bajacalifornia megalops)
  • Black warrior (Bathylaco nigricans)
  • Fangtooth smooth-head (Bathyprion danae)
  • Koefoed's smooth-head (Bathytroctes macrolepis)
  • Michael Sars smooth-head (Bathytroctes michaelsarsi)
  • Smallscale smooth-head (Bathytroctes microlepis)
  • Bathytroctes squamosus
  • Long-fin smooth-head (Conocara macropterum)
  • Murray's smooth-head (Conocara murrayi)
  • Salmon smooth-head (Conocara salmoneum)
  • Toothless smooth-head (Einara edentula)
  • Loosescale smooth-head (Einara macrolepis)
  • Krefft's smooth-head (Herwigia kreffti)
  • Grenadier smooth-head (Leptoderma macrops)
  • Narcetes erimelas
  • Blackhead salmon (Narcetes stomias)
  • Starry smooth-head (Photostylus pycnopterus)
  • Abyssal smooth-head (Rinoctes nasutus)
  • Softskin smooth-head (Rouleina attrita)
  • Madeiran smooth-head (Rouleina maderensis)
  • Antillean slickhead (Talismania antillarum)
  • Talismania bifurcata
  • Talismania homoptera
  • Talismania longifilis
  • Threadfin smooth-head (Talismania mekistonema)
  • Bluntsnout smooth-head (Xenodermichthys copei)

Argentinidae

  • Alice Argentina (Argentina aliceae)
  • North-pacific argentine (Argentina sialis)
  • Striated argentine (Argentina striata)
  • Smalltoothed argentine (Glossanodon leioglossus)
  • Glossanodon polli
  • Pygmy argentine (Glossanodon pygmaeus)

Platytroctids

  • Palebelly searsid (Barbantus curvifrons)
  • Bighead searsid (Holtbyrnia anomala)
  • Holtbyrnia cyanocephala
  • Holtbyrnia innesi
  • Bigeye searsid (Holtbyrnia macrops)
  • Palegold searsid (Maulisia argipalla)
  • Maul's searsid (Maulisia mauli)
  • Smallscale searsid (Maulisia microlepis)
  • Dark searsid (Mentodus facilis)
  • Longbilled searsid (Mentodus longirostris)
  • Midridged searsid (Mentodus mesalirus)
  • Largepore tubeshoulder (Mentodus perforatus)
  • Beaked searsid (Mentodus rostratus)
  • Multipore searsid (Normichthys operosus)
  • Legless searsid (Platytroctes apus)
  • Shining tubeshoulder (Sagamichthys abei)
  • Schnakenbeck's searsid (Sagamichthys schnakenbecki)
  • Koefoed's searsid (Searsia koefoedi)

Deep-sea Smelts

  • Grey's deepsea smelt (Bathylagichthys greyae)
  • Bathylagichthys problematicus
  • Silver big-eye smelt (Bathylagoides argyrogaster)
  • Longsnout blacksmelt (Dolicholagus longirostris)
  • Bigscale deepsea smelt (Melanolagus bericoides)
  • Stout blacksmelt (Pseudobathylagus milleri)

Barreleyes

Barreleyes are deep-sea fish with unusual tubular eyes.

Microstomatids

  • Slender argentine (Microstoma microstoma)
  • Nansenia atlantica
  • Nansenia tenera
  • Xenophthalmichthys danae

Other Osmeriformes Species

Percopsiformes: Trout-Perch and Allies

This small group includes fish that look like a mix of trout and perch.

  • Pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus)
  • Swampfish (Chologaster cornuta)
  • Spring cavefish (Forbesichthys agassizii)
  • Trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus)
  • Sand roller (Percopsis transmontana)

Catfishes: Whiskered Wonders

Catfishes are a diverse group, often recognized by their whisker-like barbels around their mouths. There are 707 catfish species assessed as "least concern."

Ictalurids: North American Catfish

This family includes many common North American catfish.

Pangasiidae

  • Basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
  • Pangasius conchophilus
  • Spot pangasius (Pangasius larnaudii)
  • Pangasius macronema
  • Mekong catfish (Pangasius mekongensis)
  • Pangasius nasutus
  • Pangasius pangasius
  • Pangasius polyuranodon
  • Pseudolais pleurotaenia

Heptapterids

  • Acentronichthys leptos
  • Brachyrhamdia imitator
  • Cetopsorhamdia boquillae
  • Cetopsorhamdia nasus
  • Chasmocranus rosae
  • Imparfinis usmai
  • Myoglanis potaroensis
  • Pimelodella conquetaensis
  • Pimelodella cristata
  • Pimelodella elongata
  • Pimelodella eutaenia
  • Pimelodella grisea
  • Pimelodella modestus
  • Pimelodella pappenheimi
  • Pimelodella reyesi

Astroblepids

  • Astroblepus chapmani
  • Astroblepus cirratus
  • Astroblepus cyclopus
  • Astroblepus grixalvii
  • Astroblepus guentheri
  • Astroblepus homodon
  • Astroblepus jurubidae
  • Astroblepus longifilis
  • Astroblepus micrescens
  • Astroblepus retropinnus
  • Astroblepus trifasciatus
  • Astroblepus unifasciatus

Sisorids

  • Exostoma labiatum
  • Gagata cenia
  • Gagata dolichonema
  • Gagata gagata
  • Gagata melanopterus
  • Gagata sexualis
  • Glyptosternon maculatum
  • Glyptothorax alaknandi
  • Glyptothorax annandalei
  • Glyptothorax botius
  • Glyptothorax burmanicus
  • Glyptothorax callopterus
  • Glyptothorax cavia
  • Glyptothorax chindwinica
  • Glyptothorax dorsalis
  • Glyptothorax fokiensis
  • Glyptothorax garhwali
  • Glyptothorax granulus
  • Glyptothorax horai
  • Glyptothorax indicus
  • Glyptothorax lampris
  • Glyptothorax laosensis
  • Glyptothorax lonah
  • Glyptothorax macromaculatus
  • Glyptothorax ngapang
  • Glyptothorax pectinopterus
  • Glyptothorax stolickae
  • Glyptothorax telchitta
  • Three-lined catfish (Glyptothorax trilineatus)
  • Glyptothorax ventrolineatus
  • Gogangra viridescens
  • Nangra assamensis
  • Kosi nangra (Nangra nangra)
  • Oreoglanis hypsiurus
  • Oreoglanis infulatus
  • Oreoglanis macropterus
  • Parachiloglanis hodgarti
  • Pareuchiloglanis longicauda
  • Pareuchiloglanis poilanei
  • Pseudecheneis serracula
  • Pseudecheneis sulcata
  • Sisor rabdophorus

Silurids

  • Belodontichthys truncatus
  • Hemisilurus mekongensis
  • Kryptopterus bicirrhis
  • Kryptopterus cryptopterus
  • Kryptopterus geminus
  • Kryptopterus macrocephalus
  • Kryptopterus micronema
  • Goan catfish (Ompok malabaricus)
  • Ompok urbaini
  • Phalacronotus apogon
  • Phalacronotus bleekeri
  • Pterocryptis anomala
  • Burmese silurus (Pterocryptis berdmorei)
  • Pterocryptis cochinchinensis

* Silurichthys schneideri

  • Amur catfish (Silurus asotus)
  • Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)
  • Silurus meridionalis
  • Mesopotamian catfish (Silurus triostegus)

Trichomycterids

  • Copionodon pecten
  • Eremophilus mutisii
  • Glanapteryx niobium
  • Malacoglanis gelatinosus
  • Paravandellia phaneronema
  • Plectrochilus wieneri
  • Pseudostegophilus haemomyzon
  • Trichomycterus aguarague
  • Trichomycterus banneaui
  • Trichomycterus caliensis
  • Trichomycterus chaberti
  • Trichomycterus chapmani
  • Trichomycterus fassli
  • Trichomycterus gorgona
  • Trichomycterus latistriatus
  • Trichomycterus longibarbatus
  • Trichomycterus maracaiboensis
  • Trichomycterus megantoni
  • Trichomycterus nigromaculatus
  • Trichomycterus retropinnis
  • Trichomycterus sandovali
  • Trichomycterus santanderensis
  • Trichomycterus sketi
  • Trichomycterus spilosoma
  • Trichomycterus stawiarski
  • Trichomycterus stellatus
  • Trichomycterus taenia
  • Trichomycterus uisae

Loach Catfishes

  • Amphilius atesuensis
  • Amphilius brevis
  • Amphilius cryptobullatus
  • Marbled mountain catfish (Amphilius jacksonii)
  • Broadtail mountain catfish (Amphilius laticaudatus)
  • Amphilius longirostris
  • Natal mountain catfish (Amphilius natalensis)
  • Mountain barbel (Amphilius platychir)
  • Amphilius pulcher
  • Amphilius rheophilus
  • Common mountain catfish (Amphilius uranoscopus)
  • Amphilius zairensis
  • Andersonia leptura
  • Belonoglanis tenuis
  • Congoglanis alula
  • Doumea angolensis
  • Doumea sanaga
  • Doumea typica
  • Leptoglanis xenognathus
  • Paramphilius baudoni
  • Phractura brevicauda
  • Phractura clauseni
  • Phractura lindica
  • Phractura longicauda
  • Phractura scaphyrhynchura
  • Phractura tenuicauda
  • Tetracamphilius notatus
  • Trachyglanis ineac
  • Zaireichthys brevis
  • Zaireichthys heterurus
  • Sand catlet (Zaireichthys rotundiceps)

Claroteids

  • Auchenoglanis biscutatus
  • Giraffe catfish (Auchenoglanis occidentalis)
  • Bathybagrus tetranema
  • Chrysichthys ansorgii
  • Golden Nile catfish (Chrysichthys auratus)
  • Chrysichthys bocagii
  • Kibonde (Chrysichthys brachynema)
  • Chrysichthys brevibarbis
  • Kokuni (Chrysichthys cranchii)
  • Chrysichthys delhezi
  • Chrysichthys duttoni
  • Kukumai (Chrysichthys grandis)
  • Chrysichthys graueri
  • Chrysichthys habereri
  • Chrysichthys johnelsi
  • Chrysichthys laticeps
  • Chrysichthys longibarbis
  • Aluminum catfish (Chrysichthys longipinnis)
  • Chrysichthys mabusi
  • Chrysichthys maurus
  • Bagrid catfish (Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus)
  • Chrysichthys ogooensis
  • Chrysichthys okae
  • Ornate bagrid (Chrysichthys ornatus)
  • Chrysichthys platycephalus
  • Chrysichthys punctatus
  • Shovelnose catfish (Chrysichthys sharpii)
  • Chrysichthys sianenna
  • Chrysichthys stappersii
  • Chrysichthys thonneri
  • Chrysichthys thysi
  • Chrysichthys wagenaari
  • Spiny catfish (Clarotes laticeps)
  • Gephyroglanis congicus
  • Lophiobagrus aquilus
  • Lophiobagrus brevispinis
  • African bullhead (Lophiobagrus cyclurus)
  • Notoglanidium boutchangai
  • Flatnose catfish (Notoglanidium macrostoma)
  • Parauchenoglanis altipinnis
  • Parauchenoglanis balayi
  • Zambezi grunter (Parauchenoglanis ngamensis)
  • Parauchenoglanis punctatus
  • Phyllonemus filinemus
  • Spatula-barbeled catfish (Phyllonemus typus)

Airbreathing Catfishes

These catfishes can breathe air, allowing them to survive out of water for a time.

  • Bathyclarias atribranchus
  • Bathyclarias eurydon
  • Bathyclarias filicibarbis
  • Bathyclarias foveolatus
  • Bathyclarias longibarbis
  • Bathyclarias loweae
  • Bathyclarias nyasensis
  • Bathyclarias rotundifrons
  • Bathyclarias worthingtoni
  • Channallabes alvarezi
  • Eel catfish (Channallabes apus)
  • Clariallabes centralis
  • Clariallabes heterocephalus
  • Clariallabes laticeps
  • Clariallabes longicauda
  • Clariallabes melas
  • Clariallabes platyprosopos
  • Clariallabes uelensis
  • Clariallabes variabilis
  • Clarias agboyiensis
  • Clarias albopunctatus
  • Alluaud's catfish (Clarias alluaudi)
  • Clarias angolensis
  • Clarias anguillaris
  • Walking catfish (Clarias batrachus)
  • Clarias buettikoferi
  • Clarias buthupogon
  • Clarias camerunensis
  • Clarias dhonti
  • Clarias dumerilii
  • Clarias ebriensis
  • Hong Kong catfish (Clarias fuscus)
  • Clarias gabonensis
  • African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
  • Clarias hilli
  • Clarias jaensis
  • Smooth-head catfish (Clarias liocephalus)
  • Clarias longior
  • Clarias macromystax
  • Clarias meladerma
  • Blunt-toothed African catfish (Clarias ngamensis)
  • Slender walking catfish (Clarias nieuhofii)
  • Clarias nigromarmoratus
  • Clarias pachynema
  • Clarias platycephalus
  • Clarias salae
  • Clarias stappersii
  • Snake catfish (Clarias theodorae)
  • Werner's catfish (Clarias werneri)
  • Dolichallabes microphthalmus
  • Gymnallabes typus
  • Eel-like fattyfin catfish (Heterobranchus bidorsalis)
  • Heterobranchus isopterus
  • Vundu (Heterobranchus longifilis)
  • Platyallabes tihoni
  • Tanganikallabes mortiauxi

Loricariids: Armored Catfish

These catfishes are known for their armored bodies and sucker mouths.

  • Ancistrus bufonius
  • Ancistrus caucanus
  • Bushymouth catfish (Ancistrus dolichopterus)
  • Ancistrus malacops
  • Ancistrus megalostomus
  • Ancistrus montanus
  • Ancistrus occloi
  • Ancistrus piriformis
  • Ancistrus sericeus
  • Ancistrus spinosus
  • Ancistrus tamboensis
  • Apistoloricaria condei
  • Chaetostoma aequinoctiale
  • Chaetostoma brevilabiatum
  • Chaetostoma leucomelas
  • Chaetostoma lineopunctatum
  • Chaetostoma marginatum
  • Chaetostoma niveum
  • Chaetostoma patiae
  • Chaetostoma taczanowskii
  • Chaetostoma thomsoni
  • Cordylancistrus daguae
  • Corymbophanes kaiei
  • Crossoloricaria bahuaja
  • Crossoloricaria rhami
  • Crossoloricaria venezuelae
  • Whiptail catfish (Dasyloricaria filamentosa)
  • Dolichancistrus carnegiei
  • Dolichancistrus pediculatus
  • Epactionotus gracilis
  • Etsaputu relictum
  • Eurycheilichthys limulus
  • Farlowella knerii
  • Harttia longipinna
  • Hemipsilichthys papillatus
  • Hypostomus ericius
  • Hypostomus fonchii
  • Hypostomus hemiurus
  • Hypostomus holostictus
  • Hypostomus luteus
  • Hypostomus macrops
  • Hypostomus myersi
  • Hypostomus unae
  • Hypostomus varimaculosus
  • Lamontichthys stibaros
  • Lasiancistrus heteracanthus
  • Lasiancistrus schomburgkii
  • Lithoxus bovallii
  • Loricariichthys edentatus
  • Loricariichthys hauxwelli
  • Loricariichthys ucayalensis
  • Otocinclus huaorani
  • Otocinclus macrospilus
  • Otothyris rostrata
  • Oxyropsis wrightiana
  • Panaqolus albomaculatus
  • Panaqolus changae
  • Panaque (Panaqolus dentex)
  • Panaqolus gnomus
  • Panaqolus nocturnus
  • Parotocinclus haroldoi
  • Parotocinclus longirostris
  • Peckoltia furcata
  • Peckoltia pankimpuju
  • Pseudohemiodon apithanos
  • Pseudohemiodon lamina
  • Pterygoplichthys scrophus
  • Pterygoplichthys undecimalis
  • Rineloricaria beni
  • Rineloricaria jubata
  • Rineloricaria morrowi
  • Rineloricaria thrissoceps
  • Rineloricaria wolfei
  • Spatuloricaria evansii
  • Spatuloricaria gymnogaster
  • Spatuloricaria puganensis
  • Squaliforma tenuicauda
  • Sturisoma guentheri
  • Sturisoma nigrirostrum
  • Sturisoma tenuirostre
  • Sturisomatichthys leightoni

Mochokids

Electric Catfish Species

These fish can produce an electric shock!

  • Malapterurus beninensis
  • African electric catfish (Malapterurus electricus)
  • Malapterurus melanochir
  • Smallmouth electric catfish (Malapterurus microstoma)
  • Malapterurus minjiriya
  • Malapterurus oguensis
  • Electric catfish (Malapterurus shirensis)
  • Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus
  • Paradoxoglanis parvus

Ariids: Sea Catfish

Sea catfishes are found in marine and brackish waters.

  • Kukwari sea catfish (Amphiarius phrygiatus)
  • Hardhead catfish (Ariopsis felis)
  • Widehead sea catfish (Ariopsis guatemalensis)
  • Tete sea catfish (Ariopsis seemanni)
  • Arius acutirostris
  • Threadfin sea catfish (Arius arius)
  • Berney's catfish (Arius berneyi)
  • Madagascar sea catfish (Arius madagascariensis)
  • Coco sea catfish (Bagre bagre)
  • Gafftopsail catfish (Bagre marinus)
  • Chilhuil sea catfish (Bagre panamensis)
  • Long-barbeled sea catfish (Bagre pinnimaculatus)
  • Smoothmouth sea catfish (Carlarius heudelotii)
  • Guinean sea catfish (Carlarius parkii)
  • Yellow sea catfish (Cathorops arenatus)
  • Big-bellied sea catfish (Cathorops dasycephalus)
  • Higuchi's sea catfish (Cathorops higuchii)
  • Gloomy sea catfish (Cathorops hypophthalmus)
  • Box sea catfish (Cathorops multiradiatus)
  • Cochlefelis burmanicus
  • Peruvian sea catfish (Galeichthys peruvianus)
  • Guri sea catfish (Genidens genidens)
  • Broad-snouted catfish (Neoarius latirostris)
  • Chomba sea-catfish (Notarius biffi)
  • Thomas sea catfish (Notarius grandicassis)
  • Sculptured sea catfish (Notarius kessleri)
  • Thick-lip sea-catfish (Notarius planiceps)
  • Bressou sea catfish (Notarius quadriscutis)
  • Softhead sea catfish (Notarius rugispinis)
  • Chilisea catfish (Notarius troschelii)
  • Cominate sea catfish (Occidentarius platypogon)
  • Blacktip sea catfish (Plicofollis dussumieri)
  • Flatmouth catfish (Plicofollis platystomus)
  • Couma sea catfish (Sciades couma)
  • Brown sea catfish (Sciades dowii)
  • Pemecou sea catfish (Sciades herzbergii)

Bagrids

  • False black lancer (Bagrichthys obscurus)
  • Bayad (Bagrus bajad)
  • Sudan catfish (Bagrus docmak)
  • Kampango (Bagrus meridionalis)
  • Bagrus orientalis
  • Bagrus ubangensis
  • Batasio batasio
  • Batasio fasciolatus
  • Batasio fluviatilis
  • Batasio tengana
  • Chandramara chandramara
  • Hemibagrus macropterus
  • Krishna mystus (Hemibagrus maydelli)
  • Hemibagrus menoda
  • Hemibagrus microphthalmus
  • Hemibagrus nemurus
  • Hemibagrus peguensis
  • Hemibagrus pluriradiatus
  • Hemibagrus spilopterus
  • Blacktail catfish (Hemibagrus wyckii)
  • Asian red tailed catfish (Hemibagrus wyckioides)
  • Mystus albolineatus
  • Mystus armatus
  • Mystus atrifasciatus
  • Mystus bleekeri
  • Mystus carcio
  • Mystus castaneus
  • Mystus cavasius
  • Mystus dibrugarensis
  • Mystus falcarius
  • Mystus gulio
  • Mystus keletius
  • Mystus leucophasis
  • Wynaad mystus (Mystus montanus)
  • Mystus multiradiatus
  • Mystus mysticetus
  • Malabar mystus (Mystus oculatus)
  • Zugzug catfish (Mystus pelusius)
  • Mystus pulcher
  • Mystus rufescens
  • Mystus seengtee
  • Mystus singaringan
  • Mystus tengara
  • Mystus vittatus
  • Mystus wolffii
  • Nanobagrus fuscus
  • Pelteobagrus argentivittatus
  • Braznikov's catfish (Pelteobagrus brashnikowi)
  • Pseudobagrus ondon
  • Pseudomystus leiacanthus
  • Bumble bee catfish (Pseudomystus siamensis)
  • Pseudomystus stenomus
  • Mahanadi rita (Rita chrysea)
  • Gogra rita (Rita gogra)
  • Deccan rita (Rita kuturnee)
  • Rita rita
  • Salween rita (Rita sacerdotum)
  • Sperata acicularis
  • Long-whiskered catfish (Sperata aor)
  • Sperata aorella
  • Sperata seenghala
  • Tachysurus adiposalis
  • Tachysurus fulvidraco
  • Tachysurus intermedius

Schilbeids

  • Clupisoma garua
  • Clupisoma montana
  • Clupisoma prateri
  • Clupisoma sinensis
  • Eutropiichthys britzi
  • Eutropiichthys burmannicus
  • Eutropiichthys murius
  • Eutropiichthys vacha
  • Laides longibarbis
  • Neotropius acutirostris
  • Neotropius atherinoides
  • Parailia congica
  • Parailia occidentalis
  • Glass schilbid (Parailia pellucida)
  • Parailia spiniserrata
  • Pareutropius buffei
  • Pareutropius debauwi
  • Pareutropius longifilis
  • Pareutropius mandevillei
  • Proeutropiichthys macropthalmos
  • Indian taakree (Proeutropiichthys taakree)
  • Golden barbel (Schilbe banguelensis)
  • Schilbe bocagii
  • Female belly up (Schilbe brevianalis)
  • Schilbe congensis
  • Schilbe djemeri
  • Schilbe grenfelli
  • Silver butter catfish (Schilbe intermedius)
  • Schilbe laticeps
  • Schilbe mandibularis
  • Shoulderspot catfish (Schilbe marmoratus)
  • Schilbe micropogon
  • Schilbe moebiusii
  • Schilbe multitaeniatus
  • African butter catfish (Schilbe mystus)
  • Schilbe tumbanus
  • Egyptian butter catfish (Schilbe uranoscopus)
  • Yangambi butterbarbel (Schilbe yangambianus)
  • Silond catfish (Silonia silondia)
  • Siluranodon auritus

Callichthyids: Armored Catfish

These are small, armored catfishes popular in aquariums.

  • Aspidoras maculosus
  • Hognosed brochis (Brochis multiradiatus)
  • Blacktop corydoras (Corydoras acutus)
  • Adolfo's catfish (Corydoras adolfoi)
  • Corydoras amphibelus
  • Corydoras cervinus
  • Corydoras copei
  • Corydoras coppenamensis
  • Corydoras coriatae
  • Corydoras ehrhardti
  • Corydoras fowleri
  • Corydoras geryi
  • Corydoras gracilis
  • Corydoras lamberti
  • False spotted catfish (Corydoras leucomelas)
  • Loretoensi (Corydoras loretoensis)
  • Bandit corydoras (Corydoras melini)
  • Corydoras napoensis
  • Corydoras ortegai
  • Pastaza corydoras (Corydoras pastazensis)
  • Corydoras stenocephalus
  • Sychr's catfish (Corydoras sychri)
  • Corydoras virginiae
  • Weitzmani (Corydoras weitzmani)
  • Corydoras zygatus
  • Hoplosternum magdalenae
  • Lepthoplosternum altamazonicum
  • Lepthoplosternum beni

Doradids: Thorny Catfish

Doradids are known for their bony plates and spines.

Driftwood Catfishes

These catfishes often live among driftwood and submerged logs.

  • Auchenipterichthys coracoideus
  • Auchenipterus britskii
  • Auchenipterus nuchalis
  • Centromochlus reticulatus
  • Gelanoglanis stroudi
  • Liosomadoras morrowi
  • Jaguar catfish (Liosomadoras oncinus)
  • Tatia aulopygia
  • Trachelyichthys exilis
  • Trachelyopterus albicrux
  • Trachelyopterus fisheri
  • Trachelyopterus insignis

Erethistids

  • Erethistes pusillus
  • Hara hara
  • Hara horai
  • Hara jerdoni
  • Hara minuscula
  • Pseudolaguvia kapuri
  • Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
  • Pseudolaguvia shawi

Pseudopimelodids

  • Batrochoglanis transmontanus
  • Cephalosilurus fowleri
  • Cruciglanis pacifici
  • Microglanis zonatus
  • Pseudopimelodus schultzi

Other Catfish Species

  • Akysis hendricksoni
  • Akysis prashadi
  • Amblyceps apangi
  • Amblyceps foratum
  • Amblyceps laticeps
  • Amblyceps mangois
  • Rock-catfish (Austroglanis sclateri)
  • Gilded catfish (Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii)
  • Guitarrita (Bunocephalus coracoideus)
  • Banjo catfish (Bunocephalus knerii)
  • Cetopsis amphiloxa
  • Cetopsis montana
  • Cetopsis othonops
  • Cetopsis pearsoni
  • Angler catfish (Chaca bankanensis)
  • Chaca chaca
  • Cranoglanis henrici
  • Stinging catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis)
  • Air-sac catfish (Heteropneustes kemratensis)
  • Megalonema xanthum
  • Olyra kempi
  • Olyra longicaudata
  • Singapore little warty catfish (Parakysis longirostris)
  • Parapimelodus valenciennis
  • Pimelodus coprophagus
  • Pseudobagarius similis
  • Xyliphius magdalenae

Gonorynchiformes: Milkfish and Allies

This group includes milkfish, which are important food fish, and other unique species.

  • Cromeria nilotica
  • Beaked salmon (Gonorynchus gonorynchus)
  • Angola Kneria (Kneria angolensis)
  • Airbreathing shellear (Kneria auriculata)
  • Kneria katangae
  • Cunene Kneria (Kneria maydelli)
  • Kneria paucisquamata
  • Northern Kneria (Kneria polli)
  • Kneria rukwaensis
  • Kneria stappersii
  • Kneria wittei
  • Parakneria abbreviata
  • Parakneria cameronensis
  • Gorongoza Kneria (Parakneria mossambica)
  • Parakneria spekii
  • Hingemouth (Phractolaemus ansorgii)

Batrachoidiformes: Toadfish

Toadfish are bottom-dwelling fish with large heads and mouths, often camouflaged to blend with their surroundings.

  • Bocon toadfish (Amphichthys cryptocentrus)
  • Aphos porosus
  • Large-eye toadfish (Batrachoides gilberti)
  • Batrachoides liberiensis
  • Cotuero toadfish (Batrachoides manglae)
  • Pacific toadfish (Batrachoides pacifici)
  • Pacuma toadfish (Batrachoides surinamensis)
  • Multipored toadfish (Batrachoides waltersi)
  • Dow's toadfish (Daector dowi)
  • Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus)
  • Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta)
  • Bicolor toadfish (Opsanus dichrostomus)
  • Leopard toadfish (Opsanus pardus)
  • Scarecrow toadfish (Opsanus phobetron)
  • Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau)
  • Perulibatrachus elminensis
  • Perulibatrachus rossignoli
  • Darkedge midshipman (Porichthys analis)
  • Saddle midshipman (Porichthys ephippiatus)
  • Greene's midshipman (Porichthys greenei)
  • Daisy midshipman (Porichthys margaritatus)
  • Mimetic midshipman (Porichthys mimeticus)
  • Porichthys myriaster
  • Plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus)
  • Few-rayed toadfish (Porichthys pauciradiatus)
  • Atlantic midshipman (Porichthys plectrodon)
  • Bearded toadfish (Sanopus barbatus)
  • Cano toadfish (Thalassophryne maculosa)
  • Big-eyed toadfish (Thalassophryne megalops)
  • Copper Joe toadfish (Thalassophryne nattereri)

Perciformes: Perch-like Fish

This is the largest order of fish, including many common and diverse species. There are 3,878 species and 18 subspecies in the order Perciformes assessed as "least concern."

Beloniformes: Needlefishes and Flying Fish

This group includes fish with long, slender bodies and those that can "fly" out of the water. There are 74 species and seven subspecies in the order Beloniformes assessed as "least concern."

Ricefishes

Ricefishes are small freshwater fish, often found in rice paddies.

  • Spotted ricefish (Oryzias carnaticus)
  • Indian ricefish (Oryzias dancena)
  • Mekong ricefish (Oryzias mekongensis)
  • Oryzias melastigma
  • Dwarf medaka (Oryzias minutillus)
  • Miniature Indian ricefish (Oryzias setnai)
  • Chinese rice fish (Oryzias sinensis)

Halfbeaks

Halfbeaks have a very long lower jaw and a short upper jaw.

  • Hardhead halfbeak (Chriodorus atherinoides)
  • Dermogenys burmanica
  • Dermogenys siamensis
  • Flying halfbeak (Euleptorhamphus velox)
  • Balao halfbeak (Hemiramphus balao)
  • Bermuda halfbeak (Hemiramphus bermudensis)
  • Ballyhoo (Hemiramphus brasiliensis)
  • Jumping halfbeak (Hemiramphus saltator)
  • Forest halfbeak (Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus)
  • Collette's halfbeak (Hyporhamphus collettei)
  • Choelo halfbeak (Hyporhamphus gilli)
  • Congaturi halfbeak (Hyporhamphus limbatus)
  • American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki)
  • Pacific silverstripe halfbeak (Hyporhamphus naos)
  • African halfbeak (Hyporhamphus picarti)
  • Central American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus roberti)
  • Skipper halfbeak (Hyporhamphus snyderi)
  • Atlantic silverstripe halfbeak (Hyporhamphus unifasciatus)
  • False halfbeak (Oxyporhamphus similis)
  • Feathered river-garfish (Zenarchopterus dispar)
  • Zenarchopterus gilli
  • Robert's river garfish (Zenarchopterus robertsi)

Needlefishes

Needlefishes have very long, slender bodies and sharp, needle-like jaws. Species

  • Flat needlefish (Ablennes hians)
  • Garfish (Belone belone)
  • Keeltail needlefish (Platybelone argalus)
  • Californian needlefish (Strongylura exilis)
  • Silver gar (Strongylura marina)
  • Redfin needlefish (Strongylura notata)
  • Shoulderspot needlefish (Strongylura scapularis)
  • Strongylura senegalensis
  • Timucu (Strongylura timucu)
  • Agujon needlefish (Tylosurus acus)
  • Houndfish (Tylosurus crocodilus)
  • Pacific agujon (Tylosurus pacificus)
  • Xenentodon cancila
  • Indochinese needlefish (Xenentodon canciloides)

Subspecies

  • Baja California keeltail needlefish (Platybelone argalus pterura)
  • Tylosurus acus acus
  • Tylosurus acus imperialis
  • Tylosurus acus rafale
  • Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus
  • Mexican needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus fodiator)

Flying Fish

Flying fish can glide through the air using their large, wing-like fins. Species

  • Margined flyingfish (Cheilopogon cyanopterus)
  • Backspot flying fish (Cheilopogon dorsomacula)
  • Bandwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon exsiliens)
  • Spotfin flyingfish (Cheilopogon furcatus)
  • Blotchwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon heterurus)
  • Atlantic flyingfish (Cheilopogon melanurus)
  • Guinean flyingfish (Cheilopogon milleri)
  • Blacksail flyingfish (Cheilopogon nigricans)
  • Butterfly flyingfish (Cheilopogon papilio)
  • Bennett's flyingfish (Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus)
  • Easter Island flyingfish (Cheilopogon rapanouiensis)
  • Whitetip flyingfish (Cheilopogon xenopterus)
  • Ornamented flying fish (Cypselurus callopterus)
  • Clearwing flyingfish (Cypselurus comatus)
  • Oceanic two-wing flyingfish (Exocoetus obtusirostris)
  • Tropical two-wing flyingfish (Exocoetus volitans)
  • Fodiator acutus
  • Fodiator rostratus
  • Hirundichthys affinis
  • Banded flyingfish (Hirundichthys marginatus)
  • Subtropical flyingfish (Hirundichthys rondeletii)
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish (Hirundichthys speculiger)
  • Hirundichthys volador
  • Atlantic sailfin flyingfish (Parexocoetus hillianus)
  • Bluntnosed flyingfish (Prognichthys gibbifrons)
  • Gyre flyingfish (Prognichthys glaphyrae)
  • Western bluntnose flyingfish (Prognichthys occidentalis)
  • Sailor flyingfish (Prognichthys sealei)
  • Tringa flyingfish (Prognichthys tringa)

Subspecies

Scomberesocids

  • Atlantic saury (Scomberesox saurus)
  • Dwarf Atlantic saury (Scomberesox simulans)

Snakeheads

Snakeheads are freshwater fish known for their long bodies and ability to breathe air.

  • Northern snakehead (Channa argus)
  • Small snakehead (Channa asiatica)
  • Forest snakehead (Channa lucius)
  • Blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
  • Black snakehead (Channa melasoma)
  • Giant snakehead (Channa micropeltes)
  • Spotted snakehead (Channa punctata)
  • Striped snakehead (Channa striata)

Synbranchiformes: Swamp Eels

This order includes swamp eels and spiny eels, many of which can breathe air. There are 52 species in the order Synbranchiformes assessed as "least concern."

Swamp Eels

  • Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
  • Gangetic mudeel (Monopterus cuchia)
  • Bengal mudeel (Ophisternon bengalense)

Mastacembelids

  • Macrognathus aral
  • Macrognathus circumcinctus
  • Macrognathus dorsiocellatus
  • Macrognathus guentheri
  • Macrognathus maculatus
  • Macrognathus morehensis
  • Macrognathus pancalus
  • Macrognathus semiocellatus
  • Spotfin spiny eel (Macrognathus siamensis)
  • Tapir spiny eel (Macrognathus tapirus)
  • Macrognathus zebrinus
  • Mastacembelus alboguttatus
  • Mastacembelus albomaculatus
  • Tire track eel (Mastacembelus armatus)
  • Mastacembelus brachyrhinus
  • Blind spiny eel (Mastacembelus brichardi)
  • Mastacembelus congicus
  • Mastacembelus cryptacanthus
  • Mastacembelus cunningtoni
  • Mastacembelus dayi
  • Mastacembelus ellipsifer
  • Fire eel (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia)
  • Flower spiny eel (Mastacembelus favus)
  • Mastacembelus flavidus
  • East African spiny eel (Mastacembelus frenatus)
  • Mastacembelus greshoffi
  • Mastacembelus liberiensis
  • Mesopotamian spiny eel (Mastacembelus mastacembelus)
  • Mastacembelus micropectus
  • Mastacembelus moeruensis
  • Mastacembelus moorii
  • Mastacembelus niger
  • Mastacembelus nigromarginatus
  • Mastacembelus ophidium
  • Mastacembelus paucispinis
  • Mastacembelus plagiostomus
  • Mastacembelus platysoma
  • Mastacembelus praensis
  • Mastacembelus robertsi
  • Mastacembelus sanagali
  • Mastacembelus seiteri
  • Malawi spinyeel (Mastacembelus shiranus)
  • Mastacembelus stappersii
  • Mastacembelus tanganicae
  • Mastacembelus tinwini
  • Mastacembelus traversi
  • Ocellated spiny eel (Mastacembelus vanderwaali)
  • Zebra spinyeel (Mastacembelus zebratus)
  • Sinobdella sinensis

Gymnotiformes: Electric Knifefish

This group includes electric knifefish and the famous electric eel, which can generate strong electric fields.

  • Apteronotus eschmeyeri
  • Apteronotus magdalenensis
  • Apteronotus mariae
  • Distocyclus conirostris
  • Electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
  • Gymnotus chaviro
  • Gymnotus esmeraldas
  • Gymnotus jonasi
  • Hypopygus ortegai
  • Platyurosternarchus macrostomus
  • Barred knifefish (Steatogenys elegans)
  • Sternarchorhynchus hagedornae
  • Sternarchorhynchus montanus
  • Sternarchorhynchus mormyrus
  • Sternarchorhynchus stewarti
  • Sternarchorhynchus taphorni
  • Blue-green knifefish (Sternopygus aequilabiatus)

Osteoglossiformes: Bony-tongued Fish

This order includes ancient fish with bony tongues, like arowanas and elephantnose fish. There are 127 species in the order Osteoglossiformes assessed as "least concern."

Mormyrids: Elephantnose Fish

Mormyrids are known for their unique head shapes and ability to produce weak electric fields for navigation and communication.

  • Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri
  • Brevimyrus niger
  • Brienomyrus brachyistius
  • Brienomyrus longianalis
  • Campylomormyrus alces
  • Campylomormyrus christyi
  • Campylomormyrus curvirostris
  • Campylomormyrus elephas
  • Campylomormyrus mirus
  • Campylomormyrus numenius
  • Campylomormyrus phantasticus
  • Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
  • Wormjawed mormyrid (Campylomormyrus tamandua)
  • Campylomormyrus tshokwe
  • Zambezi parrotfish (Cyphomyrus discorhynchus)
  • Cyphomyrus macrops
  • Cyphomyrus psittacus
  • Cyphomyrus wilverthi
  • Genyomyrus donnyi
  • Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus
  • Longnose stonebasher (Gnathonemus longibarbis)
  • Peters' elephantnose fish (Gnathonemus petersii)
  • Slender stonebasher (Hippopotamyrus ansorgii)
  • Hippopotamyrus castor
  • Graham's stonebasher (Hippopotamyrus grahami)
  • Hippopotamyrus pappenheimi
  • Hippopotamyrus paugyi
  • Hippopotamyrus pictus
  • Hippopotamyrus szaboi
  • Hyperopisus bebe
  • Isichthys henryi
  • Ivindomyrus marchei
  • Marcusenius altisambesi
  • Marcusenius angolensis
  • Thisk-lipped fish (Marcusenius cyprinoides)
  • Marcusenius friteli
  • Marcusenius fuscus
  • Marcusenius ghesquierei
  • Marcusenius greshoffii
  • Marcusenius kutuensis
  • Marcusenius leopoldianus
  • Livingstone's bulldog (Marcusenius livingstonii)
  • Bulldog-fish (Marcusenius macrolepidotus)
  • Marcusenius mento
  • Monteiri's bulldog (Marcusenius monteiri)
  • Marcusenius moorii
  • Marcusenius schilthuisiae
  • Marcusenius senegalensis
  • Marcusenius stanleyanus
  • Marcusenius thomasi
  • Marcusenius ussheri
  • Cornish jack (Mormyrops anguilloides)
  • Mormyrops attenuatus
  • Mormyrops boulengeri
  • Mormyrops breviceps
  • Mormyrops curtus
  • Mormyrops engystoma
  • Mormyrops furcidens
  • Mormyrops lineolatus
  • Mormyrops mariae
  • Mormyrops masuianus
  • Mormyrops nigricans
  • Mormyrops sirenoides
  • Mormyrops zanclirostris
  • Mormyrus caschive
  • Mormyrus hasselquistii
  • Bottlenose (Mormyrus kannume)
  • Western bottlenose (Mormyrus lacerda)
  • Eastern bottlenose mormyrid (Mormyrus longirostris)
  • Mormyrus macrocephalus
  • Mormyrus macrophthalmus
  • Mormyrus ovis
  • Mormyrus tapirus
  • Athi elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus tenuirostris)
  • Myomyrus macrodon
  • Myomyrus macrops
  • Paramormyrops curvifrons
  • Paramormyrops sphekodes
  • Paramormyrops tavernei
  • Petrocephalus ansorgii
  • Petrocephalus balayi
  • Petrocephalus binotatus
  • Petrocephalus christyi
  • Petrocephalus grandoculis
  • Petrocephalus microphthalmus
  • Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus
  • Petrocephalus pellegrini
  • Petrocephalus sauvagii
  • Petrocephalus schoutedeni
  • Petrocephalus simus
  • Petrocephalus soudanensis
  • Petrocephalus sullivani
  • Petrocephalus tenuicauda
  • Southern churchill (Petrocephalus wesselsi)
  • Pollimyrus adspersus
  • Pollimyrus brevis
  • Dwarf stonebasher (Pollimyrus castelnaui)
  • Pollimyrus marianne
  • Dark stonebasher (Pollimyrus nigricans)
  • Pollimyrus nigripinnis
  • Pollimyrus petherici
  • Pollimyrus petricolus
  • Pollimyrus plagiostoma
  • Pollimyrus pulverulentus
  • Pollimyrus schreyeni
  • Pollimyrus tumifrons
  • Stomatorhinus corneti
  • Stomatorhinus fuliginosus
  • Stomatorhinus humilior
  • Stomatorhinus kununguensis
  • Stomatorhinus patrizii
  • Stomatorhinus polli
  • Stomatorhinus polylepis
  • Stomatorhinus puncticulatus
  • Stomatorhinus walkeri

Notopterids: Featherbacks

Featherbacks have long, knife-like bodies and small dorsal fins.

Other Osteoglossiformes Species

Gobiesociformes: Clingfish

Clingfish have a special suction disc on their underside that allows them to cling to rocks and other surfaces.

  • Flarenostril clingfish (Acyrtops amplicirrus)
  • Emerald clingfish (Acyrtops beryllinus)
  • Papillate clingfish (Acyrtus artius)
  • Orange-spotted clingfish (Acyrtus lanthanum)
  • Red clingfish (Acyrtus rubiginosus)
  • Apletodon bacescui
  • Apletodon incognitus
  • Chubby clingfish (Apletodon pellegrini)
  • Apletodon wirtzi
  • Elegant clingfish (Arcos decoris)
  • Rockwall clingfish (Arcos erythrops)
  • Padded clingfish (Arcos nudus)
  • Rock clingfish (Arcos rhodospilus)
  • High-forehead clingfish (Derilissus altifrons)
  • Two-spotted clingfish (Diplecogaster bimaculata)
  • Diplecogaster ctenocrypta
  • Panamic clingfish (Gobiesox adustus)
  • Lappetlip clingfish (Gobiesox barbatulus)
  • Dotted clingfish (Gobiesox daedaleus)
  • Bahama skilletfish (Gobiesox lucayanus)
  • Blackfinned clingfish (Gobiesox nigripinnis)
  • Bearded clingfish (Gobiesox papillifer)
  • Gobiesox pinniger
  • Stippled clingfish (Gobiesox punctulatus)
  • Smoothlip clingfish (Gobiesox schultzi)
  • Skilletfish (Gobiesox strumosus)
  • Blunt-snouted clingfish (Gouania willdenowi)
  • Lecanogaster chrysea
  • Shore clingfish (Lepadogaster lepadogaster)
  • Lepadogaster purpurea
  • Opeatogenys gracilis
  • Northern fraildisc clingfish (Pherallodiscus funebris)
  • Guadalupe clingfish (Rimicola sila)
  • Sicyases hildebrandi
  • Tomicodon australis
  • Cortez clingfish (Tomicodon boehlkei)
  • Broadhead clingfish (Tomicodon briggsi)
  • Smallsucker clingfish (Tomicodon chilensis)
  • Cryptic clingfish (Tomicodon cryptus)
  • Rosy clingfish (Tomicodon eos)
  • Barred clingfish (Tomicodon fasciatus)
  • Sonora clingfish (Tomicodon humeralis)
  • Smooth-suckered clingfish (Tomicodon leurodiscus)
  • Blackstripe clingfish (Tomicodon myersi)
  • Peter's clingfish (Tomicodon petersii)
  • Reitz's clingfish (Tomicodon reitzae)
  • Antillean clingfish (Tomicodon rhabdotus)
  • Surge clingfish (Tomicodon rupestris)
  • Zebra clingfish (Tomicodon zebra)

Characiformes: Tetras and Piranhas

This group includes many popular aquarium fish like tetras, as well as piranhas. There are 354 species in the order Characiformes assessed as "least concern."

Bryconids

  • Brycon amazonicus
  • Brycon dentex
  • Brycon henni
  • Brycon meeki
  • Brycon oligolepis
  • Brycon polylepis
  • Brycon rubricauda
  • Brycon sinuensis
  • Brycon stolzmanni

Curimatids

  • Curimata incompta
  • Curimata vittata
  • Cyphocharax derhami
  • Cyphocharax pantostictos
  • Cyphocharax voga
  • Pseudocurimata lineopunctata
  • Steindachnerina amazonica
  • Steindachnerina binotata

Alestids

  • Alestes ansorgii
  • Alestes baremoze
  • Nile robber (Alestes dentex)
  • Alestes liebrechtsii
  • Torpedo robber (Alestes macrophthalmus)
  • Alestes stuhlmannii
  • Alestopetersius bifasciatus
  • Alestopetersius brichardi
  • Yellow-tailed African tetra (Alestopetersius caudalis)
  • Alestopetersius compressus
  • Alestopetersius hilgendorfi
  • Alestopetersius leopoldianus
  • Alestopetersius tumbensis
  • Bathyaethiops breuseghemi
  • African moon tetra (Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus)
  • Bathyaethiops greeni
  • Brachypetersius cadwaladeri
  • Brachypetersius gabonensis
  • Brachypetersius huloti
  • Brachypetersius pseudonummifer
  • Redfin robber (Brycinus affinis)
  • Brycinus bimaculatus
  • Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber (Brycinus ferox)
  • Brycinus fwaensis
  • Pinkfin alestes (Brycinus grandisquamis)
  • Spot-tail robber (Brycinus imberi)
  • Brycinus intermedius
  • Brycinus kingsleyae
  • Striped robber (Brycinus lateralis)
  • Brycinus leuciscus
  • African longfin (Brycinus longipinnis)
  • Large scaled robber (Brycinus macrolepidotus)
  • Dwarf Lake Turkana robber (Brycinus minutus)

* Nurse tetra (Brycinus nurse)

  • Brycinus opisthotaenia
  • Brycinus peringueyi
  • Brycinus poptae
  • Brycinus rhodopleura
  • Sadler's robber (Brycinus sadleri)
  • Brycinus taeniurus
  • Brycinus tholloni
  • Bryconaethiops boulengeri
  • Bryconaethiops macrops
  • Bryconaethiops microstoma
  • Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae
  • Barnard's robber (Hemigrammopetersius barnardi)
  • Hydrocynus brevis
  • Elongate tigerfish (Hydrocynus forskahlii)
  • Giant tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath)
  • Hydrocynus tanzaniae
  • Ndweshi (Hydrocynus vittatus)
  • Sharptooth tetra (Micralestes acutidens)
  • Micralestes argyrotaenia
  • Micralestes congicus
  • Micralestes fodori
  • Micralestes humilis
  • Micralestes lualabae
  • Micralestes occidentalis
  • Micralestes pabrensis
  • Micralestes sardina
  • Micralestes stormsi
  • Nannopetersius lamberti
  • Petersius conserialis
  • Phenacogrammus altus
  • Phenacogrammus ansorgii
  • Phenacogrammus aurantiacus
  • Phenacogrammus deheyni
  • Congo tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus)
  • Phenacogrammus major
  • Phenacogrammus polli
  • Phenacogrammus urotaenia
  • Rhabdalestes brevidorsalis
  • Okavango robber (Rhabdalestes maunensis)
  • Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis
  • Rhabdalestes septentrionalis
  • Pangani robber (Rhabdalestes tangensis)
  • Tricuspidalestes caeruleus

Lebiasinids

  • Blackband copella (Copella nigrofasciata)
  • Lebiasina astrigata
  • Lebiasina chucuriensis
  • Lebiasina colombia
  • Lebiasina elongata
  • Lebiasina floridablancaensis
  • Lebiasina multimaculata
  • Lebiasina ortegai
  • Pyrrhulina eleanorae
  • Copeina (Pyrrhulina spilota)

Distichodontids

  • Belonophago hutsebouti
  • Belonophago tinanti
  • Congocharax olbrechtsi
  • Silver distichodus (Distichodus affinis)
  • Distichodus altus
  • Distichodus antonii
  • Distichodus atroventralis
  • Distichodus brevipinnis
  • Dwarf distichodus (Distichodus decemmaculatus)
  • Grass-eaters (Distichodus engycephalus)
  • Many barred distichodus (Distichodus fasciolatus)
  • Distichodus hypostomatus
  • Distichodus kolleri
  • Longsnout distichodus (Distichodus lusosso)
  • Spotted citharinid (Distichodus maculatus)
  • Nkupe (Distichodus mossambicus)
  • Nile distichodus (Distichodus niloticus)
  • Distichodus noboli
  • Distichodus notospilus
  • Distichodus rostratus
  • Distichodus rufigiensis
  • Distichodus schenga
  • Six-banded distichodus (Distichodus sexfasciatus)
  • Eugnathichthys eetveldii
  • Eugnathichthys macroterolepis
  • Hemigrammocharax angolensis
  • Dwarf citharine (Hemigrammocharax machadoi)
  • Hemigrammocharax minutus
  • Hemigrammocharax monardi
  • Multibar citharine (Hemigrammocharax multifasciatus)
  • Hemigrammocharax ocellicauda
  • Hemigrammocharax uniocellatus
  • Hemigrammocharax wittei
  • Hemistichodus lootensi
  • Hemistichodus mesmaekersi
  • Hemistichodus vaillanti
  • Ichthyborus monodi
  • Ichthyborus ornatus
  • Mesoborus crocodilus
  • Microstomatichthyoborus bashforddeani
  • Microstomatichthyoborus katangae
  • Oneline tetra (Nannaethiops unitaeniatus)
  • Nannocharax ansorgii
  • Nannocharax brevis
  • Nannocharax elongatus
  • Nannocharax fasciatus
  • Nannocharax gracilis
  • Nannocharax intermedius
  • Nannocharax lineomaculatus
  • Nannocharax luapulae
  • Broad-barred citharine (Nannocharax macropterus)
  • Nannocharax maculicauda
  • Nannocharax niloticus
  • Nannocharax occidentalis
  • Nannocharax parvus
  • Nannocharax procatopus
  • Nannocharax schoutedeni
  • Nannocharax taenia
  • Neolebias ansorgii
  • Neolebias gossei
  • Neolebias trewavasae
  • Threeline tetra (Neolebias trilineatus)
  • Neolebias unifasciatus
  • Paradistichodus dimidiatus
  • Phago boulengeri
  • Phago intermedius
  • African pike-characin (Phago loricatus)
  • Xenocharax crassus

Characids

  • Acestrocephalus boehlkei
  • Argopleura chocoensis
  • Argopleura diquensis
  • Argopleura magdalenensis
  • Astyanacinus multidens
  • Astyanax atratoensis
  • Astyanax caucanus
  • Astyanax filiferus
  • Astyanax guaporensis
  • Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus)
  • Astyanax microlepis
  • Astyanax orthodus
  • Attonitus ephimeros
  • Attonitus irisae
  • Brachychalcinus nummus
  • Bryconacidnus ellisi
  • Bryconacidnus paipayensis
  • Bryconamericus alfredae
  • Bryconamericus andresoi
  • Bryconamericus bolivianus
  • Bryconamericus caucanus
  • Bryconamericus dahli
  • Bryconamericus deuterodonoides
  • Bryconamericus diaphanus
  • Bryconamericus emperador
  • Bryconamericus galvisi
  • Bryconamericus grosvenori
  • Bryconamericus guaytarae
  • Bryconamericus huilae
  • Bryconamericus osgoodi
  • Bryconamericus pachacuti
  • Bryconamericus pectinatus
  • Bryconamericus phoenicopterus
  • Bryconamericus plutarcoi
  • Bryconamericus zamorensis
  • Ceratobranchia binghami
  • Ceratobranchia delotaenia
  • Ceratobranchia obtusirostris
  • Charax macrolepis
  • Charax tectifer
  • Cheirodon ortegai
  • Chrysobrycon hesperus
  • Chrysobrycon myersi
  • Creagrutus amoenus
  • Creagrutus brevipinnis
  • Creagrutus britskii
  • Creagrutus caucanus
  • Creagrutus changae
  • Creagrutus flavescens
  • Creagrutus gephyrus
  • Creagrutus gracilis
  • Creagrutus guanes
  • Creagrutus holmi
  • Creagrutus kunturus
  • Creagrutus magdalenae
  • Creagrutus manu
  • Creagrutus maracaiboensis
  • Creagrutus muelleri
  • Creagrutus ortegai
  • Creagrutus ouranonastes
  • Creagrutus paralacus
  • Creagrutus pearsoni
  • Creagrutus peruanus
  • Creagrutus pila
  • Creagrutus ungulus
  • Deuterodon singularis
  • Tetra (Diapoma terofali)
  • Gephyrocharax chocoensis
  • Gephyrocharax major
  • Gephyrocharax melanocheir
  • Grundulus bogotensis
  • Hemibrycon beni
  • Hemibrycon boquiae
  • Hemibrycon colombianus
  • Hemibrycon dentatus
  • Hemibrycon helleri
  • Hemibrycon huambonicus
  • Hemibrycon mikrostiktos
  • Hemibrycon orcesi
  • Hemibrycon palomae
  • Hemibrycon polyodon
  • Hemibrycon rafaelense
  • Jumping anchovy (Hemibrycon tridens)
  • Costello tetra (Hemigrammus hyanuary)
  • Hemigrammus luelingi
  • Black wedge tetra (Hemigrammus pulcher)
  • Ornate tetra (Hyphessobrycon bentosi)
  • Hyphessobrycon frankei
  • Hyphessobrycon gracilior
  • Hyphessobrycon loretoensis
  • Black phantom tetra (Hyphessobrycon megalopterus)
  • Hyphessobrycon ocasoensis
  • Hyphessobrycon oritoensis
  • Hyphessobrycon pando
  • Hyphessobrycon peruvianus
  • Hyphessobrycon proteus
  • Lemon tetra (Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis)
  • Hyphessobrycon robustulus
  • Hyphessobrycon taguae
  • Hyphessobrycon tenuis
  • Tortuguero tetra (Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae)
  • Jupiaba poranga
  • Knodus gamma
  • Knodus hypopterus
  • Knodus megalops
  • Knodus pasco
  • Lobodeuterodon euspilurus
  • Microgenys minuta
  • Microschemobrycon elongatus
  • Moenkhausia atahualpiana
  • Moenkhausia georgiae
  • Moenkhausia ovalis
  • Moenkhausia simulata
  • Monotocheirodon pearsoni
  • Odontostilbe dierythrura
  • Odontostilbe ecuadorensis
  • Odontostilbe microcephala
  • Oligosarcus bolivianus
  • Oligosarcus longirostris
  • Othonocheirodus eigenmanni
  • Phenacogaster beni
  • Priocharax pygmaeus
  • Pseudochalceus lineatus
  • Rhoadsia minor
  • Roeboides affinis
  • Roeboides bonariensis
  • Roeboides occidentalis
  • Saccoderma hastata
  • Saccoderma robusta
  • Scopaeocharax atopodus
  • Scopaeocharax rhinodus
  • Tyttobrycon dorsimaculatus
  • Tyttobrycon spinosus
  • Tyttocharax tambopatensis
  • Xenurobrycon heterodon
  • Xenurobrycon polyancistrus

Citharinids

  • Citharidium ansorgii
  • Citharinus congicus
  • Citharinus gibbosus
  • Citharinus latus
  • Citharinus macrolepis

Anostomids

  • Abramites eques
  • Laemolyta fasciata
  • Leporinus crassilabris
  • Leporinus granti
  • Leporinus niceforoi
  • Leporinus nijsseni
  • Leporinus obtusidens
  • Leporinus pearsoni
  • Striped leporinus (Leporinus striatus)
  • Leporinus wolfei
  • Leporinus y-ophorus
  • Rhytiodus lauzannei
  • Schizodon rostratus

Crenuchids

  • Characidium bolivianum
  • Characidium brevirostre
  • Characidium caucanum
  • Characidium lanei
  • Characidium phoxocephalum
  • Characidium pteroides
  • Characidium purpuratum
  • Characidium schubarti
  • Geryichthys sterbai
  • Melanocharacidium rex
  • Microcharacidium geryi

Other Characiformes Species

  • Acestrorhynchus maculipinna
  • Bivibranchia simulata
  • Boulengerella xyrekes
  • Bryconops colaroja
  • Bryconops gracilis
  • Bryconops imitator
  • Gilbertolus alatus
  • Gilbertolus atratoensis
  • Hemiodus amazonum
  • Kafue pike (Hepsetus odoe)
  • Parodon caliensis
  • Parodon magdalenensis
  • Piabucus caudomaculatus
  • Silver prochilodus (Semaprochilodus taeniurus)
  • Serrasalmus odyssei
  • Sharp-snouted piranha (Serrasalmus sanchezi)
  • Triportheus magdalenae
  • Triportheus rotundatus

Syngnathiformes: Pipefishes and Seahorses

This order includes unique fish like pipefishes and seahorses, known for their unusual shapes and male pregnancy. There are 102 species and one subspecies in the order Syngnathiformes assessed as "least concern."

Syngnathids

Species

  • West Atlantic pygmy pipehorse (Acentronura dendritica)
  • Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse (Acentronura tentaculata)
  • Fringed pipefish (Anarchopterus criniger)
  • Insular pipefish (Anarchopterus tectus)
  • Naked pipefish (Bhanotia nuda)
  • Pink pipefish (Bryx analicarens)
  • American pugnose pipefish (Bryx dunckeri)
  • Ocellated pipefish (Bryx randalli)
  • Short-bodied pipefish (Choeroichthys brachysoma)
  • Brown-banded pipefish (Corythoichthys amplexus)
  • Benedetto's pipefish (Corythoichthys benedetto)
  • Messmate pipefish (Corythoichthys haematopterus)
  • White-nose pipefish (Cosmocampus albirostris)
  • Snubnose pipefish (Cosmocampus arctus)
  • American crested pipefish (Cosmocampus brachycephalus)
  • Short-fin pipefish (Cosmocampus elucens)
  • American dwarf pipefish (Cosmocampus hildebrandi)
  • Lord Howe pipefish (Cosmocampus howensis)
  • Investigator pipefish (Cosmocampus investigatoris)
  • Maxweber's pipefish (Cosmocampus maxweberi)
  • Doryichthys boaja
  • Pygmy pipefish (Doryichthys contiguus)
  • Doryichthys deokhatoides
  • Doryichthys martensii
  • Bluestripe pipefish (Doryrhamphus excisus)
  • Janss' pipefish (Doryrhamphus janssi)
  • Enneacampus ansorgii
  • Enneacampus kaupi
  • Snake pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus)
  • Tiger pipefish (Filicampus tigris)
  • Booth's pipefish (Halicampus boothae)
  • Brock's pipefish (Halicampus brocki)
  • Nose-ridge pipefish (Halicampus dunckeri)
  • Edmondson's pipefish (Halicampus edmondsoni)
  • Gray's pipefish (Halicampus grayi)
  • Reticulated freshwater pipefish (Hippichthys heptagonus)
  • Beady pipefish (Hippichthys penicillus)
  • Bellybarred pipefish (Hippichthys spicifer)
  • Shiho's seahorse (Hippocampus sindonis)
  • Briggs' pipefish (Histiogamphelus briggsii)
  • Macleay's crested pipefish (Histiogamphelus cristatus)
  • Ichthyocampus carce
  • Trawl pipefish (Kimblaeus bassensis)
  • Thread pipefish (Kyonemichthys rumengani)
  • Australian smooth pipefish (Lissocampus caudalis)
  • Prophet's pipefish (Lissocampus fatiloquus)
  • Shortsnout pipefish (Lissocampus filum)
  • Sawtooth pipefish (Maroubra perserrata)
  • Harlequin pipefish (Micrognathus crinitus)
  • Short-tailed pipefish (Microphis brachyurus)
  • Crocodile-tooth pipefish (Microphis cuncalus)
  • Microphis dunckeri
  • Barhead pipefish (Microphis leiaspis)
  • Manado pipefish (Microphis manadensis)
  • Red pipefish (Microphis mento)
  • Ragged-tail pipefish (Microphis retzii)
  • Worm pipefish (Nerophis lumbriciformis)
  • Straightnose pipefish (Nerophis ophidion)
  • Finless pipefish (Penetopteryx nanus)
  • Rock pipefish (Phoxocampus belcheri)
  • Obscure pipefish (Phoxocampus diacanthus)
  • Trunk-barred pipefish (Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus)
  • Pseudophallus elcapitanensis
  • Yellowbelly pipefish (Pseudophallus starksii)
  • Pug-nosed pipefish (Pugnaso curtirostris)
  • Mushroom-coral pipefish (Siokunichthys nigrolineatus)
  • Black-striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster)
  • Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)
  • Barred pipefish (Syngnathus auliscus)
  • Kelp pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis)
  • Caribbean pipefish (Syngnathus caribbaeus)
  • Barcheek pipefish (Syngnathus exilis)
  • Dusky pipefish (Syngnathus floridae)
  • Southern pipefish (Syngnathus folletti)
  • Northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus)
  • Guadalupe pipefish (Syngnathus insulae)
  • Bay pipefish (Syngnathus leptorhynchus)
  • [[Syngnathus pelagicus|Sargassum pipefish
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