Family |
Species |
Author |
Info |
Occurrence |
Common names |
Abundance |
Max length |
Maturity |
Remark |
Photo |
Characidae |
Galeocharax gulo
|
(Cope, 1870) | Fr
| native | Denton (Spanish) | | 18.80 cm SL male/unsexed ;25.00 cm SL female | | Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 6329). Also Ref. 36811. | No picture yet. |
Poeciliidae |
Gambusia affinis
|
(Baird & Girard, 1853) | Fr, Br
| introduced | | | 5.10 cm TL male/unsexed ;7.00 cm TL female | | | |
Gasteropelecidae |
Gasteropelecus sternicla
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr, Or
| native | Pechito plateado de raya negra (Spanish), Pechito (Spanish), Sternicla (Spanish) | | 3.90 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Amazon region and vicinity of Iquitos. Exported as an aquarium fish (Ref. 9235). | |
Auchenipteridae |
Gelanoglanis travieso
|
Rengifo & Lujan, 2008 | Fr
| native | | | 2.92 cm SL male/unsexed ;3.04 cm SL female | | Known from the Marañon River, a whitewater tributary of the Amazon River in northeastern Peru (Ref. 78576). | No picture yet. |
Cichlidae |
Geophagus proximus
|
(Castelnau, 1855) | Fr
| native | Bujurqui (Spanish) | | 34.80 cm TL male/unsexed ;26.60 cm female | | Known from the Amazon River basin in the Ucayali River drainage (Ref. 36377). Type locality: R. Ucayali, Mission Saraycu (Ref. 6329). | |
Gerreidae |
Gerres simillimus
|
Regan, 1907 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Chavela (Spanish), Mojarra (Spanish) | | 41.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 92517. | |
Crenuchidae |
Geryichthys sterbai
|
Zarske, 1997 | Fr
| native | | | 3.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the upper Amazon River basin at the region of Iquitos and Ucayali drainage (Ref. 37059). | No picture yet. |
Gobiesocidae |
Gobiesox multitentaculus
|
(Briggs, 1951) | Fr
| native | | | 6.30 cm SL male/unsexed | | | No picture yet. |
Gobiidae |
Gobioides peruanus
|
(Steindachner, 1880) | Fr, Br
| native | | | 45.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | | |
Eleotridae |
Gobiomorus maculatus
|
(Günther, 1859) | Fr
| native | | | 27.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | | |
Heptapteridae |
Goeldiella eques
|
(Müller & Troschel, 1849) | Fr
| native | | | 28.90 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 36914). | |
Characidae |
Gymnocorymbus flaviolimai
|
Benine, Melo, Castro & Oliveira, 2015 | Fr
| native | | | 5.15 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the Rio Madeira of the Amazon basin (Ref. 101636). | No picture yet. |
Gymnotidae |
Gymnotus carapo
|
Linnaeus, 1758 | Fr
| native | | | 76.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Not in Ref. Ref. 36692. | |
Gymnotidae |
Gymnotus chaviro
|
Maxime & Albert, 2009 | Fr
| native | Anguilla (Spanish) | | 27.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | Type locality, Dept. Ucayali, Quebrada Dos y medio, a small terra firme stream ca. 2 km NW the town of Breu, on the Alto Yuruá River, MUSM 33715 (holotype of Gymnotus chaviro, 23.3 cm TL). Known from the upper Yuruá basin, Department Ucayali and the Manu and Tampobata rivers of the Madre de Dios basin, Department Madre de Dios (Ref. 83382). | No picture yet. |
Gymnotidae |
Gymnotus curupira
|
Crampton, Thorsen & Albert, 2005 | Fr
| native | | | 23.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from terra firme stream pools near the town of Jenaro Herrera in the Upper Amazon (near the confluence of the Rio Marañon and Rio Ucayali) and from localities in Napo and Putumayo basins (Ref. 55508). | No picture yet. |
Gymnotidae |
Gymnotus javari
|
Albert, Crampton & Hagedorn, 2003 | Fr
| native | Macana (Spanish) | | 20.10 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality: Quebrada Caraná nr. Buen Sucesso, Río Yavari (Rio Javarí), Loreto Department (Ref. 49716). | No picture yet. |
Gymnotidae |
Gymnotus melanopleura
|
Albert & Crampton, 2001 | Fr
| native | | | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Recorded from Rio Napo drainage, Loreto, Peru. | No picture yet. |
Gymnotidae |
Gymnotus tigre
|
Albert & Crampton, 2003 | Fr
| native | Macana tigre (Spanish) | | 41.10 cm TL male/unsexed | | | No picture yet. |
Gymnotidae |
Gymnotus ucamara
|
Crampton, Lovejoy & Albert, 2003 | Fr
| native | | | 19.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known only from the lowland Rio Ucayali basin, at sites near Contamana and in the Rio Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve near the confluence of the Rio Ucayali and Rio Marañon (Ref. 49730). Type locality: Loreto, Rio Ucayali, Rio Pacaya, Cocha Zapote, in Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve (Ref. 49730). | No picture yet. |
Gymnotidae |
Gymnotus varzea
|
Crampton, Thorsen & Albert, 2005 | Fr
| native | | | 28.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from localities in the Amazon basin near the confluence of the Rio Marañon and Rio Ucayali, and near the town of Iquitos on the Rio Amazonas (Ref. 55508). | No picture yet. |
Doradidae |
Hassar orestis
|
(Steindachner, 1875) | Fr
| native | Chanchito (Spanish) | | 29.80 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurrence uncertain, based on questionable synonym of Hassar ucayalensis (Ref. 37054). | |
Cetopsidae |
Helogenes marmoratus
|
Günther, 1863 | Fr
| native | | | 7.90 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in the Amazon basin. | |
Characidae |
Hemibrycon divisorensis
|
Bertaco, Malabarba, Hidalgo & Ortega, 2007 | Fr
| native | | | 6.84 cm SL male/unsexed ;8.16 cm SL female | | Type locality, Río Ucayali drainage, quebrada en la trocha 1, upper río Tapiche, Requena, Zona Reservada Sierra del Divisor, Loreto, MUSM 28860 (holotype of Hemibrycon divisorensis, 6.82 cm SL, male). Known only from río Tapiche drainage, a tributary to the río Ucayali, Loreto, and it is included in the conservation area 'Zona Reservada Sierra del Divisor' recently established by the Peruvian government (Ref. 75799). | No picture yet. |
Characidae |
Hemibrycon helleri
|
Eigenmann, 1927 | Fr
| native | Mojara (Spanish) | | 10.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Type locality: río Comberciato, a small tributary of middle río Urubamba,
30 miles above the Pongo de Mainique, Cusco, MCZ 31565 (holotype fo Hemibrycon helleri, 7.89 cm SL, female) (Ref. 85819). Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 6329); also recorded from the Rio Urubamba (Ref. 598). Also Ref. 38376, 75799. | No picture yet. |
Characidae |
Hemibrycon huambonicus
|
(Steindachner, 1882) | Fr
| native | Mojara (Spanish) | | 11.90 cm SL male/unsexed | | Type locality, Huambo, NMW 57531 (synntype of Hemibrycon huambonicus). Known from río Huambo, río Crisnejas and río Tingo, all tributaries of río Huallaga drainage, and río Marañon drainage, upper río Amazonas basin (Ref. 85819). Also Ref. 38376, 75799. | |
Characidae |
Hemibrycon inambari
|
Bertaco & Malabarba, 2010 | Fr
| native | | | 6.95 cm SL male/unsexed ;8.73 cm SL female | | Type locality, río Araza, río Inambari basin, upper río Madre de Dios drainage, Sirihua, Camanti, Quispicanchi, Cusco, MUSM 35491 (holotype of Hemibrycon inambari, 6.54 cm SL, male). Found in río Alto Madre de Dios and río Inambari drainages, upper río Madre de Dios drainage (Ref. 85819). | No picture yet. |
Characidae |
Hemibrycon jelskii
|
(Steindachner, 1876) | Fr
| native | Mojara (Spanish) | | 7.79 cm SL male/unsexed ;10.17 cm SL female | | Type locality, Monterico in Peru [Monterrico, Department of Ayacucho, río Ucayali drainage] (Ref. 85819). Found in the Remac River basin near Lima (Ref. 38376). Also Ref. 75799. | No picture yet. |
Characidae |
Hemibrycon mikrostiktos
|
Bertaco & Malabarba, 2010 | Fr
| native | | | 4.44 cm SL male/unsexed | | Type locality, río Aguaytía, río Negro, upper río Ucayali basin, Aguaytía, Padre Abad, Ucayali, MUSM 35490 (holotype fo Hemibrycon mikrostiktos, 4.44 cm SL). Found in río Aguaytía, upper río Ucayali drainage in Ucayali (Ref. 85819). | No picture yet. |
Characidae |
Hemibrycon tridens
|
Eigenmann, 1922 | Fr
| native | | | 6.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | Type locality, 24 leagues from Cusco, Curuhuasi, province of Aymaraes, Department of Apurimac, CAS 44358 (holotype of Hemibrycon tridens, 5.15 cm SL, male, x-ray) (Ref.85819). Known from río Apurimac, upper río Ucayali drainage, Curuhuasi (Ref. 598, 75799, 85819). | No picture yet. |
Doradidae |
Hemidoras morrisi
|
Eigenmann, 1925 | Fr
| native | Rego rego (Spanish) | | 14.40 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Iquitos (Ref. 3838). Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 37054). | |
Doradidae |
Hemidoras stenopeltis
|
(Kner, 1855) | Fr
| native | Rego rego (Spanish) | | 19.40 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 37054). | |
Doradidae |
Hemidoras stuebelii
|
(Steindachner, 1882) | Fr
| native | Pirillo (Spanish) | | 15.20 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in the Rio Huallaga (Ref. 6868). Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 37054). | |
Characidae |
Hemigrammus boesemani
|
Géry, 1959 | Fr
| native | | | 3.31 cm SL male/unsexed | | | No picture yet. |
Characidae |
Hemigrammus changae
|
Ota, Lima & Hidalgo, 2019 | Fr
| native | | | 3.21 cm SL male/unsexed | | Type locality of Hemigrammus changae, Departamento Madre de Dios, Puerto Maldonado, Aguajal Cicra, Aguajal Pozo Minero (Ref. 120197). | |
Characidae |
Hemigrammus hyanuary
|
Durbin, 1918 | Fr, Or
| native | Enero tetra (Spanish), Mojarita (Spanish) | | 4.40 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs in tributaries of the Amazon River, near Leticia, Colombia. Exported as an aquarium fish (Ref. 9235). Also Ref. 38376. | |
Characidae |
Hemigrammus luelingi
|
Géry, 1964 | Fr
| native | Mojarita (Spanish) | | 2.51 cm SL male/unsexed | | Recorded from the lower Ucayali (Ref. 598). Also Ref. 38376. | |
Characidae |
Hemigrammus lunatus
|
Durbin, 1918 | Fr
| native | | | 4.80 cm TL male/unsexed | | | No picture yet. |
Characidae |
Hemigrammus marginatus
|
Ellis, 1911 | Fr
| native | | | 4.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 38376. | |
Characidae |
Hemigrammus megaceps
|
Fowler, 1945 | Fr
| native | | | 2.80 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 598. | |
Characidae |
Hemigrammus ocellifer
|
(Steindachner, 1882) | Fr, Or
| native | Tetra ocelada (Spanish), Mojarita (Spanish) | | 4.90 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Amazon river and in tributaries near the town of Iquitos. Exported as an aquarium fish (Ref. 9235). Also Ref. 38376. | |
Characidae |
Hemigrammus pulcher
|
Ladiges, 1938 | Fr, Or
| native | Tetra granate (Spanish), Mojarita (Spanish) | | 3.28 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the middle part of the Peruvian Amazon and vicinity of Iquitos. Exported as an aquarium fish (Ref. 9235). Also Ref. 38376. | |
Characidae |
Hemigrammus rodwayi
|
Durbin, 1909 | Fr
| native | | | 5.30 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 38376. | |
Characidae |
Hemigrammus unilineatus
|
(Gill, 1858) | Fr
| native | | | 5.30 cm TL male/unsexed | | | |
Loricariidae |
Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus
|
(Kner, 1853) | Fr
| native | Shitari (Spanish) | | 13.40 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in the Amazon River (Ref. 36389). | |
Hemiodontidae |
Hemiodus amazonum
|
(Humboldt, 1821) | Fr
| native | Julilla (Spanish) | | 20.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the Amazon River. | No picture yet. |
Hemiodontidae |
Hemiodus atranalis
|
(Fowler, 1940) | Fr
| native | Julilla (Spanish) | | 20.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the Amazon River. | |
Hemiodontidae |
Hemiodus unimaculatus
|
(Bloch, 1794) | Fr
| native | | | 32.90 cm SL male/unsexed ;29.40 cm SL female | | | |
Pimelodidae |
Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
|
(Valenciennes, 1840) | Fr, Or
| native | Toa (Spanish) | | 61.00 cm TL female | | Occurs in Ucayali and Marañón Rivers and adjoining lagoons. Exported as an aquarium fish (Ref. 9235). | |
Trichomycteridae |
Henonemus punctatus
|
(Boulenger, 1887) | Fr
| native | | | 9.00 cm NG male/unsexed | | Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 39970). | |
Cichlidae |
Heroina isonycterina
|
Kullander, 1996 | Fr
| native | | | 10.20 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Rio Amazonas, Rio Corrientes, Rio Pastaza and Rio Tigre drainages (Ref. 26648). Also Ref. 36377. | |