Bolivia
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Bolivia is based on the taxonomy used in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (2023). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2023 Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Version downloaded 9 February 2023 https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp
The current version can be accessed here
+ = species added to the Catalog of Fishes after 9 Februrary 2023
Laemolyta fasciata
(Characiformes Anostomidae)
Acrobrycon ortii
(Characiformes Characidae)
Acrobrycon starnesi
(Characiformes Characidae)
Astyanax chaparae
(Characiformes Characidae)
Bryconacidnus hemigrammus (Characiformes Characidae)
Bryconamericus parapetiensis + (Characiformes Characidae)
Creagrutus beni
(Characiformes Characidae) Goldstripe Characin
Hemibrycon beni (Characiformes Characidae)
Hemibrycon chaparensis + (Characiformes Characidae)
Hemibrycon mamorensis +
(Characiformes Characidae)
Hyphessobrycon pando
(Characiformes Characidae) Pando Tetra
Knodus longus (Characiformes Characidae)
Moenkhausia dorsinuda
(Characiformes Characidae)
Odontostilbe dierythrura
(Characiformes Characidae)
Oligosarcus schindleri
(Characiformes Characidae)
Prodontocharax howesi
(Characiformes Characidae)
Tyttobrycon spinosus
(Characiformes Characidae)
Characidium bolivianum
(Characiformes Crenuchidae)
Characidium heinianum
(Characiformes Crenuchidae)
Characidium schindleri
(Characiformes Crenuchidae)
Piabucus caudomaculatus
(Characiformes Iguanodectidae)
Serrasalmus magallanesi + (Characiformes Serrasalmidae)
Apistogramma similis
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Bujurquina beniensis + (Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Bujurquina mabelae + (Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Bujurquina oenolaemus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae) Chiquitano Cichlid
Orestias taquiri
(Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae)
Orestias tchernavini
(Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae)
Orestias tutini
(Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae)
Anablepsoides bibosi
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Anablepsoides chapare
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Austrolebias accorsii
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Moema beltramonorum + (Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Moema beucheyi
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Moema claudiae
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Moema funkneri
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Moema juanderibaensis
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae) Juan
Deriba Killifish
Moema obliqua (Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Neofundulus splendidus
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Papiliolebias ashleyae
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Papiliolebias francescae
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Papiliolebias habluetzeli
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Spectrolebias bellidoi
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Spectrolebias brousseaui
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Spectrolebias filamentosus
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Spectrolebias pilleti
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Trigonectes rogoaguae
(Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Corydoras albolineatus
(Siluriformes Callichthyidae)
Corydoras bilineatus
(Siluriformes Callichthyidae)
Corydoras cruziensis
(Siluriformes Callichthyidae)
Corydoras geryi
(Siluriformes Callichthyidae)
Corydoras isbrueckeri
(Siluriformes Callichthyidae)
Corydoras latus
(Siluriformes Callichthyidae)
Corydoras mamore
(Siluriformes Callichthyidae)
Corydoras negro
(Siluriformes Callichthyidae)
Corydoras noelkempffi
(Siluriformes Callichthyidae)
Corydoras paragua
(Siluriformes Callichthyidae)
Corydoras paucerna
(Siluriformes Callichthyidae)
Pimelodella howesi
(Siluriformes Heptapteridae)
Pimelodella nigrofasciata
(Siluriformes Heptapteridae)
Rhamdella rusbyi
(Siluriformes Heptapteridae)
Farlowella altocorpus
(Siluriformes Loricariidae)
Hypostomus bolivianus
(Siluriformes Loricariidae)
Pseudohemiodon thorectes
(Siluriformes Loricariidae)
Rineloricaria beni
(Siluriformes Loricariidae)
Rhyacoglanis epiblepsis
(Siluriformes Pseudopimelodidae)
Stenolicmus sarmientoi
(Siluriformes Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus aguarague
(Siluriformes Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus atochae
(Siluriformes Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus chaberti
(Siluriformes Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus duellmani
(Siluriformes Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus lauzannii
(Siluriformes Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus therma
(Siluriformes Trichomycteridae)
Trichomycterus tiraquae
(Siluriformes Trichomycteridae)