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| List of Freshwater Fishes for Venezuela n=765 | ||||
| Family | Scientific Name | FB Name | Name | Status |
| Anostomidae | Abramites hypselonotus | Marbled headstander | Picúo | native |
| Aspredinidae | Acanthobunocephalus nicoi | native |
| Characidae | Acanthocharax microlepis | misidentification |
| Cichlidae | Acaronia vultuosa | native |
| Loricariidae | Acestridium dichromum | native |
| Loricariidae | Acestridium martini | native |
| Characidae | Acestrocephalus boehlkei | native |
| Characidae | Acestrocephalus ginesi | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus apurensis | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus falcatus | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus falcirostris | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus grandoculis | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus heterolepis | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus minimus | native |
| Acestrorhynchidae | Acestrorhynchus nasutus | native |
| Achiridae | Achirus achirus | Drab sole | Lenguado | native |
| Achiridae | Achirus novoae | Lenguado | native |
| Apteronotidae | Adontosternarchus clarkae | native |
| Apteronotidae | Adontosternarchus devenanzii | native |
| Apteronotidae | Adontosternarchus sachsi | native |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens chimantanus | Chusco | native |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens diadema | native |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens pulcher | Blue acara | Cocoroba | native |
| Cichlidae | Aequidens tetramerus | Saddle cichlid | native |
| Doradidae | Agamyxis albomaculatus | Spiny cat-fish | Sierra pintada | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Ageneiosus inermis | Doncella | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Ageneiosus magoi | Doncella | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Ageneiosus pardalis | Doncella | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Ageneiosus ucayalensis | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Ageneiosus vittatus | native |
| Characidae | Agoniates anchovia | misidentification |
| Characidae | Agoniates halecinus | native |
| Mugilidae | Agonostomus monticola | Mountain mullet | native |
| Doradidae | Amblydoras bolivarensis | Sierra puyona | native |
| Doradidae | Amblydoras gonzalezi | Sierra del Caroni | native |
| Crenuchidae | Ammocryptocharax elegans | native |
| Crenuchidae | Ammocryptocharax minutus | native |
| Crenuchidae | Ammocryptocharax vintonae | native |
| Trichomycteridae | Ammoglanis pulex | native |
| Anablepidae | Anableps anableps | Largescale foureyes | native |
| Anablepidae | Anableps microlepis | Foureyes | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoa parva | Little anchovy | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoa spinifer | Spicule anchovy | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchovia surinamensis | Surinam anchovy | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoviella guianensis | Guyana anchovy | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoviella jamesi | James's anchovy | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoviella lepidentostole | Broadband anchovy | native |
| Engraulidae | Anchoviella manamensis | Manamo anchovy | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus bodenhameri | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus brevifilis | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus galani | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus gymnorhynchus | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus macrophthalmus | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus martini | native |
| Loricariidae | Ancistrus triradiatus | native |
| Doradidae | Anduzedoras oxyrhynchus | Sierra ojona | native |
| Anguillidae | Anguilla rostrata | American eel | native |
| Hemiodontidae | Anodus orinocensis | native |
| Anostomidae | Anostomoides atrianalis | native |
| Anostomidae | Anostomoides laticeps | native |
| Anostomidae | Anostomus ternetzi | native |
| Parodontidae | Apareiodon gransabana | native |
| Loricariidae | Aphanotorulus ammophilus | native |
| Characidae | Aphyocharacidium melandetum | misidentification |
| Characidae | Aphyocharax colifax | Aletas de sangre | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma diplotaenia | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma guttata | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma hoignei | Mochoroca | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma hongsloi | native |
| Cichlidae | Apistogramma ortmanni | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus albifrons | Black ghost | Black ghost | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus apurensis | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus cuchillejo | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus cuchillo | native |
| Apteronotidae | Apteronotus leptorhynchus | native |
| Ariidae | Aspistor quadriscutis | Bressou sea catfish | misidentification |
| Auchenipteridae | Asterophysus batrachus | Bagre sapo | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus chotae | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus frenatus | misidentification |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus orientalis | native |
| Astroblepidae | Astroblepus phelpsi | native |
| Cichlidae | Astronotus ocellatus | Oscar | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax anterior | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax bimaculatus | Twospot astyanax | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax fasciatus | Banded astyanax | Viejita | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax guianensis | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax maximus | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax myersi | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax scintillans | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax superbus | native |
| Characidae | Astyanax venezuelae | native |
| Atherinidae | Atherinella venezuelae | native |
| Characidae | Atopomesus pachyodus | misidentification |
| Auchenipteridae | Auchenipterus ambyiacus | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Auchenipterus demerarae | native |
| Characidae | Aulixidens eugeniae | native |
| Rivulidae | Austrofundulus limnaeus | native |
| Rivulidae | Austrofundulus transilis | endemic |
| Gobiidae | Awaous banana | River goby | native |
| Gobiidae | Awaous flavus | native |
| Ariidae | Bagre bagre | Coco sea catfish | native |
| Pseudopimelodidae | Batrachoglanis acanthochiroides | native |
| Pseudopimelodidae | Batrachoglanis villosus | native |
| Belonidae | Belonion dibranchodon | native |
| Cichlidae | Biotodoma wavrini | Orinoco eartheater | native |
| Cichlidae | Biotoecus dicentrarchus | Rebeca | native |
| Hemiodontidae | Bivibranchia fowleri | native |
| Ctenoluciidae | Boulengerella cuvieri | native |
| Ctenoluciidae | Boulengerella lateristriga | Striped pike-characin | Agujeta | native |
| Ctenoluciidae | Boulengerella lucius | Golden pike-characin | native |
| Ctenoluciidae | Boulengerella maculata | Spotted pike-characin | Agujeta | native |
| Ctenoluciidae | Boulengerella xyrekes | native |
| Hypopomidae | Brachyhypopomus beebei | native |
| Hypopomidae | Brachyhypopomus brevirostris | Bluntnose knifefish | native |
| Hypopomidae | Brachyhypopomus diazi | native |
| Hypopomidae | Brachyhypopomus occidentalis | native |
| Hypopomidae | Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus | native |
| Pimelodidae | Brachyplatystoma filamentosum | Kumakuma | native |
| Pimelodidae | Brachyplatystoma juruense | Zebra catfish | native |
| Pimelodidae | Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii | Bagre dorado | native |
| Pimelodidae | Brachyplatystoma vaillantii | Laulao catfish | native |
| Heptapteridae | Brachyrhamdia imitator | native |
| Characidae | Brycon amazonicus | Bocón | native |
| Characidae | Brycon bicolor | Bocón | native |
| Characidae | Brycon coquenani | Aruma | native |
| Characidae | Brycon falcatus | native |
| Characidae | Brycon pesu | Mourning tetra | native |
| Characidae | Brycon polylepis | native |
| Characidae | Brycon unicolor | native |
| Characidae | Brycon whitei | Bocón | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus caucanus | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus cismontanus | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus deuterodonoides | native |
| Characidae | Bryconamericus motatanensis | native |
| Characidae | Bryconops affinis | Orangefin tetra | native |
| Characidae | Bryconops alburnoides | native |
| Characidae | Bryconops caudomaculatus | Tailspot tetra | native |
| Characidae | Bryconops colanegra | native |
| Characidae | Bryconops colaroja | native |
| Characidae | Bryconops giacopinii | native |
| Characidae | Bryconops humeralis | native |
| Characidae | Bryconops inpai | native |
| Characidae | Bryconops vibex | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus aleuropsis | native |
| Aspredinidae | Bunocephalus amaurus | Camouflaged catfish | native |
| Chilodontidae | Caenotropus labyrinthicus | Cabeza pa'bajo | native |
| Chilodontidae | Caenotropus maculosus | native |
| Chilodontidae | Caenotropus mestomorgmatos | native |
| Callichthyidae | Callichthys callichthys | Cascarudo | native |
| Pimelodidae | Calophysus macropterus | Zamurito | native |
| Cichlidae | Caquetaia kraussii | Mojarra | native |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus leucas | Bull shark | native |
| Gasteropelecidae | Carnegiella marthae | Blackwing hatchetfish | native |
| Ariidae | Cathorops arenatus | native |
| Ariidae | Cathorops phrygiatus | Kukwari sea catfish | questionable |
| Ariidae | Cathorops rugispinis | Sof thead sea catfish | questionable |
| Ariidae | Cathorops spixii | Madamango sea catfish | Bagre | native |
| Characidae | Catoprion mento | Wimple piranha | Palometa caribe | native |
| Auchenipteridae | Centromochlus romani | native |
| Centropomidae | Centropomus ensiferus | Swordspine snook | Robalo | native |
| Centropomidae | Centropomus parallelus | Fat snook | Róbalo | native |
| Pseudopimelodidae | Cephalosilurus apurensis | native |
| Characidae | Ceratobranchia joanae | native |
| Cetopsidae | Cetopsis coecutiens | Bagre ciego | native |
| Heptapteridae | Cetopsorhamdia molinae | native |
| Heptapteridae | Cetopsorhamdia orinoco | native |
| Heptapteridae | Cetopsorhamdia picklei | native |
| Cichlidae | Chaetobranchus flavescens | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma anomalum | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma dorsale | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma dupouii | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma guairense | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma machiquense | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma milesi | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma nudirostre | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma pearsei | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma sovichthys | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma stannii | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma tachiraense | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma vasquezi | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma venezuelae | native |
| Loricariidae | Chaetostoma yurubiense | native |
| Characidae | Chalceus macrolepidotus | Pinktail chalceus | native |
| Crenuchidae | Characidium boaevistae | native |
| Crenuchidae | Characidium chupa | native |
| Crenuchidae | Characidium declivirostre | native |
| Characidae | Charax apurensis | native |
| Characidae | Charax condei | misidentification |
| Characidae | Charax metae | native |
| Characidae | Charax notulatus | native |
| Heptapteridae | Chasmocranus chimantanus | native |
| Heptapteridae | Chasmocranus longior | native |
| Pimelodidae | Cheirocerus abuelo | native |
| Characidae | Cheirodontops geayi | native |
| Cichlidae | Cichla intermedia | Pavón | native |
| Cichlidae | Cichla ocellaris | Peacock cichlid | Pavón | native |
| Cichlidae | Cichla orinocensis | native |
| Cichlidae | Cichla temensis | Speckled pavon | Pavón | native |
| Cichlidae | Cichlasoma bimaculatum | Black acara | native |
| Cichlidae | Cichlasoma orinocense | Mochoroca | native |
| Cichlidae | Cichlasoma taenia | Brown coscarob | native |