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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 |