List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Brazil
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Table 1: 3624 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 20 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 17 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 3661 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 3661 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Loricariidae Ancistrus maximus de Oliveira, Zuanon, Zawadzki & Py-Daniel, 2015 Fr native   20.08 cm SL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Ancistrus minutus Fisch-Muller, Mazzoni & Weber, 2001 Fr endemic   5.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, a left bank tributary of the upper rio Tocantins, córrego Batéis, Minaçú, Goiás (Ref. 40950). Also Ref. 36713. 
Loricariidae Ancistrus miracollis Bifi, de Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2019 Fr native   6.74 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Ancistrus miracollis: Rio Madeira basin, tributary of Rio Sucunduri, igarapé do Mureru, Apui (Ref. 128813). 
Loricariidae Ancistrus mullerae Bifi, Pavanelli & Zawadzki, 2009 Fr native    12.48 cm SL male/unsexed ;7.98 cm SL female  Type locality, Paraná State, Três Barras do Paraná, lower Rio Iguaçu basin, affluent of Rio Iguaçu, Rio Guarani, MZUSP 104121 (holotype of Ancistrus mullerae, 11.91 cm SL, male). Known from the ower Rio Iguaçu basin, upstream from Cataratas do Iguaçu, Southern Brazil (Ref. 83296).. 
Loricariidae Ancistrus multispinis (Regan, 1912) Fr endemic  Barbadinho (Portuguese)   14.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Macacú River to the Maquiné River (Ref. 36713). Also Ref. 6868. 
Loricariidae Ancistrus parecis Fisch-Muller, Cardoso, da Silva & Bertaco, 2005 Fr native   5.95 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, Mato Grosso: Campos de Júlio: rio Formiga (tributary of rio Juruena, upper rio Tapajós basin), on the road BR-364 (MT-235), between Campos de Júlio and Sapezal, MCP 35570 (holotype of Ancistrus parecis, 59.5 mm SL, male). Known from the upper rio Juruena of the rio Tapajós basin (Ref. 56914). 
Loricariidae Ancistrus ranunculus Muller, Rapp Py-Daniel & Zuanon, 1994 Fr endemic  Cascudo preto velho (Portuguese)  19.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Xingu and Tocantins River basins (Ref. 36713). 
Loricariidae Ancistrus reisi Fisch-Muller, Cardoso, da Silva & Bertaco, 2005 Fr native   6.08 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the upper Tocantins drainage in Tocantins State (Ref. 54498). 
Loricariidae Ancistrus saudades de Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019 Fr native   10.75 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Takutu River drainage (Ref. 119730). 
Loricariidae Ancistrus stigmaticus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 Fr endemic  Barbadinho (Portuguese), Cascudo (Portuguese)   15.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the upper Araguaia River basin (Ref. 36713). Also Ref. 6868. 
Loricariidae Ancistrus taunayi Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 Fr native  Cascudo de espinhos (Portuguese), Cascudo-roseta (Portuguese)  14.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Uruguay River basin (Ref. 36713, 79585). Also Ref. 6868. 
Loricariidae Ancistrus tombador Fisch-Muller, Cardoso, da Silva & Bertaco, 2005 Fr native   6.28 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from small rivers of the rio Arinos basin, upper rio Tapajós drainage in Mato Grosso state (Ref. 54498). 
Loricariidae Ancistrus verecundus Fisch-Muller, Cardoso, da Silva & Bertaco, 2005 Fr native   5.46 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the upper rio Madeira basin (Ref. 56914). 
Characidae Andromakhe saguazu (Casciotta, Almirón & Azpelicueta, 2003) Fr native    9.23 cm SL male/unsexed   
Characidae Andromakhe stenohalina (Messner, 1962) Fr native   7.76 cm SL male/unsexed   
Doradidae Anduzedoras oxyrhynchus (Valenciennes, 1821) Fr native  Cuyu cuyu (Portuguese)  32.30 cm SL male/unsexed   
Anguillidae Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Br, M not established  Enguia (Portuguese)  122 cm TL male/unsexed ;133 cm TL female  Established in aquaculture through continuous importation. Has not established in the wild. 
Anguillidae Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Fr not established  Enguia (Portuguese)  150 cm TL male/unsexed  Has established in aquaculture through continuous importation. Has not established in the wild (Ref. 1739). 
Hemiodontidae Anodus elongatus Agassiz, 1829 Fr, Fi native  Ubarana (Portuguese), Charuto (Portuguese), Cubiu orana (Portuguese), Flecheiro (Portuguese), Orana (Portuguese)   30.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon (Japurá, Trombetas, Purus, Jutai, Solimões) and Ucayali River basins (Ref. 38289). Also Ref. 598, 12202. 
Hemiodontidae Anodus orinocensis (Steindachner, 1887) Fr native  Ubarana (Portuguese)   27.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon and Tocantins River basins (Ref. 38289). 
Anostomidae Anostomoides laticeps (Eigenmann, 1912) Fr native  Araçu (Portuguese), Aracu cabeça-gorda (Portuguese), Piau (Portuguese), Sabão (Portuguese)   30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from fish markets in Santarém. 
Anostomidae Anostomoides passionis Santos & Zuanon, 2006 Fr native   36.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the rio Xingu (Ref. 57460). 
Anostomidae Anostomus anostomus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native  Anostomo (Portuguese), Patuarangya (Portuguese)  16.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 36801). 
Anostomidae Anostomus ternetzi Fernández-Yépez, 1949 Fr native  Anostomo (Portuguese), Aracu (Portuguese), Patuarangya (Portuguese), Ximboré (Portuguese) occasional (usually not seen) 12.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Araguaia and Amazon River basins (Ref. 36801). Found in Machado river basin, Rondonia state (Ref. 97589). Also Ref. 598, 12225. 
Parodontidae Apareiodon affinis (Steindachner, 1879) Fr native  Duro-duro (Portuguese), Canivete (Portuguese), Charuto (Portuguese)   18.10 cm TL male/unsexed 7.3 TL Recorded from the Caracu and Sao Pedro streams, both tributaries of the Paraná river (Ref. 26076). Also found in the Uruguay River (Ref. 79585). Also Ref. 38267. 
Parodontidae Apareiodon argenteus Pavanelli & Britski, 2003 Fr native   7.63 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, Rio Tocantins at Serra da Mesa, below the hydroelectric power dam, Minaçu, Goiás (Ref. 47883). 
Parodontidae Apareiodon cavalcante Pavanelli & Britski, 2003 Fr native   5.64 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, Ribeirão do Padre, tributary on the right bank of the Rio Tocantinzinho, Cavalcante, Alto Tocantins, Goiás (Ref. 47883). 
Parodontidae Apareiodon davisi Fowler, 1941 Fr native  Piaba-rei (Portuguese), Peixe-rei (Portuguese)   5.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Jaguaribe and Paraíba River basins (Ref. 38267). Also Ref. 10296. 
Parodontidae Apareiodon hasemani Eigenmann, 1916 Fr native  Canivete (Portuguese)  6.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Sao Francisco drainage (Ref. 10296). Also Ref. 38267. 
Parodontidae Apareiodon ibitiensis Amaral Campos, 1944 Fr native  Canivete (Portuguese), Ibiti sucker characin (English), Ibiti sucker darter (English)   11.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Upper Paraná and upper São Francisco River basins (Ref. 38267). Foun in Cachoeira do Espraiado, Rio Mogi-Guaçu, Primera Cachoeira Grande depois de Soledade, Estado Minas Gerais (Ref. 33021). Museum: Rio Camanducaia, Monte Alegre, Sao Paulo, MZUSP 3411 (holotype of A. ibitiensis, 11.3 cm SL) (Ref. 27925). Also Ref. 35189. 
Parodontidae Apareiodon itapicuruensis Eigenmann & Henn, 1916 Fr native    8.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Itapicuru drainage, Bahia (Ref. 10296). 
Parodontidae Apareiodon machrisi Travassos, 1957 Fr native   7.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Tocantins-Araguaia basin (Ref. 10296, 47883, 38267). 
Parodontidae Apareiodon piracicabae (Eigenmann, 1907) Fr native  Canivete (Portuguese)   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Upper Paraná and upper São Francisco River basins. (Ref. 38267). Museum: MZUSP 20467 (Ref. 13118). 
Parodontidae Apareiodon tigrinus Pavanelli & Britski, 2003 Fr native   6.41 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, Córrego do Jacaré, close to the bridge, Santa Rita do Araguaia, Goiás (Ref. 47883). 
Parodontidae Apareiodon vittatus Garavello, 1977 Fr native  Canivete (Portuguese)  14.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Iguaçu River basin (Ref. 38267). Museum: Rio Iguaçu, Bituruna, Estado do Paraná, MZUSP 12999 - 13000 (paratypes of A. vittatus) (Ref. 27925). Also Ref. 10296. 
Parodontidae Apareiodon vladii Pavanelli, 2006 Fr native   11.34 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Piquiri, upper Rio Paraná basin in the State of Paraná (Ref. 57026). 
Loricariidae Aphanotorulus emarginatus (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr, Fi native  Chicote (Portuguese), Acari (Portuguese), Acari pedra (Portuguese), Acari-de-praia (Portuguese), Bode carneiro (Portuguese), Bode praiano (Portuguese)   33.60 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Machado river basin (Ref. 97589). Found in fish markets in Santarém (Ref. 12202). 
Loricariidae Aphanotorulus gomesi (Fowler, 1942) Fr native  Cascudo (Portuguese)  14.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality Ceará, Brazil (Ref. 26282, 6868). 
Loricariidae Aphanotorulus horridus (Kner, 1854) Fr native  Cari de espinho (Portuguese), Cari de roseta (Portuguese), Cari rosa (Portuguese)  35.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Forte do Principe, Rio Guapore, Brazil (Ref. 26282, 6868). 
Loricariidae Aphanotorulus rubrocauda Oliveira, Rapp Py-Daniel & Zawadzki, 2017 Fr native   24.05 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Aphanotorulus rubrocauda from Amazonas State, Apuí Municipality, rio Guariba, Resex do Guariba, tributary of the rio Aripuanã basin; INPA 33666 (Ref. 129297). 
Loricariidae Aphanotorulus unicolor (Steindachner, 1908) Fr native    13.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Rio Madeira, ca. 200 mi. east of 63°54'W, Brazil (type locality of P. madeirae); near mouth of Rio Macaua, tributary of Rio Iaco, itself a tributary to Rio Purus, near Sena Madureira, (type locality of P. micropunctatus) (Ref. 26282, 6868). Museum: Rio Purus, NMW 44271 (lectotype, 11.31 cm SL) (Ref. 30403). 
Characidae Aphyocharax agassizii (Steindachner, 1882) Fr native   3.32 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 38382). Type locality: Jatuarana. 
Characidae Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869) Fr native    8.00 cm male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 38382). 
Characidae Aphyocharax anisitsi Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 Fr native  Cauda vermelha (Portuguese), Lambari (Portuguese)   5.50 cm TL male/unsexed 18 TL Known from the Paraná River basin (Ref. 38382). 
Characidae Aphyocharax dentatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 Fr native  Piquirão (Portuguese), Douradinho (Portuguese)   7.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Paraguay River basin (Ref. 38382). Recorded from Caracu and Sao Pedro streams, tributaries of the Paraná river (Ref. 26076). Also Ref. 598. 
Characidae Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882) Fr native    3.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon and Paraguay basins (Ref. 38382). 
Characidae Aphyocharax rathbuni Eigenmann, 1907 Fr native    7.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Pantanal (Ref. 81048). 
Characidae Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus Eigenmann, 1915 Fr native  Lambari (Creole, Portuguese), Piabinha (Creole, Portuguese)   4.80 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the upper Paraná River basin (Ref. 37055). Also Ref. 598. 
Characidae Aphyodite apiaka Esguícero & Castro, 2017 Fr native   3.11 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from Rio Aripuanã, lower Rio Madeira basin, Amazonas State (Ref. 116757). 
Characidae Aphyodite grammica Eigenmann, 1912 Fr native    3.20 cm male/unsexed  Known from Rio Negro, upper Rio Amazonas basin (Ref. 116757). 
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