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Potamotrygon yepeziMaracaibo River Stingray
authority not recorded
Matched on the common name Maracaibo River Stingray
Max length400mm SL16in SLTanknot recordedTemp23–29°C73–84°FpHnot recordedThis species is often confused with P. reticulata, P. humerosa and P. scobina. Such specimens are usually imported and sold as "teacup" stingrays and it is important to correctly identify what you are buying. There is also a ray sold as P. sp. "Nazca" that is often said to be P. yepezi; unlikely given that it is imported from Peru. This latter fish is one of the commonest rays seen in the trade and is usually quite reasonably priced, making it a good choice for newcomers to k...

Tetraodon pustulatusCross River Pufferfish
Murray, 1857
Matched on the common name Cross River Pufferfish
Max length300mm SL12in SLTank150 × 60cm60 × 24inTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH6.5–7.5Tetraodon pustulatus

Dawkinsia rohani
Rema Devi, Indra & Knight, 2010
Max length95mm SL3.7in SLTank120 × 45cm48 × 18inTemp19–25°C66–77°FpH6.0–7.5Known only from Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu state, at the southern tip of the Indian peninsula. Type locality is the Kodayar River drainage and it's also been collected in the Paralayar and Pamburivaikal river systems. No precise data is available but it's certainly a pelagic, riverine species with habitats likely to vary depending on locality and time o...

Mystacoleucus greenwayi
Pellegrin & Fang, 1940
Max length100mm SL3.9in SLTank120 × 45cm48 × 18inTemp20–27°C68–81°FpH6.0–7.5Predominantly a riverine fish favouring clear, well-oxygenated, running water with substrates of sand or gravel and often present in rock and boulder-filled headwater streams. In the Mun River, close to the Pak Mun dam, Thailand, sympatric species included Hampala dispar, Cyclocheilichthys apogon, Osteochilus hasseltii,...

Lepidocephalus macrochir
Bleeker, 1854
Max length90mm SL3.5in SLTank75 × 30cm30 × 12inTemp22–26°C72–79°FpH5.5–7.5The distribution records for this species are somewhat confusing. It was described from the confluence of the Lamatang and Enim rivers, Palambang Province, Sumatra and has since been recorded from Thailand (Chao Phraya River), Peninsular Malaysia (Pahang River) plus the islands of Java (Solo River) and Borneo (Kapuas and Barito rivers).

Schistura aizawlensis
Lalramliana, 2012
Max length49mm SL1.9in SLTank80 × 30cm31 × 12inTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH6.0–7.5Type locality is 'India: Mizoram: Muthi River, a tributary of Tuirial River in vicinity of Zemabawk, Aizawl, 23°44' 54" N 92°45'27" E', and to date this species is known only from the Muthi system. The Muthi is an affluent of the Tuirial River which is itself a tributary of the Barak watershed. The Barak is one of the great rivers of southern Assam and forms part of the Surma-Meghna River System.

Schistura callichroma
Zhu & Wang, 1985
Max length90mm SL3.5in SLTank120 × 45cm48 × 18inTemp10–22°C50–72°FpH7.0–9.0Type locality is given as 'Babianjiang River, 24°20'N, 100°10'E, Jingdong County, Yunnan Province, China'. The Babianjiang joins the Mengyejiang River to form the Langmajiang River, a tributary of the Lixianjiang (Black River) within the Red River basin.

Abbottina rivularisChinese False Gudgeon
Basilewsky, 1855
Max length150mm SL6in SLTank150 × 45cm60 × 18inTemp16–24°C61–75°FpH6.0–8.0Native to continental China, the Korean peninsula, and southern Japan. Type locality is given only as 'Lakes and rivers, northern China', with the type series possibly originating from the Pai-ho River near Beijing. It has been widely introduced and is considered invasive elsewhere, including the Mekong river basin (records from Laos and Thailand), Salween river (Myanmar), northern Japan, Taiwan, Turkmeni...

Aphyosemion striatumRed-Striped Lyretail
Boulenger, 1911
Max length50mm SL2.0in SLTank45 × 30cm18 × 12inTemp20–26°C68–79°FpH6.5–7.5Appears restricted to the area between the lower Mitmele River, Equatorial Guinea and the lower Ogooué basin in Gabon, including coastal drainages such as the Mbei, Komo and Gabon watersheds in between. Type locality is 'Abanga River, between first and second rapids, Ogowe River system, Gabon', corresponding to the Abanga River bas...

'Barbus' holotaeniaSpotscale Barb
Boulenger, 1904
Max length120mm SL5in SLTank120 × 45cm48 × 18inTemp24–30°C75–86°FpH6.0–7.0This species is native to Central West Africa where it is principally found in the great Ogooué and Congo River systems. It therefore has an extensive range and has been recorded at numerous localities right across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from the Ituri River in the far east of the country to the Luki River basin in the extreme west. The Congo River appears to represent the southernmost limit of its range as a...

Nothobranchius eggersi
Seegers, 1982
Max length50mm SL2.0in SLTank45 × 30cm18 × 12inTemp20–24°C68–75°FpH7.0–8.2Type locality is 'Rufiji River near Utete, eastern Tanzania', and this species is apparently endemic to the lower Rufiji including the Selous Game Reserve and freshwater parts of the Rufiji delta region. Populations in the aquarium hobby include 'Rufiji river camp', 'Kikongono', 'Ruhoi River', 'Kanga', 'Utete', 'Saadani Game Reserve', 'Ruvu River', 'Bagamoyo', 'Makurunge', 'Killimani', 'Chamakwese', 'Nyamwage', 'Mohoro', and 'Ukuni'.

Rasbora tornieri
Ahl, 1922
Max length90mm SL3.5in SLTank120 × 30cm48 × 12inTemp20–26°C68–79°FpH4.0–7.0Type locality is 'Central Sumatra, Indonesia', with additional records existing from Cambodia (Mekong drainage), Peninsular Malaysia (Perak River), Sumatra (from the Siak River, Riau province to the Musi River, South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) province) and Borneo (south and westwards from the Belait river basin in Brunei Darussalam to the Sambas drainage in West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) province, Indonesia and probably in Sarawak, Malaysia).

Aphyosemion elbertiRed-Barred Lyretail
Ahl, 1924
Max length40mm SL1.6in SLTanknot recordedTemp18–22°C64–72°FpH6.0–7.0This species' currently accepted range stretches from eastern Nigeria (Mbam River) across central Cameroon (via the Sanaga River system of which the Mbam is a tributary) and across the border into Central African Republic (upper Mambéré basin). It was described from 'Jade Plateau, Cameroon', this apparently corresponding to the Lebo River which lies in what is now the Central African Republic and presumably forms part of the Mambéré headwaters.

Beaufortia cyclica
Chen, 1980
Max length40mm SL1.6in SLTank80 × 30cm31 × 12inTemp16–24°C61–75°FpH6.0–8.5Known only from a handful of localities within the Xi River (Xi Jiang) drainage in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southern China plus the Tuoniang river system in Funing County, southeastern Yunnan province. Type locality is 'West River, Longzhow Xian, Guangxi Province, China'.

Botia kubotaiPolka-Dot Loach
Kottelat, 2004
Max length150mm SL6in SLTank120 × 45cm48 × 18inTemp22–28°C72–82°FpH6.0–7.5Appears to be endemic to headwaters of the Salween River basin around the border between Myanmar and Thailand. The type specimens were collected from the Megathat Chaung (Megathat stream) in the upper Ataran (known as the Kasat in Thai) River basin, Kayin/Karen State, Myanmar and another population was later discovered in the Hanthayaw River (Suriya in Thai), Tak Province, Thailand.

Canthophrys gongotaMoose-faced Loach
Hamilton, 1822
Max length110mm SL4in SLTank90 × 30cm36 × 12inTemp18–22°C64–72°FpH6.0–7.0Mostly known from slow-moving, relatively shallow tributaries and minor rivers with substrates of mud, sand or gravel. Aquatic plants are only occasionally present but riparian vegetation apparently grows thickly at some localities. In the Schutunga River, part of the Mansai River drinage which is itself a tributary of the Brahmaputra in West Bengal state, In...

Chagunius chagunio
Hamilton, 1822
Max length450mm SL18in SLTank240 × 90cm96 × 36inTemp20–25°C68–77°FpH6.0–7.5Endemic to the Ganges and Brahmaputra river basins and thus occurs in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Type locality is 'the Yamuna River, and northern rivers of Behar and Bengal'. The distribution of the genus as a whole is interesting because these fish occupy the area that geographically separates Indian and Southeast Asia barbs and it has been theorised that they may represent an evolutionary 'link' species...

Chromidotilapia guntheri
Sauvage, 1822
Max length♂ 150 · ♀ 100mm SL♂ 6 · ♀ 3.9in SLTank120 × 30cm48 × 12inTemp24–27°C75–81°FpH6.0–8.0Described from Assinie-Mafia in south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), western Africa but currently accepted to be extensively distributed in coastal river drainages of central western Africa from the Saint John River, central Liberia to the Cross River drainage, in southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon. It also occurs in the Niger and its major tributary the Benue (Bénoué) and has thus been recorded from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Togo.

Datnioides campbelliNew Guinea Tiger Perch
Whitley, 1939
Max length350mm SL14in SLTank210 × 60cm84 × 24inTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH7.5–9.0Apparently restricted to the southern portion of New Guinea, between the Lorentz River in Papua province, Indonesia, and Kikori River in Gulf province, Papua New Guinea. The majority of records pertain to the lower Fly River basin in Western province, southwestern Papua New Guinea.

Homalopteroides tweediei
Herre, 1940
Max length40mm SL1.6in SLTank45 × 30cm18 × 12inTemp20–25.5°C68–78°FpH6.0–7.5Described from Kota Tinggi district, Johor state, Peninsular Malaysia but since recorded throughout much of the country as well as parts of the the Mekong river system in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam plus the Kapuas and several other river basins in Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan) province, Indonesian Borneo. In the Kahang River, part of the Endau drainage in Jo...