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🇻🇪 Fish of Venezuela

19 fish from Venezuela, best known first.

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

🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreHoplias aimara A large freshwater predator from South America known for its size and mercury accumulation.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1846

🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreSpeckled peacock bass A large South American cichlid prized for sport and food.Cichlid · 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

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
Hoplias aimara: Lars Simonsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Speckled peacock bass: Wellerson Santana, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Tiger shovelnose catfish: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Guppy: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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