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🇪🇨 Fish of Ecuador

13 fish from Ecuador, best known first.

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

Fish places in Ecuador

The Galapagos Islands

🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreArapaima Giant air-breathing freshwater fish of the AmazonOther · Rivers and lakes · 1822

🇧🇷 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 4 moreMarbled hatchetfish A small South American freshwater fish kept in aquariums for its unique shape and surface-dwelling habits.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1864

🇧🇴 Bolivia and 3 moreCommon hatchetfish Small freshwater fish from South AmericaOther · Rivers and lakes

🇻🇪 Venezuela and 3 moreBlack ghost knifefish Nocturnal electric fish from South American riversOther · Rivers and lakes · 1766

Photo credits on this page

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

Arapaima: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
Red-bellied piranha: Gregory Moine, CC BY 2.0, source
Marbled hatchetfish: SOK , Sven Kullander, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Common hatchetfish: Neale Monks at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Black ghost knifefish: Photo by and (c)2005 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source

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