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Fish of Suriname

Freshwater fish of the rivers and swamps, and the fish, sharks and rays of the Atlantic coast.

1,389 species · 914 profiles

Groups

Characins, piranhas & tetras252 speciesCatfish223 speciesCichlids49 speciesKnifefish & electric eel34 speciesKillifish, livebearers & four-eyed fish22 speciesSharks & rays79 speciesOther fish (coast and sea)730 species

Most observed in Suriname

Largescale Four-eyed FishLargescale Four-eyed FishAnableps anablepskutaiRedeye PiranhaRedeye PiranhaSerrasalmus rhombeusmanyapirenCommon WolffishCommon WolffishHoplias malabaricuspatakaCommon KrobiaCommon KrobiaKrobia guianensisThreespot LeporinusThreespot LeporinusLeporinus fridericiFour-Lined PimelodusFour-Lined PimelodusPimelodus blochiiBlue GuianacaraGuianacara owroewefiCommon wood catfishCommon wood catfishTrachelyopterus galeatusPencilfishPencilfishPyrrhulina filamentosaScaly JupiabaJupiaba polylepisTwospot AstyanaxTwospot AstyanaxAstyanax bimaculatusGiant WolffishGiant WolffishHoplias aimaraanyumaraOrnate PimelodusOrnate PimelodusPimelodus ornatusCommon PlecoCommon PlecoHypostomus plecostomusGold Wolf FishGold Wolf FishHoplerythrinus unitaeniatuswarapaFinescale Four-eyed FishFinescale Four-eyed FishAnableps microlepisBanded leporinusBanded leporinusLeporinus fasciatusGlass Phantom TetraMoenkhausia hemigrammoidesElectric EelElectric EelElectrophorus electricusprakeTailspot TetraTailspot TetraBryconops caudomaculatusMarbled Swamp EelMarbled Swamp EelSynbranchus marmoratusJackyJackyPimelodella cristataSteindachner's ApistoSteindachner's ApistoApistogramma steindachneriSilver CatfishSilver CatfishRhamdia quelenRedstriped EartheaterRedstriped EartheaterGeophagus surinamensisBlack AcaraBlack AcaraCichlasoma bimaculatumCascarudoCascarudoCallichthys callichthysSalmon DiscusSalmon DiscusBrachychalcinus orbicularisSoldier JupiabaSoldier JupiabaJupiaba keithiMadamango sea catfishMadamango sea catfishCathorops spixiiSuckermouth catfishGuyanancistrus brevispinisRed Tail CachorroRed Tail CachorroAcestrorhynchus falcatusPink-tailed ChalceusPink-tailed ChalceusChalceus macrolepidotusFeatherfin tetraFeatherfin tetraHemigrammus unilineatusSailfin CharacinSailfin CharacinCrenuchus spilurusSlender PacuSlender PacuAcnodon oligacanthusBushynose catfish, Bristlenose catfishBushynose catfish, Bristlenose catfishAncistrus temminckiiDwarf Wood CatfishDwarf Wood CatfishHelogenes marmoratusMeunier's JupiabaMeunier's JupiabaJupiaba meunieriCommon HatchetfishCommon HatchetfishGasteropelecus sterniclaPalescales TetraPalescales TetraMoenkhausia grandisquamisBottom CharacinBottom CharacinParodon guyanensisBlacktail BryconBlacktail BryconBrycon falcatusGuyana LeaffishGuyana LeaffishPolycentrus schomburgkiiSpotted LeporinusSpotted LeporinusLeporinus maculatusFalse silver tetraTetragonopterus chalceusTetraHemigrammus boesemaniBearded CatfishPseudancistrus barbatus