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84 species · 9 families · Cyprinodontiformes

Killifish and livebearers

All 84 killifish and livebearers on this site, grouped by family.

African killifish · 34Livebearers · 16Pupfish · 10Aphanius killifish · 9Panchax killifish · 7Goodeid livebearers and killifish · 5Four-eyed fish and livebearers · 1Topminnows and killifish · 1Lampeyes · 1

African killifish Nothobranchiidae 34

Aphyosemion bualanum
No federal permit

Aphyosemion bualanum

Aphyosemion bualanum

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Aphyosemion decorsei

Aphyosemion decorsei

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Aphyosemion erythron

Aphyosemion erythron

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Aphyosemion mimbon

Aphyosemion mimbon

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Aphyosemion ogoense
No federal permit

Aphyosemion ogoense

Aphyosemion ogoense

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Aphyosemion rectogoense

Aphyosemion rectogoense

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

banded epiplatys

Epiplatys fasciolatus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Blue lyretail
No federal permit

Blue lyretail

Fundulopanchax gardneri

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Bluefin notho
No federal permit

Bluefin notho

Nothobranchius rachovii

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Celia's Aphysemion

Aphyosemion celiae

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Clown killi
No federal permit

Clown killi

Epiplatys annulatus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Congo killi

Aphyosemion congicum

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Egger's killifish
No federal permit

Egger's killifish

Nothobranchius eggersi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Epiplatys mesogramma

Epiplatys mesogramma

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Escherich's killi
No federal permit

Escherich's killi

Aphyosemion striatum

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Fundulopanchax gresensi

Fundulopanchax gresensi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Gabon killi

Aphyosemion gabunense

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Hannelore's killi

Aphyosemion hanneloreae

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Herzog's killi

Aphyosemion herzogi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

lonnberg's aphyosemion

Aphyosemion loennbergii

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Lyretail panchax
No federal permit

Lyretail panchax

Aphyosemion australe

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Marbled lyretail

Fundulopanchax marmoratus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Nothobranchius foerschi
No federal permit

Nothobranchius foerschi

Nothobranchius foerschi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Red barred killi
No federal permit

Red barred killi

Aphyosemion elberti

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Redchin panchax
No federal permit

Redchin panchax

Epiplatys dageti

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Redspot panchax

Aphyosemion cognatum

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Redspotted panchax

Epiplatys lamottei

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Redtail notho
No federal permit

Redtail notho

Nothobranchius guentheri

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Scheeli Killifish
No federal permit

Scheeli Killifish

Fundulopanchax scheeli

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Sixbar panchax
No federal permit

Sixbar panchax

Epiplatys sexfasciatus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Splendid Killifish
No federal permit

Splendid Killifish

Aphyosemion splendopleure

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Two-striped Aphyosemion

Aphyosemion bitaeniatum

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Twostripe lyretail
No federal permit

Twostripe lyretail

Aphyosemion bivittatum

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Walker's killi

Fundulopanchax walkeri

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate

Livebearers Poeciliidae 16

Blackbelly limia
No federal permit

Blackbelly limia

Limia melanogaster

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Dusky millions fish
No federal permit

Dusky millions fish

Phalloceros caudimaculatus

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Endlers guppy
No federal permit

Endlers guppy

Poecilia wingei

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Green swordtail
No federal permit

Green swordtail

Xiphophorus hellerii

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Guppy
No federal permit

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Humpbacked limia
No federal permit

Humpbacked limia

Limia nigrofasciata

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Knife livebearer
No federal permit

Knife livebearer

Alfaro cultratus

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Least killifish
No federal permit

Least killifish

Heterandria formosa

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Metallic livebearer
No federal permit

Metallic livebearer

Girardinus metallicus

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Molly
No federal permit

Molly

Poecilia sphenops

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Mosquitofish
No federal permit

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Orange dwarf toothcarp
No federal permit

Orange dwarf toothcarp

Neoheterandria elegans

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Sail-fin molly
No federal permit

Sail-fin molly

Poecilia velifera

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Sailfin molly
No federal permit

Sailfin molly

Poecilia latipinna

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Southern platyfish
No federal permit

Southern platyfish

Xiphophorus maculatus

Aquarium hobby

Beginner
Variable platyfish
No federal permit

Variable platyfish

Xiphophorus variatus

Aquarium hobby

Beginner

Pupfish Cyprinodontidae 10

No federal permit

Bighead pupfish

Cyprinodon pachycephalus

Aquarium hobby

Advanced
No federal permit

Charco Palma pupfish

Cyprinodon veronicae

Aquarium hobby

Advanced
No federal permit

Checkered pupfish

Cualac tessellatus

Aquarium hobby

Advanced
Cyprinodon brontotheroides
No federal permit

Cyprinodon brontotheroides

Cyprinodon brontotheroides

Aquarium hobby

Advanced
Cyprinodon julimes
No federal permit

Cyprinodon julimes

Cyprinodon julimes

Aquarium hobby

Advanced
Flagfish
No federal permit

Flagfish

Jordanella floridae

Aquarium hobby

Advanced
No federal permit

Lake Eustis minnow

Cyprinodon hubbsi

Aquarium hobby

Advanced
No federal permit

Potosi pupfish

Cyprinodon alvarezi

Aquarium hobby

Advanced
Scale-eating pupfish
No federal permit

Scale-eating pupfish

Cyprinodon desquamator

Aquarium hobby

Advanced
Sheepshead minnow
No federal permit

Sheepshead minnow

Cyprinodon variegatus

Aquarium hobby

Advanced

Aphanius killifish Aphaniidae 9

No federal permit

Acipinar killifish

Anatolichthys transgrediens

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Anatolian giant killifish

Anatolichthys anatoliae

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Arabian toothcarp
No federal permit

Arabian toothcarp

Aphaniops dispar

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Azraq Killifish
No federal permit

Azraq Killifish

Aphaniops sirhani

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Footless killifish

Tellia apoda

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Iridescent toothcarp

Paraphanius mento

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Mediterranean killifish
No federal permit

Mediterranean killifish

Aphanius fasciatus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Scaleless killifish

Kosswigichthys asquamatus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Spanish toothcarp
No federal permit

Spanish toothcarp

Apricaphanius iberus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate

Panchax killifish Aplocheilidae 7

Dwarf panchax
No federal permit

Dwarf panchax

Aplocheilus parvus

Aquarium hobby

Easy
Golden panchax
No federal permit

Golden panchax

Pachypanchax playfairii

Aquarium hobby

Easy
Green panchax
No federal permit

Green panchax

Aplocheilus blockii

Aquarium hobby

Easy
No federal permit

Pachypanchax arnoulti

Pachypanchax arnoulti

Aquarium hobby

Easy
Powder-blue panchax
No federal permit

Powder-blue panchax

Pachypanchax omalonotus

Aquarium hobby

Easy
Sakaramy Killifish
No federal permit

Sakaramy Killifish

Pachypanchax sakaramyi

Aquarium hobby

Easy
Striped panchax
No federal permit

Striped panchax

Aplocheilus lineatus

Aquarium hobby

Easy

Goodeid livebearers and killifish Goodeidae 5

Butterfly splitfin
No federal permit

Butterfly splitfin

Ameca splendens

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Goldbreast splitfin
No federal permit

Goldbreast splitfin

Ilyodon furcidens

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Rainbow goodeid
No federal permit

Rainbow goodeid

Characodon lateralis

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Redtail splitfin
No federal permit

Redtail splitfin

Xenotoca eiseni

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Tequila splitfin
No federal permit

Tequila splitfin

Zoogoneticus tequila

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate

Four-eyed fish and livebearers Anablepidae 1

Largescale foureyes
No federal permit

Largescale foureyes

Anableps anableps

Aquarium hobby

Advanced

Topminnows and killifish Fundulidae 1

Diamond killifish
No federal permit

Diamond killifish

Fundulus xenicus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate

Lampeyes Procatopodidae 1

No federal permit

Large finned lampeye

Procatopus nototaenia

Aquarium hobby

Easy