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The Americas

From the Amazon's blackwater basins to Caribbean reefs — the Americas hold the most popular freshwater biotopes and a wealth of Atlantic and Pacific saltwater life.

1,013 species

Polka Dot Cory
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Polka Dot Cory

Fish

Corydoras polystictus

A tiny armored catfish that thrives in groups and breathes air when it needs to.

Porcupinefish

Porcupinefish

Fish

Diodon holacanthus

A curious, spiny puffer that can devour your cleanup crew without a second thought.

Porcupine Freshwater Stingray

Porcupine Freshwater Stingray

Fish

Potamotrygon hystrix

A flat, venomous predator that vanishes into the sand right before your eyes.

Porous False Plexaura

Porous False Plexaura

Coral

Pseudoplexaura porosa

A tall, branching gorgonian that brings reef structure and motion to larger tanks.

Porthole Catfish

Porthole Catfish

Fish

Dianema longibarbis

A gentle Amazon catfish that schools in midwater like a tetra.

Potosi Pupfish
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Potosi Pupfish

Fish

Cyprinodon alvarezi

A fish extinct in the wild, kept alive by dedicated hobbyists worldwide.

Pretty Peckoltia

Pretty Peckoltia

Fish

Dekeyseria brachyura

A colour-shifting pleco that adapts its pattern to match its surroundings.

Prionotos Cory

Prionotos Cory

Fish

Scleromystax prionotos

A bony-plated Brazilian catfish that breathes air and packs a painful sting.

Pulcher Cory
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Pulcher Cory

Fish

Corydoras pulcher

A long-lived armored catfish that breathes air and blinks its eyes.

Purple Chromis

Purple Chromis

Fish

Chromis scotti

A peaceful, deep-water reef dweller with rich violet hues for community tanks.

Purple Oil Catfish
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Purple Oil Catfish

Fish

Centromochlus reticulatus

A tiny gregarious catfish from Guyana that sometimes goes by 'purple oil catfish'.

Purple Pencilfish

Purple Pencilfish

Fish

Nannostomus rubrocaudatus

Tiny, territorial, and blazing with red-purple color. A pencilfish with real attitude.

Pygmy Cory

Pygmy Cory

Fish

Corydoras pygmaeus

Tiny catfish that defies expectations by schooling in open water, not just the bottom.

Pygmy Hatchetfish

Pygmy Hatchetfish

Fish

Carnegiella myersi

Tiny, delicate, and built for the surface. The smallest hatchetfish of them all.

Pygmy Swordtail

Pygmy Swordtail

Fish

Xiphophorus pygmaeus

A pint-sized livebearer with all the personality of its larger swordtail cousins.

Queen Angelfish

Queen Angelfish

Fish

Holacanthus ciliaris

A regal Atlantic giant that demands space and earns every inch of it.

Queen Conch

Queen Conch

Invert

Strombus gigas

A gentle giant of the Caribbean, grazing its way across sandy reef flats.

Raccoon Tetra (Tank-Bred)
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Raccoon Tetra (Tank-Bred)

Fish

Hyphessobrycon procyon

A boldly masked little tetra that's as easy to keep as it is distinctive.

Rainbow Cichlid

Rainbow Cichlid

Fish

Herotilapia multispinosa

A rare Central American cichlid that actually plays well with others.

Rainbow Copella
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Rainbow Copella

Fish

Copella vilmae

A jewel-toned splash of color from the blackwater streams of the upper Amazon.

Rainbow Goodeid
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Rainbow Goodeid

Fish

Characodon lateralis

A rare Mexican livebearer with a complicated identity and real conservation value.

Rainbow Shiner (Tank-Bred)
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Rainbow Shiner (Tank-Bred)

Fish

Notropsis chrosomus

A native North American minnow that transforms into a living jewel come breeding season.

Ranger Pleco
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Ranger Pleco

Fish

Pterygoplichthys weberi

A hard-working algae grazer from Amazonian headwaters with a remarkable breathing trick.

Raphael catfish

Raphael catfish

Fish

Platydoras costatus

A bold-striped catfish that grunts, buries itself, and eats almost anything.

Raspy River Stingray

Raspy River Stingray

Fish

Potamotrygon scobina

A rare freshwater ray that often gets misidentified and mis-sold in the trade.

Rathbun's Dwarf Cup Coral

Rathbun's Dwarf Cup Coral

Coral

Astrangia rathbuni

A small Western Atlantic coral with CITES-protected status and genuine reef credentials.

Red-bellied Pacu

Red-bellied Pacu

Fish

Piaractus brachypomus

A fruit-eating giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium.

Red-bellied Piranha

Red-bellied Piranha

Fish

Pygocentrus nattereri

The world's most notorious fish, and surprisingly misunderstood in the wild.

Redbreast Acara

Redbreast Acara

Fish

Laetacara dorsigera

A tiny South American cichlid with a boldly colored chest and a gentle personality.

Red Devil

Red Devil

Fish

Amphilophus labiatus

A notoriously aggressive cichlid that somehow also becomes your best friend.

Red-eared Slider

Red-eared Slider

Fish

Trachemys scripta elegans

A long-lived turtle that outlasts most aquariums. And many life plans.

Redeye Piranha

Redeye Piranha

Fish

Serrasalmus rhombeus

A solitary, powerfully-jawed predator best kept as a single specimen by dedicated keepers.

Redeye Tetra

Redeye Tetra

Fish

Moenkhausia oligolepis

A peaceful, easy-to-breed South American tetra often mistaken for its flashier cousin.

Red Fin Banded Pencilfish
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Red Fin Banded Pencilfish

Fish

Nannostomus erythrurus

A slender, vividly finned pencilfish that rewards patient, detail-oriented keepers.

Redfin Pickerel

Redfin Pickerel

Fish

Esox americanus americanus

A pint-sized ambush predator that turns patience into a hunting superpower.

Redflank Bloodfin

Redflank Bloodfin

Fish

Aphyocharax rathbuni

A fin-nipping schooler that rewards careful community planning with lively, colorful energy.