Category
page 1Freshwater fish of Colombia
electric eel
species of fish
neon tetra
species of fish
Astronotus ocellatus
species of fish from the cichlid family
candiru
species of fish
freshwater angelfish
species of fish
cardinal tetra
species of fish
Red-bellied piranha
species of fish
silver arowana
species of fish
South American lungfish
species of chordates
Tambaqui / Cachama
The tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) is a large species of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae. It is native to tropical South America, but kept in aquaculture and introduced elsewhere. It is also known by the names black pacu, black-finned pacu, giant pacu, cachama, gamitana, and sometimes as pacu (a name used for several other related species).
ram cichlid
species of fish
black ghost knifefish
species of fish
green neon tetra
species of fish
ocellate river stingray
species of fish
redtail catfish
species of fish
Nematobrycon palmeri
species of fish
emerald catfish
species of fish in the Armored catfish family (Callichthyidae)
Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
species of fish
Blue acara
species of fish
Monocirrhus polyacanthus
species of fish
Hydrolycus scomberoides
The payara (Hydrolycus scomberoides) is a species of dogtooth tetra. This predatory fish is found in the Amazon Basin in tropical South America. It was the first of four species to be described in the genus Hydrolycus.
Apistogramma agassizii
cichlid fish from the Amazon region
Masked corydoras
species of catfish
Hemigrammus pulcher
species of fish
Hyphessobrycon sweglesi
species of fish
Zungaro zungaro
catfish
Corydoras arcuatus
species of fish
Wimple piranha
species of fish
Glass bloodfin tetra
species of fish
Pimelodus pictus
species of fish
Cichla temensis
species of fish
Paratrygon aiereba
species of freshwater stingray
Severum
species of fish
Hyphessobrycon columbianus
species of fish
Cichla orinocensis
species of fish
Pito gordo
species of fish
Flagtail catfish
species of fish
Megalechis thoracata
species of fish
Corydoras rabauti
species of fish
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
species of armored catfish
Corydoras loxozonus
species of catfish
Agamyxis pectinifrons
species of fish
royal plec
species of fish
Cichla monoculus
species of fish
Oxydoras niger
species of fish
Dicrossus filamentosus
species of fish
Eremophilus mutisii
Eremophilus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, the only species in the genus is Eremophilus mutisii. This fish grows to about 30 centimetres (12 in) and originates from the Bogotá River basin, which is a tributary of the Magdalena River. It has probably been introduced to Ubaté, Chiquinquirá, and Tundama valleys, Colombia.
green gold catfish
species of catfish
Sturisoma panamense
species of fish
Nannostomus trifasciatus
species of fish
Agonostomus monticola
species of fish
Cochu's blue tetra
species of fish
Mesonauta insignis
species of fish
Heroina isonycterina
species of fish
Pygocentrus cariba
species of fish
Perrunichthys perruno
species of fish
Sturisomatichthys aureus
species in the suckermouth armoured catfish family (Loricariidae)
Hydrolycus armatus
species of fish
Satanoperca jurupari
species of fish
Nematobrycon
Nematobrycon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the Atrato and San Juan River basins in western Colombia.