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
Sub-regions
Polka Dot Cory
FishCorydoras polystictus
A tiny armored catfish that thrives in groups and breathes air when it needs to.
Porcupinefish
FishDiodon holacanthus
A curious, spiny puffer that can devour your cleanup crew without a second thought.
Porcupine Freshwater Stingray
FishPotamotrygon hystrix
A flat, venomous predator that vanishes into the sand right before your eyes.
Porous False Plexaura
CoralPseudoplexaura porosa
A tall, branching gorgonian that brings reef structure and motion to larger tanks.
Porthole Catfish
FishDianema longibarbis
A gentle Amazon catfish that schools in midwater like a tetra.
Potosi Pupfish
FishCyprinodon alvarezi
A fish extinct in the wild, kept alive by dedicated hobbyists worldwide.
Pretty Peckoltia
FishDekeyseria brachyura
A colour-shifting pleco that adapts its pattern to match its surroundings.
Prionotos Cory
FishScleromystax prionotos
A bony-plated Brazilian catfish that breathes air and packs a painful sting.
Pulcher Cory
FishCorydoras pulcher
A long-lived armored catfish that breathes air and blinks its eyes.
Purple Chromis
FishChromis scotti
A peaceful, deep-water reef dweller with rich violet hues for community tanks.
Purple Oil Catfish
FishCentromochlus reticulatus
A tiny gregarious catfish from Guyana that sometimes goes by 'purple oil catfish'.
Purple Pencilfish
FishNannostomus rubrocaudatus
Tiny, territorial, and blazing with red-purple color. A pencilfish with real attitude.
Pygmy Cory
FishCorydoras pygmaeus
Tiny catfish that defies expectations by schooling in open water, not just the bottom.
Pygmy Hatchetfish
FishCarnegiella myersi
Tiny, delicate, and built for the surface. The smallest hatchetfish of them all.
Pygmy Swordtail
FishXiphophorus pygmaeus
A pint-sized livebearer with all the personality of its larger swordtail cousins.
Queen Angelfish
FishHolacanthus ciliaris
A regal Atlantic giant that demands space and earns every inch of it.
Queen Conch
InvertStrombus gigas
A gentle giant of the Caribbean, grazing its way across sandy reef flats.
Raccoon Tetra (Tank-Bred)
FishHyphessobrycon procyon
A boldly masked little tetra that's as easy to keep as it is distinctive.
Rainbow Cichlid
FishHerotilapia multispinosa
A rare Central American cichlid that actually plays well with others.
Rainbow Copella
FishCopella vilmae
A jewel-toned splash of color from the blackwater streams of the upper Amazon.
Rainbow Goodeid
FishCharacodon lateralis
A rare Mexican livebearer with a complicated identity and real conservation value.
Rainbow Shiner (Tank-Bred)
FishNotropsis chrosomus
A native North American minnow that transforms into a living jewel come breeding season.
Ranger Pleco
FishPterygoplichthys weberi
A hard-working algae grazer from Amazonian headwaters with a remarkable breathing trick.
Raphael catfish
FishPlatydoras costatus
A bold-striped catfish that grunts, buries itself, and eats almost anything.
Raspy River Stingray
FishPotamotrygon scobina
A rare freshwater ray that often gets misidentified and mis-sold in the trade.
Rathbun's Dwarf Cup Coral
CoralAstrangia rathbuni
A small Western Atlantic coral with CITES-protected status and genuine reef credentials.
Red-bellied Pacu
FishPiaractus brachypomus
A fruit-eating giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium.
Red-bellied Piranha
FishPygocentrus nattereri
The world's most notorious fish, and surprisingly misunderstood in the wild.
Redbreast Acara
FishLaetacara dorsigera
A tiny South American cichlid with a boldly colored chest and a gentle personality.
Red Devil
FishAmphilophus labiatus
A notoriously aggressive cichlid that somehow also becomes your best friend.
Red-eared Slider
FishTrachemys scripta elegans
A long-lived turtle that outlasts most aquariums. And many life plans.
Redeye Piranha
FishSerrasalmus rhombeus
A solitary, powerfully-jawed predator best kept as a single specimen by dedicated keepers.
Redeye Tetra
FishMoenkhausia oligolepis
A peaceful, easy-to-breed South American tetra often mistaken for its flashier cousin.
Red Fin Banded Pencilfish
FishNannostomus erythrurus
A slender, vividly finned pencilfish that rewards patient, detail-oriented keepers.
Redfin Pickerel
FishEsox americanus americanus
A pint-sized ambush predator that turns patience into a hunting superpower.
Redflank Bloodfin
FishAphyocharax rathbuni
A fin-nipping schooler that rewards careful community planning with lively, colorful energy.