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Fish Species in Amazon
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=804]
Species Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic level Status
Abramites hypselonotus Anostomidae pelagic 14 TL 2.9 native
Acanthicus hystrix Loricariidae demersal 65 TL 2.7 native
Acanthodoras cataphractus Doradidae demersal 15 TL 2.0 native
Acanthodoras spinosissimus Doradidae demersal 17 TL 3.3 native
Acarichthys heckelii Cichlidae benthopelagic 17 TL 3.0 native
Acaronia nassa Cichlidae benthopelagic 19 TL 3.7 native
Acestrocephalus boehlkei Characidae benthopelagic 17 TL 3.0 native
Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus Acestrorhynchidae benthopelagic 27 TL 3.8 native
Acestrorhynchus altus Acestrorhynchidae benthopelagic 29 TL 4.5 native
Acestrorhynchus falcatus Acestrorhynchidae benthopelagic 34 TL 4.5 native
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris Acestrorhynchidae benthopelagic 40 TL 4.5 native
Acestrorhynchus heterolepis Acestrorhynchidae benthopelagic 40 TL 4.5 native
Acestrorhynchus lacustris Acestrorhynchidae benthopelagic 33 TL 4.6 native
Acestrorhynchus microlepis Acestrorhynchidae benthopelagic 32 TL 4.5 native
Acestrorhynchus minimus Acestrorhynchidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Acestrorhynchus nasutus Acestrorhynchidae benthopelagic 9 TL 3.0 native
Achiropsis nattereri Achiridae demersal 17 TL 3.4 native
Acrobrycon ipanquianus Characidae benthopelagic 13 TL 3.2 native
Adontosternarchus balaenops Apteronotidae benthopelagic 25 TL 3.4 native
Aequidens diadema Cichlidae benthopelagic 15 TL 3.2 native
Aequidens mauesanus Cichlidae benthopelagic 17 TL 3.2 native
Aequidens pallidus Cichlidae benthopelagic 18 TL 3.2 native
Aequidens patricki Cichlidae benthopelagic 15 TL 3.7 native
Aequidens tetramerus Cichlidae benthopelagic 25 TL 3.2 native
Agamyxis albomaculatus Doradidae demersal 19 TL 3.2 misidentification
Agamyxis pectinifrons Doradidae demersal 19 TL 3.2 native
Ageneiosus atronasus Auchenipteridae pelagic 15 TL 3.3 native
Agoniates anchovia Characidae benthopelagic 19 TL 3.0 native
Agoniates halecinus Characidae benthopelagic 27 TL 3.2 native
Amaralia hypsiura Aspredinidae demersal 17 TL 3.2 native
Amazonsprattus scintilla Engraulidae pelagic 3 TL 3.2 native
Amblydoras monitor Doradidae demersal 11 TL 3.0 native
Amblydoras nauticus Doradidae demersal 10 TL 3.2 native
Ammocryptocharax elegans Crenuchidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.2 native
Ammocryptocharax minutus Crenuchidae benthopelagic 3 TL 3.0 native
Anadoras grypus Doradidae demersal 14 TL 2.1 native
Anadoras regani Doradidae demersal 14 TL 2.1 native
Anchoviella alleni Engraulidae pelagic 11 TL 3.1 native
Anchoviella carrikeri Engraulidae pelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Anchoviella guianensis Engraulidae pelagic 9 TL 3.0 native
Anchoviella jamesi Engraulidae pelagic 5 TL 3.0 native
Ancistrus dolichopterus Loricariidae demersal 15 TL 2.0 native
Ancistrus latifrons Loricariidae demersal 19 TL 2.8 native
Anodus elongatus Hemiodontidae pelagic 37 TL 2.7 native
Anodus orinocensis Hemiodontidae pelagic 34 TL 2.7 native
Anostomus anostomus Anostomidae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.0 native
Anostomus ternetzi Anostomidae benthopelagic 12 TL 2.6 endemic
Aphyocharax agassizii Characidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native
Aphyocharax alburnus Characidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.2 native
Aphyocharax analis Characidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.2 native
Aphyocharax nattereri Characidae benthopelagic 3 TL 3.0 native
Aphyocharax pusillus Characidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Aphyolebias obliquus Rivulidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.1 native
Aphyolebias peruensis Rivulidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.1 native
Apionichthys dumerili Achiridae demersal 17 TL 3.4 native
Apistogramma agassizii Cichlidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.5 native
Apistogramma amoenum Cichlidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.2 native
Apistogramma cacatuoides Cichlidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.3 native
Apistogramma cruzi Cichlidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.3 native
Apistogramma eunotus Cichlidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.3 native
Apistogramma juruensis Cichlidae benthopelagic 3 TL 3.0 native
Apistogramma luelingi Cichlidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.2 native
Apistogramma meinkeni Cichlidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.5 native
Apistogramma moae Cichlidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.3 native
Apistogramma nijsseni Cichlidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native
Apistogramma payaminonis Cichlidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.5 native
Apistogramma personata Cichlidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.3 native
Apistogramma pertensis Cichlidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.2 native
Apistogramma resticulosa Cichlidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.5 native
Apistogramma rupununi Cichlidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.5 native
Apistogramma urteagai Cichlidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.5 native
Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis Cichlidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.1 native
Apistoloricaria ommation Loricariidae demersal 12 TL 2.2 native
Apteronotus albifrons Apteronotidae benthopelagic 50 TL 3.0 native
Apteronotus bonapartii Apteronotidae benthopelagic 27 TL 3.1 native
Arapaima gigas Osteoglossidae demersal 450 TL 4.5 native
Archolaemus blax Sternopygidae benthopelagic 44 TL 3.0 native
Argonectes longiceps Hemiodontidae benthopelagic 30 TL 3.0 native
Aspistor quadriscutis Ariidae benthopelagic 50 TL 3.5 native
Aspredo aspredo Aspredinidae demersal 47 TL 3.0 native
Astrodoras asterifrons Doradidae demersal 10 TL 3.0 native
Astronotus crassipinnis Cichlidae benthopelagic 30 TL 3.0 native
Astronotus ocellatus Cichlidae benthopelagic 46 TL 3.7 native
Astyanax abramis Characidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native
Astyanax anterior Characidae benthopelagic 10 TL 2.9 native
Astyanax bourgeti Characidae benthopelagic 10 TL 2.9 native
Astyanax gracilior Characidae benthopelagic 10 TL 2.9 native
Astyanax kennedyi Characidae benthopelagic 10 TL 2.9 native
Astyanax longior Characidae benthopelagic 10 TL 2.9 native
Astyanax maximus Characidae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.0 native
Astyanax poetzschkei Characidae benthopelagic 10 TL 2.9 native
Astyanax stilbe Characidae benthopelagic 10 TL 2.9 native
Auchenipterichthys punctatus Auchenipteridae benthopelagic 19 TL 3.2 native
Auchenipterichthys thoracatus Auchenipteridae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.1 native
Auchenipterus brachyurus Auchenipteridae benthopelagic 21 TL 3.3 native
Auchenipterus britskii Auchenipteridae benthopelagic 18 TL 3.1 native
Auchenipterus nuchalis Auchenipteridae pelagic 19 TL 3.8 native
Awaous flavus Gobiidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.2 native
Axelrodia lindeae Characidae benthopelagic 3 TL 3.0 native
Axelrodia stigmatias Characidae benthopelagic 3 TL 3.0 native
Bagre bagre Ariidae demersal 55 TL 4.0 native
Bario steindachneri Characidae pelagic 11 TL 3.2 native
Bathycetopsis oliveirai Cetopsidae demersal 5 TL 3.3 native
Batrachoglanis raninus Pseudopimelodidae demersal 25 TL 3.7 native
Batrachoglanis villosus Pseudopimelodidae demersal 15 TL 3.0 native
Belonion apodion Belonidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.3 native
Biotodoma cupido Cichlidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.0 native
Biotodoma wavrini Cichlidae benthopelagic 13 TL 3.2 native
Biotoecus opercularis Cichlidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native
Bivibranchia fowleri Hemiodontidae benthopelagic 18 TL 3.0 native
Bivibranchia velox Hemiodontidae benthopelagic 19 TL 2.9 native
Boehlkea fredcochui Characidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.0 native
Boulengerella cuvieri Ctenoluciidae pelagic 98 TL 3.2 native
Boulengerella lateristriga Ctenoluciidae pelagic 32 TL 4.5 native
Boulengerella lucius Ctenoluciidae pelagic 52 TL 2.9 native
Boulengerella maculata Ctenoluciidae pelagic 39 TL 4.5 native
Boulengerella xyrekes Ctenoluciidae pelagic 47 TL 2.5 native
Brachychalcinus copei Characidae benthopelagic 9 TL 3.0 native
Brachychalcinus nummus Characidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native
Brachyhypopomus brevirostris Hypopomidae benthopelagic 35 TL 3.0 native
Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus Hypopomidae benthopelagic 19 TL 2.6 native
Brachyplatystoma juruense Pimelodidae demersal 60 TL 4.5 native
Brachyplatystoma vaillantii Pimelodidae demersal 150 TL 4.5 native
Brycon amazonicus Characidae benthopelagic 57 TL 2.5 native
Brycon cephalus Characidae benthopelagic 27 TL 2.0 native
Brycon falcatus Characidae benthopelagic 37 TL 2.8 native
Brycon melanopterus Characidae benthopelagic 37 TL 2.8 native
Brycon pesu Characidae benthopelagic 15 TL 3.0 native
Bryconacidnus ellisi Characidae pelagic 5 TL 3.0 native
Bryconacidnus paipayensis Characidae pelagic 7 TL 3.0 native
Bryconamericus alfredae Characidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Bryconamericus caucanus Characidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Bryconamericus diaphanus Characidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Bryconamericus grosvenori Characidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Bryconamericus osgoodi Characidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Bryconamericus pachacuti Characidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Bryconamericus phoenicopterus Characidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Bryconamericus simus Characidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Bryconamericus thomasi Characidae benthopelagic 9 TL 2.9 native
Bryconella pallidifrons Characidae pelagic 3 TL 3.0 native
Bryconexodon juruenae Characidae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.0 native
Bryconexodon trombetasi Characidae benthopelagic 14 TL 3.2 native
Bryconops affinis Characidae benthopelagic 12 TL 2.7 native
Bryconops alburnoides Characidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.2 native
Bryconops caudomaculatus Characidae benthopelagic 13 TL 4.5 native
Bryconops melanurus Characidae benthopelagic 15 TL 3.2 native
Bujurquina apoparuana Cichlidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.5 native
Bujurquina cordemadi Cichlidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.4 native
Bujurquina eurhinus Cichlidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.3 native
Bujurquina hophrys Cichlidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native
Bujurquina huallagae Cichlidae benthopelagic 11 TL 4.5 native
Bujurquina labiosa Cichlidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.1 native
Bujurquina megalospilus Cichlidae benthopelagic 9 TL 3.5 native
Bujurquina moriorum Cichlidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.2 native
Bujurquina ortegai Cichlidae benthopelagic 14 TL 3.0 native
Bujurquina peregrinabunda Cichlidae benthopelagic 14 TL 3.2 native
Bujurquina robusta Cichlidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.3 native
Bujurquina syspilus Cichlidae benthopelagic 13 TL 3.0 native
Bujurquina tambopatae Cichlidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.3 native
Bujurquina vittata Cichlidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native
Bunocephalus aleuropsis Aspredinidae demersal 12 TL 2.6 native
Bunocephalus amazonicus Aspredinidae demersal 6 TL 3.0 native
Bunocephalus bifidus Aspredinidae demersal 6 TL 3.0 native
Bunocephalus coracoideus Aspredinidae demersal 14 TL 3.2 native
Bunocephalus knerii Aspredinidae demersal 16 TL 3.2 native
Bunocephalus quadriradiatus Aspredinidae demersal 4 TL 3.0 native
Bunocephalus verrucosus Aspredinidae demersal 12 TL 2.5 native
Caenotropus labyrinthicus Chilodontidae demersal 19 TL 2.8 native
Calophysus macropterus Pimelodidae demersal 40 TL 4.5 native
Caquetaia spectabilis Cichlidae benthopelagic 21 TL 3.1 native
Carnegiella marthae Gasteropelecidae pelagic 4 TL 3.2 native
Carnegiella myersi Gasteropelecidae pelagic 3 TL 3.0 native
Carnegiella schereri Gasteropelecidae pelagic 4 TL 3.0 native
Carnegiella strigata Gasteropelecidae pelagic 5 TL 3.3 native
Cathorops phrygiatus Ariidae demersal 30 TL 3.1 native
Cathorops rugispinis Ariidae demersal 45 TL 3.0 native
Catoprion mento Characidae pelagic 19 TL 3.6 native
Centrochir crocodili Doradidae demersal 26 TL 3.0 misidentification
Centrodoras brachiatus Doradidae demersal 41 TL 3.0 native
Centromochlus existimatus Auchenipteridae demersal 9 TL 3.0 native
Centromochlus heckelii Auchenipteridae demersal 9 TL 3.0 native
Ceratobranchia binghami Characidae pelagic 7 TL 3.0 native
Ceratobranchia obtusirostris Characidae pelagic 7 TL 3.0 native
Cetopsis coecutiens Cetopsidae benthopelagic 33 TL 3.5 native
Cetopsis parma Cetopsidae benthopelagic 21 TL 3.0 native
Cetopsorhamdia phantasia Heptapteridae demersal 5 TL 3.0 native
Chaetobranchopsis australis Cichlidae benthopelagic 15 TL 3.5 native
Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis Cichlidae benthopelagic 15 TL 3.3 endemic
Chaetobranchus flavescens Cichlidae benthopelagic 26 TL 3.4 endemic
Chaetobranchus semifasciatus Cichlidae benthopelagic 29 TL 3.6 native
Chalceus erythrurus Characidae pelagic 27 TL 3.4 native
Chalceus macrolepidotus Characidae pelagic 30 TL 3.5 native
Characidium declivirostre Crenuchidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native
Characidium etheostoma Crenuchidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native
Characidium roesseli Crenuchidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 native
Characidium steindachneri Crenuchidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.0 native
Charax condei Characidae benthopelagic 7 TL 4.5 native
Charax hemigrammus Characidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native
Charax tectifer Characidae benthopelagic 13 TL 3.9 native
Charax unimaculatus Characidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.4 native
Chasmocranus quadrizonatus Heptapteridae demersal 15 TL 3.2 native
Cheirocerus goeldii Pimelodidae demersal 19 TL 3.0 native
Chilodus gracilis Chilodontidae demersal 8 TL 2.9 native
Chilodus punctatus Chilodontidae pelagic 10 TL 2.8 native
Chrysobrycon hesperus Characidae pelagic 10 TL 3.2 native
Chrysobrycon myersi Characidae pelagic 6 TL 3.2 native
Cichla monoculus Cichlidae benthopelagic 41 TL 4.1 native
Cichla orinocensis Cichlidae benthopelagic 76 TL 4.4 native
Cichla temensis Cichlidae benthopelagic 99 TL 4.5 native
Cichlasoma amazonarum Cichlidae benthopelagic 14 TL 2.8 endemic
Cichlasoma araguaiense Cichlidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.2 native
Cichlasoma bimaculatum Cichlidae benthopelagic 30 TL 3.6 native
Cichlasoma boliviense Cichlidae benthopelagic 14 TL 3.2 native
Clupeacharax anchoveoides Characidae pelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Colomesus asellus Tetraodontidae demersal 14 TL 3.0 native
Colomesus psittacus Tetraodontidae demersal 30 TL 3.6 native
Compsaraia compsus Apteronotidae benthopelagic 34 TL 3.0 native
Copeina guttata Lebiasinidae pelagic 10 TL 3.1 native
Copeina osgoodi Lebiasinidae pelagic 7 TL 3.2 native
Copella arnoldi Lebiasinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native
Copella metae Lebiasinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.5 native
Copella nattereri Lebiasinidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.3 native
Copella nigrofasciata Lebiasinidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.3 native
Copella vilmae Lebiasinidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.3 native
Corydoras ambiacus Callichthyidae demersal 6 TL 2.9 native
Corydoras amphibelus Callichthyidae demersal 6 TL 2.9 native
Corydoras arcuatus Callichthyidae demersal 5 TL 3.0 native
Corydoras armatus Callichthyidae demersal 7 TL 2.9 native
Corydoras elegans Callichthyidae demersal 7 TL 2.9 native
Corydoras eques Callichthyidae demersal 6 TL 2.9 native
Corydoras fowleri Callichthyidae demersal 8 TL 2.9 native
Corydoras hastatus Callichthyidae demersal 3 TL 3.0 native
Corydoras julii Callichthyidae demersal 7 TL 3.0 native
Corydoras leucomelas Callichthyidae demersal 6 TL 3.0 native
Corydoras melini Callichthyidae demersal 7 TL 2.9 native
Corydoras punctatus Callichthyidae demersal 9 TL 2.9 native
Corydoras rabauti Callichthyidae demersal 7 TL 3.0 native
Corydoras reticulatus Callichthyidae demersal 8 TL 2.9 native
Corydoras trilineatus Callichthyidae demersal 8 TL 3.0 native
Creagrutus amoenus Characidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.2 native
Creagrutus beni Characidae benthopelagic 9 TL 3.0 native
Creagrutus cochui Characidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native
Creagrutus melanzonus Characidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native
Creagrutus peruanus Characidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native
Crenicara latruncularium Cichlidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native
Crenicara punctulatum Cichlidae benthopelagic 13 TL 3.2 native
Crenicichla acutirostris Cichlidae benthopelagic 21 TL 3.2 native