Fishes of the Pantanal

Click to view thumbnails only. Most common fishes in Paraguay River, South America Click pictures for larger photos.      Click to view the whole body.

Armado Barbado Cascudo Cabeza Amarga Corvina Dientudo

Dogfish Dorado Dourado-cachorro Karimbata Lungfion

Manguruyú Mojarrita Oscar Pacu Pacu-peva Piau

Piavuçu Pintado Piranha Piraputanga Raya Sardina

Surubi Tambaqui Traira

		Pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus Order：Characiformes Family：Characidae Subfamily：Myleinae Teeth look like ours. Go fishing
		Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum Order：Characiformes Family：Characidae Subfamily：Serrasalminae Shape similar to Piaractus mesopotamicus above. See larger scales.
		Piau Leporinus friderici Order：Characiformes Family：Anostomidae Red accent in the eye. Go fishing
		Dorado Salminus maxillosus (synonym: Salminus brasiliensis) Order：Characiformes Family：Characidae Subfamily：Salmininae Tiger of the river. Go fishing
		Piraputanga Brycon microlepis Order：Characiformes Family：Characidae Subfamily：Bryconinae Similar to a dorado, but tiger stripes are missing. Go fishing
		Piavuçu Leporinus macrocephalus Order：Characiformes Family：Anostomidae Called "Boga." Go fishing
		Karimbata Prochilodus lineatus Order：Characiformes Family：Prochilodontidae Often called "Boga", by confusion. Priced about half of boga. Go fishing
		Pintado Pseudoplatystoma coruscans Order：Siluriformes Family：Pimelodidae Fish of gourmet. Go fishing
		Surubi Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum Order：Siluriformes Family：Pimelodidae Tiger shovelnose catfish. Go fishing
		Manguruyú Paulicea luetkeni Order：Siluriformes Family：Pimelodidae Also named "Zungaro zungaro.". Go fishing
		Barbado Pinirampus pirinampu Order：Siluriformes Family：Pimelodidae Long whiskers. Go fishing
		Piranha (Round and big） Pygocentrus ternetzi Order：Characiformes Family：Characidae Subfamily：Serrasalminae Powerfull mouth with very sharp teeth. Go fishing
		Piranha (Small) Serrasalmus gouldingi Order：Characiformes Family：Characidae Subfamily：Serrasalminae Not so much appreciated in the Pantanal as in aquariums.
		Piranha (Black) Serrasalmus rhombeus Order：Characiformes Family：Characidae Subfamily：Serrasalminae Rufous band in the eye.
		Pacu-peva Myloplus levis Order：Characiformes Family：Characidae Subfamily：Myleinae Small mouth. Go fishing
		Mojarrita Tetragonopterus argenteus Order：Characiformes Family：Characidae Subfamily：Tetragonopterinae Easily available beit. Go fishing
		Dientudo Roeboides prognathus Order：Characiformes Family：Characidae Subfamily：Characinae Local people couldn't tell me the name of this fish.
		Armado Pterodoras granulosus Order：Siluriformes Family：Doradidae Wears an armor. Go fishing
		Oscar Astronotus ocellatus Order：Perciformes Family：Cichlidae Tasty. Easy to catch. Go fishing
		Cabeza Amarga Crenicichla vittata Order：Perciformes Family：Cichlidae Tasty.
		Traira Hoplias malabaricus Order：Characiformes Family：Erythrinidae Looks greedy. Go fishing
		Dourado-cachorro Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro Order：Characiformes Family：Characidae Subfamily：Acestrorhynchinae Little torpedo. Go fishing
		Perro de Pez Rhaphiodon vulpinus Order：Characiformes Family：Cynodontidae Dogfish. Go fishing
		Corvina Plagioscion ternetzi Order：Perciformes Family：Sciaenidae Looks like a drum of the sea. Go fishing
		Sardina Pellona flavipinnis Order：Clupeiformes Family：Pristigasteridae Blue and green reflection from silver body. Not sardin, of course.
		Cascudo Liposarcus anisitsi Order：Siluriformes Family：Loricariidae Subfamily：Hypostominae Caught with a bare hand.
		Raya Potamotrygon motoro Order：Rajiformes Family：Potamotrygonidae Dangerous. Go fishing
		South American Lungfion Repidosiren paradoxa Order：Repidosireniformes Family：Repidosirenidae Not an eel.

Go fishing!

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