Annex
List: Permitted live freshwater fish suitable for import
Effective 18 March 2020 to 22 December 2020Only live ornamental fish included in the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment permitted species list are eligible for importation into Australian territory from approved countries.
Importers are advised to check that this list is current at the time of importation. Only fish appearing on this list on the day of import will be eligible for entry into Australian territory.
All fish listings with size limits are to be measured using standard length (SL), which is the measurement from the snout to the end of the caudal peduncle.
Taxon |
Common name |
Specifics | ||
Sex |
Min. Size |
Colour/Morph/Form | ||
Abramites hypselonotus |
Marbled headstander |
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Aequidens pulcher |
Blue acara |
3cm SL |
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Alestopetersius caudalis |
Yellowtail Congo tetra |
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Ambassis ambassis |
Commerson’s glassy perchlet |
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Ambassis buruensis |
Buru glass perchlet |
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Ambassis elongata |
Elongate glassfish, Yellow-fin perchlet |
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Ambassis gymnocephalus |
Bald glassy perchlet |
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Ambassis interrupta |
Long-spined glass perchlet |
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Ambassis kopsii |
Singapore glassy perchlet |
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Ambassis macleayi |
Macleay’s glass perchlet, Reticulated glassfish |
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Ambassis nalua |
Scalloped perchlet |
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Ambastaia sidthimunki |
Dwarf botia, Skunk loach |
2.5cm SL |
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Anostomus spp. |
Headstander |
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Aphyocharax spp. |
Bloodfin tetras |
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Aphyosemion spp. |
Killie fish |
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Apistogramma spp. |
Dwarf cichlid |
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Aplocheilus spp. |
Panchax |
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Apteronotus albifrons |
Black ghost knifefish |
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Apteronotus leptorhynchus |
Long nose brown ghost knifefish |
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Arnoldichthys spilopterus |
Niger tetra, Arnold’s characin, Red-eye characin |
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Astronotus ocellatus |
Oscar |
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Astyanax jordani |
Blind cave fish |
Albino form only | ||
Aulonocara nyassae |
African peacock cichlid, Emperor cichlid |
5 cm SL |
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Aulonocara spp. |
African cichlids |
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Bagrichthys hypselopterus |
Black lancer catfish |
Male only |
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Balantiocheilos melanopterus |
Silver sharkminnow, Tricolor sharkminnow |
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Bedotia geayi |
Madagascar rainbow, Red-tailed silverside |
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Benthochromis tricoti |
Benthochromis tricoti |
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Betta spp. |
Fighting fish |
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Boehlkea fredcochui |
Chochu's blue tetra |
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Boraras maculatus |
Dwarf spotted rasbora |
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Botia lohachata |
Reticulate loach, Yo-yo loach |
3 cm SL |
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Brachygobius spp. |
Bumble bee fish |
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Brevibora dorsiocellata |
Emerald eye rasbora, Eyespot rasbora |
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Brochis spp. |
Blue catfish |
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Brycinus longipinnis |
African tetra, Longfin tetra |
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Campylomormyrus cassaicus |
Double-nose elephant nose |
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Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus |
Double-nose elephant nose |
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Carassius auratus auratus |
Goldfish |
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Carnegiella spp. |
Hatchet fish |
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Chalinochromis spp. |
Lake Tanganyika cichlids |
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Chanda nama |
Perchlet |
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Characidium laterale |
Pencil fish |
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Chilodus punctatus |
Spotted headstander |
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Chilotilapia rhoadesii |
Rhoadesii cichlid, Bream |
5 cm SL |
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Chromobotia macracanthus |
Clown loach |
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Cleithracara maronii |
Keyhole cichlid |
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Copeina guttata |
Red spotted copeina |
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Copella arnoldi |
Splash tetra, Characin, Jumping tetra |
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Corydoras spp. |
Armoured catfish |
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Corynopoma riisei |
Swordtail characin |
Males only |
2cm SL |
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Crossocheilus oblongus |
Siamese flying fox, Siamese algae eater |
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Cyathopharynx furcifer |
Featherfin cichlid, Thread fin furcifer |
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Cyphotilapia frontosa |
Frontosa, Humphead cichlid |
10 cm SL |
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Cyprichromis leptosoma |
Yellowtail cyprichromis |
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Cyrtocara moorii |
Lake Malawi cichlid |
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Danio albolineatus |
Pearl danio |
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Danio kerri |
Kerr’s danio, Blue danio |
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Danio nigrofasciatus |
Spotted danio, Dwarf danio |
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Danio rerio |
Zebra danio, Leopard danio |
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Dasyloricaria filamentosa |
Whiptail catfish |
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Dekeyseria pulchra |
Clown peckoltia, Butterfly pleco |
3 cm SL |
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Dermogenys pusilla |
Half beak, Wrestling halfbeak |
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Devario devario |
Bengal danio, Sind danio |
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Devario malabaricus |
Malabar danio, Giant danio |
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Dianema urostriatum |
Stripe tailed catfish |
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Dicrossus filamentosus |
Checkerboard lyretail, Checkerboard cichlid, Chessboard cichlid |
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Dicrossus maculatus |
Checkerboard cichlid |
3 cm SL |
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Ectrepopterus uruguayensis |
Tetra |
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Epalzeorhynchos bicolor |
Redtail shark, Redtail sharkminnow |
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Epalzeorhynchos frenatum |
Rainbow shark, Rainbow sharkminnow |
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Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus |
Flying fox |
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Epalzeorhynchos munense |
Redfin shark |
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Epiplatys spp. |
Killie fish |
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Eretmodus cyanostictus |
Dwarf goby cichlid, Tanganyika clown cichlid |
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Esomus malayensis |
Flying barb, Malayan flying barb |
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Farlowella acus |
Twig catfish, Whiptail catfish |
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Gasteropelecus spp. |
Hatchet Fish |
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Glossolepis incisus |
Red rainbow fish |
3.5 cm SL |
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Gnathochromis permaxillaris |
African cichlid |
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Gnathonemus petersii |
Elephant nose |
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Gymnocorymbus bondi |
Tetra |
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Gymnocorymbus ternetzi |
Black widow tetra |
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Gymnocorymbus thayeri |
Black tetra |
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Gyrinocheilus aymonieri |
Sucking Asian catfish |
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Hasemania nana |
Silver tip tetra |
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Helostoma temminkii |
Green kissing gourami, Pink kissing gourami |
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Hemigrammus spp. |
Tetras |
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Hemiodus sterni |
Striped hemiodus |
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Homaloptera orthogoniata |
Indonesian lizard fish |
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Hyphessobrycon spp. |
Tetras |
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Hypsophrys nicaraguensis |
Nicaraguan cichlid, Moga |
5 cm SL |
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Inpaichthys kerri |
Blue emperor tetra, Royal tetra |
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Iodotropheus sprengerae |
African cichlid, Rusty cichlid |
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Julidochromis spp. |
Dwarf cichlid |
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Kryptopterus bicirrhis |
Glass catfish |
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Kryptopterus macrocephalus |
Poormans glass catfish, Striped glass catfish |
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Labeo chrysophekadion |
Black shark |
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Labeo cyclorhynchus |
Variegated shark, Harlequin shark |
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Labidochromis caeruleus |
Electric Yellow cichlid |
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Laetacara curviceps |
Curviceps, Flag acara |
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Laetacara dorsigera |
Redbreast acara, Smiling acara |
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Lamprologus ocellatus |
Gold african cichlid, Gold ocellatus |
3 cm SL |
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Laubuca laubuca |
Indian hatchet fish |
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Lepidarchus adonis |
Flagtail tetra, Adonis tetra, Jellybean tetra |
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Lepidocephalichthys lorentzi |
Loach |
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Leporinus arcus |
Lipstick leporinus |
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Leporinus fasciatus |
Banded leporinus |
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Leporinus maculatus |
Spotted leporinus |
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Leporinus multifasciatus |
Multi-banded leporinus |
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Lestradea stappersii |
Blacknosed threadfin cichlid |
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Macrognathus aculeatus |
Spiny eel, Lesser spiny eel |
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Macropodus opercularis |
Paradise fish |
3.5 cm SL |
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Marcusenius macrolepidotus |
Elephant nose, Bulldog |
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Marosatherina ladigesi |
Celebes rainbow |
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Melanochromis auratus |
Auratus, Golden mbuna |
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Melanochromis simulans |
Auratus |
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Mesonauta festivus |
Festivum, Flag cichlid |
Non-Albino form only | ||
Metynnis spp. |
Silver dollars |
4 cm SL |
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Mikrogeophagus altispinosus |
Bolivian butterfly cichlid |
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Mikrogeophagus ramirezi |
Ram cichlid |
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Mimagoniates microlepis |
Croaking tetra, Blue tetra |
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Moenkhausia spp. |
Tetras |
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Monodactylus argenteus |
Angel mono, Malayan mono, Batfish, Silver moony |
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Monodactylus sebae |
African mono, African moony |
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Myloplus rubripinnis |
Red hook myleus |
8 cm SL |
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Nannacara anomala |
Golden dwarf acara, Goldeneye cichlid |
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Nannacara aureocephalus |
Golden head cichlid |
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Nannacara taenia |
Dwarf lattice cichlid |
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Nannostomus spp. |
Pencil fish |
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Nematobrycon spp. |
Emperor tetra |
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Neolamprologus brichardi |
Princess of Burundi |
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Neolamprologus cylindricus |
Tanganyikan cichlid |
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Neolamprologus leleupi |
Lemon cichlid |
5 cm SL |
Yellow morph only | |
Neolamprologus meeli |
African cichlid |
3 cm SL |
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Neolamprologus mustax |
Mustax, Mask lamprolagus |
3.5 cm SL |
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Ophthalmotilapia spp. |
Blacknosed threadfin cichlid |
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Oryzias latipes |
Golden medaka, Japanese rice fish |
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Osteochilus vittatus |
Bony lipped barb, Silver sharkminnow |
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Otocinclus arnoldi |
Sucker catfish |
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Pangio agma |
Loach |
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Pangio anguillaris |
Loach |
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Pangio borneensis |
Loach |
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Pangio cuneovirgata |
Loach |
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Pangio goaensis |
Indian coolie-loach |
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Pangio kuhlii |
Coolie loach |
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Pangio longipinnis |
Loach |
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Pangio malayana |
Loach |
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Pangio mariarum |
Loach |
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Pangio muraeniformis |
Spotted coolie loach, Spotted eel-loach |
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Pangio myersi |
Loach |
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Pangio oblonga |
Java loach |
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Pangio pangia |
Loach |
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Pangio robiginosa |
Loach |
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Pangio semicincta |
Loach |
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Pangio shelfordii |
Borneo loach, Shelford’s loach |
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Pantodon buchholzi |
Butterfly fish |
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Paracheirodon axelrodi |
Cardinal tetra |
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Paracheirodon innesi |
Neon tetra |
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Parachela oxygastroides |
Glass barb |
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Paracyprichromis nigripinnis |
Blue neon cyprichromis |
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Parambassis apogonides |
Perchlet |
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Parambassis baculis |
Himalayan glassy perchlet |
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Parambassis lala |
Highfin glassy perchlet |
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Parambassis macrolepis |
Perchlet |
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Parambassis ranga |
Glass perchlet |
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Parambassis siamensis |
Glassfish |
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Parosphromenus deissneri |
Licorice gourami |
2 cm SL |
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Pelvicachromis pulcher |
Rainbow kribensis |
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Pelvicachromis subocellatus |
Eye-spot kribensis, Eye-spot cichlid |
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Pelvicachromis taeniatus |
Striped kribensis, Nigerian cichlid |
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Petitella georgiae |
False rummy nose |
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Petrochromis trewavasae |
Texas cichlid, White spotted peerchromis, Threadfin cichlid |
3.5 cm SL |
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Phenacogrammus interruptus |
Congo tetra |
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Pimelodus ornatus |
Ornate pimelodus catfish |
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Pimelodus pictus |
Pictus catfish |
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Poecilia latipinna |
Sailfin mollie |
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Poecilia reticulata |
Guppy |
2cm SL |
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Poecilia sphenops |
Black mollie |
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Poecilia velifera |
Yucatan sailfin mollie |
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Poecilocharax weitzmani |
Shining tetra |
Males only |
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Prionobrama filigera |
Glass bloodfin |
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Pristella maxillaris |
Pristella, X-ray tetra |
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Pseudogastromyzon myersi |
Dwarf stone sucker, Sucker-belly loach |
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Pseudomystus siamensis |
Siamese catfish, Bumble bee catfish |
8 cm SL |
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Pterophyllum spp. |
Angel fish |
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Puntius arulius |
Longfin barb, Arulius barb |
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Puntius asoka |
Asoka barb |
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Puntius bimaculatus |
Two spot barb, Redside barb |
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Puntius conchonius |
Rosy barb |
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Puntius cumingii |
Cummings barb, Two spot barb |
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Puntius everetti |
Clown barb |
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Puntius fasciatus |
Striped barb |
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Puntius filamentosus |
Black spot barb |
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Puntius hexazona |
Tiger barb |
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Puntius lateristriga |
Spanner barb |
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Puntius lineatus |
Striped barb |
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Puntius nigrofasciatus |
Ruby barb |
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Puntius oligolepis |
Checkered barb |
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Puntius partipentazona |
Tiger barb |
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Puntius pentazona |
Five-banded barb |
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Puntius semifasciolatus |
Golden barb, Chinese barb |
3 cm SL |
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Puntius tetrazona |
Tiger barb, Sumatra barb |
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Puntius ticto |
Ticto barb |
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Puntius titteya |
Cherry barb |
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Puntius vittatus |
Kooli barb, Greenstripe barb |
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Rasbora argyrotaenia |
Silver rasbora |
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Rasbora borapetensis |
Red tail rasbora, Blackline rasbora |
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Rasbora caudimaculata |
Red tail rasbora, Greater scissortail |
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Rasbora dusonensis |
Yellow tail rasbora, Rosefin rasbora |
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Rasbora einthovenii |
Blue line rasbora, Brilliant rasbora |
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Rasbora elegans |
Two spot rasbora |
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Rasbora kalochroma |
Clown rasbora |
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Rasbora leptosoma |
Copper striped rasbora |
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Rasbora sarawakensis |
Sarawak rasbora |
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Rasbora steineri |
Gold line rasbora, Chinese rasbora |
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Rasbora trilineata |
Black scissortail, Three-lined rasbora |
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Rasboroides vaterifloris |
Flame rasbora, Pearly rasbora |
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Rhodeus amarus |
European bitterling |
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Rhodeus sericeus |
Amur bitterling |
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Sawbwa resplendens |
Asian rummynose, Sawbwa barb |
1.5 cm SL |
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Secutor ruconius |
Deep pugnose ponyfish |
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Semaprochilodus insignis |
Flagtail prochilodus |
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Semaprochilodus taeniurus |
Silver prochilodus |
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Spathodus erythrodon |
Blue spotted goby cichlid |
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Sphaerichthys osphromenoides |
Chocolate gourami |
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Sturisoma panamense |
Armoured catfish |
10 cm SL |
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Symphysodon spp. |
Discus |
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Synodontis decorus |
Clown squeaker catfish |
10 cm SL |
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Synodontis multipunctatus |
Cuckoo catfish, African catfish |
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Synodontis nigriventris |
Upsidedown catfish, Blotched upsidedown catfish |
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Tanganicodus irsacae |
Goby cichlid, Spotfin goby cichlid |
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Tanichthys albonubes |
White cloud, Mountain minnow |
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Tateurndina ocellicauda |
Peacock gudgeon |
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Tetragonopterus rarus |
Tetra |
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Thayeria spp. |
Hockeystick tetra |
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Theriodes sandakanensis |
Loach |
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Thoracocharax securis |
Giant hatchetfish |
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Thoracocharax stellatus |
Silver hatchetfish, spotfin hatchetfish |
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Toxotes jaculatrix |
Banded archer fish |
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Trachelyopterus fisheri |
Woodcat, Driftwood catfish |
Males only |
7 cm SL |
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Trichogaster chuna |
Honey dwarf gourami |
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Trichogaster fasciata |
Giant dwarf gourami, Banded gourami |
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Trichogaster labiosa |
Thick-lipped gourami |
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Trichogaster lalius |
Dwarf gourami |
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Trichogaster microlepis |
Moonbeam gourami |
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Trichogaster trichopterus |
Golden gourami, Three spot gourami |
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Trichopodus leeri |
Pearl gourami |
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Trichopsis pumila |
Pygmy gourami |
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Trichopsis vittata |
Croaking gourami |
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Trigonopoma pauciperforatum |
Red line rasbora |
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Trigonostigma hengeli |
Harlequin rasboras, Glowlight rasboras |
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Trigonostigma heteromorpha |
Harlequin rasbora |
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Trinectes maculatus |
Freshwater flounder, Hogchocker |
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Triportheus spp. |
False hatchet |
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Tropheus spp. |
African cichlids |
3 cm SL |
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Xiphophorus hellerii |
Swordtail |
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Xiphophorus maculatus |
Platy |
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Xiphophorus variatus |
Variegated platy |