Brazil - List of fishes

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Abramites hypselonotus

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

When searching for food, it often swims with it head bowed down. During breeding, the female deposits it eggs in areas where aquatic vegetation is dense.

Acanthicus adonis

Loricariidae

80 cm

solitary

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Acarichthys heckelii

Cichlidae

18 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Acaronia nassa

Cichlidae

16 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

tiger pacu

Acnodon normani

12 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Aequidens pallidus

Cichlidae

15 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Aequidens tetramerus

Cichlidae

14 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Agamyxis pectinifrons

Doradidae

10 cm

solitary

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Ammocryptocharax elegans

Crenuchidae

3 cm

solitary

carnivorous

four-eyed

Anableps anableps

25 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

bushymouth catfish

Ancistrus dolichopterus

12 cm

solitary

herbivorous

Ancistrus hoplogenys

Loricariidae

12 cm

solitary

omnivorous with alguivorous tendency

Ancistrus sp. LDA016

Loricariidae

10 cm

solitary

omnivorous

striped headstander

Anostomus anostomus

14 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Apareiodon affinis

Parodontidae

12 cm

living in shoals

herbivorous

Aphyocharax anisitsi

Characidae

5 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Aphyocharax nattereri

Characidae

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Aphyocharax rathbuni

Characidae

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Apistogramma agassizii

Cichlidae

5 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma bitaeniata

Cichlidae

4 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma borellii

Cichlidae

5 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma cacatuoides

Cichlidae

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma caetei

Cichlidae

4 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma commbrae

Cichlidae

3 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma diplotaenia

Cichlidae

3 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma elizabethae

Cichlidae

4 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma eunotus

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma gephyra

Cichlidae

3 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma gibbiceps

Cichlidae

4 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma gossei

Cichlidae

5 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous

Apistogramma inconspicua

Cichlidae

6 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma kullanderi

Cichlidae

6 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

bujurqui

Apistogramma luelingi

3 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma mendezi

Cichlidae

5 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma paucisquamis

Cichlidae

3 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma pertensis abacaxi

Cichlidae

5 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma pulchra

Cichlidae

3 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma rupununi

Cichlidae

4 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma sp. 'Abacaxis'

Cichlidae

0 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma sp. 'rio Xingu'

Cichlidae

5 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma sp. 'Vielfleck'

Cichlidae

4 cm

living in small groups

soil-eating and omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma sp. "jurua" II

Cichlidae

5 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma trifasciata

Cichlidae

4 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma tucurui

Cichlidae

4 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Apistogramma wapisana

Cichlidae

3 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous

black ghost

Apteronotus albifrons

38 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

arapaima

Arapaima gigas

200 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

The arapaima, a freshwater giant reaching sizes of up to 4.5 meters, plays a vital role as a dominant predator in the Amazon basin. Equipped with thick and resilient scales that provide effective protection against predators, this iconic freshwater fish is threatened by overfishing. Juveniles breathe through their gills while adults often use their swim bladder to gulp air at the surface.

Aspidoras pauciradiatus

Callichthyidae

3 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

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