
Most popular fish species
The fish anglers search for most, from Aracu, Aracu and Aracu and more. Start here to learn where they live and how to catch them.
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All fish species, A to Z
Browse all 222 species in the guide, listed A to Z.
Browse all 222 species
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B
C
- Cachorra
- Cachorra
- Caíca
- Cambriaçu
- Camuripema
- Canivete
- Carassius auratus
- Caribe boca de locha
- Carpa-cabeça-grande
- Carpa-comum
- Channel Catfish
- Chicote
- Cíclido pavorreal de kelber
- Cobia
- Common Carp
- Common Snook
- Corimbatá
- Corvina de río
- Crevalle Jack
- Cucharón
- Curimatá
- Curimatã
- Curimatã
- Curimatã
- Curimatá pacu
- Curimatá-comum
- Curimatá-piao
L
- Lane Snapper
- Largemouth Bass
- Lebranche Mullet
- Lebrancho
- Leporinus altipinnis
- Leporinus bistriatus
- Leporinus brinco
- Leporinus conirostris
- Leporinus elongatus
- Leporinus geminis
- Leporinus gomesi
- Leporinus jatuncochi
- Leporinus klausewitzi
- Leporinus lacustris
- Leporinus macrocephalus
- Leporinus maculatus
- Leporinus melanopleurodes
- Leporinus melanostictus
- Leporinus multimaculatus
- Leporinus nigrotaeniatus
- Leporinus octomaculatus
- Leporinus parae
- Leporinus piavussu
- Leporinus reinhardti
- Leporinus reticulatus
- Leporinus santosi
- Leporinus sexstriatus
- Leporinus taeniofasciatus
- Leporinus trifasciatus
- Leporinus trimaculatus
- Leporinus tristriatus
- Leporinus unitaeniatus
- Leporinus vanzoi
- Leporinus venerei
- Leporinus villasboasorum
P
- Pacú
- Palometa picuda
- Peacock Bass
- Peixe-rei
- Peixe-rei
- Peixe-rei
- Peixe-rei
- Peixe-rei
- Peixe-rei
- Peixe-rei-bicudo
- Pejerrey
- Permit
- Perna-de-moça
- Pescada
- Piabanha
- Piabanha
- Piau
- Piau
- Piau
- Piau
- Piau
- Piau
- Piau verdadeiro
- Piau-jeju
- Pintado
- Piracanjuba
- Pirambeba
- Pirambeba
- Pirambeba
- Pirambeba-vermelha
- Piramutaba
- Piranha
- Piranha
- Piranha
- Piranha
- Piranha
- Piranha
- Piranha
- Piranha comprida
- Piranha preta
- Pirantera
- Pirapitinga
- Pirapitinga
- Pirapitinga
- Piraputanga
- Plagioscion auratus
- Plagioscion montei
- Plagioscion surinamensis
- Prochilodus reticulatus
- Pseudoplatystoma punctifer
- Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum
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Fish species FAQ
Quick answers for planning your next trip.
How many fish species are in the onWater species guide?
The guide covers 222 fish species, including Aracu, Aracu and Aracu. Each species guide lists habitat, seasons and techniques where we have that information.
How do I find where a fish species lives?
Each species guide describes its habitat and distribution. In the onWater app, the species filter narrows the map to waters with that species.
What are the best lures and bait for Aracu?
Natural baits that mirror the diet work best: small fruit pieces, seeds, dough baits, and live or dead insects on small hooks are the go-to across the Amazon basin.
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