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Fish of Latin America and the Caribbean

96 fish from Latin America and the Caribbean on EveryFish so far.

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

🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreTambaqui A large freshwater fish from South America known for its heavy body and seed-eating habits.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 BrazilBanded leporinus A striped freshwater fish from the Amazon kept in home tanks and occasionally caught by anglers.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreArapaima Large freshwater fish from the Amazon basin known for its size and air-breathing ability.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreRed-bellied Pacu A large South American freshwater fish related to piranhas, farmed for food and kept in aquariums.Other · Rivers and lakes

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

🇧🇷 BrazilGilded catfish A large South American catfish found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇴 Bolivia and 4 moreRipsaw catfish Large thorny catfish native to South American rivers.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreSpotted sorubim A large South American catfish known for its spotted pattern and commercial value.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1829

🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreTiger shovelnose catfish Large striped South American river catfishCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1862

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreRed grouper A large marine fish from the western Atlantic known for its reddish colour and role in reef ecosystems.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1828

Photo credits on this page

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

Golden dorado: David Morimoto (treez44est), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Tambaqui: w_endo, CC0, source
Banded leporinus: Ltshears, Public domain, source
Arapaima: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Red-bellied Pacu: Omnitarian, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Speckled peacock bass: Wellerson Santana, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Gilded catfish: François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau, Public domain, source
Ripsaw catfish: Tino Strauss, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Spotted sorubim: Pablo Scarabotti, Tzipe Govezensky, Pablo Bolcatto & Rafael A. Barrio, CC BY 4.0, source
Tiger shovelnose catfish: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Red grouper: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEF, Public domain, source

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