Brazil - List of fishes

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Metynnis luna

Serrasalmidae

9 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Micropoecilia picta

Poeciliidae

3 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

Cichlidae

5 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Mimagoniates barberi

Characidae

0 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Mimagoniates lateralis

Characidae

3 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Mimagoniates rheocharis

Characidae

4 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Moenkhausia agnesae

Characidae

10 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Moenkhausia cosmops

Characidae

4 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

Characidae

6 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Myloplus asterias

Serrasalmidae

20 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Myloplus rubripinnis

Serrasalmidae

35 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Myloplus schomburgkii

Serrasalmidae

15 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Mylossoma duriventre

Serrasalmidae

30 cm

living in colonies

herbivorous

Golden pencilfish

Nannostomus beckfordi

4 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Nannostomus digrammus

Lebiasinidae

2 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Nannostomus eques

Lebiasinidae

4 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Nannostomus marilynae

Lebiasinidae

4 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Nannostomus trifasciatus

Lebiasinidae

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Nannostomus unifasciatus

Lebiasinidae

4 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Nematolebias papilliferus

Cyprinodontidae

6 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Ossancora eigenmanni

Doradidae

12 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Ossancora punctata

Doradidae

10 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Osteoglossum bicirrhosum

Osteoglossidae

70 cm

solitary

carnivorous

black arawana

Osteoglossum ferreirai

70 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Otocinclus affinis

Loricariidae

4 cm

gregarious

herbivorous

Otocinclus arnoldi

Loricariidae

4 cm

gregarious

herbivorous

Otocinclus hoppei

Loricariidae

3 cm

gregarious

herbivorous

Otocinclus vittatus

Loricariidae

3.3 cm

gregarious

herbivorous

Dwark suckermouth

thorny catfish

Oxydoras niger

59 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

It also feeds off of feces of other animals. To protect itself, it has sharp bony plates along its sides. It emits sounds reminiscent of grunts. It easily acclimate to the aquarium, but because of its large size, it can become cumbersome.

Panaque nigrolineatus

Loricariidae

31 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Paracheirodon axelrodi

Characidae

3 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

It is one of the most known species to aquarists. It breeds easily in captivity, but it is too often taken from the wild. For several years, it has started to being raised in it home region. It became a source of income for local people.

Paracheirodon innesi

Characidae

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Paracheirodon simulans

Characidae

2 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Paragoniates alburnus

Characidae

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Parodon buckleyi

Parodontidae

14 cm

living in a group or alone

herbivorous

Peckoltia braueri

Loricariidae

10 cm

solitary

omnivorous

Peckoltia brevis

Loricariidae

10 cm

solitary

omnivorous

Peckoltia compta

Loricariidae

10 cm

solitary

omnivorous

brown dot peckoltia

Peckoltia oligospila

8 cm

solitary

omnivorous

Peckoltia sabaji

Loricariidae

17 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Petitella georgiae

Characidae

4 cm

gregarious

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus

Pimelodidae

60 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Piaractus brachypomus

Serrasalmidae

60 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Mostly herbivorous, appreciates the ripe fruits fallen from trees whose seeds it helps disperse. In the aquarium trade, it is sold under the name "herbivorous piranha". Because of its size, it is not recommended for specimens aquariums. It is bred in pisciculture.

Pimelodus albicans

Pimelodidae

50 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Bloch's catfish

Pimelodus blochii

20 cm

gregarious

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Pimelodus maculatus

Pimelodidae

30 cm

gregarious

carnivorous

Pimelodus pictus

Pimelodidae

10 cm

gregarious

carnivorous

Planiloricaria cryptodon

Loricariidae

18 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Brazil - List of fishes

Metynnis luna

Micropoecilia picta

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

Mimagoniates barberi

Mimagoniates lateralis

Mimagoniates rheocharis

Moenkhausia agnesae

Moenkhausia cosmops

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

Myloplus asterias

Myloplus rubripinnis

Myloplus schomburgkii

Mylossoma duriventre

Golden pencilfish

Nannostomus digrammus

Nannostomus eques

Nannostomus marilynae

Nannostomus trifasciatus

Nannostomus unifasciatus

Nematolebias papilliferus

Ossancora eigenmanni

Ossancora punctata

Osteoglossum bicirrhosum

black arawana

Otocinclus affinis

Otocinclus arnoldi

Otocinclus hoppei

Otocinclus vittatus

thorny catfish

Panaque nigrolineatus

Paracheirodon axelrodi

Paracheirodon innesi

Paracheirodon simulans

Paragoniates alburnus

Parodon buckleyi

Peckoltia braueri

Peckoltia brevis

Peckoltia compta

brown dot peckoltia

Peckoltia sabaji

Petitella georgiae

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus

Piaractus brachypomus

Pimelodus albicans

Bloch's catfish

Pimelodus maculatus

Pimelodus pictus

Planiloricaria cryptodon

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