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Aquarium fish native to Ecuador

25 aquarium species occur naturally in Ecuador (South America): 18 freshwater and 7 marine. Fish with full care profiles are listed first. Where a species also occurs elsewhere, its profile lists its full natural range.

  • Demon eartheater (Satanoperca jurupari)Demon eartheaterSatanoperca jurupari
  • Emerald catfishBrochis splendens
  • Glass bloodfin (Prionobrama filigera)Glass bloodfinPrionobrama filigera
  • Green terrorAequidens rivulatus
  • Guayas cichlidCichlasoma festae
  • Pastaza corydoras (Corydoras pastazensis)Pastaza corydorasCorydoras pastazensis
  • Skunk corydoras (Corydoras arcuatus)Skunk corydorasCorydoras arcuatus
  • Sturisoma panamense
  • Blacktop corydoras (Corydoras acutus)Blacktop corydorasCorydoras acutus
  • Blue-barred parrotfish (Scarus ghobban)Blue-barred parrotfishScarus ghobban
  • Bluebanded goby (Lythrypnus dalli)Bluebanded gobyLythrypnus dalli
  • Bottlenose catfish (Ageneiosus marmoratus)Bottlenose catfishAgeneiosus marmoratus
  • Checkerboard cichlid (Crenicara punctulatum)Checkerboard cichlidCrenicara punctulatum
  • Duckbill catfish (Sorubim lima)Duckbill catfishSorubim lima
  • Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)Golden trevallyGnathanodon speciosus
  • Guineafowl puffer (Arothron meleagris)Guineafowl pufferArothron meleagris
  • Harlequin wrasse (Bodianus eclancheri)Harlequin wrasseBodianus eclancheri
  • Horn shark (Heterodontus francisci)Horn sharkHeterodontus francisci
  • Longtail knifefish (Sternopygus macrurus)Longtail knifefishSternopygus macrurus
  • Manduba (Ageneiosus inermis)MandubaAgeneiosus inermis
  • Mexican blenny (Paraclinus mexicanus)Mexican blennyParaclinus mexicanus
  • Needle-tooth moray (Uropterygius macrocephalus)Needle-tooth morayUropterygius macrocephalus
  • Peruvian weakfish (Cynoscion analis)Peruvian weakfishCynoscion analis
  • Saddle cichlid (Aequidens tetramerus)Saddle cichlidAequidens tetramerus
  • Twospot lebiasina (Lebiasina bimaculata)Twospot lebiasinaLebiasina bimaculata
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