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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Bolivia
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Table 1: 418 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 13 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 7 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 438 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 438 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Anostomidae Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868) Fr native   14.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Arroyo Aguas Negras (Ref. 26654). Museum: Río Guaporé, near Costa Marquez, USNM 278282 (Ref. 9743). 
Doradidae Acanthodoras cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   11.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840) Fr native   16.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 36377). 
Acestrorhynchidae Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro Menezes, 1992 Fr native   35.20 cm TL male/unsexed   
Characidae Acrobrycon ipanquianus (Cope, 1877) Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Departamento Tarija, southern Bolivia (Ref. 38597). Recorded from río Lipeo, west branch of the río Bermejo, Tarija (Ref. 34079). Found in the Amazon basin (Ref. 94771). 
Characidae Acrobrycon ortii Arcila, Vari & Menezes, 2014 Fr native   6.13 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the northwestern portions of the Río La Plata basin (Ref. 94771).  No picture yet.
Characidae Acrobrycon starnesi Arcila, Vari & Menezes, 2014 Fr native   7.25 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Río Thyumayu, a tributary of the Río Azero, in the western portion of the Amazon basin (Ref. 94771)  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Aequidens tetramerus (Heckel, 1840) Fr native   19.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 36377). Also Ref. 4537. 
Cichlidae Aequidens viridis (Heckel, 1840) Fr native   16.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Guaporé River, Amazon River basin (Ref. 36377). Also Ref. 4537. 
Doradidae Agamyxis pectinifrons (Cope, 1870) Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 37054). 
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus inermis (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr native   64.80 cm TL male/unsexed   
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus intrusus Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh, 2017 Fr native   27.91 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Manuripi at playa outside lagoon, Pando (Ref. 124585).  No picture yet.
Auchenipteridae Ageneiosus vittatus Steindachner, 1908 Fr native   22.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Triportheidae Agoniates anchovia Eigenmann, 1914 Fr native   14.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Aspredinidae Amaralia hypsiura (Kner, 1855) Fr native   13.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 36695). 
Doradidae Amblydoras affinis (Kner, 1855) Fr native   13.20 cm SL male/unsexed   
Crenuchidae Ammocryptocharax elegans Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976 Fr native   3.25 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Amazon river (Ref. 13683). Also Ref. 37059. 
Rivulidae Anablepsoides beniensis (Myers, 1927) Fr native   4.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Mamoré-Guaporé River basin (Ref. 36579). Also Ref. 27139. 
Rivulidae Anablepsoides bibosi Valdesalici & Gil, 2019 Fr native   3.72 cm SL male/unsexed ;3.41 cm SL female  Type locality of Anablepsoides bibosi, Dept.Cochabamba, Provincia Tiraque, arroyo Bibosi, near Villa Tunari, Rio Chapare drainage, Known from the type locality, a stream belonging to the Rio Chapare drainage, a tributary of the Rio Mamoré, Rio Madeira subbasin, Amazon basin, Depart. Cochabamba (Ref. 130459).  No picture yet.
Rivulidae Anablepsoides chapare Valdesalici & Gil, 2017 Fr native   3.69 cm SL male/unsexed ;3.42 cm SL female  Type locality of Anablepsoides chapare, Departamento Cochabamba, Chapare Province, Isiboro River drainage, tributary of Río Mamoré, Rio Madeira subbasin, Amazon basin (Ref. 130460).  No picture yet.
Doradidae Anadoras weddellii (Castelnau, 1855) Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Chiquitos (Ref. 6868). 
Engraulidae Anchoviella carrikeri Fowler, 1940 Fr native   6.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Ancistrus bolivianus (Steindachner, 1915) Fr native   8.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Beni and Mamoré River basins (Ref. 36713). Type locality, Rio Songo [=Zongo], North Yungas (Ref. 36713). Also Ref. 6868.  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Ancistrus megalostomus Pearson, 1924 Fr endemic   8.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Beni River basin in Madeira River drainage (Ref. 36713). Also Ref. 6868.  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Ancistrus montanus (Regan, 1904) Fr endemic   9.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Beni River basin in the upper Madeira River drainage (Ref. 36713). Also Ref. 6868.  No picture yet.
Loricariidae Aphanotorulus emarginatus (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr native   33.60 cm TL male/unsexed   
Loricariidae Aphanotorulus unicolor (Steindachner, 1908) Fr native   13.90 cm SL male/unsexed   
Characidae Aphyocharacidium bolivianum Géry, 1973 Fr native   3.38 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Mamoré River basin (Ref. 38376). Also Ref. 598.  No picture yet.
Characidae Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869) Fr native   8.00 cm male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 38382). 
Characidae Aphyocharax gracilis Fowler, 1940 Fr native   5.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Paraguay River basin (Ref. 38382).  No picture yet.
Characidae Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882) Fr native   3.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Paraguay basin (Ref. 598). 
Rivulidae Aphyolebias claudiae Costa, 2003 Fr native    Type locality, Temporary pool at río San Pablo floodplains, on road Santa Cruz-Trinidad, río Guaporé basin, ca. 15°37'S, 63°35'W, Depart. Santa Cruz (Ref. 54621).  No picture yet.
Rivulidae Aphyolebias obliquus (Costa, Sarmiento & Barrera, 1996) Fr native   4.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rio Mamore basin in a temporary swamp (bajío) connected to Arroyo Curiraba. 
Cichlidae Apistogramma amoena (Cope, 1872) Fr native   6.30 cm TL male/unsexed ;6.00 cm female  Also Ref. 7020.  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Apistogramma erythrura Staeck & Schindler, 2008 Fr native   4.34 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Apistogramma inconspicua Kullander, 1983 Fr native   3.80 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.00 cm female  Type locality: Dept. Santa Cruz, R. Paraguay system, small pool of the R. Candelaria, above bridge on road Carmen-Santa Rosa, IRSNB 637 (holotype of Apistogramma inconspicua, 2.97 cm SL, male) (Ref. 86502). Known from the Amazon River basin, in the Guaporé River drainage (Ref. 36377). Also Ref. 12251. 
Cichlidae Apistogramma linkei Koslowski, 1985 Fr endemic   3.90 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.00 cm female  Known from the Amazon River basin, in the Mamoré and Beni River basins (Ref. 36377). Type locality: Northwest of the Town Santa Cruz, ca. 16°20'S, 68°25'W to 16°15'S, 68°50'W, Bolivia (Ref. 12965). 
Cichlidae Apistogramma luelingi Kullander, 1976 Fr native   3.30 cm SL male/unsexed ;2.87 cm SL female  Known from the Mamoré River basin of the Amazon River basin (Ref. 36377). 
Cichlidae Apistogramma rubrolineata Hein, Zarske & Zapata, 2002 Fr native  scarce (very unlikely) 4.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Species has potential for ornamental trade. Type locality: Rio Manuripi near Monte Carlo (Ref. 48504). 
Cichlidae Apistogramma similis Staeck, 2003 Fr native    Known from small river that empties in the Laguna La Brava, Rio Yata system in Beni province (Ref. 55839). 
Cichlidae Apistogramma sororcula Staeck & Schindler, 2016 Fr native   4.17 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Apistogramma sororcula from Depto. Beni, rio San Martin, approx. 5 km upstream of the village Bella Vista; MTD-F 33580 (Ref. 129299).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Apistogramma staecki Koslowski, 1985 Fr native   2.10 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.00 cm female  Known from Rio Marmore system (Ref. 12251). Type locality: South of the town of Trinidad, Bolivia, ca. 14°57'S, 64°51'W (Ref. 12965). 
Cichlidae Apistogramma trifasciata (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903) Fr misidentification   3.80 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.60 cm female  Known from Rio Guapore (Ref. 12251). Occurrence in the country not confirmed (Ref. 36377). 
Apteronotidae Apteronotus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr native   50.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Astroblepidae Astroblepus longiceps Pearson, 1924 Fr native   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Madeira River basin (Ref. 37058). Found in Rio Colorado, Laixo Bopi (Ref. 6868).  No picture yet.
Astroblepidae Astroblepus stuebeli (Wandolleck, 1916) Fr native   8.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Lake Titicaca basin (Ref. 37058).  No picture yet.
Doradidae Astrodoras asterifrons (Kner, 1853) Fr native   12.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 37054). 
Cichlidae Astronotus crassipinnis (Heckel, 1840) Fr native   24.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 36377). 
Characidae Astyanax boliviensis Ruiz-C., Román-Valencia, Taphorn, Buckup & Ortega, 2018 Fr native   8.95 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Astyanax boliviensis, La Paz, Iturralde Province, Amazon River Basin, Madeira-Beni-MadidiCandelaria River drainages, Candelaria River at La Candelaria (Ref. 119406). 
Characidae Astyanax chaparae Fowler, 1943 Fr native      No picture yet.
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