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| List of Freshwater Fishes for Colombia n=742 | |||||
| Family | Scientific Name | FB Name | Name | Status | |
| Anostomidae | Abramites eques | Bonito | endemic |
| Anostomidae | Abramites hypselonotus | Marbled headstander | native |
| Doradidae | Acanthodoras cataphractus | Spiny catfish | native |
| Doradidae | Acanthodoras spinosissimus | Talking catfish | native |
| Cichlidae | Acarichthys heckelii | Threadfin acara | native |
| Cichlidae | Acaronia nassa | Bigeye cichlid | native |
| Cichlidae | Acaronia vultuosa | native |
| Characidae | Acestrocephalus anomalus | Cachás | native |
| Achiridae | Achirus mazatlanus | Mazatlan sole | native |
| Achiridae | Achirus novoae | Lenguado | native |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens biseriatus | native |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens coeruleopunctatus | misidentification |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens diadema | native |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens latifrons | Platinum acara | Azuleja | native |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens metae | Yellow acara | endemic |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens pulcher | Blue acara | Mojarra azul | native |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens tetramerus | Saddle cichlid | native |
| Doradidae | Agamyxis pectinifrons | Whitebarred catfish | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Ageneiosus inermis | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Ageneiosus pardalis | Barbul rollera | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Ageneiosus ucayalensis | native |
| Mugilidae | Agonostomus monticola | Mountain mullet | native |
| Poeciliidae | Alloheterandria caliensis | native |
| Poeciliidae | Alloheterandria nigroventralis | native |
| Aspredinidae | Amaralia hypsiura | native |
| Doradidae | Amblydoras gonzalezi | native |
| Doradidae | Amblydoras monitor | native |
| Crenuchidae | Ammocryptocharax elegans | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoa curta | Short anchovy | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoa parva | Little anchovy | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoa spinifer | Spicule anchovy | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoviella guianensis | Guyana anchovy | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus caucanus | Corroncho | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus centrolepis | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus eustictus | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus lineolatus | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus triradiatus | native |
| Anguillidae | Anguilla rostrata | American eel | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma agassizii | Agassiz's dwarf cichlid | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma bitaeniata | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma cacatuoides | Cockatoo cichlid | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma cruzi | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma hongsloi | Viejita | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma iniridae | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma macmasteri | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma viejita | Viejita | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis | native |
| Loricariidae | Apistoloricaria laani | native |
| Loricariidae | Apistoloricaria listrorhinos | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus cuchillo | Cuchillo | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus jurubidae | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus leptorhynchus | Cuchillo | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus macrostomus | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus magdalenensis | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus mariae | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus spurrellii | native |
| Characidae | Argopleura chocoensis | Galocha | native |
| Characidae | Argopleura conventus | Galocha | native |
| Characidae | Argopleura diquensis | Galocha | native |
| Characidae | Argopleura magdalenensis | Sardina | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus caquetae | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus chapmani | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus chotae | Baboso | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus cirratus | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus frenatus | Baboso | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus grixalvii | El Capitan | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus guentheri | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus heterodon | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus homodon | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus jurubidae | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus latidens | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus mariae | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus marmoratus | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus micrescens | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus nicefori | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus rengifoi | Capitán | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus retropinnus | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus santanderensis | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus trifasciatus | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus unifasciatus | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus ventralis | native |
| Cichlidae | Astronotus ocellatus | Oscar | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax atratoensis | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax bimaculatus | Twospot astyanax | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax caucanus | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax daguae | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax fasciatus | Banded astyanax | Cola amarilla | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax filiferus | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax gisleni | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax integer | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax magdalenae | Golosa | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax maximus | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax megaspilura | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax microlepis | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax orthodus | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax ruberrimus | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax stilbe | native |
| Atherinidae | Atherinella colombiensis | native |
| Atherinidae | Atherinella milleri | native |
| Atherinidae | Atherinella robbersi | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Auchenipterus ambyiacus | native |
| Rivulidae | Austrofundulus limnaeus | native |
| Gobiidae | Awaous banana | River goby | native |
| Gobiidae | Awaous flavus | native |
| Characidae | Axelrodia riesei | Ruby tetra | native |
| Ariidae | Bagre pinnimaculatus | Red sea catfish | Alguacil | native |
| Pseudopimelodidae | Batrachoglanis acanthochiroides | Bagre sapo | native |
| Pseudopimelodidae | Batrachoglanis transmontanus | native |
| Batrachoididae | Batrachoides pacifici | Pacific toadfish | native |
| Belontiidae | Betta splendens | Siamese fighting fish | introduced |
| Cichlidae | Biotoecus dicentrarchus | native |
| Ctenoluciidae | Boulengerella cuvieri | native |
| Ctenoluciidae | Boulengerella maculata | Spotted pike-characin | native |
| Characidae | Brachychalcinus nummus | native |
| Hypopomidae | Brachyhypopomus beebei | native |
| Hypopomidae | Brachyhypopomus brevirostris | Bluntnose knifefish | native |
| Hypopomidae | Brachyhypopomus occidentalis | Cuchillo | 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 |
| Callichthyidae | Brochis splendens | Emerald catfish | native |
| Characidae | Brycon amazonicus | Bocón | native |
| Characidae | Brycon falcatus | native |
| Characidae | Brycon fowleri | Sabaleta | native |
| Characidae | Brycon henni | Sabaleta | native |
| Characidae | Brycon labiatus | native |
| Characidae | Brycon medemi | native |
| Characidae | Brycon meeki | native |
| Characidae | Brycon moorei | Dorada | native |
| Characidae | Brycon oligolepis | native |
| Characidae | Brycon posadae | native |
| Characidae | Brycon rubricauda | Paloma | native |
| Characidae | Brycon sinuensis | Charúa | native |
| Characidae | Brycon whitei | Bocón | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus baudoensis | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus beta | Golosa | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus caucanus | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus cismontanus | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus cristiani | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus dahli | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus deuterodonoides | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus galvisi | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus ichoensis | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus loisae | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus multiradiatus | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus ortholepis | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus scopiferus | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina mariae | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus aleuropsis | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus amazonicus | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus colombianus | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus knerii | Ecuador banjo catfish | native |
| Chilodontidae | Caenotropus labyrinthicus | native |
| Callichthyidae | Callichthys callichthys | Cascarudo | native |
| Callichthyidae | Callichthys fabricioi | Roño | native |
| Pimelodidae | Calophysus macropterus | Zamurito | native |
| Cichlidae | Caquetaia kraussii | Mojarra | native |
| Cichlidae | Caquetaia myersi | native |
| Cichlidae | Caquetaia umbrifera | Turquiose cichlid | native |
| Cyprinidae | Carassius auratus auratus | Goldfish | introduced |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus leucas | Bull shark | Sarda | native |
| Characidae | Carlastyanax aurocaudatus | native |
| Gasteropelecidae | Carnegiella strigata | Marbled hatchetfish | native |
| Ariidae | Cathorops arenatus | native |
| Ariidae | Cathorops fuerthii | Congo sea catfish | native |
| Ariidae | Cathorops spixii | Madamango sea catfish | Chivo mapale | native |
| Ariidae | Cathorops tuyra | Besudo sea catfish | native |
| Characidae | Catoprion mento | Wimple piranha | native |
| Doradidae | Centrochir crocodili | Cachegua | native |
| Doradidae | Centrodoras brachiatus | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Centromochlus altae | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Centromochlus megalops | native |
| Centropomidae | Centropomus ensiferus | Swordspine snook | native |
| Centropomidae | Centropomus nigrescens | Black snook | native |
| Centropomidae | Centropomus parallelus | Fat snook | native |
| Cetopsidae | Cetopsis coecutiens | Bagre ciego | native |
| Heptapteridae | Cetopsorhamdia boquillae | native |
| Heptapteridae | Cetopsorhamdia molinae | native |
| Heptapteridae | Cetopsorhamdia nasus | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma alternifasciatum | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma anale | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma brevilabiatum | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma fischeri | Boca de manteca | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma lepturum | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma leucomelas | Corroncho | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma milesi | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma niveum | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma palmeri | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma patiae | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma paucispinis | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma thomsoni | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma vagum | native |
| Characidae | Chalceus macrolepidotus | Pinktail chalceus | Rabirrojo | native |
| Crenuchidae | Characidium brevirostre | misidentification |
| Crenuchidae | Characidium caucanum | native |
| Crenuchidae | Characidium phoxocephalum | native |
| Crenuchidae | Characidium sanctjohanni | native |
| Crenuchidae | Characidium steindachneri | native |
| Crenuchidae | Characidium zebra | misidentification |
| Characidae | Charax metae | native |