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🇦🇷 Fish of Argentina

20 fish from Argentina, best known first.

Reef or sea River or lake Fishing harbour Fish market Aquarium or research City

🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreWolf fish A predatory freshwater ray-finned fish found across Central and South America.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇷 Argentina and 4 moreArgentinian silverside A large, adaptable silverside native to South America.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreRed-bellied piranha A widespread South American freshwater fish known for its omnivorous diet and shoaling behavior.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreBlack tetra Small freshwater characin with dark vertical barsOther · Rivers and lakes 🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreSerpae tetra Small red freshwater fish from South AmericaOther · Rivers and lakes · 1882

🇵🇾 Paraguay and 3 moreBuenos Aires tetra Hardy silver freshwater fish with red fins and a black tail mark.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1907

🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreGolden dorado A large predatory freshwater fish native to South America known for its golden colour.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇳🇿 New Zealand and 3 moreCommon galaxias A small migratory fish of the Southern Hemisphere.Other · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Buenos Aires tetra: Mattia Nocciola, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Golden dorado: David Morimoto (treez44est), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Wolf fish: J. F. Hennig, Public domain, source
Argentinian silverside: CHUCAO, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Red-bellied piranha: Gregory Moine, CC BY 2.0, source
Black tetra: emptyvi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Common galaxias: Lycaon.cl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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