Allfishes
African brown knifefish
Xenomystus nigri
The body of this fish is unusual: it is flattened ventrolaterally and elongated, giving it a …
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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Black tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
The black tetra has a flat, tall body.
Blotched upside-down catfish
Synodontis nigriventris
Body stocky, slightly flattened at the sides. Back more convex than abdomen, eyes large, mouth lower …
Blue leopard corydoras
Corydoras paleatus
The Blue Leopard Corydoras has a strongly curved back line and an almost flat abdomen. Its …
Bushymouth catfish
Ancistrus dolichopterus
The Bushymouth catfish has a flattened body that is completely covered in polygonal bony plates. Its …
Cardinal tetra
Paracheirodon axelrodi
The Cardinal tetra has an elongated body that is slightly flattened on the sides. The females …
Cascarudo
Callichthys callichthys
Cascarudo has an elongated, slightly flattened body covered with two rows of bony plates. It has …
Constancia’s seasonal killifish
Cynolebias constanciae
The body of Constancia's seasonal killifish (Cynolebias constanciae) is elongate and slightly laterally compressed.
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
The body of the Eastern mosquitofish is moderately elongated, not tall, and laterally compressed. It is …
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
The body of the goldfish is short and tall with a slightly angular shape. It is …
Pyrrhulina filamentosa
Pyrrhulina filamentosa
Pyrrhulina filamentosa has an elongated body with a large caudal fin, the upper lobe of which …
Southern ninespine stickleback
Pungitius platygaster
The southern ninespine stickleback can be distinguished from its European relatives by the large flaps on …
Sterba's corydoras
Corydoras sterbai
Compared to other species in the genus, Sterba's Corydoras has a relatively high body. There are …
Sumatra barb
Puntigrus tetrazona
These barbs have tall, strongly compressed bodies. There are no whiskers. Females are larger than males …
Three spot gourami
Trichopodus trichopterus
In terms of body shape and fin structure, the fish resembles the pearl gourami, but its …
Weatherfish
Misgurnus fossilis
The body of the Weatherfish is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides and covered with fine …
Zebrafish
Danio rerio
The body shape of the zebrafish is fusiform, with compressed lateral sides and a superiorly oriented …