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Fish of Latin America and the Caribbean

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

🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 moreTropical gar A small freshwater predator from Central America known for its armored scales and air-breathing ability.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

🇸🇷 Suriname and 2 moreRedeye piranha A large freshwater fish from South America with a rhombus-shaped body and red eyes.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1766

🇨🇺 CubaCuban gar Large tropical freshwater predator native to western Cuba.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreTiticaca orestias Largest killifish of Lake Titicaca, likely extinct.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 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 1 moreElectric eel Neotropical freshwater fish capable of generating powerful electric shocks for hunting and defence.Eel · Rivers and lakes · 1766

🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 moreXiphophorus A genus of small livebearing fish native to Mexico and Central America, known for aquarium use and genetic research.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreLargescale four-eyes Surface-dwelling fish with split eyes for dual vision.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇵🇦 Panama and 1 moreGlass knifefish Translucent electric fish from South American riversOther · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Tropical gar: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Redeye piranha: Torox, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Cuban gar: Poleta33, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hoplias aimara: Lars Simonsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Electric eel: Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Xiphophorus: Marrabbio2, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Largescale four-eyes: Michael Gäbler, CC BY 3.0, source
Glass knifefish: User:Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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