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Homaloptera confuzona
Kottelat, 2000
Max length85mm SL3.3in SLTank120 × 30cm48 × 12inTemp20–25.5°C68–78°FpH6.0–7.5Most records pertain to the Mekong River basin downstream of the Khone waterfalls in Laos and Cambodia, but this species is also known from some smaller river drainages in southern Thailand, including parts of the Mae Klong system. Type locality is 'Khlong Fit at Ban Kraduk Chang, road 3157 from Trat to borai, about 2-3 kilometers after junction w...

Homaloptera parclitella
Tan & Ng, 2005
Max length80mm SL3.1in SLTank120 × 30cm48 × 12inTemp20–25.5°C68–78°FpH6.0–7.5The water at the type locality is described as 'clear and fast-flowing over a rocky substratum'. H. parclitella was observed in shallow water among the rocks, and sympatric species included Garra cambodgiensis, Neolissochilus soroides, Poropuntius smedleyi, 'Puntius' binotatus, Homaloptera nebulosa and Amblyceps mangois.

Homalopterula gymnogaster
Bleeker, 1853
Max length65mm SL2.6in SLTank80 × 30cm31 × 12inTemp20–27°C68–81°FpH6.0–7.5Type locality is given as 'Lake Meninju, Sumatra, Indonesia', currently known as Danau (lake) Maninjau, but conceivably the fish may have been obtained from the outflowing Antokan river rather on its western side than the lake itself.

Hyphessobrycon amandaeEmber Tetra
Géry & Uj, 1987
Max length20mm SL0.8in SLTank45 × 30cm18 × 12inTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH5.0–7.0Type locality is 'Rio das Mortes, some 100 km before its confluence with the Braço Maior of the Rio Araguaia (the western border of the Isla do Bananal). State of Mato Grosso.' The das Mortes is a principal tributary of the Araguaia, itself the major affluent of the rio Tocantins within the lower Amazon basin in central and western Brazil, although the full range of H. amandae within the Araguaia system is unclear.

Hyphessobrycon amapaensisAmapá Tetra
Zarske & Géry, 1998
Max length30mm SL1.2in SLTank60 × 30cm24 × 12inTemp23–28°C73–82°FpH5.0–7.0Collected from small streams flowing through savanna grassland containing clear, light brown-coloured water with substrates of sand and gravel and little in the way of submerged or riparian vegetation. At the type locality pH varied between 5.8 – 6.3, GH and KH were both <1°, conductivity was 9-13 μs and temperature 24.7 – 27.2°C/76.6 – 80.1°F.

Hyphessobrycon balbus
Myers, 1927
Max length50mm SL2.0in SLTanknot recordedTempnot recordedpHnot recordedKnown only from headwaters of the upper Paraná river basin in the Federal District plus the neighbouring state of Goiás, central Brazil. Type locality is 'Planaltina, Lagoa Fervedeira, Goiás, Brazil' with additional records existing mostly from the rio São Bartolomeu including the Bananal, Santa Maria-Torto and Gama tributary systems.

Hypsibarbus pierreiYellow Eyed Silver Barb
Sauvage, 1880
Max length300mm SL12in SLTanknot recordedTempnot recordedpHnot recordedKnown from the middle and lower Mekong basins in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, plus the Dong Nai drainage in central Vietnam. Type locality is 'Rapids of Dang-nai, Bien Hoa Province, Thailand', which corresponds to what is now the city of Biên Hòa in Đồng Nai province, southern Vietnam.

Hypsibarbus salweenensis
Rainboth, 1996
Max length300mm SL12in SLTanknot recordedTempnot recordedpHnot recordedEndemic to the Salween river system in Yunnan province, southern China, eastern Myanmar, and northwestern Thailand. Type locality is 'Salween River midway between Mae Sam Laep and Paleh, Mae Hong Son province, Thailand.'

Iguanodectes adujai
Géry, 1970
Max length62mm SL2.4in SLTank90 × 30cm36 × 12inTemp20–26°C68–79°FpH5.0–7.0This species is known from the rio Negro within the Brazilan Amazon basin and upper Río Orinoco system in Venezuela. Type locality is 'Rio Adujá, Rio Itú, tributary of middle Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil'.

Iguanodectes spilurusGreen Line Lizard Tetra
Günther, 1864
Max length102mm SL4in SLTank120 × 45cm48 × 18inTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH5.0–7.5Widely-distributed throughout the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, and Tocantins river systems in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana. Type locality is 'Rio Cupai [= Rio Cupari], Rio Tapajós basin, Amazon River drainage, Pará State, Brazil'.

Iguanodectes variatus
Géry, 1993
Max length103mm SL4in SLTanknot recordedTempnot recordedpHnot recordedThis species has been recorded from the Guaporé, Madeira, Branco, Trombetas, and Urubu river systems within the Amazon river basin, Brazil. Type locality is 'Igarapé Jatuarana, 5 kilometers above Samuel, Rio Guaporé, Rondonia, Brazil'.

Kryptopterus cryptopterusBlue Sheatfish
Bleeker, 1851
Max length147mm SL6in SLTank120 × 45cm48 × 18inTemp20–27°C68–81°FpH6.0–7.5Known from the Malay Peninsula and Singapore plus Greater Sunda Islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java in Indonesia with populati0ns from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam formerly considered as conspecific now referred to K. geminus (Ng, 2003). Type locality is given as 'Bandjarmassing' which corresponds to a town now more commonly referred to as 'Banjarmasin' in South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) province, Indonesia (Borneo).

Kryptopterus limpok
Bleeker, 1852
Max length260mm SL10in SLTank240 × 60cm96 × 24inTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH6.0–7.5Type locality is 'Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia', but this species is widely-distributed throughout much of Southeast Asia including major river systems in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia plus the Greater Sunda Islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java. It's been extensively recorded from the Mekong, Cha...

Labeo calbasuOrangefin Labeo
Hamilton, 1822
Max length800mm SL31in SLTanknot recordedTempnot recordedpHnot recordedThis species is extremely widespread and has been recorded from Pakistan, Nepal, most of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and southern China. Type locality is 'Bengal and western provinces, India'.

Labiobarbus fasciatus
Bleeker, 1853
Max length200mm SL8in SLTanknot recordedTempnot recordedpHnot recordedKnown from the Pahang River system in southern Peninsular Malaysia, and the Greater Sunda Islands of Sumatra and Borneo. On the latter records exist from the Kapuas, Barito, and Mahakam watersheds in Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of the island Type locality is 'Pangabuang, Lampong Province, Sumatra, Indonesia'.

Laetacara curvicepsDwarf Flag Cichlid
Ahl, 1924
Max length50mm SL2.0in SLTanknot recordedTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH4.5–7.5Native to the lower Amazon river basin in Brazil with some populations exhibiting differences in colour pattern to one another, particularly in respect of the degree of red and blue pigmentation on the body and fins. Type locality is given simply as 'Amazon River, Brazil'. Field observations suggest it to display a pref...

Lepidocephalichthys zeppelini
Havird & Tangjitjaroen, 2010
Max length26mm SL1.0in SLTank45 × 30cm18 × 12inTemp20–26°C68–79°FpH6.0–7.5The type locality consisted of remnant ephemeral pools in otherwise dry agricultural land, and many adults were collected from such habitats. Other species present included the congener L. hasselti plus members of Anabas, 'Puntius', Rasbora, Channa, and Hampala.

Leporellus vittatus
Valenciennes, 1850
Max length300mm SL12in SLTank210 × 60cm84 × 24inTemp18–26°C64–79°FpH5.5–7.5Type locality is given simply as 'Amazon River, Brazil' and according to current thinking this species has a huge natural range encompassing the Amazon River system in Brazil and Peru plus the Paraná-Paraguay drainage in southern Brazil and Paraguay and rio São Francisco basin in southern Brazil. Specimens in our images were collected fro...

Leporinus arcusLipstick Leporinus
Eigenmann, 1912
Max length300mm SL12in SLTank210 × 60cm84 × 24inTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH6.0–7.5Type locality is 'Tukeit, Guyana', and this species is known from various river drainages of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana including the Orinoco, Essequibo, and upper Courantyne (aka Corantijn) basins. Additional records exist from the upper Amazon basin in Guyana, these presumably corresponding to the Takutu river basin, itself part of the upper rio Branco.

Leptobarbus hoeveniiMad Barb
Bleeker, 1851
Max length1000mm SL39in SLTanknot recordedTemp20–26°C68–79°FpH6.0–8.0Apparently native to Peninsular Malaysia plus the Greater Sunda Islands of Borneo, Sumatra, and Java. Reports of this species from the Mekong, Chao Phraya, and other rivers in Indochina refer to the congener L. rubripinna (see 'Notes'). Type locality is 'Indonesia: Borneo: Kalimantan Selatan: Banjarmasin'.