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Total: 780 species found
Name CARES Family Risk Classification Global Region Description
Allochromis welcommei Cichlidae - Lake Victoria Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Lake Victoria. Smaller fish use sheltered shallow muddy areas …
Allodontichthys hubbsi Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Endangered North America A livebearer native to the Upper Rio Coahuayanay Basin in Mexico, Allodontichthys …
Allodontichthys polylepis Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Critically Endangered North America A livebearer native to the Upper Rio Coahuayanay Basin in Mexico, Allodontichthys …
Allodontichthys tamazulae Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Vulnerable North America A livebearer native to the Upper Rio Coahuayana Basin in Mexico, Allodontichthys …
Allodontichthys zonistius Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Vulnerable North America The Bandfin Splitfin is native to the Upper Rio Armeria Basin in …
Alloophorus robustus Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Vulnerable North America The Bulldog Goodeid is native to the Rio Lerma, Morelia, Patzcuaro, Zirahuen …
Allotoca catarinae Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Critically Endangered North America The Catarina Allotoca is native to the Upper Rio Balsas Basin and …
Allotoca diazi Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Critically Endangered North America The Patzcuaro Allotoca is native to the Lake Patzcuaro Basin in Mexico. …
Allotoca dugesii Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Endangered North America The Bumblebee Allotoca is native to the Rio Lerma, Morelia, and Patzcuaro …
Allotoca goslinei Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Extinct in the Wild North America The Banded Allotoca is native to the Upper Rio Ameca Basin in …
Allotoca maculata Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Critically Endangered North America The Blackspot Allotoca is native to the Endorheic Rio Etzatlan and Lago …
Allotoca meeki Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Critically Endangered North America The Zirahuen Allotoca is native to the Lake Zirahuen Basin in Mexico. …
Allotoca regalis Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Critically Endangered North America The Balsas Allotoca is native to the Michoacan region in Mexico. It …
Allotoca zacapuensis Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Critically Endangered North America The Zacapu Allotoca is native to the Middle Rio Lerma Basin and …
Altolamprologus calvus 'yellow' Nkamba Bay Cichlidae - Lake Tanganyika Critically Endangered Africa A cichlid native to Lake Tanganyika, specifically Nkamba Bay, Altolamprologus calvus 'yellow' …
Amatitlania altoflava Cichlidae - Central America Vulnerable Central America Cichlid native to the Atlantic slope of Panama.
Amatitlania kanna Cichlidae - Central America Endangered Central America Cichlid native to the Atlantic slope of Panama.
Amatitlania myrnae Cichlidae - Central America Endangered Central America Cichlid native to Costa Rica and Panama. Most common in rivers and …
Amatitlania nanolutea Cichlidae - Central America Vulnerable Central America Cichlid native to Panama. Found in the Guarumo River basin on the …
Amatitlania sajica Cichlidae - Central America Vulnerable Central America Cichlid native to Costa Rica. Found in rivers and streams with moderate …
Amatitlania septemfasciata Cichlidae - Central America Vulnerable Central America Cichlid native to Costa Rica. Found in rivers and streams from slow …
Ambastaia sidthimunki Cobitidae - True Loaches Endangered Asia A freshwater loach from Thailand found in rivers, flooded fields, and muddy …
Ameca splendens Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Critically Endangered North America The Butterfly Splitfin is native to the Upper Rio Ameca basin in …
Amphilophus istlanus Cichlidae - Central America Vulnerable Central America Cichlid native to Pacific slope of Mexico.
Amphilophus lyonsi Cichlidae - Central America Critically Endangered Central America Cichlid native to Costa Rica and Panama. Found in moderately flowing rivers …
Ancistomus sabaji Rio Xingu Loricariidae - Armoured Catfish Vulnerable South America
Ancistrus sp. L255 Loricariidae - Armoured Catfish Vulnerable South America
Aphanius almiriensis Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Critically Endangered Asia A killifish native to Turkey as well as Greece, inhabiting slow-moving brackish …
Aphanius anatoliae 'sureyanus' Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Endangered Asia
Aphanius anatoliae 'transgrediens' Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Critically Endangered Asia
Aphanius apodus Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Critically Endangered Africa A killifish native to Algeria in northern Africa's Atlas Mountains. It is …
Aphanius arakensis Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Critically Endangered Asia A killifish enedmic to the Namak Lake basin in Iran. It inhabits …
Aphanius baeticus Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Endangered Europe Aphaniidae killifish from the Atlantic coastal region of Spain, inhabiting lagoons, tidal …
Aphanius danfordii Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Critically Endangered Asia A killifish native to Turkey inhabiting small springs, swamps, and marshes.
Aphanius dispar 'richardsoni' Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Endangered Asia A killifish found throughout coastal regions of the Red Sea and neighboring …
Aphanius farsicus Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Critically Endangered Asia A killifish native to Iran inhabiting shallow springs, lagoons, and marshes in …
Aphanius iberus Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Endangered Europe Aphaniidae killifish native to Spain found in lagoons, salt marshes, swamps, estuaries, …
Aphanius iconii Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Near Threatened Asia A killifish native to Turkey inhabiting both fresh and brackish springs, streams, …
Aphanius isfahanensis Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Endangered Asia Aphaniidae killifish from Iran found in slow-flowing lower river reaches, including brackish …
Aphanius kruppi Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Near Threatened Asia Aphaniidae killifish native to Oman and Yemen found in fresh to brackish …
Aphanius maeandricus Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Near Threatened Asia A killifish native to Turkey inhabiting lakes and springs.
Aphanius mento 'mentoides' Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Near Threatened Asia
Aphanius mento 'similis' Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Critically Endangered Asia
Aphanius saourensis Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Extinct in the Wild Africa A killifish endemic to the Oued Saoura basin located in the Sahara …
Aphanius sirhani Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Critically Endangered Asia Aphaniidae killifish endemic to Jordan’s Azraq Oasis that lives in fresh to …
Aphanius transgrediens Cyprinodontidae - Small Killifish (Pupfish) Critically Endangered Asia Killifish native to Lake Acıgöl in Turkey. Unique in that they inhabit …
Aphanius vladykovi Aphaniidae - Eurasian Killifish Endangered Asia Aphaniidae killifish from Iran’s Karun River basin found in very shallow pools …
Aphyosemion poliaki Nothobranchiidae - African Killifish Endangered Africa A killifish from Cameroon West-Central Africa and is found in swamps and …
Arnoldichthys spilopterus Characidae - Tetras Endangered Africa A tetra native to Nigeria. It feeds on worms, insects, and crustaceans.
Astatotilapia aeneocolor Cichlidae - East Africa Vulnerable Africa Small haplochromine endemic to Lakes Edward and George, plus the Kazinga Channel. …
Astatotilapia barbarae Cichlidae - East Africa Critically Endangered Africa Small to medium sized haplochromine endemic to Lake Victoria. Found near shallow …
Astatotilapia brownae Cichlidae - East Africa Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Lake Victoria. Found on sandy or shingle beaches exposed …
Astatotilapia desfontainii Cichlidae - North Africa Critically Endangered Africa A haplochromine endemic to small streams and oases in Tunisia and Algeria. …
Astatotilapia flaviijosephi Cichlidae - Asia Vulnerable Asia Cichlid native to the Jordan River system. Found in shallow lakes, ponds, …
Astatotilapia latifasciata Cichlidae - East Africa Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Uganda's Lake Kyoga. Female mouthbrooder. Apparently extinct in Lake …
Astatotilapia nubila Cichlidae - East Africa Vulnerable Africa A relatively common haplochromine endemic to the Lake Victoria basin but not …
Astatotilapia sp. 'Bisina’ Cichlidae - East Africa Endangered Africa
Astatotilapia sp. ‘Boukou red’ Cichlidae - North Africa Critically Endangered Africa
Astatotilapia sp. ‘dwarf bigeye scraper’ Cichlidae - East Africa Endangered Africa
Astatotilapia sp. ‘shovelmouth’ Cichlidae - East Africa Endangered Africa
Astatotilapia sp. ‘thick skin’ Cichlidae - East Africa Vulnerable Africa
Astatotilapia swynnertoni Cichlidae - East Africa Vulnerable Africa A haplochromine cichlid native the the Buzi, Pungwe, and Save Rivers of …
Astatotilapia tweddlei Cichlidae - East Africa Vulnerable Africa Cichlid native to southeastern Africa. Found in swampy lakes, slow rivers, and …
Astatotilapia velifer Cichlidae - East Africa Vulnerable Africa Cichlid native to Uganda's Lake Nabugabo. Found in bays over muddy or …
Ataeniobius toweri Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Endangered North America The Bluetail Splitfin is native to the Upper Rio Panuco Basin, Rio …
Aulonocara baenschi Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Endangered Africa A female mouthbrooding cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, Aulonocara baenschi resides over …
Aulonocara ethelwynnae Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Near Threatened Africa A cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, Aulonocara ethelwynnae is found in rocky …
Aulonocara guentheri Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Endangered Africa A cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, Aulonocara guentheri is found in shallow …
Aulonocara kandeense Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Critically Endangered Africa A cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, Aulonocara kandeense is found around Kande …
Aulonocara maylandi Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Critically Endangered Africa A female mouthbrooding cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, Aulonocara maylandi is found …
Aulonocara nyassae Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Endangered Africa A small sand-dwelling cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, Aulonocara nyassae's distribution is …
Aulonocara sp. 'lwanda' Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Critically Endangered Africa A cave-dwelling cichlid, Aulonocara sp. 'lwanda' occurs at Hai Reef in Tanzania …
Aulonocara sp. 'pyramid' Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Critically Endangered Africa An elongate cichlid, Aulonocara sp. 'pyramid' was found at Kande Island and …
Austrolebias wolterstorffi Rivulidae - South American Killifish Vulnerable South America Annual killifish native to the Patos-Mirim lagoon system of Brazil and eastern …
Barbus asoka Cyprinidae - Minnows and Carps Critically Endangered Asia A cyprinid from Sri Lanka found in fast-flowing water over gravel or …
Barbus bandula Cyprinidae - Minnows and Carps Endangered Asia
Barbus brevipinnis Cyprinidae - Minnows and Carps Near Threatened Africa A cyprinid from South Africa found in vegetated headwater streams. It feeds …
Barbus martenstyni Cyprinidae - Minnows and Carps EN Africa
Barbus narayani Cyprinidae - Minnows and Carps Endangered Asia A cyprinid endemic to India found in hill streams.
Baryancistrus chrysolomus Loricariidae - Armoured Catfish Vulnerable South America An armoured catfish from Brazil’s Xingu River basin, inhabiting fast flowing clearwater …
Baryancistrus sp. L019 Loricariidae - Armoured Catfish Vulnerable South America An armoured catfish from Brazil’s Xingu River basin, inhabiting fast flowing clearwater …
Baryancistrus sp. L081 Loricariidae - Armoured Catfish Vulnerable South America An armoured catfish from Brazil’s Xingu River basin, inhabiting fast flowing clearwater …
Baryancistrus xanthellus Loricariidae - Armoured Catfish Vulnerable South America An armoured catfish from Brazil’s Xingu River basin.
Bedotia albomarginata Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Endangered Africa Rainbowfish native to Madagascar. Restricted to forested highland habitats, also found in …
Bedotia marojejy Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Endangered Africa Rainbowfish native to Madagascar's Manantenina River.
Bedotia masoala Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Vulnerable Africa Rainbowfish native to Madagascar.
Bedotia sp. ‘ankavia-ankavanana’ Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Vulnerable Africa
Bedotia sp. ‘bemarivo’ Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Vulnerable Africa
Bedotia sp. ‘betampona’ Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Vulnerable Africa
Bedotia sp. ‘lazana’ Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Vulnerable Africa
Bedotia sp. ‘mahanara’ Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Vulnerable Africa
Bedotia sp. ‘manombo’ Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Critically Endangered Africa
Bedotia sp. ‘namorona’ Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Vulnerable Africa
Bedotia sp. ‘nosivola’ Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Vulnerable Africa
Bedotia sp. ‘sambava’ Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Critically Endangered Africa
Bedotia tricolor Bedotiidae - Madagascar Rainbowfish Critically Endangered Africa Rainbowfish native to Madagascar.
Belontia signata Anabantidae - Climbing Gouramies Vulnerable Asia Anabantid native to Sri Lanka, including the Mahaweli basin and other river …
Benitochromis nigrodorsalis Cichlidae - East Africa Vulnerable Africa Cichlid native to coastal Cameroon and Bioko. Found in coastal rivers and …
Benitochromis ufermanni Cichlidae - East Africa Vulnerable Africa Cichlid native to Cameroon. Known from rivers and creeks around the Korup …
Betta albimarginata Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta native to Indonesia. Found in forest streams with moderate current, in …
Betta antoni Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta antoti are native to the Kapuas Basin in Indonesia. Water chemistry …
Betta breviobesa Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta breviobesa is native to the island of Borneo and can be …
Betta brownorum Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Found in very shallow peat swamp …
Betta burdigala Osphronemidae - Bettas Critically Endangered Asia Betta native to Indonesia. Found in peat swamp habitats along roads and …
Betta channoides Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta native to Indonesia. Found in shallow forest streams with brown acidic …
Betta chini Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta native to Malaysia. Found in shallow peat swamps over peat and …
Betta chloropharynx Osphronemidae - Bettas Critically Endangered Asia Betta native to Indonesia. Found in a forest pool among leaf litter. …
Betta coccina Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta native to Malaysia and Indonesia. Male bubble-nest builder. Originates in blackwater …
Betta cracens Osphronemidae - Bettas Critically Endangered Asia Betta cracens is native to the Jambi region of Indonesia. A paternal …
Betta dennisyongi Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta dennisyongi is native to the northern region of Sumatra in Indonesia. …
Betta dimidiata Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta dimidiata is native to the island of Borneo and can be …
Betta foerschi Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta native to Indonesia. Found in rainforest creeks. Breeds with male parental …
Betta fusca Osphronemidae - Bettas Critically Endangered Asia Betta fusca is native to the northern region of the island of …
Betta hendra Osphronemidae - Bettas Critically Endangered Asia Betta native to the Sungai Sebangau drainage of Borneo. Inhabits peat swamp …
Betta hipposideros Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta hipposideros is native to both mainland Malaysia and a small area …
Betta ibanorum Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta ibanorum is native to a small range on the island of …
Betta lehi Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta lehi is native to the western region of the island of …
Betta livida Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta native to Malaysia. Found in shaded peat swamp forest waters in …
Betta macrostoma Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta native to Borneo. Found in shallow near-stagnant pools and also in …
Betta mandor Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta mandor is native to the island of Borneo and occurs in …
Betta midas Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta midas is native to the island of Borneo and is found …
Betta miniopinna Osphronemidae - Bettas Critically Endangered Asia Betta native to Indonesia. Found in shaded acidic swamp forest waters over …
Betta omega Osphronemidae - Bettas Critically Endangered Asia Betta omega is native to a small southern region of mainland Malaysia …
Betta pardalotos Osphronemidae - Bettas Critically Endangered Asia Betta pardolotos is native to the island of Sumatra, occuring in a …
Betta patoti Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta patoti is native to the island of Borneo and occurs in …
Betta persephone Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta native to Malaysia. Found in peat swamp forests.
Betta pi Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta pi is native to Thailand and Malaysia. Found in shaded peat-forest …
Betta pinguis Osphronemidae - Bettas Critically Endangered Asia Betta pinguis is native to the island of Borneo, inhabiting a very …
Betta renata Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta renata is native to the island of Sumatra. It is a …
Betta rubra Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta rubra is native to a small region on the western shore …
Betta rutilans Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta native to a small region on the western shore of Borneo …
Betta schalleri Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta schalleri is native to Banka Island in Indonesia. It is found …
Betta simorum Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta simorum is native to Indonesia and is found on the islands …
Betta simplex Osphronemidae - Bettas Critically Endangered Asia Betta native to Thailand. Found in limestone streams and marshes, including deep …
Betta spilotogena Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta native to Indonesia. Found in swamps and nearby streams, usually in …
Betta splendens Osphronemidae - Bettas Vulnerable Asia Betta splendens is native to the Mekong River Basin in Thailand. It …
Betta tomi Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta native to southern Malaysia and Singapore. Found in well-shaded shallow streams …
Betta tussyae Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta native to the eastern shore of mainland Malaysia. Found in peat …
Betta uberis Osphronemidae - Bettas Critically Endangered Asia Betta native to the southwestern coastline of the island of Borneo in …
Betta waseri Osphronemidae - Bettas Endangered Asia Betta waseri is native to the eastern region of mainland Malaysia. It …
Brachyrhaphis holdridgei Poeciliidae - Livebearers Near Threatened Central America Livebearer native to Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Found in stagnant water or …
Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora Poeciliidae - Livebearers Vulnerable Central America Livebearer native to Costa Rica. Found in brooks and creeks with low …
Brachyrhaphis roseni Poeciliidae - Livebearers Near Threatened Central America Livebearer native to Costa Rica and Panama. Found in creeks and streams …
Brachyrhaphis terrabensis Poeciliidae - Livebearers Near Threatened Central America Livebearer native to Costa Rica and Panama. Found in stagnant waters and …
Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Melanotaeniidae - Oceania Rainbowfish Endangered Oceania Rainbowfish native to Australia. Found in small rainforest creeks in hilly terrain …
Campellolebias brucei Rivulidae - South American Killifish Critically Endangered South America Annual killifish native to the Tubarão River floodplain in Brazil. It isa …
Campellolebias dorsimaculatus Aplocheilidae - SE Asia Killifish Vulnerable South America Killifish native to Brazil. Egg-laying bottom spawner with a long incubation. Reported …
Cardiopharynx schoutedeni Cichlidae - Lake Tanganyika Vulnerable Africa Cichlid native to Lake Tanganyika. Found over sandy bottoms in very large …
Carlhubbsia kidderi Poeciliidae - Livebearers Near Threatened Central America Livebearer native to Mexico and Guatemala. Found in both flowing and still …
Champsochromis spilorhynchus Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Endangered Africa A female mouthbrooder cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi and the upper Shire …
Chapalichthys encaustus Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Vulnerable North America The Barred Splitfin is native to Lake Chapala and the Lower Rio …
Chapalichthys pardalis Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Critically Endangered North America The Polka-Dot Splitfin is native to the Upper Rio Balsas Basin in …
Characodon audax Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Critically Endangered North America The Rainbow Characodon is native to the Upper Rio Mezquital and Tunal …
Characodon lateralis Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Critically Endangered North America Splitfin native to Mexico. Found in clear springs with plant growth. Feeds …
Characodon sp. 'undescribed species 1' Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Critically Endangered North America A Goodeid native to the Upper Rio Mezquital below El Salto Falls …
Characodon sp. 'undescribed species 2' Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers Extinct in the Wild North America A Goodeid native to the Upper Rio Mezquital below El Salto Falls …
Chela caeruleostigmata Cyprinidae - Minnows and Carps Endangered Asia A cyprinid naturually occurring across the Mekong, Chao Phraya, and Mae Klong …
Chetia brevis Cichlidae - South Africa Endangered Africa Cichlid native to southern Africa. Found in pools and quiet river stretches …
Chilatherina alleni Melanotaeniidae - Oceania Rainbowfish Vulnerable Asia Rainbowfish native to Indonesia.
Chilatherina axelrodi Melanotaeniidae - Oceania Rainbowfish Endangered Oceania Rainbowfish native to Papua New Guinea. Known only from Yungkiri Stream.
Chilatherina bleheri Melanotaeniidae - Oceania Rainbowfish Endangered Asia Rainbowfish native to Indonesia. Known only from Lake Holmes in the Mamberamo …
Chilatherina bulolo Melanotaeniidae - Oceania Rainbowfish Vulnerable Oceania Rainbowfish native to Papua New Guinea. Found in fast-flowing rapids and below …
Chilatherina campsi Melanotaeniidae - Oceania Rainbowfish Near Threatened Oceania Rainbowfish native to Papua New Guinea. Found mainly in hilly and mountainous …
Chilatherina sentaniensis Melanotaeniidae - Oceania Rainbowfish Extinct in the Wild Asia Rainbowfish native to Indonesia. Known only from Lake Sentani.
Chiloglanis bifurcus Mochokidae - Upside-down Catfish (Squeakers) Critically Endangered Africa The Incomati Suckermouth is native to Crocodile-Incomati system in Africa. Found in …
Chindongo ater Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Near Threatened Africa A cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, Chindongo ater is found in rocky …
Chindongo cyaneus Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Near Threatened Africa A cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, Chindongo cyaneus is found near small …
Chindongo demasoni Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Vulnerable Africa A relatively small brilliant cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi at Pombo Rocks, …
Chindongo elongatus Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Near Threatened Africa Cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. Found in shallow clean rocky areas. Feeds …
Chindongo flavus Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Near Threatened Africa Cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. Found in rocky habitats where large groups …
Chindongo saulosi Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. Found in clean rocky habitats, especially upper …
Cnesterodon carnegiei Poeciliidae - Livebearers Vulnerable South America Livebearer native to Brazil. Found in the upper Iguaçu River system.
Cnesterodon holopteros Poeciliidae - Livebearers Endangered South America Livebearer native to Uruguay. Found in the Rio Uruguai drainage.
Cnesterodon hypselurus Poeciliidae - Livebearers Endangered South America Livebearer native to Brazil. Found in the Paranapanema River basin.
Cnesterodon iguape Poeciliidae - Livebearers Critically Endangered South America Livebearer native to Brazil. Found in the upper rio Iporanga.
Cnesterodon omorgmatos Poeciliidae - Livebearers Critically Endangered South America Livebearer native to Brazil. Found in the Iguaçu River basin.
Cnesterodon pirai Poeciliidae - Livebearers Critically Endangered South America Livebearer native to Argentina. Known from a small tributary stream in the …
Cnesterodon septentrionalis Poeciliidae - Livebearers Near Threatened South America Livebearer native to Brazil. Found in the upper Araguaia River basin.
Coelotilapia joka Cichlidae - West Africa Endangered Africa West African cichlid native to rivers in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Feeds …
Copadichromis ilesi Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Extinct in the Wild Africa Cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. Found around rocky habitat and deep-water breeding …
Copadichromis mloto Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Endangered Africa Cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. Forms schools.
Copadichromis nkatae Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. Found around rocks and over sandy beaches. …
Copadichromis pleurostigma Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Endangered Africa Cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi.
Copadichromis pleurostigmoides Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Endangered Africa Cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi.
Copadichromis sp. 'firecrest mloto' Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Extinct in the Wild Africa
Copadichromis sp. 'virginalis gold' Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Endangered Africa
Copadichromis sp. ‘mloto undu' Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi.
Copadichromis virginalis Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Near Threatened Africa Cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. A sand-dwelling species with a brief annual …
Coptodon bakossiorum Cichlidae - West Africa Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Cameroon's Lake Bermin. Eats mostly plant material and also …
Coptodon bemini Cichlidae - West Africa Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Cameroon's Lake Bermin, from nearshore areas to deeper water. …
Coptodon bythobates Cichlidae - West Africa Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Cameroon's Lake Bermin. Found in deeper water and adapted …
Coptodon deckerti Cichlidae - West Africa Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Cameroon. Breeds in shallow water, excavating shallow pits, with …
Coptodon flavus Cichlidae - West Africa Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Cameroon. Prefers shallow water and feeds mainly on phytoplankton …
Coptodon gutturosus Cichlidae - West Africa Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Cameroon. Feeds on freshwater sponges along with algae and …
Coptodon imbrifernus Cichlidae - West Africa Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Cameroon. Feeds mainly on phytoplankton and forms stable pairs …
Coptodon kottae Cichlidae - West Africa Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Cameroon. Found in lakes. Feeds mainly on plants and …
Coptodon snyderae Cichlidae - West Africa Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Cameroon. Feeds mainly on plant matter and algae, plus …
Coptodon spongotroktis Cichlidae - West Africa Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Cameroon. Feeds mainly on freshwater sponges plus algae and …
Coptodon thysi Cichlidae - West Africa Critically Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Cameroon. Feeds on algae and plants as well as …
Corematodus shiranus Cichlidae - Lake Malawi Endangered Africa Cichlid native to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe, and the upper Shire River. …