Fish Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Acestridium colombiense		South America	5.0 SL	2005
Acestridium dichromum		South America	6.3 SL	1999
Acestridium discus		South America	6.7 SL	1911
Acestridium gymnogaster		South America		2009
Acestridium martini		South America	6.7 SL	1999
Acestridium scutatum		South America		2009
Acestridium triplax		South America	5.6 SL	2007
Chauliocheilos saxatilis		South America	4.9 SL	2014
Corumbataia britskii		South America	2.7 SL	2007
Corumbataia cuestae		South America	3.3 SL	1997
Corumbataia liliai		South America	2.5 SL	2018
Corumbataia lucianoi		South America	2.4 SL	2018
Corumbataia tocantinensis		South America	3.8 SL	1997
Corumbataia veadeiros		South America	3.7 SL	2008
Curculionichthys coxipone		South America	3 SL	2015
Curculionichthys insperatus		South America	3.0 SL	2003
Curculionichthys itaim		South America	2.5 SL	2017
Curculionichthys karipuna		South America	2.4 SL	2016
Curculionichthys luteofrenatus		South America	3.1 SL	2007
Curculionichthys oliveirai		South America	3.0 SL	2014
Curculionichthys paresi		South America	2.6 SL	2014
Curculionichthys piracanjuba		South America	2.7 SL	2012
Curculionichthys sabaji		South America	2.4 SL	2015
Curculionichthys sagarana		South America	2.4 SL	2015
Curculionichthys scaius		South America	2.4 SL	2018
Curculionichthys tukana		South America	2.4 SL	2017
Epactionotus bilineatus		South America	4 SL	1998
Epactionotus gracilis		South America	3.9 SL	1998
Epactionotus itaimbezinho		South America	3.8 SL	1998
Epactionotus yasi		South America		2004
Eurycheilichthys limulus		South America	4.8 SL	1998
Eurycheilichthys pantherinus		South America	4.2 SL	1992
Euryochus thysanos		South America	12.0 SL	2017
Gymnotocinclus anosteos		South America	4.4 SL	2008
Hirtella carinata		South America	4.9 SL	2014
Hisonotus acuen		South America	2.9 SL	2014
Hisonotus aky		South America	4.0 SL	2004
Hisonotus alberti		South America	3.4 SL	2016
Hisonotus armatus		South America	6 TL	2008
Hisonotus bocaiuva		South America	2.4 SL	2013
Hisonotus bockmanni		South America	2.4 SL	2012
Hisonotus brunneus		South America	4.2 SL	2011
Hisonotus carreiro		South America	3.6 SL	2011
Hisonotus charrua		South America	3.6 SL	2006
Hisonotus chromodontus		South America	3.3 SL	2007
Hisonotus depressicauda		South America	5 SL	1918
Hisonotus depressinotus		South America	3 SL	1918
Hisonotus devidei		South America	3.2 SL	2018
Hisonotus dinizae		South America	2.3 SL	2020
Hisonotus francirochai		South America	3.8 SL	1928
Hisonotus heterogaster		South America	4.3 SL	2011
Hisonotus hungy		South America	4.2 SL	2007
Hisonotus iota		South America	3.3 SL	2009
Hisonotus laevior		South America	7.5 TL	1894
Hisonotus leucofrenatus		South America	6 SL	1908
Hisonotus leucophrys		South America	4.2 SL	2009
Hisonotus maculipinnis		South America	4 SL	1912
Hisonotus megaloplax		South America	4.7 SL	2009
Hisonotus montanus		South America	4.5 SL	2009
Hisonotus nigricauda		South America	6 TL	1891
Hisonotus notatus		South America	4.3 SL	1889
Hisonotus notopagos		South America	3.7 SL	2011
Hisonotus pachysarkos		South America		2016
Hisonotus paulinus		South America	4 SL	1908
Hisonotus prata		South America	3.3 SL	2011
Hisonotus ringueleti		South America	4.3 SL	2001
Hisonotus taimensis		South America	6.6 SL	1981
Hisonotus thayeri		South America	4.2 SL	2016
Hisonotus vespuccii		South America	3.6 SL	2015
Hisonotus vireo		South America	4.0 SL	2011
Hypoptopoma baileyi		South America	4.4 TL	2010
Hypoptopoma bianale		South America	5.4 TL	2010
Hypoptopoma brevirostratum		South America	5.1 TL	2010
Hypoptopoma elongatum		South America	10.2 TL	2010
Hypoptopoma guianense		South America	6.2 SL	1974
Hypoptopoma gulare		South America	13.5 TL	1878
Hypoptopoma incognitum		South America	10.8 SL	2010
Hypoptopoma inexspectatum		South America	7.1 SL	1893
Hypoptopoma machadoi		South America	7.0 TL	2010
Hypoptopoma muzuspi		South America	3.6	2010
Hypoptopoma psilogaster		South America	7 SL	1915
Hypoptopoma steindachneri		South America	10 SL	1895
Hypoptopoma thoracatum		South America	11.5 TL	1868
Isbrueckerichthys alipionis		South America	8.2 SL	1947
Isbrueckerichthys calvus		South America	9.0 SL	2006
Isbrueckerichthys duseni		South America	9.9 SL	1907
Isbrueckerichthys epakmos		South America	10.3 SL	2003
Isbrueckerichthys saxicola		South America	8.8 SL	2006
Kronichthys heylandi		South America	15 TL	1900
Kronichthys lacerta		South America	7 SL	1919
Kronichthys subteres		South America	12 TL	1908
Lampiella gibbosa		South America	5 TL	1908
Leptotocinclus ctenistus		South America	3.1 SL	2018
Leptotocinclus madeirae		South America	3.1 SL	2018
Microlepidogaster arachas		South America	4.3 SL	2013
Microlepidogaster bourguyi		South America		1911
Microlepidogaster dimorpha		South America	3.8 SL	2011
Microlepidogaster discontenta		South America	4.0 SL	2014
Microlepidogaster discus		South America	4.6 SL	2014
Microlepidogaster longicolla		South America	4.6 SL	2010
Microlepidogaster negomata		South America	4.1 SL	2017
Microlepidogaster perforata		South America	5 SL	1889
Nannoptopoma spectabile		South America	2.9 SL	1914
Nannoptopoma sternoptychum		South America	3.3 SL	1996
Nannoxyropsis acicula		South America	3.4 SL	2018
Nannoxyropsis ephippia		South America	4.5 SL	2016
Neoplecostomus bandeirante		South America	11.0 SL	2012
Neoplecostomus botucatu		South America	10.2 SL	2012
Neoplecostomus corumba		South America	8.1 SL	2008
Neoplecostomus doceensis		South America	10.1 SL	2014
Neoplecostomus espiritosantensis		South America	10.3 SL	1990
Neoplecostomus franciscoensis		South America	10.8 SL	1990
Neoplecostomus granosus		South America.	8.6 SL	1840
Neoplecostomus jaguari		South America	9.3 SL	2014
Neoplecostomus langeanii		South America	8.6 SL	2012
Neoplecostomus microps		South America	10.2 SL	1877
Neoplecostomus paranensis		South America	9.3 SL	1990
Neoplecostomus ribeirensis		South America	9 SL	1990
Neoplecostomus selenae		South America	10.2 SL	2008
Neoplecostomus variipictus		South America	9.0 SL	1995
Neoplecostomus watersi		South America	7.0 SL	2019
Neoplecostomus yapo		South America	11.0 SL	2008
Niobichthys ferrarisi		South America	7.0 SL	1998
Otocinclus affinis	Golden otocinclus	South America	5 SL	1877
Otocinclus arnoldi		South America	4.8 SL	1909
Otocinclus batmani		South America	3.7 SL	2006
Otocinclus bororo		South America	3.1 SL	1997
Otocinclus caxarari		South America	2.6 SL	1997
Otocinclus cocama		South America	4.4 SL	2004
Otocinclus flexilis		South America	6.8 TL	1894
Otocinclus hasemani		South America	2.7 SL	1915
Otocinclus hoppei		South America	3.3 SL	1939
Otocinclus huaorani		South America	3.2 SL	1997
Otocinclus juruenae		South America	3.3 SL	2016
Otocinclus macrospilus		South America	3.5 SL	1942
Otocinclus mangaba		South America	2.8 SL	2010
Otocinclus mariae		South America	3.3 SL	1940
Otocinclus mimulus		South America	4.3 SL	2003
Otocinclus mura		South America	3.6 SL	1997
Otocinclus tapirape		South America	2.4 SL	2002
Otocinclus vestitus		South America	3.2 SL	1872
Otocinclus vittatus		South America	3.3 TL	1904
Otocinclus xakriaba		South America	3.1 SL	1997
Otothyris juquiae		South America	3.2 SL	1998
Otothyris lophophanes	Brown sucker catfish	South America	2.8 SL	1889
Otothyris rostrata		South America	3.1 SL	1998
Otothyris travassosi		South America	3.2 SL	1998
Otothyropsis alicula		South America	3.6 SL	2014
Otothyropsis biamnicus		South America	4.0 SL	2013
Otothyropsis dialeukos		South America	3.6 SL	2017
Otothyropsis marapoama		South America	3.6 SL	2005
Otothyropsis piribebuy		South America	2.9 SL	2011
Otothyropsis polyodon		South America	3.7 SL	2013
Oxyropsis acutirostris		South America	4.4 SL	1951
Oxyropsis carinata		South America	7.6 SL	1879
Oxyropsis wrightiana		South America	5.6 SL	1889
Pareiorhaphis azygolechis		South America	11.7 SL	2002
Pareiorhaphis bahianus		South America	12 TL	1947
Pareiorhaphis cameroni		South America	17 TL	1907
Pareiorhaphis cerosus		South America	11.0 SL	1951
Pareiorhaphis eurycephalus		South America	6.3 SL	2002
Pareiorhaphis garapia		South America	6.0 SL	2015
Pareiorhaphis garbei		South America	14 TL	1911
Pareiorhaphis hypselurus		South America	6.9 SL	2002
Pareiorhaphis hystrix		South America	11.5 SL	2002
Pareiorhaphis lophia		South America	8.2 SL	2014
Pareiorhaphis mucurina		South America	9.7 SL	2018
Pareiorhaphis mutuca		South America	9.6 SL	1999
Pareiorhaphis nasuta		South America	9.5 SL	2007
Pareiorhaphis nudulus		South America	3.4 SL	1999
Pareiorhaphis parmula		South America		2005
Pareiorhaphis proskynita		South America	9.6 SL	2012
Pareiorhaphis regani		South America	12.1 SL	1936
Pareiorhaphis ruschii		South America	8.5 SL	2012
Pareiorhaphis scutula		South America	9.1 SL	2010
Pareiorhaphis splendens		South America	6.5 SL	1995
Pareiorhaphis steindachneri		South America	14.3 SL	1918
Pareiorhaphis stephanus		South America	9.9 SL	1999
Pareiorhaphis stomias		South America	5.2 SL	2002
Pareiorhaphis vestigipinnis		South America	9.8 SL	1992
Pareiorhina brachyrhyncha		South America	4.2 SL	2005
Pareiorhina carrancas		South America	4.1 SL	2003
Pareiorhina cepta		South America	4.4 SL	2012
Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis		South America	3.9 SL	2013
Pareiorhina pelicicei		South America	4.7 SL	2015
Pareiorhina rosai		South America	4.7 SL	2016
Pareiorhina rudolphi		South America.	4.9 SL	1911
Parotocinclus amazonensis		South America	2.5 TL	1977
Parotocinclus arandai		South America	4.3 SL	2009
Parotocinclus aripuanensis		South America	2.1 SL	1988
Parotocinclus bahiensis		South America	3.1 SL	1918
Parotocinclus bidentatus		South America	3.8 SL	2005
Parotocinclus britskii		South America	6 TL	1974
Parotocinclus cearensis		South America	5 SL	1977
Parotocinclus cesarpintoi		South America	4.0 SL	1939
Parotocinclus collinsae		South America	5 SL	1985
Parotocinclus cristatus		South America	4 TL	1977
Parotocinclus doceanus		South America	4.4 SL	1918
Parotocinclus eppleyi		South America	3.0 SL	1993
Parotocinclus fluminense		South America	3.1 SL	2017
Parotocinclus halbothi		South America	2.0 SL	2014
Parotocinclus haroldoi		South America	3.5 SL	1988
Parotocinclus jacksoni		South America	4.2 SL	2021
Parotocinclus jequi		South America	5.4 SL	2013
Parotocinclus jimi		South America	4 TL	1977
Parotocinclus jumbo		South America	5.8 SL	2002
Parotocinclus longirostris		South America	2.7 SL	1988
Parotocinclus maculicauda		South America	6.1 TL	1877
Parotocinclus minutus		South America	3.3 SL	1977
Parotocinclus muriaensis		South America	3.1 SL	2005
Parotocinclus planicauda		South America	4.3 SL	2003
Parotocinclus polyochrus		South America	3 SL	1988
Parotocinclus prata		South America	5.0 SL	2002
Parotocinclus robustus		South America	4.2 SL	2012
Parotocinclus seridoensis		South America	4.3 SL	2013
Parotocinclus spilosoma		South America	6 TL	1941
Parotocinclus spilurus		South America	4 SL	1941
Plesioptopoma curvidens		South America	9.2 SL	2012
Pseudotocinclus juquiae		South America	3.2 SL	2005
Pseudotocinclus parahybae		South America		2005
Pseudotocinclus tietensis		South America	6.2 SL	1907
Pseudotothyris ignota		South America	3.3 SL	2014
Pseudotothyris janeirensis		South America	5 SL	1984
Pseudotothyris obtusa		South America	4 SL	1911
Rhinolekos britskii		South America	4 SL	2011
Rhinolekos capetinga		South America	3.9 SL	2015
Rhinolekos garavelloi		South America	3.6 SL	2011
Rhinolekos schaeferi		South America	3.8 SL	2011
Rhinotocinclus discolor		South America	2.5 SL	2022
Rhinotocinclus isabelae		South America	1.9 SL	2022
Rhinotocinclus loxochelis		South America	2.3 SL	2022
Rhinotocinclus marginalis		South America	2.5 SL	2022
Rhinotocinclus pilosus		South America	2.3 SL	2022
Rhinotocinclus variola		South America	2.9 SL	2015
Schizolecis guentheri		South America	4 SL	1918

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishesSubfamily: Hypoptopomatinae(See list of species below)

Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae

(See list of species below)