Freshwater Fish Species in Paraguay River [South America]

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Fish Species in Paraguay Arises in Mato Grosso, Brazil and empties into the Paran� River at the SW corner of Paraguay
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=142]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro

Acestrorhynchidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

3.8

native

Aphyocharax dentatus

Characidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

native

Aphyocharax gracilis

Characidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.2

native

Aphyocharax paraguayensis

Characidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Astronotus crassipinnis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

3.0

native

Astyanacinus moorii

Characidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.9

native

Astyanax lineatus

Characidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.9

native

Astyanax marionae

Characidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.9

native

Astyanax pelegrini

Characidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

native

Brachychalcinus retrospina

Characidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.0

native

Brochis britskii

Callichthyidae

demersal

11 TL

3.2

native

Brycon hilarii

Characidae

benthopelagic

56 TL

2.5

native

Bryconamericus exodon

Characidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.0

native

Bryconamericus stramineus

Characidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.0

native

Bryconamericus thomasi

Characidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.9

native

Bujurquina vittata

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Bunocephalus doriae

Aspredinidae

demersal

10 TL

2.6

native

Catathyridium lorentzii

Achiridae

demersal

17 TL

3.4

native

Catoprion mento

Characidae

pelagic

19 TL

3.6

native

Chaetobranchopsis australis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.5

native

Charax leticiae

Characidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.9

native

Charax stenopterus

Characidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.9

native

Cichlasoma dimerus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.3

native

Clupeacharax anchoveoides

Characidae

pelagic

8 TL

3.0

native

Crenicichla lepidota

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

3.6

native

Crenicichla vittata

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

32 TL

3.1

native

Ctenobrycon alleni

Characidae

pelagic

8 TL

3.0

native

Curimatella dorsalis

Curimatidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

native

Curimatopsis myersi

Curimatidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Cynopotamus argenteus

Characidae

benthopelagic

26 TL

3.9

native

Cynopotamus kincaidi

Characidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

3.0

native

Cyphocharax platanus

Curimatidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

2.7

native

Eigenmannia trilineata

Sternopygidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.0

native

Engraulisoma taeniatum

Characidae

pelagic

6 TL

3.0

native

Epapterus dispilurus

Auchenipteridae

demersal

16 TL

4.5

native

Farlowella isbruckeri

Loricariidae

demersal

17 TL

2.5

native

Farlowella jauruensis

Loricariidae

demersal

16 TL

2.5

native

Farlowella paraguayensis

Loricariidae

demersal

22 TL

2.5

native

Galeocharax humeralis

Characidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.0

native

Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

Characidae

pelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Gymnogeophagus balzanii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Hemigrammus lunatus

Characidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.1

native

Hemigrammus mahnerti

Characidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

2.8

native

Hemigrammus marginatus

Characidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.0

native

Hemigrammus maxillaris

Characidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

2.9

native

Hemigrammus tridens

Characidae

benthopelagic

2 TL

2.8

native

Hemigrammus ulreyi

Characidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

2.9

native

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

Loricariidae

demersal

17 TL

3.3

native

Hemiodus orthonops

Hemiodontidae

benthopelagic

31 TL

3.0

native

Hisonotus maculipinnis

Loricariidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

native

Homodiaetus anisitsi

Trichomycteridae

demersal

7 TL

3.1

native

Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Characidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.0

native

Hyphessobrycon eques

Characidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

Characidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

2.9

endemic

Hyphessobrycon luetkenii

Characidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.0

native

Hyphessobrycon megalopterus

Characidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.2

native

Hypoptopoma guentheri

Loricariidae

demersal

8 TL

2.5

native

Iheringichthys megalops

Pimelodidae

demersal

56 TL

3.4

native

Imparfinis stictonotus

Heptapteridae

demersal

12 TL

3.2

native

Jupiaba acanthogaster

Characidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Knodus moenkhausii

Characidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.0

native

Laetacara dorsigera

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Lepthoplosternum pectorale

Callichthyidae

demersal

8 TL

3.0

native

Loricaria apeltogaster

Loricariidae

demersal

32 TL

2.8

native

Markiana nigripinnis

Characidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.2

native

Megalancistrus parananus

Loricariidae

demersal

60 TL

native

Megalechis personata

Callichthyidae

demersal

16 TL

3.0

native

Mesonauta festivus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.9

native

Metynnis hypsauchen

Characidae

pelagic

15 TL

2.1

native

Metynnis maculatus

Characidae

pelagic

18 TL

2.0

native

Metynnis mola

Characidae

pelagic

15 TL

2.1

native

Metynnis otuquensis

Characidae

pelagic

11 TL

3.2

native

Mixobrycon ribeiroi

Characidae

pelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Moenkhausia dichroura

Characidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.2

native

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

Characidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

native

Myleus levis

Characidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

3.3

native

Myleus tiete

Characidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

2.5

native

Mylossoma duriventre

Characidae

benthopelagic

31 TL

3.3

native

Ochmacanthus batrachostoma

Trichomycteridae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Odontostilbe microcephala

Characidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.0

native

Odontostilbe paraguayensis

Characidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Odontostilbe pequira

Characidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Oligosarcus oligolepis

Characidae

pelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Otocinclus vittatus

Loricariidae

demersal

4 TL

2.8

native

Oxydoras eigenmanni

Doradidae

demersal

12 TL

3.0

native

Paraloricaria agastor

Loricariidae

demersal

14 TL

2.2

native

Paravandellia oxyptera

Trichomycteridae

benthopelagic

4 TL

2.9

native

Parodon carrikeri

Parodontidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.0

native

Phenacogaster jancupa

Characidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.2

native

Phenacogaster tegatus

Characidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Piabarchus analis

Characidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Piabarchus torrenticola

Characidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.2

native

Piabucus melanostomus

Characidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.0

native

Piaractus mesopotamicus

Characidae

demersal

50 TL

2.0

native

Pimelodella mucosa

Heptapteridae

demersal

18 TL

3.0

native

Pimelodus ornatus

Pimelodidae

benthopelagic

47 TL

4.4

native

Planaltina myersi

Characidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.2

native

Potamorhina squamoralevis

Curimatidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

native

Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni

Belonidae

pelagic

28 TL

3.6

native

Potamotrygon brachyura

Potamotrygonidae

benthopelagic

99 TL

3.6

native

Potamotrygon castexi

Potamotrygonidae

benthopelagic

99 TL

3.6

native

Potamotrygon falkneri

Potamotrygonidae

benthopelagic

99 TL

3.6

native

Potamotrygon motoro

Potamotrygonidae

benthopelagic

99 TL

3.6

native

Prionobrama paraguayensis

Characidae

pelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Prochilodus lineatus

Prochilodontidae

benthopelagic

57 TL

2.2

native

Psectrogaster curviventris

Curimatidae

benthopelagic

21 TL

native

Psellogrammus kennedyi

Characidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.9

native

Pseudocetopsis gobioides

Cetopsidae

demersal

14 TL

3.2

native

Pseudohemiodon laticeps

Loricariidae

demersal

37 TL

2.8

native

Pseudohemiodon platycephalus

Loricariidae

demersal

22 TL

2.8

native

Pseudopimelodus mangurus

Pseudopimelodidae

demersal

43 TL

3.0

native

Pterobunocephalus depressus

Aspredinidae

demersal

11 TL

3.2

native

Pyrrhulina australis

Lebiasinidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.2

native

Rhaphiodon vulpinus

Cynodontidae

pelagic

69 TL

2.9

native

Rivulus punctatus

Rivulidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Roeboides bonariensis

Characidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

3.0

native

Roeboides descalvadensis

Characidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.7

native

Roeboides paranensis

Characidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.7

native

Roeboides prognathus

Characidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

4.1

native

Salminus brasiliensis

Characidae

benthopelagic

122 TL

4.1

native

Scoloplax dicra

Scoloplacidae

demersal

2 TL

2.8

native

Scoloplax distolothrix

Scoloplacidae

demersal

3 TL

2.8

native

Scoloplax empousa

Scoloplacidae

demersal

3 TL

2.8

native

Serrapinnus calliurus

Characidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Serrapinnus heterodon

Characidae

pelagic

5 TL

3.2

native

Serrapinnus kriegi

Characidae

benthopelagic

3 TL

3.0

native

Serrapinnus microdon

Characidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Serrapinnus notomelas

Characidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Serrasalmus maculatus

Characidae

pelagic

25 TL

3.6

native

Serrasalmus marginatus

Characidae

benthopelagic

27 TL

4.0

native

Spatuloricaria evansii

Loricariidae

demersal

25 TL

2.8

native

Steindachnerina biornata

Curimatidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.1

native

Steindachnerina brevipinna

Curimatidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.7

native

Steindachnerina conspersa

Curimatidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

2.5

native

Sturisoma barbatum

Loricariidae

demersal

35 TL

native

Sturisoma robustum

Loricariidae

demersal

31 TL

2.4

native

Thoracocharax stellatus

Gasteropelecidae

pelagic

8 TL

3.1

native

Tridentopsis cahuali

Trichomycteridae

benthopelagic

3 TL

3.2

native

Triportheus nematurus

Characidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.1

native

Triportheus paranensis

Characidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.1

native

Xenurobrycon macropus

Characidae

benthopelagic

3 TL

2.9

native

Xyliphius barbatus

Aspredinidae

demersal

12 TL

3.2

native

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