Brazil - List of fishes

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Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Characidae

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

ornate tetra

Hyphessobrycon bentosi

4 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Hyphessobrycon cyanotaenia

Characidae

3 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon epicharis

Characidae

3 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon eques

Characidae

3 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

It easily accommodates to life in the aquarium even if it is sometimes aggressive towards other fish. After the eggs have been laid, it is necessary to separate the adults from the eggs. It is sometimes called "jewel" tetra because of its color and the dark spot in the middle of it body.

Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

Characidae

5 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

It owes its name to the red spot located where it heart is. The dorsal fin of the male is longer than that of the female. After courtship, the male attracts the female in the vegetation where it will lay a hundred eggs. It is difficult to breed in captivity.

Hyphessobrycon flammeus

Characidae

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

cystal red tetra

Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi

3 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon heliacus

Characidae

2 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

black neon tetra

Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

The female is stockier than the male. It easily accommodates to life in the aquarium. It is recommended to isolate the breeding pair. After spawning, remove the adult from the nesting site because they could eat the eggs and juveniles.

Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus

Characidae

4 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Hyphessobrycon itaparicensis

Characidae

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon loweae

Characidae

3 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

black phantom tetra

Hyphessobrycon megalopterus

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Hyphessobrycon melanostichos

Characidae

3 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

lemon tetra

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus

Characidae

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon reticulatus

Characidae

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon scholzei

Characidae

4 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

bleeding heart tetra

Hyphessobrycon socolofi

5 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon stictus

Characidae

5 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon takasei

Characidae

3 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Hyphessobrycon wadai

Characidae

3 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Hypoptopoma gulare

Loricariidae

10 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Hypoptopoma inexspectata

Loricariidae

7 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Hypostomus punctatus

Loricariidae

25 cm

solitary

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Hypselecara temporalis

Cichlidae

25 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

Hypsolebias carlettoi

Cyprinodontidae

3 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Hypsolebias fulminantis

Cyprinodontidae

4 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Hypsolebias picturatus

Cyprinodontidae

3 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Hypsolebias sertanejo "Itacarambi"

Cynolebiidae

5 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Iguanodectes spilurus

Iguanodectidae

8 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

purple emperor tetra

Inpaichthys kerri

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Ivanacara adoketa

Cichlidae

7 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Laetacara araguaiae

Cichlidae

4 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Laetacara dorsigera

Cichlidae

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

boga

Leporinus affinis

22 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

kouana

Leporinus fasciatus

25 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

It is rather "shy". It lives in shaded areas or in natural hiding places where it black and yellow lines allow it to hide. It easily acclimate to an aquarium.

Leporinus friderici

Anostomidae

30 cm

gregarious

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Leporinus maculatus

Anostomidae

18 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Leporinus nijsseni

Anostomidae

15 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

jaguar catfish

Liosomadoras oncinus

17 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Lonchogenys ilisha

Acestrorhynchidae

6 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Loricaria birindellii

Loricariidae

23 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Loricaria simillima

Loricariidae

18 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Mesonauta festivus

Cichlidae

13 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Metynnis argenteus

Characidae

12 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Metynnis fasciatus

Serrasalmidae

9 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Brazil - List of fishes

Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

ornate tetra

Hyphessobrycon cyanotaenia

Hyphessobrycon epicharis

Hyphessobrycon eques

Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

Hyphessobrycon flammeus

cystal red tetra

Hyphessobrycon heliacus

black neon tetra

Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus

Hyphessobrycon itaparicensis

Hyphessobrycon loweae

black phantom tetra

Hyphessobrycon melanostichos

lemon tetra

Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus

Hyphessobrycon reticulatus

Hyphessobrycon scholzei

bleeding heart tetra

Hyphessobrycon stictus

Hyphessobrycon takasei

Hyphessobrycon wadai

Hypoptopoma gulare

Hypoptopoma inexspectata

Hypostomus punctatus

Hypselecara temporalis

Hypsolebias carlettoi

Hypsolebias fulminantis

Hypsolebias picturatus

Hypsolebias sertanejo "Itacarambi"

Iguanodectes spilurus

purple emperor tetra

Ivanacara adoketa

Laetacara araguaiae

Laetacara dorsigera

boga

kouana

Leporinus friderici

Leporinus maculatus

Leporinus nijsseni

jaguar catfish

Lonchogenys ilisha

Loricaria birindellii

Loricaria simillima

Mesonauta festivus

Metynnis argenteus

Metynnis fasciatus

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