Freshwater

Freshwater fish spend part or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%.

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Xenomystus nigri

The body of this fish is unusual: it is flattened ventrolaterally and elongated, giving it a …

Corydoras paleatus

The Blue Leopard Corydoras has a strongly curved back line and an almost flat abdomen. Its …

Ancistrus dolichopterus

The Bushymouth catfish has a flattened body that is completely covered in polygonal bony plates. Its …

Callichthys callichthys

Cascarudo has an elongated, slightly flattened body covered with two rows of bony plates. It has …

Chondrostoma nasus

A swift river fish with a unique mouth structure, known for its schooling behavior and specific …

Cynolebias constanciae

The body of Constancia's seasonal killifish (Cynolebias constanciae) is elongate and slightly laterally compressed.

Anableps microlepis

Anableps: Greek, ana = up + Greek, blepo, blepsis, -eos = glance, sight.The elongated cylindrical body …

Apeltes quadracus

The fourspine stickleback possesses an elongated, fusiform body lacking scales. Typically, it exhibits four or five …

Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

The scientific name was given in honour of the French linguist and explorer Étienne Aymonier (1844-1929).The …

Coregonus pidschian

The body of the humpback whitefish becomes more pronounced with age, growing taller. A well-defined hump …

Coregonus peled

The peled can be easily distinguished from other whitefish by its terminal mouth, in which the …

Pungitius platygaster

The southern ninespine stickleback can be distinguished from its European relatives by the large flaps on …

Corydoras sterbai

Compared to other species in the genus, Sterba's Corydoras has a relatively high body. There are …

Misgurnus fossilis

The body of the Weatherfish is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides and covered with fine …