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🇬🇹 Guatemala and 4 moreConvict cichlid
Striped Central American cichlid popular in home aquariumsCichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1867
Sub-Saharan AfricaPrincess cichlid
A cooperative schooling cichlid from Lake Tanganyika.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 morePearl gourami
Small Southeast Asian fish with a pearly patternOther · Rivers and lakes · 1852
🇻🇪 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
🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreMalawi eyebiter
Predatory cichlid from Lake Malawi known for its narrow body and unique feeding habits.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United StatesWhite sucker
A common North American freshwater cypriniform fish with fleshy lips used for bottom feeding.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1803
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBanggai cardinalfish
A small, endangered marine fish from Indonesia known for its unique breeding habits and popularity in the aquarium tradeReef fish · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreZebrafish
Small striped fish from South Asia kept in aquariums and labsCarp · Rivers and lakes
WorldThree-spined stickleback
Small northern fish known for rapid evolution and complex breeding.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese rice fish
Small freshwater fish native to Japan and a key model organism.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreSerpae tetra
Small red freshwater fish from South AmericaOther · Rivers and lakes · 1882
🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreKaronga tilapia
Endangered cichlid from Lake Malawi and the Shire River.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
WorldBleeding heart tetra
Small Amazonian fish with a red flank spotOther · Rivers and lakes · 1943
WorldSplash tetra
Small South American fish that lays eggs on leaves above waterOther · Rivers and lakes
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreGreen swordtail
A hardy live-bearing fish popular in home aquariums.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1848
Sub-Saharan AfricaJewel cichlid
Brightly colored African cichlids kept in aquariums for their vivid breeding colours and parental care.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
WorldMango tilapia
A large cichlid native to Africa and the Levant.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 1 moreRam cichlid
Small colourful freshwater fish from South AmericaCichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1948
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreKribensis
Small colourful cichlid from West AfricaCichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1901
🇧🇷 BrazilZebra pleco
Striped catfish from the Rio XinguCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1991
🇹🇭 ThailandRed-tailed black shark
A critically endangered Thai carp kept widely in aquariums for its black body and red tail.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1931
Sub-Saharan AfricaVictoria tilapia
A cichlid native to Lake Victoria with unique colour patterns.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 ChinaWhite Cloud Mountain minnow
A small, hardy freshwater fish native to China, popular in aquariums for its cold tolerance and peaceful nature.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1930
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 1 moreCelestial pearl danio
A tiny, brightly coloured freshwater fish from Myanmar and Thailand, popular in the aquarium trade.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 2006
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreRosy bitterling
Small East Asian freshwater fish with a unique mussel-based breeding cycle.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇩 IndonesiaClown loach
Striped tropical freshwater fish from IndonesiaOther · Rivers and lakes · 1852
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreEuropean bitterling
Small freshwater fish that breeds inside musselsOther · Rivers and lakes · 1782
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreEmpurau
A large Southeast Asian river fish prized for its high market value.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreJullien's golden carp
Endangered Southeast Asian river fish with five stripesCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇹 ItalyCarpione
Endangered salmonid fish native to Lake Garda in Italy.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes
🇯🇵 JapanKoi
Ornamental carp varieties bred in Japan for decorative ponds.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇿🇦 South AfricaClanwilliam yellowfish
A golden-hued river fish from South Africa's Cederberg.Carp · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Convict cichlid: S. Olkowicz - User Hippocampus on pl.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, source
- Princess cichlid: Przemysław Malkowski, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pearl gourami: BEDO (Thailand), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Endler's livebearer: Marrabbio2, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Malawi eyebiter: Gareth J. Fraser, C. Darrin Hulsey, Ryan F. Bloomquist, Kristine Uyesu, CC BY 2.5, source
- White sucker: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Banggai cardinalfish: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Zebrafish: Roundish, CC0, source
- Three-spined stickleback: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Labeobarbus: Brian.gratwicke, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Japanese rice fish: NOZO, CC BY 3.0, source
- Splash tetra: Zikamoi, CC BY 3.0, source
- Green swordtail: Bastet78, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jewel cichlid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Mango tilapia: Bayçelebi E (2020) Distribution and diversity of fish, CC BY 4.0, source
- Ram cichlid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kribensis: The original uploader was MidgleyDJ at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Zebra pleco: Birger A, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red-tailed black shark: Astellar87, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Victoria tilapia: G.F.Turner, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- White Cloud Mountain minnow: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Celestial pearl danio: Cisamarc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rosy bitterling: book74, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Clown loach: Published by Zoologische Mededelingen, at http://www.zoologischemedede, CC BY 3.0, source
- European bitterling: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
- Empurau: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jullien's golden carp: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Carpione: Domenico Collini, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Koi: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, source