Brazil - List of fishes

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Cyphocharax multilineatus

Curimatidae

14 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Dicrossus filamentosus

Cichlidae

5 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Dicrossus foirni

Cichlidae

6 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Dicrossus maculatus

Cichlidae

4 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

Dicrossus warzeli

Cichlidae

4 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

electric eel

Electrophorus electricus

200 cm

solitary

carnivorous

The electric eel is a freshwater fish found in the basins of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers. Like all species in the Gymnotes family, it has the ability to emit electric impulses. These animals have been studied since the 18th century and have inspired numerous research projects, such as Alessandro Volta's battery or more recently, in 2017, the development of hydrogels used in cardiac stimulators.

Exodon paradoxus

Characidae

15 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Farlowella platorynchus

Loricariidae

19 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Geophagus altifrons

Cichlidae

20 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Geophagus argyrostictus

Cichlidae

20 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Geophagus brasiliensis

Cichlidae

25 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Geophagus iporangensis

Cichlidae

12 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Geophagus sp. Porto Franco

Cichlidae

15 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Geophagus sp. Rio Gurupi

Cichlidae

18 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Geophagus sp. Tapajos Orange Head

Cichlidae

18 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Geophagus sveni

Cichlidae

15 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Geophagus winemilleri

Cichlidae

20 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Guianacara geayi

Cichlidae

7 cm

gregarious

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

Characidae

5 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Gymnogeophagus balzanii

Cichlidae

15 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Hasemania nana

Characidae

3 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Hemigrammus arua

Characidae

2 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Hemigrammus bellottii

Characidae

2 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Hemigrammus bleheri

Characidae

4 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Hemigrammus filamentosus

Characidae

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

january tetra

Hemigrammus hyanuary

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hemigrammus lunatus

Characidae

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Hemigrammus ocellifer

Characidae

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

rummy-nose tetra

Hemigrammus rhodostomus

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

rodway's tetra

Hemigrammus rodwayi

4 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Hemigrammus stictus

Characidae

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hemiloricaria fallax

Loricariidae

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Hemiloricaria formosa

Loricariidae

14 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Hemiloricaria melini

Loricariidae

10 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

Loricariidae

13 cm

solitary

omnivorous

Hemiodus gracilis

Hemiodontidae

16 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

severum cichlid

Heros efasciatus

15 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous and omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Heros severus

Cichlidae

14 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

sardinita dientudo

Heterocharax macrolepis

4 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Wolffish

Hoplias malabaricus

50 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Hydrolycus armatus

Cynodontidae

60 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Hypancistrus inspector

Loricariidae

15 cm

solitary

omnivorous

Hypancistrus sp. "King Tiger"

Loricariidae

12 cm

solitary

omnivorous

Hypancistrus zebra

Loricariidae

6 cm

solitary

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon amandae

Characidae

2 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon amapaensis

Characidae

3 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Characidae

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

ornate tetra

Hyphessobrycon bentosi

4 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

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