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List of Freshwater Fishes for Bolivia

Number of freshwater fish species: 355

The tables below were generated from Fishbase.org - A project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. All links below take you to pages on the fishbase.org site.
Tropical Freshwater Fish | Biotope aquaria | Country Index

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Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Anostomidae Abramites hypselonotus Marbled headstander   native
Doradidae Acanthodoras cataphractus Spiny catfish   native
Cichlidae Acaronia nassa Bigeye cichlid   native
Acestrorhynchidae Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro   native
Characidae Acrobrycon tarijae   native
Cichlidae Aequidens tetramerus Saddle cichlid   native
Cichlidae Aequidens viridis   native
Doradidae Agamyxis pectinifrons Whitebarred catfish   native
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus atronasus   native
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus brevis   native
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus inermis   native
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus vittatus   native
Characidae Agoniates anchovia   native
Aspredinidae Amaralia hypsiura   native
Doradidae Amblydoras affinis   native
Doradidae Amblydoras hancockii Blue-eye catfish   native
Characidae Ammocryptocharax elegans   native
Doradidae Anadoras weddellii   native
Engraulidae Anchoviella carrikeri Carriker's anchovy   native
Loricariidae Ancistrus bolivianus   native
Loricariidae Ancistrus megalostomus   native
Loricariidae Ancistrus montanus   native
Loricariidae Aphanotorulus unicolor   native
Characidae Aphyocharacidium bolivianum   native
Characidae Aphyocharax alburnus Goldencrown tetra   native
Characidae Aphyocharax gracilis   native
Characidae Aphyocharax paraguayensis   native
Rivulidae Aphyolebias claudiae   native
Rivulidae Aphyolebias obliquus   native
Cichlidae Apistogramma amoena Pleasant cichlid   misidentification
Cichlidae Apistogramma inconspicua   native
Cichlidae Apistogramma linkei   native
Cichlidae Apistogramma luelingi   native
Cichlidae Apistogramma rubrolineata   native
Cichlidae Apistogramma similis   native
Cichlidae Apistogramma staecki   native
Cichlidae Apistogramma trifasciata   misidentification
Apteronotidae Apteronotus albifrons Black ghost   native
Cyprinidae Aristichthys nobilis Bighead carp   not established
Astroblepidae Astroblepus longiceps   native
Astroblepidae Astroblepus stuebeli   native
Doradidae Astrodoras asterifrons   native
Cichlidae Astronotus crassipinnis   native
Characidae Astyanacinus multidens   native
Characidae Astyanax chaparae   native
Characidae Astyanax villwocki   native
Auchenipteridae Auchenipterus ambyiacus   native
Auchenipteridae Auchenipterus brachyurus   native
Pseudopimelodidae Batrochoglanis raninus   native
Belonidae Belonion apodion   native
Cichlidae Biotodoma cupido Greenstreaked eartheater   native
Characidae Brachychalcinus copei   native
Hypopomidae Brachyhypopomus beebei   native
Hypopomidae Brachyhypopomus brevirostris Bluntnose knifefish   native
Hypopomidae Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus   native
Pimelodidae Brachyplatystoma filamentosum Kumakuma   native
Pimelodidae Brachyplatystoma juruense Zebra catfish   questionable
Pimelodidae Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii   native
Pimelodidae Brachyplatystoma vaillantii Laulao catfish   native
Characidae Brycon cephalus   native
Characidae Brycon melanopterus   native
Characidae Bryconacidnus ellisi   native
Characidae Bryconacidnus hemigrammus   native
Characidae Bryconamericus bolivianus   native
Characidae Bryconamericus thomasi   native
Cichlidae Bujurquina oenolaemus   native
Aspredinidae Bunocephalus aleuropsis   native
Aspredinidae Bunocephalus amazonicus   native
Aspredinidae Bunocephalus bifidus   native
Aspredinidae Bunocephalus coracoideus Guitarrita   native
Chilodontidae Caenotropus labyrinthicus   native
Callichthyidae Callichthys callichthys Cascarudo   native
Pimelodidae Calophysus macropterus Zamurito   native
Cyprinidae Carassius auratus auratus Goldfish   introduced
Characidae Catoprion mento Wimple piranha   native
Cetopsidae Cetopsis candiru   native
Cetopsidae Cetopsis coecutiens   native
Cetopsidae Cetopsis pearsoni   native
Cichlidae Chaetobranchopsis australis   questionable
Characidae Chalceus guaporensis   native
Characidae Characidium bolivianum   native
Characidae Characidium heinianum   native
Characidae Characidium schindleri   native
Pimelodidae Cheirocerus eques   native
Cichlidae Cichlasoma bimaculatum Black acara   misidentification
Cichlidae Cichlasoma boliviense   native
Cichlidae Cichlasoma dimerus   native
Characidae Clupeacharax anchoveoides   native
Characidae Colossoma macropomum Tambaqui  Pacu native
Callichthyidae Corydoras aeneus Bronze corydoras   native
Callichthyidae Corydoras bilineatus   native
Callichthyidae Corydoras cruziensis   native
Callichthyidae Corydoras geryi   native
Callichthyidae Corydoras haraldschultzi Mosaic corydoras   native
Callichthyidae Corydoras hastatus Dwarf corydoras   native
Callichthyidae Corydoras latus   native
Callichthyidae Corydoras mamore   native
Callichthyidae Corydoras pantanalensis   native
Callichthyidae Corydoras sterbai   native
Characidae Creagrutus beni Goldstripe characin   endemic
Characidae Creagrutus pearsoni   native
Cichlidae Crenicara latruncularium   native
Cichlidae Crenicara punctulatum Checkerboard cichlid   native
Cichlidae Crenicichla johanna   native
Cichlidae Crenicichla lepidota Pike cichlid   native
Cichlidae Crenicichla semicincta   native
Loricariidae Crossoloricaria bahuaja   native
Cyprinidae Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp   not established
Curimatidae Curimata roseni   native
Curimatidae Curimata vittata   native
Curimatidae Curimatella alburna   native
Curimatidae Curimatella dorsalis   native
Curimatidae Curimatella immaculata   native
Curimatidae Curimatella meyeri   native
Curimatidae Curimatopsis macrolepis Shinyscaled curimata   native
Cynodontidae Cynodon gibbus   native
Curimatidae Cyphocharax notatus   native
Curimatidae Cyphocharax plumbeus   native
Curimatidae Cyphocharax spiluropsis   native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp   introduced
Sternopygidae Distocyclus conirostris   native
Doradidae Doras eigenmanni   native
Doradidae Doras fimbriatus   native
Doradidae Doras punctatus   native
Pimelodidae Duopalatinus peruanus   questionable
Sternopygidae Eigenmannia virescens Glass knifefish   native
Auchenipteridae Entomocorus benjamini   native
Auchenipteridae Epapterus dispilurus   native
Pimelodidae Exallodontus aguanai   questionable
Loricariidae Farlowella nattereri   native
Loricariidae Farlowella oxyrryncha   native
Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis Mosquitofish   introduced
Cichlidae Geophagus megasema   native
Cichlidae Geophagus surinamensis Redstriped eartheater   misidentification
Characidae Gephyrocharax chaparae   native
Characidae Gephyrocharax major   native
Loricariidae Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps Leopard pleco   misidentification
Loricariidae Glyptoperichthys lituratus   native
Loricariidae Glyptoperichthys punctatus Corroncho   native
Pimelodidae Goslinia platynema Slobbering catfish   native
Characidae Gymnocorymbus ternetzi Black tetra   native
Characidae Gymnocorymbus thayeri False black tetra   native
Rhamphichthyidae Gymnorhamphichthys hypostomus   native
Gymnotidae Gymnotus carapo Banded knifefish   native
Gymnotidae Gymnotus mamiraua   native
Gymnotidae Gymnotus pantanal   native
Characidae Hemibrycon beni   native
Characidae Hemigrammus neptunus   native
Loricariidae Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus   native
Pimelodidae Hemisorubim platyrhynchos Porthole shovelnose catfish   native
Cichlidae Heros spurius   native
Erythrinidae Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus Aimara   native
Erythrinidae Hoplias malabaricus Trahira   native
Callichthyidae Hoplosternum littorale Hassar   native
Cynodontidae Hydrolycus scomberoides Payara   native
Characidae Hyphessobrycon megalopterus Black phantom tetra   native
Loricariidae Hypoptopoma thoracatum   native
Hypopomidae Hypopygus neblinae   native
Loricariidae Hypostomus bolivianus   native
Loricariidae Hypostomus borellii   native
Loricariidae Hypostomus levis   native
Characidae Iguanodectes spilurus   native
Heptapteridae Imparfinis cochabambae   native
Heptapteridae Imparfinis guttatus   native
Heptapteridae Imparfinis stictonotus   native
Loricariidae Ixinandria montebelloi   native
Anablepidae Jenynsia alternimaculata   native
Engraulidae Jurengraulis juruensis Jurua anchovy   native
Characidae Knodus mizquae   native
Characidae Knodus smithi   native
Anostomidae Laemolyta fasciata   native
Loricariidae Lamontichthys filamentosus   native