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| List of Freshwater Fishes for Peru n=791 | ||||
| Family | Scientific Name | FB Name | Name | Status |
| Anostomidae | Abramites hypselonotus | Marbled headstander | Abramites | native |
| Loricariidae | Acanthicus hystrix | Carachama | native |
| Doradidae | Acanthodoras cataphractus | Spiny catfish | native |
| Doradidae | Acanthodoras spinosissimus | Talking catfish | native |
| Trichomycteridae | Acanthopoma annectens | native |
| Cichlidae | Acarichthys heckelii | Threadfin acara | native |
| Cichlidae | Acaronia nassa | Bigeye cichlid | native |
| Characidae | Acestrocephalus boehlkei | Mojara | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus altus | Peje zorro | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus falcatus | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus falcirostris | Cachorro amazónico | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus lacustris | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus microlepis | Pike characin | Cachorro | native |
| Achiridae | Achiropsis nattereri | Lenguado | native |
| Achiridae | Achirus achirus | Drab sole | Panga raya | misidentification |
| Achiridae | Achirus mazatlanus | Mazatlan sole | Lenguado redondo | native |
| Characidae | Acrobrycon ipanquianus | Mojara | native |
| Apteronotidae | Adontosternarchus balaenops | Macana | native |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens diadema | misidentification |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens patricki | native |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens rivulatus | Green terror | native |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens tetramerus | Saddle cichlid | native |
| Doradidae | Agamyxis albomaculatus | Spiny cat-fish | Bagre | misidentification |
| Doradidae | Agamyxis pectinifrons | Whitebarred catfish | Bagre | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Ageneiosus atronasus | Cunshi novia | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Ageneiosus brevis | Cunshi novia | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Ageneiosus marmoratus | Bottlenose catfish | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Ageneiosus ucayalensis | Cunshi novia | native |
| Characidae | Agoniates anchovia | Mojarita | native |
| Pimelodidae | Aguarunichthys torosus | native |
| Aspredinidae | Amaralia hypsiura | native |
| Doradidae | Amblydoras hancockii | Blue-eye catfish | Bagre | native |
| Doradidae | Amblydoras monitor | Bagre | native |
| Doradidae | Amblydoras nauticus | Bagre | native |
| Doradidae | Anadoras grypus | Bagre | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoa curta | Short anchovy | Anchoa | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoa spinifer | Spicule anchovy | Anchoa naranja | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoviella alleni | Allen's anchovy | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoviella guianensis | Guyana anchovy | Anchoveta | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoviella jamesi | James's anchovy | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus bolivianus | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus bufonius | Carachama | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus dubius | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus heterorhynchus | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus hoplogenys | Carachama | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus jelskii | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus latifrons | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus malacops | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus occloi | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus tamboensis | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus variolus | native |
| Hemiodontidae | Anodus elongatus | Julilla | native |
| Anostomidae | Anostomus anostomus | Striped headstander | Anostomus rayados | native |
| Anostomidae | Anostomus longus | native |
| Anostomidae | Anostomus ucayalensis | native |
| Loricariidae | Aphanotorulus phrixosoma | native |
| Loricariidae | Aphanotorulus unicolor | native |
| Characidae | Aphyocharax alburnus | Goldencrown tetra | native |
| Characidae | Aphyocharax nattereri | Mojarita | misidentification |
| Characidae | Aphyocharax pusillus | Mojarita | native |
| Rivulidae | Aphyolebias peruensis | Peruvian longfin | endemic |
| Rivulidae | Aphyolebias rubrocaudatus | endemic |
| Rivulidae | Aphyolebias wischmanni | endemic |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma agassizii | Agassiz's dwarf cichlid | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma amoenum | Pleasant cichlid | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma atahualpa | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma bitaeniata | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma cacatuoides | Cockatoo cichlid | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma cruzi | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma eunotus | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma juruensis | misidentification |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma luelingi | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma moae | misidentification |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma nijsseni | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma norberti | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma panduro | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma urteagai | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis | native |
| Loricariidae | Apistoloricaria ommation | native |
| Trichomycteridae | Apomatoceros alleni | native |
| Loricariidae | Aposturisoma myriodon | Shitari | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus albifrons | Black ghost | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus bonapartii | Macana | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus leptorhynchus | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus macrolepis | native |
| Osteoglossidae | Arapaima gigas | Arapaima | Paiche | native |
| Cyprinidae | Aristichthys nobilis | Bighead carp | introduced |
| Callichthyidae | Aspidoras fuscoguttatus | misidentification |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus chotae | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus formosus | Bagre | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus labialis | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus longiceps | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus longifilis | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus mancoi | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus peruanus | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus praeliorum | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus riberae | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus rosei | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus sabalo | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus simonsii | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus stuebeli | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus supramollis | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus taczanowskii | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus vanceae | native |
| Cichlidae | Astronotus crassipinnis | native |
| Cichlidae | Astronotus ocellatus | Oscar | Acarahuazú | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax abramis | Mojara | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax festae | Chirichigno | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax kennedyi | Mojara | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax longior | Mojara | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax maximus | Mojara | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax villwocki | native |
| Characidae | Attonitus bounites | native |
| Characidae | Attonitus ephimeros | native |
| Characidae | Attonitus irisae | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Auchenipterichthys coracoideus | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Auchenipterichthys thoracatus | Bagre | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Auchenipterus ambyiacus | Mararate | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Auchenipterus brachyurus | Mararate | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Auchenipterus nuchalis | Maparate | misidentification |
| Gobiidae | Awaous banana | River goby | native |
| Characidae | Axelrodia stigmatias | Mojarita | native |
| Characidae | Bario steindachneri | Mojara | native |
| Atherinidae | Basilichthys archaeus | native |
| Atherinidae | Basilichthys semotilus | native |
| Cetopsidae | Bathycetopsis oliveirai | native |
| Pseudopimelodidae | Batrachoglanis raninus | native |
| Batrachoididae | Batrachoides pacifici | Pacific toadfish | native |
| Cichlidae | Biotodoma cupido | Greenstreaked eartheater | Bujurqui | native |
| Characidae | Boehlkea fredcochui | Cochu's blue tetra | Mojarita | misidentification |
| Ctenoluciidae | Boulengerella cuvieri | native |
| Ctenoluciidae | Boulengerella maculata | Spotted pike-characin | Gazza-challua | native |
| Characidae | Brachychalcinus copei | Mojara | native |
| Characidae | Brachychalcinus nummus | Mojara | 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 | Bagre listado | native |
| Pimelodidae | Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii | native |
| Pimelodidae | Brachyplatystoma vaillantii | Laulao catfish | native |
| Heptapteridae | Brachyrhamdia marthae | native |
| Callichthyidae | Brochis multiradiatus | Hognosed brochis | Shirui | native |
| Callichthyidae | Brochis splendens | Emerald catfish | Brochis común | native |
| Characidae | Brycon atrocaudatus | Cascafe | native |
| Characidae | Brycon cephalus | Sábalo | native |
| Characidae | Brycon dentex | misidentification |
| Characidae | Brycon falcatus | Sábalo | native |
| Characidae | Brycon melanopterus | Sábalo cola negra | native |
| Characidae | Brycon pesu | Mourning tetra | Sabalito | native |
| Characidae | Brycon stolzmanni | Sábalo | native |
| Characidae | Bryconacidnus ellisi | Mojarita | native |
| Characidae | Bryconacidnus paipayensis | Mojarita | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus alfredae | Mojarita | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus brevirostris | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus caucanus | Mojarita | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus diaphanus | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus grosvenori | Mojarita | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus osgoodi | Mojarita | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus pachacuti | Mojarita | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus pectinatus | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus peruanus | Carachita | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus phoenicopterus | Mojarita | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus simus | Mojarita | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus thomasi | Mojarita | native |
| Characidae | Bryconella pallidifrons | Mojarrita | native |
| Characidae | Bryconops affinis | Orangefin tetra | Denton | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina apoparuana | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina cordemadi | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina eurhinus | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina hophrys | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina huallagae | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina labiosa | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina megalospilus | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina moriorum | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina ortegai | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina peregrinabunda | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina robusta | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina syspilus | native |
| Cichlidae | Bujurquina tambopatae | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus aleuropsis | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus amazonicus | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus bifidus | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus coracoideus | Guitarrita | Sapo cunshi | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus knerii | Ecuador banjo catfish | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus quadriradiatus | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus verrucosus | native |
| Chilodontidae | Caenotropus labyrinthicus | native |
| Callichthyidae | Callichthys callichthys | Cascarudo | native |
| Pimelodidae | Calophysus macropterus | Zamurito | Bagre | native |
| Cyprinidae | Carassius auratus auratus | Goldfish | introduced |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus leucas | Bull shark | Cazón | native |
| Gasteropelecidae | Carnegiella marthae | Blackwing hatchetfish | misidentification |
| Gasteropelecidae | Carnegiella myersi | Pygmy hatchetfish | Pechito | native |
| Gasteropelecidae | Carnegiella schereri | Dwarf hatchetfish | Pechito | native |
| Gasteropelecidae | Carnegiella strigata | Marbled hatchetfish | Pechito | native |
| Ariidae | Cathorops tuyra | Besudo sea catfish | native |
| Doradidae | Centrodoras brachiatus | Bagre | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Centromochlus existimatus | Pirillo | native |
| Auchenipteridae |