List of aquarium fish by scientific name
This page lists all fish commonly kept in aquariums and ponds.
Cypriniformes
Cyprinidae
Barbus
Barbus arulius
Barbus conchonius
Barbus cumingi
Barbus daruphani
Barbus dorsalis
Barbus everetti
Barbus fasciatus
Barbus filamentosa
Barbus gelius
Barbus lateristriga
Barbus melanympyx
Barbus nigrofasciatus
Barbus "odessa"
Barbus pentazona johorensis
Barbus roloffi
Barbus sachsi
Barbus schuberti
Barbus schwanenfeldi
Barbus semifasciolatus
Barbus tetrazona
Barbus tetrazona (Green)
Barbus tetrazona (Red)
Barbus ticto stoliczkae
Barbus titteya
Barbus vittatus
Barbus walkerie
Brachydanio
Brachydanio albolineatus
Brachydanio kerri
Brachydanio frankei
Brachydanio rerio
Danio
Danio aequipinnatus
Tanichthys
Tanichthys albonubes
Rasbora
Rasbora borapetensis
Rasbora caudimaculata
Rasbora daniconius
Rasbora dorsiocellata
Rasbora einthoveni
Rasbora elegans
Rasbora heteromorpha
Rasbora kalachroma
Rasbora maculata
Rasbora pauciperforata
Rasbora vaterifloris
Balantiocheilus
Balantiocheilus melanopterus
Barilius
Barilius christyi
Crossocheilus
Crossocheilus oblongus
Epalzeprhynchus
Epalzeorhynchus siamensis
Labeo
Labeo bicolor
Labeo erythrurus
Labeo frenatus
Leptobarbus
Leptobarbus hoeveni
Luciosoma
Luciosoma setigerum
Morulius
Morulius chrysophekadion
Osteocheilus
Osteocheilus hasselti
Carassius
Carassius auratus
Cyprinus
Cyprinus carpio
Acanthorhodeus
Acanthorhodeus atranalis
Notropis
Notropis lutrensis
Phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus
Pimephales
Pimephales promelas
Rhodeus
Rhodeus ocellatus
Rhodeus sericeus
Sarrpcheilichthys
Sarrpcheilichthys sinensis
Scardunius
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Gyrinocheilidae
Gyrocheilus
Cobitidae
Cobitis
Cobitis biwae
Acanthophthalmus
Acanthopthalmus kuhlii
Acanthopsis
Acanthopsis choirorhynchus
Botia
Botia horae
Botia lohachata
Botia macracantha
Botia modesta
Botia sidthimunki
Botia striata
Misgurnus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Catostomidae
Myxocyprinus
Myxocyprinus asiaticus sinensis
Characiformes
Characidae
Gymnocorymbus
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Hasemania
Hasemania nana
Hemigrammus
Hemigrammus caudovittatus
Hemigrammus ocellifer
Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Hyphessobrycon
Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus
Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Hyphessobrycon rosaceus
Hyphessobrycon serpae
Megalamphodius
Megalamphodius megalopterus
Megalamphodius sweglesi
Nematobrycon
Paracheirodon
Paracheirodon axelrodi
Paracheirodon innesi
Pristella
Aphyocharax
Aphyocharax anisitsi
Arnoldichthys
Astyanax
Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus
Tetragonopterus
Tetragonopterus chalceus
Moenkhausia
Moenkhausia oligolepis
Moenkhausia pittieri
Poptella
Poptella orbicularis
Prionobrama
Prionobrama filigera
Pseudocorynopoma
Pseudocorynopoma doriae
Thayeria
Anostomidae
Abramites
Anostomus
Leporinus
Leporinus desmotes
Leporinus frederici
Leporinus octofasciatum
Leporinus arcus
Gasteropelecidae
Carnegiella
Carnegiella marthae
Carnegiella strigata strigata
Gasteropelecus
Gasteropelecus sternicla
Thoracocharax
Thoracocharax stellatus
Chalcenidae
Chalcenus
Chalcenus macrolepidotus
Curimatidae
Chilodus
Chilodus Punctatus
Serrasalminae
Colossoma
Colossoma bidens
Metynnis
Mylossoma
Mylossoma pluriventre
Serrasalmus
Serrasalmus nattereri
Lebiasinidae
Copeina
Copella
Copella arnoldi
Nannostomus
Nannostomus beckfordi aripirangensis
Nannostomus unifasciatus unifasciatus
Pyrrhulina
Pyrrhulina beni
Pyrrhulina filamentosa
Distichodontidae
Distichodus
Distichodus affinis
Distichodus lussoso
Distichodus noboli
Distichodus sexfasciatus
Alestidae
Lepidarchus
Lepidarchus adonis
Moenkhausia
Moenkhausia oligolepis
Moenkhausia pittieri
Citharinidae
Nannaethiops
Nannaethiops unitaeniatus
Perciformes
Cichlidae
Anomalachromis
Anomalachromis thomasi
Apistogramma
Apistogramma agassizi
Apistogramma trifasciatum
Grenicara
Crenicara filamentosa
Nannacara
Nannacara anomala
Nanochromis
Nanochromis nudiceps
Papiliochromis
Papiliochromis ramirezi
Pelvicachromis
Aequidens
Aequidens maronii
Aequidens pulcher
Aequidens rivulatus
Aequidens curviceps
Astronotus
Astronotus ocellatus
Cichlasoma
Cichlasoma citrinellum
Cichlasoma dovii
Cichlasoma maculicauda
Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum
Cichlasoma managuense
Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum
Cichlasoma severum
Cichlasoma festivum
Grenicichla
Grenicichla lepidota
Etroplus
Etroplus maculatus
Geophagus
Geophagus daemon
Hemichromis
Hemichromis bimaculatus
Parapetenia
Parapetenia festae
Pterophyllum
Symphysodon
Symphysodon aequifasciata
Thorichthys
Thorichthys meeki
Tilapia
Tilapia mariae
Aulonacara
Aulonacara nyassae
Cyprichromis
Cyrtocara
Cyrtocara ahli
Cyrtocara polystigma
Julidochromis
Julidochromis marlierie
Julidochromis regani
Labeotropheus
Labeotropheus fuelleborni
Lethrinops
Lethrinops furcifer
Melanochromis
Melanochromis johanni
Neolamprologus
Pseudotropheus
Pseudotropheus elongatus
Pseudotropheus lombardoi
Pseudotropheus tropheops
Pseudotropheus zebra
Tropheus
Haplochromis
Haplochromis macrostoma
Anabantidae
Anabas
Ctenopoma
Ctenopoma acutirostre
Ctenopoma ansorgei
Ctenopoma fasciolatum
Ctenopoma oxyrhynchus
Osphronemidae
Belontia
Betta
Betta imbellis
Betta splendens
Colisa
Colisa fasciata
Colisa labiosa
Colisa lalia
Macropodus
Macropodus cupanus
Osphronemus
Osphronemus goramy
Sphaerichthys
Sphaerichthys osphromenoides
Trichopodus
Trichopodus leerii
Trichopodus microlepis
Trichopodus pectoralis
Trichopodus trichopterus
Trichopsis
Trichopsis vittatus
Helostomatidae
Helostoma
Helostoma temmincki
Nandidae
Badis
Centropomidae
Chanda
Chanda ranga
Channidae
Channa
Channa asiatica
Lobotidae
Datnioides
Eleotridae
Hypseleotris
Hypseleotris compressus
Nandidae
Monocirrhus
Monodactylidae
Monodactylus
Monodactylus argenteus
Scatophagidae
Scatophagus
Gobiidae
Stigmatogobius
Brachygobius
Cryptocentrus
Cryptocentrus cinctus
Lythrypnus
Nemateleotris
Nemateleotris decora
Thorogobius
Thorogobius ephippiatus
Toxotidae
Toxotes
Toxotes jaculator
Centrarchidae
Lepomis
Lepomis cyanellus
Lepomis gibbosus
Lepomis humilis
Lepomis macrochirus
Pomacentridae
Amphiprion
Amphiprion argenteus
Amphiprion frenatus
Amphiprion matejuelo
Amphiprion ocellaris
Amphiprion perideraion
Premnas
Premnas biaculeatus
Pomacanthidae
Centropyge
Centropyge argi
Centropyge bicolor
Centropyge bispinosus
Centropyge loriculus
Euxiphipops
Euxiphipops navarchus
Holacanthus
Holacanthus ciliaris
Holocanthus tricolor
Holocanthus trimaculatus
Pomacanthus
Pomacanthus annularis
Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthus paru
Pygoplites
Pygoplites diacanthus
Chaetodontidae
Chaetodon
Chaetodon auriga
Chaetodon lunula
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
Chaetodon unimaculatus
Chaetodon decussatus
Chelmon
Chelmon rostratus
Forcipiger
Forcipiger longriostris
Heniochus
Heniochus acuminatus
Pomacentridae
Neoglyphidodon
Abudefduf
Abudefduf sacatilis
Chromis
Chromis cyaneae
Chrysiptera
Dascyllus
Dascyllus aruanus
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Microspathodon
Pomacentrus
Stegastes
Acanthuridae
Acanthurus
Acanthurus glaucopareius
Naso
Naso literatus
Paracanthurus
Paracanthurus hepatus
Zebrasoma
Zebrasoma flavescens
Zebrasoma xanthurum
Labridae
Bodianus
Bodianus rufus
Bodianus puchellus
Coris
Coris aygula
Coris gaimardi
Gomphosus
Labroides
Labroides phthirophagus
Labroides dimidiatus
Lienardella
Lienardella fasciata
Thalassoma
Thalassoma lunare
Centrolabrus
Centrolabrus exoletus
Centrolabrus melops
Labrus
Labrus bergylta
Serranidae
Anthias
Anthias squamipinnis
Chromileptis
Chromileptis altivelis
Gramma
Gramma loreto
Ephippidae
Platax
Platax orbicularis
Apogonidae
Apogon
Apogon notopterus
Blenniidae
Escenius
Escenius bicolor
Meiacanthus
Meiacanthus smithii
Blennius
Blennius gattorugine
Lipophrys
Pomadasyidae
Anisotremus
Cirrhitidae
Oxycirrhites
Opisthognathidae
Opisthognathus
Opistognathus aurifrons
Callionymidae
Synchiropus
Synchiropus splendidus
Siganidae
Siganus
Siganus vulpinus
Haemulidae
Plectorhynchus
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Plectorhinchus orientalis
Zanclidae
Zanclus
Zanclus canescens
Stichaeidae
Chirolophis
Chirolophis ascanii
Gobiesocidae
Lepadogaster
Lepadogaster candollei
Pholidae
Pholis
Pholis gunnellus
Cyprinodontiformes
Cyprinodontidae
Aphanius
Aphanius dispar
Aphyosemion
Aphyosemion amieti
Aphyosemion gardneri
Aphyosemion sjoestedti
Aphyosemion striatum
Aphyosemion walkeri
Aplocheilus
Aplocheilus dayi
Cynolebias
Cynolebias bokermani
Cynolebias nigripinnis
Epiplatys
Epiplatys fasciolatus
Jordinella
Jordinella floridae
Pachypanchax
Pseudoepiplatys
Pseudoepiplatys annulatus
Poeciliidae
Alfaro
Alfaro cultratus
Brachyrgaphis
Brachyrhaphis roseni
Gambusia
Gambusia affinis
Heterandria
Heterandria bimaculata
Poecilia
Poecilia nigrofasciata
Poecilia reticulata
Poecilia latipinna
Xiphorus
Xiphorus neuzalanahotl
Xiphophorus
Xiphophorus helleri
Xiphophorus maculatus
Xiphophorus variatus
Goodeidae
Allotoca
Allotoca dugesi
Amecca
Amecca splendens
Characodon
Characodon audax
Skiffia
Skiffia francesae x multipunctatus
Xenotoca
Xenotoca eiseni
Siluriformes
Doradidae
Acanthodoras
Agamyxis
Amblydoras
Amblydoras hancocki
Loricariidae
Ancistrus
Ancistrus temmincki
Farlowella
Hypostomus
Hypostomus multiradiatus
Otocinclus
Otocinclus affinis
Panaque
Panaque suttoni
Peckoltia
Peckoltia pulcher
Rineloricaria
Rineloricaria species
Auchenipteridae
Auchenipterichthys
Aspredinidae
Bunocephalus
Bunocephalus kneri
Callichthyidae
Callichthys
Dianema
Dianema longibarbis
Dianema urostriata
Hoplosternum
Hoplosternum thoracatum
Brochis
Brochis splendens
Corydoras
Corydoras aenus
Corydoras barbatus
Corydoras elegans
Corydoras haraldshultzi
Corydoras leucomelas
Corydoras napoensis
Claroteidae
Chrysichthys
Chrysichthys ornatus
Leiocassis
Leiocassis siamensis
Mystus
Mystus tengara
Clariidae
Clarias
Clarias batrachus
Schilbeidae
Eutropiellus
Eutropiellus debauwi
Siluridae
Kryptopterus
Pimelodidae
Phractocephalus
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Pimelodus
Pimelodus ornatus
Pseudopimelodus
Pseudopimelodus raninus raninus
Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma fasciata
Mochokidae
Synodontis
Atheriniformes
Atherinidae
Bedotia
Bedotia geayi
Telmatherina
Telmatherina ladigesi
Brachygobius
Melanotaeniidae
Glossolepis
Glossolepis incisus
Iriatherina
Iriatherina werneri
Melanotaenia
Melanotaenia boesmani
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
Melanotaenia lacustris
Melanotaenia maccullochi
Melanotaenia splendida
Osteoglossiformes
Mormyridae
Gnathonemus
Gnathonemus petersi
Notopteridae
Notopterus
Notopterus chitala
Pantodontidae
Pantodon
Pantodon buchholzi
Osteoglossidae
Scleropages
Scleropages jardini
Lepisosteiformes
Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus
Lepisosteus osseus
Synbranchiformes
Mastacembelidae
Mastacembelus
Mastacembelus armatus
Mastacembelus circumcinctus
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia
Beloniformes
Adrianichthyidae
Oryzias
Oryzias melastigma
Belonidae
Xenentodon
Hemiramphidae
Dermogenys
Dermogenys pusillus
Gasterosteiformes
Gasterosteidae
Gasterosteus
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Spinachia
Tetraodontiformes
Balistidae
Balistoides
Balistoides conspicillum
Balistes
Odonus
Odonus niger
Pseudobalistes
Pseudobalistes fuscus
Rhinecanthus
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Ostraciidae
Lactoria
Lactoria cornuta
Ostracion
Monacanthidae
Chaetoderma
Chaetoderma penicilligera
Pervagor
Diodontidae
Diodon
Diodon holocanthus
Tetraodontidae
Canthigaster
Canthigaster margaritatus
Canthigaster valentini
Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaenidae
Pterois
Pterois radiata
Pterois volitans
Scorpaena
Scorpaena species
Triglidae
Enophrys
Enophrys bubalis
Agonidae
Agonus
Cyclopteridae
Cyclopterus
Anguilliformes
Muraenidae
Echidna
Echidna nebulosus
Echidna polyzona
Muraena
Rhinomuraena
Rhinomuraena amboinensis
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathidae
Dunckerocampus
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Sygnathoides
Syngnathoides biaculeatus
Hippocampus
Hippocampus erectus
Centriscidae
Aeoliscus
Beryciformes
Holocentridae
Holocentrus
Holocentrus diadema
Myripristis
Myripristis murdjan
Mugiliformes
Mugilidae
Mugil
Mugil labrosus
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