🇻🇪 Fish of Venezuela
19 fish from Venezuela, best known first.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreLargescale four-eyes
Surface-dwelling fish with split eyes for dual vision.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreX-ray tetra
Small translucent South American freshwater fish popular in home aquariums.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1894
🇻🇪 VenezuelaDiamond tetra
Small Venezuelan freshwater fish with violet finsOther · Rivers and lakes · 1920
🇻🇪 VenezuelaEndler's livebearer
A small, colourful freshwater fish from Venezuela known for its bright patterns and ease of breeding in home aquariums.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 2005
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreCardinal tetra
Small freshwater fish with a bright red belly and iridescent blue stripe.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1956
🇻🇪 VenezuelaKeyhole cichlid
Small peaceful cichlid from South AmericaCichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 2 moreAltum angelfish
Large freshwater angelfish from the Orinoco Basin.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreSpeckled peacock bass
A large South American cichlid prized for sport and food.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 1 moreRam cichlid
Small colourful freshwater fish from South AmericaCichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1948
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 1 moreOtocinclus
Small South American armored catfishes known for algae eating and air breathing.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreRedtail catfish
A large South American catfish known for its red tail and popularity in the aquarium trade.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreTiger shovelnose catfish
Large striped South American river catfishCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1862
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 4 moreGuppy
Small tropical livebearer known for bright male colours and rapid reproduction.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1859
🇻🇪 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.
- Redtail catfish: George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Endler's livebearer: Marrabbio2, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Largescale four-eyes: Michael Gäbler, CC BY 3.0, source
- X-ray tetra: Richard Bartz, Munich Makro Freak, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Diamond tetra: SOK, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cardinal tetra: Unknown author, Attribution, source
- Keyhole cichlid: Bartosz Senderek, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Altum angelfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Speckled peacock bass: Wellerson Santana, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ram cichlid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Otocinclus: CHUCAO, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tiger shovelnose catfish: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Guppy: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Black ghost knifefish: Photo by and (c)2005 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source