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Current species inventory
last updated October 1, 2012 12:29 ET
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| Thumbnail | Species name | Natural distribution and origin of my fish (if known) |
Offspring available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loricariidae - Suckermouth Catfishes - 38 species | |||
Ancistrus sp. L107/L184 |
Rio Negro, Brazil Wild and F1 via aqua-global, Germany |
sold out | |
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Pucallpa Bristlenose Pleco Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol 2: p.242-243 |
Pucallpa, Peru Wild via Byerly's, Columbus, breeding regularly |
sold out |
Ancistrus sp. "Pucallpa Gold" |
Pucallpa, Peru Mutants bred from wild strain above, breeding regularly |
$6.00 |
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Snowflake Bristlenose Pleco Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol 2: p.260-261 |
Rio Negro basin?, exported via Manaus, Brazil F1 via aqua-global, Germany |
sold out |
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Ancistrus sp. L159 "Wormline" Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol 2: p.204-205 |
Igarape Altamira, Rio Xingu, Brazil F1 via aqua-global, Germany |
sold out |
Ancistrus sp. L309 Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol 2: p.216-217 |
Rio Tapajos, Brazil Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
sold out | |
Ancistrus sp. L213 Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol 2: p.208-209 |
Rio Tapajos, Brazil Wild via Exotic Finds, NJ |
no | |
Ancistrus sp. "Honey Comb" Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol 2: p.264-265 |
Brazil Tankraised via Sven Seidel, Chemnitz, Germany |
sold out | |
Ancistrus pirareta (LDA53) Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol 2: p.172-173 |
Lower Paraguay River drainage, Paraguay Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
sold out |
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Ancistrus triradiatus Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol 2: p.182-183 |
Orinoco River tributaries; Valencia Lake basin and Los Guayos River basin; Southern tributaries of Lake Maracaibo basin, Venezuela & Colombia Wild from Colombia via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
Ancistrus sp. "Rio Araguaia White Spot" Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol 2: p.248-249 |
Rio Araguaia, Brazil Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
sold out | |
Ancistrus sp. "Paraguay Red Spot" Paraguay Red Spot Bristlenose |
Paraguay Tankraised via Aquarium Dietzenbach and Carsten Goll, Germany |
sold out | |
Ancistrus cf. multispinis Rio de Janeiro Bristlenose |
Macacú River in the north to Maquiné River in the south, Eastern Brazil Wild via Aquarium Dietzenbach, Germany |
sold out | |
Ancistrus macrophthalmus (LDA74) Big Eye Bristelnose |
Río Orinoco, Venezuela Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Ancistrus sp. L100 Powder Bristlenose |
Rio Xingu, Brazil by-catch of A. ranunculus Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
Ancistrus sp. "Uruguay" Uruguay Bristlenose |
Uruguay, collected by Jeff Cardwell et al. F1 via Charley Grimes, IN |
no | |
Hemiancistrus guahiborum Spotted Orange Seam Pleco |
Upper Río Orinoco, Río Caura, Río Ventuari, and Río Ocamo, also found in Río Casiquiare Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
 |
"Rineloricaria" parva LG6 Pleco (LG4 in Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol 1 English) |
imported together with Otocinclus from Paraguay Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
sold out |
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Hemiloricaria melini Apache Whiptail |
Manacapuru, Rio Solimoes, Brazil Tankraised via aqua-global, Germany |
no |
Dekeyseria brachyura (L168) Butterfly Pleco |
Rio Demini, Brazil F1 from Uwe Wolf, Zella-Mehlis, Germany |
no | |
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Zebra Pleco, L46 |
Rio Xingu, Brazil |
breeding, however, I am not selling any in the foreseeable future. |
Hypancistrus sp. L260 Queen Arabesque Pleco |
Rio Tapajos, Brazil Wild imports |
breeding, however, I am not selling any in the foreseeable future. | |
Hypancistrus sp. L262 Spotted Queen Arabesque Pleco |
Rio Tapajos, Brazil Tankraised via Brian's Tropicals, OH |
no | |
| Hypancistrus sp. L28 | Rio Guama, Brazil Wild via Exotic Finds, NJ |
breeding, however, I am not selling any in the foreseeable future. | |
Pseudolithoxus tigris (L257) Tiger Pseudolithoxus |
Upper Orinoco and Ventuari River basins Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Spectracanthicus sp. L254 Peppermint Vampire Pleco |
Rio Xingu, Brazil Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
Pseudoacanthicus sp. "Alenquer" Alenquer Cactus Pleco |
unknown, maybe Rio Tapajos? exported via Alenquer, Brazil F1 tankraised from Germany |
no | |
Hypostomus faveolus (L37) Honeycomb Hypostomus |
Rio Araguaia, Brazil Wild via Amazontropical |
no | |
Peckoltia compta (L134) Irregular banded L134 |
Rio Tapajos, Brazil Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
Peckoltia compta (L134) F1 regular banded L134 |
Rio Tapajos, Brazil Tankraised via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
Peckoltia oligospila (L6) Big Spot Peckoltia |
Brazil: Rio Guamá at Ourém Wild via Ruinemans Aquarium Inc, FL |
no | |
Peckoltia vittata (L15) Candy Stripe Peckoltia |
Rio Xingu, Brazil Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
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Peckoltia sp. "Rio Paru" Rio Paru Tributary Peckoltia |
Rio Paru drainage, Brazil Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
$20.00 |
Peckoltia sp. L265/LDA84 Tapajos-Orange Seam Peckoltia |
Rio Tapajos, Brazil Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
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Peckoltia sp. L38 L38 Pleco |
Mocajuba, Rio Tocantins, Brazil Wild via Amazontropical |
sold out |
Panaqolus albomaculatus (LDA31) Mustard Spot Pleco |
Rio Maranon and Rio Ucayali, Peru Wild via Ruinemans Aquarium Inc, FL and The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Ancistomus sp. L12/13 L13 Pleco |
Rio Xingu, Brazil Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
Ancistomus sp. L243 L243 Pleco |
Rio Orinoco, Venezuela, Colombia Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
Ancistomus sp. L387 L387 Pleco |
Colombia Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
sold out | |
Doradididae - Thorny Catfishes - 4 species |
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Hassar orestis Black Top Hassar |
Rio Xingu, Brazil Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Opsodoras stuebelii
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Río Huallaga, Upper Amazon, Peru Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Ossancora punctata
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Rio Guaporé, Mato Grosso, Brazil Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Doras cf. higuchii Rio Xingu Doras |
Rio Curuám, Iriri-Xingu Drainage, Brazil Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
| Mochokidae - Upside-Down Catfishes - 1 species | |||
| Mochokiella paynei | Kassawe Forest Reserve, Sierra Leone Wild via Ted Judy, WI |
no | |
| Claroteidae - Claroteid Catfishes - 1 species |
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| Phyllonemus typus | Niamkolo, Zambia, Lake Tanganyika Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
breeding | |
| Bagridae - Bagrid Catfishes - 1 species |
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Tachysurus flavidraco Tawny Dragon Catfish |
Vietnam, Laos, China Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
| Akysidae - Asian Stream Catfishes - 2 species |
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Akysis vespa Wasp Catfish |
Ataran River drainage in Myanmar Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Akysis prashadi Prashad's Catfish |
Irrawaddy river drainage in Myanmar Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
| Cyprinidae - Barbs/Danio/Sharks - 23 species | |||
Sarcocheilichthys parvus Red-Finned Gudgeon |
Southern China Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Sarchocheilichthys nigripinnis Rainbow Gudgeon |
Southern China Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
 |
Puntius semifasciolatus Neon Stripe Copper Barb |
Red River basin, southwestern China, including Hainan, Vietnam Wild via Frank's Aquarium, NY |
sold out |
| Puntius aurotaeniatus | Cambodia and Vietnam Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
Puntius lineatus Lined Barb |
Malaysia and Indonesia Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
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Puntius johorensis | Malay Peninsula to Borneo Wild imports via Scales Tropical Fish Warehouse, MD |
no |
Puntius erythromycter Lipstick Barb |
Myanmar Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
10 for $30 | |
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Puntius nigrofasciatus Black Ruby Barb (very nice wildtype strain) |
Kelani to Nilwala basins in Sri Lanka Tankraised via aqua-global, Germany |
10 for $30 |
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Puntius bimaculatus Red Two Spot Barb |
India Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
10 for $30 |
Puntius rohani Rohan's Barb |
Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
 |
Indian Panda Barb |
India Wild from The Fish Place, North Tonawanda, NY |
no |
Puntius everetti Kuching Barb |
Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no |
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Puntius filamentosus Indian Threadfin Barb |
India Wild via Frank's Aquarium, NY |
sold out |
|
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Puntius foerschi Foersch's Fire Barb |
Borneo, Indonesia Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no |
Puntius dunckeri Red Clown Barb |
Highlands of Kota Tinggi, Malaysia Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Puntius narayani Narayan Barb |
India Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
Cyclocheilichthys apogon Pearl-scale Gentle Shark |
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Cyclocheilichthys janthochir Red-finned Gentle Shark |
West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) and Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah), Indonesian Borneo Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Rasbora caudimaculata Red Scissortail Rasbora |
Peninsular Malaysia and the Greater Sunda Islands of Borneo and Sumatra Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Barilius cf. bernatziki Barred Hill Trout |
Malay Peninsula Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Chrosomus erythrogaster Southern Redbelly Dace |
Mad River County Road 153, OH, USA Collected by myself on June 25, 2011 |
currently on loan to a friend | |
Hemigrammocapoeta culiciphaga Adana Barb |
Adana, Turkey Tankraised via Jörg Freyhof, Berlin, Germany |
no | |
Garra flavatra Panda Garra |
Myanmar Wild via Frank's Aquarium, NY |
no | |
| Balitoridae - River Loaches - 6 species | |||
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"Protomyzon" (Erromyzon?) pachychilus Panda Loach |
Southern China Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no |
Traccatichthys pulcher Rainbow Loach |
Guangdong Province, China Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Serpenticobitis octozona Serpent Loach |
Sekong River basin in southern Laos Wild via The Cichlid Exchange, OR |
no | |
Sinogastromyzon wui Wui's Butterfly Loach |
Nanpan-jiang and Xi-jiang basins in Guangdong and Guanxi provinces, China Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
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Indian Lemon Loach |
Manipur State, India to Peninsular Thailand Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
sold out |
Nemacheilus binotatus Two-spotted River Loach |
Chao Phraya and Mae Khlong, Thailand Wild via aqua-global, Germany |
no | |
| Poeciliidae - Poeciliid Livebearers & Killies - 3 species | |||
Heterandria formosa Least killifish |
Cape Fear River drainage in North Carolina to southern Louisiana & Florida, USA Collected by myself June, 2010 near Lakeland, FL |
sold out | |
Neoheterandria elegans Elegant Livebearer |
Rio Truando, a tributary of the Rio Atrato, Colombia Tankraised via Charley Grimes, IN |
sold out | |
| Melanotaeniidae - Rainbowfishes - 2 species | |||
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Melanotaenia nigrans Black Banded Rainbow |
Scotts Creek, Australia Tankraised via Karen Mitchell, OH |
sold out |
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Melanotaenia parva Flame Rainbow |
Lake Kurumoi, Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya, Indonesia Tankraised via Phil Benes & Dan Powell, OH |
sold out |
| Characidae - Tetras - 2 species | |||
Hyphessobrycon cf. pulchripinnis Orange Lemon Tetra |
Tapajós between Itaituba and Jacare Acanga Tankraised via Eric Bodrock at All Oddball Aquatics, PA |
no | |
Hyphessobrycon sp. "Sunset" Sunset Tetra |
unknown Tankraised via Eric Bodrock at All Oddball Aquatics, PA |
sold out | |
| Cyprinodontidae - Pupfishes - 6 species (currently on loan to a friend) | |||
Aphanius mento Oriental Killifish |
Ereğli, Konya, Turkey Tankraised via Jörg Freyhof, Berlin, Germany |
no | |
Aphanius meandricus (anatoliae m.) Anatolian Killifish |
Lake Işıklı, Turkey Tankraised via Jörg Freyhof, Berlin, Germany |
no | |
Aphanius isfahanensis Isfahan Killifish (brackish) |
Gavkhooni Wetlands, Ostān-e Esfahān Province, Iran Tankraised via Jörg Freyhof, Berlin, Germany |
no | |
Aphanius vladykovi Zagros Killifish |
Boldaji, Chahārmahāl o Bakhtiyārī, Iran Tankraised via Jörg Freyhof, Berlin, Germany |
no | |
Aphanius villwocki Villwock Killifish |
Pınarbaşı, Sakarya River basin, Turkey Tankraised via Jörg Freyhof, Berlin, Germany |
no | |
Aphanius farsicus (Jenkins, 1910) name replaced because the fossil A. persicus (Priem, 1908) was placed in Aphanius (Zootaxa Nov 11, 2011) Persian Killifish |
Fars Province, Iran Tankraised via Jörg Freyhof, Berlin, Germany |
no | |
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Helpful information for this table was obtained from:
Evers H.-J. & Seidel I., Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol 1
Seidel I. & Evers H.-J., Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol
2
Mergus Aquarium Atlases: Vol 1-6
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