List of aquarium fish by scientific name

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This article lists fish commonly kept in aquariums and ponds. [1]

Contents

Anguilliformes

Muraenidae

Echidna (fish)

Muraena

Rhinomuraena

Atheriniformes

Atherinidae

Bedotia

Brachygobius

Telmatherina

Melanotaeniidae

Glossolepis

Iriatherina

Melanotaenia

Beloniformes

Adrianichthyidae

Oryzias

Belonidae

Xenentodon

Hemiramphidae

Dermogenys

Beryciformes

Holocentridae

Holocentrus

Myripristis

Characiformes

Alestidae

Lepidarchus

Phenacogrammus

Anostomidae

Abramites

Anostomus

Leporinus

Chalcenidae

Chalcenus

Characidae

Aphyocharax

Arnoldichthys

Astyanax

Boehlkea

Brachychalcinus

Exodon

Gnathocharax

Gymnocorymbus

Hasemania

Hemigrammus

Hyphessobrycon

Knodus

Moenkhausia

Nematobrycon

Paracheirodon

Prionobrama

Pristella

Pseudocorynopoma

Tetragonopterus

Thayeria

Curimatidae

Chilodus

Distichodontidae

Distichodus

Nannaethiops

Gasteropelecidae

Carnegiella

Gasteropelecus

Thoracocharax

Lebiasinidae

Copeina

Copella

Nannostomus

Pyrrhulina

Serrasalminae

Colossoma

Metynnis

Mylossoma

Pygocentrus

Cypriniformes

Botiidae

Ambastaia

Botia

Chromobotia

Yasuhikotakia

Cyprinidae

Acanthorhodeus

Barbus

Balantiocheilos

Boraras

Carassius

Crossocheilus

Cyprinus

Cyprinella

Danio

Devario

Epalzeorhynchos

Labeo

Leptobarbus

Luciosoma

Osteochilus

Pethia

Phoxinus

Pimephales

Puntigrus

Puntius

Rasbora

Rhodeus

Sarcocheilichthys

Scardinius

Tanichthys

Trigonostigma

Gyrinocheilidae

Gyrinocheilus

Cobitidae

Acantopsis

Cobitis

Misgurnus

Pangio

Catostomidae

Myxocyprinus

Cyprinodontiformes

Cyprinodontidae

Aphanius

Aphyosemion

Aplocheilus

Cynolebias

Epiplatys

Jordinella

Pachypanchax

Pseudoepiplatys

Poeciliidae

Alfaro

Brachyrgaphis

Gambusia

Heterandria

Poecilia

Xiphorus

Xiphophorus

Goodeidae

Allotoca

Amecca

Characodon

Skiffia

Skiffia francesae x multipunctatus

Xenotoca

Gasterosteiformes

Gasterosteidae

Gasterosteus

Spinachia

Lepisosteiformes

Lepisosteidae

Lepisosteus

Mugiliformes

Mugilidae

Mugil

Osteoglossiformes

Mormyridae

Gnathonemus

Notopteridae

Notopterus

Pantodontidae

Pantodon

Osteoglossidae

Scleropages

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Amatitlania

Anomalachromis

Apistogramma

Dimidiochromis

Grenicara

Labidochromis

Mikrogeophagus

Nannacara

Nanochromis

Papiliochromis

Pelvicachromis

Aequidens

Astronotus

Cichlasoma

Grenicichla

Etroplus

Geophagus

Hemichromis

Rocio

Parapetenia

Pterophyllum

Symphysodon

Thorichthys

Tilapia

Aulonacara

Cyprichromis

Cyrtocara

Julidochromis

Labeotropheus

Lethrinops

Melanochromis

Neolamprologus

Pseudotropheus

Tropheus

Haplochromis

Anabantidae

Anabas

Ctenopoma

Osphronemidae

Belontia

Betta

Colisa

Macropodus

Osphronemus

Sphaerichthys

Trichogaster

Trichopodus

Trichopsis

Helostomatidae

Helostoma

Nandidae

Badis

Centropomidae

Chanda

Channidae

Channa

Lobotidae

Datnioides

Dario

Eleotridae

Hypseleotris

Nandidae

Monocirrhus

Monodactylidae

Monodactylus

Scatophagidae

Scatophagus

Gobiidae

Stigmatogobius

Brachygobius

Cryptocentrus

Lythrypnus

Nemateleotris

Thorogobius

Toxotidae

Toxotes

Centrarchidae

Lepomis

Pomacentridae

Amphiprion

Premnas

Pomacanthidae

Centropyge

Euxiphipops

Holacanthus

Pomacanthus

Pygoplites

Chaetodontidae

Chaetodon

Chelmon

Forcipiger

Heniochus

Pomacentridae

Neoglyphidodon

Abudefduf

Chromis

Chrysiptera

Dascyllus

Microspathodon

Pomacentrus

Stegastes

Acanthuridae

Acanthurus

Ctenochaetus

Naso

Paracanthurus

Zebrasoma

Labridae

Bodianus

Coris

Gomphosus

Labroides

Choerodon

Thalassoma

Centrolabrus

Labrus

Serranidae

Anthias

Chromileptes

Gramma

Ephippidae

Platax

Apogonidae

Apogon

Pterapogon

Sphaeramia

Blenniidae

Escenius

Meiacanthus

Blennius

Lipophrys

Pomadasyidae

Anisotremus

Cirrhitidae

Oxycirrhites

Opisthognathidae

Opisthognathus

Callionymidae

Synchiropus

Siganidae

Siganus

Haemulidae

Plectorhynchus

Zanclidae

Zanclus

Stichaeidae

Chirolophis

Gobiesocidae

Lepadogaster

Pholidae

Pholis

Scorpaeniformes

Scorpaenidae

Pterois

Scorpaena

Triglidae

Enophrys

Agonidae

Agonus

Cyclopteridae

Cyclopterus

Siluriformes

Doradidae

Acanthodoras

Agamyxis

Amblydoras

Loricariidae

Acanthicus

Ancistrus

Farlowella

Hypostomus

Otocinclus

Panaque

Peckoltia

Pseudorinelepis

Pterygoplichthys

Rineloricaria

Scobinancistrus

Auchenipteridae

Auchenipterichthys

Aspredinidae

Bunocephalus

Callichthyidae

Aspidoras

Brochis

Callichthys

Corydoras

Dianema

Hoplosternum

Megalechis

Scleromystax

Claroteidae

Auchenoglanis

Chrysichthys

Leiocassis

Mystus

Clariidae

Channallabes

Clarias

Schilbeidae

Pareutropius

Eutropiellus

Siluridae

Kryptopterus

Pimelodidae

Aguarunichthys

Brachyplatystoma

Calophysus

Leiarius

Phractocephalus

Pimelodus

Platystomatichthys

Pseudopimelodus

Pseudoplatystoma

Sorubim

Sorubimichthys

Malapteruridae

Malapterurus

Mochokidae

Synodontis

Synbranchiformes

Mastacembelidae

Mastacembelus

Syngnathiformes

Syngnathidae

Dunckerocampus

Syngnathoides

Hippocampus

Centriscidae

Aeoliscus

Tetraodontiformes

Balistidae

Balistoides

Balistes

Odonus

Pseudobalistes

Rhinecanthus

Ostraciidae

Lactoria

Ostracion

Monacanthidae

Chaetoderma

Pervagor

Diodontidae

Diodon

Tetraodontidae

Canthigaster

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References

  1. "Freshwater Fish List". researchgate.net. June 2018.