List of aquarium fish by scientific name
This page lists all fish commonly kept in aquariums and ponds.
Cypriniformes
Cyprinidae
Barbus
Barbus daruphani
Barbus filamentosa
Barbus melanympyx
Barbus "odessa"
Barbus pentazona johorensis
Barbus roloffi
Barbus sachsi
Barbus schwanenfeldi
Barbus tetrazona (Green)
Barbus tetrazona (Red)
Barbus ticto stoliczkae
Barbus walkerie
Brachydanio
Danio
Tanichthys
Rasbora
Rasbora einthoveni
Rasbora kalachroma
Balantiocheilus
Barilius
Barilius christyi
Crossocheilus
Epalzeprhynchus
Epalzeorhynchus siamensis
Labeo
Leptobarbus
Leptobarbus hoeveni
Luciosoma
Luciosoma setigerum
Morulius
Osteocheilus
Osteocheilus hasselti
Carassius
Cyprinus
Acanthorhodeus
Notropis
Phoxinus
Pimephales
Rhodeus
Sarrpcheilichthys
Sarrpcheilichthys sinensis
Scardunius
Gyrinocheilidae
Gyrocheilus
Cobitidae
Cobitis
Cobitis biwae
Acanthophthalmus
Acanthopthalmus kuhlii
Acanthopsis
Botia
Botia horae
Botia lohachata
Misgurnus
Catostomidae
Myxocyprinus
Myxocyprinus asiaticus sinensis
Characiformes
Characidae
Gymnocorymbus
Hasemania
Hemigrammus
Hemigrammus caudovittatus
Hyphessobrycon
Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Megalamphodius
Megalamphodius megalopterus
Megalamphodius sweglesi
Nematobrycon
Paracheirodon
Pristella
Aphyocharax
Arnoldichthys
Astyanax
Tetragonopterus
Tetragonopterus chalceus
Moenkhausia
Moenkhausia oligolepis
Poptella
Poptella orbicularis
Prionobrama
Pseudocorynopoma
Pseudocorynopoma doriae
Thayeria
Anostomidae
Abramites
Anostomus
Leporinus
Leporinus desmotes
Leporinus frederici
Leporinus octofasciatum
Leporinus arcus
Gasteropelecidae
Carnegiella
Carnegiella strigata strigata
Gasteropelecus
Thoracocharax
Thoracocharax stellatus
Chalcenidae
Chalcenus
Chalcenus macrolepidotus
Curimatidae
Chilodus
Chilodus Punctatus
Serrasalminae
Colossoma
Metynnis
Mylossoma
Mylossoma pluriventre
Serrasalmus
Lebiasinidae
Copeina
Copella
Copella arnoldi
Nannostomus
Nannostomus beckfordi aripirangensis
Nannostomus unifasciatus unifasciatus
Pyrrhulina
Pyrrhulina beni
Pyrrhulina filamentosa
Distichodontidae
Distichodus
Distichodus lussoso
Distichodus noboli
Alestidae
Lepidarchus
Moenkhausia
Moenkhausia oligolepis
Citharinidae
Nannaethiops
Nannaethiops unitaeniatus
Perciformes
Cichlidae
Anomalachromis
Anomalachromis thomasi
Apistogramma
Apistogramma agassizi
Apistogramma trifasciatum
Grenicara
Crenicara filamentosa
Nannacara
Nanochromis
Nanochromis nudiceps
Papiliochromis
Pelvicachromis
Aequidens
Aequidens curviceps
Astronotus
Cichlasoma
Cichlasoma citrinellum
Cichlasoma dovii
Cichlasoma maculicauda
Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum
Cichlasoma festivum
Grenicichla
Grenicichla lepidota
Etroplus
Geophagus
Geophagus daemon
Hemichromis
Parapetenia
Parapetenia festae
Pterophyllum
Symphysodon
Symphysodon aequifasciata
Thorichthys
Tilapia
Aulonacara
Aulonacara nyassae
Cyprichromis
Cyrtocara
Cyrtocara polystigma
Julidochromis
Julidochromis marlierie
Labeotropheus
Lethrinops
Melanochromis
Melanochromis johanni
Neolamprologus
Pseudotropheus
Tropheus
Haplochromis
Haplochromis macrostoma
Anabantidae
Anabas
Ctenopoma
Ctenopoma oxyrhynchus
Osphronemidae
Belontia
Betta
Colisa
Macropodus
Macropodus cupanus
Osphronemus
Sphaerichthys
Trichopodus
Trichopsis
Trichopsis vittatus
Helostomatidae
Helostoma
Helostoma temmincki
Nandidae
Badis
Centropomidae
Chanda
Channidae
Channa
Lobotidae
Datnioides
Eleotridae
Hypseleotris
Hypseleotris compressus
Nandidae
Monocirrhus
Monodactylidae
Monodactylus
Scatophagidae
Scatophagus
Gobiidae
Stigmatogobius
Brachygobius
Cryptocentrus
Lythrypnus
Nemateleotris
Thorogobius
Toxotidae
Toxotes
Toxotes jaculator
Centrarchidae
Lepomis
Pomacentridae
Amphiprion
Amphiprion argenteus
Amphiprion matejuelo
Premnas
Pomacanthidae
Centropyge
Euxiphipops
Euxiphipops navarchus
Holacanthus
Holacanthus trimaculatus
Pomacanthus
Pygoplites
Chaetodontidae
Chaetodon
Chelmon
Forcipiger
Forcipiger longriostris
Heniochus
Pomacentridae
Neoglyphidodon
Abudefduf
Chromis
Chromis cyaneae
Chrysiptera
Dascyllus
Microspathodon
Pomacentrus
Stegastes
Acanthuridae
Acanthurus
Naso
Naso literatus
Paracanthurus
Zebrasoma
Labridae
Bodianus
Bodianus puchellus
Coris
Gomphosus
Labroides
[Choerodon]]
Thalassoma
Centrolabrus
Centrolabrus exoleta
Centrolabrus melops
Labrus
Serranidae
Anthias
Anthias squamipinnis
Chromileptes
Gramma
Ephippidae
Platax
Apogonidae
Apogon
Apogon notopterus
Blenniidae
Escenius
Escenius bicolor
Meiacanthus
Meiacanthus smithii
Blennius
Blennius gattorugine
Lipophrys
Pomadasyidae
Anisotremus
Cirrhitidae
Oxycirrhites
Opisthognathidae
Opisthognathus
Callionymidae
Synchiropus
Siganidae
Siganus
Haemulidae
Plectorhynchus
Zanclidae
Zanclus
Stichaeidae
Chirolophis
Chirolophis ascanii
Gobiesocidae
Lepadogaster
Pholidae
Pholis
Cyprinodontiformes
Cyprinodontidae
Aphanius
Aphyosemion
Aphyosemion amieti
Aphyosemion sjoestedti
Aphyosemion striatum
Aphyosemion walkeri
Aplocheilus
Cynolebias
Cynolebias bokermani
Cynolebias nigripinnis
Epiplatys
Epiplatys fasciolatus
Jordinella
Jordinella floridae
Pachypanchax
Pseudoepiplatys
Pseudoepiplatys annulatus
Poeciliidae
Alfaro
Alfaro cultratus
Brachyrgaphis
Brachyrhaphis roseni
Gambusia
Heterandria
Heterandria bimaculata
Poecilia
Poecilia nigrofasciata
Xiphorus
Xiphorus neuzalanahotl
Xiphophorus
Goodeidae
Allotoca
Allotoca dugesi
Amecca
Amecca splendens
Characodon
Skiffia
Skiffia francesae x multipunctatus
Xenotoca
Siluriformes
Doradidae
Acanthodoras
Agamyxis
Amblydoras
Amblydoras hancocki
Loricariidae
Ancistrus
Ancistrus temmincki
Farlowella
Hypostomus
Hypostomus multiradiatus
Otocinclus
Panaque
Panaque suttoni
Peckoltia
Peckoltia pulcher
Rineloricaria
Rineloricaria species
Auchenipteridae
Auchenipterichthys
Aspredinidae
Bunocephalus
Bunocephalus kneri
Callichthyidae
Callichthys
Dianema
Dianema urostriata
Hoplosternum
Brochis
Corydoras
Corydoras aenus
Corydoras haraldshultzi
Corydoras napoensis
Claroteidae
Chrysichthys
Chrysichthys ornatus
Leiocassis
Leiocassis siamensis
Mystus
Mystus tengara
Clariidae
Clarias
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
Telmatherina
Brachygobius
Melanotaeniidae
Glossolepis
Iriatherina
Melanotaenia
Melanotaenia boesmani
Melanotaenia maccullochi
Melanotaenia splendida
Osteoglossiformes
Mormyridae
Gnathonemus
Notopteridae
Notopterus
Notopterus chitala
Pantodontidae
Pantodon
Osteoglossidae
Scleropages
Lepisosteiformes
Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus
Synbranchiformes
Mastacembelidae
Mastacembelus
Mastacembelus circumcinctus
Beloniformes
Adrianichthyidae
Oryzias
Oryzias melastigma
Belonidae
Xenentodon
Hemiramphidae
Dermogenys
Dermogenys pusillus
Gasterosteiformes
Gasterosteidae
Gasterosteus
Spinachia
Tetraodontiformes
Balistidae
Balistoides
Balistes
Odonus
Pseudobalistes
Rhinecanthus
Ostraciidae
Lactoria
Ostracion
Monacanthidae
Chaetoderma
Pervagor
Diodontidae
Diodon
Tetraodontidae
Canthigaster
Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaenidae
Pterois
Scorpaena
Scorpaena species
Triglidae
Enophrys
Enophrys bubalis
Agonidae
Agonus
Cyclopteridae
Cyclopterus
Anguilliformes
Muraenidae
Echidna
Muraena
Rhinomuraena
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathidae
Dunckerocampus
Sygnathoides
Hippocampus
Centriscidae
Aeoliscus
Beryciformes
Holocentridae
Holocentrus
Myripristis
Mugiliformes
Mugilidae
Mugil
Mugil labrosus