Peru Endemic Freshwater Fish Checklist

Peru

Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species

This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Peru is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.

The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.

OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range ( these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)

Anostomus longus (Anostomidae)

Anostomus ucayalensis (Anostomidae)

Laemolyta macra (Anostomidae)

Leporinus holostictus (Anostomidae)

Leporinus multifasciatus (Anostomidae) Multi-banded Leporinus

Leporinus wolfei (Anostomidae)

Rhytiodus microlepis OC (Anostomidae) Bicolored Cylinderfish

Bunocephalus quadriradiatus (Aspredinidae) Four-rayed Banjo Catfish

Astroblepus formosus (Astroblepidae)

Astroblepus labialis (Astroblepidae)

Astroblepus longifilis OC (Astroblepidae)

Astroblepus mancoi (Astroblepidae)

Astroblepus peruanus (Astroblepidae)

Astroblepus praeliorum (Astroblepidae)

Astroblepus riberae (Astroblepidae)

Astroblepus rosei OC (Astroblepidae)

Astroblepus sabalo OC (Astroblepidae)

Astroblepus simonsii (Astroblepidae)

Astroblepus supramollis (Astroblepidae)

Astroblepus taczanowskii OC (Astroblepidae)

Astroblepus vanceae OC (Astroblepidae)

Basilichthys archaeus (Atherinopsidae)

Basilichthys semotilus OC (Atherinopsidae)

Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (Auchenipteridae) Zamora Woodcat

Auchenipterichthys thoracatus OC (Auchenipteridae) Midnight Catfish

Centromochlus heckelii OC (Auchenipteridae)

Liosomadoras morrowi (Auchenipteridae) False Jaguar Catfish

Parauchenipterus brevibarbis (Auchenipteridae)

Parauchenipterus isacanthus (Auchenipteridae)

Tatia gyrina (Auchenipteridae)

Trachelyichthys exilis (Auchenipteridae)

Corydoras amphibelus (Callichthyidae)

Corydoras armatus OC (Callichthyidae)

Corydoras copei (Callichthyidae) Cope's Cory

Corydoras coriatae (Callichthyidae)

Corydoras lamberti (Callichthyidae)

Corydoras loretoensis (Callichthyidae) Loreto Cory

Corydoras panda (Callichthyidae) Panda Cory

Corydoras sychri (Callichthyidae) Longnosed Fairy Catfish

Corydoras virginiae (Callichthyidae) Sangama Cory

Corydoras weitzmani (Callichthyidae) Twosaddle Cory

Lepthoplosternum altamazonicum (Callichthyidae)

Acrobrycon ipanquianus OC (Characidae)

Aphyocharax pusillus OC (Characidae)

Astyanax kennedyi OC (Characidae) Kennedy's Tetra

Astyanax longior OC (Characidae)

Attonitus bounites (Characidae)

Attonitus ephimeros (Characidae)

Attonitus irisae (Characidae)

Brycon stolzmanni (Characidae)

Bryconacidnus paipayensis (Characidae)

Bryconamericus alfredae OC (Characidae)

Bryconamericus diaphanus (Characidae)

Bryconamericus grosvenori (Characidae)

Bryconamericus osgoodi (Characidae)

Bryconamericus pachacuti (Characidae)

Bryconamericus pectinatus (Characidae)

Bryconamericus phoenicopterus (Characidae)

Ceratobranchia binghami (Characidae)

Ceratobranchia delotaenia (Characidae)

Ceratobranchia obtusirostris (Characidae)

Charax tectifer OC (Characidae)

Cheirodon ortegai (Characidae)

Chilobrycon deuterodon (Characidae)

Chrysobrycon myersi (Characidae)

Creagrutus changae (Characidae)

Creagrutus holmi (Characidae)

Creagrutus manu (Characidae)

Creagrutus ortegai (Characidae)

Creagrutus ouranonastes (Characidae)

Creagrutus peruanus OC (Characidae)

Creagrutus pila (Characidae)

Creagrutus ungulus (Characidae)

Hemibrycon helleri (Characidae)

Hemibrycon huambonicus OC (Characidae)

Hemibrycon jelskii OC (Characidae)

Hemibrycon tridens (Characidae) Jumping Tetra

Hemigrammus luelingi OC (Characidae) Silverstripe Tetra

Hemigrammus megaceps (Characidae)

Hemigrammus pulcher OC (Characidae) Garnet Tetra

Hyphessobrycon frankei (Characidae)

Hyphessobrycon gracilior OC (Characidae)

Hyphessobrycon loretoensis OC (Characidae) Loreto Tetra

Hyphessobrycon peruvianus OC (Characidae) Peruvian Tetra

Hyphessobrycon robustulus OC (Characidae) Ballspot Tetra

Hyphessobrycon tenuis (Characidae)

Knodus megalops (Characidae)

Microgenys lativirgata (Characidae)

Moenkhausia atahualpiana (Characidae)

Moenkhausia crisnejas (Characidae)

Moenkhausia margitae (Characidae)

Moenkhausia ovalis (Characidae)

Moenkhausia robertsi (Characidae) Iquitos Moenkhausia

Moenkhausia simulata (Characidae) Mimic Moenkhausia

Othonocheirodus eigenmanni (Characidae)

Oxybrycon parvulus (Characidae)

Scopaeocharax atopodus (Characidae)

Scopaeocharax rhinodus (Characidae)

Serrasalmus sanchezi (Characidae) Sanchez Piranha

Tyttobrycon hamatus (Characidae)

Tyttocharax tambopatensis (Characidae)

Chilodus fritillus (Chilodontidae)

Aequidens patricki (Cichlidae)

Apistogramma amoenum OC (Cichlidae) Pleasant Cichlid

Apistogramma atahualpa (Cichlidae)

Apistogramma nijsseni (Cichlidae) Panda Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma norberti (Cichlidae) Norbert's Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma panduro (Cichlidae) Panduro Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma urteagai (Cichlidae)

Bujurquina apoparuana (Cichlidae) Apoparuana Cichlid

Bujurquina cordemadi (Cichlidae)

Bujurquina eurhinus (Cichlidae)

Bujurquina hophrys (Cichlidae)

Bujurquina huallagae (Cichlidae)

Bujurquina labiosa (Cichlidae)

Bujurquina megalospilus (Cichlidae)

Bujurquina moriorum OC (Cichlidae) Moriorum Mouthbreeder

Bujurquina ortegai (Cichlidae)

Bujurquina robusta (Cichlidae)

Bujurquina syspilus OC (Cichlidae) Gold-cheeked Flag Cichlid

Bujurquina tambopatae (Cichlidae)

Tahuantinsuyoa chipi (Cichlidae)

Tahuantinsuyoa macantzatza (Cichlidae) Inca Stone Fish

Geryichthys sterbai (Crenuchidae)

Microcharacidium geryi (Crenuchidae)

Pseudocurimata peruana OC (Curimatidae)

Orestias crawfordi (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias ctenolepis (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias elegans (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias empyraeus (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias gymnotus (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias hardini (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias incae OC (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias jussiei OC (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias lastarriae (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias minimus OC (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias minutus OC (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias mooni OC (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias mulleri OC (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias multiporis (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias mundus (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias olivaceus (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias pentlandii OC (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias polonorum (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias puni OC (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias richersoni (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias robustus OC (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias silustani (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias tschudii OC (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias uruni (Cyprinodontidae)

Orestias ututo (Cyprinodontidae)

Amblydoras nauticus (Doradidae) Marbled Raphael Catfish

Hypodoras forficulatus (Doradidae)

Leptodoras myersi (Doradidae)

Anchoviella alleni OC (Engraulidae) Allen's Anchovy

Carnegiella myersi OC (Gasteropelecidae) Pygmy Hatchetfish

Gymnotus ucamara (Gymnotidae)

Cetopsorhamdia filamentosa (Heptapteridae)

Chasmocranus peruanus (Heptapteridae)

Chasmocranus quadrizonatus (Heptapteridae)

Myoglanis koepckei (Heptapteridae)

Pimelodella cyanostigma (Heptapteridae)

Pimelodella hartwelli (Heptapteridae)

Pimelodella montana (Heptapteridae)

Pimelodella peruana (Heptapteridae)

Pimelodella peruensis (Heptapteridae)

Pimelodella roccae OC (Heptapteridae)

Pimelodella yuncensis OC (Heptapteridae)

Rhamdella montana (Heptapteridae)

Rhamdia bathyura (Heptapteridae)

Rhamdia duquei (Heptapteridae)

Rhamdia ortoni (Heptapteridae)

Rhamdia xetequepeque (Heptapteridae)

Copeina osgoodi (Lebiasinidae)

Pyrrhulina eleanorae (Lebiasinidae)

Pyrrhulina spilota (Lebiasinidae) Blotched Pyrrhulina

Ancistrus bufonius OC (Loricariidae)

Ancistrus heterorhynchus (Loricariidae)

Ancistrus jelskii (Loricariidae)

Ancistrus malacops (Loricariidae)

Ancistrus occloi (Loricariidae)

Ancistrus tamboensis (Loricariidae) Tambo Ancistrus

Ancistrus variolus (Loricariidae)

Apistoloricaria ommation (Loricariidae)

Aposturisoma myriodon (Loricariidae)

Chaetostoma branickii OC (Loricariidae)

Chaetostoma greeni (Loricariidae)

Chaetostoma lineopunctatum (Loricariidae)

Chaetostoma loborhynchos (Loricariidae)

Chaetostoma marcapatae (Loricariidae)

Chaetostoma marmorescens (Loricariidae)

Chaetostoma mollinasum (Loricariidae)

Chaetostoma sericeum (Loricariidae)

Chaetostoma taczanowskii OC (Loricariidae)

Glyptoperichthys scrophus (Loricariidae)

Hypoptopoma bilobatum (Loricariidae)

Hypostomus fonchii (Loricariidae)

Lasiancistrus castelnaui (Loricariidae)

Lasiancistrus heteracanthus (Loricariidae)

Loricariichthys cashibo (Loricariidae)

Loricariichthys chanjoo (Loricariidae)

Loricariichthys stuebelii (Loricariidae)

Loricariichthys ucayalensis (Loricariidae) Ucayali Suckercat

Otocinclus macrospilus OC (Loricariidae) Oto

Panaque changae (Loricariidae) Iquitos Tiger Pleco

Peckoltia arenaria OC (Loricariidae) Clown Plec

Peckoltia furcata (Loricariidae)

Peckoltia ucayalensis OC (Loricariidae) Pintado Tiger Cat

Pseudohemiodon laminus OC (Loricariidae)

Pterosturisoma microps (Loricariidae) Long-tailed Sturisoma

Rineloricaria morrowi OC (Loricariidae) Yellow Suckermouth Catfish

Rineloricaria wolfei (Loricariidae)

Spatuloricaria puganensis (Loricariidae)

Squaliforma phrixosoma (Loricariidae)

Squaliforma virescens OC (Loricariidae)

Sturisoma guentheri OC (Loricariidae)

Sturisoma nigrirostrum OC (Loricariidae) Black-nosed Sturisoma

Aguarunichthys torosus (Pimelodidae) Jello Band Catfish

Pellona altamazonica OC (Pristigasteridae)

Microglanis zonatus (Pseudopimelodidae)

Rhamphichthys lineatus (Rhamphichthyidae)

Rhamphichthys pantherinus OC (Rhamphichthyidae)

Aphyolebias peruensis (Rivulidae) Peruvian Longfin

Aphyolebias rubrocaudatus (Rivulidae) Redfin Longfin

Aphyolebias wischmanni (Rivulidae) Spangled Longfin

Moema quiii (Rivulidae)

Rivulus christinae (Rivulidae)

Rivulus derhami (Rivulidae) Reticulated Rivulus

Rivulus elongatus OC (Rivulidae) Elongated Rivulus

Rivulus intermittens (Rivulidae) Iquitos Rivulus

Rivulus iridescens (Rivulidae) Rainbow Rivulus

Rivulus peruanus (Rivulidae) Peruvian Rivulus

Rivulus rectocaudatus OC (Rivulidae) Spadefin Rivulus

Rivulus rubrolineatus (Rivulidae) Red Lined Rivulus

Rivulus speciosus (Rivulidae) Iquitos Dwarf Rivulus

Apomatoceros alleni OC (Trichomycteridae)

Plectrochilus diabolicus (Trichomycteridae)

Pseudostegophilus nemurus OC (Trichomycteridae) Jaguar Candiru

Trichomycterus dispar OC (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus piurae (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus punctulatus OC (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus taczanowskii (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus taeniops (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus vittatus (Trichomycteridae)

Trichomycterus weyrauchi (Trichomycteridae)

Vandellia plazaii OC (Trichomycteridae)

Additional endemic freshwater fish species that were not included in FishBase 2004 are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the 13 March 2009 version of the Catalog of Fishes database (current version here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 246 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 32 species total 278 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Peru.

Gelanoglanis travieso (Auchenipteridae) 2008

Corydoras ortegai (Callichthyidae) 2007

Cheirodon luelingi (Characidae)

Dectobrycon armeniacus (Characidae) Apricot Tetra 2006

Hemibrycon divisorensis (Characidae) 2007

Hyphessobrycon nigricinctus (Characidae) 2004

Knodus borki (Characidae) 2008

Knodus pasco (Characidae) 2007

Apistogramma baenschi (Cichlidae) 2004

Apistogramma barlowi (Cichlidae) 2008

Apistogramma eremnopyge (Cichlidae) 2004

Apistogramma huascar (Cichlidae) 2006