lac - Discover fishes living in these biotopes

433 species sheets are available for research. These are listed in alphabetical order by scientific name.

LC

Potamotrygon orbignyi
Potamotrygonidae

35 cm

solitary

carnivorous

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Protomelas annectens
Cichlidae

19 cm

living in small groups

scavenger

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Protomelas kirkii
Cichlidae

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

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NE

Protomelas sp. " Taiwan Reef "
Cichlidae

13 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

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NE

Protomelas sp. "Steveni"
Cichlidae

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

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NE

Protomelas spinolotus Mbenji
Cichlidae

15 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

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Spindle hap
Protomelas taeniolatus

13 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

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west african lungfish
Protopterus annectens

80 cm

solitary

carnivorous

It has special organs that allow it to breathe out of the water. In the dry season it silts up, gets surrounded by a cocoon made of mucus and reduces its biological activity to a minimum. It can remain in the state for more than a year. It belongs to the same class as the terrestrial vertebrates.

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NE

Pseudocrenilabrus victoriae
Cichlidae

9 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

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LC

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
Pimelodidae

80 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Like many catfish species, it hunts at night. The female is larger than the male and lays huge amounts of eggs (8 million eggs per kilo). Because of its size and its diet, you should not keep it in a private aquarium.

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Pseudoplatystoma punctifer
Pimelodidae

110 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

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LC

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
Pimelodidae

100 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

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topmouth gudgeon
Pseudorasbora parva

8 cm

gregarious

omnivorous

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LC

Pseudosimochromis curvifrons
Cichlidae

12 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

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Pseudotropheus crabro
Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

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CR

maingano cichlid
Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos

7 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

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NT

Pseudotropheus interruptus
Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

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NE

Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae
Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

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LC

bluegray mbuna
Pseudotropheus johannii

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

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NE

Pseudotropheus sp. Acei Luwala
Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

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NE

Pseudotropheus sp. elongatus
Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

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NE

Pseudotropheus sp. Kingsizei Lupingu
Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

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NT

red top williamsi
Pseudotropheus williamsi

13 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

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LC

Ptychochromis grandidieri
Cichlidae

20 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous

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EN

Ptychochromis oligacanthus
Cichlidae

15 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous

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LC

spotfin swamp barb
Puntius sophore

18 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

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LC

european bitterling
Rhodeus amarus

6 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with alguivorous tendency

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DD

rosy bitterling
Rhodeus ocellatus

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

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LC

jack dempsey
Rocio octofasciata

18 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

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NE

Rubricatochromis exsul
Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

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NE

Rubricatochromis guttatus
Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

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LC

roach
Rutilus rutilus

25 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

The roach is a very common fish in our ponds. Breeding occurs from April to June, the female lays between 150 000 and 200 000 eggs on vegetation, gravel ... Its numbers are increasing throughout Europe. It benefits from warming waters in urban areas and channeling rivers.

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brown trout
Salmo trutta

80 cm

solitary

carnivorous

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LC

pike-perch
Sander lucioperca

80 cm

solitary

carnivorous

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EN

burmese rammy nose
Sawbwa resplendens

3 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

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LC

rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus

20 cm

gregarious

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

This fish is well known in our ponds. The reproduction in this species occurs from May to June, the females lay up to 200,000 eggs on vegetation near the banks. This fish can hybridize with many other species that breed at the same time as it (Roach, Bremen, Bleak ...).

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Sciaenochromis fryeri
Cichlidae

11 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

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NE

Sciaenochromis gracilis
Cichlidae

20 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

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LC

Serrasalmus rhombeus
Serrasalmidae

40 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

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LC

Simochromis babaulti
Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

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LC

Simochromis diagramma
Cichlidae

18 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

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VU

Simochromis marginatus
Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

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LC

Spathodus marlieri
Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous

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LC

Squalius cephalus
Leuciscidae

40 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

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DD

Stigmatochromis pleurospilus
Cichlidae

9 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

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VU

Sundadanio axelrodi
Danionidae

2 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

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malawi squeaker
Synodontis njassae

20 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

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NE

Tanakia himantegus
Cyprinidae

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

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Potamotrygon orbignyi

Potamotrygonidae

35 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Protomelas annectens

Cichlidae

19 cm

living in small groups

scavenger

Protomelas kirkii

Cichlidae

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Protomelas sp. " Taiwan Reef "

Cichlidae

13 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Protomelas sp. "Steveni"

Cichlidae

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Protomelas spinolotus Mbenji

Cichlidae

15 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Spindle hap

Protomelas taeniolatus

13 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

west african lungfish

Protopterus annectens

80 cm

solitary

carnivorous

It has special organs that allow it to breathe out of the water. In the dry season it silts up, gets surrounded by a cocoon made of mucus and reduces its biological activity to a minimum. It can remain in the state for more than a year. It belongs to the same class as the terrestrial vertebrates.

Pseudocrenilabrus victoriae

Cichlidae

9 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum

Pimelodidae

80 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Like many catfish species, it hunts at night. The female is larger than the male and lays huge amounts of eggs (8 million eggs per kilo). Because of its size and its diet, you should not keep it in a private aquarium.

Pseudoplatystoma punctifer

Pimelodidae

110 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

Pimelodidae

100 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

topmouth gudgeon

Pseudorasbora parva

8 cm

gregarious

omnivorous

Pseudosimochromis curvifrons

Cichlidae

12 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Pseudotropheus crabro

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

maingano cichlid

Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos

7 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Pseudotropheus interruptus

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

bluegray mbuna

Pseudotropheus johannii

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Pseudotropheus sp. Acei Luwala

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Pseudotropheus sp. elongatus

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Pseudotropheus sp. Kingsizei Lupingu

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

red top williamsi

Pseudotropheus williamsi

13 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Ptychochromis grandidieri

Cichlidae

20 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous

Ptychochromis oligacanthus

Cichlidae

15 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous

spotfin swamp barb

Puntius sophore

18 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

european bitterling

Rhodeus amarus

6 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with alguivorous tendency

rosy bitterling

Rhodeus ocellatus

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

jack dempsey

Rocio octofasciata

18 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

Rubricatochromis exsul

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

Rubricatochromis guttatus

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

roach

Rutilus rutilus

25 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

The roach is a very common fish in our ponds. Breeding occurs from April to June, the female lays between 150 000 and 200 000 eggs on vegetation, gravel ... Its numbers are increasing throughout Europe. It benefits from warming waters in urban areas and channeling rivers.

brown trout

Salmo trutta

80 cm

solitary

carnivorous

pike-perch

Sander lucioperca

80 cm

solitary

carnivorous

burmese rammy nose

Sawbwa resplendens

3 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

20 cm

gregarious

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

This fish is well known in our ponds. The reproduction in this species occurs from May to June, the females lay up to 200,000 eggs on vegetation near the banks. This fish can hybridize with many other species that breed at the same time as it (Roach, Bremen, Bleak ...).

Sciaenochromis fryeri

Cichlidae

11 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Sciaenochromis gracilis

Cichlidae

20 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Serrasalmus rhombeus

Serrasalmidae

40 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Simochromis babaulti

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Simochromis diagramma

Cichlidae

18 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Simochromis marginatus

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Spathodus marlieri

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous

Squalius cephalus

Leuciscidae

40 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Stigmatochromis pleurospilus

Cichlidae

9 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Sundadanio axelrodi

Danionidae

2 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

malawi squeaker

Synodontis njassae

20 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Tanakia himantegus

Cyprinidae

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

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