Fish > Osteoglossiformes
The Elephantnose Fish (Gnathonemus petersii), also known as Peters’ elephantnose, is one of the most neurobiologically extraordinary and anatomically bizarre freshwater teleosts on Earth. Native to the murky, slow-flowing river basins of West and Central Africa,...
Fish > Siluriformes
The Bristlenose Pleco (Ancistrus cirrhosus), universally celebrated as the bushynose catfish or bristlenose catfish, is an iconic, heavily armored freshwater suckermouth catfish native to the Paraná River drainage basin of South America. Belonging to the diverse...
Fish > Siluriformes
The Glass Catfish (Kryptopterus vitreolus), universally famous across the world as the ghost catfish, phantom catfish, or glass cat, is an astonishing freshwater teleost native to the slow-moving coastal streams of southeastern Thailand. Belonging to the sheatfish...
Fish > Siluriformes
The Upside-down Catfish (Synodontis nigriventris), also known as the blotched upside-down catfish, is an extraordinary, behaviorally revolutionary freshwater teleost endemic to the slow-moving, tannin-stained waters of the central Congo River basin in Central Africa....
Fish > Characiformes
The Tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus), commonly celebrated as the African tigerfish or striped tigerfish, is a legendary, hydrodynamically ferocious freshwater apex predator native to the major river systems and lakes of sub-Saharan Africa. Belonging to the African...
Fish > Cyprinids
The Red-tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor), commonly known as the redtail sharkminnow or firetail shark, is a striking, iconic freshwater teleost endemic to the river systems of central Thailand. Despite its predatory common moniker, this species is not a...
Fish > Cichlids
The Ram Cichlid (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi), universally celebrated in aquaristics as the German Blue Ram, butterfly cichlid, or dwarf ramirezi, is an exquisite, jewel-toned freshwater teleost native to the sun-soaked llanos grasslands of Venezuela and Colombia....
Fish > Ray-finned Fish
The Bala Shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus), also celebrated worldwide as the silver shark, tricolor sharkminnow, or bala sharkminnow, is a magnificent, torpedo-shaped freshwater cyprinid native to the grand river basins of Southeast Asia. Despite its intimidating...
Fish > Ray-finned Fish
The Southern Platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus), affectionately known worldwide simply as the platy, is a beloved, peaceful, and ecologically vital freshwater livebearing fish native to the sunlit coastal lowlands of Central America. Celebrated alongside the guppy and...
Fish > Ray-finned Fish
The Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus, formerly Botia macracantha) is a magnificent, highly intelligent, and globally renowned freshwater benthic fish native exclusively to the tropical island rivers of Sumatra and Borneo. Famous throughout the world for its...
