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Fish Species in Paraguay Arises in Mato Grosso, Brazil and empties into the Paraná 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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